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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
That is a good post that summarizes the situation very well. I have a friend that smokes daily and then goes to the swimming pool. He NEEDS to smoke pot to minimize back pain from a long ago motorcycle accident. He is a very nice person to talk to. He is very intelligent and has interesting opinions on most subjects.
.......Personally, I always liked the smell of pot. I am unhappy that the Florida referendum on pot did not pass, but it was close. Florida has a tendency to be a little too conservative on things like that for my taste.
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"NEEDS to
smoke pot" ? That your friend needs medication is not being questioned. That marijuana contains chemicals that can give him relief is not in question. What is in question, at least for me, is, "are there no better pain killers available", and, if not, is "smoking", in a location where others may be subjected to his "medicine" and it's properties the
only option, as opposed to edibles, sniffables (snuff) or inhalers, injectables, or a "safe room", where he can take his medicine in private and not expose others to the noxious side effects of his medical treatment? I wonder?