Disorders

This section of WoahStork Learn is all about the medical disorders treated by cannabis. This section focuses on compiling all the evidence from clinical trials on both rodents and humans into easy-to-digest articles.

While many disorders treated by cannabis can actually cure the underlying disease, cannabis can also be used to relieve the symptoms of other medical problems and medications (e.g. cannabis can restore appetite and reduce nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy).

Some of the medical conditions that stand to benefit from cannabis use include:

Depression

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Clinical Endocannabinoid Deficiency

Do you have one of these medical conditions? Have you experienced relief from cannabis? We’d love to hear from you and feature your story or experience on WoahStork Learn. If you want to share your story or give us a tip on other disorders that stand to benefit from cannabis use, send an email to nicco@woahstork.com with the title “Disorders Blog”.

Marijuana For Migraines Shown To Be As Effective As Pharmaceuticals

July 8, 2017 Nicco Reggente, PhD

A combination of two most potent cannabinoids in marijuana was shown to be as effective as anti-migraine medications currently on the market, according to a clinical study from Italy published in June 2017, proving that marijuana for migraines is a legitimate and [Read More…]

Using Cannabis To Treat Nausea

September 11, 2017 Nicco Reggente, PhD

Using cannabis to treat nausea is perhaps the most popular and well-known medical use for the plant and its derivatives. It has been well-cited as a potent anti-nausea and anti-vomiting (antiemetic) treatment. The marijuana derivative called Marinol has been on the pharmaceutical market [Read More…]

Epilepsy and Cannabis Treatment: A Scientific Review

June 6, 2016 Nicco Reggente

Using cannabis for the treatment of epilepsy has become one one of the most popularized uses of medical marijuana. In this article, we review the scientific literature to get to the truth behind whether or not cannabis is a viable treatment method [Read More…]

How Cannabis Can Strengthen The Immune System

March 10, 2021 Tammy S

Adding to the plethora of benefits of cannabis for humans, it turns out cannabis can help strengthen the immune system for cancer. [Read More…]

Can Cannabis Help Treat Alzheimer’s Disease?

April 1, 2016 Nicco Reggente

What is Alzheimer’s Disease? Before searching for an answer to the question “Can cannabis help Alzheimer’s disease?”, it is important to first understand the disease itself. Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a brain disorder that, most profoundly, deteriorates a person’s memory. It is [Read More…]

Can Cannabis Treat Alcoholism?

November 22, 2017 Nicco Reggente, PhD

Anyone who knows someone who smokes pot daily and also someone who drinks alcohol daily can tell which substance is more hazardous and leads to poorer decisions. It’s likely pretty clear the alcoholic’s quality of life would improve drastically if he substituted [Read More…]

Cannabis Cures Cancer? Everything You Need To Know

May 19, 2016 David Chester

Is It True That Cannabis Cures Cancer? It goes without saying that cancer is one of the deadliest diseases on our planet. About 13 million people are diagnosed with cancer every year, which leads to 7.6 million annual deaths. Cancer accounts for [Read More…]

Medical Marijuana for Alzheimer's Disease

Can Medical Marijuana Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease?

January 5, 2018 Nicco Reggente, PhD

Medical marijuana has a reputation for making its users spacey and forgetful. It’s counter-intuitive, then, that the same substance that leads you to lock your keys in the car or leave your cell phone at Arby’s shows strong promise in the fight [Read More…]

Crohn's Disease is treatable with cannabis

Fighting Crohn’s Disease with Cannabis

June 15, 2016 Nicco Reggente

Treating Crohn’s Disease with Cannabis Do you or a loved one suffer from the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or Crohn’s disease? Or maybe you are curious to see what modern scientific research says about treating Crohn’s disease with cannabis. Read [Read More…]

Medical Marijuana For OCD– A Cure?

February 22, 2018 Nicco Reggente, PhD

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can be a crippling condition, but some evidence shows medical marijuana for OCD can potentially offer relief. Anecdotal evidence is strong. Families interviewed by ABC News told of OCD-wracked children prone to “crippling and violent meltdowns,” which vanished [Read More…]

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