Medical Marijuana

 

There exists a huge controversy over the medicinal use of marijuana.  Should it be legalized?  Some states have legalized it, although, the federal government says otherwise.  One of the largest medical groups in the country endorsed the medicinal use of marijuana and is trying to elicit a favorable response from the federal government.  The American College of Physicians claims that marijuana is useful in treating symptoms of weight loss due to the AIDS virus and to help negate certain side effects of some applications of chemotherapy.  (NA, 2008)

            I have nothing against the medicinal use of marijuana, but the federal government says it is illegal and until the law is revised to make it legal I will treat it as such.  I do believe, however, that individual states should have jurisdiction over their own territory for legalization of its use.

 

References

 

NA. (2008). MD"s back use of medicinal marijuana. The Ottawa Citizen (Final Edition),

 A10.