What is Cannabis?
Medical cannabis refers to the use of the Cannabis sativa plant as a physician-recommended herbal therapy. So far, the medical use of cannabis is legal only in a limited number of territories, including Canada, Belgium, Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain, and some U.S. states.
Reasons used & Efficacy
| Reasons used | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Stiffness/Spasticity | 41 |
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| Pain | 38 |
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| Other | 23 |
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| Slow my MS progress | 11 |
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| General health | 6 |
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| Depression | 5 |
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Side Effects
Schedules
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Cannabis. See all 48 dosages ►
| 0.5g as needed | 0 as needed | 0g as needed | 0mg as needed | 0other as needed | 10minutes as needed | 10other as needed | 1.5mg as needed | 1 g as needed | 1g as needed | 1mcg as needed | 1mg as needed | 1 other all the time (24/7) | 1other as needed | 2 as needed | 2other as needed | 4g monthly | 99.9other as needed | as needed | daily | tbs. as needed | 1 g monthly | 1 other every other week | 1 g weekly | 1 mcg weekly | 0.5 g daily | 4 g weekly | 1 g daily | 1 mg daily | 1 other daily | 1.5 g daily | 1.7 g daily | 12 g weekly | 2 g daily | 2 mg daily | 2 other daily | 20 weekly | 3 mg daily | 3 other daily | 3 tps. daily | 112 g monthly | 5 g daily | 5 mg daily | 5.5 mg daily | 45 min daily | 50 mg daily | 420 other weekly | 100 other daily | ||
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Other
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6 | 75% |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 25% |
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 25% |
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Expense
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1 | 13% |
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Personal research
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1 | 13% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 13% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
See all 32 patient evaluations
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- MEDICAL_MARIJUANA40
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Severe
- Cognition: severe
- Vision: severe
- Speech: severe
- Swallowing: severe
- Upper limb: severe
- Walking: severe
- See profile
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- MEDICAL_MARIJUANA40
- 5 g daily
- since Oct 12, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Slow my MS progress
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I think marijuana should be legal in every state of the usa for people with chronic illness's! See full evaluation
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- louann52
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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- louann52
- 2 as needed
- since Nov 07, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips It really does work See full evaluation
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- moogie16
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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- moogie16
- 1other as needed
- since Dec 20, 2008
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Efficacy
Slight
for Pain
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips unless it is an expensive 'designer strain' then it really doesn't do much for pain relief, only euphoria See full evaluation
See all 32 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.