... Americans have been able to determine that for themselves, although illegally. Like my own family, these individuals did not wish to break the law but they had no other choice" (Marijuana Rx). Only eight people today receive marijuana through a federal "compassionate use" program which stopped admitting new patients in 1992 after the number of applications, mostly from ... like chemotherapy-induced nausea" for patients who do not respond well to other medications ("Medical Marijuana"). The latest NAS report noted that marijuana alleviates muscle spasms associated with multiple sclerosis....

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... meth lab- the drug itself is capable of offering harsher physical effects to the body than pot. With the majority putting emphasis on marijuana, less addicting than caffeine according to multiple studies, one could only imagine how many busts for cocaine could be done if more time was put on tracking down those users and dealers. Colorado and Washington already took ... the past ten years to noticeable smaller percentages. Most of the time, the dealer has marijuana in one hand with crack in the other, causing the user to have no choice but to give in and try the far more abusive substan...

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... to aid people who suffer from various diseases. It helps AIDS and cancer patients surpass pain, vomiting, nausea, and boosts their eating habits. Marijuana also helps people who have glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, and spasticity (American Medical Association). It improves the environment (Boje 46), combats weight loss, and eases severe headaches. Larry, a former student, was diagnosed with cancer two years ... benefit from the drug" (American Medical Association) without any major problems. Another benefit of pot is that it helps patients who have multiple sclerosis and spasticity. Spast...

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The law that makes marijuana illegal is unconstitutional, the government shouldn't tell us what we can and cannot put in our bodies. This is our choice to put in our body what we want. The evidence that we've been presented with about hemp is misleading. This represents the government trying to control American youth and ... , help reduce effects of neurological and movement disorders, stop nausea and vomiting, and help glaucoma patients. It has also been thought that it might help people with AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, and other serious condition where nothing else seems to ...

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... smoking marijuana is a deviant activity only practiced by those who are considered to be the dregs of society. In reality, it is extremely common and is the recreational drug of choice for millions of mainstream Americans. In fact, it is the third most popular drug in America, exceeded only by alcohol and tobacco. A survey conducted by the ACLU found that 32 ... in the treatment of many serious and painful ailments. In many cases, it is also less expensive and toxic than many conventional medicine. Specifically, it is effective on pain, nausea, multiple sclerosis, and anorexia. Still, t...

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... illegal. To some people marijuana is considered a "gateway" drug. Legalizing marijuana may lead to the use of much more harsh drugs. I know someone who is currently sitting in a prison on multiple drug charges. He is sentenced to eight years in a minimum-security prison. When my friends and I think back about how his life got so messed up, it's weird to think ... issue, I came to the conclusion that marijuana should be legalized in order to help people suffering from terminal diseases such as AIDS, Cancer and Glaucoma. It should be the people's choice to decide if the usage of marijuana...

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... over the age of twenty- one should be legal in all states. Marijuana has gotten a bad rep for years until lately because many scientists have started to research it. After multiple researches and test were conducted the results amazed many scientist so they decided to bring it forward and present it to many treatment searching facilities to try and use it ... as a cure . In the end they all found out that marijuana can help patients with such diseases as Alzheimer's, anxiety , Parkinson's , cancer , epilepsy , glaucoma and multiple sclerosis just to name a few . it can may be able to sl...

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... believe that the medical use of marijuana is a good idea. Cancer patients who have nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy, AIDS patients who are wasting away, and multiple sclerosis patients treating muscle spasms are good candidates for the medical use of marijuana. John Benson of Oregon Health Sciences University and Stanley Watson of the University of Michigan ... eye pressure from glaucoma." Kytr also states that this is a very controversial subject (Kytr interview). Groups like the U.S. Institute of Medicine recognize several medical conditions such as diabetes, AIDS, multiple scle...

