| Many organizations are pushing for the | | | | Marijuana can adversely affect the brain |
| legalization of Marijuana as a medical | | | | and the body. These are lifelong effects |
| drug. Marijuana has many medical | | | | that can manifest themselves long after |
| advantages which include it being a | | | | an individual has given up using |
| therapeutic drug for cancer and AIDS | | | | Marijuana. The anti-marijuana |
| patients. Many other research and | | | | organizations stress that there are |
| studies dedicated to Marijuana has shown | | | | other products in the medical market |
| early signs that it can also inhibit | | | | that have the same positive effects of |
| cancer cell growth in animals. | | | | Marijuana with little or none of the |
| In spite of these recent findings, many | | | | negative side effects. |
| other organizations have tried to block | | | | Researches regarding the use of |
| the legalization of Marijuana as a | | | | Marijuana in some individuals who are |
| medical drug. These organizations cited | | | | already sick have shown that it can |
| that only some isolated elements of | | | | complicate the illness and add to the |
| Marijuana can be regarded as medically | | | | severity of it. Most of these |
| helpful and that the practice of smoking | | | | organizations that are against the use |
| it does not necessarily have to be done. | | | | of Marijuana as a medical drug urge the |
| Organizations Lobbying For Legal | | | | government for more extensive research |
| Marijuana Use | | | | to bring to light the effects of the |
| Patients out of Time and Law Enforcement | | | | plant. |
| against Prohibition are just two of the | | | | As of the moment, the laws enacting the |
| numerous organizations asking the | | | | illegality of using and growing |
| government to change its mind regarding | | | | marijuana are still in place. The |
| the prohibition of Marijuana use. | | | | government has not budged regarding the |
| Patients out of Time is an organization | | | | many lobbyists who ask for the lifting |
| that has dedicated itself to the | | | | of the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937. In |
| education of health care professionals | | | | spite of the many advocates of |
| and the general public regarding the | | | | pro-Marijuana use, the studies that have |
| therapeutic use of cannabis. This | | | | been done regarding the usefulness of |
| organization believes that Marijuana can | | | | the drug is still not enough to convince |
| be utilized as a drug to help patients | | | | the government of its efficiency in the |
| who are suffering from several various | | | | medical field. Some states in the United |
| diseases and illnesses. | | | | States of America have laws and |
| LEAP or Law Enforcement against | | | | regulations which are more lenient than |
| Prohibition is an organization that | | | | other states. This is in lieu of sick |
| consists of former and current officers | | | | people who wish to have release from |
| of the law and other individuals who | | | | pain and suffering caused by illnesses |
| wish to point out the failure of many | | | | but there is a legal limit which needs |
| drug policies. They believe that having | | | | to be followed. |
| a systematic regulation and control of | | | | The move to legalize the use and |
| drugs can benefit the community more | | | | propagation of Marijuana will always |
| than prohibition. | | | | have opposition since this plant is |
| Anti-Marijuana | | | | controversial. If the government does |
| There are other organizations that | | | | allow the use and propagation of |
| believe that legalizing marijuana is a | | | | Cannabis, there will always be a |
| good idea and others also want to veto | | | | loophole which will be used by drug |
| these suggestions from the pro | | | | addicts and traffickers to be able to |
| organizations. Other research studies | | | | make money from the lifting of the ban. |
| have also pointed out that using | | | | |