An overwhelming majority of patients prefer to go with cannabis over opioid medication in order to treat their symptoms, according to a recent study that was published in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.
There are millions of people around the world who prefer cannabis in order to treat their symptoms and they firmly believe that cannabis is just as effective for them and their pain and other symptoms, as any opioid medication would be for them. This is why many of them continue to take cannabis in the place of pharmaceuticals or along with them, to try and get comfort that big pharma can't provide them.
The current findings from Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research suggest that at least 93 percent of patients preferred cannabis.
Many patients find that they are able to use less opioids when they are using cannabis and also that when they use the cannabis that they see less negative side effects, compared to when they take the big pharma opioid-based medications.
This isn't the first time that is has been suggested that a growing number of consumers might be looking to cannabis in order to find help for their symptoms.
Because of the growing interest surrounding cannabis, especially when it comes to replacing opioid use, it's been suggested that cannabis might be able to help end the “opioid addiction epidemic” that's perceived to be a growing problem by many, in a number of different states.
Because of the threat to big pharmaceutical companies and the risk that their customers will opt for cannabis instead of their medications, it's no wonder that they might feel a little threatened by the concept of legalization and why they might be against it.
Despite federal restrictions surrounding cannabis, the US market continues to grow steadily and is now said to be on par with that of the retail market for ice cream and frozen pizza.
Sales of legal cannabis are around $4 billion, but of course illegal sales are estimated to be much higher. By 2020 they expect the cannabis market to be around $20 billion, growing at roughly 25 percent every year.
A majority of the states in the US now allow for either medicinal or recreational cannabis to be sold, consumed etc.
It's clear that an overwhelming number of Americans want the war against this plant to come to an end, they don't find it to be an intelligent use of resources to initiate violence against someone or lock them in a cage because of their personal cannabis use.
Millions of people use cannabis for their symptoms of pain, nausea, anxiety, and more. And it should be considered a violation of their human rights, for the state to categorize someone as a criminal simply because they are trying to heal themselves and relieve their pain. That's the case for many not only in the US but around the world, those who are using cannabis for medical treatment in places where it's “prohibited” are marked as criminals and at risk of loosing their semblance of freedom because of their pro-cannabis choices.
Shouldn't adults get to decide what they want to do with and put into their own bodies, or do we not own our own bodies? If someone is consuming something in a peaceful manner and isn't bothering anyone else then what business is it of theirs? Dying people shouldn't be considered criminals simply because they turn to a plant for remedy. The label of criminal should be reserved only for those who initiate violence against other people and/or their property, and such “drug activity” doesn't make the cut.
It's becoming quite a mess for a number of businesses, financial institutions, border guards, and many others, who are trying to navigate through the current gray area surrounding cannabis in the US; being legalized in a number of states though criminalized federally. It shouldn't be this hard for those in power to admit that a mistake has been made, in regards to the nonsense war on drugs, and to try and rectify that mistake by changing that mistake and the situation.
Instead, they want to march on blindly, despite the decades of proof that the war on drugs will never accomplish its goal and that the effort causes a lot more harm for society than good.
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The information that is posted above is not intended or implied to ever be used as any substitute for professional medical advice, or diagnosis or treatment. The above is posted for informational purposes only.
Sources:
http://www.sciencealert.com/93-of-patients-prefer-cannabis-over-opioids-for-managing-their-pain-according-to-new-study
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradauerbach/2017/07/02/the-war-on-drugs-the-business-of-cannabis-and-the-judicial-horizon-all-remain-murky/#4f40d09b1781
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/94174680/dying-kiwis-become-criminals-as-they-turn-to-medicinal-cannabis
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jul/01/seattle-retirement-home-cannabis-tours
https://steemit.com/cannabis/@doitvoluntarily/2016-cannabis-sales-surpass-usd6-7-billion
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Im not an expert but i think weed is less addictive and less damaging than opium.
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Indeed. I'm no expert either but I was a weed smoker in my youger days and I don't think I was addicted. When I was using oxycodone pills I was highly addicted, mentally and physically.
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I am glad you are doing great and have recovered.
