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

Best answer:

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 Joey R: Marijuana: America’s Miracle Solution?
I am a pro cannabis spokesman and would like to go over the pros in cons of legalizing marijuana. There are five main factors to recognize when considering the legalization of weed: Medicinal use, Economy, Crime rates, Risks of intoxication, and Religion. As we all know, marijuana has been legalized in California strictly for medicinal purposes. Marijuana is not only a painkiller but has also been proved to cure or reduce symptoms of many illnesses including but not limited to: nausea, vomiting, Depression, Bipolar disorders, PMS, unintentional weight loss, lack of appetite, spasticity, painful conditions, especially neurogenic pain, movement disorders, asthma, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Migraines, Fibromyalgia, Glaucoma, tourettes, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, obsessive-compulsive disorder, ADD, Cancer, AIDS, and much more. Also, cannabis DOES NOT KILL BRAIN CELLS! This is a common myth which resent studies have proven that it actually promotes neuron growth in the hippocampus section of the brain which is responsible for learning and memory. Neither does marijuana cause lung cancer. Researchers at Harvard University found that smoking pot actually decreases malignant transformation in cells leaving users at a lower risk of getting cancer. We can all agree that our economy is in dire need of a new industry. Not only will marijuana produce tax revenue through medicinal and recreational use, it will also decrease unemployment by opening new job opertunities for those who produce and use it. Also, did you know the hemp plant is a natural resource for biodeisel? Our current crops would take 10% of American land to produce enough fuel for the whole country on a consistant basis. It would only take 6% of the land with hemp as a substitute. There is the common misconception that legalizing marijuana would increase crime rate. In fact, marijuana would decrease the number of common civilians getting arrested providing more room in our jails for the real criminals. This will also allow authorities to focus on more serious crimes such as murder, cocaine trafficing, rape, and more. Legalization will not cause increase in domestic abuse and other falsely linked crimes as it will be no more available than it already is. Besides, have you ever known a violent pothead? If so, they probably had issues before they ever picked up a joint. Actually, studies have shown that marijuana can reduce anger problems, probably decreasing domestic violence in our country. I have already covered many risk concerns involving marijuana but I would like to focus on the most common “driving issue.” First of all, half of cannabis smokers are too paranoid to drive while intoxicated. Second, there are so few accidents involving people who are high that it can not be statistically linked to marijuana intoxication. Still, I stand strong on keeping it illegal to “smoke and drive.” Please, make good decisions and have a designated driver. The last subject I would like to touch on is religion. I myself am a Kantheist and believe hemp to be the tree of life. I base my beliefs on many advantages of smoking marijuana: healing abilities, the opening of the mind, and the spiritual closeness to God many feel while praying and worshiping while “high.” However, it is not whether or not such is true that is significant to legalizing cannabis. It is the fact that prohibition laws against marijuana go against the constituion’s first ammendment and opresses multiple branches of religion. There is the question,”What if a religion is based on killing people? Should we then legalize murder?” Of course not. That’s rediculous. Religous tolerance should be based on severity of the practice, and I must say that from smoking a joint to killing someone is a huge leap in severity. Smoking weed is beneficial. Murder hurts everyone involved. I encourage you all to make the smart decision to help in the legalization marijuana; for our health, our economy, and our future.

Best answer:

Answer by mg16
I actually have a question:
When will they legalize it in nj for medicinal purposes?

Give your answer to this question below!

is it possible to obtain a marijuana prescription if i live in texas i was thinking since i have glaucoma i could have a doc write me a prescription and is it possible to have a californian doc write it and send it to me and it stil be valid? and if so does anyone know a doc that would do it

I have PTSD, manic depressive (nice pair huh?), and i MIGHT have glaucoma (looking into it)
So if you know of ANY way for me to get legally it then PLEASE tell me

i have a family history of glaucoma, my father, uncle and grandfather all have it and have had it since their mid to late twentys except my father was a pothead most his life he didn’t get it until he was forty, i was wondering how i can obtain a medical marajuana card in Oregon, if i have to wait until i have glaucoma or if i can get it now to help stave it off until i am older. i have one eye and i really don’t want my vision more limited.

alright so i’m doing a project for my health class and i got marijuana as my topic and i need help por favor.
I need to know all the approved medical uses for mary jane (when it’s ok to smoke ganja)
please give me all the details you can and if you can’t, its cool just give me what you can lol
glaucoma is an obvious one so please answer with something other than glaucoma
thanks for any answers (except for the inevitable stupid ones. screw you if you give me one)
also please answer this onehttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;…

