On 7/11/2014 4:51 PM, Michelle wrote:
> On Friday, July 11, 2014 9:20:17 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>> wrote:
>
>>> Found it yesterday. I'm surprised it's already almost four years old -
>>> it was clearly not a cheap underground publication!
>>> "Aunt Sandy's Medical Marijuana Cookbook: Comfort Food for Mind and Body"
>> Many years ago, I used to smoke marijuana (but I never inhaled heheh).
>> I also cooked it in food for a different effect. It's been about 35
>> years now since I quit using it but I do remember the effects and how
>> it makes you feel.
>> Honestly...I see absolutely NO medical reason to use marijuana.
>> Seriously. It gets you high and will give you the muchies later on.
>> It might increase your appetite and make you happy but that's about
>> it.
>> People that claim that it's for pain medication? I don't see that.
>> Not at all. To me, if you want to deaden your pain, alcohol would
>> work better and it's legal.
>> I've used pot in the past, I don't have any problem with it being
>> legal. It should be. Just as alcohol is legal, so should pot be.
>> But this medical reason for legalizing it sounds like a phoney excuse
>> to me.
>>
>> G.
>
> Medical studies have proven marijuana's effectiveness at combating
> nausea from chemotherapy, along with pain reduction. So while you
> may think it "sounds phony", actual medical professionals disagree.
>
> Fortunately, facts exist whether you "believe in" them or not.
>
Didn't do anything for my back pain. I gave it a shot just to see if I
could get off of narcotic pain medication, but for me at least, there
was no pain relief effect. I'm happy for those who get relief from it.
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