Vote to legalise Cannabis ? (46)

Mar 17, 2015 6:12 AM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
Phoenix
PhoenixPhoenixBelfast....., Antrim Ireland274 Threads 65 Polls 6,948 Posts
Mar 17, 2015 9:14 PM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
thought I'd just pop over and wish a happy St Patrick's to the real thinggrin cheering applause good luck


Now keep those naughty Leprachauns under controlirish teddybear
Mar 19, 2015 1:06 PM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
SweetOfMilk
SweetOfMilkSweetOfMilkAttock, FATA Pakistan7 Threads 2 Polls 120 Posts
Never.
Mar 19, 2015 1:22 PM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
Phoenix
PhoenixPhoenixBelfast....., Antrim Ireland274 Threads 65 Polls 6,948 Posts
SweetOfMilk: Never.


You can tell me why never to make weed legal too.. And in the mean time while I await your I'll roll and smoke some fresh herbs.
Mar 19, 2015 4:29 PM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
Phoenix
PhoenixPhoenixBelfast....., Antrim Ireland274 Threads 65 Polls 6,948 Posts
MsUKCityofCultue: Anxiety and paranoia, Impaired memory, Difficulty in thinking, Learning difficulties, Lack of attention and focus,Poor driving skills


I'll answer your last point first witty.. and the rest later.

Stoned drivers are a lot safer than drunk ones, new federal data show
By Christopher Ingraham February 9 2015 Washington Post




"A new study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finds that drivers who use marijuana are at a significantly lower risk for a crash than drivers who use alcohol. And after adjusting for age, gender, race and alcohol use, drivers who tested positive for marijuana were no more likely to crash than who had not used any drugs or alcohol prior to driving."


The study's findings underscore an important point: that the measurable presence of THC (marijuana's primary active ingredient) in a person's system doesn't correlate with impairment in the same way that blood alcohol concentration does. The NHTSA doesn't mince words: "At the current time, specific drug concentration levels cannot be reliably equated with a specific degree of driver impairment."

Several states have passed laws attempting to define "marijuana-impaired driving" similarly to drunk driving. Colorado, for instance, sets a blood THC threshold of 5 nanograms per milliliter. But that number tells us next to nothing about whether a person is impaired or fit to drive. The implication is that these states are locking up people who are perfectly sober.

A companion study released by the NHTSA identified a sharp jump in the number of weekend night-time drivers testing positive for THC between 2007 and 2013/2014, from 8.6 percent to 12.6 percent. Numbers like these are alarming at first glance. They generate plenty of thoughtless media coverage. They're used by marijuana legalization opponents to conjure up the bogeyman of legions of stoned drivers menacing the nation's roads. In heavy marijuana users, measurable amounts of THC can be detectable in the body days or even weeks after the last use, and long after any psychoactive effects remain."

Copy/paste the link and read the rest.... The report, while telling me nothing new should dispel a lot of myths.
Mar 19, 2015 4:52 PM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
WittyandWise
WittyandWiseWittyandWiseDerry, Donegal Ireland15 Threads 2 Polls 3,364 Posts
The drugs vs alcohol is the other thread Belfast boy.

Another side effect from the dope

grin
Mar 19, 2015 5:16 PM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
Phoenix
PhoenixPhoenixBelfast....., Antrim Ireland274 Threads 65 Polls 6,948 Posts
WittyandWise: The drugs vs alcohol is the other thread Belfast boy.


Witty, this is from the first paragraph..


"A new study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finds that drivers who use marijuana are at a significantly lower risk for a crash than drivers who use alcohol. And after adjusting for age, gender, race and alcohol use, drivers who tested positive for marijuana were no more likely to crash than who had not used any drugs or alcohol prior to driving."


