Going to Pot: The Science Behind Medical Marijuana

The debate over medical marijuana started in earnest 14 years ago, when Californians passed Proposition 215. That allowed people with a doctor's recommendation to possess and grow marijuana for personal medical use. Today, medical marijuana is legal in 14 states and voters in Arizona and South Dakota will decide on the issue in November. California voters face another historic vote this fall on whether to legalize pot for everybody over the age of 21. Advocates for the clinical use of marijuana claim its effectiveness in treating glaucoma and pain and nausea from chemotherapy is unrivaled. Many patients insist pot helped where other medications failed.

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[jstb0b]

depression? anxiety? suicide? well then i must be a freak of nature because weed doesn't give me those symptoms, it gets rid of them. i mean i've heard of only a handful of people getting paranoid on weed, but suicide? that's just ridiculous. fox medical contributor indeed.

[brady8196]

If it's more potent, wouldn't that be a good thing, since you need less to get the same effect?

[TheMarine1025]

FOX News! YOURE full of SH*%@!!!!!

[lolfake111]

be careful, dangerously high levels are really high lmao gagaga

[RCHSwackness]

0:15 grandaddy purple!

[BZdaKritta]

weak ass scare tactics - its soo powerful its like crack . please

[zero45152]

weeds good lol

[jfhdylvr]

I wonder why these facts were wrong. Then i saw fox was broadcasting it.

[goonmaster69]

this is retarded. for anyone else thats about to smoke a blunt, cheers.

[CambridgeHeights]

Medical marijuana = useless distraction

Recreational marijuana = relatively safe enjoyable activity

[brothalinch]

Bullshit.

[nonSteel]

attention black people! WE NEED YOU TO GET OUT THERE AND VOTE FOR MARIJUANA! JUST LIKE HOW OBAMA WON, SO CAN MARIJUANA!