Treatment? Like an antibiotic? Feh.
Not a cure so much as a mild sedative.
IMHO, a lot of people, government or average joes and janes alike, don’t see the plurality of potential uses any given substance can have. Hemp fibers can be used to make rope, hemp oil can be used to cook. You can even make tea using leaves of the stuff. Think marijuana tea is bad, well, then ask why we even have sodas or coffee anyways. Even if we were to discuss tobacco, nicotine solution makes for a good pesticide. The problem is that people often don’t think about the many uses for a given substance when they legalize/illegalize it. Even if someone didn’t smoke weed, the same plant could still have some other uses besides inhaling smoke.
You should take some time and find a person or two that have been through cancer treatments such as those described in the story.
Perhaps pot isn’t the cure, but you response will change from “feh” to one of understanding.
There are lots of debates, but there are at least a few areas where there is general consensus about its efficacy.