Marijuana Medical Handbook Quotes

“On the other hand, marijuana is useful for fighting diseases due to autoimmune inflammation, such as arthritis, rheumatism, diabetes and Crohn’s disease, where the Th2 response is helpful.”
― Dale Gieringer, Marijuana Medical Handbook: Practical Guide to Therapeutic Uses of Marijuana

“As we have seen, CBD may protect against retinal neuropathy or loss of vision caused by diabetes, which may be due to glutamate toxicity.”
― Dale Gieringer, Marijuana Medical Handbook: Practical Guide to Therapeutic Uses of Marijuana

“Another example is diabetes mellitus, a disease characterized by excess blood sugar due to insufficient insulin production. Over time, it can cause damage to blood vessels, kidneys, and nerves and lead to blindness. Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile-onset or insulin-dependent diabetes, is typically caused by autoimmune damage to the pancreas. Type 2 diabetes, a less serious disease, is linked to genetic and dietary factors. Some animal studies have indicated that CBD can reduce the incidence of diabetes, lower inflammatory proteins in the blood, and protect against retinal degeneration that leads to blindness [Armentano53]. As we have seen, patients have also found marijuana effective in treating the pain of diabetic neuropathy.   A famous example is Myron Mower, a gravely ill diabetic who grew his own marijuana under California’s medical marijuana law, Prop. 215, to help relieve severe nausea, appetite loss, and pain. Mower was arrested and charged with illegal cultivation after being interrogated by police in his hospital bed. In a landmark ruling, People v. Mower (2002), the California Supreme Court overturned his conviction, affirming that Prop. 215 gave him the same legal right to use marijuana as other prescription drugs.   While marijuana clearly provides symptomatic relief to many diabetics with appetite loss and neuropathy, scientific studies have yet to show whether it can also halt disease progression.”
― Dale Gieringer, Marijuana Medical Handbook: Practical Guide to Therapeutic Uses of Marijuana

“Migraine attacks are often preceded by visual disturbances, weakness, dizziness, ringing in the ears, and other symptoms. Many patients report that they can avert a migraine attack by smoking a joint at the first warning of onset. Others take a small dosage daily to ward off attacks. Patients say inhaled marijuana is preferable to oral preparations such as Marinol in such situations, because quick treatment is necessary. (There is no evidence that CBD or other non-THC cannabinoids are helpful against migraines.)”
― Dale Gieringer, Marijuana Medical Handbook: Practical Guide to Therapeutic Uses of Marijuana

“Studies by GW Pharmaceuticals have found marijuana extracts effective against neuropathy from diabetes”
― Dale Gieringer, Marijuana Medical Handbook: Practical Guide to Therapeutic Uses of Marijuana