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Old 10-16-2016, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by marianne237 View Post
All of this talk makes me dizzy, and no, I'm not a smoker or advocate of marijuana. HOWEVER, I have a brother who has MS and is in constant pain and worsening mobility. The MS has caused him stomach problems so he can't take much in the way of oral meds. For pain relief, he does smoke marijuana or makes himself cookies or brownies. It helps him. So who am I to criticize? He's gone from an active husband, father or two, grandfather of four, steelworker, charter boat captain, to a semi-invalid. In his small town in a Midwest state that won't even consider medical marijuana, he has to rely on a local dealer. His doctor has told him to use it, but he can't prescribe it. And since he's well known the police look the other way. There is a need IMHO for medical help.
I don't see how you can argue with this.

Any medicine is dangerous if used improperly. Treat medicinal use and recreation use separately. Don't withhold medicine from those who need it because of the difficulties of the war on drugs. Especially since, regardless of how you feel about recreational use of marijuana, it is far from the most dangerous drug out there.