Should smoking weed be able to count as a medicine?

by calebbacca Posted 2012/07/07 16:48:54

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	yes it should be counted as medicine	54 votes	70%
	no it should not be counted as medicine	23 votes	30%

yes i think so it helps if u have depression and other things.

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ETpro 2012/07/07 18:00:56

no it should not be counted as medicine

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Not until double-blind testing is done to prove it works. If we are going to use it medicinally, it would probably be worthwhile to isolate the active ingredients and put them in pill form, avoiding the unnecessary harm to the lungs and respiratory system associated with smoking it.

I do think it should be legalized and taxed. I think it is probably less harmful than alcohol, which is addictive and deadly in high doses, and which fuels a great deal of irresponsible and violent behavior. But that's a different question from naming something as an FDA approved medicine.
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P. Sturm 2012/09/13 19:15:38

yes it should be counted as medicine

Yes. through double blind testing it's been shown to help many ailments.

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Mike 2012/07/08 07:04:20

yes it should be counted as medicine

Its benefits were documented when Jimmy Carter was President.

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Taylor_♥ 2012/07/08 06:15:58

yes it should be counted as medicine

it's already a medicine. But ignorant people come in and get it just so they don't have to spend more money to buy weed. I don't know how they do it but they do. but I must admit... I know people that take marijuana for medical stuff.. and without it.. they are..I don't even now how to put it.

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Jamie J 420 2012/07/08 06:10:25

yes it should be counted as medicine

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Marlene Wilkins 2012/07/08 05:05:01

yes it should be counted as medicine

Let's see, it's one of the only things that effectively treats Glaucoma...I'd call that a big Yes.

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Anonymous Coward218 2012/07/08 04:33:19

no it should not be counted as medicine

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Not unless it was prescribed by a REAL doctor...not the quack that hangs out in the head shop waiting for you to drop in!

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Janet C K 2012/07/08 03:26:06 (edited)

no it should not be counted as medicine

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If someone needs weed, then they don't need a license...and they should get it as a pill. Just because you have a hungry bear in your backyard doesn't mean it's a good idea to add a tiger too (alcohol vs. pot justification). Pot may seem harmless, but take it from someone who tried to be "open minded" about a very good friend who became dependant on it "to relax"- then couldn't stand being in their own skin and unable to deal with even slight stress without running to it- it is addictive, it isn't funny when you see that person doing it when they wake up, before they go to work, while they try to write a paper...etc, it's pathetic. Then when you see them turn dumb slowly over time, and start forgetting where they put stuff or things they said, you realize, it's not harmless. I watched what could have been a brilliant person, choose mediocrity and minimal effort in daily existence, using pot- when before they got hooked, they had sooo much more to offer. Don't tell me it's harmless.

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Nonpart... to Janet C K 2012/07/08 19:06:23

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Thanks that was a very intelligent comment. I have had many very intelligent friends get their minds totally messed up from pot, and they never recovered. They told me that it was not addictive just like my friends who smoked tobacco told me that was not addictive, however; all of the people I have known who have been addicted to either one of those drugs have never fully recovered from their addiction. There are many good studies by reputable people which have found that pot destroys various functions of the brain that can not be repaired.

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Swampdog 2012/07/08 02:11:01

yes it should be counted as medicine

Many medicines were smoked long ago to get the quickest means of ingesting medicines prior to the invention of injections.

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RS 2012/07/08 01:25:50

yes it should be counted as medicine

Glockcoma.

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IcyUranus 2012/07/08 00:52:24 (edited)

yes it should be counted as medicine

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If it is used for a medical condition that is known to respond favorably to its use, then of course marijuana should be thought of as a a medicine. But there are a lot of folks who claim to have a medical condition but really just want to get high. I don't have anything against that either---within reasonable limits---but that activity would fall under a completely different category. And I am concerned that if too many of those folks game the system, then eventually medical marijuana will no longer be legal for anyone.

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Matt Fo... to IcyUranus 2012/07/08 02:24:50

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Very well put...yum picture too!!

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Torchmanner ~PWCM~JLA 2012/07/07 23:11:22

no it should not be counted as medicine

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Smoking it is what causes cancer. Pill form may be different.

