>Most Americans support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana:
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>http://www.gallup.com/poll/releases/pr990409b.asp
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Well here's the first paragraph:
"By a large majority, Americans continue to oppose the general legalization of marijuana, but by an even larger majority they would support the drug's use for medicinal purposes. These findings, from a Gallup poll conducted March 19-21, follow the announcement several days earlier from the Institute of Medicine, an affiliate of the National Academy of Sciences, that marijuana's active ingredients can ease the pain, nausea and vomiting caused by cancer and AIDS. "


Pretty clever obfuscation. Most Americans don't favor legalizing as I said. I think most of us have faith in doctors to believe they should be able to prescribe arsenic if they think that's what's needed. That's a different thing than saying most doctors think drugs should be legalized or most Americans support it.

Additionally, this doesn't answer my question regarding whether or not there aren't other drugs that offer the same benefits.