First of all, you missed the entire point of the original post. Treating norco like a 'lifestyle or community' (unlike medical marijuana it is NOT a community) and doing some of the things we do in this community strikes many, you me the population at large, as strange and not what we are used to when it comes to people that take a particular medication, including marijuana. My point was to show that if we treated norco like we treat marijuana it would not seem right. As we are trying to build a respectable image for marijuana/cannabis and reintegrate it into medical care and society in general. I question the wisdom of a very public 'party' celebrating the 'cannabis lifestyle' when we are trying to promote it as a medicine after 70 years of treating it like heroin. Many are not seeing that point.
You ask a non-relevant question in view of the above. Clearly and overdose of narcotics can and does kill people, something that has never occurred with cannabis. To suggest my analogy pointing out my concerns with the approach of looking at cannabis, at this moment, as a party lifestyle somehow suggests I promote big pharma is not only inaccurate, it is VERY shallow thinking.
And finally, yes, you owe me an apology (but I don't want to collect), because I got in to MMJ working with narcotic addicts as a way of helping them wean off. I use it in my pain management program to decrease the need for narcotics. So in reality, the truth is the exact opposite. I am not for big pharma, and I am not for heavy narcotic use. I've built my practice around both those concepts.
Lord I hate having to explain things to people again and again. Believe what you want. Folks that pay attention get it. Abe has been on the opposite end of many conversations with me, he gets it. Grow gets it. Bloody will never get anything. Doesn't have to do with agreeing, it is understanding the analogy.
Dr. Bob
Dr. Bob