Marijuana has uses both as a medicine and as an intoxicant.  Almost all substances that
alieve  pain also has euphoric effects. It is just the ying of the yang.  As far as the medical
community they do not favor medicinal uses of marijuana and its other derivatives
because it cuts into the money they make from prescribing big Pharma drugs.  Unfortunately
many of our drugs laws against opium, cocaine, heroin and many others are in place to
ensure huge profits for Big Pharma and the medical profession.  Reason being that you
cannot patent a drug that occurs naturally and which can be easily grown by anyone.
Big Pharma is already busy attempting to fabricate marijuana like substances which can
be patented.  The game is still afoot, Watson.