"Maam, I am sorry to inform you that you have cancer of the kidneys." She begins to cry. "We will get you started on your chemotherapy as soon as possible and most likely we will be able to destroy all of the cancer."

Two years later, she is at an all time low. Her bones are withering away and braking at the simplest touch. She can no longer eat anything because she just can not hold it down anymore. Her next appointment at the doctor's is soon to be her most important.

"There is a new medicine they have recently tested and I feel that it would help you dramatically."

She agrees to take the medicine, at this point she will try anything. The doctor shows her how to take the medicine.

"First, start it once a day. The medicine will come in a can and it will be in something that looks like a cigarette. Once you start the treatment after about a week and a half start smo

The battle over medicinal marijuana grabbed headlines in August 1996, when California's attorney general ordered police to raid the Cannabis Buyers' Club in San Francisco. The club had begun selling marijuana to the critically ill in 1991.

There are many people who support marijuana as medicine. The Journal of Oncology reported in 1989 that 48% of respondents to a survey of cancer specialists recommended Marijuana as medicine. Jocelyn Elders, the Surgeon General of the United States in 1993-1994, said, "Marijuana is beneficial to many patients." Dr. Henman, former secretary of the International Anti-Prohibition League says, " One of the best effects marijuana can have in any terminal illness is to produce a degree of euphoria which boosts morale in a depression situation."

All these people are looked upon in society as well-respected people. They all have excellent educational backgrounds and have significant research on marijuana.

The passing of California's Proposition 215 represents a watershed in the American approach toward the use of drugs. Proposition 215 gives patients a legal defense against marijuana charges, as long as they have a doctor's recommendation to use the drug.

„h Reducing eye pressure in glaucoma patients. Glaucoma is a progressive disease of the eye, which can lead to blindness. It results from a buildup of pressure within the eye. Marijuana reduces the pressure within the eye, holding off some of the damage.

king it two to three times a day, when you feel pain is at it's worst."

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