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- killbert24, on 04/27/2008, -7/+81This is absolutely ridiculous and sickening. Somebody using a natural plant for health reasons is enough reason to just let them die? ***** this, I hope a law is taken to Congress and SOON.
- pyro12, on 04/27/2008, -6/+57So weed doesn't kill anyone unless they kill you for using it. What a pathetic system.
- rockasoo, on 04/27/2008, -0/+48Until I read the description I thought this guy needed a "Face Transplant"...
- cowisgood, on 04/27/2008, -4/+43I know this is dealing with medical marijuana, but still, taking someone's life away because they like to get high every now and then is pathetic.
But this poor guy was told he could use it, which makes it even more ridiculous. - KLowD9x, on 04/27/2008, -4/+28This disgusts me. How can they sleep at night knowing they are going to kill a man because he found relief for his pain in a plant?!
- gmiley, on 04/27/2008, -5/+27We SERIOUSLY need some reform in this area. It really is past the point of total ridiculousness. Why should anyone EVER be refused medical treatment because they have used drugs, legal or illegal? It makes absolutely no sense at all.
- wexmajor, on 04/27/2008, -2/+20Even if it wasn't legally prescribed to him this would still be disgusting and insanely immoral.
- nreynolds, on 04/27/2008, -0/+17The words "face transplant" and "marijuana" usually lead to a very different conversation in my experiences...
- talktomikey, on 04/27/2008, -3/+16Not all drugs are good... But some are great. =D
- Rikkochet, on 04/27/2008, -0/+13Please explain your comment in full, because to my ignorant eyes it appears that you are dismissing a family of drugs called "painkillers" as having no positive side effects.
- Enjia, on 04/27/2008, -4/+16the guy got hep C from shooting drugs, and they don't want to give a organ to a drug user. not saying it's right, but do people who stay "clean" deserve organs more?
discuss - dmallymally, on 04/27/2008, -0/+11The only case i could see this though, is if say an alcoholic wanted a liver transplant, i don't think they should take precedence over someone else who's liver is failing who didn't drink.
- jcaino, on 04/27/2008, -0/+10No, doctors and idiot lawmakers kill.
- Rikkochet, on 04/27/2008, -2/+12They give it to the person who is a match and has the highest need, you ***** imbecile. Look up the word "triage".
- Rikkochet, on 04/27/2008, -1/+10If donor organs are so ***** scarce, can someone explain to me why the organ donor program is still an opt-in system instead of an opt-out system? How many thousands of people die needlessly every year because people died and didn't join the organ donor program due to laziness?
- XIStEw13IX, on 04/27/2008, -3/+12WTF, I'm willing to bet that if one of those board members got sick and was offered medicinal marijuana that they would take it in a heartbeat, i know i would.
- quizmaster520, on 04/27/2008, -5/+13When he was a TEENAGER.
But I see what you're saying. We'll rank people on how much they deserve to live. That's a great idea. - paradox4190, on 04/27/2008, -3/+11That's outrageous, there are many more 'orthodox' prescription drugs that do horrible damage to the organs and have numerous side effects while doing very little to help. Just because marijuana has such a bad image with the general public is no reason to discout its use as medicine.
- sgtpppr, on 04/27/2008, -0/+8And of course the fact codeine will end up turning you into a junkie if you take it long enough. The medical establishment would rather prescribe a very addictive opiate (like codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, or oxycontin) than allow someone to smoke a joint because marijuana is considered hazardous.
- cheech794, on 04/27/2008, -1/+8"if using dope with a doctor's blessing should be held against a dying patient in need of a transplant." The simple answer NO.
- deviouster, on 04/27/2008, -0/+7Being the recepient of a double lung transplant (my story: http://youtube.com/watch?v=dQMPe3C1x4U ) and an active participant in the organ donation network, I am disappointed that the united network for organ sharing (UNOS.org) is acting this way. this man was taking it for MEDICAL purposes and he was refused. How sad.
- mrsteveman1, on 04/27/2008, -1/+7Alcohol is known to damage the liver, hence you don't give alcoholics transplant livers if they refuse to quit drinking.
Pot doesn't do that. Wake me when you want to discuss heavy smokers demanding lung transplants, because THATS different. - inactive, on 04/27/2008, -1/+7Well they should stop giving everyone transplants who have had pain relief in hospital then, because most people in hospital in pain are put on morphine which comes from opium poppies and diamorphine (heroin) is a semi-synthetic drug made from morphine. I guess they all have "addictive personalities" too...
- bromac, on 04/27/2008, -1/+7I'm sorry, but codeine is *****. Having had it for pain, it was FAR less effective than a joint.
Even when I was on more powerful opiates (oxycodone), a joint was far more effective at killing the pain. Also, the opiates made me very very tired, and caused all sorts of stomach irritation. At least I could eat and function normally if I had a few puffs. - bigmacur, on 04/27/2008, -1/+7they sleep because they smoke weed too.....
- user5124, on 04/27/2008, -0/+6What happened to marijuana being banned because the government was concerned about our health?
