legalization of marijuana

Recently doctors have prescribed marijuana, and “the Clinton administration threatened to prosecute doctors who prescribe marijuana,” (Gonnerman 40). Doctors are prescribing marijuana for its medical benefits. The Clinton administration on the other hand is outlawing marijuana because it has not been approved by the FDA. Since doctors feel marijuana has medical benefits it should be clinically tested so they can prescribe it for their patients. Marijuana can be used for many medical reasons. For cancer patients …

…use of crack in the form of morphine in hospitals to increase the illegal use of crack. What is presently needed is a clinical test of marijuana. Marijuana does not have to be legalized for medical use, but we should find out if it should be legalized. We need to answer an important question: Is marijuana a drug that can be used for medical benefits? The only way to answer this is a clinical test.