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rhett o rick

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130. I wish you the best. I hope his reversal helps those that need help.
Sun Aug 11, 2013, 05:20 PM
Aug 2013

I am bitter that supposedly highly educated people like himself have done so much to stifle the use of medical marijuana.

Good for him! Thank you doctor! hrmjustin Aug 2013 #1
Yes. An honorable person can admit a mistake RainDog Aug 2013 #4
Agreed 100% hrmjustin Aug 2013 #5
... RainDog Aug 2013 #6
A moving and devastating game-changer...thanks...nt dougolat Aug 2013 #9
Another child with epilepsy RainDog Aug 2013 #19
FDA acknowledgement may not be the best thing. Chan790 Aug 2013 #30
Your views strike me as both East Coast and dated as well as inaccurate Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #34
No, I'm not. Chan790 Aug 2013 #36
Respectfully, I disagree with your outlook... Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #70
Dr. Lester Grinspoon wrote about this long ago RainDog Aug 2013 #63
Talked with Dr. Grinspoon some 20 yrs ago when he spoke at Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #72
He has done a great work with his life. n/t RainDog Aug 2013 #84
He admits his mistake now, when it is relatively safe to do so from a public relations standpoint... markpkessinger Aug 2013 #102
As he notes, only 6% of all research looks at benefits RainDog Aug 2013 #105
Wow. n/t eShirl Aug 2013 #2
K&R burrowowl Aug 2013 #3
Got to admire someone who admits they are wrong avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #7
Yes. That was downright refreshing to see, and on CNN no less. eom 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #16
Obvious conclusion is obvious. Initech Aug 2013 #8
Glad he had the guts to say he was wrong. I admire that. eom millennialmax Aug 2013 #10
Sanjay was well spoken there LittleBlue Aug 2013 #11
to litle to late Chaco Dundee Aug 2013 #12
the story of history RainDog Aug 2013 #14
It's hardly too late demwing Aug 2013 #26
just people's lives eShirl Aug 2013 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author demwing Aug 2013 #37
up's. Chaco Dundee Aug 2013 #43
Sorry for the confusion demwing Aug 2013 #98
um, huh? eShirl Aug 2013 #71
Yes I did, sorry demwing Aug 2013 #96
More And More Doctors Have Come To Understand... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #13
Now if only he'd smarten up about single-payer. n/t area51 Aug 2013 #15
No kidding. Micheal Moore made a fool out of him.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #94
kick Go Vols Aug 2013 #103
K & R Thank you Dr. Gupta for your honesty. eom 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #17
Same as any other BillyRibs Aug 2013 #18
So, this is how you stop the damage RainDog Aug 2013 #21
Glad you snagged this... CanSocDem Aug 2013 #28
Kick. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #20
... RainDog Aug 2013 #22
Back atcha. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #23
Kind Of Like A Day Late And A Dollar Short DallasNE Aug 2013 #24
"Make No Mistake... marijuana is a dangerous drug, MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #25
Abbie Hoffman said it back in the 60's hobbit709 Aug 2013 #31
And Anheuser-Busch has some kick-ass lobbyists (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2013 #50
... big pharma must be getting closer to genetic replication & Copyrighting .... Myrina Aug 2013 #29
ding ding ding navarth Aug 2013 #100
how many lives have been ruined by this bullshit? how much money has been made on drug war? spanone Aug 2013 #32
"and I did part of that misleading" - indeed he did. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #33
Good for Gupta, he stopped lying! I think the seizure patients make it hard for Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #35
Yes. RainDog Aug 2013 #85
"Serious emotional side effects to marijuana addiction" 90-percent Aug 2013 #38
I was having serious emotional side effects from the chronic back/neck/arm pain from kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #52
I'm right behind you, Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #77
I think addiction is nearly always a secondary condition RainDog Aug 2013 #86
Will this be the equivalent of Cronkite turning against the Vietnam War? mainer Aug 2013 #39
It could very well be the Cronkite moment for medical pot 90-percent Aug 2013 #40
There's definitely something in it for Gupta. reusrename Aug 2013 #45
Nice analogy RainDog Aug 2013 #58
The people with a real stake in keeping it illegal are the drug kingpins mainer Aug 2013 #41
Not to mention those who supposedly "fight" the lesser drug kingpins... hunter Aug 2013 #62
Big Kick!..Thanks! Segami Aug 2013 #42
I'd rather see him apologize for all the lies he told about Sicko. reusrename Aug 2013 #44
I have to agree. gvstn Aug 2013 #48
Shill! That's the word I was looking for. reusrename Aug 2013 #49
