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Marijuana, or cannabis, is classified by the Drug Enforcement\nAdministration (DEA) as a Schedule I\nsubstance. Despite this, 23\nstates and Washington,\nD.C.\nhave legalized marijuana for medicinal use. California was the first\nstate\nin the United States to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes when\nvoters passed Proposition 215, or the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, by\n55.6 percent on November 5, 1996. On September 30, 2010, Gov. Arnold\nSchwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 1449, reducing the punishment for the\npossession of one ounce or less of marijuana. Since then, there has been\nno population-based data describing medical marijuana users in the\nstate.

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Research Reveals Medical Marijuana Use

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Researchers for the Survey Research Group at the Public Health Institute\nin Sacramento, California, used data from the California Behavioral\nRisk Factor Surveillance System 2012, a\nhealth-related telephone survey of over 7,500 adults, to investigate the\nprevalence of medical marijuana use. Published in the Drug and Alcohol\nReview in 2014, the study\nrevealed that in total, five percent of adults in California reported\never using medical marijuana. Of these, 92 percent believed it helped\ntreat or relieve symptoms of a serious medical condition. The most\ncommon reasons for using medical marijuana were chronic pain (31\npercent), arthritis (11 percent), migraine (8 percent) and cancer (7\npercent). Other conditions reported included acquired immune deficiency\nsyndrome (AIDS), muscle spasms, nausea, stress and depression.

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Medical Marijuana Use Prevails Across California

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Medical\nmarijuana\nuse was prevalent in all age groups, although usage was higher amongst\nadults aged 18 to 24. One reason for this could be that older adults\nhave yet to recognize the benefits of medical marijuana as a therapy for\nconditions such as cancer. Medical marijuana use was similar amongst men\nand women, and in all areas of California, lending support to the notion\nthat medical marijuana is not exclusively used by any one specific\ngroup.Prevalence of ever using medical marijuana was highest among white\nadults, although use was reported by every racial group examined. The\ndifference in marijuana use between racial groups was less than three\npercentage points, which suggests that medical marijuana is being used\nequally by many racial groups.

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Results Provide Clear Evidence of Medical Marijuana's Benefits

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Medical marijuana is being used for conditions for which mainstream\ntreatments may not exist or may not be effective. As more states\ncontemplate legalizing marijuana for medical use, those who have already\nbenefited from its therapeutic effects must continue to speak out on its\nplace in modern medicine.

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