Comments on: PA ponders medical marijuana

By: Bill J. Lowe

Bill J. Lowe — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:13:22 +0000

Marijuana is NOT A DRUG…it is a herb. I smoked it several years and never did it lead to try anything stronger. After leaving the armed forces I quit cold turkey…I just didn't want it anymore….However, I will remain vulnerable and if its leagelized I just might be another midnight toker.

Maarijuana to me, is not habit forming and I never tried to fly out the window or walk on water.

Now, I want to purchase shared of stock in the medicine/marijuana. Can you help me find an american pharmaceuital company to buy from??

Thanks,
Bill J. Lowe

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:43:11 +0000

I think that all of the sick and dying potential medical marijuana patients in Pennsylvania should not be waiting for any kind of law that allows them to grow marijuana for medical purposes… Just do it. Anyone with common sense and an all but glass house can grow marijuana without getting caught by the police. All one would need would just be one plant. And if you do feel like growing your marijuana, just go buy some. This is not meant to be taken in offense, it is meant to be taken as a call to action. You know that you are not a criminal for smoking marijuana, and you know that you have a legitimate reason for doing so, so do it. That should be good enough for you. Learn to think for yourself, and don't let an oppressive government get you down.

By: Robin S

Robin S — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:55:41 +0000

They do make tinctures of marijuana.

They make both tincture of marijuana for external use, and for internal use. People make it themselves. Marijuana tincture used for internal consumption requires baking the marijuana first. People also make marijuana tea. Tincture are high in alcohol, about 50 percent. Not everyone wants alcohol. Alcohol tinctures are fast acting. Another route is marijuana butter (Canibutter) The TCH will dissolve in butter. Marijuana butter is slow release. They also have used marijuana suppositories (used to treat nausea). You can find recepies online. In Canada there is an Rx drug called Savitex. It is an alcohol tinture of marijuana used to treat M.S.. Savitex is not available in the U.S.. From what I had read, oral cannabis can cause some stomach pain.

By: Robin S

Robin S — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:13:53 +0000

There is a FALSE belief that the 'Big Pharmaceutical Manufacturing conglomerate is against selling Marijuana because they would be unable to sell their manufactured drugs'. THEY WOULD LOVE TO SELL IT! Think of all of the profit!!
Several pharmaceutical companies have active programs figuring how to sell it – or some form of it, with, or as a drug. They face a serious problem. M.D.'s are used to writing a prescription of a known strength, taken so many mg/dose/day. With marijuana (or any plant), the metabolites vary from plant to plant. It makes it difficult for an M.D. to write for a patient. In speaking to several physicians, they have problems prescribing marijuana because they don't know enough about it. There is not a large body of knowledge about marijuana, It is a no brain-er to write for patients who otherwise have nothing, or have very little. Otherwise they face an additional problem. Law Suits. Anyone could sue them, and they have no defense in court. The same is true for any hospital where that doctor may have privileges. Generally, they are not able to write for this drug. There are some physicians who are willing to prescribe. Federal laws keep doctors in a bad situation. The Federal government can challenge a doctors license, and put him in jail.

This will change.

Once pharmaceutical companies find out how to market medical marijuana, laws will change.

It has changed in Canada. The pharmaceutical giant A.G. Bayer is marketing 6 drugs which contain marijuana, or parts of marijuana, in the drug.

Personally, I am in favor of some sort of regulation. Currently, most – street source – marijuana is UNSAFE, because it is grown using pesticides, and perhaps other adulterants.

I do not want poison with my medication.

By: Robin S

Robin S — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:37:46 +0000

I have had several conversations with the police. They generally agree that it should be legal, except for children.
(Same as alcohol). They also say that they will be doing more DUI arrests, and will see an increase in some crimes so that people who want it will be able to pay for it. The major problem is still impurity. The stuff on the streets has insectacide on it, as well as perhaps other adulterants.

By: Sandi

Sandi — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:32:17 +0000

I don't overuse anything! lol But I don't have anybody to get mj from to try it. Regular pain meds like vicadin don't even touch the pain.

By: Robin S

Robin S — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:28:51 +0000

Sandi, hello. From what I hd read, pain relief requires THC. I don't know about fibromyalgia, thou, as there may be more than pain involved. At any rate please use as low a dose of any med. as possible.

By: Sandi

Sandi — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:46:20 +0000

I understand it takes very little for a therapedic dose. Since fibromyalgia is happening in the brain, I assume a tiny bit of thc is needed for the pain receptors to stop firing.

By: Robin S

Robin S — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:30:01 +0000

I am a candidate for medical marijuana. I am waiting for legalization. There are several medical indications for medical marijuana where THC is not required. There is one that I am aware of – epilepsy where THC triggers seizures. A low THC strain of the plant, and a low dose are/would be required. When I had tried marijuana as a medicine I did not like the euphoria. It was fun for about the first 60 days, but not after that. I do not want to go around constantly 'stoned'. I do not want the fact that is screws up my senses, changes the space-time coordination, makes it difficult for me to think/remember, makes be clumbsy, feel and act goofy. I want a medication that works – treats me to as best as is possible, give me health – normal health. Being stoned is not normal. I had spoken to several other people on blogs, including a mother of 3 children. She had said that does not want to be stoned, she has 3 children to raise. I pose a question to everyone: If you want marijuana as medicine, do you want to be constantly high? It may pose a medical problem for you if you wanted to be high and also wanted marijuana as a medicine:
In epilepsy, THC causes seizures. Because it also makes you high, when you use it, you are going to smoke/heat more than would be a therapeutic level. As a result you will have more seizures, and so smoke more marijuana. I am not saying that everyone who uses marijuna as medicine will have seizures, rather there may be some medical indicationns where too much will no longer be thereapeutic. For example, (this is a question) are there medical conditions which require fine motor skills, balance, or other conditions in which a dose that causes euphoria also causes problems? Has anyone tested the non-THC hemp to see if it may be therapeutic?

By: wahdey

wahdey — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:58:21 +0000

i agree with you its time to rise up and let these people know that this is the real obstruction justice to humankind, marijuana is the most useful plant on the planet and they punish you for wanting to utilize its power. f**k the oppressers there so worried about keeping the rich rich they dont want the underdog to to succeed but we will someday! thats for sure. there are people dying all over the place because of greed. marijuana does not cause crime the unjust laws do. FACT!! live your life dont let anyone tell you otherwise! you know here in pa its always been here, kinda unfair that only "real live criminals get to enjoy it" pun intended.