emilynghiem
Constitutionalist / Universalist
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10 Common Marijuana Addiction Symptoms
This site does not present science to support the existence of a physical addiction to marijuana. It lists symptoms and assumes the addiction.
Not surprising since these people make their living by treating marijuana "addiction."
I'm not saying that what they claim is positively false - I am saying that I would like to see the science ... and not from an organization that has a financial interest in the results.
Hi NDF:
I would rather promote research efforts and focus on spiritual healing to get rid of all cause of addiction and abuse. We wouldn't be worried about risks of alcohol, tobacco or other drug addictions if our focus was on curing them instead of arguing whose habit is worse.
I was only posting those articles to "try to help," but honestly do not believe those arguments themselves are helpful. I find they DETRACT from really solving problems. They waste resources arguing about issues after the fact and don't cure anything.
Before we go any further, can we at least agree that
smoking cannabis introduces more health risks
(either physically from smoking or psychologically from the risk of addiction)
than NOT SMOKING AT ALL.
Please let me know if you require scientific research
to prove this point, or if it is ok for us to assume that
* smoking anything at all
poses more risk to ones' health
than not smoking at all
* if patients are going to take MJ for medicinal purposes,
the oils or extracts specifically tested to be more effective,
are good enough and do not require smoking anything.
Could we agree to stick to arguments that do not require any research?
Otherwise, if anything deserves more research,
I'd rather push institutions to pursue medical research on the factor of forgiveness
in spiritual healing therapies that successfully cure the causes of addiction and abuse,
especially the methods of exorcism/deliverance that can cure people of things
that medicine alone cannot.
That is what is deserving of research and medical proof.
it would do a lot more to cure cancer than cannabis.
If you want to push for medical research to prove that
spiritual healing is more natural, effective and risk-free
than smoking cannabis to relieve symptoms of diseases,
yes, I will agree to push institutions to research and prove that.
Can we agree that no research is needed to prove that
* not smoking marijuana poses less risk to one's health than smoking it.
* the medicinal benefits of cannabis do not require smoking it
Thanks!
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I tried to find more articles
but I generally do not agree with pursuing either side of this whole line of argument:
The Adverse Effects of Marijuana (for healthcare professionals) | California Society of Addiction Medicine
Pharmacology and effects of cannabis: a brief review
I could run back and forth trying to dig up this and that,
but frankly why isn't more research being done and asked for
on SPIRITUAL HEALING that can CURE cancer, schizophrenia, addiction, etc.
Cannabis cannot do that. Why is so much research focused on fighting media issues
about "impairment or addiction" instead of focusing on medical cures and solutions
that could potentially reform our entire prison, medical and mental health systems?
Spiritual healing can even cure criminal illness.
Look at the case of David Berkowitz (formerly the Son of Sam)
who is now a different person when he rid himself of occult influences
that enslaved him with psycho obsessions under which he killed people.
Where is the research on that?
Dr. Peck observed the impact of Exorcism on two "incureable"
schizophrenic patients, where they went through all the stages
to regain their normal state of mind so they could undergo proper
treatment instead of rejecting it due to "demonic" personality and rages.
So it does disturb me that so many people are more concerned
with research on marijuana to defend arguments on legalization.
if Cannabis and Medicinal Advocates were SO concerned about
people's health and lives, why isn't there equal research or efforts in
spiritual healing that is 100% natural with no risks or ill side effects?
Of all the people i've shared this idea with, of medically proving the
process of spiritual healing, and reports of it curing cancer, schizophrenia,
and other diseases, only ONE person on this board offered to even read
the books and look into it, with a sincere interest in understanding how
the healing process works. I will try to contact Harvard about following
up on their study that showed no results of intercessory prayer, and ask
about forming a team to study exorcism and removing demonic voices
and obsessions in schizophrenic patients.
I should not have brought up links if they are not going to help.
Sorry about that!