Guest guest Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 >Ma Huang is illegal if home grown or not. Alon, My point is that there is really no way to effectively enforce laws regarding the use of plants as medicines. Take Cannabis for instance, although the government has tried very hard to eliminate it from public access, it remains abundant and readily available. I'm not wanting to debate the merits, or lack there of, of the use of Cannabis. I only bring this to your attention to illustrate a point. Now, inflate this issue to encompass all plants used as medicine! It would be impossible and the public simply wouldn't stand for it. The only way the government can do what they are doing is because they have scared the public and now it is easy to play into that fear, as long as it is a relatively isolated incident (plant) i.e. Ephedra sinica. And yet there is plenty of Ma Huang floating around. Further, those " laws " wouldn't stop most of us from using the plant. Most herbalists I know are rebels by nature, just try to put us down! Respectfully, Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 I can see your point but would caution those of us who want to avoid governmental interference to be more legal about. Anything you sell, you are liable for homegrown or not. The toxin content in many cities could make one very sick as there is no safety testing. You also have to contend with your malpractice company who will not cover what you are not able to prescribe. While banning a substance is wrong for many reasons so is just doing as one pleases as mentioned above. If we really a bunch of rebels then lets show it by solving some of our concerns. Mike W. Bowser, L Ac > > > > Ma huang illegal >Mon, 7 Mar 2005 13:27:42 -0800 (PST) > > > >Ma Huang is illegal if home grown or not. > >Alon, > >My point is that there is really no way to effectively enforce laws >regarding the use of plants as medicines. Take Cannabis for instance, >although the government has tried very hard to eliminate it from public >access, it remains abundant and readily available. I'm not wanting to >debate the merits, or lack there of, of the use of Cannabis. I only bring >this to your attention to illustrate a point. > >Now, inflate this issue to encompass all plants used as medicine! It would >be impossible and the public simply wouldn't stand for it. > >The only way the government can do what they are doing is because they have >scared the public and now it is easy to play into that fear, as long as it >is a relatively isolated incident (plant) i.e. Ephedra sinica. And yet >there is plenty of Ma Huang floating around. > >Further, those " laws " wouldn't stop most of us from using the plant. > >Most herbalists I know are rebels by nature, just try to put us down! > >Respectfully, >Thomas > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Most herbalists I know are rebels by nature, just try to put us down! Respectfully, Thomas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Obviously, if we go there why even worry about the law Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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