Now, if these selected few used the Schedule I drug, heroin, everyday for that long of time they would all be dead. The point is marijuana does not belong in the Schedule I category because it's not even remotely as dangerous as the other drugs listed in Schedule I. .
Marijuana has a wide variety of therapeutic uses such as: relief from nausea and increase in appetite, reduction of intra ocular ("within the eye") pressure, reduction of muscle spasms, and relief from chronic pain. This herbal supplement is beneficial with AIDS patients because it can reduce the nausea, vomit, and loss of appetite caused by the various AIDS medications. In glaucoma, marijuana reduces the pressure on the 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 and radiation. Marijuana used by multiple sclerosis patients helps limit their muscle pain, as well as relieving tremors or unsteadiness. Someone that suffers from epilepsy, may use medicinal marijuana to prevent seizures. Many patients have also reported that medicinal marijuana is helpful in treating arthritis, migraines, menstrual cramps, alcohol addiction, depression, and other mood disorders. A poll conducted in February of 2001, found that 73% of American adults supported permitting doctors to prescribe medicinal marijuana. Also, in a nationwide survey of cancer therapists, 50% of them said they would prescribe marijuana if it was legal. Dr. John Benson stated it perfectly, "We conclude that there are some limited circumstances in which we recommend smoking marijuana for medical uses" (www.mpp.org/science.html). Doctors, not the government, know what is best for their patients and their health. .
Today's marijuana is far stronger than it was two or three decades ago; therefore, a wide margin of safety would be enforced when its used under medical supervision.