Posted by JohnX2 on June 7, 2002, at 4:39:11
In reply to Re: medicinal marajuana from thatlongliberalthread, posted by James on June 6, 2002, at 19:00:26
> Regarding the comments made in this thread about the medicinal uses of weed, I have an interesting story you might like. My father is an oncologist, hematologist, a doctor who specializes in treating cancer and blood diseases. Once, as a joke, I asked him if he ever prescribed marijuana for himself when he was having a bad day, you know—to kind relax. My dad isn’t exactly the funny funniest guy in the world, and I guess the humor just sort of went right over his head. He replied, “No, I usually don’t prescribe that THC stuff to alleviate nausea or enhance appetite which is a common side-effect of chemotherapy. It just doesn’t work so great. I use other drugs, that are better.”
> But I pressed on, “But Abba, if it did work well would you prescribe it?” And he said, “Sure I would, why the hell not, it occasionally works for a few people and I prescribe it for them. But it usually sucks.”
>
> That’s my anecdotal evidence for either the effectiveness of marijuana as an anti-nausea agent, proof for it is ineffective as an anti-nausea agent, or that my dad really doesn’t have a sense of humor.
>
> --JamesI head from a doctor on a radio show that the
medical marijuana doesn't give a "high". The
selective component or whatever is useful potentially
for naseua but that is about it, you need all the other
things floating around in the weed to get the "buzz" etc.
So all the people rallying for it , got it ...John
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