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Thank you :-)
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having used both, I know for a fact that Cannabis is less addictive than Opiates. Was on Opiates for severe pain for 5 years, moved back to California and got back on a regular regimen of cannabis. Now I rarely have to use pain meds. When you are on opiates for a long period of time and miss a dose, you get very sick. With Cannabis, I can take it or leave it without illness or any other side effects.
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weed is totally non addictive, pls. don't be fulled by them, you'd need to take 25 tons of the stuff at once to have any serious side effects, being using cannabis for more then 20 yeas, however very important, and just as with anything in life...moderation is the key, use it as a med. and you'll find better results, iamstephen
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It's a miracle that people are able to use cannabis to replace even some of the opiates they take for pain management. Cannabis is a much better option, especially since some conditions are treatable with pure CBD - not even psychoactive if the user doesn't want it to be.
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I am definitely one of these patients myself!
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I know from experience how damaging opiates can be, I'm a recovering addict. Started out as a medication for some minor pain in my back, the doctors were quick to prescribe painkillers. Not long after that it became a few hundred dollar a day habit. Nearly lost my house, my job, and my family. I know opiates help some people with pain management, but I've personally seen too many good people who used these drugs recreationally become full blown heroin addicts. Cannabis needs to be a choice for pain management, in my humble opinion. unfortunately with the stranglehold that big pharma has on our healthcare system, I don't forsee that happening in the near future.
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Great post! We should absolutely be free to decide what we do with our own bodies. We are moving toward legalisation of cannabis for medical use here in Ireland, but the idea that there should be legislation at all is ridiculous.
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I live in Ireland and have been waiting for ages for it. I asked my doctor recently about when we might expect legislation to be passed... His reply was "honestly, I wouldn't expect it to be within the next few years in reality." They have said that they are only accepting for three reasons...certain form of epilepsy, with chemo, and MS. They are not considering it for pain relief as they say there is no proof of any relief!
Rubbish! It is proven that it is efficacious in pain relief. I'm in pain 24/7, and am prescribed drugs that have deadly side-effects, which I refuse to take. Breaking the law (my physio actually recommended cannabis...unofficially) is my only choice.
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Also add my regret and sympathy, katdvine ... if you can get anything as small as even a half oz of street cannabis, make some of this stuff ... https://steemit.com/cannabis/@lightmatters/super-easy-cannabis-infused-coconut-oil
Don't worry too much about strain, even just OK weed will work. I think the lower THC content is better as it will have inherently more CBD. I've been making my infusion for about 4 years. It is very effective. I have a guide to dosing and calculating converted THC content in the post.
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Sorry to hear that @katdvine. 24/7 pain is hard to imagine. I guess the best you can do with ridiculous laws is to ignore them. That's what I do ........but don't tell anyone!
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Thanks for your reply. It is ridiculous, but then it's all about money and big pharma as usual. The physio knows several patients who also use cannabis, and it works, and recommended it to me...but it's ridiculous that we have to break the law and risk prison just to be able to have a pain free life.
If only medicinal cannabis were to be legalised, it would actually cost the health service less, free up hospital beds and free up doctors waiting rooms. The prescriptions for Nsaids and Opioids costs the government far more, plus they actually exacerbate the condition and pain in the long run (they cause eroding of the cartilage). I'll upvote when I can.
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I would think cannabis would be the only way to go. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for educating the public about Big Pharma and alternative cures. We really need to enlighten the people about that in order to push for a federal and thus worldwide legalization of medical cannabis.
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I just wish it would be available here. I am waiting for it instead of the Opioids I am forced to take when the pain is unbearable. I was also prescribed Nsaids but refuse to take them.
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@doitvoluntarily Great post. Love to know what you think to this: https://steemit.com/life/@tarquinmaine/morphic-resonance-rupert-sheldrake-and-meeting-the-maestro-himself-at-a-psychedelic-conference-of-course
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I would love to find out what works best, I'm taking opoids abd cannabis is illegal in the UK, my body my choice
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I voted for cannabis to be legal in every state I've lived in also with everything that you said I think if you can drink and get drunk which has horrible effects and is not in any way good for you why can you use cannabis for health reasons? Very interesting read thank you💥💥
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We have to wait for the old guard to die. Once that happens it can't be stopped. But the bitter old reefer madness generation is still around and still scared of big l, bad marijuana. Great post though, thanks for sharing. Hope it's nationally legal sooner than later!
