I guess that explains all of the freepers in favor of eliminating the War On (some) Drugs.
They must all be evil LIBERALS!
Maybe you should look at the history of why pot was criminalized in the first place.
Drug warriors are the right wings answer to gun banners. The great H.L. Mencken labeled them "wowsers," that is, people who bear a divine commission to regulate and improve the rest of us. He described them along the lines of "people who cannot sleep at night knowing that somewhere in America, someone is having fun."
I'm a conservative, and I want it legalized. Criminalization of marijuana for adults is just a plain waste of energy and a restriction on freedom. Also, I think I'll have to give it try for treatment of my ulcerative colitis. ;-)
This thread is about promoting dope again based on shoddy medical research.
Since it appears that the studies are not yet complete, it may be a bit reactionary to pronounce them shoddy.
The following is just my personal observation so take it for what it's worth.
Back in the 80's I was acquainted with a fellow who suffered from Crohns disease and who also was a regular pot smoker. He never once related that weed helped alleviate his suffering. He did mention that codeine based cough syrups were helpful. (He managed to get himself in trouble because of because of that fact.)
So I'm skeptical of the suggestion that smoking weed would have any efficacy here. But I'm not willing to dismiss out-of-hand that a chemical present in cannabis, correctly delivered, may be useful.
I'll wait until the studies are published and reviewed first.