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Originally Posted by Russ_Boston
Every prescription drugs has a list of side effects that would make you think twice. Pot is no different.
The question for any drug is - Does the benefit outweigh the risk? There are studies on both sides for marijuana.
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I watched an interchange on TV between Governor Chris Christie and a man whose two year old had a seizure disorder that apparently could/might be helped by a rare form of marijuana not covered by a prescription.
Christie was not diplomatic and the dad was not presenting his case very well.
The dad was understandably distraught but the real medical needs for his little one did not seem to be clear and appeared to me to be undoable or unrealistic. Christie was being a politician and a bit crass.
Interchanges like this cause people to become more polarized and then emotional arguments with glittering generalities are thrown at each other and underneath it all is the general suspicion from many of us that a good amount of folks want a new legal way to get high. Which could be alright and make less problems in the courts and we could go after the really bad guys.
I just like it when a spade is called a spade and not salvation for people with toothaches.