That's a catch 22. The "pill" version of Cannibus (
Medical Marijuana and Epilepsy) seems to help people. The, I can also see why the plant made chemical can do harm as many drugs do. I mean, I took an controlled sustance for seizures. They helped my seizures 90% but I been on them for over ten years and they eventually damage the major organs. It took half a year to get off.
I don't know the original version of the medicine, but used in the wrong way, yeah, I can see what you mean. I wouldn't know how to fix the issue since so many pharma meds are used to treat (give or take the results).
Pharma drugs are synthetic and manufactured as cheaply as possible. Their drugs are often extracts from a plant known for its benefits. The extract is synthesized and patented which gives them the right to charge whatever they want for their poison.....and does not work in the body as nature intended.
Pharma drugs are designed to treat symptoms, not to cure diseases. These treatments are designed to be ongoing so that you will remain a customer for the rest of your miserable life.
Here is some medical information on the drug
Cannabis: Uses (Medical), Effects & Warnings - Drugs.com It's actually an extracted medicine taking oil/chemicals from the marajuana plant and condensing it to pill form.
Most medicinal cannabis is usually taken in liquid form in an oil base, usually MCT oil which is a refined coconut oil...and taken sublingually. (under the tongue) Medicinal cannabis produces no "high" if it is low in THC, but high in CBD. It can even be applied topically for pain management and has hundreds of other beneficial components. The high THC strains have been shown to help with cancer and neurological conditions. Israel is leading the world in cannabis research. It's easy to research.
If Cannabis had been used in medicine all these decades where it has been demonized, we would have seen a lot more cures and a lot less suffering. It does not fit the legal definition of a schedule 1 drug and never did. People are now coming to realize how despicable it was to keep it away from people who could have benefited from its healing powers. Imagine how many kids with epilepsy could have been saved, when the pharma drugs didn't work or made patients so dopey that they couldn't function. Cannabis does not do that.
You can't use the plant version because we don't know how much chemicals there are in the plant to decide how much a patient needs to help with an illness.
There is no excuse NOT to know how beneficial cannabis is when used medicinally. They have known all this time, but never did any published trials because they knew what would happen. It would put the majority of their drugs out of contention. Who would choose synthetic drugs with awful side effects if there was a safe and effective one that could be extracted from a plant that someone could grow in their own garden. I have seen people online in legal states using the leaves in their morning smoothie with wonderful health benefits.
Any substance can be dangerous if you overdose on it....even water. Used the way nature intended, this God-given medicine could have changed the world....but the medical profession became big business and greed then drove everything they did. So many doctors are brainwashed by the system that taught them so that dispensing drugs is all they know how to do. You tell the doctor your symptoms, he may or may not send you for expensive tests and then prescribe either drug therapy or surgery. Either way your money is what drives the procedure.
On the other hand, I see what you mean, but how do you fix it?
The system is not fixable. Humans made it and humans keep it going because they are enjoying the benefits of their wealth whilst their poor patients suffer. The system is designed not to care about people...it's only about making money.
I honestly don't know why Marijuana (if that's what you're referring to) is illegal, probably because of the side affects the plant causes, who knows. Many natural plants have side affects hence why some of them are used.
To get any substance registered as a schedule 1 drug......
"
Schedule I
drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as
drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Some examples of
Schedule I
drugs are: heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), methaqualone, and peyote."
Cannabis has known medicinal properties and it is interesting that they say schedule 1 drugs have "no current accepted medical use"....isn't that sneaky? The reason why there is no current medical use is because they didn't want it to outdo their expensive drugs. Cannabis is also non-addictive. It has no more potential for abuse than alcohol or prescription drugs.
I don't know if it meant to be a threat. It could be a historical thing. In Virginia (US), we can't use Cannibus yet, but in some other States we can. I don't know if other countries have issues with it like United States does. You're from Austria? Do they have a problem there?
I am in Australia...the world's biggest island...you can't miss us.
.....Austria is in Europe..a whole other continent and hemisphere. Cannabis is not legal here, except on prescription and only for big pharma's version....the doctors and patients have to jump through many hoops to even obtain that, but the pressure is mounting. It will take more doctors to speak out, but their livelihood is on the line. If they dare to recommend any treatment that is outside of the orthodox definition, they will lose their license to practice medicine. Some brave souls have bucked the system and are now practicing functional medicine or alternative therapies after seeing the results of good diet, herbal supplements and the right exercise. More people are opting to grow their own organic food rather than eat the deficient stuff you get from the supermarkets.
In America, they have what they call cannabis refugees....these are people who lived in states where cannabis is still illegal, but who are forced to move to states where they can get help for their family members. Especially is this true of young children with intractable epilepsy. That is a ridiculous situation!
Cannabis has been used as a medicine for thousands of years.
It is missing from our medicine cabinets, not because it was ineffective or dangerous, but because it was too good at treating so many conditions. How sad is that?
