Healthcare professionals are in favor of medical marijuana. In a survey of Medscape, an online community for doctors and nurses, it was found that three out of four doctors and nine out of 10 nurses favor decriminalization of marijuana for medical use. The vast majority of medical marijuana prescriptions are for life-threatening conditions. Many people think the medical marijuana movement is an excuse for stoners to get legal weed, but according to the Los Angeles Cannabis Resource Center, 90% of MMJ prescriptions are for AIDS or cancer. Marijuana has a neurochemical effect on pain. A National Institute of Mental Health study has shown that rather than just "relaxing" a pain patient or "intoxicating" them, the psychoactive ingredients in marijuana suppress the transmission of pain signals in the brain. Pot can be used medicinally to treat mental health disorders. Many people think of weed as a medicine for glaucoma and pain, but it is also approved in di...
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