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The FDA is still on the fence about Marijuana, if that gives you any idea of where they are at on new technologies and drugs.
by jklinger410 8y ago
The FDA is still on the fence about Marijuana, if that gives you any idea of where they are at on new technologies and drugs.
- komali2 8y agoSure, but let's leave the FDA out of the picture for a second: 1. How much evidence is there that Marijuana is an effective treatment for certain diseases? How much evidence is there that Marijuana is harmful? 2. How much evidence is there that infusing young people's plasma into your blood treats any illnesses? How much evidence is there of risks associated with infusing plasma? We don't need to include the FDA to take a look at how silly the idea is.
- jklinger410 8y agoMy comment is made to combat the tone of this thread that somehow an FDA warning is the same thing as negative proof. The FDA is famously restricted by the Feds, often leaving them decades behind. This is like an OSHA type warning telling you not to inject plasma into yourself like an idiot.
- joejerryronnie 8y agoIn college, I’m pretty certain I infused marijuana into my bloodstream for four straight years. The resultant life extension is still to be determined.
- warp_factor 8y agoA lot of people are still on the fence. Science is not completely clear about what is happening with weed. And it is not always a "positive" drug. I'm all for making it legal, but we should also realize that there is a multi-billion dollar lobby pushing with an agenda for legalization that tries to paint weed with all the advantages in the world.
- devwastaken 8y agoThere's also incredibly profitable cigarette business's that want to fund the opposite, and arguably have had much more influence and money to do so. Weed isn't a miracle, but it's also not evil either.
- vkou 8y agoThere's also an incredibly large number of people who just want to get high, who would love to be told that a joint a day will cure their cancer, and hair loss, and will not do any damage to their brain, lungs, or circulatory system. I get it. I mean, I'd love to believe studies that tell me that my moderate alcohol use isn't harming my health. Unfortunately, they don't seem to pass replication.
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- warp_factor 8y agoExactly. I quickly realized that most of the people yelling high and loud that Weed is a safe drug with only good benefits, are usually the type of people that want to justify to themselves that getting high the whole day is a good thing.
- thebokehwokeh2 8y agoYou're obviously committing a straw man fallacy. But based on this line of arguing, you're implying that young blood has actual biological benefits. If so, can you back this claim up at all?
- jklinger410 8y agoMy point is that when science discovers something, good or bad, the FDA will be the last one to tell you. The commenters in this thread seem to believe an FDA warning is some type of negative proof on this therapy. I just don't think that's the right way to read this.