lol, Great lets all be like California!

All these years of Californians smoking weed has led to the creation of some of the most brilliant minds in our country, you can see it in their economy.

Let's all live in La La Land.

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d6975, if there is nothing wrong with your friend then what did he tell his doctor he needed the medical marijuana prescription for?

Weed seeds on the internet? Check this out http://www.pot-heads.com/marijuana-se...

Well, there isn't anything wrong with my friend in Colorado and he has got a license. He said he is allowed to grow 6 plants I think.

Victore, what is this burning your brain into another world?

None of the medical tests currently used to detect brain damage in humans have found harm from marijuana, even from long term high-dose use. An early study reported brain damage in rhesus monkeys after six months exposure to high concentrations of marijuana smoke. In a recent, more carefully conducted study, researchers found no evidence of brain abnormality in monkeys that were forced to inhale the equivalent of four to five marijuana cigarettes every day for a year. The claim that marijuana kills brain cells is based on a speculative report dating back a quarter of a century that has never been supported by any scientific study.

The FDA has found THC to be safe AND effective for the treatment of nausea, vomitting, and wasting diseases. Other organizations have also endorsed medical access to marijuana include the American Public Health Association, American Nurses Association, AIDS Action Council, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, American Academy of HIV Medicine, Lymphoma Foundation of America, National Association of People with AIDS, and the state medical associations of New York, California, and Rhode Island.

YES YES YES!!! Again, it's been a while since I posted, and it'll be another while before I post again.

I can agree with almost everyone on here. Legalize it and tax it. Make lots of money. If you're gonna outlaw a dangerous drug, outlaw alcohol or tobacco. They're the real gateway drugs.

Yes, there are carcinogens in marijuana, but research has shown that it does virtually no harm to the body.
http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/f...
Great Site!! :D

Second, use of marijuana over generations isn't going to cause changes in DNA or RNA. Marijuana has never been confirmed as a mutagen. Stevia, on the other hand, is a suspected mutagen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia#H...

I'm not trying to cause a debate here. I can see how any one person wouldn't want to smoke marijuana, and that's perfectly fine. I just don't think that one person's ideals should be everyone's ideals. Let people do what they want, so long as they don't hurt anyone else.

And now you can enjoy another long break without hearing from me :P

Wow! There are some people within this forum that think MJ should be legalized; a medical excuse, what a pathetic displayed to buy or sale a schedule 1 narcotic that is high in THC content so one can burn their brain into another world. For those who wish to have MJ legalized, you ding well need to understand the chemical make-up of this “DRUG…” Please do not work on the airplane I might fly on or vehicles that travel the highways…

John, theories don't count please source your information. Because that is the most ridiculous post I have ever read.

Cannabis possesses something like 30 different carcinogens, over the long-term, five or more generations, this may lead to genetic anomalies. I’m talking about changes to RNA and DNA, that determine intelligence and affect our responses to bacteria and diseases.

I find it ironic that autism cases are rising, after several generations of a culture of recreational drug use among the populous.

Our bodies are like closed environments, like our planet. Its funny how some people who argue about introducing pollutants into the environment around them, demonstrate no objection to doing the same thing to their bodies.

All pollutants are derived from natural chemicals in the environment, just fabricated together to produce something else.

Marijuana is derived from a plant, that is being used unnaturally. Marijuana is not apart of a human beings natural diet, nor does it work to stabilizing the human condition for supporting life. All support for it, is little more than animalistic conditioning akin to Pavlov’s experiment. Instead of a bell signaling a physical response in dog, it’s the chemical bonding in our bodies when consuming Marijuana.

Fetch!

Sorry to my friends, I couldn’t resist, at least I wasn’t to much of an A.

Very, also, I've never heard of anyone smoking themselves into a coma. You can poison yourself or die from alcohol in one night. IF we really cared about making the most dangerous drug illegal alcohol would be prohibited. It may be the true gateway drug, maybe cigarettes are the true gateway drug, maybe cough medicine, maybe french fries... maybe a genetic predisposition to addiction and dependency. The gateway might be in the genes. (You guys always bring up the "pot is the gate way drug" argument about this time so I wanted to get my comment in.)

Findings of the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse include:
- “No significant physical, biochemical, or mental abnormalities could be attributed solely to their
marihuana smoking.” (National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse, “Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding; First Report, Washington, DC, U.S. Govt. Print. Off, 1972, p. 61)
- “No valid stereotype of a marihuana user or non-user can be drawn.” (p. 36)
- “Young people who choose to experiment with marihuana are fundamentally the same people, socially and psychologically, as those who use alcohol and tobacco.” (p. 42)
- “No verification is found of a causal relationship between marihuana use and subsequent heroin use.”(p. 88)
- “Most users, young and old, demonstrate an average or above-average degree of social functioning, academic achievement, and job performance.” (p. 96)
- “In sum, the weight of the evidence is that marihuana does not cause violent or aggressive behavior; if anything marihuana serves to inhibit the expression of such behavior.” (p. 73)
- “In short marihuana is not generally viewed by participants in the criminal justice community as a major contributing influence in the commission of delinquent or criminal acts.” (p. 75)
- “Neither the marihuana user nor the drug itself can be said to constitute a danger to public safety.” (p. 78)
- “Recent research has not yet proven that marihuana use significantly impairs driving ability or
performance.” (p. 79)
- “No reliable evidence exists indicating that marihuana causes genetic defects in man.” (p. 84)
- “Marihuana's relative potential for harm to the vast majority of individual users and its actual impact on society does not justify a social policy designed to seek out and firmly punish those who use it.” (p. 130)

