Posted on Oct 26, 2017
Should Congress relax restrictions on medical marijuana testing?
4.7K
12
5
5
5
0
Veterans groups are rallying efforts to convince Congress to lift restrictions on cannabis testing that would help researchers learn more about its potential health benefits. One group in particular is opening lawmakers’ eyes to the positive impact from cannabis studies and discussing the challenges vets face from opioid addiction. Members of the Veterans Cannabis Project are hoping their efforts will help lawmakers pressure members of the Trump administration who remain staunchly opposed. The Department of Veterans Affairs is among those against loosening restrictions, arguing that while marijuana remains a Schedule 1 drug, federal law restricts the agency’s ability to conduct research that involves the drug. IMHO, I think prescribing marijuana to those in pain or with PTSD would be a far better alternative to prescribing anti-psychotics or opioids.
Marijuana
Congress
Medical
Drugs
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 3
3
3
0
Not only is the government imposing strict limits on testing & research, they are doing so with the goal of stalling and undermining those research programs.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/scientists-say-governments-pot-farm-moldy-samples-no-guidelines
The prohibitionists, led by the pharmaceutical industry, private prison industry and law enforcement unions are desperate to prevent or at least delay the decriminalization of cannabis.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/scientists-say-governments-pot-farm-moldy-samples-no-guidelines
The prohibitionists, led by the pharmaceutical industry, private prison industry and law enforcement unions are desperate to prevent or at least delay the decriminalization of cannabis.
Scientists say the government's only pot farm has moldy samples — and no federal testing...
Researchers say they want better quality, more options in the growing field of clinical marijuana research.
(3)
(0)
1
1
0
Yes they should but to do it they would need to change the drug schedule from I to a II or a III. I personally thing that the feds should change the drug schedule for weed from a I to a III. It would give states a lot more flexibility in dealing with weed.
(1)
(0)
0
0
0
I say emphatically No. I say this because marijuana does not heal. It is not the tax payers problem to make any feel good. To say that legalizing or medicinal purposes is the reason for making a known grown product is the right thing to do is stupidity. Today, marijuana is laced treated and poisoned to the point of making people do all sorts of stuff that are not normal. Say no to opioids and no to marijuana. Also try this. Travel to Colorado and look at all the bums smiling in what use to be nice business districts. Is that what we really want.
(0)
(0)
SSG(P) (Join to see)
I’d rather have people smoking marijuana then hundreds of thousands of people overdosing on painkillers every day
(2)
(0)
1SG (Join to see)
SSG(P) (Join to see) - I'd rather see some of these people taking ownership of their own care and not living the old poor me, I can't move without some form of drug in my body. Now I do recognize that at times a medicine form may be necessary in order to relieve serious pain. I do not believe that drug should be an opioid outside of housed care and under direct care of a physician. I also do not want to see a bunch of marijuana smoking bums that lay around and do absolutely nothing and say, "Oh I have to smoke marijuana because it is the only thing that work". They are in a docile state of mind because, YES, they are fucking HIGH. You are to young to understand the ramifications of a life of HIGH TIMEs and how your tomorrow will be affected by it. I SAY NO! Get up get outside and get active. I say you can get busy living or get busy dying. OH and yes, I have the injuries and scars as well. I made a decision that I will not let the Dr. turn me into a zombie state person that needs his assistance to live. He would have made profit if I decided to follow his plan and my family and I would have done the suffering. Again, I say NO emphatically!
(0)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google