Businesses backing recreational marijuana say that problems in the program, including the medical board’s reluctance to expand conditions, will likely help them at the ballot box.
According to expert physician testimony provided to the board by Dr. Frederick A. Slezak, a retired medical school professor and colon and rectal surgeon, IBS and IBD are related but not the same. Many patients confuse the two.In North America, about 12% of the population has IBS, Slezak told the medical board. Researchers haven’t identified with certainty IBS’ cause, and there’s no single effective pharmaceutical option for patients.
One study showed low doses of a synthetic form of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the chemical in marijuana that produces the feeling of being “high,” produced a decrease in colonic contractions in IBS patients. Another study found decreased health care utilization when IBS patients took THC.
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