Cannabis, is an herb that has very few, if any side affects, other than the afore mentioned short term memory loss. It is very benificial as a medicinal to assist in the loss of appetite that comes with chemo, and various other medical procedures that adversely affect the body. Some even believe it can reverse or arrest glaucoma. If the are any other so-call side affects, as stated before, all you have to do is change the way you ingest it, my favorite was a pipe, or bong. The way I see it, as long as a person can go to the liquor/package store and purchase a fifth of whiskey, swallow the contents and proceed to drive over/thru all the things they do, weed should be legal. I used to get high as a giraffes @ss, and all we EVER did was, giggle at everything, raid the fridge, and go to sleep. I still miss the double whitecastle cheeseburgers.