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Clash Over “Medical Marijuana” In Alabama

September 10 , 2019 (Tokyo, Japan) - It was inevitable there would be a clash over what constitutes “medical marijuana” and whether or not it could be considered a medical alternative. In Alabama, a commission was formed to study whether or not Alabama should join 34 other states in legalizing marijuana. There are only currently 10 states that have legalized marijuana for both medical uses and for recreational uses. The remaining states have only made it legal for both uses. One of the commission members is probably correct in suggesting marijuana is not a medicine. By a strict definition of medicine this may be true. However, testimony by people who have been significantly helped by marijuana to relieve pain and physical suffering will play a big part on whether pot is legalized or not in these remaining states like Alabama. It’s a plant that has been around for thousands of years. If you’re an American traveling with what you think is “medical marijuana”, remember that in other countries there is no such thing as “medical marijuana” so be extremely careful.

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Source: AL.com

No such thing as medical marijuana, Alabama cannabis commission told

September 9, 2019 | By Mike Cason | [email protected]

Sharp disagreement broke out today at the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission during a meeting that also included testimony from four people about how medical marijuana relieved crippling pain and symptoms for them or their relatives.

The Legislature set up the commission to study whether Alabama should join 34 states in legalizing medical marijuana. The group met for the second time at the State House.

Commission member Stephen Taylor, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and addiction psychiatrist, said marijuana is not a medicine and that calling it medicine will lead more young people to use it with harmful effects.

“If it hasn’t been validated as a medicine, we shouldn’t be calling it medical marijuana or medical cannabis,” Taylor said. “And the idea that we would just put something out there and call it medicine for the people of our state to use when it really isn’t a legitimate medicine, that concerns me. That means that we are taking the chance at causing more harm than good. And that’s the opposite of what we’re supposed to be doing.”

Taylor pointed out that U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory in August about the dangers of marijuana use by teens and pregnant women and misperceptions about the safety of marijuana.

Taylor’s comments brought a response from Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, chairman of the Medical Cannabis Commission and a supporter of medical marijuana. Melson, who is an anesthesiologist and medical researcher, said there are studies showing medical marijuana can help some patients, whether it’s called medicine or not.

Please go to AL.com to read the entire article.

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