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NNadir

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3. I strongly question the medicinal value of pot and the FDA should not characterize it as...

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2023, 06:11 PM

Sep 2023

...schedule 3.

It should be in no pharmaceutical class whatsoever, rather like alcohol.

I'm sure to get shit for these remarks - I always do - but saying that alcohol is bad for you is not the same as saying pot is "good" for you.

I advise strong warnings on pot similar to those on alcoholic beverages and cigarettes.

I have a nephew struggling with pot abuse, said abuse being widely known and discussed in the scientific literature. I'm pulling for him, and trying to help, because I know more about pot abuse than I wish I did.

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The Goldilocks Option of Cannabis Reform [View all] justaprogressive Sep 2023 OP

It's a decent compromise, but cannabis shouldn't even be on a schedule if alcohol isn't. Ketamine Martin68 Sep 2023 #1

+1 intheflow Sep 2023 #2

I strongly question the medicinal value of pot and the FDA should not characterize it as... NNadir Sep 2023 #3