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Medicinal Marijuana
Medical Marijuana
The issue of accepting or not to accept the use of marijuana for the purported medical reasons still looms large. The Americans have divergent views on the Medical Marijuana with 73% supporting the idea of medical marijuana and another 31% supporting the legalization of marijuana. States like California passed the bill allowing the physicians to prescribe marijuana to patients who may find this medication appropriate and applicable to their situations.
Some of the conditions that medicinal marijuana is said to be able to treat are cancer, AIDs wasting syndrome, relief of muscle spasm and tremors among victims of multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries, in treating glaucoma as well as handling chronic pain (Carol Eustice, 2011).
The issue of marijuana being a drug as well as medicinal herb has brought substantial controversy among the different medical practitioners and the law enforcement agencies. However, it...
This is why most nations are signatories to the 'Single Convection on Narcotic Drugs, 1961' that was later amended in 1980 (Drug Library, 2012).
At the international scene, the possibility of allowing the legal use of marijuana for medical purposes is becoming more of likelihood with the developed nations leading in this effort. There is a harmonious movement among countries like the U.S.A., Australia, the UK and Canada. These countries tend…
References
Carol Eustice, (2011). Medicinal Marijuana: A Continuing Controversy. Retrieved April 30, 2012 from http://arthritis.about.com/cs/medmarijuana/a/marijuanadebate.htm
Drug Library, (2012). Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2012 from http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/legal/singconv.htm
Drug Info, (2001). Report on Consultation on the Findings and Recommendations of the working party on the use of Cannabis for Medical Purposes. Retrieved April 30, 2012 from http://www.druginfo.nsw.gov.au/__data/page/1221/inquiry.pdf
Paternalistic legislation, even when warranted, must be logically consistent both in theory and in practical application, in the case of marijuana, prohibitions against its medicinal use, even if still unproven in clinical trials, is logically and ethically inconsistent with the legal status of substances like tobacco which are devoid of any possible beneficial use and which, unlike marijuana, have actually been proven to cause disease and premature death. Governmental paternalism
De Jong, Prentiss, McFarland, Machekano & Israelski (2005) note in one study that medicinal marijuana use may be particularly useful in patients suffering from HIV with moderate to severe nausea. There study points out that adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is an essential and critical component for successful treatment of HIV infections. Further a recent study conducted by the researchers suggest that smoking marijuana improves adherence to ART, and thus
Evidence largely suggests that the subject in question would have been given a well-established pain-management strategy otherwise lacking had marijuana been available. Unfortunately, this plentiful, profitable, easy-to-grow and highly accessible substance has been demonized and victimized by hostile propaganda even as dangerous and deadly substances such as tobacco, alcohol and antidepressants remain highly proliferated. From the combination of my experience and my value system, I must implore you to reconsider
Advocacy for Medicinal Marijuana Over Other Drugs For a considerable period of time, the reliance for the betterment of the health of an individual has depended on herbal remedies, and in many part of the world and in many households even, these continue to take a preference over the more advanced medical drugs that have come to define modern medicine. Cannabis or Medical Marijuana is one such example of an herb that
The Concerns of Medical Marijuana: There are a variety of concerns with the legalization of medical marijuana. At first glance, the safety of marijuana for medicinal use appears to not be in question; however, most testing has been conducted on those casual users who are young and healthy. This does not necessarily mean these same findings will translate to ill patients or those who use marijuana on a continual basis. As
Medical Marijuana Use Drugs & Alcohol Marijuana is a plant or herb that grows on various parts of Earth. Other names for marijuana are hemp and cannabis, which refers to its biological name in Latin, cannibus sativa. Cannibus simply is the Latin word for marijuana, and sativa is the supine form a Latin verb meaning "sown" and "useful." The issue of marijuana use has been prominent in American culture since at