Paraphrased and in context it reads..'A new study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finds that drivers who use marijuana were no more likely to crash than who had not used any drugs'


WittyandWise: Another side effect from the dope


What? You said smoking weed makes people poor drivers. The latest report by the NHTSA say otherwise.
Mar 19, 2015 6:55 PM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
Phoenix
PhoenixPhoenixBelfast....., Antrim Ireland274 Threads 65 Polls 6,948 Posts
wittyandwise: Anxiety and paranoia, Impaired memory, Difficulty in thinking, Learning difficulties, Lack of attention and focus,


Smoking Marijuana Does Not Improve Creative Thinking, Only The Illusion Of Creativity

Colzato and her colleague, Dr. Mikael Kowal, recruited 54 marijuana smoking participants and divided them into three groups of 18. Researchers provided the first group marijuana with 22 mg of THC (equivalent to “three joints”), the second group marijuana with 5.5 mg of THC (equivalent to a “single joint), and the third group a placebo. Marijuana was inhaled via a vaporizer, and participants were not told what dose they were receiving or if it was a placebo.
Receiving the highest dose of THC had a negative effect on the participant’s ability to come up with solutions for the tasks they were asked to perform. Although participants in the low dose or placebo groups displayed better creative thinking skills compared to participants in the high dose group, there were no signs of increased creativity in their actual performance



In a nutshell... There is no over all difference in the whole 'thinking' process between a toker and someone who hasn't toked...
Mar 21, 2015 5:36 AM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
Phoenix
PhoenixPhoenixBelfast....., Antrim Ireland274 Threads 65 Polls 6,948 Posts
WittyandWise: What are the Hazards of Using Marijuana?

Short-term Hazards

include: Anxiety and paranoia, Impaired memory, Difficulty in thinking, Learning difficulties, Lack of attention and focus, Poor driving skills


WittyandWise: I'm looking at the paracetamol packet and wondering, did I just take two of you or was I about to take two of you
Mar 21, 2015 6:52 AM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
The problem is that people who misuse drugs and drink that end up in hospital block up the hospitals on those who are genuinely sick from no fault of their own.
So take all you like but if you get sick as a result you should be placed as low priority at the back of the queue if you have to go to hospital no matter how bad you are.
Mar 27, 2015 5:17 AM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
Phoenix
PhoenixPhoenixBelfast....., Antrim Ireland274 Threads 65 Polls 6,948 Posts
WittyandWise: What are the Hazards of Using Marijuana?
Short-term Hazards

include:
• Anxiety and paranoia
• Impaired memory
• Difficulty in thinking
• Learning difficulties
• Lack of attention and focus
Long-Term Hazards Include:

• Poor short-term recall
• Inability to shift attention normally
• Inability to understand complex information



Mar 27, 2015 5:28 AM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
Phoenix
PhoenixPhoenixBelfast....., Antrim Ireland274 Threads 65 Polls 6,948 Posts
More fact. Not lies, conjecture or myth...




And more......



Some of you out there should take my advice and stop drinking tap water.
Apr 17, 2015 3:45 PM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
Phoenix
PhoenixPhoenixBelfast....., Antrim Ireland274 Threads 65 Polls 6,948 Posts
Now THEY'RE Scooby Snacks! Biscuits laced with cannabis extract are being used to treat pet ailments

Dubbed 'pet-pot', snacks are used to treat joint pain and mood disorders

They are sold by a number of firms in the US such as Auntie Delores

Biscuits contain high levels of legal cannabidiol, also known as CBD

It has been known to alleviate joint pains and treat mood disorders


Apr 17, 2015 11:44 PM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
hash damages the brain

it effects the brain
Apr 18, 2015 4:59 AM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
thelad2007
thelad2007thelad2007Waterford, Ireland645 Posts
id agree with you there. i have seen it affect people's mental well being.
Apr 18, 2015 5:03 AM CST Vote to legalise Cannabis ?
thelad2007
thelad2007thelad2007Waterford, Ireland645 Posts
Orien3: The problem is that people who misuse drugs and drink that end up in hospital block up the hospitals on those who are genuinely sick from no fault of their own.
So take all you like but if you get sick as a result you should be placed as low priority at the back of the queue if you have to go to hospital no matter how bad you are.


hmmm complicated one im afraid. people who misuse drugs and drink and end up in hospital, more than likely are suffering from an underlying mental health problem. in order to deal with the addiction problem, one must first deal with the underlying mental health problem and people with mental health problems have every right to have access to the health services.
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