Notes for "Should marijuana be a medical option?"

In 1972, marijuana was place in Schedule 1of the Controlled Substances Act, meaning that the government thought that it had no medical use treatment in the United States. 13 states have accepted the use of Medical Marijuana.
Pro: Marijuana, they claim, is safe for treatment against AIDS, cancer, Multiple Sclarosis,general pain, migraines, glaucoma, and epilepsy. They say that thousands of deaths woud be prevented if the use of medical marijuana was legal because patients over dosing on legal prescription drugs.
Con: They say that marijuana is not FDA approved because of how dangerous it is. They claim that marijuana is addictive, has potential for harder drug use, hurts the lungs, damages the immune system and the brain, interferes with fertility. They say that medical marijuana is a cover-up for drug legalization, and people who say that theya re using marijuana for medical reasons are acually using it for personal/recreational purposes.
I think that the government and Obama are taking the right steps toward what is right for this country in regards to marijuana. This subject is a little touchy, so there is many people out there debating on whether it is helping or hurting this country. It changed my thinking a little bit as to whether I thought medical marijuana was good or bad. At first, I had thought that people who use marijuana for medical reasons or personal reasons is their issue/problem and to let them do what they please. By reading these articles, it makes me second guess whether it is good or bad.... I have a whole different look on it now. There are people out there who are in desperate need of pain relief and people who need to use it for medical reasons. And then there are people out there who use it just to get high. People should be able to use it for medical reasons and medical resons only, and if they choose to sell.....let that be their problem and let them suffer the consequenses.