Dear Next President,

I would like you to look into the legalization of medical marijuana. Over 100 illnesses can be helped by medical marijuana. I want to legalize medical marijuana so the people with illnesses can get help from something that actually works rather than not getting help at all because there is “no cure“. It can cure things like multiple sclerosis, and epilepsy. Although it does not cure epilepsy it seriously reduces the amount of seizures by 50% and the doctor says that they have not had a seizure in months and hopes they stop completely. There are many economical benefits from marijuana. Roughly a quarter ($35 million) of the money earned in 2015 went to school construction in Colorado. There was also $4.7 million earned from licence and application fees. This would help out all states remarkably because it could fix roads and fund schools and underfunded programs.

Sources:

https://unitedpatientsgroup.com/resources/illnesses-treatable

http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/features/medical-marijuana-uses

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/study-finds-marijuana-extract-may-help-children-with-epilepsy/