Cannabis is better for ADD and ADHD in kids than Ritalin

This is Dr. Claudia Jensen who appeared on Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC on Apr. 22, 2004. She was a practicing Pediatrician in Ventura, California and an instructor at the USC Keck School of Medicine. She was lost to breast cancer on Sep. 15, 2007. R.I.P.

Cannabis, demonetized in the 30s under the name marijuana since it wasn't understood back then, is actually not a narcotic. It produces no physical addiction and is extraordinarily non-toxic, meaning that you can't have a lethal overdose of it as you can with nearly all other drugs, even over-the-counter ones. So cannabis is actually more accurately classified as a herb, which is what the plant is botanically.

This herb has been found to be surprisingly effective as a natural treatment for many medical conditions as an alternative to pharmaceutical chemical drugs with serious side-affects and the significant stresses that they put on the body.

Instead of using powerful psychotropic drugs, cannabis herb has been shown to be more effective in many cases for treating Attention Deficit Disorder (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder).

Oral doses and not smoking is recommended for children and teenagers. This way there's absolutely no health concerns and the medicinal effects will last much longer delivered this way. A single dose with breakfast will last throughout the school day.

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[Lainkweesha]

@SailorBarsoom Desoxyn is RARELY prescribed...Ever.

[dannyab3]

lmao at the guy at the end "he doesnt know"

[dannyab3]

OMG THIS IS DEFFF FOR ME..i have adhd n i swear just by smokin i can think so much more smoothly

[Sjokobaggyp]

i went on ritalin, made me suicidal, felt like i my rage got trapped inside me, cannabis has been helpful for me lately, but studies show that cannabis can have a negative effect on childrens brain, i also feel the confusing thinking of cannabis even tho i am 20 and very aware of what i am doing. give the kids some patience and love, and they will grow it off them when they realize themself that they have to do something about their problems. took me a while to understand why people didnt likeme

[kbthemodel]

the question is.... What doesn't marijuana do? It has been linked to the cure for CANCER and a plethora of other symptoms that would put pharmaceutical companies out of business............. Check the facts people.... Google "Run From The Cure" by Ricky Simpson.

[SailorBarsoom]

Aside from Ritalin, another drug prescribed to children by doctors is Desoxyn. Desoxyn is methamphetamine. I don't mean that Desoxyn is *like* meth or that it *might as well be* meth; I mean it's the exact same molecule.

Look it up if you don't believe me.

[Mariguana86]

I love the fact that she points out the increased use of marijuana is a direct result from the media lying to the public about the side effects. also i want to point out that Bill Gates was arrested for weed in albuquerque NM and he is one of the smartest people of our time. think about it

[johnmalcstan]

I have always considered HEMP is the greatest gift from God almighty. Medicines, cosmetics, clothing, building products, food, and now NATURAL CANCER CURES

WHY WOULD BIG PHARMA PROMOTE A CURE ALL THAT YOU CAN GROW IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD. Watch "Run from the cure" on youtube.

[czypet99]

@pitachip75 your thinking of the stereotype... People who smoke weed rarely end up like "shaggy from scoobsville" All my friends smoke weed and I don't know anyone who has ended up living up to that stereotype. The only time I've ever seen marijuana producing that effect is in the biased media.

[pitachip75]

i will probaly calm down with maria but the side effects is looking like shaggy from scoobsville