Marijuana Demystified: 5 Health Myths Debunked

Medical Daily ^ | Aug 20, 2014 | Anthony Rivas

[ConservingFreedom]

What I am is pro-ending-the-harms-of-pot-criminalization, most notably the enrichment of criminals.

So then the drugs I mentioned in an earlier post are next for "decriminalization"?

Once we've had a good look at how pot relegalization has worked out, we can apply our learnings to other drugs. We might at that point have left ourselves with a War on Drugs we can actually win.

[hosepipe]

[A CA Guy]

Many times alcohol is in the mix with pot.

We know limited use isn’t bad and I believe it is already illegal while driving and operating machinery.
I could live with it banned if it helped keep pot banned.

[Monty22002]

Or meth?

[Monty22002]

According to reports it’s sucking so far. And I knew you’d have other drugs in the line up after it. Can’t fix stupid.

[Prolixus]

Correction: Please list at least three peer reviewed medical journal articles that present solid evidence that there are significant medical benefits from the use of marijuana.

[ConservingFreedom]

For years, this same group has ranted endlessly about the horrors of smoking and the social costs of booze. They demand that they be regulated, taxed, and virtually outlawed.

I've never done that. The people you speak of are certainly hypocrites.

Do we really need yet another substance to be abused? And why stop there? Why not make all drugs legal?

After we've seen how pot relegalization works, we should consider it. The same questions to you in reverse: Don't we really need fewer substances to be abused? Why stop there - why not make all drugs illegal, including alcohol and tobacco?

[discostu]

We’ve had more states with larger populations have it legal. The fact is that for most of America’s history pot was legal, and for all but about 15 years it’s been at least partially legal in at least one state. The effects are there aren’t any.

[SZonian]

"It appears that the most effective way to reduce access to marijuana by young people is harnessing the power of the market by legalizing for adults, so sellers have the potential loss of their legal adult market to discourage them from selling to minors."

I'm sorry, but that's pure fantasy...kids still get smokes and booze, regardless of the countless legal methods to prevent it...it won't be any different with dope.

[ConservingFreedom]

Please list at least peer reviewed medical journal articles that present solid evidence that there are significant medical benefits from the use of marijuana.

Journal articles on the medical benefits from cannabinoids are listed here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3184089/posts?page=51#51. It's not a huge leap to say cannabis itself can offer these benefits.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

Marijuana has been around a long time - especially around college campuses where much scientific research is performed. If there was solid evidence of significant medical benefits from the use of marijuana we would know about it.

Colleges don't tend to conduct illegal research, and the DEA does not tend to grant waivers for research into marijuana.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

According to reports it’s sucking so far.

Oh?

[ConservingFreedom]

I know it would hurt society more than ever helping them

Collectivist claptrap. March on, comrade.

[ifinnegan]

“All I’m saying is that personally, I see no harm”

My point exactly.

You set yourself up as the only authority.

What have you done to come to your expert conclusion?

[SZonian]

I’ll give you credit for being honest, but even going down that path is a complete non-starter for me.

I’ve listened to the proponents for MJ and I’ve not seen one thing they “promised” come to realization...

Like I mentioned in an earlier post, the underlying sentiment there is that even legalizing it for “medicinal” purposes doesn’t reduce it’s usage...now, those who use get to do so under the guise of state medical resources by claiming some nebulous “disability” or find some quack doctor to write a “prescription” that the taxpayers end up paying for.

It’s all BS...and the rest of the drugs, if they are legalized, will cause even worse problems...those are most definitely and proven to be quite harmful to not only the users, but society as well. See China during their opium era for an example...

[ifinnegan]

Marijuana prohibition died decades ago.

The problem is increased use.

Welcome to Obama’s transformed America.

It needs weed to run.

[ConservingFreedom]

Many times alcohol is in the mix with pot.

We know limited use isn’t bad and I believe it is already illegal while driving and operating machinery.
I could live with it banned if it helped keep pot banned.

I applaud your honesty - as opposed to the handwaving of many Drug Warriors on the subject of alcohol. But I bemoan the fact that you apparently don't know that alcohol Prohibition has been tried, over the opposition of the conservatives of the day, and proved to cause more ills than it cured.

[driftless2]

Tell me the states where pot was legal within the last one hundred years.

[ConservingFreedom]

According to reports it’s sucking so far.

It has some problems thanks to government overtaxing and overregulation - but it's definitely too early to consider anything further.

[ConservingFreedom]

Young people report that they can get pot (which is illegal for all, except in a few states) more easily than beer or cigarettes (which are legal for adults).

kids still get smokes and booze

And get pot even more easily. It appears that the most effective (although not 100% effective) way to reduce access to marijuana by young people is harnessing the power of the market by legalizing for adults, so sellers have the potential loss of their legal adult market to discourage them from selling to minors.