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mick063

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20. It only will cost government funded insurance

Reply to RainDog (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2013, 08:58 PM

May 2013

about 1500 bucks per dose.

The single greatest problem with calling marijuana a medicinal treatment.

Call it a recreational drug, like alcohol, and let people realize the side benefits of mental relaxation. I fully expect a "Monsanto like" patent with all other forms of marijuana declared illegal.

Just guessing, but it is rather predictable.

No, my problem isn't with the insurance. It is with the racketeering known as the pharmaceutical industry. This is the industry that purposely creates cancer drug treatment shortages to keep prices artificially high. Like about 1000% too high.

They don't do anything unless there is big money involved. Just wait until they get their hands on pot.

Stop declaring it a medicinal aid. You will regret it one day.

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First Pharmaceutical Treatment for PTSD Within Reach [View all] RainDog May 2013 OP

I'll volunteer myself to a study looking into the impact of smoking pot on PTSD Victor_c3 May 2013 #1

Israel allows medical marijuana for PTSD - for rape victims, too RainDog May 2013 #5

After 15 months of constant shelling I came home bugnuts madokie May 2013 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author RainDog May 2013 #9

the last visit to the VA for blood work madokie May 2013 #10

A veteran waited 9 years for the DEA to respond to a request RainDog May 2013 #12

better than morphine, really? I've had cannabis help with headaches and nausea, and some aches, dionysus May 2013 #17

In terms of addictive properties and side effects RainDog May 2013 #19

ok. i wasn't trying to be contradictory. dionysus May 2013 #22

oh, didn't take it that way RainDog May 2013 #23

As a VA doc now Chuuku Davis May 2013 #24

Would that be madokie May 2013 #25

Yes Chuuku Davis May 2013 #29

Follow the money Politicalboi May 2013 #3

Hopefully Polis' legislation will remove cannabis from the CSA RainDog May 2013 #7

Pot and alzheimer's -- could this change our stupid policy against studying it? mainer May 2013 #4

thanks for the link/info! n/t RainDog May 2013 #6

It'd be nice if there was a whole lot less trauma to begin with. hunter May 2013 #8

Well, war isn't the only reason for PTSD RainDog May 2013 #11

The "War on Drug" causes a good deal of trauma too. hunter May 2013 #28

You know what's funny, politically, about this issue? RainDog May 2013 #31

Do you remember the video of a goat slaughter that was leaked? siligut May 2013 #27

Treating PTSD with Medical Marijuana Could Curb Veteran Suicides RainDog May 2013 #13

so--just keep smoking vast quantities of cannabis--it's my best chance for recovery librechik May 2013 #14

One way that cannabis can be used therapeutically RainDog May 2013 #15

thx! librechik May 2013 #34

... RainDog May 2013 #35

I've read that MDMA works wonders for PTSD. JaneyVee May 2013 #16

CNN reported on this RainDog May 2013 #18

And DMT, and Psilocybin, and Ayahuasca. Megalo_Man May 2013 #26

The Drug Policy forum, here RainDog May 2013 #32

It only will cost government funded insurance mick063 May 2013 #20

Dr. Lester Grinspoon wrote about this issue in the past RainDog May 2013 #21

Anecdotes don't make good science, but I know several vets who self-medicate with pot to deal with Brickbat May 2013 #30

All science starts with observation RainDog May 2013 #33