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Swimsuit_model
Member
07-27-2005
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 5:44 pm
that's interesting Nynana! So many people want marijuana legalized... I don't think it would be bad. But I think the whole, herbal remedy thing is such a weird reason. Like so many people say marijuana stops seizures... I have epilepsy... I mean, i've tried marijuana on numerous occasions and it has done nothing to cure my seizures. lol. i guess marijuana cures seizures the same way strobe lights cause seizures :rolleyes: i also use anxiety medication. But I'm definitely not addicted. Dependent, yes, addicted, no. Is it an addictive drug though, yeah... and that sucks! 'Cause doctors and pharmacies are so anal about refilling it.
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Earthmother
Member
07-14-2002
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 5:50 pm
My sister has fibromyalgia and is in constant pain. When she was diagnosed 11 years ago she was smoking pot and it was the only thing that helped her. They didn't really know how to treat it so they put her on oxycontin. Of course it helped and she swore by it, but soon realized how addictive it was. She will probably die if she tried to get off of it after all these years because her immune system is so damaged, but the it does not do anything for the pain any longer. Her Drs. are afraid to take her off of it so they just increased it last year..which makes her so sick to her stomach she can't stand it. She asked her Dr. if he would write her an RX for pot and he refused. Out of desperation she went to a Marijuana clinic, saw one of their Drs. and he prescibed it for her last Oct. What a difference it has made in her life. She can eat, she can sleep, and she can walk without crying.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 5:56 pm
OMG EM, your poor sister! A really close friend of mine, who eventually died of ARC, had a scrip for medical marijuana. For a while, it was the only thing that helped, and while he was on it he actually could eat. We really struggled with his weight... the more weight he could put on, the stronger his body was, and the better time he had of it. For a while, at least. (He got sick right as the protease inhibitors were in clinical trials; his husband was on the trials and today his viral load is nil. My friend was too sick to get into the trials, though.)
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Klaw73
Member
08-21-2006
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 6:01 pm
I am not a fan of wacky tabacky, but I have heard that it really helps minimize the discomfort in cancer and other critically ill patients. I wouldn't hesitate to use it for medical purposes if really helps prevent suffering.
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Earthmother
Member
07-14-2002
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 6:06 pm
Thanks Costa. It is just so sad that in the 21st. century we still let people suffer so much because of an antiquated view of cannibus. It has got such medicinal powers and it's non-addictive. To show a movie like "Reefer Madness" for any other purpose than comedy is narrow minded propaganda. If the government could find a way to tax weed it would be legalized. Since you can grow it in your backyard the can't regulate it for the profit that is so important to pacify big pharmacutical companies. It also makes me sad that when someone admits to using pot that they are immediately deemed drug addicts, but are not when they are given narcotics from a Dr.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 6:14 pm
Yeah, and remember I live in a state where WE VOTED to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. And yet people are still arrested and prosecuted for providing medical marijuana and for using it. Thirty years ago, I we'd have legalized it by now.
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Swimsuit_model
Member
07-27-2005
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 6:17 pm
Earthmother, i am sorry about your sister too. but I am glad she has found a doctor who is really invested in her well-being. that's nice
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Earthmother
Member
07-14-2002
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 6:24 pm
She didn't find a Dr. who is invested in her well being, her regular medical Dr. got her hooked on narcotics. She paid a canibus club Dr. to write her an RX based on her lab results, he isn't someone she will ever see again. If her medical Dr. cared enough he would have given her the RX and not made her pay $250. to see another Dr.
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 6:24 pm
FYI: The History of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937
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Earthmother
Member
07-14-2002
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 6:32 pm
SF. I actually did an essay in college based on this federal movement. Everyone should be aware of the real reasons behind the decisions of our government, and their corporate cronies. With all this talk today about Dick's addictions or lack of, I have to admit I am surprised at the lack of knowledge on this subject.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 6:35 pm
Y'know, it was funny, but I was really impressed when I was in Amsterdam. People were so nice and polite, I felt very safe. And both marijuana and prostitution are legalized. Go figure.
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Earthmother
Member
07-14-2002
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 6:38 pm
It's called not being "repressed" Costa. Dick isn't repressed and I think some deem that to be out of control or somehow "bad"..
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 6:40 pm
LOL. Yeah, I really enjoyed hanging out in the "brown bars" and visiting the sex shops. When an entire country decides it's better to legislate than mandate, it really works wonders. The US could learn a thing or two.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 7:18 pm
repressive view of Pot...in the USA. It aint the same up here. I'm too tired to read Sanfran's link but I remember seeing somewhere that Pot is under the "Narcotics" act yet it is NOT a narcotic. and as for being falsely quoted....I did not say Dick WAS an addict. I said he has talked about, with pride, all of the huge amounts of drugs he has done. I dont care whether his child, who he did not raise, likes to think his dad Never had a problem....ever. My view is harsh, but come on, why would any parent tell his kid his drug history? Exiting ......
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Earthmother
Member
07-14-2002
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 7:26 pm
Many parents have very open relationships with their children. Every parent has their own relationships with their kids. Maybe explaining why they were unable to care for their child is the honesty that the child needs, so they don't blame themselves. I will not judge any parent for the choice to be honest with their kids. That isn't something either of us can surmise we don't really know these people. People drink in front of their kids all the time, and it's no secret when that parent becomes addicted to alcohol..so why would it be something you felt you would need to hide from your child. At a certain age kids need to know that their parents aren't perfect and that they did things that they hope their children won't do, because it's destrutive.
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