Should marijuana be a medical option?

Answer 1

The evidence is overwhelming that marijuana can relieve certain types of pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms caused by such illnesses as multiple sclerosis, cancer and AIDS -- or by the harsh drugs sometimes used to treat them. And it can do so with remarkable safety. Indeed, marijuana is less toxic than many of the drugs that physicians prescribe every day.

Answer 2

Absolutely, especially for cancer patients. No medication that could help anyone through chemo should be refused. The current medications for nausea etc don't work for everyone. People should never be denied something that can help them cope with true medical problems. My mother passed away from cancer this summer, there is nothing worse than watching your loved one suffer so much. Had we not been at the hospice I might have been tempted to get some for her to try. I would have done anything to help her if I could have, the medications they had just weren't enough. They can't give you more because they can't be the cause of death. In this day and age no one should have to suffer so. We should be permitted to try and do anything we can to help.

Especially if the patient is terminal. Many prescription drugs are abused. But we don't ban oxycontin or other narcotics. The abuse of some should not prevent those in need of getting true medical help.

Answer 3

I think it's always best to let a competent doctor decide. Personally, I don't agree with smoking marijuana or drinking alcohol, but if a doctor feels that, in certain doses, these things must be taken, then it is best to follow their prescription.

In this sense, I am in favour of marijuana being a medical option, ONLY if it is specifically prescribed by a doctor.

Answer 4

Yes. I don't think it is any more harmful that the anti-depressants prescribed to so many.
Long term use of most of the anti-depressants lead to a multitude of side effects. One of the more serious and common being type-II diabetes. You will almost always experience significant weight gain, dry mouth, bad breath, upset stomach and the list goes on and on.
More often than not, you end up taking anti-depressants for the rest of your life continuing in higher doses as time goes on ;almost sounds like a "gateway" drug. Your initial dosage is small and continues to increase to the level of hard core!
The anti-depressants actually seem to do you more harm than good!

Answer 5

It already is in some places. My dad died of cancer and it was the only thing that brought his appetite back and relieved his pain. All the other medications like morphine and things like that got where they didn't work. His was in pill form and had some kind of funky name, but where marijuana tablets.

Answer 6

It already is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana
I believe it should be, any medicine can be abused as a drug, I don't see why it should be banned. Lot's of studies prove it has amazing properties (other than the obvious). For example in Mexico it's mixed with alcohol and is used to treat pain (in topical use, not drinking it), it's not that uncommon to find it on houses in little towns.

Answer 7

May give Prozac and Welbutrin a run for thier money but only for medical ex pot head of 32 years yes it that addicting clean for the first time in my life going on 6 months.

Answer 8

Absolutely!

Answer 9

I think Crystal Meth and Cocaine should be a medical option, but definetly not marijuana.

Answer 10

I think it already is.( Here in California it's confusing, but I do know the po-po's have had to give back bags of buddha to people it was wrongly seized from, due to medical reasons.)