My 86 year old uncle visited us for a week recently. He cannot see well, has a hard time hearing and smokes great big 60 x 6 or 7 cigars two a day. He gave me one of his 60 ring Flatheads and after three hours it kicked my ass. For years he put 10,000 miles a year on his bicycle. He now has a tricycle and pedals 25 miles a day. We went together to the gym while he was here. He has been eating Maryjane brownies and cookies everyday for the past 40 years. I believe his extended life span and quality of life is due to the cookies and exercise.
Hey, Sketch--Is there a difference between CBD extracted from hemp instead of marijuana?
THC from pot, Is the difference. Had a doctor tell my stepdaughter who has MS that she should smoke the pot. Avoid hemp seed products, no help there. Good skin cream however.
Hey, Sketch--Is there a difference between CBD extracted from hemp instead of marijuana?
THC from pot, Is the difference. Had a doctor tell my stepdaughter who has MS that she should smoke the pot. Avoid hemp seed products, no help there. Good skin cream however.
It doesn't have to be smoked it can be eaten in food or taken like a pill. (Oil) But the best results I've ever seen are the THC with the CBD combined.
Hey, Sketch--Is there a difference between CBD extracted from hemp instead of marijuana?
THC from pot, Is the difference. Had a doctor tell my stepdaughter who has MS that she should smoke the pot. Avoid hemp seed products, no help there. Good skin cream however.
It doesn't have to be smoked it can be eaten in food or taken like a pill. (Oil) But the best results I've ever seen are the THC with the CBD combined.
Pretty sure that is what the doctor was telling her. I take CBDs everyday and I give pet CBDs to 3 of our rescues. Gets expensive and I don't understand the high prices, I guess we owe that in part to William Randolph Hearst. There are also a lot of scams out there and "be careful" who you deal with.
Hey, Sketch--Is there a difference between CBD extracted from hemp instead of marijuana?
THC from pot, Is the difference. Had a doctor tell my stepdaughter who has MS that she should smoke the pot. Avoid hemp seed products, no help there. Good skin cream however.
It doesn't have to be smoked it can be eaten in food or taken like a pill. (Oil) But the best results I've ever seen are the THC with the CBD combined.
Pretty sure that is what the doctor was telling her. I take CBDs everyday and I give pet CBDs to 3 of our rescues. Gets expensive and I don't understand the high prices, I guess we owe that in part to William Randolph Hearst. There are also a lot of scams out there and "be careful" who you deal with.
The prices are so high because it takes alot of equipment to grow it properly. You can't call something medical that has been grown outside. Outdoors it's exposed to every pest known to man, and the only way to keep them at Bay is with industrial strength insecticides. Then when you make an oil, it takes a minimum of 2 pounds to make a decent sized batch of oil, and 60 days to make it. I have at least 250,000 dollars worth of lights, CO2 systems, ballasts, and the warehouses. It's illegal to use butane to extract the oils, and a CO2 extracting system is 10,000 dollars by itself. A lot of work goes into just growing it right. Then there's the insurance which isn't cheap because of the serious lack of underwriters willing to support these endeavors. And since we can't use the banks, we have to hire armed security and figure out another way to guard our cash only business. It's not as simple as just pushing a seed into the ground and picking dollar bills off it after it grows. The more time energy and love you put into it, the more your going to get out of it.
Here is a link that shows one of my warehouses that might give you an idea of how much time money and effort I've put into this.
Delaware really missed the boat on this. Being a small state, we need to get a jump on things like this to produce revenue. We were the first state on the east coast for legal gambling and made millions and millions.....Now with weed it's been dragging on for years. Which kinda surprises me since it's a blue state and the medical part got passed with out to much of a fight. I guess I can understand the push back from how to test for it while driving end of things slowing it getting passed.
I can't help but shake my head when I hear "It's gateway drug" Pffff.... Alcohol is the worst one out there by far...I've done more stupid things while drunk than I've ever done when stoned.....But I can buy that anywhere with the only restriction of being 21 years old.
