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>>>>I'm only saying that, if a dr. can and does prescribe morphine for pain, shouldn't he also be able to prescribe MM?? This just doesn't make any sense to me. What makes sense is that no one can purchase MM without a prescription. All doctors prescriptions for MM should be monitored for abuse. There can still be controls....it's up to our State and Federal Legislatures.
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>>>Well, if there is already medicine for pain management, why throw another log on the fire? You have to admit the MM movement has really been about legalizing marijuana. Why else would it be pushed so hard and used by thousands, who obviously aren't cancer patients?
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>>Perhaps people would rather take some pot that put a highly addictive narcotic like morphine in their system. The MM movement isn't about legalizing weed - the lets legalize weed movement is about that.
>>..and MM helps people other than just cancer patients.
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>Well, I say suck it up. A little pain is a good thing. It helps you know you're still alive! lol

I'll be sure to pass that on to my 72 year old mother (I can't pass it on to the others because they have all died from cancer already) who just survived the first round of cancer treatments but cannot undergo any more treatments because the treatments are too much for her system and both she and her doctors do not think she will survive them. I'll just tell her to "suck it up because the pain will remind her she is still alive." Really John, this view, while meant to be humorous, is just too extreme even for you. I understand your background and where this view is coming from but it is not black and white. It is not a case of the world going to pot because marijuana is legalized for medical purposes.