WAY behind on stuff, I just wanted to chime in on this, one of my favorite discussions ...
Smurf wrote: > The issue of medical marijuana use should have been settled years ago > in favor of patients who want it, period. I bit that if some mega- > drug company could figure out a way to own the rights to marijuana, > patients who need it would have it in no time. A drug already exists that's a marijuana "derivative." Dronabinol, more commonly known as Marinol, is used to increase appetite for HIV/AIDS patients. My brother took it, and it seemed to help (but he also self-medicated with "the real thing," too). I don't know if it's any good for pain management. More info: http://www.hivdent.org/drugs/DRONABINOL.htm and http://www.marinol.com Lori, who totally and completely supports the legalization of marijuana ~
