I thought medical marijuana *was* a pill? I haven't really been following this issue but I thought I saw a picture of some wafer-like things that looked a bit like tums.
On the issue of safeness and efficacy... like Vioxx, you mean? <g> Dana On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 13:09:34 -0500, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But what about making a pill? > > I couldn't see many doctors suggesting that their patients inhale smoke of > any kind. I see this medical marijuana as a way to make recreational use > more acceptable and possibly legal. > > It seems to me that if the effects of marijuana were really that good, drug > companies would be falling all over themselves to create a pill using the > active ingredient(s). > > I know it is possible to get a license to produce marijuana for scientific > studies. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 1:01 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Medical Marijuana( Bush cannot be a republican) > > I can't cite any legit studies by any legit studies, but I think it's pretty > clear that marijuana's primary adverse health issues require extended use > over an extended period of time. Similar to cigarettes or alcohol. One > cigarette won't give you lung cancer, one joint won't give you brain damage. > > Another consideration. Different people have different reactions to > different drugs. Morphine works great as a pain killer in an awful lot of > situations....but has no pain alleviating affect on me, and makes me > nauseous. If certain patients are found to respond most favorably to > marijuana, over a relatively short amount of time (or extended time if the > condition is terminal anyway), then why shouldn't a competent doctor be at > his discretion to prescribe it? > > That being said, I doubt many competent doctors would find many occasions on > which they'd prescribe marijuana. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:138112 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
