"I know you don't smoke weed, I know this; but I'm gonna get you high today, 'cause it's Friday; you ain't got no job... and you ain't got shit to do." -Smokey
Sorry I just had to!
I think medically its useful but its hard to control your intake. Now if they made a marijuana inhaler in a pressurized canister... And you take 2 puffs then pass it. Now that might work. LOL
A little boy, Jayden, 6 years old. He has Dravets Syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy that develops in infancy. He has seizures, some lasting an hour. He was misdiagnosed several times and put on medication that had either horrible side effects or sufferable withdrawals (he actually had to deal with withdrawals at his 6th birthday party recently). A doctor in SF, CA prescribed medical marijuana. A tincture called CBD that was a liquid. Jayden does not get "high" from it. He feels nothing from it as it is nonintoxicating. After his first dose (which was done on national television on Discovery SO PROUD!) Jayden didn't have a seizure for 4 days. For some people, marijuana is the only thing that works.
I'm pretty pro marijuana. I think it helps with a lot of medical problems, from migraines, to anxiety, to help with chemo. I'd much prefer weed to man made pills that I don't know what's in them to help with pain.
@ynvtish they just released a vaporizer this month for "herbs" that looks like an inhaler. Its $140 but i think it'd be good cause you can kinda control intake with it based on how many cycles you do.
Personally I'm alllll for it. I've got friends with social/anxiety disorders and if she smokes, she can be around strangers. If she doesn't smoke, she has some wicked panic attacks. I've seen it work on other things as well.
I'm not a smoker, but I'm pretty pro-pot in general. (Obviously not while preggo, in the presence of children, or while operating a motor vehicle.) We have medical marijuana here in MI. I know there are people who abuse it (recreational smokers who get their card for migraines or back pain, and caretakers who sell to non medi customers). But overall, I like the impact its had on the economy. I've personally seen displaced auto-workers save their homes and families by growing medically. Plus, there is no more Mexican pot around (less $ going to gangs/cartel).
Since hearing about Jayden... I have been thinking about my severely epileptic sister who is 30 years old. She also has microphely (small head and brain). She takes 4 pills a day, and still has really bad seizures. I woke up to her screaming this morning (she spent the night with me) repeatedly screaming, "Vinessa HELP me!!" Going over to her, with tears rolling down her face, I held her hand to comfort her through it, the muscles get so tight, I couldn't barely stand the pain of her hand squeezing mine. It lasted nearly 3 minutes. When she has a seizure, her eyes roll to the back of her head, and her entire body shakes uncontrollably. They are painful. Imagine all of your muscles being forced to tighten for a period of time. All of your tendons tightening into a coil. Not being able to stop it. After it was over, she rubs her arms, legs and wrists. She was given 18 months to "live" (by live, I mean they said she'd be a vegetable and never learn to walk or talk or eat on her own). She's 30 now, and can say everything we can, quite slurred though, she walks, not like us... I have to hold her hand wherever we go. But she uses her own two legs to bear her weight. A weird thing about her medicine, she isn't allowed to eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice. She can't be out in the sun, and if she misses ONE pill, her seizures get out of control for the rest of the day. I am thinking of mentioning marijuana to my mother. I just don't know how to bring it up.
I actually have my "green card" for a stint of depression and severe anxiety I had back in the day. Haven't smoked for a REALLY long tine (since before I was married), but I'm (obviously) all for it.
@fate that's an amazing story thanks for sharing, I'm sorry about your sister but I really think you should mention it to your parents, it wouldn't hurt to try right? I will keep you guys in my prayers. @everyone thanks for sharing your opinion. I myself am all for it! I think it is so much better than the crappy pills and medications doctors prescribe. I myself have seen people go through terrible pain pill addictions and have never seen one person addicted to marijuana. I hate all the negative propaganda on it because in reality the pharmaceutical companies want everyone to be taking pills pills and more pills. Once again just my opinion please no bashing. @ynvtish lmao!!!!!!! That was funny haha @mama_kat awesome point well made!
