Marijuana Doctors Bakersfield|H.C.C.'s approved authorization process insures completely private and confidential medical marijuana recommendation and pre-screening services in Bakersfield, CA. Behind the scenes, there is a team of doctors and clinic managers maintaining a positive mission to provide a professional, safe, and friendly environment for all aspects of medical marijuana and other natural medicines in Bakersfield, CA. H.C.C. physicians and support personnel strongly believe in the numerous and overwhelming benefits of effective cannabis therapy and the rights that patients have when battling their ailments.

Proposition 215 (or the Compassionate Use Act of 1996) is a California law concerning the use of medical cannabis. It was enacted, on November 5, 1996, by means of the initiative process, and passed with 5,382,915 (55.6%) votes in favor and 4,301,960 (44.4%) against.

The proposition was a state-wide voter initiative authored by Dennis Peron, Anna Boyce [RN],Valerie Corral, Dale Gieringer, William Panzer, Scott Imler[2], and psychiatrist Tod H. Mikuriya, and approved by California voters. It allows patients with a valid doctor's recommendation, and the patient's designated Primary Caregivers, to possess and cultivate marijuana for personal medical use, and has since been expanded to protect a growing system of collective and cooperative distribution. The Act added Section 11362.5 to the California Health and Safety Code. This law has caused much conflict in the United States between states' rights advocates and those who support a stronger federal presence.

 

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A 2002 review of medical literature by Franjo Grotenhermen states that medical cannabis has established effects in the treatment of nausea, vomiting, premenstrual syndrome, unintentional weight loss, insomnia, and lack of appetite. Other "relatively well-confirmed" effects were in the treatment of "spasticity, painful conditions, especially neurogenic pain, movement disorders, asthma, [and] glaucoma".[2]

Preliminary findings indicate that cannabis-based drugs could prove useful in treating inflammatory bowel disease, migraines, fibromyalgia, and related conditions.[8]

Medical cannabis has also been found to relieve certain symptoms of multiple sclerosis[10] and spinal cord injuries[11][18][19] by exhibitingantispasmodic and muscle-relaxant properties as well as stimulating appetite.

Other studies state that cannabis or cannabinoids may be useful in treating alcohol abuse,[3] amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,[20][21] collagen-induced arthritis,[9] asthma,[22] atherosclerosis,[23] bipolar disorder,[4][24] colorectal cancer,[25] HIV-Associated Sensory Neuropathy[26]depression,[5][27][28][29] dystonia,[30] epilepsy,[6][31][32] digestive diseases,[33] gliomas,[34][35] hepatitis C,[36] Huntington's disease,[37]leukemia,[38] skin tumors,[39] methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),[40] Parkinson's disease,[41] pruritus,[42][43] posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),[44] psoriasis,[45] sickle-cell disease,[46] sleep apnea,[47] and anorexia nervosa.[48] Controlled research on treatingTourette syndrome with a synthetic version of tetrahydrocannabinol (brand name Marinol), the main psychoactive chemical found in cannabis, showed the patients taking Marinol had a beneficial response without serious adverse effects;[49][50] other studies have shown that cannabis "has no effects on tics and increases the individuals inner tension".[51] Case reports found that marijuana helped reduce tics, but validation of these results requires longer, controlled studies on larger samples.[52][53]

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