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... marijuana has medicinal benefits is currently being implemented by the Clinton Administration (Zeese). The victims in this offensive are the millions of U.S. citizens suffering from cancer, AIDS, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, and epilepsy, for whom marijuana would provide the best relief. Currently, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I controlled substance by the Food and Drug Administration. Schedule I ... suffering from AIDS Wasting Syndrome. This syndrome is characterized by an inability to eat that leads to severe malnutrition and eventual death (Onstand 164). Regarding Glaucoma,...

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... city of San Diego "to go on the record for supporting the medical use of marijuana. Marijuana can be a drug of necessity in the treatment of AIDS, glaucoma, cancer and multiple sclerosis". Among some of the terminally ill patients in need of marijuana are AIDS victims, glaucoma sufferers, and cancer patients. AIDS patients find that marijuana stimulates their appetites so they ... why the Drug Enforcement Agency does not want marijuana to be legalized is because in twenty years of research by The American Cancer Society, The American Glaucoma Society, The National Multiple Sclerosis Soc...

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... for decades now. However, recent studies have revealed that the natural ingredients contained in marijuana can be use to relieve pain of certain illnesses. Illnesses such as glaucoma, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis. It also relieves pain for patients going through chemotherapy. As a result of these studies, many organizations are formed to take advantage of this new discovery 2 to decriminalize marijuana. I, however ... . Everything has ups and downs; marijuana being one of them. Indeed, society would be much safer with marijuana being prohibited. However, to decriminalize marijuana wo...

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... wants before our thoughts of the marijuana issue. Let's think about our glaucoma patients with their intraocular pressure association, spasticity, pain and tremors associated with multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries/trauma, decreasing chronic pain suffers (multiple fibromyalgia) and loss of appetite of patients due to wasting syndrome associated with HIV/AIDS and cancer (Eschiti & Johannigman, 2013). When you are not personally ... ...

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... actually be a cure for a type of fatal brain cancer called malignant glioma. And, according to a study done a few years ago, it was discovered that marijuana used illicitly by patients with multiple sclerosis, temporarily reduced spasms. These spasms consist of the involuntary and painful contracting and stiffening of the muscles. This option is better than any legal treatment that we have right ... now for multiple sclerosis. Although marijuana causes short-term memory loss, researchers are now using this to understand the memory-blocking mechanism. Hopefully this will increase our kno...

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... on of them. It has been used by a lot of doctors to 1) curb the sickness associated with chemotherapy, 2) help with the symptoms of glaucoma, 3) treatment for AIDS, and 4) treatment for multiple sclerosis. The THC in smoking marijuana can decrease the intraocular pressure in the eye and reduce the chance of going blind. A study had shown that 40% of cancer specialist had ... make them stronger and help them to try and recover from this awful sickness. Marijuana has been proven to relax your muscles and used to stop the spasms caused by multiple sclerosis. There are also some reasons to ...

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... Institutes of Health, marijuana should remain illegal. Although it does have many medicinal benefits - including improving the appetite in chemotherapy and AIDS patients, reducing muscle spasms associated with epilepsy and multiple sclerosis, and alleviating eye pressure in glaucoma patients - there is no proof that marijuana is the most effective treatment. The main active ingredient in marijuana (THC) is already available in ... applications; therefore, the whole substance of marijuana does not necessarily need to be legalized. In addition, marijuana has many side effects that may har...

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... wasn't before. Until 1937, there were twenty-seven medicines containing marijuana were legally available in the United States to aid suffering patients including those of AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, and even multiple sclerosis. Lobbying groups like the PAAC and the NLF, are working hard to show substantial evidence that marijuana can be used as a prescribed drug. Many advocates who are pro-legalization ... city of San Diego to go on the record, "we support the medical use of marijuana. Marijuana can be a drug of necessity in the treatment of AIDS, glaucoma, cancer and multiple sclerosis". M...

