One of the most popular uses of marijuana as a medical treatment is for Cancer patients. There are many reasons for this currently. The biggest reason for Medical Marijuana in use as a cancer treatment is as an appetite stimulant. The “munchies” as it’s often referred to is a common side effect of Cannabis inhalation. It is this appetite stimulation that causes weight loss to slow in Cancer patients as they’re effected by Chemotherapy.

It is also the extreme effectiveness of THC against nausea and vomiting that make it a perfect treatment match for Chemotherapy patients. Most people don’t seem to understand that Chemotherapy is a form of radiation that is used to stop the growth of tumors in the human body. It also tends to destroy other cells in the human body, and cause severe nausea and weight loss in patients. THC fights the two biggest symptoms a patient will experience after a Chemotherapy session, and in animal studies THC was shown to also help retard the growth of tumors.

These two most common symptoms are experienced by on average HALF of all Cancer patients. And in a large percentage of these patients the normal anti-nausea drugs don’t work. The discovery of Marijuana as a treatment came about in the 1970’s when some patients were using Marijuana recreationally and found that when they did use their symptoms would go away. This was of course illegal use, but it opened the book for the study.