So I ask the author of this article, the doctors mentioned in it, and everyone else who is against marijuana use to do some research for not only your benefit, but for everyone else’s as well. Maybe then we won’t have all of the problems we are having today.

Cannabis is probably about as close to a wonder drug as it gets. It will alleviate pain, cure nausea, and despite what the propaganda machines of the War on Drugs say, in small doses it has shown to actually improve cognition. These claims alone warrant much more impartial research to legitimize the science behind cannabis.
I’m curious as to if the author of this article or this doctor have read the 1972 Shafer report. Congress passed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970, which was a report on marijuana and other drugs and recommends appropriate drug policies. Well Congress acknowledged that it lacked reliable information on the effects of marijuana in particular and wanted the commission to advise it on where to place it in the Controlled Substances Act as well as on other marijuana policies. Well President Nixon appointed Governor Raymond P. Shafer to head the commission. This was known as the Shafer report. It is to this day the most extensive and comprehensive examination of marijuana ever performed in the United States.
”They recorded thousands of pages of transcripts of formal and informal hearings, solicited all points of view, including those of public officials, community leaders, professional experts and students. They commissioned a nationwide survey of public beliefs, information and experience. In addition, they conducted separate surveys of opinion among district attorneys, judges, probation officers, clinicians, university health officials and “free clinic” personnel. They commissioned more than 50 projects, ranging from a study of the effects of marijuana on man to a field survey of enforcement of the marijuana laws in six metropolitan jurisdictions.”
The DAY before the report was set to be released Richard Nixon was recorded saying on declassified Oval Office tapes, “We need, and I use the word ‘all out war,’ or all fronts . . .have to attack on all fronts.” One year after Nixon’s “all out war” marijuana arrests jumped from 100,000 to 420,700 people. You know what though? The commission recommended marijuana offense not to be a crime, nearly 15 million people have been arrested since.

d6975:
You can’t just go into a doctor’s office and say you have a sore leg and get marijuana lol. Its controlled a little bit better then that, first you have to have a medical need for the marijuana and threw a doctor’s referral you can then get a medical marijuana license. After all that you must find a shop that sells the medical marijuana and they take it very serious its not like a drug dealer they have many different strands for what ills you

Legalization in general would make our border wars and other drug-related violence disappear. Mexican traffickers couldn't compete with a competitive American market. But, knowing our government, exclusive rights to production/distribution would probably be given to corporations to eliminate competition and drive up prices & profits, which would keep the black market in full swing.

I don't advocate the use of drugs, but I do advocate personal liberties & the removal of government intervention. Drug addiction should be treated as an illness, not a crime. But once you remove the criminality from drug use, you eliminate another government racket -- the criminal justice system. Unfortunately, the incentive for the government to tax & regulate drugs does not outweigh its desire to create criminals and keep the (private) jails filled to capacity.

It's been legal in Colorado for medical use for several years.

My friend said it was just legalized in Colorado. He said you can get it prescribed to you easily. They go in for a sore leg, boom, they got it. I think its getting abused over there.

It's about time Texas as much as I love Cannabis and hemp products due to it's low impact on the environment and being the strongest fiber know to man, I would want patients to have the choice to consume Cannabis to help with pain, cancer, aids,ms, wasting syndrome the list is endless no ill side effects also it's not addicting people have addicting personallitys. I love Cannabis yet havnen't smoked in over 3 yrs cause of probation it's ashame they drove me to drink :( I don't see it being legal until heaven forbid Obama kids or a celeb's kid get a horrible disease and they need it, sad but true. As much as I love Texas I'm ready to move to grow medical marijuana in another state which in turn helps the economy (number one cash crop) and creats jobs better than digging gold. Spread the peace, love , have a heart and end the needless suffering.

Legalize it already!

Legalize it, tax it, and get our law enforcement officers to take care of bigger, more important "crimes".

The medical community uses forms of cocaine and opium so why not use cannabis in all its forms.
The hemp plant has hundreds of uses other than medical. If it were legal and sold in packs with a huge tax it would put a hurt on the cartels that now supply the drug and it would pay for a lot of upgrades in Victoria. I say try it for a couple of years and see what happens. It could not be worse than things are now. Less people in prison for use of cannabis, less cases in court and more money in the coffers. It will not go away so use it to its full potiental. People die everyday from alcohol but how many do you hear of the are killed by a driver that is buzzed on cannabis? I have not seen one example. Bottom line is that is makes more sense to legalize it than to fight it!