Indopedia All Things Marijuana
Social reform often experiences the journey of change at a pace of two steps forward, one step back.
In countries around the world, new laws are passed, legislation is created, and then some world leader opens their mouth and reminds us that Reefer Madness ignorance is alive and well in some social circles.
This week’s step back was courtesy of the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Theresa May. During a live Facebook Q&A hosted by ITV, the Prime Minister outlined her reasons for not wanting to legalize cannabis in any form — Marijuana.com fact checked each of her statements:
“There have obviously been some studies into the use of cannabis or derivatives for medical use.”
This statement is entirely true, although significantly understated by the Prime Minister. In fact, there have been hundreds of reliable studies all over the world that show cannabis is a viable and powerful substance that can be used to treat many medical conditions.
In 2015, a study in Israel showed that cannabis treatment for certain cancers helped slow tumor growth and promoted cancer cell death. In fact, the U.S. National Cancer Institute states on their website that marijuana can be an…
