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I have always been oppposed to “recreational marijuana.” Recently, my wife has has serious back problems which have resulted in one major surgery (at Stanford Hospital) and will most likely require another later this year. These are not trivial operations. They involve repairing the spine by going THROUGH THE BODY to access the inside of the spine! She is alergic to opiates, so pain control is problematic. Several years ago, she got a medical marijuana permit and tried it for pain relief, and it worked. But she, as a non-smoker could not get the relief she sought because of the diliterious effects of having to smoke it. A week or two ago we attended a Medical Marijuana Presentation put on by The Carmel Foundation. The presenters were NOT POT HEADS, and the meeting was attended entirely by older people who have unresolved issues regarding pain management. No one was discussing smoking a joint or getting high, rather the meeting was held to provide information regarding medicinal uses of several compounds contained in marijuana that can be taken in several forms, none of which involve smoking or getting high. One of the women presenters has used these chemicals to treat MS for the past five years and has found it to be a Godsend. These people also hope that the State of California decriminalizes marijuana because it is still a grey area to use these marijuana-derived componunds.
So with all your derisive comments here reagarding marijuana and California, you might want to remove your heads from your rectums and see this issue from a very different perspective. The government has made marijuana a cash cow for cops, and they have meddled with people's lives with their unwelcome and unnecessary intrusions into all effective pain medications because of the so called criminal uses. $hit, my dog just had to have surgery and she was given Tramadol as a pain med. The vet had to have all sorts of personal information on my wife and I because the dog was to get a Schedule ! drug! It's all just nuts!

It should be easy for your wife to get a medical marijuana card from her doctor in CA, and there are also 2 forms of an Rx pill of THC named “Marinol” & “Cesamet”...why the need for statewide recreational legalization? We don’t need more “drunks” on the road, and further societal degradation due to chronic overuse.

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/MMP/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.webmd.com/news/20130529/most-docs-ok-with-medical-marijuana-survey

https://www.drugs.com/pro/marinol.html
https://www.drugs.com/search.php?searchterm=cesamet

who cares if smoking parsley and oregano helps your health...just do it....but why make your personal choices the law of the land with all its ramifications...??

and you think the govt and the cops have a cash cow with the weed as it is now?....you haven't seen nothing yet....your meds are going to be taxed up the ying yang or the rectum if you prefer....

what was a bit easier before will now become very contrived..and very expensive...

of course like alcohol, I hope the weeders get taxed extremely high to pay for all the medical treatments they will need and the injuries they will cause....somebody's going to pay for this foolishness...

Folks that have not suffered a debilitating injury or pain will never understand that to many, MJ is a godsend.

PS: They are making pot now that targets specific maladies, and are breeding the THC out or many strains, because it is not the THC that provides the pain relief.

On what grounds will anti-pot FReepers oppose pot when there is no THC in it? Suddenly they will become anti-terpene? Do they even know what a terpene is?

A hint to all: The component in Lavender that is noted for it’s calming properties is the exact same component in pot noted for it’s calming properties.

Ban Lavender!

The substance in mangoes that temporarily weakens the blood-brain barrier is the same substance in pot that temporarily weaken the blood-brain barrier.

Ban Mangoes!