Medical Marijuana Research Paper

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A little 7 year old girl had cancer since she was 4. Her parents wanted to fight the cancer on her own she was getting better at first but at the last year she had it got worse so they had put her on chemotherapy. She had been on chemotherapy for 5 months. She just past away 2 days ago. Do you think Marijuana should be used for medical??

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Marijuana should be used for medical reasons because it assists with a large number of medical problems. To name a few, it lowers pain, aides in the treatment of cancer, alleviates the symptoms from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). There are no side effects from medical marijuana unlike pharmaceuticals such as vicodin, chemotherapy, and mood stabilizers. It will dramatically decrease

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