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I have Glaucoma. Pot has been proven as an effective treatment for glaucoma.

Today, I put 3 different drops in my eyes 3 times a day. It is like putting a drop of salt water in my eyes. But it is better than the alternative, going blind.

I do not use pot because it is against the law. That is the sole reason. I feel that an effective treatment is being denied me. And something that is a hell of a lot easier to do.

I'm not whining about myself. My drops are working and I expect to see for the rest of my life. I'm not sure, if offered pot by my doc, I would accept, since the drops are controlling my glaucoma. If I wanted to, I would buy it on the street, but I choose not to become a part of the drug culture.

That having been said, I really feel sorry for the cancer patients who also are denied the treatments. Chemotherapy sucks, so I have been told. Radiation therapy sucks, so I have been told. Both therapys make you sick to your stomach. You can't eat for days. Smoking pot gives you the munchies (I remember that much from the 60's), and if for that reason alone, I say give them their pot and some relief.

The fakers, the stoners, the people who have "BACK PAIN" need to be (pun intended) weeded out, but the truely sick need the treatments.

I wouldn't have a problem with prescribed marijuana---treated as any other drug with restricted access to people who actually needed it (based on clinical studies, not hearsay). I'm sure the active ingredient could be extracted and put in pills. I don't know why this is not done if the benefits are as great as many people say they are.

But prescription drugs are generally not made available through "clubs" or in "coffeeshops" and I see a good part of the medical marijuana movement as nothing more than a method to avoid existing laws.

If you have the votes to make marijuana legal, go for it.

The fakers, the stoners, the people who have "BACK PAIN" need to be (pun intended) weeded out, but the truely sick need the treatments.

Barring making it legal the best way to weed them out would be only to let those who are dying use it - and perhaps they will reach a compromise very similar to that (not saying they should, but knowing how things work I can see it happening).

Just to clarify my position, as I try to do on threads like this, I have never smoked pot and probably never will - but the WOD has gotten insanely out of hand. I don't pretend to know the solution to all these problems, but I do know I have opinions on them - so please refrain from flaming if you disagree (seems to be the trend on these type of threads). It IS possible to have an intelligent discussion with calling people names, ya freaks. (PS - that last paragraph was not directed to Lokibob! Just an addendum)

cancer patients who also are denied the treatments. Chemotherapy sucks, so I have been told. Radiation therapy sucks, so I have been told. Both therapys make you sick to your stomach. You can't eat for days. Smoking pot gives you the munchies

For these reason primarily and for the fact that my sister had gone thru this type of therapy AND a stem cell transplant. We sought out marijuana as a possible way to increse her appetite and calm the nausea. She had an NG tube (tube from nose into stomach) that was used to provide a way for her to get the 8oz. cans of supplement that were approx. 400 cal. a can. There were too many ulcerated spots in her mouth and throat to eat normally. During the stem cell proceedure she was not able to eat anything for about a month and was kept alive by a broviac catherder thru her heart pumping lipids and TPN which is a supplement with all nutrients that you HAVE to have just to survive. (growth is not an issue)
I would hold her hand while she cried and tried to just get down 15 cc's of meds. so she could tolerate the machine that would supply the calorie formula to be turned on. When your stomach has not had any food for so long you do not get hungry and the radiation screwed up her taste buds to the point that everything tasted strange. We started to ask the DR. about the possibility of marijuana and after the usual paper signing proceedure she was givin a 30 pill script for man made THC at $437.00.

I do not wonder why the gov. does not want marijuana legal or to be had unless you are buying it from them. They are to be blunt making a killing off of the stuff that they are giving out. BTW, if you cannot pay for it we found out there are state and federal programs that will for you. So now, for everyone saying that it should be illegal to grow it yourself for use and only be able to have by gov. regulation and control I hope you DO KNOW that it is coming out of YOUR pocket. The go. cannot patent a plant that alleviates so many destructive medical symptoms, so in it's usual greedy way it makes it illegal to obtain unless you can pay for it or they'll take it out of everyone's tax dollars. The most ironc thing is the man made stuff is not even as helpful as 2 or 3 hits off of a joint.

On a better note with the pills from Dr. my sister was able to not just hold down her meds. but she gained an appetite so we could eventually take the tube out of her nose and she is now fully recovered. She only needed the medicine for a short while but it was imperative that she had it.