Posted by med_empowered on October 19, 2005, at 13:06:50
In reply to synthetic marijuana could treat depression, posted by pseudoname on October 19, 2005, at 10:53:10
hate to ask the obvious but...why? couldn't we just re-schedule marijuana so people can grow it and use it as they see fit? I mean..now, some company is going to spend mad $$$ developing this drug, which will then cost the consumer mad $$$ as well...it may also bring new side effects and problems that we don't see with good ole marijuana (look at the what happened with resperine, for instance). I'm glad they're finally doing mainstream research into the benefits of pot--that's nice of them--but I kind of wish the goal could be to change the ridiculous anti-drug policies that are in place now...instead the goal seems to be maintaining the anti-drug policies and offering highly expensive, synthetic chemical alternatives to a safe folk-remedy. **sigh**.
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