Legalizing Medicinal Marijuana

Today, 25 states and Washington D.C. have existing laws and resolutions that allow doctors to prescribe marijuana for treatment of various illnesses or are petitioning the federal government to lift the ban on its medical use. In 10 states, similar laws have either been repealed or have expired. And, 15 states have never had medicinal marijuana laws.
The majority of states, including our own, whose laws "establish controlled substances therapeutic research programs for patients suffering from glaucoma, cancer, and other life or sense-threatening diseases (CNN.com)" have already taken the r…