Should the growing of marijuana for medical use be legal?

In many cases, medical marijuana is indeed a legitimate treatment. While this is controversial, if you ignore politicians and concentrate studies done by scientists not employed by government, you can find many benefits to some of the components of cannabis. The AMA was vocally against the criminalization of marijuana in the early 20th century and still stands firm that REAL research should be allowed into this drug that had been used by doctors throughout recorded history. It is frequently argued by the DEA and politicians that there are pharmaceutical drugs that can do anything marijuana can do. Well, that is partially true, but they cannot always do it as well. One well known case if this is in regards to severe nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. There are many pharmaceuticals available to treat this, however even the latest and greatest often fail. There is even a pharmaceutical version of pure THC, a component of marijuana. Strangely enough, it also often fails or produces side effects that the patient may not tolerate. When looked at further, one will find that there are over 30 individual chemicals in marijuana that can act on the body. It is this synergistic effect which provides the usefulness and benefits.