Dude i agree with you, if only the governments took the time to study the effects of marijuana they would realise to many it is beneficial. I am all for the legalization of cannabis but if the first step is to get it so you could apply for the use of cannabis through medicinal use then that would be a beginning. I am a drummer and i get sever back pain from my posture whilst double pedalling. It is extremely uncomfortable and there are periods where i have to lay down for hours on end because my back goes stiff. The muscles in my back tighten and i have gone for accupuncture and that helps but not to an extent where the pain is no longer there and it is expensive, i also have massages off my gf which do help a lot but only whilst shes doing it as soon as she stops it hurts again, and i know she loves me but i don't think shell let me strap her to my back and massage me 24/7. When i smoke weed though it alleviates the pain in my back the most out of any solution i have tried. It helps the pain a lot more than the accupuncture and massages do. This is not the sole reason that i smoke weed as i also do for recreational use, but i wouldn't stop smoking weed at all now because i know that it seriously helps my back pain. If there is anything i can do to help with getting notice over here in the UK for medicinal legalization or full use legalization then i would be willing to. Let me no!

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Bob
bobbyhardcore Reviewed by bobbyhardcore on . 300 joints a month mailed by our government http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/363/irv.shtml Irv Rosenfeld Celebrates 22 Years of Government-Sponsored Medical Marijuana Use 11/19/04 http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/363 /irv.shtml There are not many people who can say they have the federal government's permission to smoke marijuana -- seven, to be precise -- but Florida stockbroker Irv Rosenfeld is one of them. This weekend will mark the 22nd anniversary of Rosenfeld's acceptance into the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Rating: 5