Here's a list of the ailments, from the state of Ohio, whose symptoms that can be treated with marijuana:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS/HIV)
Alzheimer’s disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Cancer
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE, the degenerative disease most commonly found in football players and other athletes in contact sports)
Crohn’s disease
Epilepsy or another seizure disorder
Fibromyalgia
Glaucoma
Hepatitis C
Inflammatory bowel disease
Multiple sclerosis
Pain (either chronic and severe pain or intractable pain)
Parkinson’s disease
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Sickle cell anemia
Spinal cord disease or injury
Tourette’s syndrome
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Ulcerative colitis
Various laboratories are discovering benefits relating to other conditions almost every month. Take in mind, this herb, used by ancient cultures in so many ways, can be grown...at home, even in one's back yard. Is it any wonder that the pharmaceutical companies heavily lobby to keep this God given herb listed as a controlled substance?