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In reply to the discussion: UNBELIEVABLE: Scientists Find Marijuana Can Stop The Spread Of Cancer [View all]Jack Sprat
(2,500 posts)Not with this news article. It sounds great, of course.
Two things I'm skeptical of:
1) There are people who will always oppose marijuana because it can be grown as freely as a tomato plant, thus taking billions out of the sale and prosecution of an illegal substance.
2) The possibility of it relieving someone's pain or giving someone pleasure is something that our society cannot abide. Even if marijuana was discovered to actually cure all types of cancer, it would never see the light of day. There is far too much profit in keeping cancer incurable for the most part. It sounds horrible to be that skeptical towards society at large. But this country, our country, is run on greed and profit with no thought given to any benefits, nor anything that threatens that profit.
That profit also extends to the legal system that benefits from keeping a simple plant illegal to grow. Keeping this plant illegal results in billions of dollars of profit to those in the legal system and those outside the legal system. They are partners in crime.