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Originally Posted by beatle
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Originally Posted by Dr. Smith
And how do these methods test/ensure purity and potency, and deliver measured dosage?
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The products are measured in milligrams, similar to prescription drugs and just like prescription drugs, a patient adjusts the dosage based on their pain status.
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Ok, we're missing a connection here; that doesn't answer the questions of "
How?" or address the issues of purity/potency. At this time, they can print pretty much
ANYTHING they like on the labels; nothing is yet regulated/standardized, and with "natural products" they aren't required to specify everything that's
in a product (goes to purity), much less how much. Along with the higher competition that lowers prices (this is still a "for-profit" business for the most part) comes cost-cutting measures and corner-cutting. Where, and on/with what? Who's watchdogging? (That may change soon, but it's not here yet, and has a way to go—see NPR link below)
It's not like prescription drugs at all. With prescription drugs—
pain medications in particular—patients don't generally adjust their own dosage—doctors do, based on accumulated knowledge & experience that isn't yet available with MM.
Putting all that together, there's a lot to question/be skeptical about, especially when the image the industry portrays is one like this:
http://www.caregiverscup.com/
Their hearts may be in the right places, but would you buy
medicine from—and/or trust your health to—this image? Are you?
These questions/issues were recently the subject of an NPR report (among others).
Marijuana-Laced Treats Leave Colorado Jonesing For Food-Safety Rules
I think they concern many doctors as well.
Doc