India: Legalisation debate gains traction

With news about a medical marijuana legalisation meet in city, social media is abuzz with reactions

The debate about the decriminalization and legalization of cannabis has been raging for over a century but it heated up a little bit more on social media after the Bangalore Mirror article titled "City to host country's first 'legalise marijuana'meet (April 29, 2015)". 
The arguments ranged from the usual benefits been listed out to people questioning the morality of legalisation. We decided to get an expert opinion on it.

"Research shows that cannabis has components like THC and CBD that have a therapeutic effect. In fact, FDA has approved certain medication that helps deal with the side effects of cancer that are derived from cannabis. Certain studies show that cannabis can help control cancer cells as proven by an esteemed Canadian medical journal that documents its effect on a terminal leukemia patient...

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