Imagine the frustration of a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy. The best
and safest relief of their constant nausea and lack of appetite is illegal, yet the treatment
and other medications they are receiving can be life threatening. Now imagine the
frustration of the physician. Many will quietly give patients advice for using marijuana.
Others fear legal repercussions that would end their career. We all know that marijuana
has been considered to be immoral and wrong, yet we tend to forget about the benefits
and good things that come from it. I have spent a great deal of time studying and
researching this topic. Marijuana should be legalized for medicinal purposes. In this
paper, I am going to prove how beneficial marijuana is as a medicine.