what disease does marijuana help
Crohn's: Manage Frequent Bowel Movements. Medical marijuana is no stranger to controversy. New to the debate of what marijuana might treat is Crohn's disease â an inflammatory bowel disease, which irritates and inflames the digestive tract, most often the small intestine. The average Crohnâs disease activity scores (CDAI) went down by about 177 points in the marijuana group, compared with about a 66-point drop in the placebo group. 2  Complete remission of symptoms (a CDAI score of less than 150) was seen in 45 percent of the marijuana group and 10 percent of the placebo group.