Should Medical Marijuana be Federally Legalized?

• “Yes”

  

  “Voters and Health Organizations Overwhelmingly Support Legal Access”

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Voters and Health Organizations Overwhelmingly Support Legal Access

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Many in the scientific and health community endorse legal access to the use of cannabis as medicine. More than 80 national and state health care organizations including the American Public Health Association, the American Nurses Association, and the AIDS Action Council have passed resolutions backing patients¹ access to medicinal cannabis under a doctor¹s supervision. American physicians are also supportive with nearly half of all doctors with an opinion on the subject supporting legalizing cannabis as a medicine, according to a recent national survey published in the Journal of Addictive Diseases.
 
Public support for the physician-supervised use of medicinal cannabis is also high with approximately 80 percent of US voters backing cannabis¹ availability as a prescription medicine, including more than 70 percent of South Carolinians.

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"Yes" NORML

• Study After Study Has Reaffirmed the Benefits of Medical Cannabis
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• Voters and Health Organizations Overwhelmingly Support Legal Access
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• Even Our Government is Waking Up To the Facts
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• Medical Marijuana is Already Protected in 12 States
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"Yes" Marijuana Policy Project

• Marijuana is a Safe, Effective Medicine
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• Marijuana's Classification as a "Schedule 1" Drug has No Basis in Fact
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• The Federal Government is Providing Medical Marijuana to Four Patients
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• Feds have Deliberately Avoided Learning Marijuana's Medical Benefits
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"Yes" ASA

• Cannabis (Marijuana) is a Safe and Effective Medicine
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• The Public and Medical Community Supports Medical Cannabis
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• 12 States Have Adopted Medical Cannabis Laws
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• The Federal Government is Obstructing Medical Marijuana Research
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• Marijuana Medicines are Legal in Other Countries: US Trials Ongoing
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• Americans Who are Ill Deserve the Most Health Options Possible
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"No" Drug Free America

• FDA & Scientific Research Determines a Medicine, Not Polling Results
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"No" Dr Voth

• Marijuana is a Poor Excuse for a Medicine
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• Medical Marijuana Bypasses the FDA and Jeopardizes Consumer Protection
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• Cannabinoids May have Medicinal Use, but They Should Not be Smoked
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• Medical Excuse Marijuana is a Trojan Horse
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Most Objections

• Cannabinoids May have Medicinal Use, but They Should Not be Smoked
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• FDA & Scientific Research Determines a Medicine, Not Polling Results
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• Marijuana is a Poor Excuse for a Medicine
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• Medical Marijuana Bypasses the FDA and Jeopardizes Consumer Protection
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• Medical Excuse Marijuana is a Trojan Horse
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Marijuana by Prescription?

• Yes
• No

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