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legalization of Marijuana
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EnhancedSpirit
High Priestess
I Don't Feel Sorry For The Mobsters Who Found Benefit With Illegal Alcohol. But I'm Not Against Those Who Did Not Harm Others But Provided Alcohol. And the 'good bootleggers', just opened bars once it became legal.
lady_lazarus said:
This is a news program. Not actual information. Don't tell me Austrailia is imune to sensationalist news.
Regardless, let's pretend it had come from a good source.
It's a crazy guy and his similarities of experience to the expriences of the same crazy guy on pot. Hardly more than 1/1,000,000,000,000 worth of valid to human experience.
Don't believe everything you see on tabloid t.v.
No one is saying that but you need to find actual studies and interpret them. Not get all your info from a current affairs television show. Which by the way, note that news now comes with the disclaimer that it is for entertainment purposes only.
ker krypter
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the states would never decriminalize so if they catch you 3 times with pot are you still out
Quoth The Raven
Half Arsed Muse
Because you come from another country, I'll forgive your ignorance at lumping 4 Corners under the heading of 'tabloid tv'.anami said:
If your news needs to issue a disclaimer that it's for entertainment purposes only, then that's a really sad indictment of your place of residence, not the lack of journalistic integrity or legitimate information where I come from.
Obviously you didn't actually read the whole thing, and if you did it just didn't sink in. There were several examples, there were studies cited, there were health care and psychiatric professionals,not some 'crazy guy and the similarities of his experiences to the same crazy guy on pot'.
As for being valid to human experience, several people who have known people who fit under the heading of 'some crazy guy on pot', have posted their personal experiences in this thread and according to you that doesn't fit under the category of human experience either.
EnhancedSpirit
High Priestess
OK anami, you don't think news is a reliable source. Let's look at the scientific data:
State Health Department Studies 1988 click to see more details of this study
In addition to the published research there have been a series of six studies conducted by state health departments under research protocols approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The focus of these studies, conducted by six state health agencies was the use of marijuana as an anti-emetic for cancer patients. The studies, conducted in California, Georgia, New Mexico, New York, Michigan and Tennessee, compared marijuana to antiemetics available by prescription, including the synthetic THC pill, Marinol. Marijuana was found to be an effective and safe antiemetic in each of the studies and more effective than other drugs for many patients.
Peer Reviewed Results of New York State-sponsored Cancer/Marijuana Studies
A prospective pilot study of the use, of Inhalation marijuana as an antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy was conducted. Fifty-six patients who had no Improvement with standard antiemetic agents were treated and 78% demonstrated a positive response to marijuana. Younger age and prior marijuana exposure were factors that predicted response to treatment. Toxicity was mild and consisted primarily of sedation and xerostomia. This preliminary trial suggests the usefulness of Inhalation marijuana as an antiemetic agent.
21 States Have Authorized Medical Marijuana Studies, But Only Six Implemented Programs
Since then, the federal government has denied there is any legitimate use for marijuana. The agency formally classifies it as a Schedule I ``controlled substance,'' the same as heroin and LSD. That means it has no recognized medicinal purpose and may not be prescribed.
Sympathy for sick people who could benefit from marijuana led to the passage of Proposition 215. It allowed seriously ill patients and their primary caregivers, with the oral or written recommendation of a doctor, to possess and cultivate marijuana for patients' personal use.
The government's response to Proposition 215 was swift and dramatic. It warned that physicians who recommended medicinal marijuana would be punished under federal law, including criminal prosecution.
State Health Department Studies 1988 click to see more details of this study
In addition to the published research there have been a series of six studies conducted by state health departments under research protocols approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The focus of these studies, conducted by six state health agencies was the use of marijuana as an anti-emetic for cancer patients. The studies, conducted in California, Georgia, New Mexico, New York, Michigan and Tennessee, compared marijuana to antiemetics available by prescription, including the synthetic THC pill, Marinol. Marijuana was found to be an effective and safe antiemetic in each of the studies and more effective than other drugs for many patients.
Peer Reviewed Results of New York State-sponsored Cancer/Marijuana Studies
A prospective pilot study of the use, of Inhalation marijuana as an antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy was conducted. Fifty-six patients who had no Improvement with standard antiemetic agents were treated and 78% demonstrated a positive response to marijuana. Younger age and prior marijuana exposure were factors that predicted response to treatment. Toxicity was mild and consisted primarily of sedation and xerostomia. This preliminary trial suggests the usefulness of Inhalation marijuana as an antiemetic agent.
21 States Have Authorized Medical Marijuana Studies, But Only Six Implemented Programs
Since then, the federal government has denied there is any legitimate use for marijuana. The agency formally classifies it as a Schedule I ``controlled substance,'' the same as heroin and LSD. That means it has no recognized medicinal purpose and may not be prescribed.
Sympathy for sick people who could benefit from marijuana led to the passage of Proposition 215. It allowed seriously ill patients and their primary caregivers, with the oral or written recommendation of a doctor, to possess and cultivate marijuana for patients' personal use.
The government's response to Proposition 215 was swift and dramatic. It warned that physicians who recommended medicinal marijuana would be punished under federal law, including criminal prosecution.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
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