Medical marijuana use linked to lower prescription drug use

[GroErr]

Some data trickling in from US states to backup what we already knew. Many of us have been preaching use of MJ to treat ailments and avoiding pharma crap, now we have some data to prove it.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/medical-marijuana-prescription-drugs-1.3667375

 

[Gquebed]

Love articles like this that promote the NORMALIZATION of mj...

On the flip side i hope big pharma doesnt decide to go after this industry cause its cutting into profits...

 

[gb123]

and you wonder why all the fuss over a legal product eh

They're FREAKING OUT losing BILLIONS upon Billions due to this little green plant..

sorry fuck nuts.Time to pay the piper and stop killing people with shit synthetic CRAP!!

They knew this was coming thier way to. hences prohibition folks!

 

[GroErr]

Funny though how the libs and HC are all about data/facts but when it comes to studies/data pointing to positive benefits they pretty well ignore it #$!%

And yeah, I certainly expect that there already has been and will be more and more pressure and games from big pharma trying to keep MJ as difficult to get as possible.

What irks me is if they spent as much time and energy into research on MJ, replacing many of the big pharma cocktails pharma and doctors push on the public, we'd be so much further ahead, healthier and save millions to boot!

 

[WHATFG]

big pharma is already involved.

 

[gb123]

more than anyone will ever know!!!!
PPPHHHTTTT to BIG PHARMA

They'll be taken down by a bunch of Green Plant Hippies

Classic JUSTICE!

CYA................ its been way to long already!


Knowledge is power to the people!!

 

[VIANARCHRIS]

There was an interesting interview on CKNW yesterday with the author of the article about cannabis reducing pharma drug use. The numbers around opiate addiction and death reductions were pretty impressive.

 

[gb123]

more than impressive!!!... If this one little fact was spread far and wide LIKE IT IS now..

PHARMA TIME TO PAY dividends to the little green plant!!!

 

[TheRealDman]

big pharma is already involved.

Yep, look into how much Agri-land PharmaCom owns in Colombia....1000's of hectares being prepped now for Cannabis. Cargill is there too. They're just waiting for the US to legalize MJ at the Fed level....then it's game on!

 

[VIANARCHRIS]

Yep, look into how much Agri-land PharmaCom owns in Colombia....1000's of hectares being prepped now for Cannabis. Cargill is there too. They're just waiting for the US to legalize MJ at the Fed level....then it's game on!

Which is why we need to fight for growing rights now. The nice thing about cannabis is they can't patent a plant, just the derivatives. Just curious...does cannabis suddenly become a medicine in HC's eyes once big pharma is involved? fucking hypocrites.

 

[TheRealDman]

Which is why we need to fight for growing rights now. The nice thing about cannabis is they can't patent a plant, just the derivatives. Just curious...does cannabis suddenly become a medicine in HC's eyes once big pharma is involved? fucking hypocrites.

The US Gov owns at least 2 patents to Medical Cannabis....maybe not the plant, but they got their greedy palms already in there.

 

[doingdishes]

Which is why we need to fight for growing rights now. The nice thing about cannabis is they can't patent a plant, just the derivatives. Just curious...does cannabis suddenly become a medicine in HC's eyes once big pharma is involved? fucking hypocrites.

dollars.
when the almighty dollar speaks up, politicians sit down

 

[OLD MOTHER SATIVA]

Medical marijuana use linked to lower prescription drug use.........................[<---and we can't have that]

 

[The Hippy]

I know so many folks who wouldn't touch MJ...but suck back the pharma's like tic tac's. All cause the good doctor told them too. I've had a buncha folks tell me to get some to make my grieving easier...wtf...I don't need that shit clogging up my mind.

Hippy is too tough to need a crutch like that pharma shit. Ease my mind bullshit is all that is.

What the fuck good would that do me anyway...I can only imagine.

 

[doingdishes]

I know so many folks who wouldn't touch MJ...but suck back the pharma's like tic tac's. All cause the good doctor told them too. I've had a buncha folks tell me to get some to make my grieving easier...wtf...I don't need that shit clogging up my mind.

Hippy is too tough to need a crutch like that pharma shit. Ease my mind bullshit is all that is.

What the fuck good would that do me anyway...I can only imagine.

i have tried a lot of pain killers and i don't like the way they make me feel "inside"
i have seen people on long term use change...from a care about everyone, "need a hand and I'm there" to someone who only thinks of themselves and not caring about life.
and they also don't do your liver/kidneys any favours.
i hope the Dr's learn about using MMJ instead of the oxy's. that would be so much better

 

[GroErr]

I know so many folks who wouldn't touch MJ...but suck back the pharma's like tic tac's.

^^^ That is so frustrating when you know from personal experience that you don't need to take that pharma crap for 90% of what people use it for. So many of those pills do damage to your system, which typically leads to more prescriptions, and the cycle continues in a never ending loop. Your quality of life deteriorates while the pharma wheel keeps turning $#%!

 

[OLD MOTHER SATIVA]

pharma pills are clearly addictive ..but cannabis is BAD...its all about the bux

 

[GroErr]

pharma...its all about the bux

Slight modification to your line, absolutely, nothing but $ signs in that game, cost = people's lives and quality of life. But hey, they rarely claim it's about anything but $$$$$...

 

[Tektek]

Which is why we need to fight for growing rights now. The nice thing about cannabis is they can't patent a plant, just the derivatives. Just curious...does cannabis suddenly become a medicine in HC's eyes once big pharma is involved? fucking hypocrites.

Plant varieties can be patented in Canada. Not a prob for home grow.

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j...WHvvJG-MPPX9DTFXGsbQMQ&bvm=bv.127178174,d.ZGg

 

[Tektek]

Yep, look into how much Agri-land PharmaCom owns in Colombia....1000's of hectares being prepped now for Cannabis. Cargill is there too. They're just waiting for the US to legalize MJ at the Fed level....then it's game on!

YUP!!!!! In the 1960's and early 70's, big pharma tried to suppress herbal meds and supplements. Then they started getting into the market and buying the small herbals. Now they have 90%???? of the market.
They learned from it. Don't suppress, just get in the game.
Pot extracts replace some other drugs.

MMAR home grows will be a tiny fraction of the market. They don't care.
So, we can focus on getting small grow permits with a Dr's script.

????? Did MMAR give grow permits for apartments or just houses?????