http://www.gearfuse.com/marijuana-is-a-powerful-medicine/ Technology, Science, Culture. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:49:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://www.gearfuse.com/marijuana-is-a-powerful-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-161484 tahrey Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:30:23 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=6578#comment-161484 the guy i house-shared with in my 2nd year of uni will smoke, or probably happily pill-pop to that. he had a rock climbing accident, and found that weed was the only thing that would dull the pain effectively enough for him still to be able to do stuff, without knocking him out so badly that he ... well, couldn't do stuff. though naturally it was then a bit of a battle finding the WILL to utilise this restored freedom of movement, rather than just veg out eating curry & chips and watching Buffy... you have to be careful with the dosage, like. the guy i house-shared with in my 2nd year of uni will smoke, or probably happily pill-pop to that. he had a rock climbing accident, and found that weed was the only thing that would dull the pain effectively enough for him still to be able to do stuff, without knocking him out so badly that he … well, couldn’t do stuff. though naturally it was then a bit of a battle finding the WILL to utilise this restored freedom of movement, rather than just veg out eating curry & chips and watching Buffy… you have to be careful with the dosage, like.

]]> http://www.gearfuse.com/marijuana-is-a-powerful-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-111569 brinna Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:02:35 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=6578#comment-111569 Yes, it is medicine. Even the United States Government knows that (though they won't admit it). But the fact the Dept. of Health and Human Services filed for and was awarded a patent (#6,630,507) all the way back in 2003 on the medical uses of cannabis, ought to tell you something. Remember, this is a patent awarded, not by, but TO the Government. Spread the word. Yes, it is medicine. Even the United States Government knows that (though they won’t admit it). But the fact the Dept. of Health and Human Services filed for and was awarded a patent (#6,630,507) all the way back in 2003 on the medical uses of cannabis, ought to tell you something. Remember, this is a patent awarded, not by, but TO the Government. Spread the word.

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