re: President Donald TRUMP intends to reform federal policies on marijuana

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Thats hella ignorant, bro.

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Not at all, bro. The medical benefits are not "revolutionary". They're positive in some instances, positive enough to warrant use, but marijuana is by no means a a groundbreaking substance. Its been around a long long time. If it had as much use as potheads say, someone would have profited from it long ago.

It should be legalized already so people will finally shut up about it.

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can be an effective treatment for chronic pain

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Doesn't say anything about how it compares to painkillers already on the market.

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cannabidiol might reduce seizure frequency and might have an adequate safety profile in children and young adults with highly treatment-resistant epilepsy.

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Helps for some, does not help for everyone as I've already said. It's not a universal cure and the most effective strains have to be specially grown. The marijuana type required to be used for seizures will be 0.01% of the use cases. I'm 100% for making it available to these people.

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CBD may help prevent cancer from spreading

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This one is just a joke. Eating vegetables may help cancer from spreading, exercising, drinking water, tons and tons of studies that conclude something "may" have certain outcomes.



Also, do you realize how many grocery store supplements you can buy right now with similar wording in their description?


You just proved my point with what you posted. It's not universally effective in any use.

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You just proved my point with what you posted. It's not universally effective in any use. 

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Is any drug??

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Doesn't say anything about how it compares to painkillers already on the market. 


How many times do I have to post this?

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They found that 10 milligrams of THC gave the same pain relief as a 60-milligram (moderately strong) dose of codeine and that 20 milligrams of THC worked as well as 120 milligrams of codeine.  



And as for your bolded parts... if you read these medical studies they all show statistically significant results in the areas I posted.

You think the article will say anything is 100% certain?

Nearly drugs that have been on the market for decades still say "could" or "may" help certain symptoms.


Open your mind... you're much too biased

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Its difficult to open the minds of the willfully ignorant. Its like his stance is based on that dad told him potheads were lazy hippies or something and legitimate evidence and data is just nonsense.

And if you want "Business Insider" level sources, here is an article that cites several research studies which show no significantly positive health outcomes from marijuana use.

Also, if you don't think there's financial incentive behind marijuana becoming legal, then you're out of your mind. Just like "big pharma", there will be "big marijuana". Large companies are already moving right now to corner the market.

Again, 100% behind legalization. I continue to reject the idea that marijuana is some groundbreaking substance.

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Sensing opportunity, a number of companies are jostling for early position in what is estimated to be a 100 million dollar a year medical cannabis market. A recent exposé by current affairs programme Four Corners called it a “green rush”, replete with “marijuana moguls”.

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RECOMMENDED The bad science of medical cannabis The bad science of medical cannabis BIOLOGY Subscriber Exclusive The science, however, is decidedly patchy, plagued by poor quality studies and the challenge of giving standard doses of a drug with over 400 chemical ingredients – 60 of which are the cannabinoids implicated in pain relief, and others having opposing effects.

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One recent review found “reasonable evidence” of benefit for nausea in chemotherapy. Another in children and adolescents found “increasing evidence of benefit for epilepsy”, but insufficient evidence to support use for spasticity and neuropathic pain, a burning sensation caused by oversensitive nerves.

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A new study, led by Gabrielle Campbell from the Australia’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of New South Wales in Sydney is unlikely to induce cheer in either stockholders of medical cannabis companies, or patients desperate for relief.

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Published in the journal Lancet Public Health, the research examined cannabis use over four years in a nationwide cohort of 1514 Australian adults with chronic non-cancer pain. Most had back or neck pain, neuropathic pain, or arthritis, and the median duration was 10 years. All were using some form of opioid drug, such as oxycodone or morphine, to control symptoms.

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The researchers tracked cannabis use with interviews and self-report questionnaires, categorising participants as non-users, infrequent users, or daily/near-daily users. The results were underwhelming. At the four year mark, just under a quarter had used cannabis as a painkiller. Those who did, however, reported more severe pain and greater disruption to their daily lives. Users also clocked higher anxiety and were less likely to think they could carry on in spite of pain. Further, the researchers found cannabis use bore no relation in time with changes in pain scores or level of functioning. Nor did cannabis lead to reduced dosage or discontinuation of opioid drugs.

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“Cannabis use was common in people with chronic non-cancer pain who had been prescribed opioids, but we found no evidence that cannabis use improved patient outcomes,” the authors concluded. The researchers did, however, find something perplexing. Cannabis users often felt better, and on average rated the drug seven out of 10 effective, despite a lack of objective improvement in their reported pain scores. “It is really difficult to disentangle the reasons for this,” says Campbell. “One hypothesis is that it may improve sleep and subjective wellbeing.” It’s worth noting the study took place mostly before medical cannabis was legalised, so the drug was often obtained illicitly and smoked. This potentially limits the relevance of findings for medical cannabis. “Some of the medicinal formulations have higher concentrations of CBD [cannabidiol] ... and also they may have higher doses or higher quality,” says Michael Farrell, director of NDARC and a co-investigator on the study. Nonetheless, the negative findings raise questions about the pace of legislation to increase access to medical cannabis. “We think that the Therapeutic Goods Administration has taken a balanced approach and it is important to try and promote access for those who feel it is important for them, but to continue to keep a careful eye on it and look at the evidence,” says Farrell. “What is important here is that we try to moderate expectations people have around handling pain.”

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Who cares? Let people smoke it. $$$ in the bank that stays in the USA.

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I never once said I was against legalization. I simply disagree it's a miracle drug.

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President Donald TRUMP intends to reform federal policies on marijuana

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Obama already did this. Letting states like Colorado do whatever the frick they want about pot.

I can’t wait to see Democrats as conflicted as they have ever been.
Can you see it? Attacking Trump for supporting something they always did?

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I never once said I was against legalization. I simply disagree it's a miracle drug.

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That^.