Part one of term paper
Twenty years ago the thought of marijuana being used as a form of medicine would have scared and appalled people. Today, roughly two-thirds of Americans agree with the idea of marijuana being used as a therapeutic form of medicine. Marijuana has been used medically for ages. Presently it is effective in treating patients with ailments and ...

Part two of term paper
... Americans die from diseases related to cigarette smoking each year, and more than 150,000 Americans die from alcohol each year, yet these substances remain legal. However, in the 10,000 years of usage, no one has ever died from smoking marijuana. (Medical Marijuana, www.norml.com) Marijuana should be studied more extensively for its medicinal purposes, and should be legally available for doctors to prescribe to their patients, judging by their therapeutic need for it. The oldest known medi ...