Medical Marijuana ¿ Pro or Con ?

[Hurricane]

This is a big issue here in California AGAIN :

Federal intervention is what is the latest thing .

Some city's and their respective police departments have asked the Feds in .

Rand Corporation's recent study shows low criminal activity while dispensaries are open and an increase of crime when close .

Gallup Pol shows the first time the American public has shown a 50% plus approval for the legalization for adult use outside of the Medical Marijuana use .

So - - Chime in please .

Hurricane Ramon

[Gearjoneser]

I think we should start asking why pharmaceutical companies are allowed to sell things on the open market that have 100 disclaimers and warnings about another 100 horrible things that you can get by using their products.

And, stop messing with a business that provides people with herbs that only have 2 side effects, happiness and the munchies.

[Snoogles]

Polly Tickle?

[bungalowbill]

Pro.

[BlueSnMettle]

Pro.

Pro, and not just medical, alcohol causes infinately more
concerns both legally and medically that pot does.
My .02

Peace,

Darrin

[uOpt]

I see no reason why this should end up differently than ending the alcohol prohibition from the 1920s.

The suppression didn't work in the first place so you can as well cut out the crime.

[Jake]

I'm pro-legalization as well, and I'm a non-smoker. Seems like a huge double standard to have alcohol legal and not others. I'm really of the opinion everything should be legalized. Why shouldn't somebody be able to buy vicodin or xanax over the counter? If somebody wants to destroy their life, I say let them.

One of the most powerful drugs known to man, much more powerful than marijuana can be bought over the counter without a subscription and cause much more damage to themselves quite easily. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotrip

[bungalowbill]

I am pro legalization as well....it may well solve some of the financial and violence woes of the country.

If it were like alcohol, it would be cheap, available and taxable.

Flame on fellers.

[Andrew Lamprecht]

One of the most powerful drugs known to man, much more powerful than marijuana can be bought over the counter without a subscription and cause much more damage to themselves quite easily. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotrip

Ok, is that the stuff found in nyquil? One time I accidentally took like 3x what was recommended and I felt messed up. Like big time messed up, kinda scary actually....

[BlueSnMettle]

I am pro legalization as well....it may well solve some of the financial and violence woes of the country.

If it were like alcohol, it would be cheap, available and taxable.

Flame on fellers.

Exactly, we could level the national debt.
That sh1t grows like a weed.

Peace,

Darrin

[Jake]

Ok, is that the stuff found in nyquil? One time I accidentally took like 3x what was recommended and I felt messed up. Like big time messed up, kinda scary actually....

It is in Nyquil, but only taking 3x the normal dose won't (shouldn't, anyway) get you high in the true "robotrip" sense. You have to willingly ingest a lot DXM to get messed up (multiple bottles).

Nyquil has other active ingredients that can make you sick even at low doses, which is probably what happened.

[Andrew Lamprecht]

It is in Nyquil, but only taking 3x the normal dose won't (shouldn't, anyway) get you high in the true "robotrip" sense. You have to willingly ingest a lot DXM to get messed up.

Nyquil has other active ingredients that can make you sick even at low doses, which is probably what happened.

Hmmmm... I just felt like I was wasted man... I could barely walk... maybe I mixed some other medicine with it...

[Ayrton]

I don't smoke it myself, but IMO all marijuana should be legal.

You would think we would have learned something from prohibition.

[Vengeance]

My complaint is there are so many other crimes they should be worrying about other than dieing cancer patients trying to get a appetite. I was living in Oregon when 9/11 happened. To this day will never forget FBI agents hauling out dieing old people in gurneys out of a retirement facility and charging them with possession of marijuana. This was one month after 9/11. Made me sick.


People should be able to do as they please as long as they are not harming anyone. FFS,more people die from alcohol abuse then anyone ever died from weed.

[gilaltom3]

Pro. Not the gov'ts job to tell me what I can put in my body.

[BlueSnMettle]

Con.

I see how it's "regulated" in my area, and they're basically head shops for anyone of any age.

If it were legal and taxed, does anyone really think that the feds would do something responsible like pay off the national debt? They would spend themselves into an even bigger oblivion.

EDIT: Flame on.

You flamed youself. No response.

[newking70]

how is burning your lungs medicinal? you wanna smoke dope fine, dont insult my intelligence by labeling it medical. marijuana smoke contains 50-70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke.

[BlueSnMettle]

how is burning your lungs medicinal? you wanna smoke dope fine, dont insult my intelligence by labeling it medical. marijuana smoke contains 50-70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke.

Vaporizer.

[Hurricane]

Con.

I see how it's "regulated" in my area, and they're basically head shops for anyone of any age.

If it were legal and taxed, does anyone really think that the feds would do something responsible like pay off the national debt? They would spend themselves into an even bigger oblivion.

EDIT: Flame on.

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Hello rockandrollrods :

No Flames here from me and I bet the other pros who have commented . This subject has been flamed for 70 plus years and where are we now ?

Tonight I saw on the net a program of pro MM people who discussed meaningful and helpful information .

The announcer was interviewing several people with children with autism and how these children were having all kinds of troubles from not being able to be potty trained to several who suffer epilepsy that in one case had gran mall seizures .

Children mind you who have tried every available prescribed medication to help them live a better life . The sad point to be made is the medication(s) they are giving out made many of these children sicker .

These children are ( those who were under the care of their parents in this case ) now using an edible form of MM , the results are nothing less than stellar .

The child who was not able to be potty trained - now is - he was self abusive mutilating himself unconsciously - that stopped

The child with grand mall seizures - no more .

All the other parents who have joined in with these families have seen improvement with their children's autism .

The cause of bitter resentment many have towards MM and the users is something that puzzles me to the core though .

Why would anyone want to cause anyone more grief to a pain stricken person - and I mean any kind of pain . The pain of seeing war up close and doing the unspeakable in the throws of battle is a pain I would wish on no one and yet the Veterans Admin. is stonewalling MM and only back off on war vets that live in DC and the 13 other states with MM programs .

But should only vets be allowed access to MM ? What about the millions who use suffer from depression outside the veteran community , should they be disallowed the use of a safe medication like MM ?

While marijuana is kept illegal in the alleys and ghetto / barrio and middle class neighborhoods as well as upscale upper income homes , the gangs grow stronger ruling the streets . This is what prohibition has gotten us .

The users who are made up of working class types have to deal with these unsavory and dangerous types who sell heroine and crystal meth , these types would cut your throat in a heart beat if you posed any perceived threat to them .

These working class people deserve a saver environment . We need to to remove the profitability that these gangs are reaping . It's obvious that prohibition has added to the power of the gangs just like alcohol prohibition aided the gangsters of that sad period in American history .

On your comments on the political scene , yep you could be right , politics suck the green weenie in my humble opinion .

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it .

Peace rockandrollrods and Peace to everyone who reads this .

Hurricane Ramon

[bigred]

Pro! I think marijuana should be regulated though. As a non weed smoker I don't care if adults over 21 get stoned.