(CNN) A rise in the use of medical marijuana has spurred a debate about organ transplantation, and it's changing some laws across the nation. More than 118,000 people in the United States are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, according to UNOS. JUST WATCHED Nation's first HIV-positive organ transplant Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Nation's first HIV-positive organ transplant 01:18"One of the absolute contra indications to receiving an organ was HIV positivity. He mentioned that he knew a young man who was a medical marijuana patient in Ohio. "There is an increasing acceptance of medical marijuana as an acceptable and relatively commonly prescribed medication," Klassen said.

Source: CNN March 31, 2017 21:00 UTC