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Old December 18th, 2004, 06:37 PM
Earl Evleth
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Default Poll: Seniors Support Medical Marijuana

As long as it is use for medical purposes
we old folks ain't against it. BUT NOT FOR PLEASURE.

My great grandmother use to swear on the efficiency
of "Lydia Pinkins" for her "female troubles", She
was also a teetotaler, never drank. But Lydia
was a snake oil medicine having as a main
active ingredient, 30% alcohol. It worked alright
and made her feel better.

Anyway down with pot for pleasure, but as
a medicine, bravo! :-)

Earl

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Poll: Seniors Support Medical Marijuana


54 minutes ago

By ELIZABETH WOLFE, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Nearly three-fourths of older Americans support legalizing
marijuana for medical use, according to a poll done for the nation's largest
advocacy group for seniors.


More than half of those questioned said they believe marijuana has medical
benefits, while a larger majority agreed the drug is addictive.

AARP, with 35 million members, says it has no political position on medical
marijuana and that its local branches have not chosen sides in the scores of
state ballot initiatives on the issue in recent elections.

But with medical marijuana at the center of a Supreme Court case to be
decided next year, and nearly a dozen states with medical marijuana laws on
their books, AARP decided to study the issue.

"The use of medical marijuana applies to many older Americans who may
benefit from cannabis," said Ed Dwyer, an editor at AARP The Magazine, which
will discuss medical marijuana in its March/April issue appearing in late
January.

Among the 1,706 adults polled in AARP's random telephone survey in November,
opinions varied along regional and generational lines and among the 30
percent of respondents who said they have smoked pot. AARP members
represented 37 percent of respondents.

Overall, 72 percent of respondents agreed "adults should be allowed to
legally use marijuana for medical purposes if a physician recommends it."
Those in the Northeast (79 percent) and West (82 percent) were more
receptive to the idea than in the Midwest (67 percent) and Southwest (65
percent). In Southern states, 70 percent agreed with the statement.

Though 69 percent of those age 70 and older said they support legal medical
marijuana use, less than half agreed it has medical benefits. Seventy
percent of respondents age 45-49 said they believe in the medical benefits
of pot, as did 59 percent of those in the 50-69 age group.

And while 74 percent of all people surveyed said pot is addictive, older
respondents were more likely to think so: 83 percent of those 70 and older,
compared with 61 percent of those aged 45-49.

Generational lines also divided those who have smoked pot: Just 8 percent of
those 70 and older admitted having lit up, compared with 58 percent of the
45-49 group, 37 percent of those between 50 and 59 and 15 percent of the
60-69 set.

National polls in recent years have found majority support for allowing the
use of marijuana for medical purposes.

Last month, the Supreme Court heard arguments over whether federal agents
can pursue sick people who use homegrown marijuana with their doctors'
permission and their states' approval.

The Bush administration has argued that allowing medical marijuana in
California would undermine federal drug control programs, and that pot grown
for medical use could end up on the illegal market and cross state lines.

The AARP poll of adults age 45 and older was conducted Nov. 10-21 by
International Communications Research of Media, Pa. The margin of sampling
error was plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.

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Old December 19th, 2004, 01:22 AM
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As long as it is use for medical purposes we old folks ain't against
it. BUT NOT FOR PLEASURE.
My great grandmother use to swear on the efficiency of "Lydia Pinkins"
for her "female troubles", She was also a teetotaler, never drank.
But Lydia was a snake oil medicine having as a main active ingredient,
30% alcohol. It worked alright and made her feel better.


You mean Lydia E. Pinkham.

http://womenshistory.about.com/od/lydiapinkham/
http://www.mum.org/mrspink17.htm
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Old December 19th, 2004, 09:18 AM
Earl Evleth
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in article , bogus address at
wrote on 19/12/04 1:22:

You mean Lydia E. Pinkham.



Right, I remembered the label but not the spelling!

Earl

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Old December 19th, 2004, 11:21 AM
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On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 18:37:39 +0100, Earl Evleth
wrote:

As long as it is use for medical purposes
we old folks ain't against it. BUT NOT FOR PLEASURE.


What is the problem with people smoking marijuana for pleasure?
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Old December 19th, 2004, 01:28 PM
Sjoerd
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"Earl Evleth" schreef in bericht
...
As long as it is use for medical purposes
we old folks ain't against it. BUT NOT FOR PLEASURE.

Anyway down with pot for pleasure, but as
a medicine, bravo! :-)


Why "down with pot for pleasure"?

I smoke a joint on average once a month, it makes me relaxed and happy, sex
is better, a bit sleepy the next day but no negative consequences.

Alcohol is a much more dangerous drug than pot, with far more serious
negative consequences for society.

The "anti-drugs mafia" just wants to keep drugs illegal because they make
too much money from the trade in drugs.

Sjoerd


 




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