Basically, marijuana runs and ruins their lives. People who are addicted to marijuana lose interest in everything, including their future. As ones addiction for marijuana grows, it may lead a person to more harmful drugs such as cocaine or heroin. A drud addict's life is centered on drug-scoring it, dealing it, and finding ways to stay "high".
Marijuana has been used all throughout hisotry by ancient Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, Roman, and East Indians to control muscle spasms, reduce pain, and to treat indigestion. Just in the 19th century, Americans used marijuana to treat spastic conditions, heachaches, labor pains, insomnia, and menstrual cramps. In a recent study done by the Institute of Medicine it summarized that marijuana held a particular promise for alleviating nausea and vomiting in people undergoing chemotherapy. It also proved that marijuana showed potential for improving severe weight lose due to AIDS, and that it holds usefulness r chronic pain that does not respond to morphine. Scientist from the University of California found that a marijuana-like substance reduces the pain from rats. From that they deduced that cannabinoids, and THC are potent analgesics that truly deliever pain relief. This research also indicates that marijuana may hold medical value in the treatment of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Other sources stated that, "the accumulated data indicate a potential therapeutic value for cannabinoid drugs, particularly for symptoms such as pain relief, control of nausea and vomiting, and appetite stimulation"(Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, Institute of Medicine.: This same source also stated that, "At this point there are no convincing data to support this concern(the concern that with the legalization of marijuana that there would be an increase of marijuana use to the general public). The existing data are consistent with the idea that this would not be a problem if the medical use or marijuana were as closely regulated as other medications with abuse potential.
