The
Top 5 reasons to Legalize Cannabis For Medical Use
1.
It is not humanly possible to
overdose on marijuana.
Nearly
all medicines have toxic, potentially lethal effects. But marijuana
is not such a substance. There is no record in the extensive medical
literature describing a proven, documented cannabis-induced fatality.
This
is a remarkable statement. First, the record on marijuana encompasses
5,000 years of human experience. Second, marijuana is now used daily
by enormous numbers of people throughout the world. Estimates suggest
that from twenty million to fifty million Americans routinely, albeit
illegally, smoke marijuana without the benefit of direct medical
supervision.
Yet,
despite this long history of use and the extraordinarily high numbers
of social smokers, there are simply no credible medical reports to
suggest that consuming marijuana has caused a single death.
Source:
http://www.ccguide.org/young88.php United States
Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration In The Matter
Of MARIJUANA RESCHEDULING PETITION Docket No. 86-22
2.
The national Cancer
institute admits on their website that cannabis
shrinks tumors and kills cancer cells in animal studies without
harming healthy tissue.
In
March 2013, the NCI admitted that cannabis inhibits breast cancer.
They also admit that it treats pain, insomnia, nausea, vomiting, and
anxiety.
Source:
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page4
3.
Cannabis use dose not
cause or increase cognitive decline. After 12 years [of cannabis
use], study participants' scores declined a mean of 1.20 points on
the MMSE (standard deviation 1.90), with 66% having scores that
declined by at least one point. Significant numbers of scores
declined by three points or more (15% of participants in the 18–29
age group).
There
were no significant differences in cognitive decline between heavy
users, light users, and nonusers of cannabis. There
were also no male-female differences in cognitive decline in relation
to cannabis use. The authors conclude that over long time periods, in
persons under age 65 years, cognitive decline occurs in all age
groups.
Source:
aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/149/9/794.short
4.
The U.S.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) does not fund research
focused on the potential medical benefits of marijuana. 20 states and the nations capital have legalized cannabis for medical use and the national government will not study the plant for it's benefits.
Source:
norml.org/news/2010/01/28/federal-agency-in-charge-of-marijuana-research-admits-stifling-studies-on-medicinal-cannabis-nida-does-not-fund-research-focused-on-the-potential-medical-benefits-of-marijuana
5.
The department of
Health and Human services, which is part of the US government, owns a
patent on the medicinal properties of cannabinoids, the chemical
compounds in marijuana.
Source:
uspatent6630507.com
