Iowans for Medical Marijuana Blog

# re: KCCI TV 8 Coverage - July 21, 2009

YES!!! Even though I have my doubts regarding the IBOP, the science and medical facts they want to study are here. Dating back to 2700 B.C. by the Chinese up to Queen Victoria's use of marijuana to control her menstrual cramps to California legalizing Medical Marijuana in 1996. I suffer from Diabetic Neuropathic Gastroparesis. Symptoms are chronic nausea, vomiting and wasting syndrome. Inhaled Marijuana vapors gives immediate relief from chronic nausea and vomiting with no serious side effects. The only option my doctors can offer me is a prescription for Reglan/Metoclopramide. Marinol does not work, I have been on it for years, plus it cost's over $800 a month for 60-5mg pills, what a waste of money. As my digestive specialist handed me my Reglan prescription he said, "Do not take Reglan/Metoclopramide on a regular basis for it causes 'irreversible Parkinson like shakes and tremors.' This is a common side effect. Though rarer regular use of Reglan/Metoclopramide also causes "Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome" which is fatal. To deny me, and others, the safe, therapeutic effects from Medical Marijuana is tantamount to torture and a slow agonizing death. Sorry folks but I will continue to use Medical Marijuana legal or not!