Legal Marijuana Would Be a Boon For Consumers

[barman]

W: ...does pot ever make you smarter?

B: It can certainly increase focus and retention of learned material for many users. So in itself, no. But it can most certainly facilitate increased awareness and knowledge.

Such effects are not possible with alcohol because as intake increases, the brain and central nervous system are sequentially shutting down

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W: more alert?

B: For many users, a common efficacy is significant increase in sensory perception. Increased ability to feel, smell, taste, hear and even see. So yes, in many cases, one can be very much more alert - depending on what it is you're seeking to focus upon.

With alcohol, this is of course impossible because you are sequentially shutting down the CNS, including hearing, sight and motor coordination

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W: healthier?

B: Now we've returned to a word that is subjective.

Healthier than what?

The mind/body/spirit is an extremely complex equation.

Many people have found that occasional and even routine use of cannabis can increase health of mind, health of body and/or health of spirit.

Is it the ONLY or the BEST way to increase health?

That question can only be answered by the individual within the context of his own life and what other behaviors and ingestions in which he chooses to engage.

 

[barman]

Is it possible to AB-use marijuana?

Absolutely Yes.

It is possible to AB-use most any substance, intoxicant or human behavior known to man.

 

[Willie99]

physiology & psychology? the professions that gave us the likes of Ritalin?

1) I think I've made my opinions about those professions pretty clear in another thread

2) what do you expect a bunch of potheads to conclude?







PS: I loved Analyze This, and That

W = DiNero
B = Crystal

 

[barman]

Yeah....Barman would rather die than quit smoking pot Im sure of it..

Good thing you're not a betting man, because I somehow decided to LIVE during the past 18.5 months during which time I voluntarily abstained from using cannabis for all but about ten days.

I've simply gotten tired of not having easy access (local with a phone call) for the quality of cannabis I preefer to use.

So I'm working to spend more time in Colorado (up to and including changing my residence from Florida, though I'll still live here 10+ months a year) where I can legally possess and cultivate medicinal grade marijuana. And getting it to Florida is of course no problem whatsoever, and I'll thus have what I want without any more hassles.

 

[Willie99]

 

[barman]

physiology & psychology? the professions that gave us the likes of Ritalin?

Dunno....I guess when it comes to most accurately analyzing the physical and psychological effects of any activity - but especially the ingestion of intoxicants or other drugs - I'm pretty much turning first to people who have made it their lifelong educational and professional focus. You might be different in that regard and choose instead to rely solely on "my own experience".

Caveat Emptor


And on that friendly note...the drug AMBIEN - of which I ingested 10mg over the past 90 minutes - is pretty much pointing me bed-ward.

cheers

 

[Willie99]

well, I'm guessing there are many people in such professions that have a different opinion, as there are in every profession, and every science.

I'm guessing that maybe, just maybe, you might be citing the studies that support your position, while ignoring some that may not.

I don't have a link, and I don't have the passion for this topic that you do, but I understand life pretty good, and virtually nothing is black and white.

G'nite

 

[Willie99]

I love Joe Viterelli

 

[barman]

okay....last idea....

One of these days, we'll pick a suitable time and place

I'll bring along some medicinal grade bud and you bring a gallon of that Glenlivet

You take a shot, I'll take full toke

We'll continue in that vein every ten minutes until one of us is unconscious.

wanna set an Early Line?

 

[Willie99]

dude, I drank most of 1.75 liters of Glenlivid at Huskygal's graduation party, and was still going strong.

I might suggest a shot of Glen >>>>>> a fucking toke BTW, in terms of intoxication

I might be one of the few people on earth you don't want to make that bet with

 

[goode05]

http://drugwarfacts.org/cms/?q=node/30

 

[goode05]

dude, I drank most of 1.75 liters of Glenlivid at Huskygal's graduation party, and was still going strong.

I might suggest a shot of Glen >>>>>> a fucking toke BTW, in terms of intoxication

I might be one of the few people on earth you don't want to make that bet with

willie isnt that like close to a half gallon you go boy!!

 

[barman]

dude, I drank most of 1.75 liters of Glenlivid at Huskygal's graduation party, and was still going strong.

I might suggest a shot of Glen >>>>>> a fucking toke BTW, in terms of intoxication

I might be one of the few people on earth you don't want to make that bet with

Your sense of measurement is most certainly due to lack of personal experience with medicinal quality 'dro

Meanwhile, we'll have to set it up some day and make it into The Intoxication Olympics

Every ten minutes....shot/toke...And we'll have someone video us each doing a series of gradually escalating physical and mental Feats of Skill.

Now that I think about it further, this could prove to be a real moneymaker when we sell the event Pay Per View

 

[barman]

Nice link, GOODE

My friends who created and maintain the DWF website also include this handy chart which compares the relative physiological and pyschological effects of the most popular drugs used by North Americans. The source of the data is research by the National Institue on Drug Abuse, which for better or worse has been the facility most actively funded by U.S. government dollars for the past 40 years.

We note that because the U.S. federal government has always had a deliberate mandate to identify and to isolate the disadvantages of using illicit substances. Research to identify the potential positive efficacy of illicit substances has been prohibited from receiving funding.

http://drugwarfacts.org/cms/node/28

 

[roadreeler57]

Good thing you're not a betting man, because I somehow decided to LIVE during the past 18.5 months during which time I voluntarily abstained from using cannabis for all but about ten days.

I've simply gotten tired of not having easy access (local with a phone call) for the quality of cannabis I preefer to use.

So I'm working to spend more time in Colorado (up to and including changing my residence from Florida, though I'll still live here 10+ months a year) where I can legally possess and cultivate medicinal grade marijuana. And getting it to Florida is of course no problem whatsoever, and I'll thus have what I want without any more hassles.

Oh yeah 4got you quit for a while....Congrats...Better watch out bragging how easy it is to transport to Fla....Somebody might know what you drive...Better get a rent a car..

 

[Willie99]

damn, not even one fatal accident caused by a pot head, not one accidental drowning, not one fatally flawed decision, now that is pretty impressive.

not only is the fact that nobody ever died amazing, it's startling to learn that it doesn't even cause lung disease (LOL). But the most amazing fact about the study? it's so conclusive about every death in America (or the history of mankind) that it was either performed by God or Barrack Obama, can you tell me which one?

 

[goode05]

Aren't they one and the same lol

 

[goode05]

It might be more intresting if you two switch and Willie takes the toke and barman takes the shot I'd be the judge if you two want

 

[barman]

Oh yeah 4got you quit for a while....Congrats...Better watch out bragging how easy it is to transport to Fla....Somebody might know what you drive...Better get a rent a car..

??

Why would I risk the exposure of transporting it in my own vehicle or on my own person?

You a wacky fellow

 

[barman]

damn, not even one fatal accident caused by a pot head, not one accidental drowning, not one fatally flawed decision, now that is pretty impressive.

You've introduced an entirely different question.

The previous question asked what were the potential health risks of ingesting marijuana and using the definition of a lethal overdose, the correct answer was zero.

All of the above makes for fascinating discussions, but has nothing to do with the question posed to California voters by Prop 19 this November