I have to agree with you as far as the alcohol is concerned. Because that is everyone's 1st drug..... Not only that, but it's worse on society, it's worse on the family, and it's worse on the health. Whenever you see someone gorked out in the gutter, It's not because they smoked too much pot, it's usually because they drank too much Thunderbird. We tried prohibition back in the twenties, It didn't work then and it's not working now. In this land of the free, people should be allowed to make their own decisions. Especially adults. This war on drugs has taken its toll on this country ever since the Nixon days. I can't believe we have been fighting this war for over 50 years and still haven't accomplished a single thing. They havent slowed down the supply of drugs into this country one bit. But they have destroyed a lot of familie,s a lot of communities and a lot of lives.
Back in the eighties Law enforcement went through the black communities like a scythe. They locked up every single black male between the ages of 16 and 50 then gave them life sentences for a handful of crack. Today we wonder where the fathers of those families are? why aren't they at home teaching their children? Well we locked them up and gave them a life sentence, but the white boy that had pounds of the stuff got a 5 year sentence. It's just become another tool of oppression.
Getting tough on crime brings its own set of problems down the road. You can't just lock people up and throw away the key and expect no consequences. We have become the incarceration nation. We currently have 16 million people locked up in prisons mostly private for profit prisons that have no interest in lowering the recidivism rate. That would be bad for their business model. We have the entire populations of Los Angeles Chicago and New York locked up at any given time. mostly for non violent low level drug offenses that would better be Resolved through rehabilitation. But we don't have a rehabilitation based criminal Justice system, we have a revenge based criminal Justice system. But the one thing I see that has absolutely happened in my state is the black market For marijuana is gone. You don't see the famous Mexican dirt weed anymore, it's gone. Replaced by professionally grown and state licensed growers. The tax money that has been collected as a result of that business has built several new schools in my county alone.
Regarding prohibition, I've tried to explain it's inefficacy to many people this way:
When I was 15 I lived in a "dry" county. Thus, I was able to buy beer, wine, whisky, any night of the week. At age 16 we moved to a place that had a liquor store within 3 blocks of the High School. I couldn't get my hands on any alcohol at all. No bootleggers.
Believe it or not, at least half the people I've told that to didn't understand the connection. If you don't want kids to get their hands on a drug, it must be legally accessible to adults.
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"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
The quickest way to make a kid want to try something is tell them not to do to try it. My father used to let me drink a beer when I was way underage as long he was around. He never encouraged me to smoke weed, but I knew he did and he knew I did. I took the same tack with my daughters when they were younger... It's worked out fine.
I expect North Carolina or Tennesee will be among the last states to legalize. I also expect the VA to hold off on prescribing till the bitter end. A lot of younger vets with PTSD and TBI could benefit.
You cannot arrest your way out of this problem. Arresting an addict, and putting him in jail, does nothing to treat the underlying problem.
You cannot legislate your way out of this problem either. It seems to me that every time our legislators meet, they pass a bunch of new laws and create a whole new class of criminals.
You can only hold them in jail for so long before their debt to society has been repaid and they are square with the house again. Then when you turn them loose back on the street, guess what? They are still addicts. They have had no help whatsoever to address the problem that got them arrested to begin with. So the 1st thing they are going to do is steal something to go get high. DOH!
But by the same token you can't just shove somebody into rehab that doesn't want to go...... It's a waste of a bed, that could be better used by someone who does want to be there.
Education is the key.
And what kind of an education do you get when you're locked up with 250 other felons?
Hey, Sketch--Is there a difference between CBD extracted from hemp instead of marijuana?
THC from pot, Is the difference. Had a doctor tell my stepdaughter who has MS that she should smoke the pot. Avoid hemp seed products, no help there. Good skin cream however.
It doesn't have to be smoked it can be eaten in food or taken like a pill. (Oil) But the best results I've ever seen are the THC with the CBD combined.
