The Medical Use of Marijuana
Author: Ronald J. Comer
Princeton University
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In this video, you will see the case of a woman who uses legalized marijuana to treat chronic pain after an accident has left her partially paralyzed. As you will see, there is much debate concerning the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Some argue that marijuana is an addictive and dangerous substance and that if it is legalized for certain purposes, it will be easier to abuse, especially among young persons. As you watch, consider how you feel about the social and legal implications of regulation of the substance.
1. In the video, U.S. drug czar John Walters justifies the continued criminalization of cannabis, despite potential medical benefits, by saying that _______________.
2. In the video, Angel claims that before she took cannabis she was _________, a condition that cannabis has reversed.
3. In 2005, the US Supreme Court ruled that in states where medicinal marijuana has been legalized, those who use it and those who supply it _________________.
4. Researchers have claimed that marijuana can be of use in combating all of the following EXCEPT:
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