Are there any legal drugs that do what marijuana does in palliative care?

To a degree: Dronabinol (marinol) is a synthetic thc that is taken orally and has been shown to have both anti-nausea and appetite stimulating effects for many patients.

Yes. : There is a fairly old drug we have used for nausea and to stimulate the appetite in patients called Marinol (dronabinol). It is a cannabanoid (same thing in mj). Comes in tablets; taken a few times daily based on the reason for taking. It fairly expensive and a controlled substance. Schedule iii. For people on chemo w/ lots of n/v it can b wonderful.

Yes: There are many medications/ narcotics that effectively work for pain control for palliative care.

Yes: Well, sort of. There is a medication called marinol, which contains thc, which is the active component of marijuana. Some patients say that they prefer to smoke cannabis as opposed to taking the Marinol pills, as some say the pills are a little too strong.