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Does Marijuana have Medical Value?

Does Marijuana have Medical Value?

You’re sick. Someone offers you marijuana, saying that it will alleviate your suffering. Do you take it? Many patients and doctors have insisted that marijuana is uniquely beneficial, while others say the dangers of cannabis far outweigh the benefits. We know that marijuana is a drug, but is it a medicine?

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American Alliance for Medical Cannabis

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No
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veradicere
I have anxiety and self-medicate

I use marijuana to deal with my anxiety; it allows me to get into a calm state of mind that I have difficulty achieving without some assistance (hence my anxiety... Read More

- veradicere | January 5, 2009 11:22AM

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