[ExI] medical marijuana

[Thirdeye Of Eris]

I have an ailment that is similar in symptom profile to MS. The thing that
works the best is marijuana. If I lived in a place where I could smoke it
legally I would be able to work a job. Instead I must use very strong
opiates (methadone) whose side effects make it very difficult to work any
job at all. The relief I get from marijuana is only slightly less than from
methadone but the side effects are all but nil. Sure I get high on marijuana
but it is nothing compared to how high I get on the methadone, so high in
fact, that I cannot drive or be relied upon for anything.

2010/7/13 Norman Jacobs <wincat at swbell.net>

>  And that is the business of the patient, not the government or persons
> with an opposing agenda.  Such persons should mind their own business.   .
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> *From:* extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org [mailto:
> extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] *On Behalf Of *Thirdeye Of Eris
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:36 AM
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> "getting high" is what causes the relief of symptoms in most cases...
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> 2010/7/12 Post Futurist <p0stfuturist at yahoo.com>
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> What do you hear, say, concerning the percentage of certified marijuana
> patients who actually use marijuana for medical treatments rather than to
> get high?
> I've been told it is 2 percent.
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"A rational anarchist believes that concepts such as ‘state’ and‘society’
and ‘government’ have no existence save as physically exemplified in the
acts of self-responsible individuals. He believes that it is impossible to
shift blame, share blame, distribute blame... as blame, guilt,
responsibility are matters taking place inside human beings singly and
nowhere else. But being rational, he knows that not all individuals hold his
evaluations, so he tries to live perfectly in an imperfect world... aware
that his effort will be less than perfect yet undismayed by self-knowledge
of self-failure."

                -- Professor De La Paz from The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by
Robert Heinlein
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