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Because the USA is quit puritan it will take a long time before marijuana is legally available. In the Netherlands where I am from, the use of marijuana for some diseases (like in MS, and possibly Tourette's syndrome) is legal. By the way, it does surprise me that electrical stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's disease is still not wide spread available in the US. As a neurologist living in Ghent, BELGIUM, I have now experience with 50 Parkinson patients with this type of stimulation and the results are really overwhelming; Much better than pallidotomy, which should be stopped because of all the risks, side effects and poor results (see the scientific literature) So for those who are lined up for pallidotomies in the US and other countries, where STN stimulation is not available, think about it before you have it done. For additional info, please don't hesitate to contact me. Chris van der Linden, M.D. St. Lucas Hospital Ghent Dept. of Neurology Groene Briel 1 9000 Gent BELGIUM