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pnwmom

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47. It's a question of odds. If you are high you raise the risk of an accident.

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 02:42 AM

Jun 2014

People who think they are better drivers when stoned are deluding themselves.

I support legalized marijuana, but not driving under the influence.

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Is it possible we may be jumping the gun, even a little, when it comes to medical pot? [View all] Archae Jun 2014 OP

Pot is a drug you can Politicalboi Jun 2014 #1

Just as with alcohol, you could get high and kill yourself in an accident. pnwmom Jun 2014 #7

You can also kill yourself accidentally while completely sober Scootaloo Jun 2014 #37

It's a question of odds. If you are high you raise the risk of an accident. pnwmom Jun 2014 #47

It's a plant. It's been safety-tested by thousands of years of human use. moriah Jun 2014 #2

It's not just a plant. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #9

Since it's past the statute of limitations, I can tell this tale.... moriah Jun 2014 #14

Of course, lettuce has chemical compounds that affect your body as well. Every plant does. Scootaloo Jun 2014 #40

It's no more harmful than caffeine for most people who smoke it. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #49

Okay, I'll bite. Colorado skipped the medical part and just genwah Jun 2014 #3

colorado has followed a natural progression in pot laws fizzgig Jun 2014 #36

Ohferfuxsake! It isn't prescribed for "hangnails". delrem Jun 2014 #4

I take it you're not in California? LeftyMom Jun 2014 #11

Ooops! Sorry! I'm not from the USA. delrem Jun 2014 #15

The weed card thing in California is entirely detached from the health care system, which is part of LeftyMom Jun 2014 #18

CA is the 'Wild West' of weed !! alittlelark Jun 2014 #27

I don't care if people smoke. The way it works here is needlessly haphazard and dishonest. LeftyMom Jun 2014 #28

And we'll change that by legalizing it with an initiative in 2016. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #44

Yes. You describe an insane system. delrem Jun 2014 #29

I'm not disputing that. LeftyMom Jun 2014 #39

Yes. You have an insane system, and you as a citizen are left in a confused condition. delrem Jun 2014 #42

If a doc is going to prescribe it, I agree, there should be some scientific study for indications. Liberal Veteran Jun 2014 #5

For example, I've heard that a glass of wine with dinner is generally healthy. delrem Jun 2014 #31

There is no miracle drug. The rhetoric surrounding pot can, at times, overreach. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #6

The difference between medical and recreational use, however RainDog Jun 2014 #17

I think the mystic rhetoric comes from both sides. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #20

I don't claim it's a miracle cure RainDog Jun 2014 #22

No one's claiming aspirin can cure terminal brain cancer in a few weeks or months. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #26

I know there are outrageous claims RainDog Jun 2014 #33

An aspirin overdose can kill you, but it can do so much good, as can other pharmaceuticals derived Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #41

A lot of the history behind marijuana is mystical in the sense that it may prove to be pseudoscience Ghost in the Machine Jun 2014 #19

To deflate your entire argument: We have nicotine receptors. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #21

that is your opinion. My husband uses medical marijuana for glaucoma, migraines, and anxiety. liberal_at_heart Jun 2014 #24

+1 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #50

Cannabinoid receptors exist b/c humans manufacture cannabinoids RainDog Jun 2014 #25

You mean, like caffeine? nt delrem Jun 2014 #32

it's very low risk Enrique Jun 2014 #8

aspirin is a drug too. So what? liberal_at_heart Jun 2014 #10

More research is available on cannabis than many FDA-approved drugs RainDog Jun 2014 #12

People have done their own pot research gwheezie Jun 2014 #13

I didn't hear too many people questioning AIDS or cancer patients when they were the main patient liberal_at_heart Jun 2014 #16

I like to grow herbs. If this one were legal, I'd give it a try in my garden. Hekate Jun 2014 #23

It would be no problem to grow. It's a very hardy weed. delrem Jun 2014 #35

Nor I. It's perfectly legal for the average person to brew beer, ferment wine, & distill spirits... Hekate Jun 2014 #53

It has been, many times Prophet 451 Jun 2014 #30

I've never been able to make up my mind as to whether I preferred yin or yang but apparently Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #34

Thanks for the interesting link, Uncle Joe, disagree somewhat with it as helping absentmindedness, Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #43

I agree with your points regarding absentmindedness and legalization probably Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #45

Poor guy, once is bad enough. I felt bad all over again. Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #46

Why not just make it legal, and treat it similar to booze? nt ZombieHorde Jun 2014 #38

Indeed. Why not? nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #51

no..nt Jesus Malverde Jun 2014 #48

I'd say 10% of our population over half a century is a fair test. bluedigger Jun 2014 #52

but is medical pot woo? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2014 #54

Jeez, you've been taking up some rightwing talking points JaneyVee Jun 2014 #55

Here's the one that most bothers me. Octafish Jun 2014 #56

The American Glaucoma society agrees with you=position statement GusBob Jun 2014 #57

It was legal for thousands of years and nobody even noticed except herbalists and ropemakers. bemildred Jun 2014 #58

I say stop with the medical pretense and just legalize it. NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #59

It's a plant that is safer than alcohol. Corn even kills more people than cannabis NightWatcher Jun 2014 #60