i dont think medical marijuana is *only* in *any* one format. you will see it talked about it in varied media. the one marinol pill i saw was a dark green tiny thing kinda like a small bean.
tw On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:31:57 -0700, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:138114 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
