Medical Cannabis

King By-Tor wrote: But I'll stop now, because I don't want to get banned.

Actually, it would be interesting to see the difference between cannabis and narcotics, in terms of dependency and effectiveness. For example, if I take a pill of Oxycontin to get rid of a migraine it bits me in the butt because I get a rebound migraine, which leaves me in the same place I was in before. I've been taking 500 mg doses of Excedrin since I was 4 and it's pretty much like eating candy now. No preventative medications work either, the most effective was an antidepressant, but I don't like taking that since I feel like an emotionless zombie if I do. I'm not justifying it only for me, but I know many people in family that have had them their whole lives. Would it be a viable alternative? From what I know, it would be nowhere near as destructive as narcotics for such situations, where there isn't an alternative way to gain relief.

I wonder what the controversy is over, the drug itself or it's stigma? It can't be worse than anything that's already legal, I know a person from school that abused her prescription narcotics, and since she has a bad knee, is almost free to do so on a whim.

Note: I am not advocating it, I'm trying to compare it to what I have seen/experienced.


Edited by A Person - August 21 2009 at 14:17

CPicard wrote: It's the only use of cannabis I can accept, just as morphine and other drugs (yeah, I'm not very liberal when talking about drugs). Using drugs for pleasure is just the sign of a weak mind.

Someone who's obviously never tried it.If anything you need a strong mind to handle drugs.


I think it's fine,even for pleasure.I don't care for it all that much.I'm one of those people who thinks it should be legalized but if you do it to much and screw yourself up then it's your fault.

I refer you all to watch Bill Hicks clips on drugs.

Leningrad wrote: you're all banned

I'm surprised this hasn't been locked yet


but hey, we're Canadian, it's legal here anyways.

I use it to treat overthinking.

CPicard wrote: the sign of a weak mind.

What was the middle part?

It's the only use of cannabis I can accept, just as morphine and other drugs (yeah, I'm not very liberal when talking about drugs).

Using drugs for pleasure is just the sign of a weak mind.

I don't know about the rest of the world but for the last few years more and more states in the US have voted in the use of medical cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain. Along with gun control, abortion and gay marriage, medical cannabis has become a controversial issue when it shows up on any state ballot. Controversial issues usually make interesting discussions.