Marijuana... Your thoughts ?!
Question: Marijuana... Your thoughts .?
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The more you smoke it, the further away from reality you are. Anyone who says marajuana is harmless is either very naive or is smoking it themselves, the biggest affect is how it affects your mind. I made the mistake of geting hooked on it- well not actually hooked but i thought i needed it (one of the affects it had on my mind)- but even now i've quit, i dont think i'll ever feel like the same old me from before i touched it.Health Question & Answer
One one hand I think it should be regulated like tobacco or alcohol. While marijuana in reasonable quantities (IE, smoking a joint with your friends on the weekend, or having a few tokes while you're watching a movie at night) isn't particularly harmful to anything other than your lungs, large amounts do contribte to behavioural patterns that aren't necessarily desirable. That said, it will certainly have an impact on the developing brain, and probably shouldn't be sold to 13 year old kids.
On the other hand, government regulation opens to the door for corporations to milk a new industry, taint the crop, destroy more soil, and potentially contaminate something natural with tons of chemicals.
I think overall marijuana can be very helpful to some people-- eases chronic pain, can get rid of headaches, reduce anxiety, and let some peope slip into their creative zones. For other people this is a very problematic substance. Since it doesn't have dangerous withdrawal symptoms (like heroin can have), and the risk for your health is not even as bad as smoking cigarettes (less chemicals in your pot than your ciggies) it doesn't make sense to have it illegal.Health Question & Answer
On the other hand, government regulation opens to the door for corporations to milk a new industry, taint the crop, destroy more soil, and potentially contaminate something natural with tons of chemicals.
I think overall marijuana can be very helpful to some people-- eases chronic pain, can get rid of headaches, reduce anxiety, and let some peope slip into their creative zones. For other people this is a very problematic substance. Since it doesn't have dangerous withdrawal symptoms (like heroin can have), and the risk for your health is not even as bad as smoking cigarettes (less chemicals in your pot than your ciggies) it doesn't make sense to have it illegal.Health Question & Answer
Dirty Government, they wont legalize it because they will have trouble taxing it and Alcohol and Tobacco company spends SEVERAL MILLION each year to keep it illegel. Its proven to be less addictive than Caffien. Dont let the unknowing majority influence you, if you want to smoke as an adult, then do so, you know the risks, and you know if you are responsible. I dont think smoking is right, but come on, if you can get sloppy drunk, smoke cigaretts, go to war for no good reason, and abort babies, why the HELL shouldnt you be able to smoke a little herb to help you relaxHealth Question & Answer
my medication :]
screw prescription drugs that cause addiction. i broke my back about 4 or 5 years ago and i have pain every day, and i was prescribed certain over the counter medications along with physical therapy which helps of course but there are side effects, like dependency on the drug and horrible sickness if i'm not on it.
ever since i got my prescription for cannabis for the back-pain (here in california) i've been able to stop the medication and rely on the trips to the physical therapist and my weed.Health Question & Answer
screw prescription drugs that cause addiction. i broke my back about 4 or 5 years ago and i have pain every day, and i was prescribed certain over the counter medications along with physical therapy which helps of course but there are side effects, like dependency on the drug and horrible sickness if i'm not on it.
ever since i got my prescription for cannabis for the back-pain (here in california) i've been able to stop the medication and rely on the trips to the physical therapist and my weed.Health Question & Answer
Its not all that fun.
It used to be fun for me the first few times but then I started to realize all the people I hung out with and got high with were just a bunch of losers that were going no where in life because all they wanted to do was just sit around and smoke pot.
My advice is if your going to do it dont make it an everyday habbit.
Or trust me you probably wont have that bright of a future.Health Question & Answer
It used to be fun for me the first few times but then I started to realize all the people I hung out with and got high with were just a bunch of losers that were going no where in life because all they wanted to do was just sit around and smoke pot.
My advice is if your going to do it dont make it an everyday habbit.
Or trust me you probably wont have that bright of a future.Health Question & Answer
Like masturbation and most other enjoyable pastimes, it should be done in private.
