The more that our medical knowledge expands on how we can use cannabis oil to treat a variety of illnesses, the more we are coming to understand that cannabis may be one of the key elements to recovering from a lot of horrible ailments.
There have been approximately over 150 different types of illnesses that medical marijuana has been able to vanquish or help tolerate at least. Because of this amazing feat of how strong and effective medical marijuana has become, it has been bestowed the title “miracle drug”.
Not only has medical cannabis been able to help those 150 ailments, we are now seeing that it can even help rid patients of cancer or help treat it.
With more than over a hundred scientific studies that help conclude the fact that cannabis compounds play a huge role in treating cancer patients, with a menagerie of documented cases that help prove all of the research to be true. Even the National Cancer Institute states that “Cannabinoids may have benefits in the treatment of cancer-related side effects.”
All of this proven data and research is nothing unless we are able to legalize marijuana of course. According to The Center for Responsive Politics, the reason as to why marijuana is not legal is because,
“Money, Not Morals, Drives Marijuana Prohibition.” Including their statement that because of a certain set of five industries that have powerful lobbying abilities may be the real 
reason as to why cannabis is illegal.
reason as to why cannabis is illegal.
With a variety of other reasoning as to why cannabis is not legal, is also from the fear that the pharmaceutical world would lose their line of expensive pick-me-up drugs such as Advil or Vicodin.
People would then replace these expensive drugs with cannabis instead and for that reason, The Center for Responsive Politics concludes this:
“In 2013 alone PhRMA spent nearly $18 million on lobbying, ranking it ninth in spending among all lobbying clients. Drug manufacturers gave big in the 2012 elections — nearly $21.8 million to various federal candidates and committees as well as the parties.”
If we are to explore even further the world of marijuana and it’s various helpful uses, then we must really take into consideration as to what that means for us as a society.
Personally, I say we do everything we can to further our knowledge of how medical marijuana can save numerous lives before having to throw them away for no reason.
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