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2007-10-16 18:45:45 · 8 answers · asked by 420 cancer 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
gives you some pain relief and some sense of hunger after therapy as a cancer patient
2007-10-16 18:55:12 · answer #1 · answered by Good Ol' Gary Shanty 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "medical part" of weed is, as has been stated, tetrahydrocannabinol, or delta 9 THC. The reason this has effects in our bodies is because we have several naturally occurring delta 9 THC's in our brains. Two of the more studied ones are AEA and 2-AG (arachidonoyl ethanolamide, and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol). So we have receptors for these compounds, and that's why "weed" does what it does.
2007-10-17 06:55:20 · answer #2 · answered by Simonizer1218 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yea it's THC....there are several forms of synthetic THC available in oral or oromucosal form that you can get with a prescription, one of the brand names is Marinol. It's usually used to treat pain, but there is research about using it to treat pain and spasms from multiple sclerosis
2007-10-17 07:37:16 · answer #3 · answered by n_burk_09 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
THC To Help Chill
2007-10-17 01:48:23 · answer #4 · answered by texas mom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it helps disassociate the patient from the pain.
It's not addictive like so many Rx painkillers... but I also don't think it would be nearly as effective.
2007-10-17 01:48:25 · answer #5 · answered by Kavasa 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cannabis sativa has tetrahydrocannabinol .
2007-10-17 04:00:03 · answer #6 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marijuana is used for pain relief.
2007-10-17 01:47:53 · answer #7 · answered by ironclownfish 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pain relief and a relaxant.
2007-10-17 01:48:31 · answer #8 · answered by The C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