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Legalization of Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes
In the late 1970’s, Susan Nelson watched her husband, Don, vomit constantly. Don was undergoing chemotherapy to treat his testicular cancer. The body rejects the drugs used in chemotherapy by means of vomiting. The constant vomiting caused Don further tissue damage than he already had. In 1989, Susan discovered she had lymphoma. Susan also w ....
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.... psychiatrist Lester Grinspoon describes several possible benefits of marijuana which include, easing nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, improving appetite of people with AIDS and lowering pressure inside the eye for those who suffer from glaucoma (qt. In Rodgers 60). J. Bainard states that a chemical in the cannabis plant could prevent strokes and heart attacks (20). Despite these claims the U.S. government will not legalize marijuana for medical ....
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