Posted on 07/15/2021 4:22:07 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
The condition — officially called "cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome" but now known to health care workers as "scromiting," a mashup of "screaming" and "vomiting" — has popped up with increasing frequency at hospitals in Colorado, doctors say.
“The only thing that convinced me was that it stopped when I stopped smoking,” said Gribbon, now 20.
“We use up a lot of medical resources to see if there is anything more seriously wrong with them,”
Scromiting cases have increased as pot has become far more powerful, according to doctors. Experts say the marijuana consumed 20 years ago had levels of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient, of 2 percent to 3 percent, but cannabis products now sold in markets like Colorado can have THC levels as high as 90 percent.
An increasing share of Colorado’s $2 billion cannabis market is made up of concentrates or other products with high levels of THC
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
Legal marijuana will close down the untaxed market...
Easy peasy, just count the money rolling into the state coffers.
Well, it does sound like fun, but I'm busy right now.
Dude - he’s under age and using illegally.
What to Know About that New Study Linking Cannabis to Suicidal Thoughts
This youtuber has it https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZACqKnnCu9f8Z8OZz2771w/videos
cyclic vomiting syndrome or cannabis hypermesis syndrome has been known for years. it’s not new
The Snowflake mindset is probably not compatible with it, and under no circumstances should they ever try LSD. It’s a bad trip or worse just waiting to happen.
A friend informs me just the opposite occurred.
Well, it’s a drug. Like all of them, it comes with its own dangers and very few benefits besides getting high. And that in itself has consequences that users prefer to ignore.
Yeah sounds like a blast, I’ve got to check it out.
You must be 21:
It's illegal for people under 21 to buy, have or use retail marijuana.
It's a felony for anyone to give or sell to, or share marijuana with, anyone under 21.
You must present a valid ID proving you're 21 or older.
Explains why Elon Musk cuts his with tobacco.
Ye olde technicolor yawn. Nah, never happened in the 50’s with booze.😎
—”it’s not new”
True, but its prevalence appears to be way up.
About two years ago our son the teacher said they occasionally see it in the schools.
This article points to the increasing potency of the drug.
Does anybody still drink near beer?
1. Psychos and retards should never, ever smoke pot. Or drink whiskey.
2. Kids now days are just smoking tooo much. No longer satisfied with getting buzzed they seek alternative universes. And it causes them to puke their brain out.
A person can get really high on a couple of tokes of 20% weed, sometimes higher than they want to be.
So why smoke the whole joint?
—”A friend informs me just the opposite occurred.”
Illegal marijuana floods California’s deserts
https://www.latimes.com/podcasts/story/2021-07-14/illegal-marijuana-california-deserts
—”It’s a felony for anyone to give or sell to, or share marijuana with, anyone under 21.”
Any convictions?
Have they shot many?
So what’s next another libtard media story about bad reactions in 10 year olds who down vodka shots?
When I was 16 I could buy an ounce or “lid” of Mexican ditch weed for $15. Two joints smoked and it was pleasant enough - like having a few beers. To get more potent stuff we’d score some hashish and that was about 2-3 times as strong. As time went on the potency kept increasing until by the time I was 26 two puffs and I’d be catatonic for 3 hours. It was no longer fun. I quit and haven’t touched it since. Now if I want to feel good I’ll take 50 or 100mg of Viagra!
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