Argumentative Essay On Medical Marijuana

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The American Academy of Neurology, which is the world’s largest association of neurologist and neuroscience professionals, have been studying and testing medical marijuana in patients to see if marijuana really has a positive affect on patients and families. They have found that marijuana can possible be used to help in many disorders and health problems. The disorders that were studied and reviewed by the AAN are multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, Huntington disease, Tourette syndrome, cervical dystonia, and epilepsy. The AAN have found that with problems of spasticity, marijuana can reduce the amount or even eliminate cramp-like pain or painful spasms associated with MS (multiple sclerosis). They also found that the THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)