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'''Medical marijuana''' is [[marijuana]] used for its (supposed) analgesic or otherwise therapeutic effects (see [[Glaucoma]]).
'''Medical marijuana''' is [[marijuana]] used for its (supposed) analgesic or otherwise therapeutic effects (see [[Glaucoma]]).
Critics doubt that there are any medicinal effects of marijuana, other than an overall effect sought by drug addicts. "Medical beer," "medical heroin," "medical pornography" and "medical gambling" are not recognized either, for good reason.
Critics doubt that there are any medicinal effects of marijuana, other than an overall effect sought by drug addicts. However, some studies show that Cannabidiol, a chemical compound found in marijuana, inhibits cancer cell growth in lab animals<ref>{{cite journal
|author=Mechoulam R, Peters M, Murillo-Rodriguez E, Hanus LO
|title=Cannabidiol - recent advances
|journal=Chemistry & Biodiversity
|volume=4
|issue=8
|pages=1678–1692
|year=2007
|month=Aug.
|pmid=17712814
|doi=10.1002/cbdv.200790147}}</ref>. Recent studies have shown cannabidiol to be as effective as [[atypical antipsychotics]] in treating [[schizophrenia]].<ref>{{cite journal
| last = Zuardi
| first = A.W
| coauthors = J.A.S. Crippa, J.E.C. Hallak, F.A. Moreira, F.S. Guimarães
| title = Cannabidiol as an antipsychotic drug
| journal = Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
| date = 2006
| volume = 39
| pages = 421-429
| url = http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bjmbr/v39n4/6164.pdf
| issn = ISSN 0100-879X }}</ref>, and [[marijuana]] is commonly viewed as a natural alternative to any otherwise synthetic pharmaceutical drugs.
Opponents of [[drug abuse]] charge that efforts to legalize medical marijuana are intended to be a step towards complete decriminalization and generally decry marijuana as a "[[gateway drug]]".
Opponents of [[drug abuse]] charge that efforts to legalize medical marijuana are intended to be a step towards complete decriminalization and generally decry marijuana as a "[[gateway drug]]".