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Comrade Grumpy

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6. Deschedule the plant; let the FDA handle cannabis-based medicines.

Reply to truedelphi (Original post)

Sat May 18, 2013, 01:10 AM

May 2013

I don't see how marijuana the plant can ever be approved as a medicine--what other whole plant is? (seriously, I don't know)--but if Big Pharma or anybody else wants to try to make Western-style standardized pharmaceuticals from its cannabinoids, it could be treated like any other plant-derived drugs.

Goddamn, it's a fricking plant!

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Mr President, please don't consider re-scheduling marijuana and [View all] truedelphi May 2013 OP

LOL n/t RainDog May 2013 #1

Two things have the pharmaceutical companies shaking in their boots Bozvotros May 2013 #2

Psilocybin Mushrooms Too Chathamization May 2013 #11

Psilocybin for cluster headaches, too RainDog May 2013 #12

Your post, though sarcastic made me think of something davidpdx May 2013 #3

cannabis cannot be patented RainDog May 2013 #4

Very nice outline of the truedelphi May 2013 #5

never knew how viagra came to be RainDog May 2013 #10

Very interesting stuff davidpdx May 2013 #7

I had to correct that last link RainDog May 2013 #9

Deschedule the plant; let the FDA handle cannabis-based medicines. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #6

He doesnt care what WE think DiverDave May 2013 #8