What conditions can marijuana treat?

What conditions can marijuana treat?

Medical cannabis has been used to treat many many conditions over the several millennia that it's been used. However, in modern day medicine - which is evidence based - I think the best science is in the area of pain reduction or analgesia. It is a non-addictive alternative to opiate drugs for peripheral neuropathy which doesn't respond very well to the typical opiate drugs. And that peripheral neuropathy is most typical in persons with HIV and/or diabetes. It's useful for the anorexia, nausea, that's directly caused by the disease or caused by medications for diseases- such as cancer chemotherapy. A number of trials have shown that it's very effective for cancer pain in terminal cancer. After that I would say multiple sclerosis is one of the areas where it's most widely used. Some people have recommended it for glaucoma, but there are some pretty potent drugs for glaucoma that are typically used and don't require ingesting a compound like marijuana or THC, so that seems to be the preferred way to use it.