CA MDs recommend medical marjiuana for minors with ADHD

Hey, hyperactive kids, in California you can get stoned -- legally. California doctors are now recommending marijuana to children diagnosed with attention hyperactivity disorder, Sphere reports.
Since 2004, California has given out more than 36,000 medical marijuana cards. The number of these cards going to children - it appears that all of the known cases are teenagers - is not known, as doctors are not required to report medical marijuana cases.
However, experts say medical marijuana cards going to minors are on the rise. Parents must accompany children under 18 requesting medical marijuana to this doctor's appointment, the New York Times reports.

This means no more self-medicating kids. You hear me?

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primordialstu : 2009-11-30 17:34:53

Lift, I wouldn't call it a "small segment." Really, everyone has the potential to experience all kinds of different highs from cannabis, depending on their intention. Set and setting - it's not just for acid. In cultures like Jamaica where cannabis is part of the work ethic, they take it for granted that a little weed keeps the work moving.

Lift : 2009-11-29 21:05:24

A small segment of the population (myself included) get wired from Cannabis. Sounds crazy, but I'm a productivity machine when high, and I'm not alone.

inhaler. : 2009-11-29 16:14:27

I was on ritalin, adderall, and dexedrine for adhd, now I just smoke pot. Works better than stimulants and does not make my heart race.

guest : 2009-11-29 13:32:48

hey, it works for me. ritalin and dexedrine were given to me for 5 years in grade school and they made me an efficient worker but weren't worth the side effects. i use cannabis now although I'm dependent, funny thing is the cannabis at a constant small dose (bowls) makes me feel speedier and peppier, defter, faster, quicker, less emotional... like ritalin. 5 years of adhd meds 3x a day sort of makes your kid like a coke addict, weed has a way of triggering homeostasis so I think it's just an imprint on my brain. fact is there are so many cannabinoid receptors in your brain, I can see how most strains could let your brain make the same chemicals ritalin makes it do, if it's predisposed to. had this idea for a while now.