The Use of Marijuana for Medical Purposes Marijuana is illegal in fifty states because of it’s classification as an illicit drug, but controversial issues have been established that this “illicit drug” has improved the course of treatment for suffering patients in such illnesses as Glaucoma, Anorexia, and Cancer. Though studies show that it is proven to help relive pain of these particular illnesses it also has it’s downfalls. Marijuana is harsh to the …showed first 75 words of 1017 total…

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