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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Well considering my Mom and my Aunt who both have MS don't need to smoke pot to get relief I suspect most other people could do the same.
I know this is controversial, but as far as I'm concerned I believe it's more psychological than it is physical. If you grew up smoking the stuff than yeah, it probably makes you feel better regardless what ails you. So in that regard you can make limitless claims that smoking pot helps with migranes, or stress, or sexual dysfunction, herpes or probably anything out there.
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I think some people prefer it as a 'natural' pain reliever, as opposed to taking several synthetic chemicals. The side effects of marijuana are slight paranoia and increased appetite. The side effects of many strong chemical pain-killers can be more... intrusive. Some people don't like the 'zombie' feeling they get from chemical pain killers. Just because your Mom doesn't use it doesn't mean its useless in the medical field.
Also, I don't think people are saying 'marijuana cures acne and makes you live longer', they're saying it is a great pain reliever. Its not some BS homeopathic medicine, its a legitimate 'drug'. I highly doubt the Leukemia patients who prefer using it are doing it because they like to get high; they do it because it does a great job of relieving pain and increasing appetite.