Quote: @NodakViking said:
That said do i need to be a Cali resident to purchase? :p
No. You can actually have up to an ounce mailed to you by UPS.
As long as you are in the continental US.
Quote: @Vikergirl said:
Good for California. That is a boatload of cash. Marijuana has medicinal benefit as well as the recreational high. I look forward to seeing states continue to push to legalize it.
it would be good as long as it was just pot, but it wont stay that way IMO. In SD we have seen an increase in pot usage which imo is no big deal, except we are seeing an increase in other drug use as well. dealers are lacing their pot with shit and then using that to get people hooked on other harder drugs. I am not talking about every dealer, but as first responders we are being made aware of these things as they are on the increase at an alarming rate. people got pissy about tobacco because some brands were doing shit to make their cigs more addicting... I wonder if we will see the same outrage with this industry? My bet is we wont because its become a darling to so many even though pot growers for years have been engineering their product for higher highs which will only increase the brains need for more the next time.
Quote: @JimmyinSD said:
@ Vikergirl said:
Good for California. That is a boatload of cash. Marijuana has medicinal benefit as well as the recreational high. I look forward to seeing states continue to push to legalize it.
it would be good as long as it was just pot, but it wont stay that way IMO. In SD we have seen an increase in pot usage which imo is no big deal, except we are seeing an increase in other drug use as well. dealers are lacing their pot with shit and then using that to get people hooked on other harder drugs. I am not talking about every dealer, but as first responders we are being made aware of these things as they are on the increase at an alarming rate. people got pissy about tobacco because some brands were doing shit to make their cigs more addicting... I wonder if we will see the same outrage with this industry? My bet is we wont because its become a darling to so many even though pot growers for years have been engineering their product for higher highs which will only increase the brains need for more the next time.
I think any sort of outrage will come from the pharmaceutical industry since it will eat into their profit margin because of the medical benefits. I hate that there is always someone that contaminates things that way. But of course, corruption and greed exist. Bath salts are scary because they ban one and they go back to the lab and change it. I keep watching the research with marijuana and ptsd as well as autism. There are great opportunities to help people.
Quote: @Vikergirl said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
@ Vikergirl said:
Good for California. That is a boatload of cash. Marijuana has medicinal benefit as well as the recreational high. I look forward to seeing states continue to push to legalize it.
it would be good as long as it was just pot, but it wont stay that way IMO. In SD we have seen an increase in pot usage which imo is no big deal, except we are seeing an increase in other drug use as well. dealers are lacing their pot with shit and then using that to get people hooked on other harder drugs. I am not talking about every dealer, but as first responders we are being made aware of these things as they are on the increase at an alarming rate. people got pissy about tobacco because some brands were doing shit to make their cigs more addicting... I wonder if we will see the same outrage with this industry? My bet is we wont because its become a darling to so many even though pot growers for years have been engineering their product for higher highs which will only increase the brains need for more the next time.
I think any sort of outrage will come from the pharmaceutical industry since it will eat into their profit margin because of the medical benefits. I hate that there is always someone that contaminates things that way. But of course, corruption and greed exist. Bath salts are scary because they ban one and they go back to the lab and change it. I keep watching the research with marijuana and ptsd as well as autism. There are great opportunities to help people.
my question is why dont pharma identify the properties in the pot that help these issues, and then isolate them as a pharmaceutical and make that an affordable product to counter the push by the legalize pot club? seems that nothing would slow the growth of legalized pot faster than taking away the health benefit card.
They do that in NY. You can have three different products:
1. Mostly CBD (the medicinal part) and some THC (the recreational part).
2. Half and Half. (Don't really get stoned).
3. Mostly THC some CBD. The recreational stuff.
You need a prescription for which one is right for your medixal need.
Quote: @JimmyinSD said:
@ Vikergirl said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
@ Vikergirl said:
Good for California. That is a boatload of cash. Marijuana has medicinal benefit as well as the recreational high. I look forward to seeing states continue to push to legalize it.
it would be good as long as it was just pot, but it wont stay that way IMO. In SD we have seen an increase in pot usage which imo is no big deal, except we are seeing an increase in other drug use as well. dealers are lacing their pot with shit and then using that to get people hooked on other harder drugs. I am not talking about every dealer, but as first responders we are being made aware of these things as they are on the increase at an alarming rate. people got pissy about tobacco because some brands were doing shit to make their cigs more addicting... I wonder if we will see the same outrage with this industry? My bet is we wont because its become a darling to so many even though pot growers for years have been engineering their product for higher highs which will only increase the brains need for more the next time.
I think any sort of outrage will come from the pharmaceutical industry since it will eat into their profit margin because of the medical benefits. I hate that there is always someone that contaminates things that way. But of course, corruption and greed exist. Bath salts are scary because they ban one and they go back to the lab and change it. I keep watching the research with marijuana and ptsd as well as autism. There are great opportunities to help people.
my question is why dont pharma identify the properties in the pot that help these issues, and then isolate them as a pharmaceutical and make that an affordable product to counter the push by the legalize pot club? seems that nothing would slow the growth of legalized pot faster than taking away the health benefit card.
