Millions of Americans take prescription drugs to treat a plethora of illnesses and symptoms, but not all drugs are created equal. The question of whether or not to consider marijuana a viable medical treatment remains a hot button issue. In states like California, medical marijuana clubs have flourished despite their federal illegality. Should the federal government allow states to make their own decisions, or is marijuana nothing more than a dangerous narcotic?
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Should Medical Marijuana be Federally Legalized?
Legalize marijuana, but not for this reason
I believe marijuana to be as safe as, or safer, than regular cigarettes. I agree that there is no basis for criminalizing it and that we should consider dropping it from the list of illicit drugs.
However, I agree with the position on the negative side that "smoking marijuana" as a form of medical treatment is kind of dumb. If it has benefits, figure out how it gives you those benefits and extract/synthesize it.
Legalize it, yes, but not for this reason.
- Fastolfe July 24, 2008 12:06PM
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Synthetic. Define the word.
To me synthetic means fake. To synthesize something coal tar is one ingredient labs start with.
For example, synthetic vitamins are near useless for nutrition though some have medical benefits. As I understand labs can't syn the whole thing. In vitamins they cannot duplicate associated food factors. Living vitamin E for example has some kind of twist/movement (I don't remember it's name) that syn vitamin E does not. Researchers will mislead by saying "the molecular structure is the same", but don't tell you of the biological difference between natural & synthetic.
I do not think cannabis will be well served by synthetic substitutes.
SamFox
- SamFox
March 30, 2009 4:29PM
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