ALS & Cannabis

[SteveMcGreen]

I hope this is the right thread for this, but I'd like to hear from caretakers of; or patients with ALS who use Cannabis to ease the symptoms of this horrible disease.

A family member has been suffering from symptoms of the disease for over 5 years now and has steered clear from most of the pharmaceuticals that seem to do more harm than good. I offered to help get her the medicine she needs but was wondering what strains other ALS patients have found to work best for the condition. I'd also like to hear how most ALS patients are taking the medicine, I was thinking tinctures or edibles would be best, as smoking seems out of the question and vaporizing would be one heck of a challenge if not impossible for her to do on her own.

 

[Jim Finnel]

Survey Of Cannabis Use In Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Amtmann D; Weydt P; Johnson KL; Jensen MP; Carter GT
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Cannabis (marijuana) has been proposed as treatment for a widening spectrum of medical conditions and has many properties that may be applicable to the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This study is the first, anonymous survey of persons with ALS regarding the use of cannabis. There were 131 respondents, 13 of whom reported using cannabis in the last 12 months. Although the small number of people with ALS that reported using cannabis limits the interpretation of the survey findings, the results indicate that cannabis may be moderately effective at reducing symptoms of appetite loss, depression, pain, spasticity, and drooling. Cannabis was reported ineffective in reducing difficulties with speech and swallowing, and sexual dysfunction. The longest relief was reported for depression (approximately two to three hours).

 

[Farmer Fog]

First, Call your congressman with return reiceipt!!!! Call your local liberal/c oservative state elective and ask its ok if we record this right .then post it on every free media bracket in the free world and whatch what happens!!!