Cannabis for Medical Use

BACKGROUND

All surveys conducted over the past 10 to 15 years concerning the medicinal use of cannabis, show over 70% of the American public believe that the medicinal use of cannabis should be legal if a physician recommends it. The results of the most recent survey reveals that approximately 80% of adult Americans now share this view. Given these findings it is no surprise that 12 states in the U.S. have legalized the medicinal use of cannabis. Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, signed the latest state medicinal cannabis legislation into law in April 2007.

The State of Oregon has a mandatory patient identification program; therefore state officials know exactly how many physicians in Oregon have recommended cannabis to at least one of their patients. 2340 physicians in Oregon have recommended the use of cannabis to one or more of their patients. Over in California, there is a voluntary patient identification card program. Because the program is voluntary we can only estimate the number of doctors in the State of California that have recommended cannabis to their patients. Typical estimates range between 3000 and 5000 physicians.

Many health care organizations recognize the medical utility of cannabis. Well over a 100 health-related entities including The American Public Health Association, The American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Pain Management Association, the Institute of Medicine and The American Nurses Association, have officially come out in favor of the medicinal use of cannabis.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

* Does medical marijuana/cannabis truly help to brain tumor patients as a medical aid?

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study was conducted to know if the medical marijuana/cannabis can be use for medications or can be truly help specifically, for the brain tumor patients. The significance of this study is to educate or to inform people that cannabis is can be use for medical treatment specifically on brain tumor...