Medical Marijuana.
Controversial subject in the US, but as I posted this under popular science, I wanted to look at the medical uses rather than the moral/ethical/governmental process of legalizing drugs.
So I ask, do you think that on a purely medical line of reasoning, theres proof enough to legalize pot?
While the use of it may indeed reduce pain and suffering, had seen a BBC article recently:
| QUOTE (Excerpt) |
| Cannabis users are 40% more likely than non-users to suffer a psychotic illness such as schizophrenia, say UK experts |
Full ArticleLater on it goes to say that it makes people nearly twice as likely to suffer from those conditions. And what is ironic is the side-bars headlines which read...
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Cannabis and the Law
"Top ministers admit cannabis use"
"Cannabis laws set to be reviewed"
"Don't use cannabis - Cameron"
"Drug classification rethink urged"
"14-year-olds 'use cannabis daily'" |
I'm sorry if I find it hilarious that #2 and #4 are probably because of #1. And that #5 isn't just happening because of #3. Yet they haven't established that the guy mentioned in #3 is guilty of being in the list for #1.
But to the bottom line of the matter in the regards of medicinal application...
Let's face it... it is NOT a controlled substance. Sure, pharmaceutical companies could grow and market it (probably even in pill form), but then they couldn't overcharge to such degrees as they do now. And everyone could grown their own medicine. SO any really valueable data that typically comes from the proscribed testing by the Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) isn't happening. Or the studies that are being done aren't considered on par with those.
