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tooeyeten

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6. Agree with you

Reply to Xithras (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 06:39 PM

Sep 2014

We don't ban alcohol (we did, but you saw how well that worked out) and we are not banning tobacco. A medical need is a priority for those suffering from chronic pain, abuse will happen and does for almost anything that exists, but we cannot legislate a ban on every freaking thing on the planet damnit.

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We have tens of millions suffering from chronic pain. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #1

Got a grandson hooked on pain killers. Agree with the advocates. No more. jwirr Sep 2014 #2

Sorry about your grandson, but what about the people in chronic pain? Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #4

Yes, I thought of that also but i know there are a lot of good pain relievers already. By stopping jwirr Sep 2014 #5

Screw them. Xithras Sep 2014 #3

Agree with you tooeyeten Sep 2014 #6

Hear, hear! smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #7

Especially when there are better options. Xithras Sep 2014 #8

I am sorry to hear about your dad, he should not have had to go through such smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #9