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To: Gondring
From what I understand, the muscles won't relax (whether spasms or just tightened up, I don't know exactly) and allow her to walk. Since pharmaceutical muscle relaxants don't work (or knock her out rather than allow her to walk), I guess you could call it miraculous, but that's just a semantic point.

And has she had scientific testing to determine whether this is a placebo effect? That's what it sounds like to me. People hear about this "miracle" marijuana, smoke it, get high and all of sudden anything is possible.

Beats me. I don't have near enough information about your "friend" to make an educated guess about her motivations for smoking pot. Yet you presumed to, in your previous post.

Sorry, I should have expanded my definition of proponents of medical marijuana.

1. Those who like to smoke pot and want to do so legally.
2. Leftists who want to legalize pot to hasten the demise of a faith based, capitalistic society.
3. Those who have been duped by the first two groups.

I wouldn't know; I've never tried to stuff. But that does not precludes competence in commenting on the topic.

I guess not. But keep in mind that it's not harmless and it's not the miracle cure the left tries to convince us it is.

33 posted on 02/21/2009 5:47:27 AM PST by DouglasKC
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To: DouglasKC
And has she had scientific testing to determine whether this is a placebo effect? That's what it sounds like to me.

Nope, but does that really matter? Setting aside the "seems like it" (baseless speculation) comment, it works, and she's a very bright woman who doesn't seem to have received any detrimental effects, hasn't gone on to other drugs, rarely uses it, isn't causing others harm, etc.

People hear about this "miracle" marijuana, smoke it, get high and all of sudden anything is possible.

I'm guessing that she first tried marijuana recreationally, but discovered it helped her medically.

As for the rest of your post, I still see nothing backing up your contention.

38 posted on 02/21/2009 8:15:17 AM PST by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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