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jackolantyrn356 2012/07/07 22:43:36

no it should not be counted as medicine

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It is a very strong BRAIN KILLING chemical from which you never recover. Get a load of Obummer and his nachaniations of unreality...... Makes him a LIAR

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severus love 2012/07/07 22:37:26

yes it should be counted as medicine

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it does help with many ailments

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cddjmikey 2012/07/07 22:31:35

yes it should be counted as medicine

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HOWEVER, it needs to be more tightly regulated !! It should NOT be easy to access !!! The only things that I am sure of it helping are glaucoma and cancer. Anything else is just an excuse as far as I can tell to get their hands on it !!!!

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Nonpart... to cddjmikey 2012/07/08 19:08:59

Many of the things that people say they use pot for can be easily cured by using the Gerson Therapy, which by the way is free, nonaddictive, and actually cures many problems rather than just treating the symptoms, with drugs like pot. Even healthy people can benefit from using the Gerson Therapy. Unfortunately; the Gerson Therapy can not cure or reverse the damage to the lungs, or even worse to the brain, which it has been proven in medical studies , is caused by drugs like pot. I would advise everyone to learn from the great wisdom of Doctor Gerson, who Doctor Albert Schweitzer eulogized as "one of the most eminent geniuses in the history of medicine". The Gerson Therapy is free and easy to learn and practice. You can start to learn about it at the Gerson Web site and when you use it chances are you will rarely need much drugs of any kind, and you will be healthier than you have ever been. Even Doctor Gerson recommended an annual visit to your Doctor for a complete physical examination, including a complete blood work panel, that is how you stay healthy. Having a complete blood panel done is necessary just like doing regular oil analysis on your car. most people do not do it, however; that is one of the few ways that you can catch small problems before they are large enoug...

Many of the things that people say they use pot for can be easily cured by using the Gerson Therapy, which by the way is free, nonaddictive, and actually cures many problems rather than just treating the symptoms, with drugs like pot. Even healthy people can benefit from using the Gerson Therapy. Unfortunately; the Gerson Therapy can not cure or reverse the damage to the lungs, or even worse to the brain, which it has been proven in medical studies , is caused by drugs like pot. I would advise everyone to learn from the great wisdom of Doctor Gerson, who Doctor Albert Schweitzer eulogized as "one of the most eminent geniuses in the history of medicine". The Gerson Therapy is free and easy to learn and practice. You can start to learn about it at the Gerson Web site and when you use it chances are you will rarely need much drugs of any kind, and you will be healthier than you have ever been. Even Doctor Gerson recommended an annual visit to your Doctor for a complete physical examination, including a complete blood work panel, that is how you stay healthy. Having a complete blood panel done is necessary just like doing regular oil analysis on your car. most people do not do it, however; that is one of the few ways that you can catch small problems before they are large enough to find any other way. If you wait until you have a big problem with your car you can just get another one. If you wait until you have a big problem with your health or your body you are just out of luck, you only get one body, so you need to take good care of the one you started with, taking drugs is generally not the best answer, and neither is just treating the symptoms which is all most doctors are trained to do, and all that any drugs do. The Gerson Web Site is as follows:

http://gerson.org
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boobear<3 2012/07/07 22:31:18
Junior-BN-0 2012/07/07 22:28:09

yes it should be counted as medicine

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My best friends mom smokes it for the pain of her cancer. So yes.

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Nonpart... to Junior-... 2012/07/08 19:09:33

Many of the things that people say they use pot for can be easily cured by using the Gerson Therapy, which by the way is free, nonaddictive, and actually cures many problems rather than just treating the symptoms, with drugs like pot. Even healthy people can benefit from using the Gerson Therapy. Unfortunately; the Gerson Therapy can not cure or reverse the damage to the lungs, or even worse to the brain, which it has been proven in medical studies , is caused by drugs like pot. I would advise everyone to learn from the great wisdom of Doctor Gerson, who Doctor Albert Schweitzer eulogized as "one of the most eminent geniuses in the history of medicine". The Gerson Therapy is free and easy to learn and practice. You can start to learn about it at the Gerson Web site and when you use it chances are you will rarely need much drugs of any kind, and you will be healthier than you have ever been. Even Doctor Gerson recommended an annual visit to your Doctor for a complete physical examination, including a complete blood work panel, that is how you stay healthy. Having a complete blood panel done is necessary just like doing regular oil analysis on your car. most people do not do it, however; that is one of the few ways that you can catch small problems before they are large enoug...

