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Old 10-21-2009, 05:11 PM   #47 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Plan9 View Post
In that case, wouldn't a non-quack doctor first suggest that you take a SSRI or something before smoking the wackytobacky? Doctors are still leery of how prescribing pot will affect their reputation. And traditional antidepressant pills have a pretty good record of success. And they're not stigmatized.
I agree. Medical Marijuana is really a misnomer for most cases. Liberally prescribing for any kind of disease/pain/condition when there can be better drugs available is not professional.

I don't think I'd like to have to lie to a doctor, or make up some bullshit condition. I don't need a drug to help me with a critical health or psychological condition, I use MJ for recreational reasons. If it's legalized, it'd have to be as a potentially safer alternative to alcohol, the most popular legal mind-altering substance.

Maybe just like drinking, smoking it in public would have to be illegal? That might curb underage use, I'm not sure.
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