I am all for medicinal pot, but it clouds<tee-hee>
the issue of legalization. It is a foot in the door, which is important,
It's more than a foot in the door---it's a blow to the cornerstone. Once the demonization of pot is over, the justification for keeping it illegal, while the much more addictive and deadly drug alcohol is legal, dissolves.
but everybody should be able to choose for themselves what to ingest - not just sick folks.
Agreed.
Pot can greatly increase the heart rate.
It probably does help a lot of people with nausea and pain, but it also doesn't sound too healthy for people with cardiac conditions.
That is what is so funny about the national debate on the matter. One side avers that pot is all on the side of the angels; the other side avers that pot is all on the side of the devils. Both sides sound like they are BS'ing.