Marijuana & Your Health

We are making it our mission to legitimize the use of marijuana for medical reasons and catapult it into the mainstream so you have the freedom to choose your remedy.

In the process we'd like to outline the benefits and provide information that allows you to use the product safely and share your stories if you've tried other remedies and found medical marijuana was either better or worse for your specific condition.

For your information here are some very common benefits people have reported for various illnesses that are currently being treated with medical marijuana by doctors around this country with Health Canada's approval:

• In Alzheimer’s patients it may prevent formation of “Alzheimer’s plaques”
• In Arthritis sufferers it may work as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory
• For Asthma sufferers it may open up airways in the lungs
• In brain cancer it may reduce tumors and kill cancer cells
• In breast cancer it may stop cancer from spreading
• May brighten the mood in those with depression
• May Reduce eye pressure for those with Glaucoma
• Head Injury sufferers may have experienced the benefit of neuroprotective properties, and speedier recovery times
• In HIV patients it may reduce neuropathic pain, improve appetite and sleep
• Hypertension sufferers may find it lowers blood pressure
• In lung cancer it may reduce tumors and slows cancer growth
• For chronic pain it may act as a non-opiate, non-addictive pain killer
• In those diagnosed with A.D.D.it may regulate the effects of the disorder
• In Fibromyalgia it reduces nausea and chronic pain and improves sleep disorders
• For Chemotherapy patients it increases appetite, acts as a pain killer, fights nausea and acts as a great sleeping aid
• For those with spinal cord injuries it reduces muscle spasms, improves appetite and relieves chronic pain

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Side Effects

We know some side effects of using medical marijuana, like smoking it can increase your chances of lung and throat cancer. As more people join our community, we hope you’ll share some of your experiences.

Report Suspected Side Effects

Before contacting Health Canada, you should contact your physician.

To monitor drug safety, Health Canada collects information on serious and unexpected effects of drugs. If you suspect you have a serious or unexpected reaction to this product you may notify Health Canada by:

Toll-free telephone: 1-866-234-2345 Toll-free fax 1-866-678-6789 email: cadrmp@hc-sc.gc.ca

Post: Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Program (CADRMP) Health Canada Address Locator: 0201C2 Ottawa ON K1A 1B9

Comparisons

Once we start working with more doctors and talk to more of the patients in our community, we hope to be able to compare the use of pharmaceuticals to the use of medical marijuana in combating debilitating medical conditions.

Tell us Your Story

Have you taken a prescribed pharmaceutical drug, decided it wasn't right for you and switched to using medical marijuana - we'd love to hear how they compare…provide a testimonial.

If you’ve done research on medical marijuana, we want to know your findings. Please share your story with us.