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Medical cannabis (or medical marijuana) refers to the use of cannabis and its constituent cannabinoids, to treat disease or improve symptoms. Cannabis is used to reduce nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy, to improve appetite in people with HIV/AIDS, and to treat chronic pain and muscle spasms.
Clockwise from top left: weed, hashish oil, hashish, and hashish oil joint. Image Â© Khmanglo, Flickr. Hashish oil is the strongest form of marijuana, and is the least common form of the drug. It is sold in tiny bottles or sealed plastic bags and only a small amount is needed to produce the effects of marijuana. Typically, marijuana oil is smoked in a pipe, or painted onto cigarettes or joints.