I was taking this online poll at The Chicago Tribune about medical marijuana and the wording got me thinking:
Naturally, over 90% said yes because only a small number of really difficult people still have a problem with medical marijuana. But what do these people even mean that they don't "support the use of marijuana for medical purposes?" There are FDA approved medications with the same active ingredient as marijuana. Saying "marijuana isn't medicine" isn't an opinion, it's a factual error.
Really, the poll question might as well read: Do you support the use of medicine for medicinal purposes?
Do you support the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes?
Naturally, over 90% said yes because only a small number of really difficult people still have a problem with medical marijuana. But what do these people even mean that they don't "support the use of marijuana for medical purposes?" There are FDA approved medications with the same active ingredient as marijuana. Saying "marijuana isn't medicine" isn't an opinion, it's a factual error.
Really, the poll question might as well read: Do you support the use of medicine for medicinal purposes?
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