Pot is not harmless.
And I'm an advocate for universal legalization.
However, the only problem they found with edibles is the risk of "too much"...improper dosing. Everyone has heard those funny stories, but sometimes they are not funny.
“American Heart Association (AHA) cites a growing crop of observational studies suggesting that cannabis use is linked to an increased risk of heart attacks, irregular heartbeats (atrial fibrillation, or AFib) and heart failure; a nearly 2.5 times higher risk of strokes; chest pain or angina; and high blood pressure.”
Sounds like me 5 years ago, and I have never smoked,eaten nor rubbed on any pot. I had developed a fib and the cardio put me on baby aspirin twice a day and 25 mg of Atenolol hs.
Everything calmed down. My wife and RN was a cardio ICU nurse and reads ekgs better most docs and is better with a stethoscope than most. So she monitored me about twice a week.
Then, we switched over to the big HMO and they did all of the cardio electronic wizard stuff and added Eliquis bid and eliminated the Aspirin.
Flash forward, a year plus, and we were giving our fp a Christmas gift. He looked at me as asked how I was feeling and I told him about a chest pressure not pain like a fist pushing against my chest over my heart.
Before I left the building, I had EKG’s, blood tests and other tests. He made an appt with one of their great Cardio docs. That was on a Friday, and I saw the cardio the next Monday, and those tests looked the same as last year.
Making a long process short, I ended up about a week later in their Cardiac stent lab and received one stent.
A year and a half later I feel better everyday. I’m still on the Eliquis bid, the Atenolol hs and a baby aspirin hs. Everything seems good for a guy about 82.
When this was wrapped up, I/we asked our FP why he acted so quickly and maybe saved my life. He said my skin color was not good, my pulse rate was fast and the remark about elephant’s foot on my chest was the best clue.
He added, that he knows my wife and I socially and knew there was no pot or illegal drug use in our home. We thought that it was strange to comment that he knew I didn’t use pot.
Now, we know why!
Drinking booze is FAR more harmful to the body, mind and soul. I’m for legalization of marijuana. 100 years of a drug hasn’t done a damn thing except make weed more available.
There isn’t any food or drug or medication you put it your body that isn’t going to have some negative effect. I’m just so sick of this double standard-booze good, pot bad.
Fact is dope addicts are going to deny over and over again there’s anything wrong with this poison, even as it’s killing them.
Does this include cbd oil?
After perusing the comments on this article, I have noticed an interesting correlation: many of the commenters who cry about “dopeheads” and how marijuana causes every major organ to malfunction are also the same ones who demand we all wear masks because COVID is going to kill us all.
If I had to make a guess, I think we’re dealing with a cadre of individuals who feel all too keenly the Grim Reaper’s breath on the back of their necks due to their advanced decrepitude.
Been using cannabis every day since Feb 2015 with spectacular results.
I have zero concerns about continued use.
Take out the 4th word and you get the truth. Smoking or vaping ANYTHING can cause strokes and heart attacks. It’s hard on the circulatory system. Singling out pot is just having an agenda.
I am guessing they are trying to provoke more RIOTS!
And other crimes too.
Lots of people are going to be PI**ED!
Also, like taking away alcohol, you can make it illegal, but it won’t get rid of it. Just start a new criminal enterprise and worse dangers.