The Positive Side of Medical Marijuana

Marijuana has recently become a recurrent topic due to the fact that twenty-nine states from the United States of America have legalized the drug for medical uses, and eight of them have also allowed recreational use. However, the use of marijuana as a medicinal herb goes back thousands of years. Restrictions and regulations have considerably slowed and interfered with the process of legalization and the pertinent studies that need to be conducted to achieve that goal.
 
Still, studies suggest that cannabis can reduce the side effects of chemotherapy, such as nausea and vomiting, that the marijuana chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) improves the appetite of HIV/AIDS patients, and that other certain cannabinoids can reduce chronic pain and muscle spasms, improve sleep, and tics in Tourette syndrome. Other studies show that the chemical cannabidiol (CBD) found in the plant may help treat conditions such as childhood epilepsy, a disorder that causes children to experience violent seizures. At the same time, cannabinoids can cause a variety of adverse effects, and so, further studies need to be conducted before a statement can be made.

Medical Marijuana and Celebrities
 

• Whoopie Goldberg, who suffers from glaucoma, an eye disease that gradually reduces visibility and in the long run causes blindness, has openly explained that she uses medical marijuana to relieve the pain in her eyes and head.
• Morgan Freeman dealt for years with fibromyalgia, a long-term condition of the body that causes acute pain in the muscles and tiredness, reports that the only thing that relieves the excruciating pain he experiences in his arm is marijuana.
• Tommy Chong has battled rectal and prostate cancer with the help of hemp oil and cannabis since 2012 as he admitted and explained in an interview with Don Lemon, from CNN.
• Melissa Etheridge dealt with breast cancer in 2004 and as a side effect suffers from a gastrointestinal disease that she fights with the use of weed.
• Montiel Adams was diagnosed with sclerosis, a disease in which the immune system degenerates the protective cover of nerves, and he attributes his pain-free life to marijuana, which he says has changed his life.
• Lady Gaga suffers from chronic pain caused by a hip surgery in 2013 and says that cannabis helps relieve the pain she feels. Also, she has said that the smoking weed reduces the stress her life puts upon her.
• Michael J. Fox is one of the most known sufferers from Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative disorder of the nervous system that affects movement, muscles, and can cause trembling, and he reports to have used marijuana to battle his disease ever since he was diagnosed in 1991.

 

Fashion Inspiration

Also, there are many other celebrities and designers, like Rihanna and Snoop Dog, who have taken advantage of the growing acceptance and use of weed to develop different product lines such as marijuana products and accessories and cannabis inspired apparel.

Marijuana Wear: Back in the day, the fashion inspired by the famous plant were considered cheesy and honestly, wouldn’t be worn by most people. T-shirts with silly things like, “Look like Barbie, smoke like Marley,” and other such sayings discouraged buyers and producers. Also, ‘stoners’ and people that smoked pot had a notoriously bad reputation, and no one wanted to be associated with it. However, what is now considered as pothead clothing is surprisingly high-end as well as beautiful.
 
● Many designers have turned the leaf into beautiful patterns etched in clothing that ranges from casual sweats, hats, and blouses to formal night dresses and ties, which constitutes the new stoner outfits, guys.
● There are purses with etched leaf designs and leather pot leaves stitched to handbags.
● In the area of 420-women apparel, you’ll find high-society 24k necklaces that function as roach clips as well as any and all type of fashionable jewelry that use the green plant as inspiration.
 
Weed accessories: Much like the lines of accessories for cigarette smokers, like portable ashtrays, cigarette holders for women, and cigarette cases, there are now commodities like these for weed smokers. Taking into consideration the needs of those with a ‘pothead’ lifestyle, several designers have come up with lines of products that help make things easier.
 
● Lockable purses to keep the kids from finding your secret stash.
● Trendy stash jars to keep your product safe while carrying it around.
● Beautiful vaporizers to ease away the stress after a long day.
Grinders, rolling papers, and other tools that people with this type of lifestyle will find very useful.