Part 1 of Essay
Twenty years ago the thought of marijuana being used as a form of medicine would have scared and appalled people. Today, roughly two-thirds of Americans agree with the idea of marijuana being used as a therapeutic form of medicine. Marijuana has been used medically for ages. Presently it is effective in treating patient ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... for its medicinal purposes, and should be legally available for doctors to prescribe to their patients, judging by their therapeutic need for it. The oldest known medical use of marijuana dates back to the Emperor Shen-Nung in China in the 28th century BC. He prescribed it for such things as constipation, malaria, and absentmindedness. (Medical Marijuana, www.normal.com) Marijuana was also commonly used medically in, but not restricted to ancient Egypt to treat sore eyes, ancient India as an anesthe ....