Do you feel the FDA side stepped the issue of marijuana as medicinal in it's latest ruling?
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It is undoubtedly a political decision, not a medical one.  Shame on them!\n\nAlthough THC can be delivered a number of ways, smoking is the most immediate means to get it into the body.  Very few people smoke enough of it for the ill effects of smoking to be a significant issue.
1167543
First off, don't listen to ignorant answers from people like martinamagrace.  Obviously she's lucky enough not to have been afflicted with debilitating pain!\n\nI don't know anyone who's used it, but I've heard opinions that it is more helpful than any other high-potency pain killer.  Medical marijuana should not be illegal.  It's been a great help to many people who suffer from a number of diseases.  And kudos to the doctors who prescribe it.  If only there were more like them!
710726
Yes I believe it should be legalized, because in relation to other drugs that are currently legal, the deleterious effects of marijuana simply don’t compare. I think the distribution of it should be controlled as to where it can be smoked, and who is licensed to sell it.
677223
no, but i wish they would legalize it :)
1091637
Absolutely not. Did you know that the pharmaceutical industry takes in more money than all other industries combined? They have a drug for every symptom a person could possibly have. Whatever happened to "sweating it out"? Maybe we'd be a healthier people if we didn't take so many pills. They want us to be scared of natural plants (marijuana: which is given to people with cancer and aids) but they want to cram all kinds of lab-created drugs down our throats. They make me sick (please excuse the pun).
1183073
No, the supreme court is expected to make a decision to prevent the federal government from prosecuting people for adhering to state laws while smoking pot for medicinal purposes. Medicinal pot is legal in California, but it's still a felony, so all these doctors are getting arrested for prescribing it, and the patients are getting arreset for possesing it. That's what the ruling is about.
1050723
None of those asian countries listed have medical marijuana prgrams and all are VERY strict on even possesion of small quantities.  I think medical marijuana is a good idea but seems impossible to regulate with many people just paying a doctor a few hundred bucks to get a cannabis club card, sick or not.  So i think they should just go ahead and legalize it already, its practically decriminalized already here in california (if you get caught with under  an ounce, its like an 80 dollar ticket with no arrest or jail.) Im counting on you arnold to get it done!
176884
Yes, I do. The Netherlands legalized it not too long ago, and my uncle was euthanized just after that. {Is that correct English?} It was a good thing for him. He was of sound mind, but was terminally ill. Instead of everyone watching him suffer, they let him do this. So yes, I think it should be legal, as long as it's strictly monitored.
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AGREE! of course...lol jk...idk...maybe\nIt's cool, but wat would happen if legalized?\nLegalizing marijuana would allow ppl to smoke it openly rather than hiding it. But would it bring down the number of ppl that smoke it, or would it bring it up? It does help with Gleucoma and other diseases, so I guess for "medicinal" purposes it should be legalized.\nEither way ppl will b doin it anyway, \nwhether legal or not
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The federal government is all about making money. If they could control the potency of marijuana, they would tax the crap out of it like cigarettes and legalize it. The problem lies in the regulation of the strains of marijuana. Personally, I am tired of my tax dollars paying for pot-heads in prison.
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I definitely support medicinal marijuana use  for medicinal purposes. 100%. It is an amazing drug for people that need it, and should be made more available to them.\n\nI'm sure that almost every Christian will tell you that yes, its sinful because you are getting 'high'. BUT, I don't see it as that much different than alcohol. And Many Christians drink, so all the Christians that tell you that "pot changes your state of mind..." Well so does wine...and Jesus's first miracle was turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana. I think there is a time and a place of one would decide to do it.\n\nIf your doing it to relax or your doing it once in a while drinking it in a tea, I don't see much harm in it. I think everything bad in excess.\nGod did create the herbs for our benefit.\n\n"Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food”; and it was so."\n(Genesis 1:30 )\n\n "Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith."(Proverbs 15:17)\n\nWhat it all comes down to, is YOU and God. If you have a question, pray about it!
652718
well.. i dont know to be honest.. but i think it should be.. the government should control it and price it and the world in my opinion would be a better place... no one has ever overdosed on pot..
611498
i believe that it is a crime everywhere (federal law, and upheld by the supreme court) to have anything dealing with a marijuana plant in your possession, and also paraphanalia.  interestingly enough, in most places, it isnt illegal to actually smoke it, except if you are driving.
921950
There are a couple of states considering medical marijuana legislation but it probably won't work because the supremacy clause of our constitution says that federal laws override state law, and on the federal level its illegal. Even if it was legalized in those states for medical purposes it still would be legal for just anybody who wanted it to have it; you would probably have to have a terminal illness to get a prescription.
62160
for medical purpose or for personal use? marijuana both.
969923
Using it as an ingredient in an anointing oil is a little different from rolling it up and lighting it and then smoking it. I hardly think that should cause a huge outcry amonst Christians. It was put here by God and therefore had to have an obvious purpose. Native Americans used all parts of the plant for different things over the years as well. That doesn't mean I would consider them Stoners. In the context for which it was used, Simply agree and say yes that is true, however that does not mean it was ever meant to be used as a drug for getting high.
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I definately think that marijuana should be legalized for medicinal use.  By legalizing it for medical use, it's not as if it would be street legal.  Not only would it help cancer patients such as your friend, but many other people who suffer from many other ailments, MS, ADD, ADHD, just to name a few.  I most definately think it should be lealized.