Who should get medical marijuana

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Originally Posted by RhinoGrowUK

I am a heavy cannabis user , at least 1.7g a day , through a bong , i actually feel a need for the drug now , i get shakes in the morning , cant sleep more than 6-7 hours , its really affecting me.

Does anyone else feel like this ?!

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no, and i believe it's in your head.

i strongly believe in mental addiction (to anyone else, lets not take this to the whole debate of whether it has addictive properties or not, i'm just stating my opinion) but in the same respect, i've never seen anyone physically suffer from withdrawl to a point it couldn't be linked to even a WEAK mind (weak, as in, the simplest withdrawl symptoms, that even the mind could fabricate without of ever having a reason to react in that way)

again, it's probably in your head... and your mentality behind it... i was smoking easily up to a 1/4 a day to myself for a year straight, and, while i 'craved' and wanted weed horribly, and even didn't feel right, it's not tobacco..

i've had to quit alot of addictions, which furthers my standpoint (considering, i not only possess a highly addictive personality, but a very pessimistic one and think 'the world is coming ot an end' for lack of a better phrase over the simplest things... i had/have more withdrawl when i don't drink soda for a day or two)

Absolutely ANYONE because cannabis should be LEGAL!

Medical marijuana should be dispensed to only those with a pre-existing condition. No self-diagnosis, but by a condition determined by a doctor.

I completely agree with BG. Self-diagnosis only hurts the medical marijuana movement. They are people out there that are so sick, that marijuana is their only source of relief. No one should get medical marijuana just because they have "depression."

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Originally Posted by thcbongman

Medical marijuana should be dispensed to only those with a pre-existing condition. No self-diagnosis, but by a condition determined by a doctor.

I completely agree with BG. Self-diagnosis only hurts the medical marijuana movement. They are people out there that are so sick, that marijuana is their only source of relief. No one should get medical marijuana just because they have "depression."

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even i agree with this, ALTHOUGH i do have depression, back troubles, insomnia among others and it does help ALL of them significantly

but to push for me to be able to have it just because i say it helps, would hurt it [the legal movement] (if you don't think so, look through the eyes of those who still consider it an evil drug...)

it's a little harder to argue hard fact and study, then someone who (quite honestly to them) just claims it helps so they can use their drug without prossecution.

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Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho

you gotta crawl before you walk.... medical marijuana is the first step to getting it completely legalized... and if anyone could just claim it helps, and be prescribed it, it will be ALOT harder to get past congress/senate

look at it getting legalized for proven illnesses first, then move from there.

also i know my 'solution' isn't the best or most desirable outcome, but in all honesty, it's probbaly the most realistic.

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ya I totally agree, I'm just saying we need to ALSO make sure that the government spends more money to do studies on marijuana for medical use. I hope the dems take over and let the states decide if they want to go medical or not, but I doubt it because drug trafficing is a federal issue, so naturally marijuana will probably always be too. But some states are ok with medical marijuana while others are not, so it would be difficult to get the whole country to sign off on a single unified federal law.

But any step forward would be good, I just hope medical marijuana is brought up in this political race or nothing will change.

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Originally Posted by RhinoGrowUK

I am a heavy cannabis user , at least 1.7g a day , through a bong , i actually feel a need for the drug now , i get shakes in the morning , cant sleep more than 6-7 hours , its really affecting me.

Does anyone else feel like this ?!

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if i haven't smoked weed i find it harder to get to sleep.. once im asleep there's no problem. i sleep for about 10 - 12 hours on average.

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Originally Posted by birdgirl73

That people with psych illnesses shouldn't get guns?

You DO have other things to be worried about!

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I don't know what you are implying exactly. I believe i have the right to own a gun, even if I smoke pot, or have ADD or depression.

The VTech massacre happened because of there was a school wide gun ban, so none of the students could fight back. There were shootings at the same school about a year and a half ago, but we didn't hear about it, because the killer was stopped dead in his tracks after killing two or three people by a law abiding citizen with a concealed carry, before the gun ban.

I don't believe you're familiar with those laws, Nomad, and how they're written. They do vary slightly in the states where they're in effect now, but the pending national legislation prohibits people with specific psychiatric diagnoses, including schizophrenia, delusional disorder, bipolar disorder, chronic dementia, dissociative identity disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, and antisocial personality disorder from obtaining guns. Trust me that for people who can be delusional and violent, even you don't want them to obtain guns. The way the proposed legislation stands, certain other diagnoses or histories would require a waiting period before someone could obtain a gun. ADD and plain old depression aren't on those lists. That would restrict too many people.

You attributed the cause to the lack of prevention, which isn't a valid argument. The VTech massacre happened because a crazy young man with a lifetime of psychiatric problems slipped through the cracks and wasn't prohibited from purchasing automatic weapons. You can read all about this in the conclusions of the investigation committee that came out two weeks ago.

anyone who is sick in pain or going to die should get mmj i dont think many people on here want to get addicted to pills that are very deadly so anyone who finds it useful should use mmj marijuana is an herb it doesnt kill everyone should get it for all im concerned:thumbsup:

Quite honestly I didn't read all the replies in this thread but, I think if people can get drunk as they please, which is far more dangerous than pot...I think people should certainly be able to smoke marijuana as they please with age restrictions. Of coarse this probably wouldn't be legalized any time soon, but this is my personal opinion.