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Re:Prescription painkiller deaths fall in medical marijuana ... by ihsw on Friday November 06, 2015 @12:15PM (#10520535)
The usage of "heavy refinement, solvents, and chemical processes" wasn't meant to scare, it was meant to inform -- those have costs associated to them, high costs.

The process of taking willow bark and turning it into a consumable product is not minimal, whereas taking cannabis and turning it into a consumable product is very minimal.

From a practicality standpoint, it is simply logical that medicine derived from cannabis is superior to willow bark.

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Re:Prescription painkiller deaths fall in medical marijuana ... by thaumasiotes on Friday November 06, 2015 @12:39PM (#10520684)
> The process of taking willow bark and turning it into a consumable product is not minimal

How did you get this idea? Scrape some bark off a tree and steep it in hot water. You now have a consumable product.

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