How long-term marijuana use effects the human brain is a pivotal question before any legalization can occur nationally. Although alcohol remains legal despite the massive evidence on the dangers associated with long-term use, the fight to make marijuana available, both for its medical properties (especially important in selectively killing cancer cells) and for non-medical/recreational use, is hinged on claims made about marijuana's effects on the individual user. The University of Texas recently published research on the long-term effects of marijuana. This research helps dispel the dying myth that marijuana use lowers the IQ and actually provides even more evidence about marijuana's potential role in fighting Alzheimer's disease. [continues 75 words]
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. [continues 92 words]
