Identify whether there is a better alternative to pain killers, specifically to cancer patients that have to endure the painful after effects of chemotherapy - specifically using opioid analgesics and cannabis.

... Research Proposal HERB VS CHEMICAL: Which PAIN RELIEF would be the ideal choice? According to the U.S. Code, Title 21, Chapter 13, Subchapter 1, Part A, Sec. 802, located at the Medical Marijuana site, it defines Marijuana as follows: The term "marihuana" means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin. Such term does not include the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks (except the resin extracted there from), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination. Marijuana is known to be an illicit drug

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