Medical Marijuana--

[mousepod]

There's nothing inherently wrong with alcohol. There's nothing inherently wrong with THC. They both have beneficial and detrimental uses. Recreational use of either can be considered one of the beneficial uses, until it's not.

Banning these substances is silly, as is banning any substance that any adult may want to use for any reason (that doesn't harm others).

To reiterate my opinion about this thread: I find the some of the arguments being but forth that marijuana is "harmless" as ridiculous as the arguments against the drug.

It's not a panacea. I'm wondering if I'm not being clear, or if a couple of the responses to my comments are being produced as the result of some kind of chemically-induced haze.

[PanTheMan]

Originally Posted by mousepod

There's nothing inherently wrong with alcohol. There's nothing inherently wrong with THC. They both have beneficial and detrimental uses.

Other than using Alcohol to sterilize objects what are it's benefits? It's damage fills far more cemetaries than Pot ever has. Pot has several medical benefits.

And I do understand those with addictive personalities must use EXTREME caution or avoidance but that is up to the person to know where they are when it comes to the substance or behavior. Legal or not. If they do not have a grip on their behavior patterns and are on constant awareness they can become addicted to gambling or sex as easy as addiction to pot.

Once again, i restate that there is no chemical dependence to Marijuana that I have ever seen from a reputable medical journal. It has no physical withdrawls, only mental addiction. Thus it Does have mental withdrawls, but so does stopping gambling or unwanted sexual behavior.
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"Nobody has ever died from marijuana that wasn't shot by a cop"
-Jack Herer, ~ Emperor of Hemp

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On a side note- I do not use marijuana, it gives me panic attacks. But having BOTH of my parents go through cancer, i cannot see why it is illeagal

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by PanTheMan

And I do understand those with addictive personalities must use EXTREME caution or avoidance but that is up to the person to know where they are when it comes to the substance or behavior.

The very existance of an "addictive personality" is still actively debated in the medical, neurobiological and psychology communities. Some would say that EVERYONE has the ability to develop an "addictive personality".

Personally, in my own experience, I don't believe that such a blanket personality trait exists at least in the sense that either you have it or you don't.