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A mother discusses how marijuana saved her autistic son's life

  • 15-02-2010 12:22pm
    #1
    roneythetube
    Closed Accounts Posts: 106 ✭✭


    check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOam6p4HiNk

    should we in Ireland be able to access this medicine when needed? Or is it best if we let Mary Harney and other experts in this field make these decisions for us...?


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  • #2
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,072 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    If the Government would fork out on research into the drug rather than following the UK in it's kneejerk decision making we'd be a lot better off


  • #3
    TPD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,814 ✭✭✭TPD


    We in Ireland can access it whenever we want. It would be nice if we weren't branded criminals though.


  • #4
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    #


  • #5
    mathie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭mathie


    roneythetube wrote: »
    check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOam6p4HiNk

    should we in Ireland be able to access this medicine when needed? Or is it best if we let Mary Harney and other experts in this field make these decisions for us...?

    I see what you did there.


  • #6
    Wazdakka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,467 ✭✭✭Wazdakka


    The Perfect Drug wrote: »
    We in Ireland can access it whenever we want.

    Link?

    :D


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  • #7
    eddie the eagle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 188 ✭✭eddie the eagle


    you gotta look higher than the puppets of the likes of harney. those in the business of manufacturing cures won't be too happy if it turns out we can just grow them out of the soil. as it is the biggest drugstore in the world is gradually being destroyed in south america


  • #8
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    "Marijuana Miracle Cure for Autism?"

    No, I'm afraid not


  • #9
    Hail 2 Da Chimp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭Hail 2 Da Chimp


    roneythetube wrote: »
    Or is it best if we let Mary Harney and other experts in this field make these decisions for us...?

    I wouldn't be so quick to judge, Mary Harney looks to have had more than her share of the munchies...


  • #10
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    All I know is Rain Man could have been twice as funny had the Dustin Hoffman character been off his tits the whole time.


  • #11
    Glenster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭Glenster


    bonerm wrote: »
    All I know is Rain Man could have been twice as funny had the Dustin Hoffman character been off his tits the whole time.

    No. Wrong. There would have been no drama.

    We wanted to see him freaking out because he had missed Wopner or People's Court. If he was just being mellow in the back seat looking at his hands it would have been lame.

    Just like your life is lame if you do drugs.

    Knowing is half the battle.

    # Transformers.......Robots in Disguise#


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  • #12
    Sea Sharp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Sea Sharp


    The problem with giving autistic kids weed is that they might develop a mental dependency on it. If you take it away from them they'll become violent again and they might become a little nuttier.

    I wish I had autism. :D


  • #13
    bazmaiden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭bazmaiden


    Currently working in the area and unfortunatly their is no cure as it is not a diesese. It's simply a syndrome which can be managed/ controlled by interentions both medically or through behaviour but certainly not a cure. Interesting though


  • #14
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Interesting article from yesterday's Sunday Times about research which hopefully may lead somewhere.

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article7026369.ece


  • #15
    roneythetube
    Closed Accounts Posts: 106 ✭✭roneythetube


    The Perfect Drug wrote: »
    We in Ireland can access it whenever we want. It would be nice if we weren't branded criminals though.

    but that is not true. Most of us can not access this medicine in the same ways we can gain access to other medicines. Most parents of autistic children have no options if they want to try this remedy. that is the problem.


  • #16
    roneythetube
    Closed Accounts Posts: 106 ✭✭roneythetube


    Dave! wrote: »
    "Marijuana Miracle Cure for Autism?"

    No, I'm afraid not

    OK so that's this debate settled then. Thanks for the input. Very interesting stance. reminds me of another failed policy as spouted by Nancy Regan and others....:rolleyes:


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