... Many physicians from this time conducted various experiments to observe the medical effectiveness of cannabis. Between 1840 and 1900, more than 100 articles were published throughout Europe by prominent doctors. Dr. O"Shaughnessy, a British physician from the Medical College of Calcutta, marked the beginning of experiments in the late 1830's. He found that the drug was beneficial in treating rabies, ... rheumatism, epilepsy, and tetanus. J.R. Reynolds, Queen Victoria's personal physician, also studied marijuana. He declared it "by far the most useful of drugs in treating painful maladie...

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... and costly than many conventional medicines. And since marijuana is one of the least harmful addictive substances, it could be applied to ease the withdrawals from addictions such as alcoholism (Dr. Dean Edell- health central). When people become convinced that marijuana can have these positive effects and benefits, it adds to the controversy of whether or not marijuana should be legalized ... tobacco by the government has become a very lucrative business and a large source or revenue. The total amount tobacco tax revenue for the year of 1998 was $7,562,530,000 (RJ Reynolds). If marijua...

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