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NATION, Page 31American NotesMEDICINEPulling the Plug on Pot
For patients with certain chronic or terminal diseases, a
marijuana cigarette can blunt the side effects of radical
treatments. Advocates of alternative medicine claim, for
example, that the drug helps cancer patients endure
chemotherapy, comforts AIDS victims and eases eye pressure for
those who suffer from glaucoma. Last week, however, the U.S.
Public Health Service said it will no longer condone cannabis
therapy because of the fear that the practice could harm people
with weak immune systems. The Federal Government currently
allows 13 people to use the drug legally, and had approved the
treatment for 28 others. Under the ruling, those who now receive
marijuana will continue treatment. The 28 new patients will be
informed about alternative drug treatments.