One of the most noticeable and fought after here in the United States has been medicinal marijuana, a strand of marijuana that has a higher dosage of Cannabidiol (CBD) a chemical that has been documented to have reduce seizures and alleviate pain. Even Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN 's Chief Medical Correspondent has stated “It is no surprise then that 76% of physicians recently surveyed said that they would approve the use of marijuana to help ease a woman’s pain from breast cancer.”(CNN 2013) While there is currently limited medical journals published on the benefits of marijuana, many studies are currently underway to help build a case that could revolutionize the way medicine is practiced by using a more natural source verses man made chemicals and treatments with adverse side effects. As medical professionals are some of the biggest advocates that marijuana has multiple uses in day to day life “As a palliative care physician, I have patients desperately asking me for legal access to medical marijuana to help control pain, improve appetite, reduce nausea, increase energy and reduce insomnia and anxiety. Patients deserve safe and legal access to this ancient herbal treatment without the fear of criminal sanctions.”(Dworkind 1067) stated Dr. Micheal A. …show more content…
The marijuana still carries a false shroud of stigma as a dangerous drug lead to harder narcotics, medical and scholarly officials have began to change the American view. The wide variety of applications of marijuana from both ingrained in our American history to hemp oil to drive our cars there are quite a few reasons to change the label on marijuana from BAD to