Health scientists should be held accountable and responsible for the medicines they bring into the market since some can cause adverse effects on the people if not carefully researched. This will require them to undertake numerous tests and experiments before introducing any form of marijuana medicines to humans so that people can develop trust in the medicines they will be taking and even be able to advice others on their importance.
As they fight for removal of prohibitory policies they should be looking for ways of getting funds to run these projects since they cannot function without finances. They may get in touch with other research institutions outside the country and through this they will have support, better materials and through the exchange of ideas come up with better forms of cures. Moreover, this is an opportunity to learn from experts who have studied marijuana over time and also on how research can combine with technology to bring about better results. Conclusion
The future of medicine lies in the hands of the health care practitioners and health scientists who are more than willing to fight for the rights of the citizens to access good medicine by undertaking intensive and extensive research and in deed marijuana has given them a window of opportunity to pursue this goal. Everything on this earth exists for a purpose and there is always some good in it and marijuana has just proved this point. So people instead of concentrating on the bad and harm it has done, they should start seeing and focusing on the good it can bring before it is too late.
It is therefore the responsibility of not only the health scientists but everyone to support this positive initiative of generating cures from marijuana.
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