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As the rise in illicit drug use among American youths takes center stage in the presidential campaign, a California initiative to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes is drawing a spotlight. ... Both would allow doctors to openly recommend medical use of marijuana and prohibit prosecution of primary caregivers who obtain or grow marijuana.
"This will increase the number of people who can use marijuana as an alternative to traditional medicine without fear of being jailed," says Jeffrey Reed, a nurse in San Francisco who is diagnosed with AIDS.
Opponents argue that the initiative would pave the way for the legalization of other drugs, while proponents say the drug has therapeutic benefits for the seriously ill. ... Polls show that support for medicinal marijuana use is rising. ...
"It is only because one individual governor has not responded to the sentiment of his own state legislature that citizens are being forced to take this into their own hands," says Paul Armentano, publications director for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws in Washington.
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