Medicinal marijuana stops seizures, brings hope to a little Black Forest girl

The Gazette (CO) ^ | June 9, 2013 | Barb Cotter

[neverdem]

Hat tip yefragetuwrabrumuy!

[svcw]

This is great.
I am very happy the child has some relief.

[Nifster]

And yet oddly enough the medical community has had some really good results by removing a portion of the brain that is being stormed all the time. No indication in this article if the neurologists decided against this approach.

Moreover for every one of these single instances there are hundreds if not thousands of folks who are just using pot to get high

[svcw]

That could be true.
Personally, I do not know anyone with a certificate that wants to be high, they just want to be pain free and be able to have a restful nights sleep.
I know there is a drug that has THC which is prescription, it is possible that the parents tried this but it was not effective (which it is not in many people).

[dljordan]

“Moreover for every one of these single instances there are hundreds if not thousands of folks who are just using pot to get high”

What is your objection to someone getting high? Is it the manner in which they chose to do so or is it something else?

[chris37]

Would much rather spark one up than have a piece of my brain cut out. If someone gets high as a result, so what?

[freedumb2003]

Moreover for every one of these single instances there are hundreds if not thousands of folks who are just using pot pain killers/narcotic RX drugs to get high.

Note how I didn't include alcohol in the list. Alcohol has ZERO modern medicinal value, therefore the set of people using it to get "high" approaches 100%

That warmth you feel is your strawman completely immolated.

[svcw]

hum? I have two doctors that say red wine has many health benefits.

[Magic Fingers]

Perhaps the docs thought that effective treatment achieved with a non-intoxicating plant extract and olive oil was the prima facie option vs. removing part of her brain.

[Ken H]

Moreover for every one of these single instances there are hundreds if not thousands of folks who are just using pot to get high

Under the 10th Amendment, that is a concern for state governments, not fedgov. Do you agree or disagree?

[familyop]

In other words, federal civil service defense contract employees endorse getting high, and it bolsters the organized crime that supports the economy.

[freedumb2003]

>>hum? I have two doctors that say red wine has many health benefits<<

But did he/she PRESCRIBE wine?

That is the bright line we can draw here. Nifster makes the argument that prescribed pot is used for getting high (and we conclude there is a “therefore it is bad anyway.”

If I am wrong about the “therefore...” part, I stand corrected and ask Nifster to explain the point of his/her post.

If I am not then the strawman conflagration continues unabated.

[LadyDoc]

yes. All we have to do is take their word for it.

Never mind the facts.

[GSWarrior]

Love the headline......

[svcw]

Oh, I think I get it.

[headsonpikes]

Oh sure, the marijuana stopped little Charlotte’s seizures, but now her soul belongs to Satan!

I don’t really believe that; I’m just saving the troglodytes the trouble of posting.

[svcw]

What is that word and what does it mean?

[svcw]

Do people really say that?

[autumnraine]

What?

Do you have “facts” regarding this case that we are unaware of?

[autumnraine]

What?

Do you have “facts” regarding this case that we are unaware of?