"Some researchers have been quietly moving in new directions — testing cannabis and its derivatives against a host of diseases. The scientific literature now brims with potential uses for cannabis that extend beyond its well-known abilities to fend off nausea and block pain in people with cancer and AIDS. Cannabis derivatives may combat multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease and other inflammatory conditions, the new research finds. Cannabis may even kill cancerous tumors."

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/59872/title/Not_just_a_high

Here is a link to an article about medical marijuana from a recent Science News magazine. I was really excited to find this article as Science News is a very well respected publication with peer reviewed studies. If it's in Science News, it's legit. Very good, interesting article.

I also found this on yahoo news today:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_hl2662

"Commenters were overwhelmingly in support of medical marijuana."