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awoke_in_2003

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5. Agreed

Reply to Coventina (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 14, 2016, 11:04 PM

Sep 2016

Opioids help my wife's chronic pain, but I wish it were legal for her to at least be allowed to try marijuana. It might not work in every case, but neither do opioids.

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Opioid Companies Lobby Against Medical Marijuana [View all] workinclasszero Sep 2016 OP

Yep. Pretty obvious what is going on here. skylucy Sep 2016 #1

I fight them every day in clinic. Aristus Sep 2016 #2

While I am fully in support of medical marijuana, I also think there is an absolutely INSANE Coventina Sep 2016 #3

I agree 100%. We're supposed to let people with bone cancer suffer in agony because someone might Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #4

Agreed awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #5

yep. nt TheFrenchRazor Sep 2016 #7

Totally agree on that. Crunchy Frog Sep 2016 #8

In states w/ legal/Medical MJ, Opioid OD's drop by 25% Strelnikov_ Sep 2016 #6