Medical marijuana has a lot more benefits than everyone thought it did.
According to Bloomberg Businessweek, marijuana, taken in pill or spray form, helps ease certain multiple sclerosis symptoms.
U.S. neurologists have reported that medical cannabis beats out about a dozen other alternative remedies that offer no benefit at all to multiple sclerosis.
A study published in the journal Neurology states that the pill or spray form of marijuana can help reduce stiffness and involuntary spasms, pain from those symptoms and frequent urination.
Cincinnati.com reports that medical marijuana may help with symptoms of epilepsy as well.
For parents who have children with epilepsy, it's a struggle to see them live with seizures that are uncontrolled by medication.
Many parents have reportedly gone as far as moving all or part of their families to Colorado to try a special extra of marijuana with high concentrations of cannabidiol.
This doesn't mean that medical marijuana should be the first option to jump on for those with epilepsy.
Dr. Michael D. Privitera emphasizes that the first step a person with epilepsy should consider before trying cannabidiol or marijuana is a comprehensive evaluation at an epilepsy center.
Research in recreational marijuana users reportedly indicates risk for learning and behavior so rigorous research is imperative.
People are still fighting to legalize marijuana, even after a defeat in the legislature in Georgia.
According to 13WMAZ, the Peachtree Normal Conference brought together people hoping to legalize medical marijuana and decriminalize cannabis all together in Georgia.
Executive Director Sharon Ravert stated, "Down but not out, we move forward, we'll never give up."
The 2014 version of the bill would have allowed parents to buy the medical version of cannabis, but there would've been no legal way to get it in to the state, defeating the entire purpose.
Even though 62% of Georgina's support legalization, in Georgia, it's still a crime.
Ravert stated, "I'm sad for the children, and the parents of these children. I just hope that they keep up the hope and keep up the fight."
