I had a very interesting conversation with an individual tonight.
He has Hepatitis C and told me how well his consumption of Marijuana controls this disease.
Currently he is on parole for some crime he committed, therefore he is unable to consume marijuana due to the random drug testing policies in place. As a result, his health is failing.
He also told me of a very compelling set of examples that show proof positive how well marijuana manages the symptoms of this disease.
He told me that prior to his being arrested, convicted and incarcerated, his symptoms were under control and actually his test results were better than normal, uninfected persons. While in prison, he underwent regimented medical testing in maintenance of his illness. He told me that increasingly his test results would show that the symptoms increasingly were getting worse. Each tests results were worse than the previous one.

If this is true, we as a medical marijuana community might have a golden opportunity to conduct a research study on this issue among the prison population.
Can we assemble a body of evidence which would point to deteriorating health among the prison population due to the restriction of marijuana use?

Would you like to join in such a project?
How can we assemble such evidence on a national level, showing that there is a correlation between health and the restriction of medical marijuana in this population?

BOP: Federal Bureau of Prisons Web Site

BOP: Health Services Division

BOP: Current Research Projects
BOP: Published Reports

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I'm curious why it is not one person found this topic of interest.
Is it because it involves prisoners? Is it because everyone is singly concerned with their own health and welfare and, doesn't wish to assist others with medical marijuana use? Do you not believe this type of medical marijuana study is worthwhile in proving it's effectiveness?

I am just curious as to somebodies opinion on this subject.
Personally, I thought it was a good suggestion but, with it receiving not one response it could be I am wrong.

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It is a quiet day, Richard. Not many on so maybe not many read your post. I find it very interesting and worth while to look into. No idea how you would implement this though, unless you want to go and try it???? No, I didn't think so. Very interesting subject though and people are interested.

Give it some time, and see what happens...patiants my dear, patiants.

Peace

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Hi Richard, this is an interesting subject. My first thought was a friend of mine who had hepC, He is like the rest of us on GP, he loves his weed. Little did he know way back when that he became a mmj patient in Cal. Smoking we know is as helpful to the hep. patient as is for the cancer patient. With out the medical marijuana he grew himself, the whole battle with getting cured would of been unbareble. There was absolutely no negative side affects by useing marijuana, then theres the side affects from the chemical drugs they gave him., his liver is shot pretty much. I know he needed the doctors perscribed treatment and he also needed the weed.

My second thought was, I am sure just being in prison will make anyones health slide back let alone what it does to serious ill people. Now don't think me uncaring but, I am pretty sure there are so many sick preople outside the prison walls who can't get marijuana for themselves for what ever reason, it's free people who need it. I say how can it be right to give the prisoners the chance to use the medical marijuana when so many, who did no crime could use a little help, you know like the ones who can't even get legal or the ones who can't afford it or the ones who have unjustly been found guilty for using her much needed mmj... I as a tax payer wants to get it legal for every one out side the walls before I pay for the prisoners. Just my thoughts

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Hello Deb, my suggestion of this is due primarily because it would be a controlled environment that could provide peer review documentation.
Besides, if it showed beneficial results in state prison systems, perhaps it could be expanded to the Federal prison system.
While I am sure some would benefit from the ability to procure and consume marijuana while in prison, the opportunity to study the applicability in a captured population would be much easier to document than the public at large.
Federal Laws won't ever be changed without the availability of peer reviewed documentation which can be brought before Congress.
California has had a medical marijuana program for how many years?
How many doctors have come forward with case studies on this topic?

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This topic was originally posted on 06-27-2009
I just figured after one week of dormancy I would give it a bump.

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rich there is no doubt in my mind the amazing qualitys the plant has to offer. and i know we have not even found half of what its good for. I did not start smoking for medical reasons in highschool, but i always thought i was super human or something, everytime i ever got any kind of infection, absess of the tooth 3 times, bad wisdom tooth years ago, something i was told by professionals that i needed antibiotics or the infection would get worse before it got better, if it got better, i always pondered on why it went away the next day.

I never get colds.

works wonders on the stomach.. typical aches, hangover, food poisoning, whatever... gone, instantly.

no more insomnia, only suffered that durring a period in wich i was restricted usage.. coincidence? i think not.


the same doctor that assumed i had some make believe profit word ADD when i was like 15, said i had social anxiety disorders. ?????. well talking to him i can understand why he would think that, he represented an authoritive figure to me and i spoke minimaly to him. on top of that he was not even human to me. gimme a joint and im the life of the party. put me in a room sober with some guy that says pot kills you then yea, damn straight i have social anxiety disorders in a situation like that.

Who dosent want to have an open mind???

Tylonol ruins your liver, for some reason thankfully i never seem to need it after a long day of hard work or a headache. As long as i got a jar to come home to with something in it.


Im not that much of a healthy, but my health is just fine


It sure opens my mind to new levels of creativity when im on the canvas with my airbrush or when im designing some ink or designs.


rich there is no doubt in my mind the amazing qualitys the plant has to offer. and i know we have not even found half of what its good for. I did not start smoking for medical reasons in highschool, but i always thought i was super human or something. Now i know, and I know this firsthand, from MY experience, and this is something the government, the police, teachers, or polititians can EVER get me to think differently of, like they successfully did with all the non-believers out there. No matter what they say, no matter how they define it, we know the truth. And hopefully new generations will be brought up knowing the correct information and the freedom to make their own decision and not be committed to the desperate need of health insurance so you only need to pay $300 a month for half of your perscriptions, instead of $700, like the majority without healthcare.

STAY GREEN, or at least try your hardest.....

signing off for the night, yours truley....

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