#782292 - 10/10/08 01:21 PM
Please, please dont ban me for this! just want to know ...
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jennygirl
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Registered: 01/30/07
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Loc: N.E. USA
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i apologize in advance if this question has been asked and answered previously. im a busy lil girl and sometimes i cant read through everything.
question:
since medical marijuana IS legal and able to be prescribed in California, is it a violation of the Rules to discuss THC on this board? i do NOT mean how to obtain it or catch a buzz with it. just the pharmacological aspects, chemistry, and the pros and cons to using it to treat specific MEDICALLY RECOGNIZED conditions for which it has shown to be beneficial, such as glaucoma, cancer, AIDS and severe appetite loss?
like maybe restricting discussion of THC to the "Prescription Drug Information" forum and no where else?
im really not trying to be a brat here, honest! just curious how the admins, mods and senior members feel about this idea.
with respect and appreciation, -Jenny
EDIT: please feel free to respond even if you are not admin or mod, etc. all are welcome to comment, just wanted to make that clear.
Edited by jennygirl (10/10/08 01:35 PM)
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#782536 - 10/10/08 09:16 PM
Re: Please, please dont ban me for this! just want to know ...
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jennygirl
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Maybe you are asking if a thread dedicated to medical marijuana could be created like there are for Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, etc?
exactly. imho, the pharmaceutical potential of THC is too important to be ignored, as it has been for far too long due to social taboos and copious distribution of misinformation. here on db, there are so many creative, smart, out-of-the-box thinkers that come to share their thoughts and experiences and ideas on nearly every facet of therapeutic medicines. if discussion of this chemical were to be allowed, potential new insights, debates, even breakthroughs could occur. myths could be dispelled. persons could be educated with accurate information. pain and suffering could be relieved or reduced.
of course its up to Admin and the mods and i will respect whatever they decide. i understand they don't want a bunch of hippy kids on here looking for new and improved ways to toke up, and i want to thank them for succeeding in keeping the vast majority of the drug abusers out. if you want to discuss that aspect of pharmacology, goto erowid.
i humbly suggest a thread on Prescription Drug Discussion forum for the discussion of the pharmacological aspects and medicinal uses of THC, with any discussion (or even hints) of recreational use strictly forbidden. just like how discussion of recreational use of any substance is forbidden on db.
well, i have stated my case and now will shut up and say no more.
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#782540 - 10/10/08 09:37 PM
Re: Please, please dont ban me for this! just want to know ...
[Re: jennygirl]
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You can talk about it but: Marijuana is not a prescription drug Our site is about prescription drugs
Our site is mainly about topics related to buying meds online You can not buy marijuana online form any of the so called medical marijuana dispenmsaries
Most threads about marijuana end up with people talking about recreational drug use and our Rules clearly say that recreational drug discussions are not welcome... and that those that admit to recreational drug use will be banned...
If you do want to talk about it you have to keep all that in mind...
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#782880 - 10/11/08 02:40 PM
Re: Please, please dont ban me for this! just want to know ...
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Why do I have to explain Ketamine if this thread is about marijuana. Marijuana is a plant and it is not a prescription drug. There are some prescription drugs made with marijuana ingredients (Nabilone, Marinol, Sativex) and can be discussed.
Sort of like opium which is illegal and not a presctption drug... but the many prescruption drugs based on opium are not illegal...
Ketamine is a drug for use in human and veterinary medicine developed by Parke-Davis (today a part of Pfizer) in 1962. Its hydrochloride salt is sold as Ketanest, Ketaset, and Ketalar.
To keep things simple we decide to allow discussion of prescription drugs only. Prescription drugs are available at pharmacies... when pharmacies start filling marijuana prescription you can discuss marijuana here...
You can not discuss marijuana or ketamine for recreational purposes... and frankly I do not see why any poster here has to ask hy other uses use any prescription drug...
All controlled substances have a potential for abuse... that is why the are controlled... so the fact some some people may abuse them or use them wrongly is not a good reason not to discuss a certain prescription drug...
