Fair enough. List marijuana as something more reasonable than a schedule 1 narcotic, and mj can be researched. Cbd treatments show strong anecdotal evidence of holding medicinal value. To the point families were uprooting to colorado after they legalized mmj to avoid scrutiny.
I have heard an anecdote through close family, about a father that sought out a mmj card to great benefit of his child. Literally unable to speak, to asking for breakfast.
I know someone upset with the state of mmj dispencaries in MA. A family member of his recently passed, at advanced age, with Parkinson's. Hiw many years after "we the people" passed mmj to now, and how many dispensaries are there?
You do not have to burn mj to consume it. Vaping, for one, does not physically burn the plant matter (ok, I'm being an argumentative **** here). In all seriousness, tinctures can be used to transfer the compounds present within the plant at staggeringly high concentrations. When made correctly, these would be much devoid of the specific thc compounds associated with impairement. Generally, to create an edible with impairement in mind, the flowers need to be heated, a process called decarbing.
I would wager everything i own that a naturally rolled "joint," of organically grown and properly dried mj (rolled from a properly dried leaf) is at a minimum "less bad for you" than a commercially bought cigarette. Is smoking anything good for your lungs? I doubt it. 1 ml of a strong tincture in some iced tea...you'll be floating, hungry and happy.
I'm all for it, particularly since I've been experiencing chronic pain/sciatica/herniation of the back for the past couple of years, and often only get a handful of hours sleep per day at random intervals.
I actually used it very sparingly at night to try to alleviate some of the pain for a handful of months, both pre-op and post-op. I'm not able to continue that due to needing to be able to pass tests for employment, as well as my concerns with the potential damage to the lungs. Someone like me could benefit greatly from more widespread acceptance/legalization, particularly when I only take very little amounts of the pain meds that are prescribed to me because they're physically addictive. In other words, I needlessly suffer because I do not have the luxury of having edibles, oils, etc readily available, and I need to pass tests. That sucks. Actually, it's awful.
Again, though, the one and only concern that I have is that 9/10 people who believe that it should be legalized have no issue with smoking it and believe that it's totally harmless. That is the one area that needs to be addressed because over 90% of those using it are still smoking it. I imagine that we'll see that number drop as edibles and oils become more readily available, but I can't imagine it ever going below about 75%. The fact remains that people enjoy smoking it. They like the advancement in technology/growing strains/heightened THC, potent smell, etc. They like having the option to choose many different kinds, blends, "cool" names, etc. It's very appealing in that sense. Hell, even with my concerns I'd still prefer to take a few hits before bed every night, but I really think we need some additional research, which the government has been hesitant to fund.
In other words (sorry for the long winded response), if NFL players + Parkinson's + chronic pain and depression patients are going to take it, they need to know that they'll have to resort to alternative ways once and for all. We'll all need to know that smoking it is bad on the lungs (if what they say about one joint = 20 cigarettes is true, due to the resin/tar) which would change the game, forever. It would be on par to the eradication of cigarette smoking that we've seen in the past 10 years, only we'd finally all agree that mmj is both legal and medicinal.
The fact that it's currently listed as CI, while a bunch of poison they've given me like Fentanyl, Morphine, etc is CII is beyond ridiculous.
.......kidding. tried it, really tried it Wanted to fit in. That was 40 years ago. I don't begrudge anyone casual use though
