According to the NIH "marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa., which contains the psychoactive (mind-altering) chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), as well as other related compounds." Although marijuana is considered a class 1 drug in the United States.(Controlled Substance Act, 1970). In recent years many states have adopted marijuana as a form of medicine. For a long period of time marijuana was not found to have any medical benefits, although some ingredients in marijuana are also found in prescription medication. It's hard to find a sympton that you could not treat with medicinal marijuana. Could marijuana be the safer more efficient method of modern medicine? Its safe to say though, marijuana has a future in the modern medical world. One question that may arise while speaking about medical marijuana is; "what exactly does medicinal marijuana treat?". Medical marijuana can be used in a broad array of ways. The most common forms of medicinal marijuana use are to treat nasea and vommiting, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD), loss of appetitie, muscle tension and spasms, acute to chronic pain, and insomnia. (http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/drugs-alcohol/5-common-uses-of-medical-cannabis4.htm.) The fact that marijuana can be used to treat a variety of symptoms gives marijuana a higher beneficial factor than prescription medications that only treat one sympton. Medical Marijuana not only can be used to treat a vast amount of symptoms, it also does it with virtually no serious harmful side affects. However some prescription drugs seem to have an unlimited supply of dangerous symptoms that may occur. We've all seen the comercials on t.v. "have you taken (fill in the blank) and suffered from (something terrible) or (another bad thing)." Those commercials are for lawyers who are suing prescription medication maufacturer's who did not see those side