Pretty sure that is what the doctor was telling her. I take CBDs everyday and I give pet CBDs to 3 of our rescues. Gets expensive and I don't understand the high prices, I guess we owe that in part to William Randolph Hearst. There are also a lot of scams out there and "be careful" who you deal with.
The prices are so high because it takes alot of equipment to grow it properly. You can't call something medical that has been grown outside. Outdoors it's exposed to every pest known to man, and the only way to keep them at Bay is with industrial strength insecticides. Then when you make an oil, it takes a minimum of 2 pounds to make a decent sized batch of oil, and 60 days to make it. I have at least 250,000 dollars worth of lights, CO2 systems, ballasts, and the warehouses. It's illegal to use butane to extract the oils, and a CO2 extracting system is 10,000 dollars by itself. A lot of work goes into just growing it right. Then there's the insurance which isn't cheap because of the serious lack of underwriters willing to support these endeavors. And since we can't use the banks, we have to hire armed security and figure out another way to guard our cash only business. It's not as simple as just pushing a seed into the ground and picking dollar bills off it after it grows. The more time energy and love you put into it, the more your going to get out of it.
Here is a link that shows one of my warehouses that might give you an idea of how much time money and effort I've put into this.
@TX98Z28 I don't grow in soil, Even though it looks like dirt, it isn't, it's called soiless. It's basically pure peat moss, There is absolutely nothing in that for the plant to eat. I give that plant everything it needs when it needs it. But to answer your question, you can grow in any medium you want, you just can't grow outside and call it medical. My clone machines are aeroponic. The reason for that is you cannot control the pests outdoors or even in a greenhouse. The only way to control insects is with industrial strength insecticides. And that stuff doesn't mesh well with pharmaceutical drugs. You can set off athsma attacks or COPD complications. Can you imagine someone with COPD smoking bug poop, or insect larvae? There is a huge list of insecticides we are not allowed to use at all, and avid is at the top along with eagle 20. That S.H.I.T. is pure poison.
I expect North Carolina or Tennesee will be among the last states to legalize. I also expect the VA to hold off on prescribing till the bitter end. A lot of younger vets with PTSD and TBI could benefit.
States where medical marijuana is legal, the VA gives Rx for it. But the in house pharmacy does not fill it
Logistics cannot win a war, but its absence or inadequacy can cause defeat. FM100-5
The feds made it legal for vets to use medical marijuana in states where it's legal, without taking away their benefits. Still I fight the VA admin just as much as I fight school district 51. Even after a beating in court they still give us gas. We fight, I fight. Every single day.
The quickest way to make a kid want to try something is tell them not to do to try it. My father used to let me drink a beer when I was way underage as long he was around. He never encouraged me to smoke weed, but I knew he did and he knew I did. I took the same tack with my daughters when they were younger... It's worked out fine.
I have to agree with you on this. As a kid alcohol was never taboo in our household. If I wanted a beer after mowing the lawn on a hot day, I just had to ask. The result? I never snuck around trying to get it or made it a big deal. There is definitely something to be said for that.
Hey Jeff @Sketch6995 In light of the recent FDA approval do you think there will be any thing for dogs? I have a four year old Aussi with epilepsy that was on phenobarbital for a couple of years. It recently quit being effective. Now have her on a different med but she recently has a big seizure. I’m afraid it may eventually become non effective also. What do you think?
I don't know what these news reports are all saying but this is not the 1st FDA approved marijuana derived drug. The 1st one was called sativex. And it's been around for a long time. I think it's worth a try, but I don't think you're going to find any veterinarian that will perscribe it. But I could be wrong. I have a better idea if you're intrested, shoot me a PM.
I don't know what these news reports are all saying but this is not the 1st FDA approved marijuana derived drug. The 1st one was called sativex. And it's been around for a long time. I think it's worth a try, but I don't think you're going to find any veterinarian that will perscribe it. But I could be wrong. I have a better idea if you're intrested, shoot me a PM.