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I think this is the truth.
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Great minds think alike, @doitvoluntarily! :-)
https://steemit.com/health/@erikaharris/do-you-support-the-opioid-crisis-in-america
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One of my friends recently got a cancer. He's using the cannabis but it's a shitty one strain. Do you know what strain is the best in curing such illness and why. He changed in a month I don't know if it's a meta phase. But I would really like to help him. At least with the pains he is suffering from.
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If not already, it has to be eaten. The strain is not as important as is perceived. In my experience and research, it's more important that the whole spectrum of what's in the plant be represented in the medicine. Check my profile, I have two recipes for very unique and sure fire way to get all the stuff in the plant into the medicine. The coconut oil infusion was the only thing that helped my friend with terrific post-chemo peripheral neuropathy pain.
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I think opium is more addictive than weed
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I'll spark one to that
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Great post! I surely wouldn’t mind trying the cannabis infused wine.
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Arkansas is just getting its medical cannabis program rolling. Patients can now apply for cards with their doctor's written certification that they suffer from one of the listed conditions. Cards will go out about 30 days before product is available, which is estimated at early 2018. Watching the cannabis snowball grow over the past years has been very interesting to watch. The federal government is out of step with the will of the people.
When nature is outlawed freedom doesn't exist.
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The continued prohibition of cannabis is a CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY. It's time to call it what it is and scream it every chance we get. The peer reviewed science and ongoing research overwhelmingly demonstrate that the plant is essentially a medical panacea, and that We The People of this planet are being subjected to a FOR-PROFIT Big Pharma Protection Racket genocide by denial.
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You mean weed riight ? GREAT POST :)
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I greatly agree with you @doitvoluntarily Nice post
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It's simple, weed does not cause physical addiction but cures human body. Opioids couse a physical addiction, body needs more and more, and opioids does not cure they only removes the pain for a moment! Now you can answer which of these two is more profitable for pharmacy companies!!! Humanity is lost nowdays!!! It's all about benjamins!!!
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The pharmaceutical companys push millions of dollars toward add campains that try to show us that cannabis will do horrible things. Remember the flat girl weed commercial where they said ever sense she smoked now all she can co is lay there and not say anything. As silly as at tgat comercial was it convinced thousands of people across the US that cannabis makes you sooooo high that you cant perform your regular life and THAT SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF PEOPLE and it made them feel that they couldnt seek help threw the medical cannabis world because it would impare them from going to work and taking care of there children.
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that s insane
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That's why they have and are illegal in most parts of the world, no patents, no monopolies and no government backing. Thanks for sharing.
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Medication has changed my life. I was overly medicated for 12 years. From 5 to 17 on god awful anounts of ridilin concerta depokote resparadol and so on. My life literally changed after i started smoking. I have often thought about sharing my experience, after this post i think i might. Thanks for sharinf have a wonderful day!
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I think it is time for the Gov put some laws in place, where people who need to use this plant for their well-being will be able to do it without no difficulty. Thanks for sharing.
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while my own experience with cannabinoids is unpleasant, i agree that they are far better at managing long term pain issues than opioids, which build tolerance in the system far quicker.
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I have to take two everyday at night for my knee and i hate the feeling it gives me but it helps with my pain
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It should be the decision of each adult to determine what is right for their body. Cannabis is meant to be consumed. It is no "happy accident", as Bob Ross would say if he were here, the human body has receptors for cannabis; our brains are pre-wired for it.
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I haven't done any real research on the subject but I do know people who has made the switch from opiates to cannabis. Cannabis is not a cure all by any means but they tell me it's a much better life with it than opiates!
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Of course, medical marijuana must be legalized. But that's how razvlechenie ... except under the supervision of doctors.
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smokign weed is good for u lol it isnt even a drug it comes from the ground its a vegetable
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Governments need to allow cannabis everywhere. This is madness.
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oh cannabis ! i have never see it !
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i use cannabis alongside with my morphine, the morp. does the bone pain work and the cannabis helps with the mind; so i don't loose it, it stabilizes my mind set, iamstephen
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I think that drugs are a bad thing stop justify them .
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