There is a dearth of professional, scientific experiments on medical cannabis because it is classified by the government as a Schedule I drug — a drug with high potential for abuse and no accepted medical value — which makes it incredibly hard to obtain for researchers. Other Schedule I drugs include heroin and LSD; cocaine and methamphetamine are Schedule II drugs.
Dozens of studies from as many sources and nations prove that marijuana has medicinal value. If cocaine has enough medicinal value to be classified a Schedule II narcotic, despite its extremely high potential for abuse, any reasonable person would support marijuana’s reclassification as a Schedule II drug.
The number of studies on medical marijuana doubled from the 80s to the 90s; as many studies were completed in 2005 as wer