A patient suffering from AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and other serious conditions often find marijuana the most effective treatment. In some cases it may be the only remedy. (2nd or not) As of November 2000, there are only 8 patients receiving marijuana legally as a form of medication. There are thousands of people using the drug illegal to help them cope with their disease. Presently, patients can be arrested and sent to prison for using marijuana -- even those who have their doctors' approval. A 1990 scientific survey found that 54% of oncologists with an opinion favored the controlled availab

ility of marijuana, and 44% had already broken the law by suggesting at least once that a patient obtain marijuana illegally (Doblin).

Light, Kim E. "Myths about Drug Legalization." 5 March 1995. http://www.intellinet.com/~aclight/kim/myths01.html

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