My fathers old military buddy, a *drugfree* pilot for 20 years, was diagnosed with cancer. He almost died twice and each time while undergoing chemotherapy he smoked marijuana because he had heard it worked, and he said it was with out comparison better than any perscription drug he has ever taken in his life. The perscriptions he had were all opiates and some other really harmfull drugs....and when you take opiates for a long time it can shut down your colon and do many other harmful things. It helped him have a regular life, maintain his emotional composure in a sever crisis during a crucial time in his familys history and he believes has saved him from dying at least once.

He still denies ever using it recreationally and furthermore, does not approve of using it for any other reason other than medial uses.