Scientists Gathered Follow-Up Data on Medical Cannabis Patients and the Results Are Pretty Striking

Image by Getty / Futurism Developments Research on the medical effects of marijuana use have been a mixed bag over the last few years; it doesn't seem to be terrible for you, but it's not without health — or social — concerns, either. But now we've got some dope news from the world of medicinal pot smokers, suggesting that taking cannabis on the doctor's orders significantly improves the symptoms of multiple ailments, including anxiety, insomnia, and chronic pain, while providing an overall boon to your quality of life. That's according to a new study published in the journal PLOS One, which found that medical cannabis patients in Australia maintained a bevy health of improvements over the course of a full year. "This is promising news for patients who are not responding to conventional medicines for these conditions," the authors said in a statement. The patients were all adults with various chronic conditions who were recruited as part of a previous study that tracked how they r ... Read full article.