Medical Marijuana Debate Forum - Should marijuana become a legal medical option?

"Should marijuana become a legal medical option?"

Others claim that marijuana is a gateway drug that will lead to abuse of narcotics and want to see the substance criminalized. The opponents of the medical use of marijuana state that the risks of medical marijuana include drug addiction, cancer, brain damage, decreased reproductive ability, and possible death.

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its not a gateway drug into anything, its up to you solely whether or not your doing any other drugs, marijuana is not addicting, its mentally addicting of course to those certain types of people, ( of which the doctors would determine if someone should get the card) I personally have never heard of people getting cancer from smoking marijuana, but of course now days everything could give you cancer. I have never seen or heard of anyone getting brain damage from smoking marijuana, and by decreased reproductive ability, I believe they mean reduced sperm count (You'll still have sperm! lol). No one has died solely from marijuana come on!. haha thats just my opinion though

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yogahoneybunny

replied on February 8th, 2008

Supporter

Agreed but it really seriously get in the way of relationships. Seriously.

homerx

replied on February 8th, 2008

Moderator

If you are using it for medical purposes it is not going to get in the way of your relationship.It hasn't mine and we have been together for 14 years. I do it for medicinal purposes and he doesn't do it at all and we don't have a problem with it.MarijuanaKid, you are right. I do not believe it is a gateway drug. Life is a gateway drug!!! Smile

homerx

replied on February 9th, 2008

Moderator

yogahoneybunny wrote:

Agreed but it really seriously get in the way of relationships. Seriously.

Even if it is only used by the person it has been prescribed to? I think a lot of things can mess up a relationship if you abuse it...food, liquor,pills, people,etc. Medical Marijuana should only be used for the reasons it was intended. Like in my case, to gain weight, have an appetite, sleep...etc...

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