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II. Abstract Marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.) has been used for more than five thousand years as a safe and effective medicine. It has many medical uses, and is safer than most prescription medicines used today. In 1988, the D.E.A.’s Chief Administrative Law Judge, Francis L. Young, ruled "Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known..." There is no known case of marijuana overdose, and it is far less addicting and less subject to abuse than many prescription drugs. The estimated ratio of lethal to effective dose of marijuana is 40,000 to 1. Marijuana has many uses, such as treating nausea and vomiting, decreasing intraocular pressure, and relieving pain. While there are viable options, smoked marijuana has shown to be most effective in most cases. Marijuana has many medical, therapeutic, and economical uses. Marijuana, if legalized, would be a much more economical choice than the legally available, synthetic THC pill. It is costly and difficult to create a medicine. Why should patients be forced to pay high prices for a medicine that can, easily and inexpensively, be naturally cultivated? Along with the potential medicinal value of marijuana, the marijuana plant can also provide a useful material called hemp, which is useful in the production of paper, rope, and many other household objects. VI. Cancer Chemotherapy Treatment |
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