Abstract Marijuana has been used around the world for centuries with different spiritual, medical, and practical applications. From keeping spirits away at weddings or clothes and paper, marijuana has many beneficial uses. Current laws aimed at eradicating marijuana bring high crime rates that were obsolete preceding the law. Medical marijuana has many benefits with patients who have chronic diseases. Many patients with serious diseases make life possible using marijuana daily. A person experiencing a serious …showed first 75 words of 1380 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1380 total…-The Report of the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse I. Control of Marihuana, Alcohol and Tobacco. History of Marihuana Legislation - The History of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 By David F. Musto, M.D., New Haven, Conn. http://www.medicalmarijuanaprocon.org/pop/conflicts.htm Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thomson Gale. 04 December 2005 http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/OVRC "Medical Marijuana Should Not Be Legalized for Use by AIDS Patients" by Barry R. McCaffrey