Should medical maraijuna be available by prescription?

Answer 1

I think MJ should be legal period , and I can show why but that's for a different question and a different day .

I do think medical MJ should be legal and here's why . After suffering through cancer 4 times in my life(done with it now , it's completely gone) and the excruciating pain that accompanies cancer , I was at my wits end as to how to stop the pain . The medication they gave me made me drowsy , but drowsy and still filled with the same amount of pain . So I smoked pot and ya know what . . .it worked tremendously . Not only did the pain subside , but I was able to function and functioning also meant that I was able to eat again . I could literally go on and on about how much it helped me , but instead I'll just add this : Just last week I learned that one of my clients has terminal cancer . She's in terrible constant pain and doubled-over in bed all day long . Exact same scenario as I was in . So I asked her if the medication helped reduce the pain and she said no . I then went out on a limb and suggested that she try MJ , and then she opened-up and admitted that she smokes and that's the only thing that controls his miserable pain .
There's many other well-documented research that proves the same , but I thought two first-hand experiences would be more apropo .

Answer 2

As long as there isn't loop holes where someone can have it prescribed if they are having a bad hair day.

I am really for it when it comes to terminal or severe cancer patients and for glaucoma. I think it will open a new Pandora's box and believe there will be hundreds of thousands being prescribed within year one of changing the law. Course the Government will immediately tax it past the affordable amount and I doubt insurance will ever pay for it.

I guess my stance is a qualified yes as being for it.

Answer 3

Sure, that way people can go to a bogus doctor and pay a little fee to get the prescription. Ah, nothing like working with the system to get high.

Answer 4

Yes. In a medicinal form.

Allowing people to grow there own is not very feasible. It takes about 3 months to cultivate, and then you still have to dry it, and then smoke it, which brings into play some smoke damage, etc. Tell that to a patient who needs it now.

Answer 5

Actually, I think that marijuana should be legalized and regulated much the same way alcohol is. That is to say, only people of a certain age should be allowed to use it, and no one should be allowed to drive or operate heavy equipment under the influence.

Answer 6

Absolutely. It has proved to be beneficial in treating Glaucoma. It has very few adverse side effects. If a doctor thinks it should be used then why not. No one complains that Doctors can prescribe Oxycontin.

Answer 7

As a treatment for pain, Hell Yes!!!!! Though Pot is not without it's faults, it would be far better than pumping people full of Oxy, Demerol and Percocet, which are highly addictive and far more destructive....

Answer 8

Yes...it should be. It's far better for pain than the HIGHLY ADDICTIVE painkillers that they prescribe now.

As a chronic back patient....the painkillers they have me on (hydrocodone/vicodin)...sure it kills the pain somewhat...but the addiction possibility is just insane!

Never mind the PRICE!

Answer 9

Nobody on YA can possibly know that. In most countries you have to go to a family planning clinic to see about this - not just to a pharmacy.

Answer 10

I do not think so, we have plenty of powerful painkillers, that do not get people high. Doctors should be concerned will all aspects of a persons health. If the patients can only feel better by being in a intoxicated state, it seems like they have some emotional issues.