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Re-Legalizing Marijuana as Medicine
In 1937, Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act, which prohibited the non-medical use of marijuana by requiring anyone who produced, distributed, or used the drug for medical purposes to register and pay a tax. ... In 1942, the United States Pharmacopeia removed marijuana from the text because it was believed, not proven, to be a harmful and addictive drug. In 1969, the Dangerous Substances Act listed marijuana as a class I substance, the most restrictive classification. ... However, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has yet to determine if they will provide the marijuana needed for additional studies. ... Many studies and evidence show that marijuana, when used for medicinal purposes under a physician’s care, does provide more benefits than hazards. ... The study of marijuana is no different. According to the NIDA, a National Institute of Health (NIH) panel concluded that studies regarding medicinal use of marijuana remain inconclusive. A report released in August 1997 stated that future studies should consider the effects of smoked marijuana as opposed to the capsule form delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), also known as Marinol or dronabinol . ...
The smoke from marijuana contains the same carcinogens as tobacco smoke. In “New Research Report Presents Marijuana Facts,” NIDA stated smoking marijuana presents the same risks to cancer as cigarettes. The NIDA website claims, “Its hard to know for sure whether regular marijuana use causes cancer… someone who smokes five joints per day may be taking in as many cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full pack of cigarettes every day.
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