Many of the things that people say they use pot for can be easily cured by using the Gerson Therapy, which by the way is free, nonaddictive, and actually cures many problems rather than just treating the symptoms, with drugs like pot. Even healthy people can benefit from using the Gerson Therapy. Unfortunately; the Gerson Therapy can not cure or reverse the damage to the lungs, or even worse to the brain, which it has been proven in medical studies , is caused by drugs like pot. I would advise everyone to learn from the great wisdom of Doctor Gerson, who Doctor Albert Schweitzer eulogized as "one of the most eminent geniuses in the history of medicine". The Gerson Therapy is free and easy to learn and practice. You can start to learn about it at the Gerson Web site and when you use it chances are you will rarely need much drugs of any kind, and you will be healthier than you have ever been. Even Doctor Gerson recommended an annual visit to your Doctor for a complete physical examination, including a complete blood work panel, that is how you stay healthy. Having a complete blood panel done is necessary just like doing regular oil analysis on your car. most people do not do it, however; that is one of the few ways that you can catch small problems before they are large enough to find any other way. If you wait until you have a big problem with your car you can just get another one. If you wait until you have a big problem with your health or your body you are just out of luck, you only get one body, so you need to take good care of the one you started with, taking drugs is generally not the best answer, and neither is just treating the symptoms which is all most doctors are trained to do, and all that any drugs do. The Gerson Web Site is as follows:

http://gerson.org
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The_Infidel_Atheist 2012/07/07 22:14:04

yes it should be counted as medicine

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It's a fact that marijuana has outstanding medicinal effects without any of the nasty side effects of pharmaceuticals. Some examples of this are in the treatment of glaucoma, wasting syndrome, cancer, and multiple sclerosis.

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Nonpart... to The_Inf... 2012/07/08 19:10:28

Many of the things that people say they use pot for can be easily cured by using the Gerson Therapy, which by the way is free, nonaddictive, and actually cures many problems rather than just treating the symptoms, with drugs like pot. Even healthy people can benefit from using the Gerson Therapy. Unfortunately; the Gerson Therapy can not cure or reverse the damage to the lungs, or even worse to the brain, which it has been proven in medical studies , is caused by drugs like pot. I would advise everyone to learn from the great wisdom of Doctor Gerson, who Doctor Albert Schweitzer eulogized as "one of the most eminent geniuses in the history of medicine". The Gerson Therapy is free and easy to learn and practice. You can start to learn about it at the Gerson Web site and when you use it chances are you will rarely need much drugs of any kind, and you will be healthier than you have ever been. Even Doctor Gerson recommended an annual visit to your Doctor for a complete physical examination, including a complete blood work panel, that is how you stay healthy. Having a complete blood panel done is necessary just like doing regular oil analysis on your car. most people do not do it, however; that is one of the few ways that you can catch small problems before they are large enoug...

Many of the things that people say they use pot for can be easily cured by using the Gerson Therapy, which by the way is free, nonaddictive, and actually cures many problems rather than just treating the symptoms, with drugs like pot. Even healthy people can benefit from using the Gerson Therapy. Unfortunately; the Gerson Therapy can not cure or reverse the damage to the lungs, or even worse to the brain, which it has been proven in medical studies , is caused by drugs like pot. I would advise everyone to learn from the great wisdom of Doctor Gerson, who Doctor Albert Schweitzer eulogized as "one of the most eminent geniuses in the history of medicine". The Gerson Therapy is free and easy to learn and practice. You can start to learn about it at the Gerson Web site and when you use it chances are you will rarely need much drugs of any kind, and you will be healthier than you have ever been. Even Doctor Gerson recommended an annual visit to your Doctor for a complete physical examination, including a complete blood work panel, that is how you stay healthy. Having a complete blood panel done is necessary just like doing regular oil analysis on your car. most people do not do it, however; that is one of the few ways that you can catch small problems before they are large enough to find any other way. If you wait until you have a big problem with your car you can just get another one. If you wait until you have a big problem with your health or your body you are just out of luck, you only get one body, so you need to take good care of the one you started with, taking drugs is generally not the best answer, and neither is just treating the symptoms which is all most doctors are trained to do, and all that any drugs do. The Gerson Web Site is as follows:

http://gerson.org
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The_Inf... to Nonpart... 2012/07/08 20:51:05

Sounds interesting. I've never heard of Max Gerson or his therapy method. I will definitely check it out though.

