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Essay / Jamaica Marijuana Essay - 956
Patients undergoing chemotherapy have difficulty controlling vomiting, but in current marijuana use, it helps control nausea. As ganja continues to impact their economy, Robert Randall, president of the Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics, smoked ganja for his glaucoma and called it a miracle drug. Two scientists conducted experiments to determine which components of ganja were responsible for marijuana's anti-glaucoma effects. Dr. West and Lockhart were honored for formulating a ganja-based medication that helps reduce intraocular pressure without the side effects caused by other treatments. In 1983, the Jamaican government granted them new certification for Canasol. "Recently, two new ganja products have been developed: Asmasol (a medicine used to treat asthma, coughs and colds) and Cantimol (which also contains Canasol), and is a more potent medicine used in treatment of glaucoma." (Boekhout van Solinge) Marijuana has also been used in its liquid form for therapeutic purposes. Ganja tea is used to strengthen the immune system and fight fevers and