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Medical Marijuana

Katcat1 — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 01:10:20 GMT

What I don't understand is why medical marijuana is being sold to smoke. If you are ill and need the medical marijuana to ease your pain why in the world would you smoke it and destroy your lungs? It surprises me that the government allowed this. I believe It should be edible only. What do you think? Between smoking the marijuana and this vapor craze, the Pulmonary doctors will be quite busy.

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shopperqvc — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 01:16:51 GMT

All along through the years I could never understand why people seemed to think that smoking cigarettes was something bad, but smoking pot was good. Smoking =smoking. There is no difference. Yes, I know some of the ingrediants are different, but it still boils down to inhaling something that produces smoke and puts it in your lungs. When the store I worked in banned smoking, so many men thought that ONLY meant cigartettes, so they came in with their pipes and cigars. The make up of the product may be a little different, but it's still smoke. It still goes into the mouth, the lungs, and my bosses worry, the clothing. Brownies, cup cakes whatever for medicine, fine. But, inhaled smoke is still something that isn't good for the mouth or the lungs.

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Carmie — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 01:17:02 GMT

Here in PA, MM is now allowed. They do not allow any that can be smoked or consumed. You can't get high from it.

Right now our governor is looking at legalizing recreational marijuana. I can't believe it. It took YEARS to get the MM legalized.

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Katcat1 — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 01:20:09 GMT

@Carmie Illinois legalized recreational marijuana. What a mess.

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lovesrecess — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 01:53:41 GMT

Colorado, the trail blazer for recreational use of pot, is now dealing with the consequences. Would be smart if others would learn from their mistakes.

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patbz — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 02:58:21 GMT

@Carmie : I'm confused (and I thought I understood MM) but if you can't smoke it OR consume it, WHAT can you do with it?????

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bourgs4 — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 02:26:19 GMT

I live in Massachusetts and marijuana is legal to grow and smoke. The difference between smoking cigs and a joint is that when you smoke a joint you don't smoke the whole thing at once by yourself. Cigarette smoking is like a pack a day or more done by one person.

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Katcat1 — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 03:15:32 GMT

@bourgs4 The joint you smoke with others can still do damage. Some people smoke marijuana all the time by themselves. It does not make sense to put smoke in your lungs, believe me, I use to smoke cigarettes and it did damage to me so it really amazed me that people with medical issues would smoke it.

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skatting44 — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 05:47:06 GMT

@Carmie wrote:
Here in PA, MM is now allowed. They do not allow any that can be smoked or consumed. You can't get high from it.

Right now our governor is looking at legalizing recreational marijuana. I can't believe it. It took YEARS to get the MM legalized.

It's happening now because there is alot of money to be made off this commodity which has alot of lobbyist's wining and dining our politicians . They don't give a hoot abt people's health and how many will develop lung cancer just as they developed lung cancer from cigarettes .

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Carmie — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 08:32:55 GMT

@patbz I suppose I should have said you cannot buy food products with MMJ in it such as brownies and cookies.

What is available is shown below. I understand they are talking about adding the type that can be smoked soon. Not all variries of what is listed is available in all dispensaries.

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mom2four0418 — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:11:44 GMT

@Katcat1 wrote:
What I don't understand is why medical marijuana is being sold to smoke. If you are ill and need the medical marijuana to ease your pain why in the world would you smoke it and destroy your lungs? It surprises me that the government allowed this. I believe It should be edible only. What do you think? Between smoking the marijuana and this vapor craze, the Pulmonary doctors will be quite busy.

And I don't understand why cigarettes are being sold to smoke. Of the more than 7,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, at least 250 are known to be harmful, including hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and ammonia.

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HLP — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:22:59 GMT

@patbz wrote:
@Carmie : I'm confused (and I thought I understood MM) but if you can't smoke it OR consume it, WHAT can you do with it?????

This really is nothing I know alot about, but my sister, who would never touch such a thing was given pills when she was dying of cancer. Her daughter ,my niece is now taking it for cancer pain. I am on Plavix which they will not give me anything for pain, which was a painful pulled shoulder. My Son, who is a retired drug policeman, got me CDB, it was drops you put under your tongue, once a day, trying to help me out. I should have put a drop of anything, because it did absolutely nothing for me. After a week, I quit it. I'm not in favor of any of this.

