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Has recreational use of hydrocodone been pushed into acceptability by its accepted medical uses?

The use of hydrocodone, or morphine, or any of the opiates is tightly controlled and used in very limited instances, although it IS still abused.

"Medical" marijuana is sold as a long-term, habitual "treatment" unlike any of the pain-relieving drugs.

Here's a good test: Show me the correlation of the advocacy of "medical" marijuana and advocacy for it's recreational use. A month's pay says that they track right on top of each other.

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"Medical marijuana" is just cover to push recreational use into acceptability.

Has recreational use of hydrocodone been pushed into acceptability by its accepted medical uses?

The use of hydrocodone, or morphine, or any of the opiates is tightly controlled and used in very limited instances, although it IS still abused.

Is that abuse "accepted"?

"Medical" marijuana is sold as a long-term, habitual "treatment" unlike any of the pain-relieving drugs.

I know of no evidence that MM is prescribed longer-term than any other painkiller.

Here's a good test: Show me the correlation of the advocacy of "medical" marijuana and advocacy for it's recreational use.

No, that's a crappy test ... marijuana's medical benefits are what they are, regardless of anyone's motive for highlighting those benefits.