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Forum Post: Dr. Sanjay Gupta comes out in support of medical marijuana: ‘We have been terribly and systematically misled’

Posted 10 years ago on Aug. 8, 2013, 5:35 p.m. EST by itsmyblood (10)
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Gupta, who is CNN's chief medical correspondent, said he had been too dismissive of research and case studies that pointed to benefits of medicinal marijuana.

In an interview with Piers Morgan on Wednesday night, Gupta admitted to trying the substance himself "a while ago." "I didn't particularly care for it, actually. It made me kind of anxious. It wasn't a very pleasant feeling," he said. Still, he added, it doesn't make sense to categorize marijuana in the highest class of dangerous substances, ahead of cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. Gupta said he did not come across a single incident of marijuana overdose in his research. Scientists in the U.S. face a stumbling block to marijuana research in that it must be approved by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, "an organization that has a core mission of studying drug abuse, as opposed to benefit," Gupta wrote. Recent studies in other countries have explored the anticancer effects of marijuana on brain cancer cells, and to ease the symptoms of PTSD. "I promise to do my part to help, genuinely and honestly, fill the remaining void in our knowledge," he wrote.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/dr-sanjay-gupta-support-medicinal-marijuana-article-1.1421757#ixzz2bPsnrmZ5

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[-] 2 points by factsrfun (8310) from Phoenix, AZ 10 years ago

Here's link to a story about cancer you might find interesting:

http://www.trueactivist.com/why-medicine-wont-allow-cancer-to-be-cured/

[-] 1 points by stevebol (1269) from Milwaukee, WI 10 years ago

"Q. What is the difference between a drunk and a herb smoker ?

A. The drunk will drive through a stop sign while the herb smoker will wait for it to turn green."

[-] 2 points by shadz66 (19985) 10 years ago

Somewhat less amusingly but in return for making me laugh, please roll a fat one and try to watch this :

This exceptional doc. film will NOT be available for long I fear, so please avail yourself of it asap & pdq ~

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[-] 0 points by frovikleka (2563) from Island Heights, NJ 10 years ago

The legalization of medical marijuana, and the decriminalization of marijuana in general is long overdue

"It doesn't make sense to categorize marijuana in the highest class of dangerous substances [category], ahead of cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes." Dr Gupta

Agreed! It's f..king insane

~Odin~