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In reply to the discussion: We need a more honest conversation about marijuana [View all]nolabear
(42,041 posts)I'm in WA where t's legal anyway but medical has been for several years. I don't believe a lot of what is claimed in apocrypha but there is considerable evidence that there are strains that help with inflammation, that it's a powerful anti-nauseal, that it relaxes smooth muscles which helps with spasmodic issues, and that some strains are very powerful anti-seizure meds, and those have been bred with low THC content so don't produce a high. I;m sure there are other claims but these are just the people I know who use it for those reasons.
It's not addictive in the sense that you have physical withdrawal, but there are some olds who are susceptible to anything they can self medicate with for emotional distress, and people who just love the high and can't quit.