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The mature stoner: why are so many seniors smoking weed?
The Guardian (UK) ^ | January 15th, 2019 | Alex Halperin

Posted on 01/15/2019 8:57:26 AM PST by Mariner

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To: Innovative

So is alcohol and pain medication


161 posted on 01/15/2019 12:12:36 PM PST by NELSON111 (Congress: The Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog show. Theater for sheep. My politics determines my "hero")
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To: atc23

“I wish it was better that ibuprofen for arthritis- not so much.”

Nothing beats ibuprofen for bone pain, gout and tooth aches.

Unfortunately it will eventually burn up your liver.

As much exercise as you can manage and a little pot might give as much relief as ibuprofen. Fish oil and vitamin C every day.


162 posted on 01/15/2019 12:14:57 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: yldstrk
No, the reason is that they have all along, the senior stoners are yesterday’s hippies.

Very doubtful the leftover hippies ever stopped smoking pot the past 50 years or so.

163 posted on 01/15/2019 12:16:32 PM PST by redcatcherb412
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To: redcatcherb412

My kid could point out the parents in his HS that were stoners. I could point out the teachers.


164 posted on 01/15/2019 12:18:17 PM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Mariner

Important to know: 1. if you have medical marijuana card, or found with or admit to using pot and 2. own firearms, then FEDS will send you to prison. Applies to recreational pot states also.


165 posted on 01/15/2019 12:19:17 PM PST by Tom54
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To: steve86

Wanted to add I am using only about 0.12 gram per session (vaping). That isn’t very much - a few grams last a long time at 1-3 sessions per week.


166 posted on 01/15/2019 12:20:03 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: John S Mosby

That is the dope industry line. There is no therapeutic benefit ever concluded by the FDA for dope, Zero. They were smoking rope in the 60’s. This is a mistake — it will quickly be seen as spreading dope use all over the country. The fake myth put out by dope heads that want to grow this stuff is breath taking. There is THC in this stuff BIG TIME and everyone knows it. My arguments were rejected by total denial of the narcotic user and propagandist for the weed industry. Do we now subsidize the dope farmer for bad weed weather now? What a crock. This is part of our slide to Gamora— the greatest since we let the government run the lottery numbers racket. So decadent.I don’t like it and I will never accept it.


167 posted on 01/15/2019 12:20:37 PM PST by Mikemurphy
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To: FrankR

Please don’t take this the wrong way. this is more of a generic response. Do you suffer from the effects of aging? If so and your taking Rx meds, you might want to give it a shot. Today’s weed is not like anything from the past. It is more potent, which means you actually smoke less to get the same feeling. Its doesn’t give you a hangover but I recommend you not have anything planned to go anywhere. Just sit back and relax for 3-4 hours.


168 posted on 01/15/2019 12:23:44 PM PST by shotgun
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To: Mariner; KC_Lion

ping


169 posted on 01/15/2019 12:26:26 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Tom54

“1. if you have medical marijuana card, or found with or admit to using pot and 2. own firearms, then FEDS will send you to prison.”

You cannot cite a single example of that happening.


170 posted on 01/15/2019 12:30:27 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner; TheStickman; dainbramaged; beaversmom; T-Bone Texan; dljordan; Mama Shawna; NobleFree; ...

Thank You for the ping Mariner.


171 posted on 01/15/2019 12:35:39 PM PST by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: Mariner

Plus they up their chances of a Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.


172 posted on 01/15/2019 12:37:31 PM PST by jetson
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To: Mariner

I quit smoking that shyt in 1972. Mainly because I got tired of getting threats to have my utilities shut off for forgetting to pay the bill. After 46 years I don’t miss it one bit. However the people I know who kept smoking are all victims of TDS. Don’t let it happen to you.


173 posted on 01/15/2019 12:37:47 PM PST by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: jetson

?What?


174 posted on 01/15/2019 12:42:10 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: Mariner

Tumeric tea is what was recommended for inflammation and it seems to work rather well


175 posted on 01/15/2019 12:47:13 PM PST by atc23
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To: Responsibility2nd

“I think you know legalized pot results in MORE government”

You’re correct. You can now have it legally, but with red tape.


176 posted on 01/15/2019 12:48:29 PM PST by cymbeline
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To: BipolarBob

Yup ... cures lnsomnia, lowers blood sugar, lowers blood pressure. Better for you than opiods.BTW the VA does not prescribe pain meds anymore.


177 posted on 01/15/2019 12:52:00 PM PST by clamper1797 (We are getting close to the last "box")
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To: Responsibility2nd

Yes, I can see your point about more government, just look at the regulatory structures in place for tobacco and alcohol. On the other hand, less government resources are presumably spent on enforcement, so perhaps it’s more of a shift in the ever-increasing spiral. I expect legal marijuana’s impact on taxes & law enforcement are in line with enforcing liquor, tobacco and lottery laws, taxes, & regulations. Legal weed is only an admission, like alcohol, tobacco and gambling laws that it is what it is.


178 posted on 01/15/2019 1:10:50 PM PST by rhombus10
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To: atc23

“I’ve got a pound of Santa Cruz Sticky in the office drawer “

That’s enough to go to jail for a while


179 posted on 01/15/2019 1:13:14 PM PST by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: atc23

figure it’ll last me about 5 or 6 years


Not now that you told us all which drawer it’s in!


180 posted on 01/15/2019 1:15:18 PM PST by Yaelle
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