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Nurse states "Yes i do believe that medical marijuana is right. Most people really need it for chemotherapy and i believe they should have a right to be able to have medical marijuana. But at the same time it she be only used as medical marijuana not an abused drug.

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Custodian states "Yes i think we should use marijuana but only for medication. Other than that i don't support it just as a drug itself"

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I believe that the overall opinion on the use of the medical marijuana is right. Most briefly stated that it is right but only in terms that it'll be used for medical purposes only.

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English teacher at Morton West high school states "Yes i believe that medical marijuana should be allowed but only if its  under strict government, and is medical marijuana not recreation drug marijuana that has some make-up chemicals."

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Officer Cantwell states " Yes i do believe that the use of medical marijuana  is right but as long the FDA has approved medical marijuana but used for medical purposes and if it helps people, then I'm all in for it."

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Lunchroom staff member states " I believe that it depends on how the the person uses it. If they abuse it then it's wrong, if they use it wisely like the doctor prescribes it then i believe that it's alright."

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People's opinion on the use of the medical marijuana

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People's opinion on the use of the medical marijuana

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Biology teacher at Morton West high school states "Yes i do believe that the use of medical marijuana is right, but if only they're used for the right purposes. Most people attend to abuse it and use it other than medical purposes."

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What  is the success rate of using marijuana compared to other medications?

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What  is the success rate of using marijuana compared to other medications?

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Patients says that the success rate of using medical marijuana is 92%.

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A 2013 survey in the New England Journal of Medicine found that nearly 8-in-10 doctors approved the use of medical marijuana. Now, a wide-ranging survey in California finds that medical marijuana patients agree: 92 percent said that medical marijuana alleviated symptoms of their serious medical conditions, including chronic pain, arthritis, migraine, and cancer.

The data come from the California Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a representative health survey of 7,525 California adults produced by the Public Health Institute in partnership with the CDC. Researchers found that in total, five percent of California adults said they had used medical marijuana for a "serious medical condition."

"Our study's results lend support to the idea that medical marijuana is used equally by many groups of people and is not exclusively used by any one specific group," the authors write. There were similar usage rates among both men and women. Adults of all ages reported medical marijuana use, although young adults were the most likely to use it.

There were some small differences in medical marijuana use across members of different races, although the authors stress that "the absolute difference in prevalence between the racial/ethnic groups is less than three percentage points, which may not have much importance in practical terms."

The full survey results from the report are below - click for a larger version.

Despite being used in 23 states, medical marijuana still faces a considerable amount of skepticism. In an interview last year former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg called it "one of the great hoaxes of all time." California narcotics police lobbyist John Lovell said earlier this year that "California's medical marijuana law is a giant con job."

This study refutes these notions. "Our study contradicts commonly held beliefs that medical marijuana is being overused by healthy individuals," the authors write. "The most common reasons for use include medical conditions for which mainstream treatments may not exist, such as for migraines, or may not be effective, including for chronic pain and cancer."

In considering the efficacy of any kind of medical treatment, we should listen first and foremost to the patients. The debate over medical marijuana has largely been dominated by vested interests and advocacy groups on either side - patients' voices have been either silent or ignored completely.

This study provides a helpful corrective, and in this case the patients are speaking loud and clear in near-unanimity: medical marijuana works.

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92% of patients say medical marijuana works

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A 2013 survey in the New England Journal of Medicine found that nearly 8-in-10 doctors approved the use of medical marijuana. Now, a wide-ranging survey in California finds that medical marijuana patients agree: 92 percent said that medical marijuana alleviated symptoms of their serious medical conditions, including chronic pain, arthritis, migraine, and cancer.

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What types of medical conditions /diseases are treated with medical marijuana.

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What types of medical conditions /diseases are treated with medical marijuana.

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This website talks about all of the following states that marijuana is medicinally legal.

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People's opinion on the use of medical marijuana.

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People's opinion on the use of medical marijuana.

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Junior at Morton East high school states " yes i do believe that  the use medical marijuana is right because it can help relieve the pain of people who are going through chemotherapy and people with glaucoma. The taxes placed on marijuana can also help fund the economy depending on how they charge it."

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What states are legally allowed to use marijuana medicinally? 

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What states are legally allowed to use marijuana medicinally? 

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This is the following website th talks about the 23 states that are legalized medicinally

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A look at marijuana laws across the U.S.

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What are the complications and/or drawbacks to using medical marijuana rather than other medicines?

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What are the complications and/or drawbacks to using medical marijuana rather than other medicines?

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Marijuana can be addictive and have a short-term side like memory loss and trouble thinking. It may also have harmful long-term effects, like lung cancer, a weakened immune system, and increased heart-attack risk in the hour after smoking it.