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One eyebrow went up at "...he made the heretofore unthinkable suggestion that I finally focus on my novel. I actually felt OK taking him up on the offer and spe
by eplanit 17y ago
One eyebrow went up at "...he made the heretofore unthinkable suggestion that I finally focus on my novel. I actually felt OK taking him up on the offer and spent a few weeks at the artists' colony Yaddo".
The other eyebrow went up, and the jaw dropped open, at "Salvation came in late October when Organic Guy managed to score some White Russian...Within two weeks, the number of times J was marked for behaving aggressively at school dropped back to the single digits, even zero on some days. This was all the scientific evidence we needed."
I'm very, very much in favor of medical cannabis. I don't doubt she saw some positive results...but her home sounds like it might itself be a bit 'dramatic' if not in fact 'volatile'. To say her story is even anecdotal evidence is a stretch -- in no way is it scientific.
Let's be scientific about coming to scientific conclusions, is what I'm suggesting. I'd love to see a valid, scientific study done on this topic, for I believe we would find benefit in cannabis. Stories like these, though well-intended, make it all seem like more of a Moonshine and Snake Oil movement.
- bitwize 17y agoObJennyMcCarthy: "I don't need your 'science'. My son is my science."
- mooneater 17y agoAre you saying that, writers and artists are not to be trusted? Regarding "all the scientific evidence we needed", do you not think the bar should be a bit different for research papers, than for parenting a single child?
- tphyahoo 17y agoSounds like you disapprove of the caregiver's desire to have a life. I would say, even if the marijuana has some harmful effects, the mom could be justified in giving it to her kid. Caregivers have to protect themselves. The kid was violent -- throwing plates, stabbing people with fork. And even when not violent, a terror to be around, with uncontrollable impulse. If the caregiver has a nervous breakdown or becomes physically burnt, who will care for the autistic kid? Don't judge the caregivers dude. Support them. They have a hard life.