Pubdate: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 Source: Lansing State Journal (MI) Copyright: 2012 Lansing State Journal Contact: http://mapinc.org/url/qbTWpGoq Website: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/232 Author: Jim McGaugh WE NEED TO BE MORE INFORMED ABOUT BENEFITS OF MARIJUANA Today, the American public still continues to be largely uninformed about marijuana, particularly concerning the myriad of its amazing health benefits that it contains. Here are just a few (of countless) health benefits that marijuana possesses. Therapeutically speaking, marijuana works to considerably slow down cancerous tumor growth in the lungs, breasts, and brain. Marijuana is well documented for the many positive results shown in persons with migraines and glaucoma. Marijuana is also effective in treating seizures, and works to stop the neurological effects and muscle spasms associated with multiple sclerosis. Marijuana slows down the tics in those who are suffering from Tourettes, or the obsessive neurological symptoms in people with OCD. Using marijuana for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) goes all the way back to Queen Victoria. The Scripps Institute, in 2006, proved that the THC in marijuana works to prevent Alzheimers by blocking the deposits in the brain that lead to this disease. I would like to tell you more about the many industrial uses of marijuana, but that would take another letter! Jim McGaugh rehabilitation counselor (LPC) Lansing - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom