Incorrect. Judging by all your other useless topics posted here you are FAR, very far from having any knowledge about RAW, JPEG or TIFF. In fact you are very far of having ANY knowledge about photography in general.

You, the OP, actually were a teacher.....my God. Im at a loss of words. Someone said you were a smart man and a terrific photographer. Ive said it before and will say it again... No you are not either..... This thread shows it very clearly. On and feel free to put me in your ignore list......

Your current logic and thought process is greatly represented by your stupid and extensive use of smilies. Thats how deep your logic and understanding is. Proud of that?

To answer you other idiotic question, the word shaman is an english language term. The word chaman is the same word but in spanish. Yes there are other languages than english, surprise! You also should learn choosing your battles better.

Having put you in place I leave you to continue your foolery and smilies use. I dont think you can do much better.

You didn't get what a metaphor is and how it applied to my previous post. You are dumber than an ice cube.

A medical school approved by the United States Medical Licensing Board. Worked with the VA administration for aprox 4 to 5 years during my training. Sorry if I'm not willing to be more specific.

My bad. I thought you were speaking metaphorically. You can Google the term am sure. The psychological depends is real....sorry.

What a convenient and shallow answer. You know how to fly? Well, BS. I KNOW how to fly and have a aprox 7 diplomas to prove it. Thats the BIG difference....very BIG.

Incorrect. It has psychological dependence, not physical. Inform yourself and maybe you will stop making a clown of yourself in the web. You have been using since the 60's? It shows......its quite obvious. And you do because YOU have developed a psychological dependence for it. Only you are a coward and dont want to admit it.

So your fountain of detailed scientific info is a TV commercial. See whats wrong? TV commercials are designed to explain in simple terms how the meds work but you cannot even begin to grasp such simplicity. Why? Because you obviously LACK the ability to correctly process information. The corticosteroids MODULATE the immune response, that means that they do not completely suppress it. Its a partial suppression but, due to your idiocy, you cannot grasp the concept. Trying to get back to me in medical terms is a battle you WILL loose. Trying to educate you is futile but one can only hope. Stop looking for reason of why you ABUSE marijuana. You do it because you ENJOY it, so much that apparently has taken its toll on your cognitive functions. Put me in the ignore list if you want. That only shows you lack the facts, the knowledge and ignoring me is the easy way out. Just how you have been ignoring the facts that dont mix well with what you like to do.....ALL YOUR LIFE. Bye.

The only person here which seems to have the knowledge to maintian a proper argument here is John. The liar , unethical flying boy, the political useless nut and the cognitive deficient pot head guy have all been a waste of time.

Important to emphasize...."so we can find out which claims are backed up". EXACTLY. That is where I have a problem with. These places who are currently selling it are doing so unethically and without any scruples. They exaggerate and hide the negative sides of the substance to sell more. The dependence aspect is a plus for them! If in my practice in order to recommend a substance Im completely RESPONSIBLE to provide the patient with the pros and cons, there is a dosage to each drug and a frequency to use it correctly. Why not applying the same to these places? Is there a warning given to avoid driving while on the influence of marijuana given to these patients? Nope. Do they warn about the dependence? Nope. Now having to read one of these lairs here propagating false info prompt me to answer back. Have you read all the improper info that for example dirtpusher have written here? You seem like a well informed person and would surely agree with me. The poor guy perhaps is just ignorant but such ignorance is perpetuated when liars like the fly boy here show themselves. Why not base actions on true knowledge and not hear say and fairy tales? They are doing a disservice to a potentially good alternative just to make a quick buck riding the wave.

Could you provide any useful posts? Could you post some studies that verify UNDENIABLY the benefits of marijuana that would merit classifying it as the new gold standard of treatment for any disease? Instead of playing with smilies and conspiracy theories or behaving like a little kid....could you do that? I did. I posted a few links to articles and studies did you read those before acting like a clown and further sink fly boy here even more?

I will not answer more of your useless garbage unless you bring such studies, if they exist, to this discussion. So do your homework smartass, lets see them. Im waiting.

And I know hundreds who have saved their lives because of them. See what is wrong with your logic? You reach conclusions based on your own experience for allergies. Steroids do not destroy the immune system. Thats a blatant LIE. They modulate the immune response to help with the chronic inflammation of certain lung diseases. Used as directed has saved LIVES. Inform yourself for once.

LOL! Really? And who taught you? Delusion is such a wonderful thing. Nice couple of supporters for Mr Fly Boy here. Please continue to defend him.

Nice people backing you out on the issue here, huh? Proud yet? Every time that fanatical idiot posts to "back you up" it just drags you down.... Oh the irony. No the answer is not YES. Its much more complicated than that. Liar. It may help with some but with the vast majority of your claims it does nothing. Liar. I bet thats not what you say in your "counseling" encounters. You only point out the probable positives, over emphasize them, exaggerate, add your own little anecdotes and completely HIDE the dependence it creates....sounds about right?

You really think this is an argument about leftist, liberals and that whole crap? If people like you are helping the fly boy liar here, no wonder things are going down the drain. I think dirtpusher did a much more honest defense of his point of views about the issue at hand. I presented facts not here say or anecdotal over dramatized stories.....facts about the substance. I also clearly stated that I am not against marijuana but I am against LYING about its real medicinal properties to sell it. These people (if they would classify as such) just sell you the substance using used car salesman tactics to start a dependence in you and create a captivated crowd to continue their business. In the end of all this when the dust settles the true benefits of this substance would be so prostituted that will loose credibility. But these liars and hypocrites would have make a nice fortune resting on the backs of foolish, poorly informed individuals.

If garbage like this paladin POS wants to keep the argument as a political one please continue to do so. It has nothing to do with it. The facts makes this kind of people always mad, but they are there for anyone willing to truly inform themselves. Counselors like fly boy here only want you to buy the substance, be aware and be smart.