That’s very nice and a great dodge. However, your regex makes the assumption that pot = alcohol which is demonstrably untrue. Therefore, your little exercise of replacing pot with alcohol and asking if the statement remains true is pointless and meaningless. Nothing can be learned by playing your word game. We cannot determine the benefits or ill effects of a substance by looking at a completely different substance anymore than we can determine if aspirin is a benefit or harm by looking at the effects of ibuprofen.
Did you know that the rules here say I must assume a good faith argument? Have you come here to challenge us to do so?
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I did not mean to imply that pot = alcohol, only that both substances have their issues and so the original statement, where I proposed the replacement, is problematic for bot substances.
And this is not to argue in bad faith, I honestly think it is.
Have you considered that 1 in 10 people need help and that has nothing to do with whether or not they use marijuana?
Further, when your clinical definition of cannabis use disorder includes red eyes as a qualifying impairment for diagnosis of the disorder as well as habitual use with no other symptoms, it really undermines the credibility of the entire diagnostic methodology and indeed the classification of it as a disorder in general.
Clinical diagnosis crafted for political reasons doesn’t hold much weight with me especially when the “withdrawal symptoms” reads like a list of symptoms people use marijuana to control in the first place.
edit for clarification. if one takes marijuana to control anxiety, their experiencing anxiety upon discontinuation of use is not an indicator of withdrawal.
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You should ask Vox. They wrote the article. I only shared it.
My point is that one should read with a critical eye lest one be fooled in to believing questionable things.
Awwww…
Have a happy, safe holiday.
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My ex-wife’s mother suffered from non-cancerous medical issues for 10 long painful years. I just typed a short novel about her experiences but started crying (at work) and decided maybe it was more intensity than other people need this early in the morning. The short version is after 10 years of the strongest pain killers and the associated delirium, she tried cannabis lemon bars the weekend before she past away. The effects were dramatically positive. Her last days were filled with family and dignity. They laughed and shared old stories. She remarked her only regret was that she hadn’t discovered these lemon bars 10 years earlier.
I hope Michigan implements the new policies quick so your father can find healthy natural affordable relief ASAP. I don’t have any experience with what works best for cancer patient issues but I know some here have direct personal experience including Xeni. If you find the options overwhelming don’t hesitate to post here asking for some guidance about what worked best for others.
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