Medical Marijuana Bad Medicine
Medical Marijuana: Bad Medicine? While there are many opponents to the medical use of marijuana, the benefits gained from pain relief for those sick with cancer and AIDS outweigh their argument. Using marijuana for medicinal purposes is a controversial issue. ... It is also known that in ancient times, physicians prescribed marijuana, also known as cannabis, for everything from pain relief to earaches and childbirth (Stack). In order to decide whether we should support the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, we need to examine the points on which most people disagree. People who oppose the use of marijuana state that THC (delta-9 tetra-hydrocannabinol - the smile-producing chemical in pot) affects the immune system since one of the body’s two known receptors for cannabinoids is located in the immune cells (Cloud). ... Another study earlier this year found that “tobacco smokers, not marijuana smokers had higher levels of the enzymes believe to hurt the lungs” (Cloud). Another point opponent’s raise is that promoting the use of marijuana, medical or not, sends the wrong message to our children. Dick Gamick, the district attorney in Washoe County, NV says, “We’re telling our children drugs are bad, and then we’re doing this?