That would be ideal but we have federal and state law butting heads. And as far as making it affordable, that is not big pharma's motivation.
Quote: @Vikergirl said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
@ Vikergirl said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
@ Vikergirl said:
Good for California. That is a boatload of cash. Marijuana has medicinal benefit as well as the recreational high. I look forward to seeing states continue to push to legalize it.
it would be good as long as it was just pot, but it wont stay that way IMO. In SD we have seen an increase in pot usage which imo is no big deal, except we are seeing an increase in other drug use as well. dealers are lacing their pot with shit and then using that to get people hooked on other harder drugs. I am not talking about every dealer, but as first responders we are being made aware of these things as they are on the increase at an alarming rate. people got pissy about tobacco because some brands were doing shit to make their cigs more addicting... I wonder if we will see the same outrage with this industry? My bet is we wont because its become a darling to so many even though pot growers for years have been engineering their product for higher highs which will only increase the brains need for more the next time.
I think any sort of outrage will come from the pharmaceutical industry since it will eat into their profit margin because of the medical benefits. I hate that there is always someone that contaminates things that way. But of course, corruption and greed exist. Bath salts are scary because they ban one and they go back to the lab and change it. I keep watching the research with marijuana and ptsd as well as autism. There are great opportunities to help people.
my question is why dont pharma identify the properties in the pot that help these issues, and then isolate them as a pharmaceutical and make that an affordable product to counter the push by the legalize pot club? seems that nothing would slow the growth of legalized pot faster than taking away the health benefit card.
That would be ideal but we have federal and state law butting heads. And as far as making it affordable, that is not big pharma's motivation.
they are a business, they will do what they have to do to protect profits. they sell their drugs cheaper where they arent protected by their politicians, they will realize that medical pot is cutting into their business and make adjustements, its just a matter of how soon. I am betting pretty soon as their lobbying efforts to stop it arent paying off anymore.
It's all shits and giggles until somebody giggles and shits...
Seriously, if the legalization trend continues and it is federally decriminalized/taxed the same evil tobacco companies/conglomerates will buy up all the cultivation operations and creative a distribution model similar to tobacco and alcohol. That will really make some peoples heads spin and at that point it won't be a hippies innocent homeopathic hallucinogen it will be a tobacco like evil.
The people risking their personal wealth to start operations right now are either crazy or brilliant depending on which way it goes and if they are smart enough to sell when it starts to happen rather than get run out by the big boys.
I doubt that anyone who has spent time with people addicted to drugs (that were not marijuana) would say that it was "harmless". The folks I've spent time with in prison (for anything drug-related) ALWAYS say that they got their start with it. Also, never mind the uptick in people in Colorado getting into crashes, due to being "under the influence" of marijuana.
But, as usual: if we "want" it... we should "have" it... and nothing else matters.
Quote: @JimmyinSD said:
@ Vikergirl said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
@ Vikergirl said:
Good for California. That is a boatload of cash. Marijuana has medicinal benefit as well as the recreational high. I look forward to seeing states continue to push to legalize it.
it would be good as long as it was just pot, but it wont stay that way IMO. In SD we have seen an increase in pot usage which imo is no big deal, except we are seeing an increase in other drug use as well. dealers are lacing their pot with shit and then using that to get people hooked on other harder drugs. I am not talking about every dealer, but as first responders we are being made aware of these things as they are on the increase at an alarming rate. people got pissy about tobacco because some brands were doing shit to make their cigs more addicting... I wonder if we will see the same outrage with this industry? My bet is we wont because its become a darling to so many even though pot growers for years have been engineering their product for higher highs which will only increase the brains need for more the next time.
I think any sort of outrage will come from the pharmaceutical industry since it will eat into their profit margin because of the medical benefits. I hate that there is always someone that contaminates things that way. But of course, corruption and greed exist. Bath salts are scary because they ban one and they go back to the lab and change it. I keep watching the research with marijuana and ptsd as well as autism. There are great opportunities to help people.
my question is why dont pharma identify the properties in the pot that help these issues, and then isolate them as a pharmaceutical and make that an affordable product to counter the push by the legalize pot club? seems that nothing would slow the growth of legalized pot faster than taking away the health benefit card.
they do but as it comes from the cannabis plant it is still technically a schedule 1 drug which is ridiculous. The idea that further drug use is started with marijuana is bullshit. Everyone starts with pot because its a plant that is easy to grow, cheap
to produce and wildly accessible. it will be until the end of time and people will spend money on it, might as well legalize and tax the billions spent on it annually. it has no brain addictive qualities (unlike most drugs), dont let the war on drugs or big pharmas propaganda mislead you
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