Ask Qul - Medical Issues - Marijuana as medical aid

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Question : #467

Subject:	Marijuana as medical aid
Question:	Marijuana greatly helps people dying of cancer,and is sometimes prescribed by physicians. If Marijuana is used for these kind of medical purposes is it Haraam? Thank You
Answer:	1. If it is scientifically (by real scientists) proven that Marijuana is truly useful for medical purposes, 2. If is prescribed by a trustworthy expert in the fields of the actual disease and Marijuana (not as a user but as a scientist), 3. There is not an equal or better alternative, Then it is permitted to use it only for medical purposes & only for the actual disease that it treats.

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