With all the other ways of introducing marijuana into the body (edibles, supplements, etc.), why is smokable marijuana prescribed? It just seems to be not healthy to me as you’re inhaling smoke, which cause all kinds of other health issues. Is there some benefit that smoking it has vs ingesting it?
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The same way not all medicine is taken orally. It can be absorbed by the body in different ways. One reason it can be prescribed is for severe nausea (from chemo and other things) which leads to the patient not eating. If they can’t keep food down, edibles won’t do any good. Smoking allows the nausea to subside without needing to eat anything. Added bonus is marijuana can also increase appetite so the patient can not only keep food down, but also has the desire to eat.
This is only one example, but there are many more
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