Why I changed my mind by Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Winter Woman

Winter Woman

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Dr. Gupta is saying he is wrong! RIU still hasn't fixed it so I can post cleanly so here is a short blurb and link. It will all run together sorry. Someone please tell riu that since June the site is hard to use. (Newser) – For years, Sanjay Gupta has been among the voices calling medical marijuana illegitimate, even writing a 2009 Time article entitled "Why I Would Vote No on Pot." "Well, I am here to apologize," the celebrity doctor writes today at CNN. Gupta has spent a lot of time researching pot for his new documentary Weed, and has arrived at a conclusion: "We have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States, and I apologize for my own role in that."
Gupta—who admits that he's tried marijuana—had assumed the DEA had solid scientific reasons for making marijuana a schedule 1 drug. But the 1970 letter recommending the designation cited "a considerable void in our knowledge," and suggested further research. And even then there was plenty of evidence suggesting marijuana's benefits. Gupta has since talked to patients who really need it—like one child who was having 300 seizures a week until marijuana dropped it to two or three a month. "It is irresponsible not to provide the best care we can," Gupta argues, "care that could involve marijuana." http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/08/health/gupta-changed-mind-marijuana/index.html?hpt=he_c1
 
mtgeezer

mtgeezer

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It isn't fair to label him an idiot or a former idiot. He was only one of many who, being licensed by the government had to practice his medicine according to acceptable government guidelines. His speaking out is actually quite dangerous to his medical practice.
 
Rrog

Rrog

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mygeeser is right. Further and more importantly, this is all excellent press and coverage for the cause. It's mainstream and it's bold. It has the potential to speed things up.
 
Darth Dank

Darth Dank

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He is CNNs medical anolist and has a documenty coming out he spent a year on. this is on the front page of cnn everyone will read this and hopefuly think a little. sorry about the spelling.
 
kinetic

kinetic

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Darth Dank said:
He is CNNs medical anolist and has a documenty coming out he spent a year on. this is on the front page of cnn everyone will read this and hopefuly think a little. sorry about the spelling.
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no worries, thanks for posting. You are right about him swaying some of the general public to atleast think about it.
 
Rrog

Rrog

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The medical stories of RSO for kids is compelling enough. I'm glad to see additionally:

- That the DEA Classification is based on no scientific data.

- That we have been systematically deceived.

Those two additional points in such a mainstream format is incredibly powerful. Gupta I think is viewed as apolitical, I think so this will be seen as objective. We should be vocal to get people to watch.
 
Trousers

Trousers

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eat a dick kinetic

mtgeezer said:
It isn't fair to label him an idiot or a former idiot. He was only one of many who, being licensed by the government had to practice his medicine according to acceptable government guidelines. His speaking out is actually quite dangerous to his medical practice.
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It is absolutely fair to label him a former idiot. He is a doctor. He made terrible conclusions based on non-existent studies. He thought the DEA/government had a good reason to list marijuana as schedule one.

He was very vocal about his opposition to marijuana and probably swayed many people to his flawed way of thinking.

I am glad he finally pulled his head out of his ass, but if he did a better job of investigating, he would have never had such a stupid opinion of marijuana.

He thought medical marijuana was a sham, despite people using marijuana as a medicine for over 5,000 years and all the available information.


Good job not being an idiot anymore, Doctor.
 
Rrog

Rrog

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I'm 50 and have never heard of that guy.

Gupta carries huge star power. So does CNN, regardless of what we might think of either (CNN or Gupta). So this is completely different.
 
shrxhky420

shrxhky420

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That's funny because I only recently heard of Gupta
Eh whatever I hope it helps either way, good press is good press
SH420
 
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growone

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this really is a major deal, it's another jolt forward on the cannabis road
there is an even greater impact when someone recants publically, especially with his visibility
that CNN let this air is a whack on the DEA wiener
 
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