Doctors, patients assess benefits of Medical Marijuana

From PBS HOURLY NEWS:

…Sixteen states have passed laws that allow patients to use the drug to treat side effects of various illnesses. But now some are moving to either limit or repeal those laws. One of them is Montana.

Special correspondent Anna Rau of Montana PBS recently produced a documentary examining the experiences of patients and doctors. This excerpt focuses primarily on what scientists are learning about marijuana’s therapeutic effects.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA USER: I used to be on approximately 14 different prescriptions, and I would still have up to 12 seizures a day. I used to have to take two handfuls of pills. No more…

Click here to read the full article and view the video.

EDITOR: This is a first in a series.    No matter how hard PBS struggles to provide both sides of the case, the facts are overwhelming in favor of medical marijuana.  Not mentioned is the federal government ha long prohibited dispensing of marijuana for research purposes, yet they complain there hasn’t been enough research!

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