Hey Jeff @Sketch6995 In light of the recent FDA approval do you think there will be any thing for dogs? I have a four year old Aussi with epilepsy that was on phenobarbital for a couple of years. It recently quit being effective. Now have her on a different med but she recently has a big seizure. I’m afraid it may eventually become non effective also. What do you think?
This made me miss my epileptic part-Aussie I called a Gerstralian Shepsky. Phenobarb quit working and the only other think a vet would prescribe was way expensive. Eventually she was just having too many seizures. Painful to hold her through. Good luck finding a treatment.
Intelligence is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.
I like Oliva and Quesada (including Regius) a lot. I will smoke anything, though.
This made me miss my epileptic part-Aussie I called a Gerstralian Shepsky. Phenobarb quit working and the only other think a vet would prescribe was way expensive. Eventually she was just having too many seizures. Painful to hold her through. Good luck finding a treatment.
My little girl is good for now but when it gets bad it breaks my heart. I’m just trying to plan for any future remedies. Sorry for loss @Martel . And thanks for your post.
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For years he put 10,000 miles a year on his bicycle. He now has a tricycle and pedals 25 miles a day. We went together to the gym while he was here.
He has been eating Maryjane brownies and cookies everyday for the past 40 years. I believe his extended life span and quality of life is due to the cookies and exercise.
Hey, Sketch--Is there a difference between CBD extracted from hemp instead of marijuana?
What you can't forgive......you will become.
Had a doctor tell my stepdaughter who has MS that she should smoke the pot.
Avoid hemp seed products, no help there. Good skin cream however.
But the best results I've ever seen are the THC with the CBD combined.
What you can't forgive......you will become.
Then when you make an oil, it takes a minimum of 2 pounds to make a decent sized batch of oil, and 60 days to make it.
I have at least 250,000 dollars worth of lights, CO2 systems, ballasts, and the warehouses.
It's illegal to use butane to extract the oils, and a CO2 extracting system is 10,000 dollars by itself.
A lot of work goes into just growing it right.
Then there's the insurance which isn't cheap because of the serious lack of underwriters willing to support these endeavors.
And since we can't use the banks, we have to hire armed security and figure out another way to guard our cash only business.
It's not as simple as just pushing a seed into the ground and picking dollar bills off it after it grows.
The more time energy and love you put into it, the more your going to get out of it.
Here is a link that shows one of my warehouses that might give you an idea of how much time money and effort I've put into this.
What you can't forgive......you will become.
http://delawarepublic.org/post/delaware-lawmakers-introduce-amendment-bill-legalizing-marijuana
Delaware really missed the boat on this. Being a small state, we need to get a jump on things like this to produce revenue. We were the first state on the east coast for legal gambling and made millions and millions.....Now with weed it's been dragging on for years. Which kinda surprises me since it's a blue state and the medical part got passed with out to much of a fight.
I guess I can understand the push back from how to test for it while driving end of things slowing it getting passed.
I can't help but shake my head when I hear "It's gateway drug" Pffff.... Alcohol is the worst one out there by far...I've done more stupid things while drunk than I've ever done when stoned.....But I can buy that anywhere with the only restriction of being 21 years old.
Because that is everyone's 1st drug..... Not only that, but it's worse on society, it's worse on the family, and it's worse on the health.
Whenever you see someone gorked out in the gutter, It's not because they smoked too much pot, it's usually because they drank too much Thunderbird.
We tried prohibition back in the twenties, It didn't work then and it's not working now.
In this land of the free, people should be allowed to make their own decisions. Especially adults.
This war on drugs has taken its toll on this country ever since the Nixon days. I can't believe we have been fighting this war for over 50 years and still haven't accomplished a single thing. They havent slowed down the supply of drugs into this country one bit.
But they have destroyed a lot of familie,s a lot of communities and a lot of lives.
Back in the eighties Law enforcement went through the black communities like a scythe.
