Marijuana offers a tiny respite of elation to look forward to. This pleasurable side effect, that so upsets Puritanical Republicans, is necessary for it to function. Though there is some evidence that marijuana may suppress the immune system, it can have value for people with AIDS who are suffering from wasting. They have little energy to eat, they feel nauseous and the strong medications make all foods taste utterly disgusting. A friend of mine near death on heavy duty AIDS drugs said that all food tasted like diesel oil.
Marijuana can stimulate the appetite.
Reform MPs want to block marijuana for medical use. Perhaps they also would want to block the use of morphine for pain control simply because it can be abused. Nobody has ever died of a marijuana overdose. Morphine is acknowledged to be a highly addictive and dangerous drug. The federal Liberals are going ahead with trials of medical marijuana.