A Study of Chicago Medical Cannabis Dispensaries and CBD Oil


One of the most interesting aspects of medical cannabis and CBD oil is the wide range of medical applications they offer. These applications fall broadly into three spheres of treatment; pain management, treatment of complex motor disorders, and mental health care as commonly used by customers in Chicago medical cannabis dispensaries.

Introduction of Medical Cannabis to Illinois
Illinois is gradually introducing forms of medical cannabis and CBD oil as a legal treatment option available on the market; at present only for pain management and for the treatment of complex motor disorders. CBD oil was introduced for medicinal purposes in 2016, and then in June 2018 the government launched a review into the scheduling of cannabis and cannabis-based products for medicinal purposes, in which professional doctors assessed the therapeutic and medicinal benefits of cannabis-based products for medicinal use in humans on prescription, and found that there is conclusive evidence of therapeutic benefit for certain medical conditions, and reasonable evidence in several other medical conditions. Additionally, CBD can be legally bought in high street stores as a nutrition supplement.

Medical marijuana bought in Chicago medical cannabis dispensaries is probably most commonly associated in the popular imagination with managing pain related to arthritis and cancer and not without reason. The connection between THC and CBD and cancer has been clinically studied for over 50 years.

Medical Marijuana cannot currently be used in the US for the treatment of Arthritis, as clinical trials to date have focused primarily on animal models. Primary studies have focused on rats, such as this study from 2000 and this follow up study from 2014, which found similar results. With increased clinical trials, no doubt this area of treatment will rapidly expand. Interestingly, CBD has also shown great promise in the treatment of topical pain. CBD’s ability to provide effective pain relief without the inhibition of wound healing make it a promising replacement for opioids- which have a high rate of both addiction and accidental overdose.

Clinical Research and Support to Cannabis Efficacy
Clinical research in this area has greatly increased in the past few years. In just the past year alone, a longitudinal study into the use of CBD for the treatment of refractory epilepsy studied artisanal CBD as an adjunct therapy to epilepsy, and also made a study on the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of medical cannabis in children with complex motor disorder

This is the least developed realm of treatment, however research to date shows that CBD and medical marijuana shows promise in treating; dementia, cannabis dependence, tobacco and opioid dependence, psychoses and schizophrenia, general social anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, anorexia nervosa, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Parkinson’s disease and Tourette’s disorder.

Consumer interest has been particularly focused on the use of CBD for anxiety. Multiple studies have found that CBD use significantly reduces anxiety. Doctors found that medical marijuana bough in Chicago medical cannabis dispensaries gave 79.2% reduction in anxiety after the first month, and other studies found similar effectiveness.


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