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One striking chart shows why pharma companies are fighting legal marijuana
Washington Post ^ | 07/22/2016

Posted on 07/24/2016 1:08:30 PM PDT by Wolfie

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1 posted on 07/24/2016 1:08:30 PM PDT by Wolfie
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To: Wolfie

Must be a very short study as legal marijuana hasn’t been around very long


2 posted on 07/24/2016 1:12:37 PM PDT by stocksthatgoup (Don't argue with a Liberal. Ask him simple questions and listen to him stut)
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To: Wolfie

Now, pot is legal in Washington state.

I have a bit of pot that was left to me from a friend - before it was “legal”.

I smoke it occasionally to relieve pain or tiredness.

Now since it has become legal, I actually went to a pot store and bought some.
It sits on my coffee table.
Unopened.

My point is, if it were as addictive as people say, then by now it would be long gone.

But it’s effectiveness as an analgesic/pain killer is undisputed. And welcome.


3 posted on 07/24/2016 1:15:20 PM PDT by djf ("She wore a raspberry beret, the kind you find in a second hand store..." - Prince)
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To: Wolfie
the Schedule 1 status of marijuana is outdated

It never was outdated. It was put there to re-enslave the slaves. That's one of the reasons it was put there. Cannabis can also be grown as an ethanol crop. Potentially ending our ME oil dependence. But that doesn't fit in with the NWO plans to make islam powerful enough to enslave mankind for them.

4 posted on 07/24/2016 1:17:18 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed,)
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To: Wolfie

if pain relief is knocking ya out without killing or abusing your body organs, or committing you to a life of ‘addiction’ aka chemical intervention in search of relief.. knock me out. just blow me fumes from some old thai stick or ‘lumbo and spare me the gutbomb meds..


5 posted on 07/24/2016 1:20:31 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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“”This provides strong evidence that the observed shifts in prescribing patterns were in fact due to the passage of the medical marijuana laws,” they write.

In a news release, lead author Ashley Bradford wrote, “The results suggest people are really using marijuana as medicine and not just using it for recreational purposes.”

All it means is that pot is cheaper than Rx pain killers.

Sort out all the welfare leeches that get FREE Medicaid drugs and see what you get.


6 posted on 07/24/2016 1:22:57 PM PDT by Beagle8U (Giggles the pig for POTUS - 2016)
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To: djf

To relieve tiredness? I thought it makes you tired?


7 posted on 07/24/2016 1:24:25 PM PDT by stevio (God,Guns,Guts.)
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To: Wolfie
Medical pot is a scam. You dont smoke medicine.
8 posted on 07/24/2016 1:27:28 PM PDT by Awgie (Progressives should be called RE-GRESSIVES!)
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To: stevio

It can very much improve your stamina - like for exercise, whatever.

I guess it depends - there is supposed to be a difference between the subspecies sativa and the subspecies indica.

Anyways, I’m no expert. Maybe once every couple months I’ll take a few hits.

Oh, and BTW, I have no medical prescriptions. Nor have I been to a doctor in 15+ years. At 62 years old.


9 posted on 07/24/2016 1:30:04 PM PDT by djf ("She wore a raspberry beret, the kind you find in a second hand store..." - Prince)
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To: djf

Keep on doing what works. Can’t get more natural than weed.


10 posted on 07/24/2016 1:32:02 PM PDT by stevio (God,Guns,Guts.)
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To: rawcatslyentist

We have other crops that can be grown for ethanol...there a host of other reasons why it doesn’t work without subsidy. I don’t think there is a worldwide conspiracy to stop mary jane from fueling our cars.


11 posted on 07/24/2016 1:37:47 PM PDT by lacrew
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I don’t think there is a worldwide conspiracy to stop mary jane from fueling our cars.

There oughta be! She's been distractin' the boys at the fillin' station so they don't do no work no more.

12 posted on 07/24/2016 1:41:38 PM PDT by SamuraiScot
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meh

Prescribing fewer doses since people are not Doctor shopping to keep their addiction going. Pot is not benign Als it does not tell us what happens to illegal pres riot ion and street drug use

As usual they have data that is not as meaningful as they think


13 posted on 07/24/2016 1:45:03 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: djf

How’s your alcohol intake?

The addictive qualities in pot do not manifest in every single person. Plus the fact that you notice it is still there days much

Aspirin or Tylenol actually does the same thing without having to kill your lungs


14 posted on 07/24/2016 1:48:04 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Wolfie

Marijuana is classified as a class 1 drug. Class 1 drugs aren’t allowed to be tested on humans, class 2 and 3 are.

Cocaine and Heroine are class 2 drugs.

That tells you why the Rockefellers and others don’t want marijuana testing. I don’t smoke it but do think where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

Test it.


15 posted on 07/24/2016 1:49:36 PM PDT by Vic S ( David Rockefeller killed Larry McDonald (KAL 007))
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To: Awgie

One does not have to do that. Btw, the fat pharma corps are not happy about their bottom line is being impacted.


16 posted on 07/24/2016 1:49:48 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: rawcatslyentist

We don’t need to grow pot for bio ethanol. That is a waste of energy and resources. We have enough oil on our own to stop importing. We just have to want to


17 posted on 07/24/2016 1:50:19 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: djf

And your knowledge of things medical is zero


18 posted on 07/24/2016 1:52:19 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: stevio
To relieve tiredness? I thought it makes you tired?

It depends on the person. Marijuana makes some people very active and very attentive to detail. It also expands the minds of some. Carl Sagan was a regular smoker. Looking back at his T.V. show I am not surprised.

19 posted on 07/24/2016 1:53:19 PM PDT by BBell (calm down and eat your sandwiches)
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“Medical pot is a scam. You dont smoke medicine.”

When were you elected “how medicine must be used” sheriff? I started using it as medicine last year. My life is 100% better for it.

If you don’t want to use it, don’t. Let the rest of us have the option to use it if we need.

Vote Trump 2016


20 posted on 07/24/2016 1:57:38 PM PDT by TheStickman (Trump will be the 1st Pro America president since Reagan)
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