Legalise ganja to treat HIV, cancer, doctors tell gov't

‘Cannabis keeps viral progression down’
The Jamaica Observer (Jamaica)
Sunday, December 23, 2012

marcus-dayMarcus Day of the Caribbean Drug and Alcohol Research Institute believes the time has come for regional governments to legalise marijuana to counteract the spread of HIV. "We encourage the crack smokers that we work with to substitute their crack for cannabis and to smoke cannabis instead. Even though it's probably not the best thing, it's much better than crack smoking."