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In reply to the discussion: Oregon’s 7-year-old medical marijuana patient stirs controversy [View all]nachosgrande
(66 posts)Full disclosure - I had childhood cancer and received chemotherapy/radiation that made me feel so nauseous and wasted that I believed I was on death's door. I was given Marinol, which is synthetic THC, as an anti-emitic and it definitely helped stave off the nausea and increased my appetite. I remember being sick as a dog in the hospital, gobbling some Marinol pills and then within a couple of hours playing a little league baseball game (albeit, slightly stoned...lol). Point being - I have nothing against the use of THC for medical purposes.
Having said that, the parents "faith" in marijuana seems to spill over into the realm of zealousness. And the article implies that the parents are basically keeping her stoned 24/7 by administering two doses a day. I can definitely see an argument for that during the induction phase of treatment, since the chemo is more intense, but it seems like she's in the maintenance phase at this point, and I would assume (based on my own experience) that the side effects of treatment have been greatly reduced. And you have to wonder if a 7 year old being perpetually stoned might not somehow delay their cognitive development.