Marijuana, medicine, and science -- Introduction -- Can marijuana help? -- How harmful is marijuana? -- Medical marijuana and disease -- Marijuana and pain -- Marijuana and AIDS -- Marijuana and cancer -- Marijuana and muscle spasticity -- Marijuana and neurological disorders -- Marijuana and glaucoma -- Medical marijuana in context -- Pharmaceuticals from marijuana -- Legal issues -- Marijuana's medical future.
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Examines an Institute of Medicine study on the medicinal use of marijuana, evaluating its effectiveness and its pros and cons; topics covered include legal issues, helpfulness versus harmfulness, and problems it could possibly treat, including pain, muscle spasticity, glaucoma, neurological disorders, AIDS, and cancer.