i have kerotoconus in both eyes wore piggy back contacts hard over soft for years had a cornea transplant in left eye 3 yrs ago healed and was fitted wit a contact for the trans eye wit a contact for astigmatism/. had neovascularization of my left cornea bout 5 mo,’s ago so took out every stitch which chanmged my RX for that eye an got a new lense fitted. i started smokin pot bout 3 years ago when an optom. told me that it does decrease corneal sensitivity hence why it was tolerable wearin the rgp over soft lenses when i smoked freq. but every now an then i run out or am broke for few days an durrin them few days it gets unbearable to wear the piggy back lenses in right eye again like before majorly and my left eye wit lense in goes all blurry as hell as if i got wrong RX in it. and when i get more pot an smoke couple times i seem to do better as time goes by say hourly. i aint making this upo either like some would say im a pothead lookin for a justified excuse, well yeah i am a pot head was one in my teens quit for 5 yrs to work railroad const. cuz of drug screens and when my KT got worse i started again and noticed awesome results in little time only they last as long as i smoke on a regular basis at least once a day usually i do my dose at night before bed also helps unwind and sleep too. now can i can an educated persons HONEST opinion on this link wit pot an keratoconus. i honestly am not making this up wat i concluded from usin pot wit KT…. most see that i used prior to bein diagnosed wit KT and they just assume im lookin for a free pass to smoke pot for kix. not true people so only doctors and people who are familiar with keratoconus respond. aint interested in the drugs are bad crap. p[ots not a drug. cocaine heroin and meth and pills are drugs. not pot. and FYI i graduated honor roll in my class so for those who think pot trashes ur life ur wrong i smoked almost daily all thruout high school…also some info i have read says that KT can lead to glaucoma esp in corneal transplant patients later afterward. could i maybe be experiencing symptoms of glaucoma and the pot keeps my pressure low enough in my eye to where it dont bother me til i dont smoke 4 a couple days. i also live in a state that does not have medicinal pot laws so my dr’s will not discuss it wit me due to legalities etc… i aint crazy nor am i high right now while typing this so i am totally aware of wat i am talking about. thank you in advance for who ever responds hopefully an eye dr who’s educated in keratoconus(KT) and is aware of effects of marijuana on the eyes in conjunction with kt possibly

Okay well my friend has glaucoma,she is only 16 its in her left eye,and its getting worse over time.
I was just wondering could she get prescribed marijuana.
oh and btw we arnt pot heads or nothing..I just wanna know.
But she lives in texas…could she get in trouble having it on her??Or in her system even if it is prescribed to her.please help,thanks.

I am curious to see if anyone has tried this. Can you make marijuana into some type of tea. The major problem most people tell me about are that it inhibits the brain (but so does alcohol and that is legal), and that it is bad for your health (which I do believe, but only because of the smoke). But that there are times when it can be good for your health (especially in glaucoma, though I hear it works for other diseases and pain).
I wonder then, if you make it into a tea (thus removing the smoke and therefore a major contributor to its health problems), does it still work for the other diseases and pain as it did when it was smoked? Does it still work on the brain like alcohol does when in tea form? And of course the most important question, can it be made into a tea (by running hot water through specially prepared leaves or leaf fragments from the marijuana plant)?

I am a pro cannabis spokesman and would like to go over the pros in cons of legalizing marijuana. There are five main factors to recognize when considering the legalization of weed: Medicinal use, Economy, Crime rates, Risks of intoxication, and Religion. As we all know, marijuana has been legalized in California strictly for medicinal purposes. Marijuana is not only a painkiller but has also been proved to cure or reduce symptoms of many illnesses including but not limited to: nausea, vomiting, Depression, Bipolar disorders, PMS, unintentional weight loss, lack of appetite, spasticity, painful conditions, especially neurogenic pain, movement disorders, asthma, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Migraines, Fibromyalgia, Glaucoma, tourettes, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, obsessive-compulsive disorder, ADD, Cancer, AIDS, and much more. Also, cannabis DOES NOT KILL BRAIN CELLS! This is a common myth which resent studies have proven that it actually promotes neuron growth in the hippocampus section of the brain which is responsible for learning and memory. Neither does marijuana cause lung cancer. Researchers at Harvard University found that smoking pot actually decreases malignant transformation in cells leaving users at a lower risk of getting cancer. We can all agree that our economy is in dire need of a new industry. Not only will marijuana produce tax revenue through medicinal and recreational use, it will also decrease unemployment by opening new job opertunities for those who produce and use it. Also, did you know the hemp plant is a natural resource for biodeisel? Our current crops would take 10% of American land to produce enough fuel for the whole country on a consistant basis. It would only take 6% of the land with hemp as a substitute. There is the common misconception that legalizing marijuana would increase crime rate. In fact, marijuana would decrease the number of common civilians getting arrested providing more room in our jails for the real criminals. This will also allow authorities to focus on more serious crimes such as murder, cocaine trafficing, rape, and more. Legalization will not cause increase in domestic abuse and other falsely linked crimes as it will be no more available than it already is. Besides, have you ever known a violent pothead? If so, they probably had issues before they ever picked up a joint. Actually, studies have shown that marijuana can reduce anger problems, probably decreasing domestic violence in our country. I have already covered many risk concerns involving marijuana but I would like to focus on the most common “driving issue.” First of all, half of cannabis smokers are too paranoid to drive while intoxicated. Second, there are so few accidents involving people who are high that it can not be statistically linked to marijuana intoxication. Still, I stand strong on keeping it illegal to “smoke and drive.” Please, make good decisions and have a designated driver. The last subject I would like to touch on is religion. I myself am a Kantheist and believe hemp to be the tree of life. I base my beliefs on many advantages of smoking marijuana: healing abilities, the opening of the mind, and the spiritual closeness to God many feel while praying and worshiping while “high.” However, it is not whether or not such is true that is significant to legalizing cannabis. It is the fact that prohibition laws against marijuana go against the constituion’s first ammendment and opresses multiple branches of religion. There is the question,”What if a religion is based on killing people? Should we then legalize murder?” Of course not. That’s rediculous. Religous tolerance should be based on severity of the practice, and I must say that from smoking a joint to killing someone is a huge leap in severity. Smoking weed is beneficial. Murder hurts everyone involved. I encourage you all to make the smart decision to help in the legalization marijuana; for our health, our economy, and our future.