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#782895 - 10/11/08 03:12 PM
Re: Please, please dont ban me for this! just want to know ...
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IF, IF, and IF it is really a prescrtion drug in Canada... and you can get marijuans at pharmacies... and you are a Canadian resident... then you can talk about it :-)
We are not going to ban anyone for trying to have a good discussion on any medical topic...
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#782909 - 10/11/08 03:32 PM
Re: Please, please dont ban me for this! just want to know ...
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Great... please start a thread somewhere in the Canadian or Alternative Medicine forums with the issue you want to discuss... lets see where it takes us... I do not think it is a prescription drug in Canada... but I have only been in Canada for 10 minutes...
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#782926 - 10/11/08 04:03 PM
Re: Please, please dont ban me for this! just want to know ...
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tache
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Here is the link to the Canadian Federal Health Policy regarding the use of medical MJ. I think I posted this link before however it was unfortunately in a thread that was locked.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/marihuana/about-apropos/faq-eng.php#3
This links clearly outlines the medical requirements to get a prescription for this medication and should also provide the information required to prove that in fact it is and has been legal for medical purposes in Canada for some time.
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#782947 - 10/11/08 04:34 PM
Re: Please, please dont ban me for this! just want to know ...
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nephro
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Ketamine is used for pain relief, taken orally, in some situations where opioids are not suitable:
http://www.fifeadtc.scot.nhs.uk/interface/fife_scp/ketamine.pdf
It is also used in topical cream preparations, especially in the US.
It is on the WHO list of essential medicines, and even when used as a general anaesthetic, has to be prescribed. MJ is not on the list:
http://www.who.int/medicines/publications/08_ENGLISH_indexFINAL_EML15.pdf
I would consider ketamine to be more appropriate than MJ because it is only California that does some limited prescribing, and this is surrounded by controversy.
Nabilone and dronabinol are pharmaceuticals; I would not consider anything a pharmaceutical unless it was produced by a reputable lab, in a precise amount, in a dose-form suitable for administration in any setting.
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#782970 - 10/11/08 05:23 PM
Re: Please, please dont ban me for this! just want to know ...
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One thing is to prescribe and another is a prescription drug... doctors can prescribe rest or exercise and marijuana if they wixh... but they are not prescription drugs
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#783015 - 10/11/08 06:43 PM
Re: Please, please dont ban me for this! just want to know ...
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nephro
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Perhaps the WHO list is a start, but it has to extend beyond the WHO list because it was originally aimed at guiding poorer countries as to what 'essential medicines' they should make available at all times.
Like the Admin said before, MJ is the equivalent of raw opium. Useful medicines can be derived from it, but as a raw ingredient it is not a pharmaceutical, unlike the alkaloids which have been made into pharmaceuticals. It is unbelievably stupid that more pharmaceuticals from the raw ingredient have not been made, probably influenced by money.
But as far as I know, internationally, it is not a prescription medicine, apart from in one state of one country. If we were to count this as reason to classify it as a prescription drug, we would have to look all over the world at what some doctors prescribe, and in some cases this would lead to clearly unacceptable stuff. For example, some doctor in BwangoBwango prescribes mescaline to his patients.
Rather extreme, but some remedies that are unacceptable in Western medicine are being used in other parts of the world. Elephant tusk, shark fin, ibogaine, and many psychedelic plants are used elsewhere as medicines.
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#783162 - 10/12/08 01:03 AM
Re: Please, please dont ban me for this! just want to know ...
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nephro
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I wasn't disrespecting Canada's medical status. I just fail to understand why any country who used the drug for medicine doesn't actually go back in history and use the tinctures they made ages ago. It appeared in formularies and still probably does.
The UK tends to throw drugs out when they are not cost-effective, due to the NHS, or when current scientific evidence of their benefits is lacking. But of course as research changes, drugs can be, and have been, brought back.
Now this most would consider a medicine, and dates back to pre-1937. Why don't they use this? More people would accept it.
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