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Medical marijuana has done some amazing things for children with behavioral and psychological disorders. Medical marijuana is not just about getting high like most of the nay-sayers seem to think. THC is a chemical, and like any other chemical it can be manipulated. Recent studies have shown that when THC doesn't cross into the blood stream, it has amazingly beneficial effects on behavior. For example, a hyper-active kid can take specially altered medical marijuana pills that will give a sense of calm and not have any psycho-active effects at all. The chemical agents are called CDB's. Medical marijuana with a high CDB count inherently has a low amount of THC.

Medical marijuana has also been incredibly helpful to chemo patients. One of the most debilitating side effects of chemo therapy was nausea. Patients would receive treatment and lose their appetites, which would have a negative impact on their body's ability to heal. Marijuana, as we all know, can cause people to become hungry. Eating can quite literally be a lifesaver in terms of a chemo patients chances at recovery.

I think people should really open their minds and stop buying into decades old government rhetoric. Especially when you have zero personal experiences and when you assume that anyone who uses medical marijuana just wants to get high legally. Its assumptions like these that keep people from getting actual help. I personally have experienced the benefits of medical marijuana free of any of the psycho-active, brain altering or life altering side effects that come along with much of the other prescription medications doctors typically prescribe for my needs.

It really bothers me that short-sighted people think I'm some kind of stoner looking to get high, or that I'm some gateway smoker in training for my future heroin or cocaine addiction.