ok I plan to be a doctor and a friend and I were talking about medical marijuana. I think that if a patient was suffering from a condition that they thought that marijuana was helping than it would be ethical for me to prescribe it for them. And unethical for me not to.
What do you think should guide the decision for a doctor to prescribe marijuana?
2007-09-08 19:20:45 · 7 answers · asked by ♥ ~Sigy the Arctic Kitty~♥ 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
BTW I don't smoke marijuana. And I want to be responsible.
2007-09-08 19:52:50 · update #1
slicktop80 thank you. What you say is a good example of what I am thinking.
I don't have a strong opinion against recreational marijuana use for Adults but abuse..I mean heavy use.. is damaging and it bothers me to see people become toast.
2007-09-08 20:02:53 · update #2
Oh and I'm happy to hear of your remission and best wishes for your recovery :)
2007-09-08 20:06:01 · update #3
LOL LeighAnnD! Maybe you would like to volunteer as a research participant? ;)
2007-09-08 20:09:11 · update #4
The problem still lies with our laws. I truly believe that the laws should be changed so that a Doctor doesn't have to make the decision of either following the law or helping their patient.
Marijuana has significant benefits in certain cases and should be utilized to it's full potential.
I have been a nurse for over 25 years and have seen countless people suffer when the solution could have been so simple.
The decision should be left up to the Doctor,not the government.
2007-09-09 04:11:21 · answer #1 · answered by Jan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is out of character for me to answer a question this way, due to my background as a cop. I am a cancer survivor, and the side effects of my chemo treatments were pretty savage. Even with the modern meds available, nothing could stop my nausea. My sister, (the token liberal in our family) talked me into trying marijuana to help my nausea, and it worked really well. I have to confess that I did use it when the side effects got unmanageable by traditional methods, and it made my course tolerable, and slowed down my rapid weight loss. I am in remission now, and do not use it any longer. I am a strong proponent of it's use for medical reasons, just from my experience. Yes I am a cop, and yes it was illegal. I made that decision prepared to deal with the consequences if it came to that. At that point I still did not know I was going to survive.
I am not a proponent of recreational use even though I have never had to hook up a violent stoner, unless I impounded his Twinkies or whatever. I HAVE arrested plenty of mean drunks, and alcohol is completely legal, and plenty of my colleagues in law enforcement abuse it regularly.
2007-09-08 19:40:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with slicktop. Having been thru 3 family members who have had cancer and nothing helped them with the nausea and pain. All three were convinced to try smoking marijuana and it helped them. They were able to eat and keep it down and not loose weight. Sadly the cancer took 2 of them and 1 survived, but the smoking helped them get thru it with some comfort.
2007-09-09 01:29:44 · answer #3 · answered by mnwomen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think prescription marijuana is ethical. I've heard of people with certain diseases who have benefited from it.
2007-09-08 19:27:35 · answer #4 · answered by sunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US should legalize it, tax it and get us out of debt - just like they did with alcohol & tobacco (which cause far more deaths a year than pot).
2007-09-08 19:29:30 · answer #5 · answered by PK211 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Medical Marijuana...What'll they think of next...???:)
2007-09-08 19:27:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree.Can you give me some samples please? LOL
2007-09-08 19:30:13 · answer #7 · answered by LeighAnn D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