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PINKdogWOOD — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:54:50 GMT

@Carmie So I have to ask, if they're not allowing MM to be smoked and they're not allowing edibles, what exactly has been approved?

I'm confused by your statement 'you can't get high from it'. Can you please explain what this means?

Your governor is also now making the jump from MM to recreational. Quite a quick leap I'd say too. Wonder how this will play out.

Just looking for more info.Thanks

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PINKdogWOOD — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 13:03:47 GMT

@HLP There are MANY types of MM being grown, processed for pain. Perhaps you need a different type/strength of MM to help you work through your pain. If you had your own MM card you could easily then go to a dispensary and talk with an employee to help you with a better variety of MM.

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PINKdogWOOD — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 13:05:12 GMT

@Carmie I read through your response of how (your) new law reads. I get it now.

No need to respond to my questions on this.

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bourgs4 — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 18:09:38 GMT

@KitCat1 Let me just say that taking a hit or two off a MJ could help people sleep, relax, possibly take pain away and lower your risk of diabities. Also maybe even be more creative. What benefits did smoking a cigarette give you?

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Carmie — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 19:08:52 GMT

@mom2four0418 wrote:
@Katcat1 wrote:
What I don't understand is why medical marijuana is being sold to smoke. If you are ill and need the medical marijuana to ease your pain why in the world would you smoke it and destroy your lungs? It surprises me that the government allowed this. I believe It should be edible only. What do you think? Between smoking the marijuana and this vapor craze, the Pulmonary doctors will be quite busy.
And I don't understand why cigarettes are being sold to smoke. Of the more than 7,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, at least 250 are known to be harmful, including hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and ammonia.

Cigarettes are still being sold because our government likes the tax revenue they being in. In many states the tax is $3 to over $4 pack. Other states tax rate is lower.

In Virginia where most cigarettes are made the tax is only $.84 a pack. The NY tax is $4.76 a pack. Taxes include both state and federal.

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Mindy D — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 00:02:41 GMT

Florida just began allowing smokeable marijuana in medical dispensaries this past January. I’m glad because not every patient wants to vape it or use oils or tinctures. When my husband first became a patient the tincture dosing bottle would leak and way more cannabis than he wanted would get in his mouth. He didn’t like the tinctures. Florida doesnt allow edibles yet. He was vaping but this has changed. He’s glad he can use prerolled smokeable THC or CBD medicine until the vape situation is controlled. He could bring home the genuine flower of the plants from the medical dispensary and we could take small amounts and bake them into cookies or brownies or make a butter. He is also going to see if the dispensaries have improved their oil and tincture bottles and the method these products deliver the medicines. We are thrilled with his most recent ophthalmologist visit for his glaucoma. The doctor told him to keep using the THC, it lowers interocular pressure.

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Nightowlz — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 03:50:36 GMT

@Mindy D wrote:
Florida just began allowing smokeable marijuana in medical dispensaries this past January. I’m glad because not every patient wants to vape it or use oils or tinctures. When my husband first became a patient the tincture dosing bottle would leak and way more cannabis than he wanted would get in his mouth. He didn’t like the tinctures. Florida doesnt allow edibles yet. He was vaping but this has changed. He’s glad he can use prerolled smokeable THC or CBD medicine until the vape situation is controlled. He could bring home the genuine flower of the plants from the medical dispensary and we could take small amounts and bake them into cookies or brownies or make a butter. He is also going to see if the dispensaries have improved their oil and tincture bottles and the method these products deliver the medicines. We are thrilled with his most recent ophthalmologist visit for his glaucoma. The doctor told him to keep using the THC, it lowers interocular pressure.

@Mindy D

You do know you have to put the pot in the oven first before making canna butter to use in baking or cooking to convert THCA to THC? It's called decarboxylate. You can make your own edibles. There are recipes online if you search for them. I even found one to make your own gummies.

They have all kinds of edibles here. They even have it in ice cream, brownies, suckers, cookies, gummies, caramels, peanut butter cups etc.

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Snowpuppy — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 04:03:17 GMT

Here in MI there has been mm for years and more recently approved for recreational use. I don't partake, never have.

That said, I would be concerned because of the growing number of tainted products. Arsenic has been found as well as artificial mj in products which can be quite toxic.

They figure if you want it bad enough to injest it you'll use it now and ask your questions later. Just like the line for opiods.