If all insured citizens were more aware of the actions of their HMO, then there would be a decline in the immoral policies. Also, there are few American citizens who are striving for a real cure. ... However, none of these reforms address the underlying problem: The US healthcare system is driven by giant insurance conglomerates supplemented by an inadequate patchwork of public programs. ... Then the injured person must lengthy paperwork at the hospital. ... Then there are citizens who are caught in the surreal world of Workers Comp, where money, if it ever shows up, is often too late. ...

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If marijuana were legalized for medicinal purposes there could be a lot more fraud problems with people thinking they need it or just making the doctors believe they need it, doctors are supposed to be able to handle these situations professionally and we trust them to do that. ... Although there are many other painkillers that are legal, the users or the people who need marijuana say that none of the other drugs help as much or they give them a false sense of their own strengths and weaknesses. ... If marijuana were legal he would not have to worry about the law and he could stay away from th...

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The state's highest court found none of these grounds persuasive. ... They were not acquitted from the charges. ... The parents were charged with aggravated child abuse. ... And then imagine how it feels, if you can bear to do so, that's what happened to little Ashley King. ... So in conclusion, yes there should be a separation of religion and state. ...

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There are many who believe medicinal marijuana is in fact a beneficial way to cure patients of their aches and pains. ... They argue that if it is proven to work, then why keep it from helping people? ... However, none of these studies demonstrated that marijuana -- or any of its components -- could lower IOP as effectively as drugs already on the market. In addition, some potentially serious side effects were noted, including an increased heart rate and a decrease in blood pressure in studies using smoked marijuana. 

... Now in Los Angeles alone, there are close to 1,000 dispensaries sel...

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