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“禁”或“放”，仍将是个问题 　　Although many doctors agree that to temporarily use marijuana to relieve certain symptoms is totally safe, the safety of recreational marijuana has not been fully approved. Others raised questions about the future of marijuana: Most of the new regulations about medicinal or recreational marijuana have failed to show the potential risks. Therefore, to prohibit or to untie is still a problem. 　　尽管很多医生认为，将大麻用于暂时性缓解某些疾病的症状是足够安全的，但消遣用大麻的安全性还没有得到很好的研究；也另有人对于大麻的未来管控提出了疑问:“大部分关于医用或消遣用大麻的新法规都未能说明其潜在风险。”可见，大麻的松绑之路依然存在着巨大的挑战和持续的争议。“禁”或“放”仍将是个问题。 　　“Using marijuana will not be more dangerous than drinking and smoking” 　　“吸食大麻不会比吸烟喝酒更危险” 　　According to a survey made by the Pew Research Center in 2013, 52% of Americans think it is reasonable to own small amounts of marijuana. This is the first time that more than half of the people are against marijuana prohibition in a national survey. A nationwide survey before a referendum in Colorado also showed that 48% of Americans had tried marijuana, and about 6.5% of senior high school students admitted they smoked every day. Therefore, it’s not surprising for Colorado to carry referendum before the U.S. presidential election in November 2012, deciding to legalize marijuana. However, people who are under 21 are not allowed to use marijuana in the state. Activists want the rest of America’s states to pass similar laws as soon as possible. Behind the requirement for prohibition are clamors of supporters. 　　Still more supporters argue that scientific studies have shown that marijuana has high medicinal values, particularly for mental illness. And its level of addiction is no higher than that of tobacco and alcohol. Alan Greenspan, retired professor from Harvard Medical School, said in his book: Evidence shows that smoking marijuana can relieve nausea caused by chemical agents, prevent blindness caused by glaucoma, and improve the appetite of AIDS patients. It can also be used as an antiepileptic drug with functions su