So everytime i mention marijuana someone always says........?!
Question:
So everytime i mention marijuana someone always says........?
its bad for you, you shouldnt smoke, oh my god marijuana.... she's going to hell! blah blah blah. so why did i go to the doctor yesterday and when he asked if i was able to sleep at night i told him only after i smoke a bowl he looked me in the eye and said to me.... THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT AT ALL?
Additional Details5 months ago
ok everybody.... willow is cool! yeah he knows everything. go willow. (a$S) anyway. my doctor is a mormon man. maybe he smoked back in his day but he is a doctor and if it was really horrible i think he would have informed me. (STFU WILLOW I HOPE YOU BURN IN HELL)
5 months ago
AND NO.... NO SICKNESS! I JUST HAVE A HARD TIME SLEEPING AND HE SAID ITS BEEN PROVEN THAT POT WORKS.
Answers:
There was an interesting article in the Economist last year regarding the U.S. lobbyists who put an end to the medical research trials of marijuana, simply because they wanted it to be deemed "bad". The studies had not yet been conducted to a point of conclusion, and the lobbyists simply banned the research, claiming there was "no medical benefit what-so-ever". This was in the face of multiple international studies showing otherwise.
Here's an excerpt:
"Medical marijuana
The medical uses of cannabis
Apr 27th 2006
From The Economist print edition
IF CANNABIS were unknown, and bioprospectors were suddenly to find it in some remote mountain crevice, its discovery would no doubt be hailed as a medical breakthrough. Scientists would praise its potential for treating everything from pain to cancer, and marvel at its rich pharmacopoeia—many of whose chemicals mimic vital molecules in the human body. In reality, cannabis has been with humanity for thousands of years and is considered by many governments (notably America's) to be a dangerous drug without utility.… "
I think it's a highly political thing here in the U.S. - probably linked to the pharmaceutical companies, which rule our nation.
They don't seem to have big problems with it in Holland, where it's legal.