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Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 3 minutes later[^][v]#396,518
Marinol is easy to get, you just need AIDS first.
Wikipedia joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 minute later, 5 minutes after the original post[^][v]#396,520
Scientific studies indicating side-effects
Conceivable long-term ill effects of THC on humans are disputed but not improbable, yet its status as an illegal drug in most countries can make research difficult, for instance in the United States where the National Institute on Drug Abuse is the only legal source of cannabis for researchers.[54]
Some studies claim a variety of negative effects associated with long-term use, including short-term memory loss.[55][56] Using positron emission tomography (PET), one study reports altered memory-related brain function (23% better memory for the cannabis users in recalling the end of a list of things to remember, but 19% worse memory for cannabis users in recalling the middle of a list of things to remember) in chronic daily cannabis users.[57]
Some studies have suggested that cannabis users have a greater risk of developing psychosis than non-users. This risk is most pronounced in cases with an existing risk of psychotic disorder.[58] Other studies have made similar associations, especially in individuals predisposed to psychosis prior to cannabis use.[59] A 2005 paper from the Dunedin study suggested an increased risk in the development of psychosis linked to polymorphisms in the COMT gene.[60] However, a more recent study cast doubt on the proposed connection between this gene and the effects of cannabis on the development of psychosis.[61]
A 2008 German review reported that cannabis was a causal factor in some cases of schizophrenia and stressed the need for better education among the public due to increasingly relaxed access to cannabis.[62] Though cannabis use has increased dramatically in several countries over the past few decades, the rates of psychosis and schizophrenia have not generally increased, casting some doubt over whether the drug can cause cases that would not otherwise have occurred.[63]
Conversely, research from 2007 reported a correlation between cannabis use and increased cognitive function in schizophrenic patients.[64]
A 2008 National Institutes of Health study of 19 chronic heavy marijuana users with cardiac and cerebral abnormalities (averaging 28g to 272g (1 to 9+ oz) weekly) and 24 controls found elevated levels of apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III) in the chronic smokers.[65] An increase in apoC-III levels induces the development of hypertriglyceridemia.
A 2008 study by the University of Melbourne of 15 heavy marijuana users (consuming at least 5 marijuana cigarettes daily for on average 20 years) and 16 controls found an average size difference for the smokers in the hippocampus (12 percent smaller) and the amygdala (7 percent smaller).[66] It has been suggested that such effects can be reversed with long term abstinence.[67]
A 2008 study at Karolinska Institute suggested that young rats treated with THC received an increased motivation for drug use, heroin in the study, under conditions of stress.[68][69]
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 5 minutes later, 10 minutes after the original post[^][v]#396,521
There was a German, an Italian and a Newfie on death row. The warden gave them a choice of three ways to die...
1. To be shot
2. To be hung
3. To be injected with the AIDS virus for a slow death
The German said, "Shoot me right in the head." Boom, he was dead instantly.
The Italian said "Just hang me." With a snap of the rope he was dead.
Then the Newfie said, "Give me some of that AIDS stuff." They gave him the shot and the Newfie fell down laughing. The guards looked at each other and wondered what was wrong with this guy.
The Newfie said "Give me another one of those shots." The guards injected him again and now the Newfie was laughing so hard that tears rolled down his cheeks and he was doubled over laughing.
Finally the warden said "What is wrong with you?"
The Newfie replied, "You guys are so stupid... I'm wearing a condom."
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 3 minutes later, 13 minutes after the original post[^][v]#396,522
> there aren't enough studies yet proving that it is effective to treat my symptoms
It would be funny if this philosophy was applied consistently to all the drugs psychiatrists prescribe.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 6 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^][v]#396,526
@previous (E)
Marinol is available as an off-label drug, which means they can actually legally prescribe it for anything, just like any other off-label medication.
Anonymous E replied with this 13 years ago, 9 minutes later, 29 minutes after the original post[^][v]#396,529
@previous (A)
Yes, I'm just quietly raging at the frequency with which doctors and psychiatrists will prescribe the latest brand-name medications that have been rushed through approval and only vaguely match up with patients' symptoms.
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 11 seconds later, 29 minutes after the original post[^][v]#396,530
Marinol can get you a DUI.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 5 minutes later, 34 minutes after the original post[^][v]#396,532
@396,529 (E)
The worst part is they do all of that BULLSHIT, while ignoring Marinol which has been around since 1980 with 33 years worth of studies.
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Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 7 minutes later, 42 minutes after the original post[^][v]#396,536
@previous (A)
they know you just want to get high
marinol isn't some big legitimacy that you are missing out on
mmj in general is though
sorry bud
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 2 hours later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#396,571
Instead of a family doctor, visit a pain management clinic.