There are a number of medical conditions for which medical marijuana may be beneficial. With judicious use of cannabis, it may be possible to ease the symptoms of the condition considerably. In some cases, medical marijuana may also reduce the severity of side effects associated with certain drugs.
Keep in mind that this glossary is not meant to take the place of professional medical advice or treatment. If you are suffering from any type of health condition, the first step should always be to seek medical attention.
- Acquired Hypothyroidism
- Acute Gastritis
- Adult-onset diabetes
- Agoraphobia
- Alcohol Abuse
- Alcoholism
- Alopecia areata
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Amphetamine dependency
- Amyloidosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Angina pectoris
- Ankylosis
- Anorexia
- Anxiety disorders
- Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
- Autism/Asperger’s
- Autoimmune Disease
- Back Sprain
- Bell’s Palsy
- Bipolar Disorder
- Brain tumor
- Bruxism
- Bulimia
- Cachexia
- Cancer
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cerebral palsy
- Cervical Disk Disease
- Cervicobrachial Syndrome
- Chemotherapy
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Chronic Renal Failure
- Cluster headaches
- Cocaine Dependence
- Colitis
- Conjunctivitis
- Constipation
- Crohn’s Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Darier’s Disease
- Degenerative Arthropathy
- Delirium Tremens
- Dermatomyositis
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dysthymic Disorder
- Eczema
- Elevated Intraocular Pressure
- Emphysema
- Endometriosis
- Epidermolysis Bullosa
- Epididymitis
- Epilepsy
- Felty’s Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Friedreich’s Ataxia
- Gastritis
- Genital Herpes
- Glaucoma
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Graves Disease
- Hemophilia A
- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
- Hepatitis C
- Hereditary Spinal Ataxia
- HIV/AIDS
- Hospice patients
- Huntington’s Disease
- Hypertension
- Hyperventilation
- Hypoglycemia
- Impotence
- Inflammatory autoimmune-mediated arthritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Insomnia
- Insulin-dependent diabetes
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED)
- Intractable Vomiting
- Lipomatosis
- Lupus
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphoma
- Major Depression
- Mania
- Melorheostosis
- Meniere’s Disease
- Migraines
- Motion Sickness
- Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Muscle Spasms
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Nail-Patella Syndrome
- Nightmares
- Obesity
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Opiate Dependence
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain
- Panic Disorder
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Persistent Insomnia
- Porphyria
- Post Polio Syndrome (PPS)
- Post-traumatic arthritis
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Prostatitis
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Quadriplegia
- Radiation Therapy
- Raynaud’s Disease
- Reiter’s Syndrome
- Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rosacea
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Scoliosis
- Sedative Dependence
- Seizures
- Senile Dementia
- Severe Nausea
- Severe Vomiting
- Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
- Sinusitis
- Skeletal Muscular Spasticity
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleep Disorders
- Spasticity
- Spinal cord nervous tissue damage
- Spinal Stenosis
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS)
- Stuttering
- Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)
- Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ)
- Tenosynovitis
- Tension Headaches
- Terminal Illness
- Thyroiditis
- Tic Douloureux
- Tietze’s syndrome
- Tinnitus
- Tobacco Dependence
- Tourette’s Syndrome
- Trichotillomania
- Viral Hepatitis
- Whiplash
- Writer’s Cramp