Is pot smoking evil?!

[Sacred Jellybean]

I'm disarming the idea that you would need that to relax.

I don't recall ever stating that I NEED it to relax. However, I prefer it to relax.

Emotions are good to keep under control though. Panic is dangerous, and all that.

It's also sometimes good to experience thought patterns an atypical fashion . Panic and dangerous emotions running out-of-control has never been a problem for me.

I'm pretty sure an ambulance can get you to that hospital a lot faster than your own car.

It depends on the distance, and other factors.

I know I'd rather call one than trust an intoxicated friend to get me there. Here's a fun one. The thing is, if you didn't DO drugs, you would ALWAYS be in a good condition to drive. I can toss that whole "what if there was a medical emergency" scenario right back at you. It's one of those "reversible arguments". Like, when someone says "I don't get why you don't just lend me your liscene! It's not a big deal!" vs "I don't get why you just NEED me to give this to you. It's no big deal.".

It was admittedly a lame example to begin with.

MONTEL WILLIAMS swears by it? Well he's a BRILLIANT scientist! I mean he certainly knows what he's talking about, he has ACCURATE psychic Sylvia Brown on every week after all!

I don't know anything of his schedule of guests, having no interest in seeing him myself. However, why is it that a user of a particular pain reliever must be a doctor to most accurately know which medication works most efficiently for him? After all, if he reported to his doctor problems he was experiencing with medication A, the doctor would simply prescribe medication B. It doesn't matter if it's Montel Williams or someone much less notorious. I was simply trying to point out a popular example of an ill person who reportedly receives the best results from using marijuana as a medication.

Anyway, the medicinal effect is basically pain relief.

That, and increasing appetite.

I know you want it to be a miracle drug.

To be quite honest, it doesn't matter much to me whether it has medical value or not. There's strong enough evidence to show that it's level of harm hardly merits legislation banning it, particularly when there are much more destructive, legal alternatives. I was simply trying to dispel the myth that marijuana has no medicinal value, and that currently legal, prescription drugs will ALWAYS be superior. It may be more anecdotal evidence, but the fact that it's a personal testimony (similar to those witnessed by others who use medical marijuana) and not "a friend of a friend" helps it carry a bit more weight.

Again, I don't really mind if you do this. I find it weird that you keep calling it "cannabis". I don't mind calling it by slang.

Certain terms, ("pot", in particular) have negative connatations attached to them. "Cannabis" has a nice ring to it, and it's the scientific name, making it seem like I'm smart!