Canada Legalizes Marijuana Nationwide

IKE said:
Oklahoma votes in six more days (June 26th) to either approve or disapprove marijuana for medical use only.

Lots of pro and con arguments in the newspaper and on TV for the past couple of months....it'll be interesting to see how the vote turns out.
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My state already legalized medical marijuana several years ago and is now considering legalizing it for recreational use. I hope they DO legalize it.
 
Falcon said:
I LOVE those "innocent "Gingerbread Men and those innocent Brownies.
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Kind of reminds you of some of our latest offers to get young folks tuned into booze. "Hard Lemonade" ring a bell. Or the ice cream that is now sold (to those over 18) and laced with low doses of alcohol. Maybe mom's apple pies will be next.

All just about as innocent as the cookies. A drug's a drug - -it's just that we old-timers don't like to confess to having been "users" most of our lifetimes. :)
 
DaveA said:
All just about as innocent as the cookies. A drug's a drug - -it's just that we old-timers don't like to confess to having been "users" most of our lifetimes. :)
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No! I have absolutely no problem confessing to having been a ‘user’ most of my life .:smug1:
 
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should we have any concerns about a possible increase in schizophrenia especially among the young? - collecting data in a sane sort of way could be interesting!
 
gumbud said:
should we have any concerns about a possible increase in schizophrenia especially among the young? - collecting data in a sane sort of way could be interesting!
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Such data re schizophrenia and weed’s purported effects has been collected here in Canada for over thirty years. So far, results inconclusive. Opioids, however, that is another story. Alcohol also. It will be interesting to see if things change once weed is legal. Billions of dollars of revenue per year up for grabs, versus possibly skewed past studies encouraged by Big Pharma etc.
 
Keesha said:
No! I have absolutely no problem confessing to having been a ‘user’ most of my life .:smug1:
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I should have identified the "old-timers" that I was referring to. Folks now in their 80's and 90's - -born pre-WWII. For the great majority of us, drugs weren't present in our lives. Cigarettes and booze were the "evils' that we were warned about. My kids, now in their late 50's early 60's are the "younger" generation to me. Sorry for my lack of clarity but if you listen to discussions regarding pot as compared to alcohol, the younger folks lump them together, more or less, while many of we really old-timers regard one (alcohol) as a relatively harmless everyday enjoyment where-as the use of pot weed, joints, etc. can lead one to a starring role in "Reefer Madness". :D:D One of my favorite movies, BTW. Should have been in the running for "Picture of the Year", back then.
 
DaveA said:
I should have identified the "old-timers" that I was referring to. Folks now in their 80's and 90's - -born pre-WWII. For the great majority of us, drugs weren't present in our lives. Cigarettes and booze were the "evils' that we were warned about. My kids, now in their late 50's early 60's are the "younger" generation to me. Sorry for my lack of clarity but if you listen to discussions regarding pot as compared to alcohol, the younger folks lump them together, more or less, while many of we really old-timers regard one (alcohol) as a relatively harmless everyday enjoyment where-as the use of pot weed, joints, etc. can lead one to a starring role in "Reefer Madness". :D:D One of my favorite movies, BTW. Should have been in the running for "Picture of the Year", back then.
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Oh that’s very interesting Dave. I wouldn’t have even considered that.
In that case, I am your kids age , so the younger generation. Yes Reefer Madness was exactly that. Madness.
Apparently women who used it would suddenly become loose and immoral while wanting to have sex with black men.
That movie was totally whacked altogether but thanks for the flashback. :laugh:
Thank you for clarifying that. Here in Canada we’ve come a long way from the Reefer Madness days and I’m so happy about that. It’s about time.
 
Shalimar said:
Such data re schizophrenia and weed’s purported effects has been collected here in Canada for over thirty years. So far, results inconclusive. Opioids, however, that is another story. Alcohol also. It will be interesting to see if things change once weed is legal. Billions of dollars of revenue per year up for grabs, versus possibly skewed past studies encouraged by Big Pharma etc.
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I highly recommend the below linked page on NutritionFacts.org for information on exactly this. If you click "view the transcript" on that page it'll be about a 4 minute read and well worth the time. There's also a video version, but I do better reading than watching. The "sources cited" link on that same page gives all pertinent info.

https://nutritionfacts.org/video/marijuana-legalization-and-the-opioid-epidemic/
 
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I read it through once quite quickly as I have to dash out - did anyone recall it mentioning any stats on schizophrenia particularly in the younger age groups?
 
Shalimar said:
Such data re schizophrenia and weed’s purported effects has been collected here in Canada for over thirty years. So far, results inconclusive. Opioids, however, that is another story. Alcohol also. It will be interesting to see if things change once weed is legal. Billions of dollars of revenue per year up for grabs, versus possibly skewed past studies encouraged by Big Pharma etc.
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Yes it will be interesting to see how things will change once cannabis becomes legal and billions of dollars are being made from it. The tune is certainly going to change from these ridiculous made up stories from the past.
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StarSong said:
I highly recommend the below linked page on NutritionFacts.org for information on exactly this. If you click "view the transcript" on that page it'll be about a 4 minute read and well worth the time. There's also a video version, but I do better reading than watching. The "sources cited" link on that same page gives all pertinent info.

https://nutritionfacts.org/video/marijuana-legalization-and-the-opioid-epidemic/
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Great link Starsong. Thanks .
Thats a long way from what society used used to be told about it. It’s no wonder it got such a bad rap for so long. Here’s some of the garbage that used to be spread about Reefer Madness and sadly people believed it.

https://m.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/marijuana-prohibition-racist_n_4590190


https://www.google.ca/amp/s/hightimes.com/news/legalization/cannabis-became-illegal/amp/
 
It's been legal in Colorado for quite awhile now, hopefully the US will follow in Canada's footsteps on this, should have been legal a long time ago IMO.
 
gumbud said:
Is there a way to work out the least powerful punch to the most powerful punch for this stuff??:very_drunk:
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Yes! People should check THC levels, understand that there are different strains and know themselves and the cannabis they are using. It IS a drug after all and just like consuming alcohol, people need to take responsibility for themselves and know what they are consuming.

There are also different methods of usage. Some people shouldn’t use it. Period.
It’s not a drug for everyone and it’s certainly not a ‘one size fits all’ drug.
 
good advice there Keesha! during my more active working years I was reading all this sort of stuff daily. It was interesting to read that in USA once all drugs were freely available and used. I guess though it may have led to less productivity or even dangerous productivity. There was also a theory that doctors of the day felt that they should be the controllers of all drugs as was their right?

and so then came the legal drug companies ; pharmacists ; nurses etc etc - and drug control and usage was taken out of the hands of the consumer and put into the hands of a controller or many controllers!
 
Keesha said:
Yes! People should check THC levels, understand that there are different strains and know themselves and the cannabis they are using. It IS a drug after all and just like consuming alcohol, people need to take responsibility for themselves and know what they are consuming.

There are also different methods of usage. Some people shouldn’t use it. Period.
It’s not a drug for everyone and it’s certainly not a ‘one size fits all’ drug.
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Hi Keesha! Can you tell if this stuff is legit? I follow this lady on my FB page but for her recipes but she also sells cannibis oil.

Im always reading these miracle testimonies where a few drops and everything is cured. I find that hard to believe ...I'm a skeptic in everything but it sure would be nice if this eased some of my pain....would it???

http://hempworx.com/terryquinn

I know nothing about any of this, tried pot once when I was 26 and freaked out so never again but if the balm or oil worked I'd try it.

You seem to be an expert, so I'm trusting your judgement/opinion.
 

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