Stumble Weed

There's a lot of hype about so-called “medical” marijuana. Get to the facts — cut through the haze.

Teenage boy in classroom thinking to himself “Today we had to do a class report on an important current event topic, you know pros and cons and all that stuff. So Jason picked “Why Marijuana is Medicine” and Megan took the other side. Both of them had great points but I’m more confused than ever. Is it really medicine?”

Illustration of “Dr. Pot” saying “Smoke three of these and call me in the morning.”

Even though some groups have endorsed smoking marijuana for medical use, major medical organizations
do not agree. This is what they say:

The American Academy of Pediatrics “opposes the legalization of marijuana.”
The American Medical Association rejected marijuana as medicine.
The Glaucoma Research Foundation calls medical marijuana a “poor choice” in treating glaucoma.
The National MS Society says that there is “…insufficient data to recommend marijuana…for treatment of multiple sclerosis.
Even the Supreme Court rejected medical marijuana.

Hear why the FDA rejected Medical Marijuana claims.

Illustration of “Dr. Pat” saying “These Marinol™ pills can relieve side effects associated with chemotherapy.”

The Government has already approved medications to help suffering patients.

There are alternative FDA-approved medications for treatment of many of the symptoms that smoked marijuana is supposed to help. DEA and the FDA approved Marinol™, which is a safe medication that doctors prescribe for suffering patients.

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