Do the euphoric effects of marijuana diminish its value as a medicine?

Do the euphoric effects of marijuana diminish its value as a medicine?

It always astonishes me that the opposition uses euphoria as a negative of cannabis. Because people who are using it medically are not in good shape. Some of them are in very, very bad shape. I mean, they are hurting. They can't eat. They can't do this. They can't do that. So now, they smoke some cannabis, and it relieves whatever symptoms they needed to relieve, and now they might feel a little happy. Well you know something? To me, that doesn't sound detrimental. Someone who's suffering, now that they're a little happy. If you look at the euphoria as maybe a psychoactive the way it interferes with your life, well then yeah. That would be very negative. Just like with driving. I don't advocate that people smoke cannabis and drive. Myself, I can. I don't get any euphoric effect, and I'm sure there are other people in this country that are the same way. But the average individual is going to get a euphoric effect, and so I just assume they enjoy that euphoric effect by themselves and not potentially do anything that might harm someone else.