While cannabis is still illegal in many places, Marinol has been approved to treat different conditions and improve the quality of life.
Is it legal though? Is it safer than regular medical marijuana or THC products?
Let’s find out.
What is Marinol?
This is branded dronabinol, which is synthetic THC. This has been prescribed to people in other places, with different names. This product has different amounts of THC that’s suspended in oils, usually sesame seed oil.
How is it Used?
It’s normally used for treating two conditions.
The first is wasting syndrome that’s usually part of AIDS and HIV. This is something that affects many patients that have this, and usually, it results in a person losing 10% of their body weight.
For cannabis users, this can help to stimulate their appetite, eat more, and also help reduce rapid weight loss. Usually, this is a small amount, about 2.5 mg that’s taken twice daily.
The second condition this is normally approved for is vomiting and nausea due to chemotherapy. Most cancer patients have this as a side effect, and this can help to reduce the vomiting and nausea that comes with this.
It’s a good way to battle this and improve appetite, and people usually take this before chemotherapy and afterwards.
Does it Get you High?
Yes.
This is because it’s similar to THC, so that means it’s got the same effects in your body that THC does. They look almost identical to THC too, with Marinol possessing the same elements, and some of them sit at different kinds of positions within this.
When you consume weed the THC passes through and binds with the CB1 receptors, which gets you high. Marinol works the same way, but the effects are much stronger compared to normal THC in certain patients.
These side effects come from the fact that many take Marinol by capsules, which means that it works like an edible, and usually the liver converts this to make it stronger.
Even though only about 20% of it goes into circulation, it can definitely make you really high.
Is this Legal?
Yes, for those conditions. It’s weird though since THC is still considered Schedule I, which means that it’s still considered a drug that can be abused.
It’s been reclassified in 1986 though as a schedule II drug, which means that it’s sued for some medical reasons, but there is still a chance that it can be abused.
It’s confusing too though because there is some legality to cannabis in many of the states these days, and some people can get it for conditions. But the thing is that it’s a lot more unpleasant than regular cannabis, and usually it does cause more severe allergic reactions.
The costs of this
This costs a lot more than cannabis does, about $734 for just a bottle of 60 capsules. While it’s expensive though, a lot of health insurances do cover this.
Medical cannabis is a lot cheaper though, and you can usually get quite a bit of flower for the same price.
Is it Safe to Use?
Marinol is not the most pleasant of drugs to use because it’s definitely something that doesn’t make you feel good.
However, this is safe to use in most instances, unless you have a history of mental illness.
The problem with Marinol however is that there are some that have seizures and other bad reactions, including allergic reactions and trouble breathing which comes from the use of Marinol, and that’s something that many should consider before they decide to use this drug to treat certain conditions.
