Marijuana should be decriminalized, period. Not just medical. All the negative things shoved down society's throat are just spin.
The amount of things you can do with Hemp/Cannabis would benefit any country's economy greatly.
From medicine to textile, paper, fuel, oil, food and recreation the possibilities are vast.
Legalize it.
:werd: One of the main reasons it was made illegal in the first place was because is was the major competitor to cotton and the investors of cotton wanted NONE of that.