I know several OP's who are addicted to prescription meds. I don't think we should encourage any further drugs but rather push rehab.
there was a time when I was addicted to Norco. a serious pain killer one of the strongest on the market.
as soon as I was able to get off it I did. But it was difficult because of the addiction aspect. I had been on pain killers for 16 months.
getting off required my back doctors supervision. but I did and it was not easy even though I never exceeded my perscription dosage and got off them before I really should have.
Marijuana isnt addictive like the pain killers I had to take.
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Abigail,
I don't know who was selling you your weed, because that is not really true. I think you got ripped off.
As far as what I have read, Marijuana does nothing to heal your body in any way, it only allows you to tolerate the pain. In some cases it slows down the healing process.
Pressing, how does codine heal a body?
Marijuana helps people on Chemo get over nausia and that allows them to eat. for a cancer patient, eating isnt over rated.
Now I would NEVER say that Marijuana should be legal for recreational purposes.
but for medical purposes, mj is a very good drug and a doctor ought to be allowed to use it to treat sick people. Not allowing a doctor to use this drug really is IMHO a human rights violation.
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Marijuana helps people on Chemo get over nausia and that allows them to eat. for a cancer patient, eating isnt over rated.
Now I would NEVER say that Marijuana should be legal for recreational purposes.
but for medical purposes, mj is a very good drug and a doctor ought to be allowed to use it to treat sick people. Not allowing a doctor to use this drug really is IMHO a human rights violation.
Ferd,
I haven't looked into a study on Codine vs. Mary Jane, but I do remember reading that Marijuana, in many cases, slows down the healing process. That was some years ago, I don't have the information now.
That's all I know, thus far, I don't do medicine. Hope I never have to.
Ferd,
I haven't looked into a study on Codine vs. Mary Jane, but I do remember reading that Marijuana, in many cases, slows down the healing process. That was some years ago, I don't have the information now.
That's all I know, thus far, I don't do medicine. Hope I never have to.
i would want the source of that study. i suspect it was either a pharm company or an anit Marijuana organization.
I seriously that MJ has a negative impact on healing in the instances where it could be used.
and beyond that the 2 top areas are in patience that have cancer and are taking chemo and with the terminally ill who suffer extreme chronic pain.
(especially with the terminally ill, healing isnt exactly a problem.)
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Using it for medical purposes sounds logical for those in intense pain.
As for making it legal for any purpose; probably not a great idea but the penalties should be reevaluated.
You can kill someone and have a shorter prison sentence than for drug possession.
It's that old commonsense stuff again!
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Lets be clear that recreational use of marijuana is NOT a good idea at all. It should not be legal.
studies show that a heavy use of MJ at 18 is 600% more likely to develop schizophrenia over the next 15 years.
Ferd, there are many legal items recreational, diet related, and in other arenas whose heavy usage for 15 years make the development of serious issues more likely. When 60% of those incacerated are incarcerated for non-violent drug related crimes, leading to a severely overcrowded system that leads to murderers and rapist being paroled to make room after just a few years...we may need to reevaluate some things. Personally, I can't think of near as many pros as cons.
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Ferd, there are many legal items recreational, diet related, and in other arenas whose heavy usage for 15 years make the development of serious issues more likely. When 60% of those incacerated are incarcerated for non-violent drug related crimes, leading to a severely overcrowded system that leads to murderers and rapist being paroled to make room after just a few years...we may need to reevaluate some things. Personally, I can't think of near as many pros as cons.
stew, I agree that our laws have become skewed as it relates to things like MJ and other non-violent drug related crimes.
there certainly needs to be a re-evaluation of these things for sure. dont confuse my belief that we should not legalize all MJ with meaning I think laws against it are ok as is.
it seems to me our reaction to MJ especially has been poorly thought out.
the studies I have seen suggest that MJ in particular has a very serious danger of leading to mental illness at greater rates than a number of other legal and non-legal drugs. especially in people under 21.
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