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Medical Marijuana in Context
Pages 129-132

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... Marijuana is classified with heroin and LSD among federally controlled substances considered to have high potential for abuse and no accepted medical value. People suffering from debilitating symptoms that cannot be relieved with available drugs and who might find relief by smoking marijuana can take little comfort in a promise of a better cannabinoid drug 10 years from now.
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... 132 MARIfUANA AS MEDICINE? compounds in the body that activate these receptors, and the creation of synthetic compounds that also activate cannabinoid receptors.
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