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Racefish 2012/07/07 21:53:46

yes it should be counted as medicine

Why not? the Obama Tax is called "health care".

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bob h. 2012/07/07 20:50:15

yes it should be counted as medicine

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Absolutely. Whatever helps.

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Nimitz 2012/07/07 20:34:28

yes it should be counted as medicine

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It's nobody's damned business but the smoker.

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John Galt jr or Ron/jon 2012/07/07 20:19:49

yes it should be counted as medicine

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CuresCancer 2012/07/07 20:13:59

no it should not be counted as medicine

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Hemp oil for sure rather than smoking pot. Hemp oil can be a superb healing agent. It can cure cancer, for instance.

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Nonpart... to CuresCa... 2012/07/08 19:11:11

Many of the things that people say they use pot for can be easily cured by using the Gerson Therapy, which by the way is free, nonaddictive, and actually cures many problems rather than just treating the symptoms, with drugs like pot. Even healthy people can benefit from using the Gerson Therapy. Unfortunately; the Gerson Therapy can not cure or reverse the damage to the lungs, or even worse to the brain, which it has been proven in medical studies , is caused by drugs like pot. I would advise everyone to learn from the great wisdom of Doctor Gerson, who Doctor Albert Schweitzer eulogized as "one of the most eminent geniuses in the history of medicine". The Gerson Therapy is free and easy to learn and practice. You can start to learn about it at the Gerson Web site and when you use it chances are you will rarely need much drugs of any kind, and you will be healthier than you have ever been. Even Doctor Gerson recommended an annual visit to your Doctor for a complete physical examination, including a complete blood work panel, that is how you stay healthy. Having a complete blood panel done is necessary just like doing regular oil analysis on your car. most people do not do it, however; that is one of the few ways that you can catch small problems before they are large enoug...

Many of the things that people say they use pot for can be easily cured by using the Gerson Therapy, which by the way is free, nonaddictive, and actually cures many problems rather than just treating the symptoms, with drugs like pot. Even healthy people can benefit from using the Gerson Therapy. Unfortunately; the Gerson Therapy can not cure or reverse the damage to the lungs, or even worse to the brain, which it has been proven in medical studies , is caused by drugs like pot. I would advise everyone to learn from the great wisdom of Doctor Gerson, who Doctor Albert Schweitzer eulogized as "one of the most eminent geniuses in the history of medicine". The Gerson Therapy is free and easy to learn and practice. You can start to learn about it at the Gerson Web site and when you use it chances are you will rarely need much drugs of any kind, and you will be healthier than you have ever been. Even Doctor Gerson recommended an annual visit to your Doctor for a complete physical examination, including a complete blood work panel, that is how you stay healthy. Having a complete blood panel done is necessary just like doing regular oil analysis on your car. most people do not do it, however; that is one of the few ways that you can catch small problems before they are large enough to find any other way. If you wait until you have a big problem with your car you can just get another one. If you wait until you have a big problem with your health or your body you are just out of luck, you only get one body, so you need to take good care of the one you started with, taking drugs is generally not the best answer, and neither is just treating the symptoms which is all most doctors are trained to do, and all that any drugs do. The Gerson Web Site is as follows:

http://gerson.org
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rand 2012/07/07 20:12:46

yes it should be counted as medicine

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The notion that people shouldn't imbibe a weed that grows almost everywhere is almost as stupid as not learning anything from the experience of Prohibition.

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Pam 2012/07/07 20:11:11

yes it should be counted as medicine

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Persons with cancer and AIDS have been using pot for years as an anti-nausea and appetite inducer. Of course most people know that it is useful in the treatment of glaucoma by reducing the intraocular pressure on the eyes. There is some debate on whether it works better in pill or smokable form. The pills are sometimes not as effective as the pot itself. I think that is up to the individual though.

