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  Should marijuana be a medical option?

This site presents in a simple, nonpartisan pro-con format, responses to the core question "Should marijuana be a medical option?" We have divided questions about the topic into the issues and sub-issues listed below.

[Note: We do not provide referrals to or recommendations of marijuana dispensaries, cannabis clubs, physicians, or attorneys although we do reference them on this website.]

Medical Value
 Medical Value
 American Medical Association (AMA)
 Marinol v. Medical Marijuana

Diseases / Conditions
 AIDS (HIV) & AIDS Wasting
 Alzheimer's Disease
 Appetite / Nausea
 Arthritis
 Asthma / Breathing Disorders
 Chemotherapy
 Crohn's / Gastrointestinal Disorders
 Epilepsy / Seizures
 Glaucoma
 Hepatitis C
 Migraines
 Multiple Sclerosis / Muscle Spasms
 Pain / Analgesia
 Psychological Conditions
 Tourette's Syndrome
 Terminally Ill

Non-Smoked Marijuana
 Medical Value & Risk

Public Policy
 Public Policy on Medical Marijuana

Risks
 Medical Risks
 Teens & Adolescents
 Gateway / Stepping Stone
 Addictiveness
 Human Reproduction

US Government and Medical Marijuana
 1999 Institute of Medicine Report
 Legal US Medical Marijuana Patients
 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
 Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
 Federal Drug Scheduling
 Government Grown Marijuana

Access to Medical Marijuana
 Clubs / Clinics
 Dosage / Potency
 Patients

Legal Issues
 Legal Issues for Physicians
 US Government v. Patients / Clinics
 General Legal Issues

Chemical Composition of Marijuana
 Marijuana and Its Byproducts Defined
 Biological Effects of Marijuana Consumption


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