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Medical Marijuana Debate Posted: 06-12-07 06:34am
"Should marijuana become a legal medical
option?"
Do you think that patients should be
allowed access to THC as a pain reliever?
Many believe that marijuana can help ease
the symptoms of painful and/or chronic
conditions or treatment such as AIDS,
Alzheimer's, Arthritis, Asthma / Breathing
Disorders, Chemotherapy, Crohn's,
Gastrointestinal Disorders, Epilepsy /
Seizures, Glaucoma, Hepatitis C,
Migraines, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscle
Spasms, Pain, Analgesia, Psychological
Conditions, and Tourette's Syndrome.
Others claim that marijuana is a gateway
drug that will lead to abuse of narcotics
and want to see the substance
criminalized. The opponents of the medical
use of marijuana state that the risks of
medical marijuana include drug addiction,
cancer, brain damage, decreased
reproductive ability, and possible death.
What's your opinion? We invite you to
share your opinion here
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Allow Me! Posted: 06-20-07 15:29pm
Let me be first! I for one believe
marijuana should be given to cancer
patients and any of those who are in
pain, when nothing else seems to give any
relief. Pot is not legal because the
government doesn't know how to tax it...
The reason pot is said to lead to other
drugs....because when some fool gets
questioned they always say,,,,well, first
I started smoking pot....this is BS. I hit
50 next month and I have not gone on to
harder drugs. My grandmother use to hit
one every now and then (she was 80.)..said
it was better than any heart medicine
she'd ever taken. When I was younger I
smoked pot occasionally. And yes, it can
kill off some brain cells, I am living
proof. But, it did not make me want to do
other harder drugs. Its grown natural and
has been on this earth a long imte. I am
not defending its use, but have seen what
it can do for people with cancer. It keeps
the nausea down and aids in an appetite.
It calms them and allows them to sleep
peaceful. The THC pills are too expensive
for most people. These patients quality of
life is going down hill fast, and if
allowing them legal medical pot can help
them in their final days....I say so be
it. And, for the record, if I am offered a
hit and I feel like hitting, I'm a grown
woman.......The Lord will judge me. I feel
cigarettes and alcohol are far
worse................ but then this is
just MY OPINION!
