Why are certain drugs banned for medical use?

MyNameIsCharlie · May 23, 2016, 04:16:15 PM

I am wondering this specifically about pot, but it goes for other drugs too. Why does the government get a say in what should be a private medical matter between you and your doctor?

May 23, 2016, 04:18:00 PM

No substance should be illegal for consumption, period. Regulations and labelling laws are essential, but if a person is willingly and knowingly putting something into their own body, it's immoral for the government to prohibit that.

Verbatim · May 23, 2016, 04:18:23 PM

you can thank people like nixon and reagan for that

May 23, 2016, 04:21:46 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on May 23, 2016, 04:18:23 PM

you can thank nixon and reagan for that

more reagan's wife needing a pet "cause" to feel good about

Ingy · May 23, 2016, 04:29:13 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on May 23, 2016, 04:18:00 PM

No substance should be illegal for consumption, period. Regulations and labelling laws are essential, but if a person is willingly and knowingly putting something into their own body, it's immoral for the government to prohibit that.

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May 23, 2016, 04:30:20 PM

Quote from: IngloriousWho98 on May 23, 2016, 04:29:13 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on May 23, 2016, 04:18:00 PM
No substance should be illegal for consumption, period. Regulations and labelling laws are essential, but if a person is willingly and knowingly putting something into their own body, it's immoral for the government to prohibit that.

LOOK
AT
THIS
DUMBASS

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Ingy · May 23, 2016, 04:31:33 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on May 23, 2016, 04:30:20 PM

Quote from: IngloriousWho98 on May 23, 2016, 04:29:13 PM
Quote from: SecondClass on May 23, 2016, 04:18:00 PM
No substance should be illegal for consumption, period. Regulations and labelling laws are essential, but if a person is willingly and knowingly putting something into their own body, it's immoral for the government to prohibit that.

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THIS
DUMBASS
You have a Zootopia avatar

You believe in rape culture

Turkey · May 23, 2016, 04:59:35 PM

Typically because there are more effective medications available that aren't just recreational drugs. There are already a few cannabinoid-based medications available, though.

BaconShelf · May 23, 2016, 05:00:45 PM

My friend's aunt has medical marijuana (Britain) for some psychological issue or another (schizophrenia or something like that).

John · May 23, 2016, 05:08:41 PM

It'll be legal soon

Jive Turkey · May 23, 2016, 05:21:06 PM

Pharmacy Grade Testosterone should be easily available for purchase in the U.S.

May 23, 2016, 05:22:41 PM

Quote from: Jive Turkey on May 23, 2016, 05:21:06 PM

Pharmacy Grade Testosterone should be easily available for purchase in the U.S.

yes

literally the least important substance though

Mr. Psychologist · May 23, 2016, 05:24:32 PM

Krokodil should be free for everyone to use tbh

Naru · May 23, 2016, 05:47:28 PM

because you lose some rights in a society to not be a degenerate and be a better person.

Tyger · May 23, 2016, 05:52:49 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on May 23, 2016, 04:18:00 PM

No substance should be illegal for consumption, period. Regulations and labelling laws are essential, but if a person is willingly and knowingly putting something into their own body, it's immoral for the government to prohibit that.

remember that time the person on bath salts ate somebody?

Yeah

Aether · May 23, 2016, 05:58:02 PM

Schedule 1 drugs shouldn't be used for medicine, not until they've had proper and extensive research done with them. Pot may be be the only exception as it's had a fair amount of research done already even though it's still schedule 1. Even so, it needs more research done with it.

I've actually seen some stuff suggesting that micro-dosed LSD can have beneficial psychological effects for certain mental disorders. Of course we can't know for sure because research isn't generally allowed to be conducted with the drug as it is schedule 1.

MyNameIsCharlie · May 23, 2016, 06:27:35 PM

Quote from: AstroNaru on May 23, 2016, 05:47:28 PM

because you lose some rights in a society to not be a degenerate and be a better person.

You do understand there's a difference between medical and recreational use? I'm talking strictly about medical use. By your logic the most commonly prescribed painkillers should be banned because people are being degenerates by abusing them.

May 23, 2016, 06:41:03 PM

Quote from: Tyger on May 23, 2016, 05:52:49 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on May 23, 2016, 04:18:00 PM
No substance should be illegal for consumption, period. Regulations and labelling laws are essential, but if a person is willingly and knowingly putting something into their own body, it's immoral for the government to prohibit that.
remember that time the person on bath salts ate somebody?

Yeah

remember that time when eating people was already a felony?

Ian · May 23, 2016, 06:57:29 PM

It's completely beneficial. The drug eroding away your skin is just trying to tell you your body doesn't need skin!

Quote from: Mr. Psychologist on May 23, 2016, 05:24:32 PM

Krokodil should be free for everyone to use tbh

May 23, 2016, 07:10:29 PM

Quote from: Mr. Psychologist on May 23, 2016, 05:24:32 PM

Krokodil should be free for everyone to use tbh

if someone understands the results of it to the fullest extent and willingly chooses to consume it anyway, then yes.

Mr. Psychologist · May 23, 2016, 07:31:52 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on May 23, 2016, 07:10:29 PM

Quote from: Mr. Psychologist on May 23, 2016, 05:24:32 PM
Krokodil should be free for everyone to use tbh
if someone understands the results of it to the fullest extent and willingly chooses to consume it anyway, then yes.

Except the kind of people who would actually inject road-flares and iodine aren't going to be intelligent enough to know what it will do to them.

So I would say absolutely anyone should be free to use it, that way we rid this planet of degenerates nice and quickly.

Ingy · May 23, 2016, 08:01:29 PM

Quote from: Ian on May 23, 2016, 06:57:29 PM

It's completely beneficial. The drug eroding away your skin is just trying to tell you your body doesn't need skin!

Quote from: Mr. Psychologist on May 23, 2016, 05:24:32 PM
Krokodil should be free for everyone to use tbh

It's the spooky skeleton inside trying to get out