There are many pros and cons to the use of medical marijuana.
One of the biggest cons for people who may have medical ailments that can be treated by using cannabis are that they do not want to consume the marijuana by smoking it. By smoking the marijuana the repertory system has a chance to become harmed. Some people think it is better to put the marijuana in a vaporizer or bake the drug into food such as brownies.Another Con to using medical marijuana is that the FDA says that taking the drug could be abused.Another con to medical marijuana is that it is not legally able to be used in many states.There are many people who are against the use of medical marijuana, some of those people include, both Bush presidents, Janet Reno, Mitt Romney, John McCain and, and even Elliot Spitzer.
The biggest pro to medical marijuana is that it may help people who have serious medical ailments with pain management.Many oncologists are not using medical marijuana to help cancer patients and if it was legalized then it would be able to help more people. The American Public Health Association helps to support the research of medical marijuana. There is also not much evidence that smoking medical marijuana can pose a health risk. Research has shown that medical marijuana helps to increase the immune system in AIDS patients as well as gain weight.There are also many people who are in support of medical marijuana such as Jack Black, Drew Carey, Bill Maher, and Montel Williams.