I had to go
back to listen to a story on our own newscast to confirm what I heard. In the
end, it reminded me of a premise which would have made a good bit on Saturday
Night Live….back when the show was funny.
Here’s the
story….Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker this week signed into law a way for
medical marijuana to be dispensed by Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice
nurses. That’s not what caught my ear.
The story,
from the Illinois Information Service, went on to report the cannabis would be
given to patients who suffer from anorexia, osteoarthritis….and….get this….irritable
bowel syndrome. Now, before someone posts it…I am not a medical doctor. But now
it makes sense to me why they call it “pot.”
I looked up
irritable bowel syndrome and sought evidence that medical marijuana was an
elixir for the bowels. What I found were medical publications that said the
jury is still out. To mention one----the World Congress of Gastroenterology
weighed in,
saying cannabis use “increased the risk for IBS in the general
population.” It doesn’t help….it just makes you feel high enough that you don’t
really worry about it.
Here’s the
kicker…a second new Illinois law makes it easier for students to get their
prescribed dose of pot while at school. That wasn’t news to me. It appeared
very easy for friends to acquire back in the 70s. They extolled the healing
properties of pot….especially during concerts.
I have a
prediction. Many Illinois college students are going to be self-diagnosing
themselves this fall…..with irritable bowel syndrome.
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