Medical
Marijuana Scam
Medical Marijuana Scam - The FACTS.
"We will use the medical marijuana scam as a red herring to promote the legalisation of marijuana" a quote from Mr Keith Stroup of NORML
NOTE:- The Hippocratic Oath states that the primary consideration must be to cause no harm.
- Legalising Marijuana will not change its toxicity
only it's legal status.
Why isn't Marijuana a medicine?
Dr Janet D Lapey, MD of Concerned Citizens for Drug Prevention, Inc. Hanover, MA. (U.S) Writes "By federal law, a substance may not be marketed as a medicine until it has been shown to be safe and effective. Marijuana has never been shown scientifically to be safe or effective for the treatment of any condition." End.
It is true that some extracts from cannabis show promise for medicine. If these extracts are to be tested for safety and effectiveness as in any new drug they should then be available via a medical prescription, in pill or spray form.
As for instance in the case of Marinol (THC derivative) Dronabinol and Nabilone... What is not acceptable, however, is the use of smokeable cannabis in a crude joint containing all the toxic and carcinogenic ingredients discharged in the smoke of this narcotic drug. This is because no doctor would recommend any drug be administered through smoking, as the lungs were never designed to cope with smoke. But this is what the pro drug legalisation people are after in perpetuating the medical pot myth.
Since research shows that those who smoke cigarettes or cannabis are more likely to go on to use other illegal drugs. Therefore it makes sense to do everything possible to keep cannabis illegal.
- Cancer Patients
- Recent Medical Trials
- Marijuana Research Review
- Is This Medical Practice For Sick People
- Some Facts About Marijuana
- Questions for Physicians
- Acknowledgements
The Medical Marijuana Update by Janet D. Lapey, M.D.
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