01-27-2009, 06:58 AM
Good point Oink! Lets not forget that "medicinal" use has many implications. For example I use comfrey and neem and noni for a number of ailments, none of which would ever have been prescribed by "conventional doctors". We have used natural herbs to heal everything from broken bones to staph. Individuals have a natural right to seek and utilize their own medications.
One important aspect of health is mental health. Recreational use of cannabis can be directly considered a form of mental relief for many, many people. If you live here, than chances are you know at least a handful of people who use cannabis for recreational/mental health reasons whether you know or realize it.
No one bats an eye when someone says " Oh I sure could use a drink" or " a beer sure sounds good right now" , but when in reference to cannabis there is instantly for some, this clouded perception of the cannabis user being some kind of drug dependent.
When someone has a headache and reaches for that asprin ( a major health concern attributing to many deaths), no one (besides us super health conscious folks) gives it a second thought. It is ignorance and hypocrisy.
If recreational use and medicinal use have been intertwined in conversation, that's because in life, the two are very much connected.
One important aspect of health is mental health. Recreational use of cannabis can be directly considered a form of mental relief for many, many people. If you live here, than chances are you know at least a handful of people who use cannabis for recreational/mental health reasons whether you know or realize it.
No one bats an eye when someone says " Oh I sure could use a drink" or " a beer sure sounds good right now" , but when in reference to cannabis there is instantly for some, this clouded perception of the cannabis user being some kind of drug dependent.
When someone has a headache and reaches for that asprin ( a major health concern attributing to many deaths), no one (besides us super health conscious folks) gives it a second thought. It is ignorance and hypocrisy.
If recreational use and medicinal use have been intertwined in conversation, that's because in life, the two are very much connected.