I dont think they should legalize "growing' it... But maybe put weed into more controlled devices.
It's already bad enough to walk out of a public store and have to pass someone smoking a cigarette and walk through the smoke... I dont want to deal with 2nd hand contact high for me or my children.
Also legalizing it ... we'll have more people less productive in life. When you smoke all you do is lounge, snack and sleep... Get back up and do it all over... It should only be for those that really need it... I mean really really need it. Like chemo patients and other chronic illnesses
And it should be controlled by prescription only.
I'm not a smoker... I have smoked years ago for a short period of time. Like when I was 21... I remember I started to forget things in the day while at work. I began to take more time to reapond and had a lot of ummmm's in my sentences.
The puffit vaporizer is that, vapor. No smoke, no 2nd hand smoke. It claims it to be for legal herbs, like mint, but we all know what people are buying it for. @ynvtish
I just know a TON of people with a medical marijuana license that have no business with one.
If we legalize it you will then have to think about the affects of it.
For example... My uncle (lord bless his heart) he received a license and decided to give a copy to his landlord. Well... He got evicted because its a subsidized community complex that doesn't allow use of illegal drugs. Even with the license he still had to bounce.
Another example... Do you really want to drop your child off at a daycare where the provider is "legally" smoking weed on their smoke breaks. They wouldn't even be able to fully function and watch your kids... Also the second hand smoke in their clothes...
I would think it would be more comparable to alcohol than cigarettes, even though it can be smoked. No ones going out for a drink while watching your kids...well, they shouldn't be lol
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I was just curious on everyone's stance on it. I've seen it help people tremendously
Sorry I just had to!
I think medically its useful but its hard to control your intake. Now if they made a marijuana inhaler in a pressurized canister... And you take 2 puffs then pass it. Now that might work. LOL
Hopefully that link works for everyone. The Weed Wars episode that Jason and Jayden were a part of. Episode 2. "A Father's Plea".
There's also a video he posted on his Facebook (Jason and Jayden's Journey) showing his son's withdrawal from his pills. It is heartbreaking.
CBD is not like THC. As it explains in the video, it isn't psychoactive.
@everyone thanks for sharing your opinion. I myself am all for it! I think it is so much better than the crappy pills and medications doctors prescribe. I myself have seen people go through terrible pain pill addictions and have never seen one person addicted to marijuana. I hate all the negative propaganda on it because in reality the pharmaceutical companies want everyone to be taking pills pills and more pills. Once again just my opinion please no bashing.
@ynvtish lmao!!!!!!! That was funny haha
@mama_kat awesome point well made!
Ok ok ok... On a serious note!
I dont think they should legalize "growing' it... But maybe put weed into more controlled devices.
It's already bad enough to walk out of a public store and have to pass someone smoking a cigarette and walk through the smoke... I dont want to deal with 2nd hand contact high for me or my children.
Also legalizing it ... we'll have more people less productive in life. When you smoke all you do is lounge, snack and sleep... Get back up and do it all over... It should only be for those that really need it... I mean really really need it. Like chemo patients and other chronic illnesses
And it should be controlled by prescription only.
I'm not a smoker... I have smoked years ago for a short period of time. Like when I was 21... I remember I started to forget things in the day while at work. I began to take more time to reapond and had a lot of ummmm's in my sentences.
Weed does do damage!
I just know a TON of people with a medical marijuana license that have no business with one.
If we legalize it you will then have to think about the affects of it.
For example... My uncle (lord bless his heart) he received a license and decided to give a copy to his landlord. Well... He got evicted because its a subsidized community complex that doesn't allow use of illegal drugs. Even with the license he still had to bounce.
Another example... Do you really want to drop your child off at a daycare where the provider is "legally" smoking weed on their smoke breaks. They wouldn't even be able to fully function and watch your kids... Also the second hand smoke in their clothes...