Many advocates who are pro-marijuana complain that morphine and cocaine are legal and very dangerous drugs, which makes them ask, "Why not legalize marijuana as a medical drug, when it is proven safer than cocaine and morphine?" Lobbying groups in San Diego, California unanimo

through these allegations, the Drug Enforcement Agency may have viable arguments, but considering the lack of evidence to support their beliefs, I am not sure if I can consider these statements in my inquiry.

Society, The American Glaucoma Society, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, The American Academy of Ophthalmology, and The American Medical Association, there has been no reliable scientific proof that marijuana has any medical value. Drug Enforcement Agency Director Asa Hutchinson states, "We all have sympathy for folks that need medication, but we have to listen to the scientific and medical community, and they're saying that marijuana has no legitimate medical purpose" (Health Organization’s Endorsements). I feel that if the effects of marijuana are assisting the patients, then that is proof enough of the drug’s positive benefits, regardless of any actual scientific evidence. The Drug Enforcement Agency also argues that new findings show that marijuana is actually harmful to AIDS and cancer patients because the active ingredient in marijuana reduces the amount of white blood cells in the body, which in turn, reduces the body’s ability to fight infection. I believe these new findings presented by the Drug Enforcement Agency are of great importance, but the

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