cannabis.. hemp.. marijuana..
is actually NOT a drug..
he's right...
it contains THC which causes the 'high'
however, it is not addictive at all.. it has been used throughout
history as a herb and is now being used to treat AIDS as the side
effect of smoking the stuff is that you become very hungry..
HIV and AIDS sufferers need to take a lot of pills and this causes
nausea.. they cannot eat.. the weakness kills them even though the
pills help make the viral-load in their bodies drop... by using THC
to make them eat, they keep their strength up... medicinal THC in
pills don't work at all... but through smoking or eating the stuff,
it stimulates appetite...
besides, cannabis was outlawed in the US not because of the THC, it
was outlawed because hemp is a better fibre compared to cotton...
and long ago, the US grew a LOT of cotton.. the cotton growers
lobbied to have hemp (the plant) outlawed to save their own
businesses...
now, you're up to date 
