MMJ: Safer than Prescription Drugs

With the recent death of Michael Jackson, and last yearâ??s death of Heath Ledger, both due to prescription drugs, more and more patients are examining their pill bottles and wondering what their future holds. Physicians are so quick to write prescriptions for anti-depressants, painkillers, sleeping pills and tranquilizers. Do we really need these toxic chemicals in our bodies? And what happens if we combine medications like sleeping pills and painkillers? Are we playing Russian roulette with pills?

The most commonly used painkiller in the US is acetaminophen (brand name Tylenol). This is easily available over the counter. Acetaminophen is also in sleep aids (for instance, Tylenol-PM), and in strong prescription narcotic painkillers such as Vicodin and Percocet. Recent studies have found that acetaminophen is the leading cause of liver damage and probably is responsible for 1600 cases of acute liver failure that occur each year. The drug is thought to be safe at the recommended dose but because it is in so many different kinds of medication, people often end up taking double or even triple doses if they are using different painkillers or sleep aids. An FDA advisory panel urged the FDA to ban Percocet and Vicodin and other prescription drugs that contain acetaminophen. Due to the amount of money made by pharmaceutical companies by the sales of narcotic medications, and the fact they spend about $150 million per year lobbying our government officials, it will be a long time before any real changes take place. :angelsmiley:

Big business runs the world. They don't like the fact they are not the distributors of an exclusive product.

Most pharmaceuticals are incorporated in other countries and do not pay there share of taxes. However, they do line the pockets of the people in charge as we all know.

It will boil down to taxes will be needed and they will lose. I just hope they don't get the politicians to say the source has to be a reputable source or it is not acceptable. Hmmm I wonder who would be the acceptable source would be?

It would be easy to cause a public scare imagine them with producer licenses growing moldy plants then distributing them as non-experienced growers.

With a fake out cry from the people in the news saying it needs to come from a reputable source in the interest of safety and health. Who would be that source? Of course the people that give us all of these other "SAFE" drugs the pharmaceuticals.

I may be wrong I mean our government would never do anything illegal or in the interest of their own political carriers. Would they?

What is being said here is already happening in two states. New Jersey, and soon Maryland. :thumbsup:

Med. Marijuana To Be Highly Controlled Under Bill - Politics News Story - WBAL Baltimore

this is exactly why i rather deal with the pain rather than pop some pills that only help short term ... i'll take a bowl over a pill all the time .... now if i could only get my mom to see me eye to eye lol