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

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

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Specializes in cardiac med-surg.

i have never suffered a chronic illness and hope i never have to

i do not live with chronic pain

if this helps some people , go for it

you must walk a mile in another's shoes to truly understand their suffering

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But why?

Is it so bad if a patient gets a buzz?

We freaking inject MORPHINE and DILAUDID directly into their veins....sometimes round the clock....sometimes on pregnant women...sometimes on children...

Yet we have an issue with a patient smoking some marijuana?

Is it because it's illegal? If so--then make it legal!

I swear to god I don't understand. I can't.

:bow:

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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!

:yelclap::yelclap:

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Specializes in nursery, L and D.

I have never seen someone die from marijuana withdraw or abuse. Seen lots of people die from ETOH withdraw or ETOH abuse. So, yeah legalize, for whatever use. Also, I have had several women use it for hyperemises, and guess what, it works!! Health babies, everytime, in these particular situations.

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Specializes in Critical Care.
Is there anywhere in the US that it is legal to use medicinally? I am from Ontario...I kind of remember them teaching us in school that we might come across an order for it..

I cant remember, and its probably a good thing to know.

The answer to your question is NO. There is NO PLACE in the United States where the use of medicinal MJ (except for the FDA approved Marinol - a THC extract pill) is legal.

Some States have legalized the practice, however, it is a violation of FEDERAL Law, and, as I have posted links in this thread before, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Federal supremacy in this matter.

~faith,

Timothy.

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Specializes in Interventional Cardiology, MICU.

Yes Yes Yes!!!

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As a last resort medication, yes

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Specializes in midwifery, NICU.

Absolutely.....YES!!!!!!!

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I am just a new grad, But I have a close family friend that MJ is the only thing the helps with the n/v and pain. He died just this last christmas but it mad his last days better. He wasn't as sick and could interact with the family on Christmas. I'm pro medical marijuana.

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Yes, I do.

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Specializes in pacu, icu, med aesthetics, massause.

ABSOLUTELY YES!

I have had several patient who were chronic pain patients on narcotics unbelievably their tolerance was mind bogling to me. Many have told me if they could have some medical marijuana it would relieve their overall anxiety, pain, and just bring back quality of life. It amazes me Dr.'s can prescribe narcotics which build exceptional tolerance, ruining renal and liver function when a joint-although may not be best for lungs can give them that extra "ok" feeling in life without feeling all drugged up. To me it is a pharmacutical issue. If you look in our past marijuana was boiled down into the THC and put in cough remedies, pain relievers, migraines, and to treat overall malaise. I don't think years and years of somethings that worked then should be dismissed because of new technology and everyone wanting to make money. I believe the most natural cures are from the earth, water--we don't drink enough, adequite sleep, vitamins, minerals, etc. If these things were corrected our bodies might not shout out HELP because they are depleted and the only things Dr's trend to treat are symptoms not the real root of the problem.

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Specializes in ANP, public health, role changing, LTC.

look, the statement of the community is clear as mentioned many times

let me give you a little bit history to understand better:

  • in switzerland mj's been legal till 1970, the who pushed us against every democratic rule to put it on the list of illegal substances then

  • thc is surely not worse than alcohol, just alcohol has a more "western" tradition...even the us had a prohibition period as well

  • the netherlands legalized mj long time ago and they are still a effecient nation

  • swiss people will vote within the next 1.5 years about legalization, i'm looking forward to that event

of cours:

one shouldn't drive or try to make a surgery just after smoking some weed, but that's human sens and valide for lots of other drugs or "hobbies"

:monkeydance:

by the way

the best weed i smoked in the last 10 years was some "medical prescribed" unbelivable small piece @ sf some years agoe :saint:

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