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loyalsister

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18. Agreed

Mon Oct 20, 2014, 06:43 PM

Oct 2014

I have been attracted to the notion of broader decriminalization for that reason. I would rather see addiction medicalized so that someone addicted to opiates could get an RX rather than buying rx drugs from criminals or resorting to heroin. I think it is an interesting idea, but I suspect there are pitfalls that I am not aware of.

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We need a more honest conversation about marijuana [View all] loyalsister Oct 2014 OP

Tell you what, let's trade NightWatcher Oct 2014 #1

I am well aware of the damage RX drugs can do loyalsister Oct 2014 #3

Do you have Lupus? It sucks, the pain, the exhaustion. And the meds don't work, they just make Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #7

Yes, both SLE and lupus nephritis. NightWatcher Oct 2014 #11

SLE, Fibromyalgia, Raynauds, Hashimotos Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #13

we sound like we're trading baseball cards. I've that one, but not that one NightWatcher Oct 2014 #14

LOL....a good sense of humor is a must with our list of maladies. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #15

What causes the least harm? Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #2

prohibition is not worth a single life. A previous generation figured that out loyalsister Oct 2014 #5

There are still many lives lost from drunk driving Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #8

"No one dies from pot" loyalsister Oct 2014 #16

Anyone who has studied this issue... sendero Oct 2014 #21

absolutely impossible is not a judicious standard Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #22

Two plants can be a lot of pot. Done right, one plant is a pound of great stuff. panader0 Oct 2014 #4

It does reduce some legal ambiguity loyalsister Oct 2014 #6

The best part of ending prohibition is that there will be NO "major drug rings" Maedhros Oct 2014 #12

Agreed loyalsister Oct 2014 #18

Drug addiction at one time was primarily considered a health problem, Maedhros Oct 2014 #24

Enjoy your conversation. I just voted to make cannabis legal in my State. Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #9

Good luck, the polls have been weird. Up and down. What do you think? nt Logical Oct 2014 #27

I talked to the Oregon campaign today. They said it all depends on turn-out. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #35

Good luck!!! nt Logical Oct 2014 #39

The author's group is a hell of a thing.... Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #10

More honest discussions like that from Dr. Christina Sanchez nationalize the fed Oct 2014 #17

Can there be a point where a person is no longer a 'responsible' marijuana user? Tikki Oct 2014 #19

Legalize it, regulate it, and tax it. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #20

Damn few things on this planet are completely harmless, that is not the right question to ask. nt bemildred Oct 2014 #23

The point here is it's not the right claim to make either loyalsister Oct 2014 #25

No serious advocate claims that marijuana is harmless. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #36

"More honest"? Really? Fumesucker Oct 2014 #26

More honest means that we pretend 90 years of reefer madness never happened Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #33

Bingo. Exactly correct. JEB Oct 2014 #41

Tachycardia, anxiety and extreme paranoia are some of the bad side effects Warpy Oct 2014 #28

"knows to find his highs elsewhere", what the hell does that mean? nt Logical Oct 2014 #30

If you can buy all the Tylenol and alcohol you want you should be able to buy all the marijuana you liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #29

I support MJ MMJ UglyGreed Oct 2014 #31

Fuck it. I like to get high. I shouldn't need anyone's permission or a doctor's note. Throd Oct 2014 #32

Exactly just be honest UglyGreed Oct 2014 #37

I would never wish MS on anyone CountAllVotes Oct 2014 #34

It doesn't "cure disease" - it's a pain killer. n/t UTUSN Oct 2014 #38

It's worth noting that medical marijuana comes in many forms and does help many conditions. nolabear Oct 2014 #40