‘This ain’t your mother’s marijuana,’ surgeon general says

Associated Press ^ | August 29, 2019 | Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

[NobleFree]

So you’re drinking liquor instead of beer. Adjust use accordingly.

I think I found out why this increased concentration is supposed to matter. The article's "national warning" link goes to a surgeon general web page that says "The risks of physical dependence, addiction, and other negative consequences increase with exposure to high concentrations of THC [7]" - although the footnoted paper states only an "association" between potency and dependence, which can equally well be explained by users who have developed a dependency being likelier to seek out more potent varieties.

[NobleFree]

FYI, exact quotations from that paper: “Although our results support a relationship between cannabis potency and severity of dependence, they do not imply a causal relationship, and many other factors are likely to be involved. [...] the study was cross-sectional and causality cannot be established on the basis of these results. Indeed, it is quite plausible that reverse causation might explain our findings (e.g. as a result of dependence, people use more skunk).” - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4611354/

[Valk Rider]

One can smoke a one-hitter bowl of weed and experience only a moderate effect.
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ROTFLOL!!

When alcohol was illegal, those who drank it drank to get wasted.
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If your beloved dope was legal would you smoke it not to get wasted?

[P.O.E.]

I don’t need weed to help me forget where I put my keys, why I walked into the dining room, etc.

[NobleFree]

One can smoke a one-hitter bowl of weed and experience only a moderate effect.

ROTFLOL!!

I know it's true because in my smoking days I did it.

When alcohol was illegal, those who drank it drank to get wasted.

If your beloved dope was legal would you smoke it not to get wasted?

I haven't smoked in a few decades.

[Valk Rider]

A lot of dopers drink alcohol too.
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And many also smoke cigarettes.

[Valk Rider]

One can smoke a one-hitter bowl of weed and experience only a moderate effect.

ROTFLOL!!

I know it’s true because in my smoking days I did it.
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I can drink one Michelob Ultra with no effect and remain legal to be behind the wheel.

If your beloved dope was legal would you smoke it not to get wasted?

I haven’t smoked in a few decades.
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But those who do still smoke only smoke to get wasted.

[NobleFree]

I can drink 1 beer or 1 mix drink and it will have little or no effect.

One can smoke a one-hitter bowl of weed and experience only a moderate effect. [...] I know it’s true because in my smoking days I did it.

I can drink one Michelob Ultra with no effect and remain legal to be behind the wheel.

Well, there you go: there's no difference between weed and alcohol as far as being able to limit the effect by limiting intake.

those who do still smoke only smoke to get wasted.

False - there's a market for one-hitter bowls exactly because some smoke to get less than wasted.

[Valk Rider]

I can drink one Michelob Ultra with no effect and remain legal to be behind the wheel.

Well, there you go: there’s no difference between weed and alcohol as far as being able to limit the effect by limiting intake.
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Except one beer has virtually no effect while weeds sole purpose is to get wasted.
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those who do still smoke only smoke to get wasted.

False - there’s a market for one-hitter bowls exactly because some smoke to get less than wasted.
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One hitter for dope that’s 10x stronger than it was in the past. And, less wasted is still wasted.

[NobleFree]

Well, there you go: there’s no difference between weed and alcohol as far as being able to limit the effect by limiting intake.

Except one beer has virtually no effect while weeds sole purpose is to get wasted.

"Purpose" is not "effect" so your comparison makes no sense. And weed has no "purpose" - its users do.

False - there’s a market for one-hitter bowls exactly because some smoke to get less than wasted.

less wasted is still wasted.

So any effect at all is "wasted" by your daffynition? Is feeling any effect at all of alcohol being "drunk"?

[Valk Rider]

Except one beer has virtually no effect while weeds sole purpose is to get wasted.

And weed has no “purpose” - its users do.
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Really? Then why do dopers use it?

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So any effect at all is “wasted” by your daffynition
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Why do dopers get so defensive when their precious drug is challenged?

[Yaelle]

Oy vey. Humans like to self intoxicate. Get over it.

[Yaelle]

True. Abusing is bad. But how are your alcoholic friends at your age? Probably not too much better. With a trail of broken relationships no doubt. Addiction is definitely a bad thing.

[Yaelle]

Can you even find Thai sticks any more?

[Yaelle]

Laughing!!

[philman_36]

Can you even find Thai sticks any more?

I don't know. The equivalent is easily available domestically these days.

Or was that question rhetorical? {;^)

[sgt_lau]

Ha! Millville for me. Small world.