Question by Salami and Orange Juice: Does anyone else find the “Legalize Marijuana” Movement suspicious?
This movement was around since the 1970s when it was primarily the hippie crowd and, ironically the tobacco companies that wanted it legalized for recreational use. (See tobacco company memo excerpt in references below)
Then we didn’t hear much about it for about 20 years.
Suddenly in about 1995, it rears its head again in 2 ways:
1. It is suddenly a miracle drug used for glaucoma, cancer, chronic pain etc.
2. We suddenly have a fiber crisis and need hemp as a solution.

In both cases, media stories went from 0 to thousands in a matter of months.

I don’t doubt it helps people forget their pain, but it seems like there are probably better medicinal solutions than being stoned all the time, and the hemp thing is just ridiculous.
Both, however offer a convenient way to flood the countryside with hard to regulate weed.

Again, If it really helps, I don’t have a problem with the really sick having permission to grow a few plants.

http://www.drugwatch.org/Tobacco_Marijuana_Media.htm

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Answer by ponchescopilot
Why is it so important for so many people to intrude into the lives of others? A better question to ask other than “Why should it be leagalized?” is “Why is it illegal?” Why has the government decided that some drugs (alchohol, nicotiene, caffiene) should be legal for unregulated consumption, and a basically harmless soft drug like marijuana with debatable medicinal benifits is demonized and thrown into the same catagory as herion and cocaine which like alchohol have ruined millions of lives and killed millions of people?

Why are you so concerned with what people do with their personal time?

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Question by NEN@: i have advanced open angle glaucoma. can anyone give me any positive feedback on advanced glaucoma?
i am only 21 and i really scared…. please help. thanks.

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Answer by Sleep deprived
A medical marijuana license should be easily obtained.

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Question by Nusferatu: Does anyone knows about an organization on the net or a website that helps visually impaired individuals?
I need to raise funds for the laser operation treatment of my mother’s Glaucoma affecting blindness to her right eye,It there a website where i can raise some funds for her operation? Please help me… I need to raise ,000 at the end of this year..

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Answer by shiprepairwoman
Check her medical insurance it might be covered even if she doesn’t have vision coverage. Other than that just save as much as you and she can then ask the doctors and hospital for a payment plan.

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Question by paritran: Does anyone have solution for my problem(Chronic nasal blockage-polypoidal mucosa) this is killing me?
Friends I am 23 years of age and for the last five years I am suffering from this chronic nasal blockage problem . when I was 19 I got frequent cold and my nose started to get blocked now and then but got relieved taking antibiotics and antihistamines. From my 20th year the nasal blockage had become a prominent problem, I had endoscopy done in my nose and the doctor diagnosed it as polypoidal mucosa and advised me an operation ie turbinectomy,but I was afraid to go for it, from then i am on intranasal steroids budesonide,I am taking nearly 400mcg of budesonide daily will it cause glaucoma,Now recently got another endoscopy done by another ent and he also diagnosed it as polypoidal mucosa and advised turbinectomy,firstly Iam afraid of this operation because I am afraid if i would landup with “empty nasal syndrome” after this operation which is a possible side effect of this operation no septal deviation,tee totaller does pollution cause this problem plastic companies around my home

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Answer by cory g
The docter can help you

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Question by sylvia_jean_m: Has anyone suffered a side effect using Timolol Maleate eyedrops for Glaucoma/Macular Degeneration?
After laser surgery on one eye, blood built up behind the eye. My dad used the eyedrops and suffered side effects. He was 84. He died in December.
He was almost drugged. His response was slow. His leg muscle was affected. He could not stand. His heart rate went below 60 and he had to be put on an external pacemaker in ICU. He became very weakened.

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Answer by matador89
sylvia m,
Some of the side effects of Timolol include - Headache. Visual disturbances. Allergic reaction to active ingredient. Low blood pressure (hypotension). Inflammation of the lining of the eye, causing pain and redness (conjunctivitis). Stinging and redness. Slow heart rate (bradycardia). Breathing difficulties due to a narrowing of the airways (bronchospasm). Disorders of the front layer of the eye (cornea). Inflammation of the surface of the eye (keratitis). Dry eyes. Burning, itching and painful sensations in the eye. You should not wear soft contact lenses while you are using this medicine. This it because the medicine contains a preservative that can be absorbed by soft contact lenses and cause eye irritation. You would be advised to contact your doctor or pharmacist if you have any side effects that are disturbing to you. Details of the side effects will be found on the data sheet enclosed with the medication. Failing that, you should contact your pharmacist for elaboration of these details.
The information provided here should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed physician should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions.
I add a link with details of this subject

http://www.drugs.com/
mtm/timolol.html

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matador 89

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Question by sherry c: I was just wanting to know if anyone has had an eye laser treatment and if it hurts or anything?
I went to the eye doctor and he said that he wants me to have a laser treatment on one of my eyes. He said that I could be getting acute glaucoma and he wants to prevent it. What should I expect? Seems kinda scary. Does it hurt? What will they do?

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Answer by lanek
they will numb your eye…you won’t feel a thing….don’t loose your sight over something so simple….go for it…..worked for three opthalmologists………………….i have two daughters that had corrective laser surg….only uncomfortable for about a day…….

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Question by stephie: has anyone with acute narrow angle glaucoma noticed prolonged sensitivity to light after laser eye surgery?

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Answer by thecookieprince
Sonds like a normal reaction to me, your eye may be irritated, resluting in higher light sensitivity.
If it doesn’t go away in at the most a week, go see a doctor.

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This started approximately 4 weeks ago when I started with the Glaucoma treatment.The dizzy is not the room spinning but my equillibrium is off. I have had a lot of eye tests with lots of eye drops, as well as laser surgery on one eye.(laser trabeculoplasty). Now my stomach is bothering me as well? Before I was feeling GREAT!

This started approximately 4 weeks ago when I started with the Glaucoma treatment.The dizzy is not the room spinning but my equillibrium is off. I have had a lot of eye tests with lots of eye drops, as well as laser surgery on one eye.(laser trabeculoplasty). Now my stomach is bothering me as well? Before I was feeling GREAT!

I had 4 in one year. I always had a possiblity of having retinal detachment the lining in the back of my right eye was always thin and my eye is much larger than a normal eye, my left eye is fine. My first one was in june. After that my pressure in my eye was 40 so i had to have glaucoma surgery in september. After that surgery i noticed that i couldnt see at a certain part of my eye and the glaucoma doctor said i was detaching again so he called the doctor that did my surgery before so i had another surgery in september. And i was doing good into like November my retina detached again so he did a laser surgery (which i went blind in the top part of my eye). But im suppose to have another surgery in april to remove the silicon oil from my eye it was in since september. Im still detached he said if i detach more he will have to remove the oil sooner and put more in. This was really tough for me i missed alot of school because of it and im not use to being partly blind.