... may be that it can be more easily attained by children; however, marijuana may prove to be more beneficial to society by reducing illogical criminal detention, alleviating terminally ill patients, as well as encourage economic reform. Legalizing marijuana may significantly decrease the percentage of individuals incarcerated each year. According to Ethan Nadelmann, founder of the Drug Policy ... supports essentially decriminalizing the drug," (Langer). Medical marijuana could be valuable to hundreds of thousands of terminally ill patients worldwide. It seems that the use of marijuana is ...

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... glaucoma, and AIDS are among those who find that marijuana reduces their pain associated with chemotherapy and powerful drugs like AZT. By reducing nausea and stimulating appetite in severely and terminally ill patients, marijuana can help lengthen life span and improve quality of life. Many doctors have been convinced that marijuana works in some cases, and many doctors now quietly recommend it. Unfortunately ... , because marijuana is illegal, patients must break the law to get it. Patients using marijuana today must risk arrest. These seriously ill people have been put in an impossibl...

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... is no question, marijuana should be illegal, there is another side to the story. On March 17, 1999, the U.S Institute of Medicine reported that smoking marijuana has benefits for the terminally ill. It was suggested that studies should begin on how to create an inhalation device for an alternative to the dangers of smoking. "The study concluded that cannabinoids can be useful ... pain, nausea and appetite loss caused by advanced cancer and AIDS". (http://www.onlinepot.org/medical/positivepot.htm) The fact that marijuana could help the terminally ill is something that needs to be looked ...

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