You asked for my thoughts.Health Question & Answer
You asked for my thoughts.Health Question & Answer
The fines and punishments are to high but it should be ilegal because of unhealthy effects on the brain and lungs ... If you dont use ... dont start , You can live a great life without it . Health Question & Answer
It's a freaking plant that grows naturally from the soil. Not harmful. Legalize it.Health Question & Answer
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Bored stiff has way too much time on his hands. Health Question & Answer
Legalize it.Health Question & Answer
I agree with the first answerer.Health Question & Answer
Ever since the dawn of the 20th Century have the politicians chosen to let fear, lies and obfuscation rule the debate over cannabis. At first it was the Mexicans who had used cannabis for eons who were singled out and their use of pot was the vehicle to engage in this insane exercise in futility of outlawing a perfectly harmless substance. It is after all a plant, not some witch's brew concocted in a lab or kitchen. In the 30's along came one Harry Anslinger, who went on an all out rampage to stop the use of Marihuana. Any one who has watched the movie "Reefer Madness" and has smoked a joint or two knows that the aforementioned work of fiction is just that, FICTION!
Over the past decades a number of groups, such as the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and others have been busy educating interested people and trying to get legislation passed that would allow the responsible use of this natural occurring herb by adults. Unfortunately, decades of lies, mis-information and fear mongering by those elected to serve us have prevented an open and fair discussion. The direct result is that when polled just slightly less than half of those asked think that cannabis use by adults should be legal. Yet when asked if medical cannabis should be legalized, with a doctors order, the number jumps to 75%. Twelve States have already legalized medical use, yet the federal government wastes billions annually ignoring the laws duly passed by those states. Charges are being brought against those who under doctor's care use cannabis to treat many symptoms and illnesses with a plant that has no side effects and can be grown in the back yard.
As far as medical use is concerned, here are a few examples from NORML's publication 'Emerging Clinical Applications for Cannabis and Cannabinoids'.
Alzheimer's disease. A review of recent scientific literature indicates that cannabinoid therapy may provide symptomatic relief to AD patients while also moderating progression. (References, Ramirez et al. 2005, the Journal of Neuroscience 25; Eubanks et al. 2006 Molecular Pharmaceutics; Hampson et al. 1998, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 95; Science News. June 11, 1998; and more)
ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease. Writing in the March 2004 issue of the journal 'Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders' Investigators at the California Pacific Medical Center reported that the administration of THC prior and after the onset of ALS symptoms staved disease progression and prolonged survival in laboratory animals compared to untreated control specimens.
Diabetes Mellitus. 8 references given
Dystonia. 7 references given
Fibromyalgia. 10 references given
Gliomas. 26 references given
Gastrointestinal Disorders. 12 references given
Hepatitis C. 15 references given
Hypertension. 17 references given
Incontinence. 5 references given
Multiple Sclerosis, 17 references given
Osteoporosis. 4 references given
Pruritis. 7 references given
Sleep Apnea. 4 references given
Tourette's Syndrome. 7 references given
The aforementioned diseases are the new ones found where medical cannabis appears to be promising. Other diseases such as glaucoma, rheumatoid arthritis, nausea, side effects from cancer treatment, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, eating disorders and depression, just to mention a few. As with any medicine the dosage must be controlled by a physician.
The American College of Physicians has come out recently that past approaches and debate over cannabis have clouded science and prevented meaningful research. Many researchers have come forward in the past and have complained about the federal governments resistance into full research and making money available only to study the bad side. Does that remind anyone of the government's outright silencing of many scientists when it comes to global warming.? If it don't fit the party line, obfuscate the truth. According to Bruce Mirken who works for the Marijuana Policy Project feels that the American College of Physicians' stand: " pulverized the government's two favorite myths about medical marijuana - that it's not supported by the medical community and that science hasn't shown marijuana to have medical value."
"In strict medical terms, marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume... Marijuana in it's natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within a supervised routine of medical care."
