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Health - Disabled people support cannabis
Independent (UK) Saturday 25 Oct 1997 A quarter of disabled people are taking cannabis with their doctors' approval, a study revealed yesterday. The survey found 195 of the 200 disabled people questioned believe cannabis should be legalised. Almost 70 per cent said they had taken the drug - 39 per cent were men and 61 per cent were women. A quarter said their doctors approved on them using the drug, according to the survey in the journal Disability Now. The people most likely to use cannabis were those with multiple sclerosis or spinal injuries or diseases, according to the study. One respondent said: "It helps take my mind off the pain. I have less spasms in my spine and it helps me breathe easier. It also helps me relax a little." Another said: "Cannabis is essential when everything else has failed, including physiotherapy, pain relief machines and drugs." The journal carried out the survey after the issue of using cannabis for medicinal purposes was raised at the British Medical Association conference earlier this year.
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