marijuana

What are the diseases or conditions for which marijuana might have potential as a treatment and which merit further study? Inhaled marijuana has the potential to improve chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting. Because the combination of a serotonin antagonist plus dexamethasone prevents chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting in the majority of patients, investigation of smoked marijuana as a treatment for the minority of patients who vomit despite receiving the current best regimens feminized seeds (i.e., rescue therapy in refractory patients) might be an initial focus. Another line of investigation could be the efficacy of inhaled marijuana in delayed nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy.