Federal drug officials are warning Georgia to shelve its plans to be the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana products.

News outlets report that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Nov. 27 warned pharmacies that dispensing medical marijuana violates federal law.

  • Flying Squid
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    Yeah… we wouldn’t want pharmacies to dispense something that- *checks notes*- has multiple medical benifits.

    • @LifeOfChance
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      Wouldn’t a pharmacy dispensing this interfere with companies who entire purpose is to do this? I remember reading an article that stated a massive amount of issues with this exact situation.

    • @FlowVoid
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      Not everything with medical benefits can be found in a pharmacy. For example, gamma ray emitters have medical benefits.

      Even if we only consider substances, there are plenty of beneficial drugs that are never found in pharmacies, like propofol.

      • @[email protected]
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        3311 months ago

        So, is cannabis more like a gamma ray emitter or surgical anaesthetic, or more like a drug typically dispensed by pharmacies?

        • @FlowVoid
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          I was addressing the argument that things with medical benefits belong in pharmacies.

          But since you ask: it is more like a drug taken most often for recreational purposes, many of which are also not found in pharmacies.

          • @SasquatchBanana
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            1011 months ago

            Does the pharmacy sell any drugs that can be used for recreational purposes?

            • @Johnmannesca
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              They keep coricidin behind the counter. The one with pseudoephedrine in it

              • @SasquatchBanana
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                111 months ago

                Allergy meds as well. They require a driver’s license for Sudafed.

                I know you’re not OP, but it is like we have a system and infrastructure to actually provide safe medical marijuana to individuals who need it.

              • @havokdj
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                311 months ago

                They also medically dispense painkillers, the most common controlled substance used recreationally.

                • squiblet
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                  Sure, and benzos. But neither of those are ever legally prescribed for recreational purposes.

                  • @havokdj
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                    111 months ago

                    Nothing is prescribed for recreational purposes, prescription is strictly a medical thing.

            • @FlowVoid
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              -111 months ago

              Some, but not all.

              • @SasquatchBanana
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                111 months ago

                So what would be the issue with adding medical marijuana to that list?

                • @FlowVoid
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                  11 months ago

                  I don’t know.

                  But one could equally ask why we don’t take nicotine off that list (and in fact, some countries have moved in that direction).

      • @Kage520
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        211 months ago

        Propofol is found in any hospital pharmacy isn’t it?

        • @FlowVoid
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          I don’t know, but if so they still won’t dispense it to you.