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Medicinal Cannabis
The issue of whether or not marijuana should be used for medicinal purposes has been prevalent for years. In the past, it has been used in different cultures to change mood, perception and consciousness. The Boggs Act and the 1956 Narcotics Control Act were both placed against the use of marijuana. Dating back to over five 5000 ago it has been made apparent that marijuana has great medicinal value. "Cannabis was used extensively in medicine until the passage of the Marijuana Tax Act in 1937" (Begg 135). Marijuana has the ability to obstruct many of the terrible symptoms and treatment's side effects of diseases including AIDS, cancer, and glaucoma. Due to the unique soothing effect that marijuana provides to people with afflicting diseases, marijuana should be legalized solely for medical use.
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) refers to a specific group of diseases, which result from severe suppression of the immune system. Scientists have identified......

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