Posted by med_empowered on August 12, 2005, at 16:34:26 [reposted on August 13, 2005, at 19:24:39 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Cannabis for IBD? » linkadge, posted by ed_uk on August 12, 2005, at 15:33:12
I've got to ask the same question I asked in my post about amphetamines for Parkinson's--why should patients suffering *now* have to wait for the pharmaceutical industry to pump out an expensive, "accepable" medication based on cannabis when marijuana is available at this very moment? Is pot so bad that patients should have to wait 10-15years for "pot-based" drugs that will be extremely over-priced and have their own side-effects? By all means, researchers should develop compounds that maximize potential benefits while minimizing potential side-effects, but what should we do in the meantime? Wait around? Why?
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