SHOULD MARIJUANA BE LEGALIZED FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES?

"If it helps people, it should be legal. I don't believe it causes as
much harm as people say it does." - Alexis Filippo, freshman in
secondary education

"I would say yes, if it can help." - Matt Bane, senior in fine
arts

"Yes, I do think it should be legalized for medicinal purposes. I've
seen it first hand; my grandmother had cancer. I think there's
overwhelming studies showing the benefits outweigh the negative
impacts." - Brittany Smith, senior in social work

"Yes, with a prescription. It would be less people in jail. That would
save tax dollars on supporting the jails." - Catrina Elmore, junior in
accounting

"I have no opposition to that. I'd consider a trained medical person's
recommendation of marijuana as treatment to be sufficient reason to
make that option legal." - Mark Parillo, associate professor of history

"Yes, there's people that need it to stimulate their appetite; cancer
patients." - Kerry Harris, junior food science

"I don't see why not; it's natural." - Tera Walton, sophomore in
English

"I think if it's a last resort for cancer then a solution shouldn't be
illegal, especially if it's terminal." - Ashley Heptig, junior life
sciences

"I don't know. I feel like there's more about the issue I'd need to
know before I could make an informed decision." - Kevin Blake,
professor of geography

"Yes, Kansas needs to catch up with the rest of the United States." -
Randi Cagle, sophomore in secondary education

"Yes, I've seen medical marijuana used first hand; my aunt had cancer.
It helped her somewhat enjoy her last months. I think if it could be
regulated, it would be well worth it." - Samantha Drake, senior in
communication studies

"I don't have an extensive knowledge of the subject. From what I do
know it's yes because there are certain pains that it can heal or take
away." - Patrick Flores, senior in agribusiness and milling science
and management

"Yes, it's an herbal plant and it's a way to help them through their
suffering." - Ashley Trevor, sophomore in elementary education

"As long as it's only for medicinal purposes and they have a
prescription." - Sebastian O'Connor, spring 2010 graduate

"If someone has a chronic illness and they're in terrible pain, I
don't see why we should deny those people better quality of life in
their last years." - Robert Anderson, senior in social sciences

"I think pot should be legalized at least for medical uses since it's
very safe and has great advantage to cancer patients. It's a drug that
can ease the pain of cancer treatment, induce an appetite, calm the
patient as well as improve their mood all with one drug. This being a
drug that has been used for years and never once has been the direct
cause of death since it's almost impossible to overdose on THC. Also,
the three most common legal drugs: nicotine, alcohol and caffeine are
all more destructive and more lethal then marijuana which in turn is
the only drug out of those four that has a practical medical use,
aside from caffeine and mild pain relief." - Roger Armendariz, junior
in philosophy

"Yes, because that would make our drug policy more consistent. There
are other drugs used for medicinal purposes that are more dangerous
and addictive than marijuana, so it's illogical to single out
marijuana for illegal status." - Amy Lara, assistant professor of philosophy