Medical Marijuana--

[Not Afraid]

I'm late to the game here, and a lot of good things have aready beend said, but I wanted to address the "enjoyment" dividing line a bit more with some personal diachotomies;

I used to enjoy alcohol. I started using it as medication and, while still enjoying it it became more need than enjoyment. At the end, I wasn't even enjoying it, but it was all about need.

I have taken post surgery pain meds as prescribed and, while they were necessary for pain management, they were also really sort of enjoyable. I certainly laughed lot while on Vicodine.

I have never understood why alcohol is legal and pot is not. Or for that matter why some for of opiates are given to you by your doctor and others are sold on the street for large amounts of cash.

Oh, and for those who claim that pot is not addicting, you are wrong. I know plenty of people who were addicted to pot. The physical effects of addiction my be different than those of alcohol or heroin (especially the withdrawal) but the addiction still exists.