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An older friend with orthopedic pain uses it in lieu of narcotics, which he doesn't like, and he says it works well to let him sleep. His short term memory is kind of blown, though.
What kind of sick whack-job do you have to be to think that this plant should be criminalized??
I don’t believe pure opiod damages organs directly
What do you mean by pure opioid?Tylenol is not an opioid. It’s a synthetic, man-made drug. When you add crap to opioids, you get liver damage, as with vicodin.
I don’t believe pure opiod damages organs directly.
It’s a synthetic, man-made drug. When you add crap to opioids, you get liver damage, as with vicodin.
Even?
Tylenol is super toxic.
You are correct. It's just an organic alkaloid easily metabolized. So long as you don't OD.
It may not harm organs, but becoming addicted to the point where you need to consume more and more to get the feeling and in many cases resulting in death to get that feeling? INo argument there. What the market wants is an opioid drug that gets you high, but without the life threatening toxicities, and also without strong addictive properties. I am not promoting opioids over weed at all, just that weed, especially with alcohol, may have organ toxicities associated with consumption. And don’t smoke it, but eat it.
"Soma" from Brave New World.So why aren't there recreational drug companies? There are recreational weed companies, after all.
What the market wants is an opioid drug that gets you high, but without the life threatening toxicities, and also without strong addictive properties.
And don’t smoke it, but eat it.
Do you think marijuana is addictive?
just_dregalicious saysEven?
Tylenol is super toxic.
What's the definition of toxic in this realm though? Of course Tylenol is garbage for your body, which is why I mentioned it. It will fuck you up over the long term (or short term if you OD). Which brings me to this:
just_dregalicious saysYou are correct. It's just an organic alkaloid easily metabolized. So long as you don't OD.
Is that not toxic? To OD on a pure opioid? Potential death? It may not harm organs, but becoming addicted to the point where you need to consume more and more to get the feeling and in many cases resulting in death to get that feeling? I'd argue it's substan...
Natural opioids are about as toxic as caffeine which is another alkaloid. You can OD on water too
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sixty-six percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana, another new high in Gallup's trend over nearly half a century. The latest figure marks the third consecutive year that support on the measure has increased and established a new record.
Legalizing the use of pot was an unpopular idea when Gallup first asked Americans about it in 1969 -- just 12% at that time said it should be made legal. Support grew in the 1970s but stagnated in the 20% range until the new millennium, when momentum for legalization picked up again. Since 2000, support for legalizing marijuana has trended steeply upward, reaching majority support for the first time in 2013 -- a year after Colorado and Washington voters legalized recreational use of marijuana via ballot initiatives, making them the first states to do so. Marijuana use continues to be illegal at the federal level.
The Oct. 1-10 Gallup poll was conducted before Canada last week became the second country in the world to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. In the U.S., voters in four states are voting this year on measures to allow for recreational or medical use of marijuana.
Support for legalization in the U.S. has continued to grow, even as Attorney General Jeff Sessions has pledged to crack down on marijuana at the federal level. But Sessions' own department has done little to actually carry out his demonstrated opposition to legal marijuana, and states have continued to legalize it since Sessions took on his role. Moreover, President Donald Trump undermined his attorney general's pledged mission over the summer when he indicated he would likely support a bill to allow states to determine their own marijuana policies.
Among Republicans, Newfound Majority Support for Legalization Remains
Sessions' opposition to legalization is further undercut by shifts in attitudes among his own political party. Gallup found last year that a slim majority of Republicans supported legal marijuana for the first time, and this year's figure, 53%, suggests continued Republican support.
Views that pot should be legalized have also reached new peaks this year among Democrats (75%) and independents (71%). Democrats reached majority-level support for legalization in 2009, and independents did so in 2010.
Majority of Older U.S. Adults Now Support Legal Pot
Among Americans aged 55 and older, views that marijuana should be legalized now surpass the majority level, with 59% support, up from 50% last year.
Meanwhile, solid majorities of younger adults have supported legalization for several years. Support is strongest among adults aged 18 to 34, at 78%, while nearly two in three adults aged 35 to 54 (65%) approve of legalizing marijuana.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/243908/two-three-americans-support-legalizing-marijuana.aspx