The Cannabis Controversy For hundreds of years, marijuana has been used for legitimate beneficial purposes. Pro-Legalization groups such as the Physician's Association for AIDS Care and the National Lymphoma Foundation argue that Marijuana should be legalized in order to treat terminally ...
This continued through the Clinton administration with massive federal funding for the war on drugs. ... Between 1978 and 1996, legislatures in 34 states passed laws recognizing marijuana's therapeutic value and there are currently bills in Congress to allow physicians to legally recommend or prescribe marijuana to patients where state law permits. ...