10 Most Common Medical Uses for Marijuana

Marijuana is quickly becoming America’s next big medical treatment substance. It’s been proven in research studies to help with a myriad of medical conditions, and federal agencies have finally published statements indicating that marijuana has medicinal value.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), which is the federal government’s principal agency for cancer research and training, recently updated its website to say that marijuana “has been shown to kill cancer cells in the laboratory” and that “[marijuana] and cannabinoids may have benefits in treating the symptoms of cancer or the side effects of cancer therapies.”

The director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a U.S. government institution, wrote that cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound in marijuana, is “a safe drug with no addictive effects, and the preliminary data suggest that it may have therapeutic value for a number of medical conditions” in an op-ed published by The Huffington Post.

Listed below are 10 of the most common medical conditions that marijuana is used for in the U.S.

1. Chronic Pain Relief

2. Anxiety Disorders

3. Nerve Pain Relief

4. Cancer Treatment

5. Crohn’s Disease

6. Multiple Sclerosis

7. Alzheimer’s Disease

8. Epilepsy

9. Glaucoma

10. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD)