Top 3 Conditions For Which People Use Medical Marijuana in California

When I was 10 years old, a part of society still considered marijuana as a stigma, and its medical benefits were still not known to a wider audience. However, this soon changed when in 1996 medical cannabis was legalized in California.

I grew up in the southern part of California. And luckily medical marijuana recommendation in Chino Hills is easily accessible today. There’s a dispensary just at walking distance from my prenatal house. And it’s easier to legally buy my cannabis from there.

Perhaps medicinal usages of the herb are coming into the limelight and more people are using it as alternative medicine. Thanks for the more liberal cannabis laws and scientific research in its relevance.

Lets us look at the top 5 medical conditions for which people use medical marijuana in California

Pain Management

Pain management is one of the most common applications of cannabis. Phytochemicals present in cannabis inhibit the pain signals in our body and helps in reliving kinds of pain we could endure. Such as nociceptive pain, caused by tissue damage or neuropathic pain that arises from damage in the nervous system. 

Cannabis is helpful in conditions like arthritis, chronic back pain, or muscle injuries. The anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of cannabis can also be effective for women during their mensurational period. 

You can use cannabis tinctures for quick results or use topicals and directly apply it to the effective area.  

Sleeping Disorders

The sedative effect of cannabis is nothing new to us, for centuries we have been using cannabis as a sleeping aid. It’s best taken before bedtime and helps you to have a prolonged sleep.

Indica cannabis particularly has sedative properties and Indica dominant strains could be a good option if you prefer smoking cannabis. This also produces quick effects and is a popular way people consume cannabis for insomnia. However, most cannabis doctors would favor edibles for sleeping issues. 

Canna-edibles are consumed just like any other food and produce intense and prolonged effects which could help you to stay in bed for long hours. 

Cannabis can be helpful for conditions like sleep apnea, REM disorder, and insomnia.

Anxiety Relief

Cannabis has biphasic effects when we correlate it with anxiety. This means that at certain doses it produces anti-anxiety effects while at others can amplify anxiety levels too. This calls for caution and it's always better to consult an MMJ doctor in such a case to get the right dosage as per your condition. However, in general, the research says that high THC products can worsen anxiety, high CBD doses seem to alleviate it. This could be helpful information to keep in mind while using cannabis for anxiety. Cannabis tinctures are more commonly used in this case and produce quick effects.