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# TITLE: Should people have the right to smoke marijuana for medical purposes? [f12cee5b8273856c1a204fac1d69ae13]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 3
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - Marijuana is a natural product that is safe to use when prescribed by a doctor for medical purposes.  It should be legalised as it is beneficial for people to use.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - People should be given the right to smoke marijuana for medical purposes. People should be allowed to smoke marijuana if it is for medical purposes. It should be available on prescription from a GP if necessary. It should not be a criminal offence. People should not have to break the law in order to use marijuana for medical purposes.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - The law should be changed to allow people to smoke marijuana for medical purposes. People suffering from medical conditions that can be helped by marijuana should not be forced to take prescription drugs which can have many more side-effects.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - People have the right to smoke marijuana for medical purposes.  It can help people to manage their pain, and if it can reduce the need for some prescribed medications that can have harmful side-effects, then it should be made available.
3: 4,3,1,2
1: 3,4,2,1
1: 3,2,4,1