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Medical Marijuana Recommendations
California Compassionate Use Act of 1996
This law was enacted for the intent of decriminalizing the use and cultivation of marijuana by individuals with chronic medical illnesses upon a California Physician's recommendation.  The Act includes specific named illness categories of:
      "Anorexia
AIDS
Chronic Pain
Spasticity
Glaucoma
Arthritis
Migraines
or other illnesses for which marijuana provides relief"
     


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MD Marijuana Recommendation

CANNABIS AND ANTIDEPRESSANTS

 by claire kruppe on 11/26/11

Approximately ten percent of the clients I see have a neurochemical imbalance including bipolar and pure clinical depression.  Recent articles in the medical literature have suggested that cannabis itself may induce depression.  However, most if not all of these studies have failed to define the subspecies of cannabis that was used (sativa vs indica vs hybrid). Additionally, many of these patients were on concurrent antidepressants, some of which may paradoxically cause anxiety or worsening of depressive symptoms in some patients.

Reports of Tricyclic antidepressants (eg, amitriptyline, impramine) taken with cannbis causing tachycardia in young, otherwise healthy adults have been documented.  Again, no distinction between subspecies was made.  It is however recommended that cannabis and tricyclic use not be combined, especially with the use of sativa forms.Most patients with neurochemical disorders will find the calming effects of Indica forms much safer, without the added effects of anxiety with Sativa forms. 

 

 

 

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MOST COMMON RECOMMENDATION PRESENTATIONS

 by claire kruppe on 06/12/11

Approximately 70% of the patients  have a history of chronic pain and insomnia.  Some of the most common of these disorders include degenerative arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease.  Another 15% of patients have "neurochemical" disorders that include PTSD, bipolar and anxiety disorder.  Smaller percentages of patients include those with seizure disorders, cancer therapy related complications, HCV therapy related complications, HIV related complications.

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Marijuana and Cancer

 by claire kruppe on 01/07/11

Recent research is being conducted by the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute on the effect of cannabidiol (CBD), a compound in cannabis, and its effect on cancer cells.  This compound blocks the activity of the gene Id-1 in cancer cells which is one of the genes that leads to the non-adhesiveness of those cells to potentially lead to intralymphatic spread and metastases.

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7098340.stm

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