geauxtohell
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Prior to passage of the Harrison Act in 1937, which criminalized marijuana, an over-the-counter preparation called Lydia Pinkum's Women's Tonic was sold in drug stores and was used by virtually every post-adolescent woman in America because it was the most effective relief for menstrual discomfort available with or without a prescription. It was made from cannabis (marijuana) extract, licorice oil and honey.
The effect of marijuana on the human organism is best described as a euphoric tranquilizer. In fact there is no more effective tranquilizer available anywhere and it is not addictive nor can one overdose on it. The same cannot be said for Valium or any of its knock-off prescription tranquilizers -- which collectively represents one of the most commonly used and profitable products peddled by the pharmaceutical industry.
If you need evidence of the effectiveness just obtain some good marijuana brownies or tea and when you need a tranquilizer, or when your wife or girl-friend is suffering from the monthly blues, you'll have all the proof you need within a few minutes.
Those are just two very good reasons to legalize marijuana and there are many more. So if you would like to educate yourself on this topic and purge the vestiges of Reefer Madness brainwash from your mind I recommend the following two excellent books:
Marijuana. The Forbidden Medicine. By Dr. Lester Grinspoon, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatric Medicine, Harvard University.
The Emperor Wears No Clothes. By Jack Herer.
Both are available from Amazon.
For fuck's sake. Cut out the typical pro-marijuana talking points. I don't care if people want to smoke marijuana for recreational uses. I thought Reefer Madness was retarded. I oppose the knuckleheads (like you, apparently) who claim MJ is some magic cure all. That is total bullshit. There isn't a lot of good evidenced based medicine to support the use of THC or MJ for much beyond the indications I've given. As if menstrual cramps were a life threatening illness. Even if they were, motrin works better than MJ.
Other than that, you post; phramacologically speaking, is bullshit. Pot might sedate, but it's not a tranquilizer. Only on Harold and Kumar Go To The White Castle is it ever suggested that it be used to sedate surgery patients.
Valium isn't a first line drug for much of anything short of severe alcohol withdrawal these days.
It's totally possible to point out the "pie in the sky" flaws that the pro-MJ camp so strongly adheres too without being anti-MJ.
People can do what they want too. Just stop acting like your desire to use a drug for recreational use is also strongly supported by any sort of data.
It is not.
Well . . . maybe. I have personally known two people who said that MJ was the only thing that gave them any kind of workable relief from the pain of terminal cancer.
And, as I said earlier, I think it's a perfectly good drug for cancer or people on HAART therapy or any terminal condition.
When you are talking about terminal conditions and palliative care, the issue is no longer the prevention and cure of disease, but to make people as comfortable as possible in their last days.
It's a separate issue. I also (as referenced above) have not problem with people that are on chemo or HAART using it as an appetite stimulant. That makes sense.
I've got a big problem with everybody in their dog in the state of California having a medicinal marijuana script for "anxiety".
For one thing, it's a poor standard of care. Generalized anxiety disorder is best managed with therapy and SSRIs. That being said, I realize that there is no cookie cutter situation for a single health problem. However, "medicinal marijuana" in California has become a mockery and even some of the most ardent supporters have conceded that.
I used to support the notion of Medicinal Marijuana. I now think it's bullshit. So much so, that I wouldn't vote for it in my own state.
Again, I don't care if people want to use it recreationally. I am just sick of people acting like this is some sort of massive effort that is being undertaken with the intent of compassionate care.
It's not.