08-09-2017, 07:25 PM
(08-09-2017, 01:39 PM)Benton Wrote: Which makes me think about the folks who rail against legalizing marijuana to treat minor pain/chronic conditions. It's frustrating, and shows a lack of understanding of the issue.
People fighting the use of pot medicinally treating pain don't seem to have any issue with doctor's doling out highly addictive opioids. Or maybe they do, but stay quiet about it. I don't know. But it's absurd we have highly add drugs being legally regulated, which superficially seems to have led to increased abuse of harder drugs, and there's still federal obstacles toward less addictive, non-lethal substances.
The NFL is a prime example. They recently made claims against marijuana use by the players. However, their doctors write prescriptions for opioids and they sell alcohol at the stadiums. Opioids and alcohol are both addictive, can cause chronic health issues, and can lead to death. The number of people suffering from opioid addiction and alcoholism far exceed the number of people who may have a substance abuse or other health issues related to marijuana. They're attitude is emblematic of the hypocrisy within this country related to opioids, alcohol, and marijuana.
