Doctor Approved

Although there are people who believe marijuana is a dangerous drug, the stronger argument is that marijuana legalization would be of great use to all types of medical patients and doctors. There are many medical benefits of weed, mostly in the treatment of patients undergoing chemotherapy. While some believe marijuana causes depression, others believe it treats depression. Instead of doing intimate research on it, the government often focuses on the negative effects marijuana has on people. Clinical researchers say the federal government has resisted full study of the potential medical benefits of cannabis, instead pouring money into looking at its negative effects. Things that government seems to look past, are that marijuana helps people with eating disorders, depression, and cancer patients in general as well as everyday symptoms as headaches. There has been further research into cannabis as a pain reliever for conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and as an aid in treatment of neurological and movement disorders such as spasticity, pain and tremor in patients with multiple sclerosis, spinal-cord injuries and other trauma. But it cast doubt on marijuana's efficacy for treating epilepsy and intraocular pressure caused by glaucoma, conditions that cannabis specialists in California routinely recommend be treated with pot. Even doctors and other medical experts agree that marijuana has been completely overlooked for its medicinal purposes and been focused on for its negative factors. While cocaine is one of the worst drugs out there, it is a Schedule II drug, while marijuana which has a zero death rate, is considered a Schedule I substance. Most doctors agree that if they are consistent with previous research it should result in marijuana becoming a prescription drug under Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act. Such a process will restore the integrity of the medical scientific process of drug approval which has been undermined by the use of medical marijuana as a political tool by those favoring expanded drug war policies. Even if marijuana cannot be completely legalized, it being a Schedule I substance is absurd and they should at least acknowledge it for its medical benefits in all states.


http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/15/local/me-medpot15