Lee Fassbender
Mrs Edwards
English 12
1 March 2016
Period : 4
Marijuana In todays society there are roughly around 2,421,069 medical marijuana patients in the unted states alone. Medicinal marijuana is marijuana recommended by a doctor for a specif illness. The drug itself has many health benefits,few risks, and is way cheaper than generic medicines. The list of benefits is constantly growing larger and does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon. With the increased benefits does it not seem like a great idea to take advantage of this drug? More and more doctors each year seem to be recommending the use of medical marijuana, and honestly who could blame them? It clearly
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Marijuana can be sued for many illnesses ranging from chronic migraines, all the way to cancer itself, which to me is incredible.” LA councilman Bill Rosendahl became the first sitting politician to admit to smoking marijuana while in office. He has a serious fomr of cancer, and smoking pot has caused the cancer to go into remission(“20 amazing things”). In an article written by Bailey Rahn, she cites “ a new study has confirmed that cannabis can help migraine sufferers”. Marijuana can also reduce severe pain, stimulate the appetite, decrease anxiety, and even prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Medical marijuana can help out a lot with cancer. It can reduce the severe pain, reduce nausea from chemo therapy, and also slows and in some miracle cases stops cancer cells from spreading all together. The drug itself also stimulates the appetite for sick people or people who suffer from anorexia. The drug is officially legal for medical use in 20 states but the way marijuana has proven to work surely many more states will follow. The drug also helps with our veterans, such as treating cases of PTSD due to the war and also soothes tremors. If the drug continues to have success all 50 states will probably soon legalize the drug for medical