Patrick Swayze Using Marijuana

The National Enquirer is reporting that actor, Patrick Swayze, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer over a year ago, is using medical marijuana to relieve the pain of his last days of chemotherapy.

According to a family insider, Swayze, 56, has found that smoking marijuana helps with his nausea, inability to sleep, and anxiety. The insider noted on the actor's slight weight gain as well as adding that he (Swayze) feels more "normal than he has in months."

Pictures have surfaced of Swayze out with his brother Donnie looking much healthier than he had weeks before.

"Patrick was rapidly losing weight because he couldn't keep good down. He was so weak, he needed help getting around," the source told the magazine.

"Marijuana works extremely well for many cancer patients. It helps fight nausea from chemotherapy treatments and may alleviate anorexia or loss of appetite," Dr. Ron Kennedy of Santa Rosa, CA, said of the situation.