[olive5]

Should marijuana become legal for patients who have fatal diseases like marijuana. Does anyone think it should?

olive soprano

[bptoo]

Olive,

I don't know where you live, but I'm in the US, in California. Here medical marijuana is legal for a number of uses like, relief of symptoms in terminal cancer patients, certain eye diseases like cataracts and glaucoma, treatment of cronic pain syndrome (which I have). My doctor has talked to me about the possibility of using it, but I'm really not sure that it's something that I want to do. It's not covered by insurance (and probably never will be), it's extremely expensive, and the fact that I'm working three jobs would so greatly limit the time that I could use it anyway that I'm not sure it would be worth the effort.

I'm not sure what the law is in the other states, but I'm sure you could find out by doing a web search.

Good luck,
bp

"A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart."

[Willow]

How does that work. Do you smoke it or do they have it in some kind of tablet or capsule form?

[bptoo]

Well, and keep in mind I'm only guessing here, the active ingredient in marijuana, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is available in pill form. So I'd imagine it would be left up to the individual as to which they wanted to use. The option that was offered to me was the smoke form. I think my doctor's thinking there was that the introduction into my system would be immediate and it carries no chance for addiction. I've been taking Vicodin for cronic pain and we're examining non-addictive options. I have your classic addictive personality unfortunately. Any time you use a scheduled chemical (again this is just what I've been told and I could be wrong, so if I am someone please correct me) there is a chance for drug dependancy. In the case of someone using it for a terminal illness, this wouldn't be an issue.

I really didn't answer Olive's question. Yes, I believe that if a person has a terminal illness or one of the medical problems I wrote about above, then the use of medical marijuana should be legal. BUT, it needs to be used responsibly. If someone is going to use it, get stoned, and then go hop behind the wheel of a car and endanger their life and the lives of others, then that's just idiotic.

Just my two cents.

bp

"A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart."

[Willow]

That's pretty interesting. I didnt' know marijuana was not addictive. That is a good quality for a potential treatment option. Thanks for the info.