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... of legalizing medicinal marijuana should be long over because legalizing marijuana for medical purposes would bring about more help than harm to the miserable patients suffering from AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, and other serious or terminal illnesses. Marijuana comes from the plant classified as Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica. The cannabis plant was first used for medicinal purposes nearly 5,000 ... inside of the eye and sometimes stops the condition from worsening. With cancer patients, smoking cannabis or marijuana can stimulate common side effects of chemotherapy ...

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... the city of San Diego "to go on the record we support the medical use marijuana; marijuana can be a drug of necessity in the treatment of AIDS, glaucoma, cancer and multiple sclerosis. '' Many agencies, which are anti marijuana such as Drug Enforcement Agency and police departments, argue marijuana should not be legalized. These agencies believe that marijuana should not be legalized ... an effective drug as a medicine. In twenty years of research, no reliable scientific proof that marijuana has medical value was produced. The American Cancer Society, American Glaucoma Society, the Nati...

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... the United States of America will see they do not have complete control over Canada. Another really great reason that the government should decriminalize marijuana is that people with cancer, multiple scleroses, or many other diseases could get it immediately without having to wait for permission from parliament. The use of medical marijuana can be very important to a person with a serious ... . Category one is for people who have a terminal illness, and have a prognosis of a life span of less then one-year. Category two is for people with diseases like Aids, cancer, multiple sclerosis, ...

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... it could be helping many people cope with the diseases they have. Medical marijuana should be legal for people that suffer from incurable diseases such as cancer, AIDS, glaucoma, and multiple sclerosis, they would benefit from medical marijuana because it would help relieve their chronic pain and suffering. Marijuana can also be very useful in treating many illnesses and it is ... doctors and patients, the report's authors concluded that the active components in marijuana appear to be helpful in treatment of pain, nausea, AIDS-related weight loss, and muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis...

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... there are some use of marijuana that could benefit people in need. Marijuana as medicine has been study for years. People that are sick of deadly disease such as AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and cancer find it hard to cope with the illness, so they relay on marijuana. John McDowell 2 McNeille, a professor at the University of British Columbia's department of pharmaceutical science ... . The canabinoids in marijuana are effective treatments for symptoms such as pain relief, control or nausea and vomiting, and appetite stimulation. It is know that marijuana helps muscle spasms for multiple sc...

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... the city of San Diego "to go on the record we support the medical use marijuana; marijuana can be a drug of necessity in the treatment of AIDS, glaucoma, cancer and multiple sclerosis. '' Many agencies, which are anti marijuana such as Drug Enforcement Agency and police departments, argue marijuana should not be legalized. These agencies believe that marijuana should not be legalized ... an effective drug as a medicine. In twenty years of research, no reliable scientific proof that marijuana has medical value was produced. The American Cancer Society, American Glaucoma Society, the Nati...

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... millions of otherwise law-abiding citizens who smoke marijuana responsibly. IV. Ever since that fateful day in 1937 there has also been millions of Americans that supported (emphasize) the government's choice to criminalize this plant. a. One major contributor to the spread of anti-legalization information is the Drug Enforcement Agency. i. The DEA is clearly opposed to the legalization of illicit drugs ... the American people have with marijuana: a. legalize it in its entirety, b. keep it criminalized. X. Many do not support the idea of legalizing it for medicinal purposes, which is the...

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... that the drug war is failing. Its failure is not an issue. Indeed, the issue is knowledge, or lack thereof. This knowledge involves information regarding taxpayers" money, health, and free choice. Information regarding these issues have either not been adequately publicized or have not been readily retained by the public. The task of assessing and converting expert knowledge into social action ... best and feel comfortable (Cognitive Dissonance, Online). There is information, however, about marijuana to what people should pay attention. The debate involves issues about taxpayers" money,...

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... Drug Administration found that marijuana helps people cope with the violent nausea that often accompanies cancer treatment. Other studies have shown that it eases muscle spasms that are part of multiple sclerosis and epilepsy. Marijuana revives appetites in AIDS patients, which keeps them from wasting away. And it relieves eye pressure that causes blindness in glaucoma patients. ("Let Sick" ... ...

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