MARIJUANA!

[duke jupiter]

And I don't like that feeling even though I like the taste of the liquor which is why I don't drink anymore than I do and I very seldom have more than one 'cause, bad as I hate to admit it, I'm a light weight.

Well heck since by your own admission you ain't too dadburn experienced you really don't qualify to comment on the partakin' of the ganja.

Best regards,
Duke (just give me cough syrup, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, sleepin' pills, prescription drugs etc) Jupiter
ps but whatever you do don't touch the devil's weed

[me]

Well heck since by your own admission you ain't too dadburn experienced you really don't qualify to comment on the partakin' of the ganja.

Best regards,
Duke (just give me cough syrup, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, sleepin' pills, prescription drugs etc) Jupiter
ps but whatever you do don't touch the devil's weed

Experienced enough to know I'm not particularly fond of the feeling you get from a high.  I'm naturally laid back and relaxed anyway so that may be why, who knows. 

[libby]

Well heck since by your own admission you ain't too dadburn experienced you really don't qualify to comment on the partakin' of the ganja.

Best regards,
Duke (just give me cough syrup, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, sleepin' pills, prescription drugs etc) Jupiter
ps but whatever you do don't touch the devil's weed

Hey, Duke  You can't fool me. You're doin' some undercover work for Klaatu right now would be my guess. 

libby

[Anne]

Somebody watched Reefer Madness and took it to heart.

If that comment was directed at me, I don't know what Reefer Madness is. I am guessing it is a movie. My opinions about marijuana use is based on my experiences with people I have delt with who routinely 'indulge'. I see the effects it has on their children and the cost to the community. Oh, and if you google marijuana cancer cure you will find a few articles about marijuana supposedly curing cancer.

[Bo D]

If that comment was directed at me, I don't know what Reefer Madness is. I am guessing it is a movie. My opinions about marijuana use is based on my experiences with people I have delt with who routinely 'indulge'. I see the effects it has on their children and the cost to the community. Oh, and if you google marijuana cancer cure you will find a few articles about marijuana supposedly curing cancer.

Sure, sure. And if you seen it on the internets it has to be true!

[Anne]

Sure, sure. And if you seen it on the internets it has to be true!

I didn't say it was true, I said I had been told that by more than a few people who indulge themselves. You said you had never heard that. I suggested you look it up. Saw or see - not seen.

[Bo D]

I didn't say it was true, I said I had been told that by more than a few people who indulge themselves. You said you had never heard that. I suggested you look it up. Saw or see - not seen.

That was intentional 

[Bo D]

........

Oh, and if you google marijuana cancer cure you will find a few articles about marijuana supposedly curing cancer.

Well, well! There may be something to this after all! I did as you suggested and lookie what I found! 

The main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis - tetrahydrocannabinol - could be used to reduce tumor growth in cancer patients, according to an international research team.

Previous studies have suggested that cannabinoids, of which tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is one, have anti-cancer properties. In 2009, researchers at Complutense University in Spain found that THC induced the death of brain cancer cells in a process known as "autophagy."


When human tumors in mice were targeted with doses of THC, the researchers found that two cell receptors were particularly associated with an anti-tumor response.

The researchers found that administering THC to mice with human tumors initiated autophagy and caused the growth of the tumors to decrease. Two human patients with highly aggressive brain tumors who received intracranial administration of THC also showed similar signs of autophagy, upon analysis.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/279571.php

Now in case you're wondering (as I did) how reputable is this web site ....


Medical News Today is a web-based outlet for medical news, targeted to both physicians and the general public. The site was launched in 2003 and reports monthly readership of over 8 million unique visitors.[1] All posted content is available on-line (>250,000 articles as of January 2014) and the earliest available article item is dated from May 2003.

Medical News Today (MNT) is an established, market leading, free-to-access online medical news resource for physicians, healthcare professionals and patients/consumers. MNT has been providing trusted, credible and unbiased coverage of health and medical research since 2003. Ranked in the top 2,000 websites in the US by Quantcast, Medical News Today is updated every day, throughout the day with the latest breaking news and information. MNT is an easy to use website (no registration is required for full access) with content curated by disease/condition. Medical News Today's editorial expertise ensures that articles, studies and stories of interest to those working in clinical practice are covered concisely and in a timely manner.

Medical News Today is owned by MediLexicon International Ltd. The business office for the site is located in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, UK and a second office is maintained near Manchester.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_News_Today

So ... there you have it! 

[Anne]

So now you have heard about marijuana curing cancer, you learn something new every day!  Needs more testing, but we shall see. I wonder if the subjects smoked the marijuana (not the mice!) or if it was ingredient was isolated and purified and injected. A little different from smoking if that was the case.

[duke jupiter]

Experienced enough to know I'm not particularly fond of the feeling you get from a high.  I'm naturally laid back and relaxed anyway so that may be why, who knows. 

Heck you are one of the few lucky whom has the so called "natural high". Good for you some of us other folks need other vices rather it be food, sex, caffeine, sugar, ghanja, alcohol, drugs of the prescription type, talk forums, religion, political views, conversation, motorcycles, space exploration, wars, money, power, steroids, etc.

Best regards,
Duke (high but not always natural) Jupiter   

[me]

Heck you are one of the few lucky whom has the so called "natural high". Good for you some of us other folks need other vices rather it be food, sex, caffeine, sugar, ghanja, alcohol, drugs of the prescription type, talk forums, religion, political views, conversation, motorcycles, space exploration, wars, money, power, steroids, etc.

Best regards,
Duke (high but not always natural) Jupiter   

I'm a music junky, different types for different moods and different volumes also, but it always works. 

[libby]

A serious note. I have done some thinking since I posted this topic and said I agreed with every word. 

The DEA and other federal and state officials who regulate and enforce controlled substances have a bit of a problem on their hands. They probably should take marijuana off the list but forbid sale to minors. Why? Marijuana shows up on drug tests administered by businesses, the military, and the federal government. And that, ironically enough, has caused users -- who want a job or to join the military but don't want to give up pot -- to move to Synthetic Marijuana (pep spice) because it doesn't show up on the drug tests.

This is what I know from personal experience (observation, not use) about Synthetic Marijuana (pep spice): It's addictive. Stopping it cold turkey is  BAD     

[duke jupiter]

I'm a music junky, different types for different moods and different volumes also, but it always works. 

Ah! Music the great equalizer and indeed can cause a natural high.

Best regards,
Duke (high on the tunes) Jupiter

[me]

Ah! Music the great equalizer and indeed can cause a natural high.

Best regards,
Duke (high on the tunes) Jupiter

[The Troll]

   Awwww! They can't make the "weed" legal.     Just think how much fun you would take from the cops  and judges    putting people in jail and prison.