Cannabis

tishaLA

(14,320 posts) Sun Apr 19, 2015, 07:29 AM Apr 2015

Sanjay Gupta is doing a weed special tonight on CNN, Weed 3

In it, he completes his evolution, saying he favors the national legalization of marijuana. He says the success stories are too great to ignore, including people like Charlotte, the little girl who was having 300 seizures a month and inspired the Charlotte;'s Web strain, which has her down to only 2 / month.

Now he needs to evolve a bit more and support recreational use, too.....but he's a doctor, so what he has to say about recreational use is less important than what he says about medical use.

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Sanjay Gupta is doing a weed special tonight on CNN, Weed 3 (Original Post) tishaLA Apr 2015 OP

Most adults who use "recreationally" are also using it "medicinally" tridim Apr 2015 #1

+1 Go Vols Apr 2015 #4

I have a friend here in Indiana with a daughter who suffers from seizures. They probably could B Calm Apr 2015 #2

I hear that Obama comes out in full support of medmarj in the interview. blm Apr 2015 #3

if only. His response to Gupta was so milque toast tishaLA Apr 2015 #6

I interpreted what he said to mean fredamae Apr 2015 #8

I heard clearly that science will lead to the inevitable - blm Apr 2015 #10

K&R DeSwiss Apr 2015 #5

Watch What Happens To Cancer Cells fredamae Apr 2015 #7

They played Weed 1, 2 and 3... CanSocDem Apr 2015 #9

It takes a big person to come out and ohheckyeah Apr 2015 #11

I couldn't agree more. And remember: Gupta was, at one point, rumored to be tishaLA Apr 2015 #12

I had forgotten. ohheckyeah Apr 2015 #13

I'm so sorry to hear abt the stroke tishaLA Apr 2015 #15

Thank you very much! n/t ohheckyeah Apr 2015 #16

Set to record, thanks! B Calm Apr 2015 #14

tridim

(45,358 posts)

1. Most adults who use "recreationally" are also using it "medicinally"

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2015, 07:50 AM

Apr 2015

Feeling good is a desired medicinal effect because it relieves stress, and choosing a non-toxic, not synthetic means to that end is a smart choice.

Recreational, medicinal... Same thing really.

Go Vols

(5,902 posts)

4. +1

Reply to tridim (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 19, 2015, 05:11 PM

Apr 2015

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

2. I have a friend here in Indiana with a daughter who suffers from seizures. They probably could

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2015, 10:38 AM

Apr 2015

help her with the Charlotte"s Web Strain if Indiana conservative politicians would ever get out of the last century.

blm

(113,817 posts)

3. I hear that Obama comes out in full support of medmarj in the interview.

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2015, 04:33 PM

Apr 2015

tishaLA

(14,320 posts)

6. if only. His response to Gupta was so milque toast

Reply to blm (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 19, 2015, 09:03 PM

Apr 2015

"We have to follow the science, not ideology." Well, that's fine as far as it goes, but I would have preferred a response like Sen Booker or Sen Gillibrand's. And Booker is a real straight arrow who doesn't even drink, so his work on legalization is especially notable.

fredamae

(4,458 posts)

8. I interpreted what he said to mean

Reply to blm (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:46 AM

Apr 2015

The Status Quo is maintained....because "science" that is already there shall not be trusted...I need to review blah, blah, blah.
De-Schedule from the Federal CSA.

Schedule II will still allow far too many to be caged for consumption.
The science is There, what we are Missing is Logic and a Common Sense Approach (and a brass set to take on corporate money) from our elected officials.

blm

(113,817 posts)

10. I heard clearly that science will lead to the inevitable -

Reply to fredamae (Reply #8)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 03:28 PM

Apr 2015

the inevitable being legalization. Gupta surely had more and edited it so sharply to make that point.

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)

5. K&R

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2015, 05:52 PM

Apr 2015

fredamae

(4,458 posts)

7. Watch What Happens To Cancer Cells

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:42 AM

Apr 2015

when treated with Cannabis.
Programmed Cell Death...Suicide by Apoptosis.

http://themindunleashed.org/2014/11/mindblowing-microscopic-footage-cancer-cells-eliminated-cannabis-oil.html

CanSocDem

(3,286 posts)

9. They played Weed 1, 2 and 3...

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:47 AM

Apr 2015

...one after the other, which I suspect was out of fear of losing our attention. Had not MADMEN been playing on the other channel, it might have worked for me. I had to choose between sitting there like a good 'choirboy' or firing up a fat one to fully enjoy the long forgotten targets of the social revolution.

One item I remember from CNN was a scientist saying that, in its defense, "...pot suppresses dream recall."

Since I highly value the 'dream state', this is a dilemma. But I lean toward 'feeling good while awake'.

ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)

11. It takes a big person to come out and

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 06:21 PM

Apr 2015

admit they were wrong and then work to change the wrong. I have the utmost respect for Dr. Gupta. How unlike our last 3 hypocritical presidents who admitted to smoking recreationally.

tishaLA

(14,320 posts)

12. I couldn't agree more. And remember: Gupta was, at one point, rumored to be

Reply to ohheckyeah (Reply #11)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 06:35 PM

Apr 2015

the Surgeon General nominee during Pres Obama's first term. He never would have been been able, realistically, to take this position, and to change so many minds, were he to have taken up the offer.