The story is a little old, but still quite informative. Salem news posted a video of Dr. Phil Leveque answering viewer questions pertaining to medical Marijuana. Here's a snip, click the link above for the video:

We discuss one elderly mother who suffers from spinal problems and more creating unending, chronic pain, and takes several pain killers. She is concerned about addiction, but her doctor does not support medical marijuana's use. As she is in an assisted care facility, her daughter is attempting to learn how to help her mother without causing her legal issues.

Dr. Leveque points out that the mother is already addicted to the Vicadin she's taking, but that marijuana was once used to help people withdraw from opium and opiates, so it would be a good choice. Also discussed are options for ingestion of medical marijuana without smoking or vaporizers, as those create an odor, and in many cases that is not appropriate.

I'm at the office and can't watch this one quite yet, but I'm sure that it has some useful information for those of you who may know someone in one of these situations.