Peg is right, although I believe they've come up with something for glaucoma derived from cannabis 'though without the THC, but which still treats the disease. Another very valid use for Cannabis is for those who have fatal conditions of several sorts. Most of those conditions are very painful, and the medications for many of them have side-effects. Guest whom some call Asshole, while it is true that many people in America break the law, that is true in most countries. Yes, it does seem worse in America, but there are crimes and there are crimes; a jaywalker does not compare to a murderer. What most of us were saying is that what we call "victimless" crimes should, perhaps, not be pursued with the same vigor as crimes that harm others. We were also trying to determine whether or in what situations pot does harm others. This is not arguing over whether something is the law, but whether the law should be changed. This is why our wonderful country is a democracy. Laws can be changed, and can be discussed freely. Fred Rogers was a wonderful man, trained in compassion and wise enough not to push his religion on trusting children (some of whom would have been excluded in the process, as he once explained). Can we do less? Winterchild
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