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A 3 page research paper that argues that marijuana (cannabis) use should be legalized for the treatment of certain medical conditions, such as the nausea and pain from chemotherapy, glaucoma, migraines and MS. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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year (Breen, 2004). On the other hand, there has yet to be a single death attributed to a cannabis overdose and this drug remains illegal for even medical purposes in
all but a handful of states (Breen, 2004). Cannabis is the scientific name for the plant commonly known as marijuana. The "therapeutic ratio" of marijuana, that is, the amount that
it would take to prove fatal is between 20,000 and 40,000 times the normal dose (Breen, 2004). According to Dr. Ethan Russo, a physician specializing in child neurology and one
of the leading investigators into the medicinal uses of cannabis, states that "Cannabis is a safer medicine than almost all of the standard pharmaceuticals available today" (Breen, 2004, p. 82).
Examination of the therapeutic uses of marijuana shows that legalization of this drug for medical purposes would be a boon to thousands of people who are suffering from debilitating diseases.
The medical applications of cannabis are multiple. It can relieve the nausea that is an inevitable side effect of cancer chemotherapy; it helps stimulate the appetites of patients suffering
from AIDS; aids in preventing blindness induced by glaucoma; reduces migraine headaches; and reduces the pain and muscle rigidity that accompanies multiple sclerosis (Breen, 2004). Nevertheless, the utilization of marijuana
to reduce pain remains controversial. A 2001 meta-analysis of 39 clinical studies found that marijuanas was no more effective in easing pain than codeine. This analysis concluded that marijuana
is not likely to be utilized to a great degree because there are serious side effects to marijuana inhalation (Research casts doubt, 2001). Kalso (2001), in the British Medical Journal
agrees with this assessment, which is that the side effects of cannabis use outweigh the effectiveness of the drug for the prevention of pain and the nausea and vomiting that
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