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Medical Use of Marijuana The author of this article, Billy R.

The author of this article, Billy R. Martin, Is from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, a reputable institution (Martin 4). The author looks at the pros and cons of the medical use of marijuana because there still exists much controversy in the medical profession as to whether it should be used to treat patients who are refractory to other medications. Some doctors have had considerable success in using marijuana to treat pain and nausea, while others have found it to have no benefits. The drug needs to be investigated throughly so that those who may benefit from its use are not deprived of the relief it may offer, while at the same time, the promotion of the medical use of marijuana is not used to foster the legalization of marijuana as a recreational drug.

This paper summarizes some of the work done worldwide on the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. It cites several reports which weigh the potential benefits against the adverse side effects of the drug. All these have looked at the importance of examining the use of medical marijuana which has been reported to work when all other treatments have failed, is efficacious, and is devoid of adverse effects. It criticizes the fact that the principles used to evaluate other pharmacotherapies have largely been ignored in respect to marijuana, and there are no well-controlled studies of its use using standard therapies as positive controls, or studies examining the use of medical marijuana in patients unresponsive to other medications. Most studies rely either on self-reports or on physicianÆs case studies.

Martin points to the need to carry out further studies of the safety of marijuana use because, although it has not been shown to have adverse effects on young and healthy people, this may not be the case with patients who are ill or an at-risk population. Long-term inhalatio

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