Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Why I changed my mind about marijuana

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains how he changed his mind about using marijuana for medicinal purposes and why he wrote Attorney General Jeff Sessions asking him to reconsider US marijuana laws.

[csurams]

He must have got ahold of some 🔥🔥🔥...😂😂😂

[IanMcgrath-wnfd]

As Bob Marley once said, Man made Alcohol, and god gave us weed.Who would you trust.?

[outdoors-gstd]

I've seen her seminars 3 times! She is incredible. I've got ptsd and chronic pain. I wouldn't be here without medical cannabis! This lady understands 100% and can make it clear patient to supplier!

[wermzer]

Could Legalizing marijuana be the one thing we can _all_ agree on?

[johnedwardjones]

Medical marijuana has worked for centuries. Several people I know have used it instead of painkillers with great results.
Friends and I have used it off and on since the 70s both recreationally and for pain. Never woke up feeling bad or having a hangover. Did not use it at all for more than decade plus other times of several months. Never felt addicted.

[tewtravelers]

Making an herb illegal should be illegal.

[neen]

I had a friend who died of melanoma several years ago. Marijuana did not cure her, but it did give her pain relief without being so drugged up she couldn't live life and spend quality time with family and friends.

[zacharymccoy]

He found out about how much $money$ is made from selling it

[daisytanwani]

What changed was the prospect of the amount of money he and other “officials" could make... lie or no?

[aishahale]

I love ppl who can correctly correct themselves

[youngeddo]

There’s so much money in this industry.. the fear I have is that everything the government regulates ends up being harmful or destroyed.. there’s NEVER been a death caused by marijuana but I’m fearful that once the government starts legalizing it and growing it commercially you’ll see pesticides and harmful things used to speed up growth.. if they did it the right way it would be so beneficial

[gormygorm]

Sanjay Gupta is one of the only people at CNN or at any major news outlet that I respect.

[SpiralBreeze]

I'm tired of being on steroids, I want medical marijuana I've seen people's testimonies online and before and after pictures. I can't walk. Legalize already so I can at least try it without going to jail.

[bkbland]

I've conducted my own studies and I've concluded it's all good.

[LuckyCoast]

Gupta was WRONG about marijuana for many years. I prefer to get my information about marijuana from people who actually know something about the subject

[redneckpotheadassociationt]

This brought me to tears doctor I don't understand why people who we pay millions to entertain us can't use something natural that would help them dr. You forgot about one major thing what about all the felons in the world who can't get jobs and use medical marijuana to cope with the daily stress of constant rejection and use marijuana to keep from falling back into their old ways and committing crimes

[burnsraps]

I have medical Marijuana in Montana and it does help with pain

[---wlbi]

Legalise all drugs, sell from government approved shops, if an adult wants it then let them have it, cuts out the criminal element and if they damage their health it's on them. They are grown ups not children.

[Thebald]

Thank you for seeing the big picture.. I wish it would make it legal in Virginia.. After I took my Dr's advice and went on meds for my issues, I've never felt worse than I do now.. but to go back to where I was before I would go through a crapload of withdrawals.. Please make it legal here..

[fralro]

My guess is that, they don't legalize it, because some pharmaceutical companies would go bankrupt, they would go out of business, and by far we know that these companies don't care so much about healing, but piling up more money instead....