Federal marijuana too potent to use [Canada]

National Post (Canada) ^ | Monday, April 21, 2003 | Dean Beeby and Zev Singer

[canuck_conservative]

There's also a picture on the linked page.

[concerned about politics]

"We don't want high-maintenance plants,"

Because they're way too stoned to take care of them?

[AdA$tra]

My brother is a licensed grower on Oregon. I am pretty sure all high quality weed is high maintenance. Too strong? That will be the day.

[MrLeRoy]

the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse would not share its seeds

"We want no part of alleviating the suffering of sick people."

[JmyBryan]

Another argument for conservatives. Why trust government when it can't even make a weed grow?

[concerned about politics]

Too strong? That will be the day.

LOL. Seriesly.

[MrLeRoy]

"We don't want high-maintenance plants,"

Because they're way too stoned to take care of them?

Right, just like all brewery and distillery workers are constantly drunk.

[steve50]

What's the status on the court hearing to determine the legality of the entire cannabis prohibition laws up there? I thought something was to be ruled on this spring. Looks like the only chance of the medical users to get the stuff is to do away with the law, the government wants to play the delay game for years.

[Nachoman]

It must give Canadians a good feeling to know that the government running their health care, can't even grow grass right.

[concerned about politics]

Looks like the only chance of the medical users to get the stuff is to do away with the law, the government wants to play the delay game for years.

What they need is a THC-based pill. That should do it, and it could be regulated like any other proscription. They were working on that once. I wonder what ever happened to the idea.

[jmc813]

WOD Ping

[Mister Baredog]

NORML may want to reconsider their stance on "decriminalization". Just look what govt. involvement will mean. Being a test subject sounds like a "headache" for those smoking the yard trimming placebo. Can they sue for abuse of their lungs?

[PaxMacian]

Rediculous, find one plant that is what they want and continuously clone it. That is exactly what the illegal growers do to increase yeild.

[MrLeRoy]

What they need is a THC-based pill. That should do it

They have it---it's called Marinol. But patients with nausea have trouble keeping pills down, and the slow-onset nature of pills makes it harder to stop at the minimum effective dose.

[steve50]

What they need is a THC-based pill.

It turned out to be non-effective. I don't see any good reason to give the pharaceutical companies such a huge windfall profit anyway. Let those who wish to use it grow their own, take the profit potential out of it.

[Renfield]

It would probably have been cheaper in the long run, just to buy plane tickets for sick people to go to Amsterdam.

[concerned about politics]

They have it---it's called Marinol. But patients with nausea have trouble keeping pills down, and the slow-onset nature of pills makes it harder to stop at the minimum effective dose.

How about a nasel spray?

[MrLeRoy]

They have it---it's called Marinol. But patients with nausea have trouble keeping pills down, and the slow-onset nature of pills makes it harder to stop at the minimum effective dose.

How about a nasel spray?

It's a possibility---but imaginary delivery systems won't help today's patients.

[concerned about politics]

imaginary delivery systems won't help today's patients.

If they can make the pill, they can make the spray yesterday. It would be an extract. It would be even easier, and the results immediate. Useable upon demand.
I think their biggest concern is the private growing. It could be sold easily, and they'd have a hard time controling the TAXING of it. I think it's a tax issue more than anything for the government. There's too many other ways for patients to get it as medicine. They just need a way to regulate the taxing of it first.

[OperationFreedom]

yep yep