Study After Study Has Reaffirmed the Benefits of Medical Cannabis
Modern research suggests that cannabis is a valuable aid in the treatment of a wide range of clinical indications. A meta-analysis published in the April 2006 issue of the Journal of Ethnopharamacology identifies more than 70 controlled clinical trials available in the scientific literature investigating the medical safety and efficacy of cannabinoids as therapeutic agents. Results of these patient trials indicate that cannabis and its constituents possess therapeutic utility as antiemetics, appetite stimulants in debilitating diseases (e.g. cancer and AIDS), and as analgesic agents.
Studies further indicate that cannabis provides symptomatic relief for multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, Tourette¹s syndrome, epilepsy, and glaucoma, among other serious diseases.
Published case studies as well as hundreds of preclinical studies in the scientific literature indicate that cannabis and cannabinoids also provide therapeutic utility for various other diseases, such as dystonia, bipolar disorder, fibromyalgia, Crohn¹s disease and other gastro-intestinal ailments, as well as possess neuroprotective and anti-cancer properties. Animal data also demonstrate that cannabinoids may moderate the progression of certain auto-immune and neurological disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, Lou Gehrig¹s Disease, Alzheimer¹s, and diabetes, and can stimulate neurogenesis. Numerous animal trials, as well as one patient trial, also conclude that cannabinoids can halt the proliferation of various strains of cancer, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, and brain cancer.
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My name is Joseph Green, I would like to enlighten those who are concerned about the mexican drug war being involved in the United States. One good solution to the “Drug” problem America has is legalize medical marijuana. Yes, everyone may think that it is the “Gateway Drug” but in reality the only reason it is considered that, the only reason it is considered a drug period is because its illegal along with cocaine and heroin. But lets just see what affects it would have if it was legalized..
First of all if marijuana was legal it would fall along the lines of a cigarette or alcohol, in fact marijuana is least harmful to society. Examples include DWIs, and overdoses. So marijuana would not be considered a gateway drug. Second, if marijuana was legal for medical purposes, there would be less demand for it and less expenses to the Mexican Drug War. Third, the tax money that can be made from selling medical marijuana by the Government would be great.
Therefor Legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes would slow down the trafficking in the US, slow down the income of the mexican drug war, and help the US's economy.
No on questions the fact that children should be protected from things that would harm them. That's why we have parental controls on TV and other locking cabinets; it is also why children have parents. If we continue to evaluate our laws on the basis of how laws will affect children and adolescents who grow up without the guidance of parents, we will retain no liberties. Laws that constrict society to eliminate activities that should not be engaged in by children, eliminate the liberty of citizens.
This is not a proper basis for the evaluation public policy. It is a dangerous tool, which has been used by those who despise the liberty of adults to do things that terrify fearful people, into living diminished lives, whose central pleasure is spying on their neighbors. The vector of that argument has created the unsustainable policies of our ninny society. I believe, we have to go back to minding our own business — which, if one looks critically, is not going all that well — and let our neighbors manage their own lives. I' certain that I have hundreds of neighbors who smoke marijuana , with and without medical prescription, without that activity ever coming to my attention. I certainly have clients, mostly AIDS patients, who benefit greatly from access to cannabis , which is among the least dangerous drugs in the pharmacopeia... by far.
PS. If you want to protect children from the dangers of prescription drugs, clean out your medicine cabinet.