Marijuana use legal, Feds will not prosecute

[maineiac04631]

Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

A recent study seems to show that marijuana induces remission in Crohn's disease. Not just alleviation of pain, but a significant reduction in symptoms.

I never did drugs as a youngster - I never saw the need as I am satisfied with reality. But anything that reduces the affect of this disease will probably help me live a bit longer.

I'll wait for other studies before jumping on the bandwagon. But I have a question for you all. The study says that they smoked twice a day for eight weeks. What affect, if any, is that likely to have on my cognition, ambition, etc.?

I discovered this "cure" by accident in 1989, totally changed my life, no pain or fatigue and I was able to live a normal life since. After almost 25 years of smoking I have only missed a few days of work, going several years with sick time left over. I don't feel "dumb" or "lazy" but that could be because I never smoked more than I absolutely needed to. Marijuana for me had been less harmful than the drugs I got from big pharma, mainly opiates and steroids.

[Pete Zicato]

Originally Posted by maineiac04631

…I don't feel "dumb" or "lazy" but that could be because I never smoked more than I absolutely needed to.

Crohn's or UC?

How much did it take to get your symptoms under control?

[richlevy]

I think that this is a good reason for decriminalization. If we look at alcohol prohibition, it was doomed to failure because a broad segment of the population ignored it, including at least one sitting president. I do not believe that the laws against alcohol were anywhere near as damaging as those against marijauna. which can affect the entire future of a young adult. Add to that drug testing, which can stigmatize individuals, sometimes by error. I really believe that if drug laws were blindly enforced, with no regard for race, social position, wealth, decriminalization would have occurred long ago.

So we now have a dual system where middle and upper class white kids are treated differently, including having the ability to experiment on college campuses relatively free from police oversight.

I'm still amazed at the number of conservatives who bitch about $5000 per year worth of welfare or other social benefits but are ok with $20000 to $30000 in per capita prison costs.