Over the past several decades, marijuana has been frowned upon by the United States federal government; they passed the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 which effectively taxed the sales of marijuana. In the 1970’s, President Nixon put marijuana into the Controlled Substances Act. The Controlled Substance Act established Schedules for ranking substances according to their dangerousness and potential for addiction. When people think of marijuana in the United States they think of the old stoners movie named Cheech and Chong “Up in Smoke.”As of recent years, some states have passed bills for the approved use of marijuana for medicinal use. Some use of medical marijuana include that is reduces severe seizures in children that have epilepsy, helps cancer patients deal pain, and helps people deal with poor appetite and weight loss caused by chronic illness, such as HIV. An interview done by an author by the name of Claudia Dreifus; that was completed for the popular Newspaper Company, The New York Times, titled “Seeking the Facts on Medical Marijuana.” She …show more content…
Marijuana is commonly accepted for its accomplishment in treating symptoms related to HIV/AIDS because it has been known to be of assistance to reduce nausea, lack of appetite, nerve pain, depression, anxiety, and sleeping problems in HIV patients. In 2007, investigators at Columbia University published clinical trial data in reporting that “HIV/AIDS patients who inhaled cannabis four times daily experienced substantial increases in food intake with little evidence of discomfort and no impairment of cognitive performance." They concluded, "Smoked marijuana has a clear medical benefit in HIV-positive patients." So why not let HIV/AIDS patients use marijuana if they are having positive effects from its use. They need any relief they can