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In reply to the discussion: Attn Gen. Holder: Yes, The Executive Branch Could Remove MMJ from DEA Hands [View all]DLevine
(1,788 posts)40. My brother had Hodkins Lymphoma.
He was undergoing some serious radiation treatments that caused him to vomit up everything he tried to eat or drink, even water. I was taking care of him at the time, taking him for his treatments. He was dehydrated, so they gave him IV fluids to keep him going, but he was losing a lot of weight, averaging a pound a day weight loss. It was a living hell for him. Marijuana was the only thing that finally enabled him to keep food & water down so that he could survive his treatments. Anyone who has personally experienced this would never deny anyone medical marijuana. And by the way, I think it should be legal for everyone, not just for medical purposes.
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Attn Gen. Holder: Yes, The Executive Branch Could Remove MMJ from DEA Hands [View all]
RainDog
Apr 2012
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Why do people keep ignoring the fact that the vast majority of MMJ clinics are not being bothered...
phleshdef
Apr 2012
#3
You have to have special licenses to sell alcohol or create mass quantities of it to sell.
phleshdef
Apr 2012
#10
I haven't noticed the federal government enforcing state liquor regulations..
Fumesucker
Apr 2012
#13
FACT: The DEA has left the vast majority of MMJ clinics in these states alone.
phleshdef
Apr 2012
#11
US attorneys have sent out more than 300 threat letters to dispensaries and landlords in California.
Comrade Grumpy
Apr 2012
#14