One of the oldest cultivated plants in the world is cannabis, whose
properties were known long before the birth of Christ. Nowadays, this
cultural asset is mainly used in medicine. Cannabis can alleviate many
symptoms of various diseases and all this without chemical
pharmaceuticals. But why is a therapy with cannabis preferable to a
conventional therapy?

The positive effect of cannabis
Cannabis has a positive effect on many diseases, whether pain,
asthma, ADHD or multiple sclerosis, diabetes type 1 and type 2 – the
list is long. Because they usually cannot be cured, all these diseases
are considered serious. For many years, many seriously ill people
have to take their medicine for this reason. In the long run, this can
lead to a variety of problems, from dependence on opiates to damage
to organs such as the kidneys or liver. This leads us to the first advantage of cannabis over other medicines.

Furthermore, cannabis does not damage the internal organs even
after decades of use. Long term studies prove that cannabis has no
negative influence on organs like the liver, heart and kidneys. Other
drugs such as opiates are exceedingly harmful to the digestive system
and can lead to strong physical addictions.

This leads us to another problem with conventional drugs, the so-
called interactions and side effects. In medicine, an interaction is when
one drug affects the action of another drug. Side effects are problems
that can occur as a result of taking medications. These are often
characterised by nausea or digestive problems with opiates. Insomnia,
depression or loss of appetite can be general side effects, to name a
few. The problem of interactions and side effects occurs
predominantly when taking many different medications – cannabis can
help here as well.

There are few medications that can relieve as many symptoms as
cannabis, so a variety of problems cannabis can solve, saving a pill or
two. Also interactions and side effects can be reduced, by the general
reduction of medications, The fact that cannabis is well compatible
with most other medications is another and one of the most important
advantages and hardly any interactions occur, so one can also
combine opiates with cannabis. Thus cannabis could be helpful
against the side effects of opiates on the one hand. Due to the
analgesic effect of cannabis, one can additionally reduce the dose of
opiates.

Essentially, cannabis has three benefits:

Without harming the organs, it can be used for years. In addition, it helps with a number of health problems. Through cannabis, it is possible to replace three to four or more medications, depending on the condition. In addition, cannabis can be administered with most other medications without fear of negative interactions.
Especially for people with multiple ailments, cannabis can therefore be extremely beneficial.

A therapy with cannabis should definitely be discussed with a trusted medical professional, as cannabis is otherwise classified as a narcotic.