While there may not be cures for certain human diseases, there is definitely a drug that can be used to ease the pain of many of them, such as arthritis, asthma, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (AIDS), depression, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, cancer and many others. This drug is marijuana, also known as cannabis. Marijuana is the dried leaf of the hemp plant that gives off tetrahydocannibinol (THC). THis chemical is part of the healing combination that …showed first 75 words of 1202 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1202 total…American Public Health Association). Perhaps if scientists and the Food and Drug Administration took more effort to do serious tests dealing with the effects of marijuana on illnesses, they'll realize that a strong pain reliever, that will ease a person's pain when conventional medicines are not as effective, is out there. Therapeutic marijuana was used in the past and should once again be legalized to ameliorate the suffering of sick and dying patients. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**