There are several conclusions to be drawn about the studies and research into Medical Marijuana. Currently, it’s still illegal on a federal level, and because of this, even a person who was given medical marijuana by prescription can be persecuted and arrested for possession. Though, luckily the law in this case is starting to catch up and several cases have been successfully defended because it was argued that the possession of marijuana for those individuals was a medical necessity. And even the National Cancer Institute is making medical marijuana available to all Chemotherapy patients that the doctors have specifically deemed eligible. What this means is that those individuals who are seriously ill and can benefit from the use of medical marijuana are beginning to find more and more legal means to access the “drug”.

While cannabis is seen by many medical professionals as being a possible alternative to other therapeutic drugs on the market today, it’s highly unlikely that marijuana will ever actually be approved by the FDA as a safe drug for use. Their official stance on the issue stems from the fact that the chemical composition of the drug (as it is plant based and cannot be synthesized in its most potent form) is too variable. Unlike other drugs that are chemically made in a lab and can be regulated for their use, Marijuana is simply too finicky for that at this time. Should a time ever come when all marijuana plants grown react in the same way and have the same chemical composition there will be far less confusion on the matter, and many of the organizations currently barring the way for approval will be bowled over by the then approved research into the matter.