-Drug Enforcement Administration, Chief Administrative Law Judge Francis Young, NORML v DEA, 1988
We are currently entering the sixth year of the war in Iraq. It is another war perpetrated by a government that lied us into this quagmire and over two thirds of the country are demanding an end to this atrocity. The failed 94 year old war on drugs is also based on lies, perpetrated by the same special interest serving government, wasting your hard earned money! 60% of the population favor decriminalization of personal use and 75% of you support the idea of medical use, yet nobody speaks up. It is high time to stop this insanity, both at home and in Iraq. We Americans have the right to demand from our government that our taxes be spent wisely to benefit the public, not the Industrial Prison Complex.
We have the right to demand the truth from public servants, not propaganda, lies and favors to the special interests.Health Question & Answer
Over the past decades a number of groups, such as the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and others have been busy educating interested people and trying to get legislation passed that would allow the responsible use of this natural occurring herb by adults. Unfortunately, decades of lies, mis-information and fear mongering by those elected to serve us have prevented an open and fair discussion. The direct result is that when polled just slightly less than half of those asked think that cannabis use by adults should be legal. Yet when asked if medical cannabis should be legalized, with a doctors order, the number jumps to 75%. Twelve States have already legalized medical use, yet the federal government wastes billions annually ignoring the laws duly passed by those states. Charges are being brought against those who under doctor's care use cannabis to treat many symptoms and illnesses with a plant that has no side effects and can be grown in the back yard.
As far as medical use is concerned, here are a few examples from NORML's publication 'Emerging Clinical Applications for Cannabis and Cannabinoids'.
Alzheimer's disease. A review of recent scientific literature indicates that cannabinoid therapy may provide symptomatic relief to AD patients while also moderating progression. (References, Ramirez et al. 2005, the Journal of Neuroscience 25; Eubanks et al. 2006 Molecular Pharmaceutics; Hampson et al. 1998, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 95; Science News. June 11, 1998; and more)
ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease. Writing in the March 2004 issue of the journal 'Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders' Investigators at the California Pacific Medical Center reported that the administration of THC prior and after the onset of ALS symptoms staved disease progression and prolonged survival in laboratory animals compared to untreated control specimens.
Diabetes Mellitus. 8 references given
Dystonia. 7 references given
Fibromyalgia. 10 references given
Gliomas. 26 references given
Gastrointestinal Disorders. 12 references given
Hepatitis C. 15 references given
Hypertension. 17 references given
Incontinence. 5 references given
Multiple Sclerosis, 17 references given
Osteoporosis. 4 references given
Pruritis. 7 references given
Sleep Apnea. 4 references given
Tourette's Syndrome. 7 references given
The aforementioned diseases are the new ones found where medical cannabis appears to be promising. Other diseases such as glaucoma, rheumatoid arthritis, nausea, side effects from cancer treatment, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, eating disorders and depression, just to mention a few. As with any medicine the dosage must be controlled by a physician.
The American College of Physicians has come out recently that past approaches and debate over cannabis have clouded science and prevented meaningful research. Many researchers have come forward in the past and have complained about the federal governments resistance into full research and making money available only to study the bad side. Does that remind anyone of the government's outright silencing of many scientists when it comes to global warming.? If it don't fit the party line, obfuscate the truth. According to Bruce Mirken who works for the Marijuana Policy Project feels that the American College of Physicians' stand: " pulverized the government's two favorite myths about medical marijuana - that it's not supported by the medical community and that science hasn't shown marijuana to have medical value."
"In strict medical terms, marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume... Marijuana in it's natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within a supervised routine of medical care."
-Drug Enforcement Administration, Chief Administrative Law Judge Francis Young, NORML v DEA, 1988
We are currently entering the sixth year of the war in Iraq. It is another war perpetrated by a government that lied us into this quagmire and over two thirds of the country are demanding an end to this atrocity. The failed 94 year old war on drugs is also based on lies, perpetrated by the same special interest serving government, wasting your hard earned money! 60% of the population favor decriminalization of personal use and 75% of you support the idea of medical use, yet nobody speaks up. It is high time to stop this insanity, both at home and in Iraq. We Americans have the right to demand from our government that our taxes be spent wisely to benefit the public, not the Industrial Prison Complex.
We have the right to demand the truth from public servants, not propaganda, lies and favors to the special interests.Health Question & Answer
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