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Re:medicinal marijuana (Score:5, Informative)
No, because you're talking pure nonsense. We don't believe random claims of medical fact just because there's no evidence against the random claims. To believe a claim, the claim must have at least some evidence, and if only a little then some evidence for an explanation of why there's so little. When there's none, we have a term for that: you're making it up.
There have been hundreds of millions of marijuana smokers in America alone for many decades. Throat cancer is usually easy to diagnose and rarely escapes attention, especially in the highly profit-motivated American medical industry. If there were any cases, there would be ample evidence of them.
You don't even have smoking pot as an excuse for the inane drivel you just posted. You should stop mentioning anything in public, at least until you have something worth hearing.
But at least you've demonstrated the extreme low quality of thinking that keeps marijuana criminalized. Congratulations! You're evidence, despite being a stranger to the concept.
Re:Completely? (Score:5, Informative)
I got news for you buddy .. you pay for it one way or the other. I've been in the US medical system for 30 years, and have always been able to afford all my medications. I take 3 eye drops and 2 pills every day. It costs me $165 every month. I do this thing called a 'budget' to pay for them, and have never had any problems. My employer offers three health plans, I pick the one I want. You don't get any choice, and just have it taken directly out of your paycheck. Many in the US believe in freedom and choice and not having the government decide what's best for us, it's why we kicked you guys out over 200 years ago. The price to pay for that is personal responsibility, and some just aren't as good at it as others.
Then you can consider yourself lucky. Free health care paid from taxes isn't about making health care cheaper, it's about making it available to people who have rare and very expensive to treat condition which is painful, crippling or life-threatening. No amount of personal responsibility will help you if you're unlucky enough to get one of those.