DOJ Memo on Marijuana Use

[houndawg]

Like I said - been doing exactly that for over 50 years...there's a whole generation's data happening every day.

Yes we can tell. And that would explain things lol..

So what's your excuse?

[kalm]

Yes we can tell. And that would explain things lol..

So what's your excuse?

A few of the most successful and intelligent people I know are dudes in their 70’s who can still smoke my lightweight ass under the table.

I fly fish, play golf and guitar with them or have coffee and learn about the works of Jose Saramago and Cormac McCarthy or discuss the geology of the PNW and ice age floods.

[houndawg]

So what's your excuse?

A few of the most successful and intelligent people I know are dudes in their 70’s who can still smoke my lightweight ass under the table.

I fly fish, play golf and guitar with them or have coffee and learn about the works of Jose Saramago andCormac McCarthy or discuss the geology of the PNW and ice age floods.

Holy shit did he ever change the way I look at the world. That is one bleak mofo...When I read All the Pretty Horses I didn't realize what a light-hearted romantic comedy it was compared Outer Dark, Child of God, and.... Blood Meridian

[89Hen]

https://www.city-journal.org/article/po ... th-hazards

Gosh, if only someone pointed all this out in this thread....

Legalization has now spread to half the country, but these promises have fallen short. Usage, addiction, and mental-health issues are surging, while a violent new black market, dominated by foreign gangs, has emerged, underselling the legal industry.

The study observed that the long-term decline in teen marijuana use had suddenly halted, leading one of the authors to suggest that legalization may be undermining efforts to reduce teen consumption.

Along with higher consumption levels comes a significant increase in pot-associated physical and mental problems, especially among frequent users. About 10 percent of new marijuana consumers will suffer from cannabis-use disorder, and roughly 30 percent of current users show signs of it—an addiction characterized by constant cravings, an inability to cut back, restlessness, dwindling motivation, and difficulties with relationships.

Emergency-room visits for cannabis-related issues, including psychosis, have skyrocketed.

Rather than ending the black market, as proponents claimed would happen, recreational-pot laws have incentivized a new illicit trade—what some call the black market 2.0—notable for the involvement of global criminal gangs.

[kalm]

https://www.city-journal.org/article/po ... th-hazards

Gosh, if only someone pointed all this out in this thread....

Legalization has now spread to half the country, but these promises have fallen short. Usage, addiction, and mental-health issues are surging, while a violent new black market, dominated by foreign gangs, has emerged, underselling the legal industry.

The study observed that the long-term decline in teen marijuana use had suddenly halted, leading one of the authors to suggest that legalization may be undermining efforts to reduce teen consumption.

Along with higher consumption levels comes a significant increase in pot-associated physical and mental problems, especially among frequent users. About 10 percent of new marijuana consumers will suffer from cannabis-use disorder, and roughly 30 percent of current users show signs of it—an addiction characterized by constant cravings, an inability to cut back, restlessness, dwindling motivation, and difficulties with relationships.

Emergency-room visits for cannabis-related issues, including psychosis, have skyrocketed.

Rather than ending the black market, as proponents claimed would happen, recreational-pot laws have incentivized a new illicit trade—what some call the black market 2.0—notable for the involvement of global criminal gangs.

So a financial guy has opinions about weed. Some people have chocolate cake and ribeye substance abuse issues too.

Still far less dangerous than booze. My entire medical team are fine with its use, including my gastroenterologist/transplant surgeon. This is true of many doctors. Heck, both my wife’s and my PCP prescribed it for chronic pain and sleep issues.

[GannonFan]

https://www.city-journal.org/article/po ... th-hazards

Gosh, if only someone pointed all this out in this thread....

So a financial guy has opinions about weed. Some people have chocolate cake and ribeye substance abuse issues too.

Still far less dangerous than booze. My entire medical team are fine with its use, including my gastroenterologist/transplant surgeon. This is true of many doctors. Heck, both my wife’s and my PCP prescribed it for chronic pain and sleep issues.

That's a weird take. Heck, almost any medicine, prescribed properly, with the correct dosage and the correct weaning, is fine. Opioids would fall into that classification too. It's where people misuse the drug, or where prescribers misapply the drug, that things go off the rails. IMO, marijuana should be legal - as you say, just like alcohol. But we're certainly turning a blind eye to the negatives of doing so, especially the impact on youth who who really shouldn't be having access to and using the drug. Just like with alcohol. There's a price to pay for legalization, it doesn't come without some significant negatives.

[kalm]

So a financial guy has opinions about weed. Some people have chocolate cake and ribeye substance abuse issues too.

Still far less dangerous than booze. My entire medical team are fine with its use, including my gastroenterologist/transplant surgeon. This is true of many doctors. Heck, both my wife’s and my PCP prescribed it for chronic pain and sleep issues.

That's a weird take. Heck, almost any medicine, prescribed properly, with the correct dosage and the correct weaning, is fine. Opioids would fall into that classification too. It's where people misuse the drug, or where prescribers misapply the drug, that things go off the rails. IMO, marijuana should be legal - as you say, just like alcohol. But we're certainly turning a blind eye to the negatives of doing so, especially the impact on youth who who really shouldn't be having access to and using the drug. Just like with alcohol. There's a price to pay for legalization, it doesn't come without some significant negatives.

That’s basically my point.

[Bobcat]

A few of the most successful and intelligent people I know are dudes in their 70’s who can still smoke my lightweight ass under the table.

I fly fish, play golf and guitar with them or have coffee and learn about the works of Jose Saramago andCormac McCarthy or discuss the geology of the PNW and ice age floods.

Holy shit did he ever change the way I look at the world. That is one bleak mofo...When I read All the Pretty Horses I didn't realize what a light-hearted romantic comedy it was compared Outer Dark, Child of God, and.... Blood Meridian

Further proof smoking hippy lettuce makes you gay/er

[houndawg]

Holy shit did he ever change the way I look at the world. That is one bleak mofo...When I read All the Pretty Horses I didn't realize what a light-hearted romantic comedy it was compared Outer Dark, Child of God, and.... Blood Meridian

Further proof smoking hippy lettuce makes you gay/er

Thank you for sharing, Bob scat.

[kalm]

Holy shit did he ever change the way I look at the world. That is one bleak mofo...When I read All the Pretty Horses I didn't realize what a light-hearted romantic comedy it was compared Outer Dark, Child of God, and.... Blood Meridian

Further proof smoking hippy lettuce makes you gay/er

That sounds like a you problem.

[Bobcat]

How?

I'm neither!?

Oh wait, you're right, I'm obviously a fascist AND a Russian agent

[89Hen]

That's a weird take. Heck, almost any medicine, prescribed properly, with the correct dosage and the correct weaning, is fine. Opioids would fall into that classification too. It's where people misuse the drug, or where prescribers misapply the drug, that things go off the rails. IMO, marijuana should be legal - as you say, just like alcohol. But we're certainly turning a blind eye to the negatives of doing so, especially the impact on youth who who really shouldn't be having access to and using the drug. Just like with alcohol. There's a price to pay for legalization, it doesn't come without some significant negatives.

That’s basically my point.

And oddly, my point too. You want to make light of it, I want to shine light on it.