Do you think patients should have the right to use medical marijuana?

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.

As an aside, a new synthetic cannabinoid has been approved by the FDA. The name of it is Cesamet (nabilone).

For the poster that made the comment about the PO antiemetics at home being ineffective, smoking/inhaling smoke can also be quite problematic for the nauseated/vomiting patient. That is why there are a number of very effective antiemetic suppositories as well as a large number of antiemetics that can be given sublingually/bucally.

Using antiemetics on a schedule (AC and HS, or extended release antiemetics) works well.

As far as social anxiety order, buspar is quite effective.

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.
Yes prescription drugs that have oodles of nasty side effects and in so many cases simply are not effective. "medical" THC is the way the drug companies can get their cut on the action.:trout:

Actually the 5HT3 drugs have few side effects. While, anzemet can cause headache in some patients, kytril and zofran have long been used with few ill effatc.They most certainly have a better safety profile and fewer adverse effects than MJ.

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Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..

I think the newer pain control meds do an adequate job for controlling pain. Mine is chronic, and very severe.

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Definitely decriminalize it. I cannot believe it is still illegal, actually. The prohibiition didn't work and resulted in increased gang activity. I think law abiding farmers, not gangsters and mobsters should be growing it...and then yes, tax it too.

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Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..

I think the newer pain control meds do an adequate job for controlling pain. Mine is chronic, and very severe.

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Specializes in Orthopedics.

I actually did a position paper last year supporting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.

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I'm with all of you. Decriminalize and tax, make it legal.

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I'm with all of you. Decriminalize and tax, make it legal.

"All" of us don't feel that way . . . . I realize this is a very long thread but not everyone thinks it should be decriminalized, taxed and legal.

steph:monkeydance:

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Sorry, didn't mean to offend you, but my opinion is that marijuana should be legalized, taxed and controlled. I watched my mother die many years ago of cancer. If marijuana could have helped her I would have done anything I possibly could have to ease her pain. What are the long term affects of marijuana? Don't we have people on Vicodin driving? And what about the legal alcohol that causes cirrhosis. Also not a pretty way to die.

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Sorry, didn't mean to offend you, but my opinion is that marijuana should be legalized, taxed and controlled. I watched my mother die many years ago of cancer. If marijuana could have helped her I would have done anything I possibly could have to ease her pain. What are the long term affects of marijuana? Don't we have people on Vicodin driving? And what about the legal alcohol that causes cirrhosis. Also not a pretty way to die.

You didn't offend me. Just wanted to clarify that this thread has many different opinions.

I don't think that the argument that people drive on Vicodin and get cirrhosis from alcohol is a good argument for legalization of pot.

If we have so many problems from "legal" drugs, why add more by legalizing another drug? As I've said, the horse is out of the barn regarding alcohol.

I still maintain this is mostly a cause for people who want to get high on pot legally. And they use the "medical marijuana" issue to get there.

As Caroladybelle has mentioned, there are many great anti-emetics available.

steph

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this is mostly a cause for people who want to get high on pot legally. And they use the "medical marijuana" issue to get there.
And allow me to disagree with you ;)

Who are you, the government or the neighbour's dog - to decide what I can or cannot do to bring me relief for symptoms I suffer from?

If I don't bother anyone else - why the dickens can't I make 'special brownies'?

This isn't just about "people wanting to get high".

It's far more than cheap thrills...

It's all about "big bad evil mari-joo-ana".

We can prescribe speed and heroin derivatives but heaven forbid you ingest some weed!

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Specializes in Peds.
Here is something to think about : What would happen if the government legalized its uses and then taxed it the same way they do gas and cigarettes? Would the national debt be decreased? People are going to use it regardless if it is legal or not.

My husband says that too. The taxes would only be wasted though......lol

I have no problem with medical mj. I'm not really sure what the difference is between it and ETOH in a way. They both impair the user. Well, one difference would be that I've never known anyone to take a couple of drags off a joint and go out looking for a fight, unlike some people with ETOH.

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