Quote:Here's quick a argument regarding the subject of marijuana abuse. As a medical professional, how many people have you seen that regularly abuse opioids as a result of being prescribed them by a licensed doctor?

 

Since I already know the answer, I'll jump straight to the bedrock of my argument; opioids with a much higher chance of addiction and much greater health risks than MJ are already legal, so why shouldn't marijuana be as well?

 

 

I agree with this argument, and that's why I voted for Medical Marijuana in 2014 when I was in Florida and it was on the ballot. Although many people who abuse opiods at this point are no longer getting it prescribed, but rather off the street. The narcotics databases have cut down on overperscription quite a bit. Plus all the 'pill mills' that get busted. Pain medicine is a booming business, but its not done how it was ten years ago, there is quite a large push to get away from giant doses of morphine/fentnyl/dilaudid etc. 

 

But yes, I wouldn't ban all pain meds even if I could, because they do have a legit medical use. I certainly wouldn't support people being able to get narcotics without a prescription tho just cause they like how they feel.

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