PRO'S & CON'S
Medical MARIJUANA
PRO'S OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA
~ It's safer then 17 of the FDA approved drugs
~17 of the FDA approved drugs resulted in over 11,687 deaths (January 1997- July 2005)
~Cannabis is generally considered to be a drug with very low toxicity
~Has been used as a medical herb for over 1,000 years going all the back to ancient Egypt, India, and Africa
~Safer than aspirin which results in over 1,000 deaths a year
~It is rarely the only drug being used before death
~No one has ever died of THC poisoning
~A 160 pound person would have to smoke 900 joints to overdose and die
CON'S OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA
~ Total deaths from Medical Marijuana: 279 (January 1997- July 2005) but in all of those 279 deaths there was a secondary suspect contributing to the death
~Cardiovascular problems can result in older users/unhealthy users
~Decreases maximal exercise performance
MY OPINION
I think that it should be legal or accessible to the people in-need of it. People should have no problem getting access to it for a medical problem such as glaucoma, HIV, cancer, etc. So yes marijuana should be a medical option.