1. Marijuana
He case for this begins by stating that marijuana has been shown to relieve pain and nausea caused by terminal illnesses such as AIDS and cancer. ... He believes that because of this and the well known fact that the drug provides relief for these patients, the government is wrong in preventing the treatment from being available; as he puts it "a federal policy that prohibits physicians from alleviating suffering by prescribing marijuana for seriously ill patients is misguided, heavy handed and inhumane" (670). ... This could end tragically if those who are suffering from these terminal illn...
In the U.S., cannabis sativa, which is better known as marijuana, is illegal for medicinal purposes because federal law includes it in Schedule I, a category for drugs deemed unsafe, highly subject to abuse, and possessing no medicinal value. After many scientific researches and people investigating...
There are many different things that must be considered other than the morals of the government and its citizens, or the rights of seriously ill patients, such as the research of marijuana's medicinal values. ... Depriving the terminally ill from effective treatments due to age-old prohibition needs to stop. ...
Political Turmoil and Reality Serra states that "We all appreciate that California voters passed Proposition 215, which allows for medical usage of marijuana for seriously ill Californians: a person with a recommendation from a doctor is entitled to grow and use marijuana" (74). ... They will seize plants grown by terminally ill people and turn them over to the district attorney. ...
There are many who believe medicinal marijuana is in fact a beneficial way to cure patients of their aches and pains. Studies show that in the late 20th and 21st centuries, medical research has revealed various therapeutic effects of marijuana ("The Editors"). Yet, medical marijuana is frequently fa...