Marijuana(Cannabis) and autism

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So I was wandering the web as usual and I found this site for a group that promotes cannabis as treatment for Autism :
https://www.facebook.com/TexasMammas.. http://texasmamma.org/

What is most striking is the fact the group is a religious christian group in TEXAS, that is right TEXAS. They actually point to a passage in Genesis to support their argument I thought to myself, well if the Christians are starting to support legalization it is only a matter of time in the near future.

What does everyone think? Anyone in Colorado or Washington had a positive experience or improvement in their lives using Cannabis?

I've found it beneficial as far as socializing, stress, depression, sleeping, boredom, etc. I use to drink quite a bit and I've been able to replace that almost completely, no side effects no hangover. I feel like it has helped me come to terms with some things and allowed me to think in different ways. Legalization is suppose to be on the ballot here in 2016 so I have my fingers crossed.

I'm not in either of those places. I get my cannabis on the DL but when I'm high, I feel like I'm more talkative and outgoing and, dare I say, funnier.

I wish they'd legalize where I live. I'd be lit 24/7.

I am in a conservative state where a measure just to get canobonoid oil for seizures was essentially gutted. It is legal to posses but impossible to obtain, if you drive CO and try to come back people can get arrested crossings NE or SD and there is no provision to create it in the state. It was stopped by stubborn, old and out of touch republicans.They tried to legalize fireworks and more access to firearms but thankfully both were shot down by democrats, probably as retaliation. .

One can only hope 2016 is the year federal legislation will decriminalize it.

Don't forget, decriminalization and legalization are different. Decriminalization is just making it a civil violation to have up to but not exceeding a certain amount for which you'll have to pay a fine for if caught. Legalization is opening it up for recreational use for adults over 21 years of age.

Israeli Doctors to Use Cannabis in First-of-its-kind Study

Self medicating with cannabis can be a problem for some people. My personal feeling is that cannabis can be used responsibly and adults should be permitted to obtain it or grow it legally.

Most studies find heavy cannabis use in adolescences to be problematic to healthy brain development. The FDA and DEA need to promote research into cannabis and figure all these things out. The current laws should be changed. Ignoring the issue does not help anyone.

I fail to see how treating a neurological (brain) disorder with something that kills brain cells would be an improvement. I was on several different drugs as a child to treat my "behavior" problems. Back then they had not recognized Asperger's or other Autism Spectrum Disorders, so we had "behavior" problems. Doping us up was one way of handling it, but not a good way. Some of the meds made me more likely to fall down, some left me feeling like a zombie. None of them made me feel better, and none of them helped to make me "normal" because Autism Spectrum Disorders can't be eliminated by drugs. Some might help with anxiety or depression, but none will actually turn you into a "normal" person.

My personal position on illegal drugs is that they should stay illegal. These drugs are illegal because they harm the users, and people the users interact with. People on drugs are usually not good at holding jobs, so they usually don't have their own money to buy them, which means that even if all illegal drugs were made legal the users would still go out and rob and kill people to get money to buy them.

In cases where a dangerous drug has real medical benefits, then of course, doctors should be able to prescribe them, but the usage should be tracked to avoid abuse.

Regarding the medical uses of marijuana, there are non narcotic forms that also have possible medical benefits, but without the narcotic side effects, so there was never any medical reason to legalize the narcotic forms of marijuana. They should just have legalized the non narcotic forms. Because the safe versions are part of the marijuana family they were lumped in with the narcotic forms by the legal system, so you can get arrested and jailed even for the safe versions currently. This is nuts. I have no problem with legalizing the non narcotic versions. Non narcotic hemp products should also be legalized in all states, but I believe not all states have done so yet.

According to recent articles I've read, the states that have legalized narcotic marijuana are now regretting it, as there has been a big increase in driving related and other crimes where marijuana use was a factor in the crime. A lot of people warned the legislators that this would happen, but would they listen to the obvious? NOOOOOO!! !! !

As for me, I have enough trouble dealing with the world with the defective brain cells I have. Killing and warping them more with drugs would not improve my life.

I think, before discussing this issue seriously, you have to realize that chemical industries, hippies, churchians, and fascists have a bias.

For instance, the Chinese pig tails and laundry poles were once made illegal, to make their lives more difficult. The prohibitions on marijuana and cocaine have similar, raicst origins, like them or hate them.

Inebriants are used in the Bible, and ka-na-bosm ("sweet cane" in your concordance) is speculated to be cannabis.

That doesn't mean that it's use is customary, in our time and place, or we should suspend all reason and common sense.

The smell of people smoking cannabis makes me feel thoroughly sick. I just can't tolerate it at all.

I use Marijuana quite frequently for my digestive issues. I have chronic constipation which is very common among people on the autism spectrum and it often makes me too nauseated to eat meals, so it's great for giving me an appetite! It's nice for socializing too of course but I'm interested in hearing what other benefits it has specifically for those on the spectrum that I'm not recalling.

I don't believe that humans are altruistic, by nature.

As such, they will tend to abuse rights, whether those are more liberal or conservative.

But, if someone has caused me no harm, I have no legitimate complaint. How am I supposed to say that someone owes a debt to society, where no nameable damages have been caused --
speed limit or poor driving
wrong number of bullets in clip, naughty lever or switch, too quiet
blood chemistry
bright and loud noisemaker, on national holiday

Are people usually responsible?
Not with the most trivial thing.

Is that my problem?
Remains to be seen.

Of what specie are authoritarians?
Same as common criminals.