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> [ \[Marijuana\] doesn't have a high potential for abuse, and there are very legitimate medical applications. In fact, sometimes marijuana is the only thing that works... \[I\]t is irresponsible not to provide the best care we can as a medical community,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-gupta/marijuana-doesn-t-have-a-high-potential-for-abuse-and-there-are-very/)

[Sanjay Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-gupta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/sanjay-gupta-37240_abuse_marijuana-doesn-t-have-a-high-potential_2300178.png)

> [We have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-gupta/we-have-been-terribly-and-systematically-misled-for-nearly-70-years/)

[Sanjay Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-gupta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5f/sanjay-gupta-37240_cannabis_we-have-been-terribly-and-systematically_2598667.png)

## Other authors on Cannabis

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eddie-obeng-31398.jpg) Harry J. Anslinger 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannabis/harry-j-anslinger/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terence-mckenna-89395.jpg) Terence McKenna 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannabis/terence-mckenna/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carl-sagan-20994.jpg) Carl Sagan 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannabis/carl-sagan/)
- [Jack Herer 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannabis/jack-herer/)

## More by Sanjay Gupta

> [The worst crime of all would be that a mistake happens and no one talks about it or learns from it. So, as unsettling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-gupta/the-worst-crime-of-all-would-be-that-a-mistake-happens-and-no-one/)

[Sanjay Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-gupta/)

> [“According to the American Heart Association, for every minute that goes by without someone attempting CPR or defibrillation, the odds of survival decrease by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-gupta/according-to-the-american-heart-association-for-every-minute-that/)

[Sanjay Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-gupta/)

> [Sleeping only six hours a night for a week in a row will make you feel on that eighth day as if you'd gotten…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-gupta/sleeping-only-six-hours-a-night-for-a-week-in-a-row-will-make-you/)

[Sanjay Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-gupta/)

> [Insurance companies don't necessarily want to invest in your wellnes because you're likely to switch insurance companies within 10 years. They don't benefit from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-gupta/insurance-companies-don-t-necessarily-want-to-invest-in-your-wellnes/)

[Sanjay Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-gupta/)

> [I am not backing down on medical marijuana; I am doubling down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-gupta/i-am-not-backing-down-on-medical-marijuana-i-am-doubling-down/)

[Sanjay Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-gupta/)

> [You know what makes your heart swift, you know what makes your breath catch your throat, you know what makes your chest tight with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-gupta/you-know-what-makes-your-heart-swift-you-know-what-makes-your-breath/)

[Sanjay Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-gupta/)

> [“If you don't want to lose your job, you become conservative, you keep your head down," he told me. "And it's pretty unfortunate, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-gupta/if-you-don-t-want-to-lose-your-job-you-become-conservative-you-keep/)

[Sanjay Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-gupta/)

> [“There’s a saying in medicine that no one is dead until they are warm and dead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-gupta/there-s-a-saying-in-medicine-that-no-one-is-dead-until-they-are-warm/)

[Sanjay Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-gupta/)

> [“After that experience, I decided that the things that were more important to do were the things I was actually not focused on, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-gupta/after-that-experience-i-decided-that-the-things-that-were-more/)

[Sanjay Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-gupta/)

> [ \[Marijuana\] doesn't have a high potential for abuse, and there are very legitimate medical applications. In fact, sometimes marijuana is the only thing that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-gupta/marijuana-doesn-t-have-a-high-potential-for-abuse-and-there-are-very/)

[Sanjay Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-gupta/)

> [We have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-gupta/we-have-been-terribly-and-systematically-misled-for-nearly-70-years/)

[Sanjay Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-gupta/)

> [When I was training, those were some of the most indelible experiences I've ever had, in my life. It is so raw. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-gupta/when-i-was-training-those-were-some-of-the-most-indelible-experiences/)

[Sanjay Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-gupta/)

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