Mr._Graybeard
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Yowza!
Anyone remember this song? "You gotta let it out Captain!"
"Jaime Brockett - Legend of the USS Titanic " ...
.... I felt absolutely no euphoria, no rush, no high whatsoever from oxycodone. How people get hooked on it is a mystery to me. ...
So the 4th day, I figured what the heck am I being a martyr for, I'll have what he's having (Demerol). So I get the shot, and a few seconds later... it was like a thousand angels gently lifted me and I was floating above the bed as the pain washed away like a gentle ocean wave on a warm beach. I had forgotten what it was like to not be aching, and this was bliss, just pure heaven.
I was just viewing this slideshow of a new marijuana dispensary in Denver, CO and couldn't help thinking that the guys working the counter all look as if they are still living in their Mum's basements...........
Yahoo!
You say that like it is a bad thing, lol.
I was just viewing this slideshow of a new marijuana dispensary in Denver, CO and couldn't help thinking that the guys working the counter all look as if they are still living in their Mum's basements...........
Yahoo!
Well, I was a teenager and 20-something during the late 60's and 70's in California. I was young and wanted to have fun - plus I managed to graduate from college. Without going into details, I will say that I did have fun - lots of it.
If I had been born in a different era, my fun-loving nature would have embraced whatever others were doing...drinking during the 50's etc. etc.
I don't drink, smoke, or ingest MJ today, and haven't for many, many years. I meditate, do yoga, etc. But, I have no problem with others' choices. I do, however, think that meth is, truly, a scourge and public health risk.
Something like 10 years ago, a doctor in Oregon (a big weed state) reported his findings that pot smokers had seven times the rate of lung cancer as cigarette smokers. Having known several good people who died of smoking-related diseases and having a doctor friend in the business of palliative radiation treatment for terminal cancer patients for who no longer respond to chemical pain killers, I have come to the opinion that smokers are either stupid or suicidal at some level--addictive personalities. I smoked for a year in the army in the Viet Nam years. In that situation, a kid doesn't worry too much about long-term threats to life. Quitting was the hardest thing I ever did.After all the strides the American Cancer Society has made in making cigarette smoking a 'dirty habit', I'm surprised at the general acceptance of smoking anything at this point.
Not sure of the health risks of smoking pot, but...it can't be good for you.
I know it's early in the poll, but I am surprised at the number of respondents who've 'never tried it' (I thought I was the only one on the planet who hasn't!) and of those who have tried, but won't now.
Was in Colorado when it was legalized. I would probably only smoke it if my current glaucoma meds didn't work.
I think there are similar restrictions in WA, but I wonder how that applies in the case of edibles—does it mean you can only have one ounce of edibles with marijuana in them, or you can have any quantity of edibles so long as the total marijuana content is under an ounce?(snip)Edibles are fine anywhere, AFIK, if it amounts to less than an ounce (snip)
Recreational marijuana is also legal in WA, and the law sets a blood THC standard for driving stoned. As I recall the campaign, one of the issues raised by opponents of the initiative is that the allowable blood level is so low that many medical marijuana users would be legally stoned at all times. As far as I know there is no self-testing kit which one could use to find out if one is under or over the limit at any given time. The possible need to give up driving is one reason I'm only thinking about using medical marijuana at this point.4) Driving vehicles while high will get you arrested same as driving drunk. The authorities are arguing now about how to determine 'highness'.
I've never smoked anything ever, and if I do decide to add medical pot to my treatment regimen I'll put it in food or use an extract or tincture, not smoke it.By the way, I'm not smoking anything ever again. Haven't for over 40 years and we have few (one) friends who smoke at all. (snip)
Was in Colorado when it was legalized. I would probably only smoke it if my current glaucoma meds didn't work.
I have much family history of glaucoma and currently use prescription eyedrops to control intra-ocular pressure. I'm not sure if I have actual glaucoma or some sort of precursor condition.
My mother has glaucoma which of late has become difficult to control. She lives in Chicago, which is now allowing some medicinal MJ use. During her most recent checkup I mentioned to her ophthalmologist that we might try that if his treatments did not improve her condition. I was joking, but his response was not, and he gave me the death stare I usually only get at home. He was seriously offended, told her that might have serious side effects or other consequences. Made me smile.
My mother has glaucoma which of late has become difficult to control. She lives in Chicago, which is now allowing some medicinal MJ use. During her most recent checkup I mentioned to her ophthalmologist that we might try that if his treatments did not improve her condition. I was joking, but his response was not, and he gave me the death stare I usually only get at home. He was seriously offended, told her that might have serious side effects or other consequences. Made me smile.