Cannabis

AllyCat

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4. Would be great if we could do some STUDIES to find out or just let people find out for

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 02:46 PM

Aug 2016

themselves. Marijuana is not addictive like opioids. If I had a condition that would benefit, I would certainly want to use all reasonable options available. The opiod epidemic is killing our people, destroying lives, and hurting our economy. We need some options. Marijuana seems a great thing to try and side effects are already well known by the tens of millions who use it, legally or illegally.

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Could Medical Cannabis Break the Painkiller Epidemic? [View all] n2doc Aug 2016 OP

It sure has helped me to avoid going down the opiate road altogether. kestrel91316 Aug 2016 #1

K & R SunSeeker Aug 2016 #2

That's the hope, anyway Warpy Aug 2016 #3

High CBD, low THC cannabis might work for you womanofthehills Aug 2016 #15

Would be great if we could do some STUDIES to find out or just let people find out for AllyCat Aug 2016 #4

Side effects....only positive.....I prefer edibles...don't like coughing. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2016 #11

It absolutely can! Chakaconcarne Aug 2016 #5

Big Pharma will never allow it - not on a massive scale. forest444 Aug 2016 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2016 #9

How many testimonies do they need sorefeet Aug 2016 #7

I've been on vicodin going on 8 years.......... mrmpa Aug 2016 #8

Prescription opioid overdoses killed more than 165,000 Americans between 1999 SammyWinstonJack Aug 2016 #10

First we have to break free of our superstitions. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2016 #12

Not if Big Pharma has anything to say about it. Raster Aug 2016 #13

marijuana saved medicare $165 million womanofthehills Aug 2016 #14