California's Proposition 215: Medical Marijuana

Abstract: The issue of legalization of marijuana is a complicated mixture of social, political, ethical, medical and legal considerations. In the United States, marijuana has been deemed a dangerous drug with severe consequences for possession and distribution. California has taken the lead in declaring a willingness to acknowledge the medicinal value of marijuana. By voting for Proposition 215, they have validated the personal accounts of many people who suffer from AIDS, cancer and other illnesses who are not able to use the synthetic prescription form of marijuana now available. This 10 page paper argues that denying cancer and AIDS patients, paraplegics and epileptics access to a potentially useful medicine that is safer than most legally prescribed drugs is inhumane. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

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