What is the ruling on consuming medically prescribed marijuana for cancer patients?
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Marijuana is a type of drug extracted from Indian hemp, and using it for treatment is forbidden except out of necessity or a need that assumes the status of necessity, provided that no other medicine can take its place, and this must be determined by a trustworthy Muslim physician.
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