- hikaruzero, on 04/27/2008, -0/+6That's the problem with normal people like you. Your perspective on life is that it's all black and white. You think, hey, all marijuana thinkers are ***** up. So let's support the prohibition of medical marijuana.
But the truth is, if you had ever smoked pot, you would probably understand that the world is NOT black and white, nor is it even 256 shades of gray. Life isn't that simple, and neither is this case. It's a shame that you don't have the mental capacity to understand that.
Many marijuana users are logical and think normally. Many of them are bastards and con artists and spineless losers. By the same token, many ordinary non-smokers are logical, and think normally. And many of them are bastards and con artists and spineless losers.
The world does not change with the drug. The drug changes with the world. Get with the times and start using your noggin'. - skews13, on 04/27/2008, -3/+9my heart goes out to timothy,and his family. i'm sorry timothy,you seem to live in a country where compasion is no longer practiced. just christianity,and capitalism.
- inactive, on 04/27/2008, -0/+5If that would've been a rickroll, it would've been the best one yet.
- meschmie, on 04/27/2008, -3/+8Weed is not a drug, it's a herb.
- deviouster, on 04/27/2008, -0/+5LOL
- deviouster, on 04/27/2008, -0/+5I don't know why it is this way. I agree with you though. I am the recepient of a double lung transplant (my story: http://youtube.com/watch?v=dQMPe3C1x4U ) which I received when I was only 10 years old. I agree with you 100% - it should be an opt out system, if anything. I volunteer for the donor network of arizona, I know enough statistics to write a book - and it's just plain sad how unfortunate most cases end because there wasn't a donor available when needed. It doesn't hurt you at all to sign up..
- refreshers, on 04/27/2008, -0/+5It's a hug!
- Ellipsys, on 04/27/2008, -0/+5Bureaucracy is not a suitable excuse for the loss of human health/life.
- dmallymally, on 04/27/2008, -1/+6i don't think so, that was a personal choice to drink and is not the fault of the person who didn't drink. And since there is a huge demand for such a short supply of organs, i say the nondrinkers are at the top of that list.
- inactive, on 04/27/2008, -1/+6He got the weed legally. That's like saying just tolerate the pain and not to take any pills for the pain either. You're stupid.
- UcIc, on 04/27/2008, -1/+6Because at the end of the day, this guy is just another name and number to them. The government/lobbyists/corporations don't care who they kill, maim, or inconvenience as long as they still have money flowing into their pockets. The only time they care is when something like this would actually happen to one of THEIR loved ones. Only then would you see any sort of effort for change to be made.
- daines88, on 04/27/2008, -3/+8Yes... let's just sit around and hope something goes through congress.... Get off your ass and do something about it.
- patrflav, on 04/27/2008, -3/+7Seeing the picture made me cry, really, this makes me so sad.
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080426/capt.0 ... - kotn2012, on 04/27/2008, -1/+5So, those who use/used drugs are deemed useless in society? I think they should have worked out these 'guidelines' before they legalized marijuana, just for certain circumstances like these.
- dizilbdog, on 04/27/2008, -0/+4Think what you may, but I think the United States is now a third world country in some ways. We do not take the value of life for anyone here seriously unless they have millions and millions of dollars.
- m1ss1ontomars, on 04/27/2008, -0/+4Well, think of it this way: there are only a limited number of livers available for transplant, and it's not like they're throwing away the liver instead of giving it to him.
- daizaru, on 04/27/2008, -0/+4Because they deny people transplants all day, the a desensitized corporate shills designed to make money and medicinal marijuana is a cost effective alternative to otherwise high priced medicine.
- inactive, on 04/27/2008, -0/+4He is in agreement with you....DICK.
- mrsteveman1, on 04/27/2008, -3/+7Interesting that you completely avoided the medical issues and went straight to determining who deserves it more because of social status.
If they are both sick, whats the difference? What if daddy decides to start drinking later? What if daddy likes to molest those 3 kids? Is he still a better choice? - bromac, on 04/27/2008, -1/+5I'm for you getting proper care if you're injured. By YOUR ***** up logic, you'd be automatically for your own death.
- meschmie, on 04/27/2008, -1/+5It said if you use it AFTER the transplant it is possible you could have an infection, and that they don't know the complications about use before.
"But there's little information on whether using marijuana is a problem before the transplant,"
So I guess you missed the part of the article where it had words. - NikoKun, on 04/27/2008, -0/+4But Marijuana wont kill people, and certainly not from addiction... And when compared to most other drugs, has a relatively low addictive potential.
Besides, him using Medical Marijuana, because it helps him, and a doctor recommended it.
How dare you not be up in arms... You just don't see the reality of this... - JigoroKano, on 04/27/2008, -0/+4You can't smoke or drink before getting a transplant period. The fact that it is marijuana is irrelevant.
I am an organ donor, are you? Maybe if there were a sufficient number of us, the rules could be relaxed. - keviniskool, on 04/27/2008, -1/+5WHY ARE WE YELLING?
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