What are the approved medical uses for dronabinol, and why do some argue that smoked marijuana needs to be available to cancer patients and others in addition to (or instead of) oral THC?
What will be an ideal response?
THC is used to stimulate appetite in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or in AIDS patients. Smoked marijuana has more rapid effects, and some believe the patient can better control the effects via smoking. Also, some other chemical in cannabis might have a therapeutic benefit in addition to the THC.
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