Wow, a TV doctor that not only admits he was wrong, but apologizes. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #46
The DEA did not simply "mislead", the DEA LIED! Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #47
Yes, he said "systemically misrepresented" evidence RainDog Aug 2013 #61
While I condemn his previous failure, tabasco Aug 2013 #51
If society can live with legal alcohol it can live with legal Marijuana. Ganja Ninja Aug 2013 #53
+ a brazillion. kath Aug 2013 #55
calls to legalize RainDog Aug 2013 #64
Too much is at stake for big brother to fully decriminalize cannabis, for all that funding indepat Aug 2013 #54
I am glad he came clean, but he isnt a hero for saying he is sorry. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #56
The real point, for me, is that he has a national presence RainDog Aug 2013 #57
It is a rare bird these days that admits to being wrong Rex Aug 2013 #59
Yes it is Go Vols Aug 2013 #67
What's this "we" shit Doc? SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #60
Marijuana Causes Remission in Crohn's Disease RainDog Aug 2013 #65
Stop & Frisk Bloomberg in the forefront of prohibitionis... Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #66
The ACLU - the war on cannabis magnifies racism RainDog Aug 2013 #68
I appreciate, having an opposing view, Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #69
Pot may prevent Alzheimer's Disease mainer Aug 2013 #73
If you heard it on the news... NM_Birder Aug 2013 #74
LOL RainDog Aug 2013 #82
Sanjay Gupta: I tried to mislead you about cannabis and I failed. Iggo Aug 2013 #75
Be fair. He said he didn't do his homework. Now he admits it. mainer Aug 2013 #76
I agree! He is a reespected doctor Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #78
Gullible comes to mind. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #89
Whatever. It's still helpful what he says, in my mind Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #125
It's helpful if you can trust him and I dont. He wanted so badly to be Surgeon General rhett o rick Aug 2013 #127
I have no need to trust him. If he tells people that Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #128
I wish you the best. I hope his reversal helps those that need help. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #130
But think about it. "he didnt do his homework"? This man is supposed to be brilliant, and rhett o rick Aug 2013 #79
This is just where you see propaganda in action in the news RainDog Aug 2013 #83
I think you John2 Aug 2013 #99
I disagree RainDog Aug 2013 #104
I'm very John2 Aug 2013 #113
I just know RainDog Aug 2013 #115
+1 burnodo Aug 2013 #88
More like, "I realize my credibility is suffering because I'm lumped in with this other idiot." Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #93
K&R Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #80
You mean it's not called cannabis because cannibals smoke it? Kablooie Aug 2013 #81
Reefer Sadness Blue Owl Aug 2013 #87
The utter uselessness of the war on drugs in one graph RainDog Aug 2013 #90
That's good. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #120
Prison economy r US! RainDog Aug 2013 #121
Their new argument- you can tell the rationale is failing- is "its very unlikely that a pot smoker Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #122
Michelle Alexander makes a great point RainDog Aug 2013 #124
Lies from the National Institute on Drug Abuse RainDog Aug 2013 #91
Okay,...where is this "potent" marijuana they talk about? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #92
Ann Arbor, Michigan. Pathwalker Aug 2013 #106
I'm old enough to remember "Lids".... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #111
Trust me, potent marijuana is not new, either. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #117
I'll stick with skunkweed. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #119
It's past time to move on and just legalize it all across the country! B Calm Aug 2013 #95
"We"? SHRED Aug 2013 #97
What a sloppy interview. The 2 guests were discussing different things. mucifer Aug 2013 #101
Howard isn't a medical doctor RainDog Aug 2013 #108
It's hard for me to trust anyone in the media Life Long Dem Aug 2013 #107
Gallup: Cannabis Usage Little Changed Over Three Decades RainDog Aug 2013 #109
Deal One Little Blow for the Cause of Truth...A Start. Who's next? drynberg Aug 2013 #110
Colbert responds RainDog Aug 2013 #112
Kick. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #114
How long before Gupta Gets Got To Gitmo? Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #116
LOL RainDog Aug 2013 #118
This is a great thread... CanSocDem Aug 2013 #123
Thank you! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #126
Good for him. War Horse Aug 2013 #129
well, there's another perspective... RainDog Aug 2013 #131
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