Why should marijuana be legal to use as a medicine?

Question

why or why not

Answer 1

Marijuana is one of the most versatile plants there is, up until 1975 was sold in chemists over the counter (NZ) for asthmatics.......the seeds are also used for bowel cancer.

It is strange that here in Australia, some states allow it and others dont.....it is a relaxant and should never be mixed with alcohol...a stimulant . It is the authorities ,that ban it, yet alcohol  is a toxin and is allowed....one would have to think that if people smoked it...they would relax, when they relax they have no  stress, and governing bodies can retain control of the masses by keeping the masses ill in  health and Majuiana would inhibit their intent.

Answer 2

It can be used for treatment for AIDS, glaucoma, and other diseases that cause nausea in the patients. As of now, they use a THC substitute known as Marinol to treat these patients but, the fact is, the effects of Marinol not only last for a shorter amount of time, they aren't as dramatic and often times cause hallucinations that wouldn't otherwise be expirienced.