Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, informally known as ALS, is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the nerve cells in the spinal cord, brain, and motor cortex that control voluntary muscles. Patients suffering from ALS can eventually lose their ability to eat, move, speak, and breathe. Fortunately, research is suggesting that medical cannabis can lend a hand in reducing some ALS symptoms, slow the progression of the disease, and possibly extend the ALS patient’s life.

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