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With medical marijuana gaining acceptance for a wide range of illnesses, the focus now shifts to treating certain illnesses prevalent among children. The #1 childhood illness that is treatable with cannabis is Attention Deficit Disorder or ADHD, with 4.5 million children and teens diagnosed with it.

In California it is legal for a doctor to recommend marijuana to treat a child. Many parents are taking advantage of this, going to dispensaries with recommendations and treating their children with cannabis.

For kids with ADHD, it can be a godsend. Unable to keep their mental focus for long, they have problems at home and in school. By using marijuana, these kids exhibit less anxiety and anger and are able to focus on their school work. And of course marijuana comes with far fewer side-effects than Ritalin and other pharmaceutical drugs used to treat ADHD.

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/he...sfmedical.html

[fatigues]

If medical marijuana was treated simply as a pharmaceutical product prescribed to treat an illness, this would be worthy of discussion. Then again, I don't know where that discussion would be taking place - because ICM - at least in its current form, wouldn't exist in such a world, either.

But that isn't our world.

As we don't live in such a rational world, but rather, in a highly emotional and irrational world, this is a topic that is best kept in the back of the closet, hiding behind the Xmas decorations.

There is nothing here for us but a world of hurt when it comes to political pain. Knee-twitch factor on this is extremely high.

Publicity on this issue is political suicide. There is a time to be wise and STFU. This is one of those times. An article like this in the Sunday edition of the NY Times is something we could have done without on this issue.

FWIW, I wouldn't put my son on Ritalin - and I wouldn't put him on dope, either. Which doesn't mean that it's time to call the Police when a teenager gets high. That's no big deal. But high all the time? That's not something I would choose for anyone without an extremely good reason - and ADHD is not a good enough reason when it comes to my kids.

What others choose for themselves is, of course, another matter entirely. Do as you see fit, by all means.

The tolerance you can expect others to show when making choices for yourself, however, is not to be expected when purporting to make those choices for your own kids. That's when you can expect, rightly or wrongly, for a lot of people to take active steps to over-rule those decisions - and most forcefully, too.

[kmk420kali]

This vid shows just how wonderful this plant is....even (especially) for kids who need it--
https://icmag.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=556

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I've always believed adhd to be a scam by the mental health/pharma companies. I would be in complete awe to hear someone in that field of work say " No sir, your child doesn't have adhd, he's just hyper or trying to get attention.

These companies want you to think there's a magic pill for any ailment you have (or don't have!!) The reality of it imo, is that people are all different and there's nothing wrong with that at all. What's wrong is to try and make everyone act the same through used of these magic pills.

I'm not saying that these kids don't have issues that need to be delt with, and some need special help...but popping pills and making zombies out of them isn't helping the situation.

If cannabis can help these kids work out their problems then I support it 100%, as long as the parents aren't just drugging their kids up because it's easier for them to deal with, which seems to be pretty popular these days.

I think kids using medicinal cannabis should be carefully watched by there physician and be aware that this is medicine, not a recreation. That being said, IMO it should be available to anybody who would benefit from it.

I would probably propose more oral intake then smoking or vaporizing as this wil make it easier to consume and have less of a stigma. Plus it will save their lungs.

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Fatigues, I'm surprised at you. There are 4.5 million kids who might benefit from mmj. Right now they are being treated with far worse drugs. We should just let them suffer or be treated with pharma drugs that will probably addict them into their adulthood just so we can be Politically Correct?

Sorry I don't buy that.

I just had a good discussion about this yesterday at a Collective. One woman detailed how smoking mj as a kid allowed her to do much better in school cause she had ADHD.

Of course it can interfere with kids education if they don't have ADHD.

The point is if it's medicine that WORKS, who cares about the politics of it. Time to throw the politics in the trash, and accept marijuana as the healing gift it is.

We've let politics get in the way of medicine for too long in this country. The politics are only there cause there is a lot of $$$ involved in suppressing marijuana use. Take that away and it will be like any other medicine, treated with respect, used to heal (more effectively than most).

[fatigues]

"One woman detailed how smoking mj as a kid allowed her to do much better in school cause she had ADHD."

If I believed that - in the slightest - I would support it.

I happen to think, however, that it is a bald-faced lie. While I accept that a mood-altering drug which reduces violent emotions can help others cope with the person who has those emotions, I have yet to see one study - that would be ONE study - which suggests there is even a slight scientific basis for saying that MJ enhances concentration and formal learning ability in a classroom setting.

So that word...bullshit....is pretty much the one I have to reach for Skip.

It's for the same reason that I read an article in this month's High Times on Rick Simpson and his claims that hemp oil cures cancer. Jack Herrer may love this story - but I believe that those claims are 99% bullshit. That does not mean that in some circumstances it cannot be beneficial. But Rick Simpson claims to have cured cancer AND diabetes with "cannabis oil". I call it snake oil.

I support MMJ and I support recreational MJ as well. But there is a limit to all things. Anti-biotics are the greatest wonder drugs medical science has ever developed. But they don't cure cancer.

All drugs have limits and proper applications. MMJ is no different.

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You of all ppl should do more research on this issue, fatigues....

Then come back and report what you found. Again, I'm surprised at your response and expect more.

I've seen hemp oil cure skin cancers and do other remarkable/miraculous things.

Just cause you haven't seen it, doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

Sounds to me like YOU'RE the one responding emotionally to this issue, rather than rationally.

You must have kids.

BTW, there is an article in this News forum about how marijuana helps autism, another important use for marijuana for kids.

[zmanforever]

Over 90% of the worlds anti-depression medicines can be replaced by marijuana.
The same anti-depression medicines that have negative after effects like blood clots, heart attacks, and even death yes fucking medicine designed to "help" the patient can kill!
Luckilly for us we live in the USA where our government officials make choices by way of lobbyists people who are hired by corrupt pharmaceutical companies and
offer big pay outs in the hundreds of thousands up to millions to keep their killing drugs legal and at top of doctor recommended prescriptions.
WELCOME TO THE GOOD OL' US of A =(

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ADHD and marijuana research:
https://www.showmethefacts.org/medica...acts/add-adhd/

Hell even FAUX NEWS reported on this 5 YEARS AGO! HOW LONG MUST WE WAIT for acceptance?
https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,117541,00.html