Medical Marijuana or Stoner Kid?

Today in Abnormal (Psychology class) we started our section about eating disorders. There were several debates (never unusual for our class), one was: Is anorexia a phobia? Second was: Is it an anxiety disorder? and last was: Could medical marijuana be a good cure for anorexia? The answers to these are: Eh... No. Not really. And HELL NO! Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to high (ha ha) and mighty, I have indulged, I'm a college student (and a psychology major at that). But when this girl asked my professor if she though this was a good idea I honestly thought she was joking. I've written out a skit so you can fully understand this debate:

Girl: So I was thinking, hypothetically, of course, if weed was legalized, couldn't it be used as a treatment for anorexia?

Professor: Umm... I'm confused by the question. Why would that help at all?

Me & a smart ass: Munchies?

Professor: Umm no. Not going to work, seeing as, as we previously reviewed anorexia isn't about appetite it's about a warped state of mind.

Girl: Well that wasn't everything I was taking about! Like, when you smoke weed you chill out more. Like we could calm them down. 

Professor: Well umm I don't know if that would-

Me: (I go on to tell a story of a friend who suffers from an eating disorder who smoked put one night and had an awful trip, that only made things worse)

Girl & the smart ass: Well your first time smoking pot is different... That doesn't happen every time (lovely just so you know attitude)

Me: (In head) Oh thanks for that insight. I am not going to get into a "I can smoke better than you can" fight, so I'm just gonna keep my mouth shut, and let you dig yourself into a deeper hole.

Professor: No, I'm pretty sure Katie has a point... And plus you can't ever GUARANTEE the quality of the weed. You'll never know what PCP or whatever is put into it. Where as the SSRI's which will effectively "calm down" the anxiety that comes with these conditions, you can guarantee that quality of.

Girl: Well like, if it was legalized, the government could grow and regulate it, so there would be any lacing. 

At this time the entire class is just looking at the girl, and back up and my professor wondering what would come next...

Professor: And so Bulimia Nervosa....

Classic Prof Tyler moment. Don't feed the dumb ass. It was just so irritating because at the beggining of the semester my Prof had us raise our hands if we were thinking of going into the field, and she did, and I am just like, please God, don't let this girl ever treat a patient... It scares me when I hear ignorant people (period ha ha) act like they more than someone who has spent over ten years in schooling, and probably 20 plus in the actual filed of study. 

Anywho, just thought that was a funny little story.

Trying to refocus my life. Oh balance. My newest thoughts have been revolving around my health. I eat like shit, drink caffeinated beverages all day, don't work out, and get stressed out 95% of my day. So my new theory is, "If it's not healthy, don't eat it. Get one large drink, and make it last. Go back to my work out plan from the beginning of this year. And spending 5 minuets in meditation a day." So there we go. We'll see how long I can stick with that.