Yes, but it would be legal under state law to possess it and the patient would not be subject to arrest by local law enforcement. The DEA is hardly equipped to go after every medical marijuana user. Opponents see a sinister agenda, the legalization of all drugs, hiding behind the mask of compassion. Not To Stick Mower's Failing Body In Prison For The Crime Of Growing Medicine. He says nothing about the D.C. initiative that grew out of the AIDS community.
Doctors are somewhat divided.
Supporters of medical marijuana say it fights the nausea caused by chemotherapy and by AIDS treatments, allowing some patients to keep their strength at a crucial level. See Debate About Medical Marijuana Among Oregon Doctors Tells Us More About Doctors Than About Marijuana. But opponents say the evidence is far from conclusive. Barry McCaffrey, the nation's drug czar, held a news conference Tuesday to drive home that point and to blast the state proposals. American medicine is the best in the world, and it's not based on this kind of malarkey.