Using Marijuana to treat the pain and discomfort of Fibromyalgia and Cancer it has uses for both. New drugs are derived from it constantly now.

Medications derived from marijuana

Ware recently published a study showing that one such compound, nabilone (Cesamet), helped fibromyalgia those being treated sleep better. It was more efficient than amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant often prescribed to fibromyalgia those being treated to ease pain and strengthen sleep. And a study publish...

Lynda, a 48-year-old mother of three who lives in upstate New York, got a diagnosis of fibromyalgia in 2000. While there were medication medicines for fibromyalgia, she's found one unconventional drug -- marijuana -- that certainly does the trick.

"Iwill use [marijuana] when the burning pains started down my spine or my right arm, and soon after, I found I could continue with housework and In fact get more done," says Lynda.

Fibromyalgia is notoriously challenging to treat and only 35 percent -...