Medical Cannabis: For Patients

By Dr. Ranga Chelva Krishna, Jack Gierlich and Erica Glants

Medical Cannabis: For Patients is a handbook dedicated to providing information about Cannabis from lab testing, to applied diagnosis so patients and caregivers can make informed decisions on the usage, and distribution of Cannabis

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dr. Ranga Chelva Krishna
• Release date: Feb 19, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393632245

Dr. Ranga Chelva Krishna

Dr Ranga Chelva Krishna, is a Board Certified Neurologist with over 20 years of experience, and an active NY Medical Cannabis Prescriber through his clinical network “Medical Clinics Of NYC” Leveraging an extensive clinical, and academic history, Dr Krishna became involved in Cannabis early on- working on studies through International Pharmaceutical Trials, INC, a pharmaceutical company designed to study, and create therapies for oncological diagnosis. Because of the same, Dr Krishna holds several patents related to Cannabis including Cannabis for the usage of Epilepsy, Cachexia, Strokes, and more.

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Introduction

Cannabis use is one of this decade’s most controversial subjects. Every day the average person reads dozens of headlines about the drug. Topics include legalization, arrests, seizures, breakthroughs, or any combination of the above.

As of writing this, over 25 million people use cannabis monthly. Many use cannabis to address issues like epilepsy, chronic pain, depression, and more. It is critical for patients, friends, and families to have access to factual medical information. This is not only for dosing but also for understanding the effects of cannabis on the body and how to approach it.

This handbook aims to provide a guide to medicinal usage. It also seeks to:

Dispel common myths

Address patient concerns

Provide a deeper understanding of cannabis and its applications.

By purchasing, reading, and referencing this handbook you have taken the first steps in becoming an educated consumer. You will not only be able to help yourself, your friends, and your family, but also those who seek to learn more about cannabis.

Thank you for supporting the future of alternative treatments.

Chapter One: The History of Cannabis

The earliest mention of cannabis for medicinal purposes was in approximately 2727 B.C.

At that time it was used by the Chinese emperor Shen Nung to tackle a wide variety of medical issues.

These featured in the emperor's medical encyclopedia, entitled the Pen Ts’ao. According to the Pen Ts’ao, people used cannabis to treat menstruating females to reduce pain and discomfort. It was also a treatment for gout, rheumatism, and constipation.

Cannabis was later used by a Chinese Surgeon named Hua T’o as an anesthetic combined with wine, allowing significant operations to be possible with reduced pain. They included incisions, organ grafts, and more.

Cannabis usage spread after this. There are mentions in 1200 BC in the Hindu text Atharvaveda or the Science of Charms. The text explains how cannabis was used medically and as a spiritual offering. People cited cannabis as a source of happiness, a joy-giver and liberator that was compassionately given to humans to help us attain delight and lose fear.

From 100B.C. onwards, evidence of cannabis’ usage began spreading across the globe. Some people used it for its psychoactive effects. Others wanted it for its medicinal properties. Some people even offered it to their gods. Civilizations in Nepal, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and what we now call the United States began using it in massive quantities.

India released a statement that stated: Besides as a cure for fever, bhang (cannabis) has many medicinal virtues...It cures dysentery and sunstroke, clears phlegm, quickens digestion, sharpens appetite, makes the tongue of the lisper plain, freshens the intellect, and gives alertness to the body and gaiety to the mind.

This all led to its almost global ban as usage was hitting its highest. Bans were imposed in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and much of the Middle East.

Many of these are now being loosened, notably in the United States and Canada, as well as showing early signs of changes in the UK.

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Chapter Two: State Legality

Cannabis is now legal for recreational and medical use in