adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};With the vote to legalize pot in the state less than a month away, Dispatch reporter Alan Johnson explores the issue of medical marijuana. “Marijuana as medicine is a controversial and emotional topic. While most medical experts say there is no incontrovertible scientific evidence supporting marijuana for medical purposes, numerous studies, reports and thousands of anecdotal cases seem to indicate otherwise,” Johnson writes.