[JoMar]

Originally Posted by Rags123

First, I really hate to be painted as you painted me..."old age"...and using generalizations to make it easy.

I have been asking through out this thread, and got a reply....I have read that there are drugs that can be prescribed that will do EXACTLY what you advocate.

I also said that those who support this, and some have posted to,that affect on here, are simply going step by step to recreational marijuana. I would prefer to have my loved ones treated by a medical professional with drugs approved by the appropriate body.

Painting those opposed to this as unsympathetic boobs is wrong and very misguided, in addition to arrogant.

I have been very open with my questions...very open about my lack of knowledge, and have done some homework on the subject. Do I doubt that it may alleviate pain, etc in some cases...no. Do I think there are alternatives that will do the same thing...yes (actually using the basic contents of marijuan)

Do I think this movement has alternative motives, other than trying to make folks like me look like fools and unsympathetic people...yes. Gameplay on many of these movements is the same...call them a name or too..a make them feel guilty. I, actually in doing some background reading, found two places where I was not only unsympathetic as you willed me, but racist, because I didn't care about the percentage of blacks locked up for using this drug.

Perhaps we come from such divergent backgrounds we will never agree. I basically would rather rely on a medical professional for remedies, and find that the law enforcment issues are not one of race, but bad behavior.

I AM NOT unsympathetic....just unconvinced and if that makes me what you deemed me to be, then so be it

I will accept you have a problem with us of old age ( I prefer experienced, but you would find fault with that), and as to generalizations, I have asked a few VERY SPECIFIC questions on this thread. Your post to me is the very epitome of generalization.

I will agree to disagree......and I'm 71 so I think I qualify for "old age" in the context. Some of us see things differently and that's ok and we will all work for what we believe.