Marijuana vs. All Drugs

Doctors that favor medical marijuana state:   

Mollie Fry, MD, told ProCon.org in an Apr. 7, 2006 interview:

"I took an oath to do no harm.  If a doctor is willing to give you a prescription for a drug that is addictive or could kill you, then why should you not be able to choose a non-toxic drug like marijuana?

Leslie Iversen, PhD, Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Oxford, wrote in his Oct. 2000 book The Science of Marijuana:

"Cannabis is a safer drug than aspirin and can be used long-term without serious side effects

Side Effects of Smoking:

About half of all Americans who continue to smoke will die because of the habit. Each year about 438,000 people in the United States die from illnesses related to cigarette smoking. Cigarettes kill more Americans than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide, and illegal drugs combined. 

Cancer:

Cigarette smoking accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths. It is a major cause of cancers of the lung, larynx (voice box), oral cavity, pharynx (throat), esophagus (swallowing tube connected to the stomach), and bladder, and it contributes to the development of cancers of the pancreas, cervix, kidney, stomach, and also some leukemias

Marijuana can be used instrumentally.

THC can be used to treat pain and decrease nausea in people with Cancer.  The only thing that makes it illegal is the law.