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Nonpart... to Pam 2012/07/08 19:12:32

Many of the things that people say they use pot for can be easily cured by using the Gerson Therapy, which by the way is free, nonaddictive, and actually cures many problems rather than just treating the symptoms, with drugs like pot. Even healthy people can benefit from using the Gerson Therapy. Unfortunately; the Gerson Therapy can not cure or reverse the damage to the lungs, or even worse to the brain, which it has been proven in medical studies , is caused by drugs like pot. I would advise everyone to learn from the great wisdom of Doctor Gerson, who Doctor Albert Schweitzer eulogized as "one of the most eminent geniuses in the history of medicine". The Gerson Therapy is free and easy to learn and practice. You can start to learn about it at the Gerson Web site and when you use it chances are you will rarely need much drugs of any kind, and you will be healthier than you have ever been. Even Doctor Gerson recommended an annual visit to your Doctor for a complete physical examination, including a complete blood work panel, that is how you stay healthy. Having a complete blood panel done is necessary just like doing regular oil analysis on your car. most people do not do it, however; that is one of the few ways that you can catch small problems before they are large enoug...

Many of the things that people say they use pot for can be easily cured by using the Gerson Therapy, which by the way is free, nonaddictive, and actually cures many problems rather than just treating the symptoms, with drugs like pot. Even healthy people can benefit from using the Gerson Therapy. Unfortunately; the Gerson Therapy can not cure or reverse the damage to the lungs, or even worse to the brain, which it has been proven in medical studies , is caused by drugs like pot. I would advise everyone to learn from the great wisdom of Doctor Gerson, who Doctor Albert Schweitzer eulogized as "one of the most eminent geniuses in the history of medicine". The Gerson Therapy is free and easy to learn and practice. You can start to learn about it at the Gerson Web site and when you use it chances are you will rarely need much drugs of any kind, and you will be healthier than you have ever been. Even Doctor Gerson recommended an annual visit to your Doctor for a complete physical examination, including a complete blood work panel, that is how you stay healthy. Having a complete blood panel done is necessary just like doing regular oil analysis on your car. most people do not do it, however; that is one of the few ways that you can catch small problems before they are large enough to find any other way. If you wait until you have a big problem with your car you can just get another one. If you wait until you have a big problem with your health or your body you are just out of luck, you only get one body, so you need to take good care of the one you started with, taking drugs is generally not the best answer, and neither is just treating the symptoms which is all most doctors are trained to do, and all that any drugs do. The Gerson Web Site is as follows:

http://gerson.org
(more)

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MlssCue =Go Blue= 2012/07/07 20:10:21

no it should not be counted as medicine

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Oh I misread that, yes it should be able IF it is truly needed for medical purposes.

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Stan Kapusta 2012/07/07 20:01:58

yes it should be counted as medicine

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Whatever works to help.Use it. Just because the AMA or the FDA doesn't put it's blessing on it doesn't mean something doesn't work .Like the latest money scam. Some painkiller producers didn't get certified by paying the inspection fees are told to stop producing to shoot the prices up. Hmmmmm

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CuresCa... to Stan Ka... 2012/07/07 21:05:52

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You're right about that, regarding the FDA and AMA seals of approval.

Ironically, their seals of approval usually means the drug won't work. Statin drugs cause heart attacks, osteoporosis drugs cause bone deterioration and fractures, antidepressants cause depression and violent behavior, High blood pressure pills cause high blood pressure when taken for longer periods of time, anti inflammatory drugs cause inflammation, cancer drugs cause cancer, antibiotics cause a rebound of bacterial infections.

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gaylehelen 2012/07/07 19:53:30

yes it should be counted as medicine

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I think it definitely has medicinal uses. I know it helps patients with glaucoma, nausea and other ailments. I wish we had medicinal marijuana here in Massachusetts. Since 2000, I have desperately been trying to regain weight I lost after 5 major surgeries on my digestive system. My surgeon and PC physician both said if it were available they would have prescribed it for me. That is how bad my problem was. I never thought in a million years that trying to gain weight would be as difficult as it is to lose it.
So, yes, I think it should at least be in the realm of possibility for medical purposes.

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rustyshackelford 2012/07/07 19:28:27
angie45 2012/07/07 19:27:06

yes it should be counted as medicine

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Its natural...not man-made, like oxycot..and some others, that are more hamful..

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Hula girl - Friends not Fol... 2012/07/07 18:56:32

no it should not be counted as medicine

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If you are depressed then don't smoke it in the first place ....it just makes you more stupid.

Also you are even more stupid as it's been proven to aid in Testicular Cancer...sorry that's a fact proven by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. Talk about not having any balls in the future.

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MlssCue... to Hula gi... 2012/07/07 20:13:47

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Are you aware of what prescribed medicines are able to do to our bodies?

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