''WEED'' a Dr Sanjay Gupta Special, FULL episode (a must see awesome documentary)

[Tx4obama]

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CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta cuts through the smoke and travels around the world to uncover the highs and lows of cannabis.

[On the Road]

1. A Whole One-Hour Episode?

He's really making a go of this, isn't he?

[Fridays Child]

2. k/r

[summer-hazz]

3. This was a great

eye opener for me. I may have a change of heart where Cannabis is
used for medical reasons now. To see the baby come alive like that
made me cry. It's a miracle.

I am still skeptical, very much so about the use as recreation...I'm
not sold, and it is illegal where I live. I am no fan of the use of illegal
drugs.

Seeing the baby, Seniors, and other's relived of illness/pain gives me hope...

Thank you for posting this Tx4obama...

[kestrel91316]

20. It has done wonders for the chronic nerve pain I have from an old skiing accident.

They'll have to pry my brownies from my cold, dead hands.

One little 1" brownie square an hour before bed every night. And I use indica strains which don't have much THC (makes you "high&quot but lots of cannabinoids.

[Le Taz Hot]

4. Pros and Cons

Charlottes' story, of course, tugged at the heart strings as well as the trip to Israel where they are studying cannabis more closely. HOWEVER, his insistence on using the term marijuana as opposed to cannabis was troublesome. Harry Anslinger with the help of William Randolph Hearst (a renown racist) brought in the term marijuana because it sounded more "Mexican."

Also, the claims that cannabis was addictive is ABSOLUTELY incorrect. There is NO element in cannabis that is addictive and he never even questioned it.

Also, at one point, one of the anti-pot people said something about smoking more and getting higher. Also bullshit. You can only get as high as the quality of the pot. If you're smoking Mexican Ditch Weed you can smoke until your lungs are black and you're not going to get any higher. If the THC content is 2%, smoking 2 joints doesn't make it 4% -- it's still only 2%. He just sort of accepted that without question as well.

Sloppy reporting and, as someone else mentioned, NOW he's jumping on the pro-legalization bandwagon because he sees which way the wind is blowing.

Sorry, but Michael Moore made mincemeat out of him during the release of "Sicko" and Gupta remains a hack.

[bahrbearian]

6. Agreed

[newfie11]

5. This is incredible

I can only hope this information gets out to all. I also hope big pharma squash it.

[Scuba]

7. K&R

[Civilization2]

8. "All plants should be declared legal, and all animals for that matter" - Terence McKenna

Legalize it! It is a friggin' flower!

[mucifer]

9. Just be careful around the hemlock.

[Civilization2]

10. Should be legal is not to say should be consumed!

still; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemlock_Society

[Voice for Peace]

16. The illegality of pot is a grand metaphor for our times.

All things that are fun, that make people laugh
and see their own folly;

all things that make people think for themselves,
and feel their own hearts; to FEEL humor , to
laugh and cry, and feel compassion for others;

to relax, to get outside of the machine; to
see through the thin layers of propaganda
and babblespeak of the liars of the world;

things that make you notice the world around
you, especially the natural world and our
connection to it;

things that make you want to be human,
and free, and creative, and kind, and
so much more.. this is why pot is illegal.

Darkness is afraid of only one thing, and
that is FUN.

fun is a many faceted jewel,
powerful against most enemies.

[drynberg]

11. Who'd a known back in the 60s that we were tappin' the meds...

Was an important part of my youth, and I really believe many straight years later that I'm a better person from this experience. As Jimmi Hendrix said, "Are you Experienced?"

[Oldenuff]

12. I'm still amazed at the number of people

who say that it should be legal for Medical but not for recreational.It's as if somehow,they think it is ok to decide for others,what they can legally do.

These same people would freak the he** right out if We said that abortion should be restricted,or that gay marriage should be illegal.

Amazing.

[Voice for Peace]

15. a happiness a day keeps much sickness away

"Recreational use" = "preventative medicine"

[sorefeet]

13. Our bought and paid for

politicians who oppose cannabis should be in jail as violent offender. The harm that politicians, police and pharmaceuticals have done to the country in the last 70 should be a crime. They have violated our human rights in this "land of the free" for my entire life. I have had lies and deception shoved in my face for 61 fucking years and I don't believe nothing from people of authority or power ever again. Especially my spineless, bought and paid for, chicken shit, pill pushing, Baby Huey looking, probation officer, wanna be V.A. doctor. Cannabis does wonders for my neuropathy.

[Voice for Peace]

14. wow YAY

yay yay!!!!!!

[Garion_55]

17. How anyone could see the story of that little girl

and what it did for her and her family, but then still support it being illegal, just does not comprehend in my mind. To me thats someone evil. Taken hold by satans propaganda.

[bagimin]

18. Heartwarming piece but

they're still using the term "addictive" rather than habitual.
dammit Dr.

[1monster]

19. Well worth the 43:23 minutes to watch. And I got a bit misty about

Charlotte myself.

Thanks for posting.

[kestrel91316]

21. I had a client years ago with a little boy who had that severe seizure disorder.

They never found any treatment that helped him at all. He died when he was 2 or 3.

He probably would have been helped by cannabis. What a senseless waste of a child's life to not have that available.

[Tx4obama]

22. FDA Approves Marijuana-Based Epilepsy Drug For Use On Kids In Clinical Trials

FDA Approves Marijuana-Based Epilepsy Drug For Use On Kids In Clinical Trials

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024005841

[wildbilln864]

23. Montana Dad Gives Cancer-Stricken Boy Marijuana Behind Doctor's Back May 5, 2011

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/montana-father-medical-marijuana-cancer-stricken-toddler-son/story?id=13529490