Medical marijuana health benefits: what the research shows
What are the real medical marijuana health benefits? Patients use it for chronic pain, nausea, muscle spasms, seizures, better sleep, appetite, stress and more. Here is how it can help, backed by research and explained in plain language.
The benefits of medical marijuana at a glance
Here are the medical marijuana health benefits Florida patients come to us for most.
- Chronic pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Muscle spasms and stiffness
- Seizures
- Better sleep
- Appetite
- Stress and anxiety
- Using fewer pills
- PTSD
- Crohn's disease and IBD
- Parkinson's disease
- Glaucoma
How medical marijuana can help
Medical marijuana health benefits differ from patient to patient. Your doctor looks at your symptoms, history and medicines before recommending anything.
Chronic pain
Chronic pain is the number one reason Florida patients get a card. Large research reviews found good evidence that cannabis reduces long-term pain in adults, including nerve pain, and many patients rely on it alongside or in place of other pain medicines.
Nausea and vomiting
Cannabinoid medicines have been FDA-approved for nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy since the 1980s. Patients say it also makes it easier to eat, rest and get through treatment.
Muscle spasms and stiffness
Studies show cannabinoids ease the stiffness and muscle spasms that come with multiple sclerosis. When spasms calm down, many patients finally sleep through the night.
Seizures
A CBD medicine is FDA-approved for seizures in certain forms of epilepsy, and epilepsy is a Florida qualifying condition. Your doctor reviews your history and current medicines with you.
Better sleep
Better sleep is one of the benefits patients mention most. When pain, spasms or racing thoughts keep you up, the right product at the right time of day can help you rest.
Appetite
Cannabinoids can boost appetite and help with unwanted weight loss from illnesses like cancer and HIV/AIDS. One cannabinoid medicine is FDA-approved for exactly this.
Stress and anxiety
Many patients use low-dose and CBD-forward products to take the edge off stress and anxiety. Your doctor helps you pick a product and dose that keeps you calm and clear-headed.
Using fewer pills
Many pain patients report needing fewer opioid painkillers and other pills after starting medical cannabis. Your doctors work with you on any changes.
PTSD
PTSD is a Florida qualifying condition. Patients often report fewer nightmares, better sleep and an easier time with day-to-day stress.
Crohn's disease and IBD
Crohn's disease is a Florida qualifying condition. Patients commonly report less abdominal pain, less nausea and a better appetite.
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's is a Florida qualifying condition. Patients report help with sleep, pain and overall quality of life.
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a Florida qualifying condition. Cannabis can lower eye pressure, and patients use it alongside the care they get from their eye doctor.
Florida qualifying conditions
To use medical marijuana in Florida, a state-qualified doctor must confirm you have a qualifying condition. Not sure? A short visit answers it, and you get a full refund if you are not approved.
- Cancer
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- HIV and AIDS
- PTSD
- ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)
- Crohn's disease
- Parkinson's disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Chronic nonmalignant pain
- Terminal conditions
- Conditions of the same kind or class
Guided by a Florida doctor
Every FLMMD patient gets a personal plan from a Florida-licensed doctor, so you get the most from your medical marijuana card.
A plan made for you
Your doctor matches the product, THC and CBD balance and dose to your symptoms and routine.
Your medicines reviewed
Your doctor looks at your current medicines and builds your plan around them.
Smoke-free options
Vapes, tinctures, capsules, edibles and topicals are all available at Florida dispensaries.
Check-ins at every renewal
Your doctor reviews how you are doing every 6 months and fine-tunes your plan as you go.
Getting started with medical marijuana in Florida
See a Florida doctor
Book a visit in Boca Raton or Boynton Beach. The doctor reviews your history and recommends products and doses that fit you.
Get your card and start
Same-day digital card by email once approved. Shop any licensed Florida dispensary, and we send deal alerts.
Health benefits questions
Find out if medical marijuana can help you.
Questions first? Call or text and a real person answers.
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