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“Endocannabinoids appear to be profoundly connected with the concept of homeostasis (maintaining physiological stability), helping redress specific imbalances presented by disease or by injury.…

— Michael Backes

“On the other hand, marijuana is useful for fighting diseases due to autoimmune inflammation, such as arthritis, rheumatism, diabetes and Crohn’s disease, where the…

— Dale Gieringer

“Among the studies conducted by the Center, four assessed smoked marijuana's ability to alleviate neuropathic pain, a notoriously difficult to treat type of nerve…

— You Are Being Lied To About Series

“Howlett speculated that the human cannabinoid system evolved to help us endure (and selectively forget) the routine slings and arrows of life “so that…

— Michael Pollan

I smoked marijuana for 50 yearsIt opened my mind to a lot of things, and now its active ingredient, THC, relaxes me and eases…

— James Garner

I have osteoarthritis, which especially affects my knees.

— Anonymous

As a physician I have sympathy for patients suffering from pain and other medical conditions. Although I understand many believe marijuana is the most…

— Bill Frist

There is no legitimate use whatsoever for marijuana. This is not medicine. This is bogus witchcraft. It has no place in medicine, no place…

— Bob Barr

Marijuana is beneficial to many patients

— Joycelyn Elders

“Gout Every single year, thousands upon thousands of people are diagnosed with, and suffer from a condition known as gout. Gout is basically a…

— James Haley

“Cannabis is renowned as a powerful hallucinogen in large doses, and certainly capable of inducing profound ecstatic ecstatic states. Anyone who who doubts this…

— John Rush

Marijuana is one of the least toxic substances in the whole pharmacopoeia

— Lester Grinspoon