Re: Valid use for medical marijuana?

CyberDroog wrote:
> ghjtfd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I suffer from clinical depression and treat this illness with Effexor. The
> > problem is that this drug has some serious side-effects - mainly high blood
> > pressure which causes serious stress in the heart (hypertension).  I am
> > wondering if I was living in a state which has legalized the medical use of
> > cannabis, if I can get a doctor to give me a note for treating the side
> > effects of Effexor with cannabis.
> > 
> > Is this a valid use for medical cannabis?

That's for a doctor to determine, although I think if it
was me I'd want to explore other options first.  It isn't
necessarily the case that Effexor is your only choice for
depression, and if its side-effects are bad enough to
consider adding MMJ then they're also probably bad enough
that your doctor might be obligated (legally and ethically)
to try something else besides Effexor.

Some people claim (albeit without clinical evidence) that
MJ by itself is a more effective anti-depressant than
anything that comes from a pharmacy.  I would never advise
you to try it, but the last thing you need is to be stuck
taking a medicine that causes more problems than it solves
just in order to serve as an excuse for smoking pot.

> No, it isn't.  Why don't you just admit that you want to get high, buy some
> weed, and take your chances with the law?

Probably because this person, like me, has taken to heart
the crass, feeble efforts that the legalization crowd is
willing to take in order to bail out the people whom they
have encouraged to "take your chances".

Todd McCormick and Will Foster aren't getting squat for
the years they've squandered serving as your sacrificial
lambs.

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