They locked up every single black male between the ages of 16 and 50 then gave them life sentences for a handful of crack.
Today we wonder where the fathers of those families are? why aren't they at home teaching their children?
Well we locked them up and gave them a life sentence, but the white boy that had pounds of the stuff got a 5 year sentence.
It's just become another tool of oppression.
Getting tough on crime brings its own set of problems down the road. You can't just lock people up and throw away the key and expect no consequences.
We have become the incarceration nation.
We currently have 16 million people locked up in prisons mostly private for profit prisons that have no interest in lowering the recidivism rate. That would be bad for their business model. We have the entire populations of Los Angeles Chicago and New York locked up at any given time. mostly for non violent low level drug offenses that would better be Resolved through rehabilitation. But we don't have a rehabilitation based criminal Justice system, we have a revenge based criminal Justice system.
But the one thing I see that has absolutely happened in my state is the black market For marijuana is gone. You don't see the famous Mexican dirt weed anymore, it's gone. Replaced by professionally grown and state licensed growers.
The tax money that has been collected as a result of that business has built several new schools in my county alone.
And the sky has not fallen.
What you can't forgive......you will become.
When I was 15 I lived in a "dry" county. Thus, I was able to buy beer, wine, whisky, any night of the week. At age 16 we moved to a place that had a liquor store within 3 blocks of the High School. I couldn't get my hands on any alcohol at all. No bootleggers.
Believe it or not, at least half the people I've told that to didn't understand the connection. If you don't want kids to get their hands on a drug, it must be legally accessible to adults.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
My father used to let me drink a beer when I was way underage as long he was around. He never encouraged me to smoke weed, but I knew he did and he knew I did. I took the same tack with my daughters when they were younger... It's worked out fine.
What you can't forgive......you will become.
I read somewhere back in the early 70s Tenn was the largest producing state of weed in the US.
You cannot legislate your way out of this problem either. It seems to me that every time our legislators meet, they pass a bunch of new laws and create a whole new class of criminals.
You can only hold them in jail for so long before their debt to society has been repaid and they are square with the house again.
Then when you turn them loose back on the street, guess what? They are still addicts.
They have had no help whatsoever to address the problem that got them arrested to begin with.
So the 1st thing they are going to do is steal something to go get high. DOH!
But by the same token you can't just shove somebody into rehab that doesn't want to go...... It's a waste of a bed, that could be better used by someone who does want to be there.
Education is the key.
And what kind of an education do you get when you're locked up with 250 other felons?
It ain't good.
What you can't forgive......you will become.
I don't grow in soil, Even though it looks like dirt, it isn't, it's called soiless.
It's basically pure peat moss, There is absolutely nothing in that for the plant to eat.
I give that plant everything it needs when it needs it.
But to answer your question, you can grow in any medium you want, you just can't grow outside and call it medical. My clone machines are aeroponic.
The reason for that is you cannot control the pests outdoors or even in a greenhouse. The only way to control insects is with industrial strength insecticides. And that stuff doesn't mesh well with pharmaceutical drugs. You can set off athsma attacks or COPD complications. Can you imagine someone with COPD smoking bug poop, or insect larvae?
There is a huge list of insecticides we are not allowed to use at all, and avid is at the top along with eagle 20. That S.H.I.T. is pure poison.
What you can't forgive......you will become.
Still I fight the VA admin just as much as I fight school district 51. Even after a beating in court they still give us gas.
We fight, I fight. Every single day.
What you can't forgive......you will become.
Roland
The 1st one was called sativex. And it's been around for a long time.
I think it's worth a try, but I don't think you're going to find any veterinarian that will perscribe it. But I could be wrong.
I have a better idea if you're intrested, shoot me a PM.
What you can't forgive......you will become.
I like Oliva and Quesada (including Regius) a lot. I will smoke anything, though.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-unpick-cannabis-component-may-fight-psychosis-151132965--finance.html
What you can't forgive......you will become.