Oh, I will definitely let you guys know how this goes. My main argument is this: Hydrocodone is addictive, hell on your liver, stomach, and often mood. The withdrawal is terrible. Cannabis is non-habit forming, a mild lung irritant, puts me in a good pain-free mood (probably due to psychoactivity), and has no withdrawals other that the return of the pain. At least it's not the phantom pain you get coming off hydrocodone, oxycodone, etc.
If I cease narcotics cold turkey, I get pain in places that never hurt before when those opiate receptors are no longer blanketed in narcotics. It makes me angry more than anything that the industry can't profit from, they dismiss. Guess Merck doesn't give out cruises for cannabis clubs that sell
marijuana.
I should also let it be known, that I'm not a medical only proponent. I think anyone of legal age and a resonable amount of responsibility should be able to smoke themselves silly if they so chose. I'm pretty sure I could be home in less than 20 minutes with enough alcohol to easily kill me. This shit pisses me off. I smoke weed, so I could get different care than someone who may go to the same doc I go to, but choses to drink a 1/5 of bourbon a day.
Thanks so much for the link. I'm going to try and compile some info (if I don't find it already put together from another resource), and post it when I get the time. I'm big into good research anyway, and I need the ammo for this discussion. I don't usually try and convince strangers regarding this matter, b/c I don't usually have to divulge the details of my life to people that aren't in my FAV5. Thanks again!