You’re sick. Someone offers you marijuana, saying that it will alleviate your suffering. Do you take it? Many patients and doctors have insisted that marijuana is uniquely beneficial, while others say the dangers of cannabis far outweigh the benefits. We know that marijuana is a drug, but is it a medicine?
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Medical Marijuana a misnomer
and alcohol users?
Promoting the notion of so-called ‘safe smoking of cannabis’ is a quite misleading and potentially harmful action – with an erroneous message, very similar to the one promoted to have people smoke tobacco to relieve symptoms of stress and other illnesses, by tobacco ‘experts’ some 20 years ago.
but still with it killing 500,000 people A YEAR it is still legal, but something that has killed 0 is still illegal...
Studies have found that cannabis drivers have a 7 times greater risk of fatal accidents.
and alcohol users? but that's still legal...
The Australian Medical Association has issued warnings on the health risks associated with smoking marijuana, including memory loss, psychosis, hallucinations, asthma, and lung cancer.
those are RISKS not side effects much like all the crazy SIDE EFFECTS much like the ones you would use for these...
existing pharmaceutical drugs provide satisfactory treatment for patients suffering glaucoma, cancers, nausea, wasting syndrome and multiple sclerosis.
- Turbojdmef9
January 27, 2009 11:32AM
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