8221;http://www.tfy.drugsense.org/apha.htm” which clearly states,” that marijuana has been reported to be effective in reducing intraocular pressure in glaucoma, reducing nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy, stimulating the appetite for patients living with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and suffering from the wasting syndrome, controlling spasticity associated with spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis, decreasing the suffering from chronic pain and controlling seizures associated with seizure disorders.” This shocking information cannot only be verified by countless physicians, but also has been known by the Supreme Court for many years now!Marijuana is illegal today because of the Marijuana Tax Act passed in 1937. The following information is not only appalling but sickening to think our government would ever do something such as this. According to Grinspoon and Bakalar, “This law was the culmination of a campaign organized by the Federal Bureau of Narcotics under Harry Anslinger in which the public was led to believe that marihuana was addictive and caused violent crimes, psychosis, and mental deterioration…Under the Marihuana Tax Act, anyone using the hemp plant for certain defined industrial or medical purposes was required to register and pay a tax of a dollar an ounce” (15). Almost incidentally, the law made medical use of cannabis difficult, because of the extensive paperwork required of doctors who wished to use it. The Federal Bureau of Narcotics followed up with "anti-diversion" regulations that contributed to physicians' disappointment. Cannabis was removed from the United States Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary in 1941. In the 1960s, large numbers of people began to use marijuana recreationally. Anecdotes about its medical use began to appear, generally not in the medical literature but in other sources, such as popular magazines. Meanwhile, conc...
