Medical Marijuana

  This one, is a little different. I haven't been on in, well a while. So, I am coming back with a bang. I want to talk about medical marijuana. All aspects of it. Let's begin, shall we?

  Let's face it, 99% of you reading this right now. Have either, smoked weed or still do. It's just how the world works. It feels great, it relaxes you. Makes you hungry (probably not the best idea if you're dieting, I know from experience). It makes all those problems you have, seem to go away for a while. And, you don't sit and cry about them when you aren't high anymore, like with alcohol. There is no withdraw. You don't kill a family of 5 in a car accident. You don't shoot up and rob a house for some more money to get more. You don't murder someone for those "last two joints". That's just not how it is. Weed, ganja, marijuana, bud, pot, whatever you want to call it. It just simply, is a healer not a hurtful plant. There is no drug there, it is a natural grown plant. There are chemical compounds, such as CBD and THC inside the plant. That give effects of, relaxation, etc. But those, are naturally derived from the "flowers" or buds of the plant. Don't be against something, just because you aren't "for the smoking" of it. There is a lot more to medical marijuana, than smoking it and getting high.

  First off, medical marijuana has many different forms. You have the kind you smoke, edibles, oils, waxes, drinks, thc pills, CBD oils. And a lot of the stuff on the market, isn't designed to "get you high" some, yes, a lot, no. While, smoking marijuana, is cool sure I'd love it. To be able to smoke, care and worry free. But from another perspective, I would love my girlfriend to not have her pain from Fibromyalgia keep her up at nights. Or for those kids with cancer, who SHOULD be cured, but they won't fund the medical marijuana studies and legalization to make it happen. Or the kids who have seizures and such. There are so many reasons to legalize it. Aside from the getting high aspect. Because, THC only becomes psychoactive, under heat. So a THC pill, will not get a kid high. Yet it can cure his cancer. See the good yet?

  How about, how Colorado has paid for their school system, 3 years in advanced. From the taxation of marijuana. Do I agree with taxing a plant? No. Do I agree it has done good, and will continue to? Absolutely. With all the negative media marijuana gets. As being a "drug", I fear the real benefits of it will be left in the dark.

  Take for example CBD, otherwise known as, Cannabidiol. Making up 40% of the plants extract. It has been known to have a broader scope of health benefits than THC. Not to say THC isn't helpful. But I for one, use CBD, and my pain is slowly shrinking. They just made this stuff legal for sale. And, on good measure. It can help from, children with seizures to people with depression and pain. It has a wide array of health benefits. Imagine, if combined with THC, the possibilities we have? Marijuana, and helm alike have the possibility to alleviate, shrink and even cure cancer. Yet, the big pharma is suppressing this miracle. It is listed as a "drug". But, I do not see people killing each other over a bag of weed. You take a bag of Oxycontin or Percocet, both legal if you have a prescription, and a drug addict would kill for it in a second.

  CBD(Cannabidiol) does not produce the short term memory losses that THC can cause. It can also have an anti-psychotic effects. And can effectively and safely treat schizophrenia. Can reduce anxiety, and social anxiety disorder. It can help patients with pain problems. And a host of other problems. As you can see, the legalization of medical marijuana, can help this country and its people tenfold. Yet, the people will continue to bash it, due to the fact of it being a "recreational drug". The positive effects it would have on this country, on the economy. On sick and dying people. Far outweigh the fact that for centuries people have used it for a means to get high. People will continue to after it is legalized. Why not get some positive effects out of it?

  So I ask you, to do your research. Before making your decision on it. Is it good? Is it bad? You choose for yourself. I for one, am on the side of medical marijuana. Who's with me?