| There is a growing number of people who
regard marijuana (cannabis) as a benign medicine, offering relief to
people suffering from a variety of illnesses, including epilepsy,
arthritis, multiple sclerosis and glaucoma as well as lessening the side
effects of medications and treatments given to cancer and HIV patients.
CBC Television's THE NATURE OF THINGS with David Suzuki examines the
medicinal uses of marijuana.
Officially, marijuana is an illegal drug that is still considered toxic and addictive with no medical value. People who use marijuana to alleviate their suffering and seek to obtain it from an illegal source, live with the added anxiety of possible arrest, jail and forfeiture of property. They all say it's worth the risk. This program tells the stories of those who have shown courage in providing marijuana to the sick and suffering as well as the stories of people whose lives have been transformed by its medicinal properties. Reefer Madness 2 is written by John Bassett and produced by Vishnu Mathur. Executive producer of THE NATURE OF THINGS is Michael Allder.Available in VHS, DVD |
David Suzuki |