Marijuana or cannabis, commonly known as a psychoactive drug is prepared from the cannabis plant. Cannabis is composed of cannabinoids like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), cannabinol (CBN), and tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), among which THC is the most primary element. Due to the presence of psychoactive cannabinoids, consumption of cannabis has been legally restricted. According to the United Nations, cannabis is the most used illicit drug in the world. Heavy dose of marijuana consumption causes changes in mood and perception, increase in heart rate and appetite, low blood pressure and loss of memory, coordination and concentration.

Marijuana generally refers to the dried flowers and subtended leaves and stems of the female cannabis plant. It is consumed by inhaling vaporized cannabinoids from small pipes, bongs, paper-wrapped joints or tobacco-leaf-wrapped blunts. For the psychoactive effect, cannabis is sufficiently heated or dehydrated.

The human brain and some peripheral tissues have been provided with cannabinoid receptors on which THC shows its maximum effect. Further, cannabinoids are lipid soluble which results in their accumulation in the body for long periods of time.

However, contrary to the general belief, in the raw form, marijuana leaves are much more than just drugs. Medical research has shown that they are anti psychoactive, anti oxidant, anti inflammatory and anti cancerous due to the presence of cannabidiol (CBD). It has been proved that cannabidiol has the capability of arresting a number of chronic diseases. The human body has an endogenous cannabinoid system and consumption of extra amount of the same from marijuana only increases the immunity of the body. It even fixes the gap of neurotransmission in the central nervous system, maintains body’s normal functioning and cell communication. Hence CBD has a wide range of health promoting benefits.

The best way to obtain the CBD from marijuana plant is to juice its leaves and buds. According to Dr. William Courtney, marijuana is psychoactive only when it is heated. Drinking its juice brings out its positive effects. Marijuana juice has been medically advised to many patients who have made remarkable recovery after its consumption. For instance, a patient suffering from joint inflammation was given cannabis juice after different anti inflammatory, antibiotics and painkilling medicines had failed. Not only did her pain vanish within two months, she did not have to take painkillers anymore. The marijuana juice also saved a two year old of brain tumour especially at a stage when doctors and parents had lost all hopes of its survival. Many such cases have proved that juicing marijuana from the raw plant is actually good for health. The THC present in the raw leaves is medically much more powerful than when it is heated or smoked. Thus instead of smoking, marijuana juice can be included in the daily diet for healthy and disease free living.