Marijuana has many unique uses as a form of treatment. ... Many people have testified to marijuana's validity as a unique form of treatment. ... Marijuana as a form of treatment has gained support from the medical community. Such prestigious medical publications as the New England Medical Journal have come out in support of medicinal uses for marijuana (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1/30/97 3A). ... The other opponents of marijuana as a form of medical treatment have presented several illogical arguments against it. ...

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Although, according to the NEI, medical marijuana may have no medicinal value at all. "In an effort to determine whether marijuana, or drugs derived from marijuana, might be effective as a glaucoma treatment, the National Eye Institute (NEI) supported research studies beginning in 1978... ... Just because one may use this for its supposed medical benefits, it still does not take away that there are still symptoms and effects from the usage of this drug; increased risk of psychosis (which includes hallucinations, anxiety, memory loss, and confusion), inferior treatment of glaucoma, and increase...

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Marijuana succeeds as a medical treatment where other prescription drugs fail. ... Despite its medical benefits, marijuana is only legal in one state for medical purposes. In 1996, voters in California approved a law that relaxes regulation on medical marijuana. ... The second strategy is to make drug-treatment programs available to all those who need them. ... Experimental programs, which have been going on for thirty years, have established the effectiveness of marijuana's treatment. ...

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"In the fall of 1996, California voters approved the medical marijuana initiative (proposition 215) by a vote of 56 to 44 percent. The act is entitled The Compassionate Use Act of 1996 and it's purpose is to give Californians the right to possess and cultivate marijuana for medical purposes, "where the medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined the person's health would benefit from the use of marijuana in the treatment of Cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which m...

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Medical marijuana is just too hard for people in need of it to obtain it because it is considered an illegal drug. Only 8 people were allowed to be prescribed marijuana medically to treat an illness, disorder, or disease. How do you think the people with massive migraines or depression felt when they got denied over and over again of their treatment? ...

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An addict who wants treatment has to admit to being a criminal before receiving treatment. 7.) ... This serious medical injustice is directly linked to pressures placed on physicians who prescribe drugs. 8.) ...

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The European medical The Lancet stated " The smoking of Cannabis, even in the long term, is not harmful to health. ... Making Cannabis available in a variety of forms, including the natural, will allow patients some control over the treatment they receive. There is overwhelming evidence that medical use is beneficial. ... I think they should give Cannabis a two month trial for recreational use and make it legal to use for medical use. ...

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When people hear the phrase, "legalization of marijuana," they only think of the ones smoking it for recreational purposes, rather than for medical value. ... Today's marijuana is far stronger than it was two or three decades ago; therefore, a wide margin of safety would be enforced when its used under medical supervision. ... People have been saying for years that marijuana should no more be a crime than alcohol, especially when it is used for medical purposes. To those who oppose the legalization of medicinal marijuana try to look into the eyes of a patient who has AIDS or is very weak...

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"After 20 years of testing, researchers found some buzz worthy results: regular marijuana smokers (defined by up to a joint a day for seven years) had no discernible impairment in lung activity from non-smokers "(Journal Of the American Medical Association). ... In the Los Angeles Times article, Blurring the Legal Line, David Ferrell expresses the many uses of marijuana for medical uses. ... Curt Anderson, D-Baltimore, said their proposed Marijuana Control Act of 2014 would take power out of the hands of drug dealers and channel revenue into public causes like school construction projects and ...

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Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of drug use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amount of money spent on enforcement, and will therefore increase our countries revenue, lessen crime, and will also be useful in treating certain medical conditions. ... Another argument as to why marijuana and other illicit substances should be legalized is because medical professionals have found several applications for the hemp plant. ... In AIDS patients, marijuana can reduce the nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite caused by the ai...

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The taking of urine in a medical situation with no observation was also found not to cause intrusions. ... The solution to this problem should be found in treatment to the individual while they maintain their job. ... The employees that fail the test should be allowed to keep their jobs while receiving their treatment. Termination should only come after treatment has been refused or failed. ...

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In Liverpool, England, after a recent legalization of marijuana in a regulatory program that focuses on the medical benefits, most drug pushers have left town because there is no longer a market for them.... Economically, for every dollar spent on drug treatment there is a $7 return due to decreased criminal activity....

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The legalization of marijuana is not likely to happen any time soon but some people are really trying to push for it. In most cases if you have a serious medical problem and marijuana is an alternative to dangerous treatment, you can normally get a prescription to pot. California has decrimina...

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Leslie is suffering from Stage-IV cancer. Chemotherapy cannot benefit her case; she is going to die. The doctors have offered her morphine and Oxycontin to help make her last two months comfortable. As a mother of three children, Leslie would like to spend her last moments coherent, not drugged-up...

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