Marijuanas short term effects include temporary memory loss, a slowing of motor skills, distortion of perception.

It is my understanding that anesthetics used in hospital also have some of tese effects.

What is it exactly that makes anesthesia legal and marijuana not (in hspitals)?

It may be the fact that over generations marijuana has become an addiction to many of the humans throughout history. If some of the anesthetics used now a days were known as "adictive" do you think that hospitals would be making it look like it was "alright if in dire need of it"?

Advil is a drug that soothes miranes. In my perception, marijuana also soothes pain.

Yes, if you OD on mariuana, you can die. Same with all medications. Just becaue it's nationally known as harmful, it isn't used. Advil is constantly being used as am implement for suicide. That isn't the case fr marijuana. I am aware that marijuana has killed, but it wasn't from over doseing. It is physically impossible to OD from marijuana. You can't consume enoug to overdose.

I am for Medical Marijuna. That is my perception... doesn't have to be yours.