Medical marijuana has been frowned upon for many decades. There has been research on marijuana that shows how it can be effective and ineffective for patients. Many physicians believe that marijuana would be a great candidate to treat many illness. Other physicians disagree with the use of marijuana to be use as a prescription drug. Both sides of the arguments show that they have legitimate reasons why marijuana should be brought into society or kept out of. For many years medical marijuana has been questioned, but as the world advances research on marijuana has been proven to be effective. A founder of a chronic pain management program says, "Numerous studies have now established that cannabinoids help lessen pain and affect a wide range
