medical marijuana card

[rumdada 10+ year member]

First off that's his own fault. Michael Phelps won 8 medals and he smokes.... just saying. I know plenty of athletes in college that smoke more than me and they have zero problems. Each person is different tho

yea......... but does phelps smoke every day non stop? i doubt it...... but yea it effects people diferent...... but at the age of 17 its just crazy to my how thats one of your goals to get a weed card.......... smh i guess to each is own

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Most, not all (as I agree that there's a huge kicker in this situation) companies will see it as a medical condition. Being a medical condition, if I remember the equal opportunity employment does protect people from being denied a job due to health/medical problems. Please do correct me if I'm wrong as I'm not 100% sure how this huge grey area gets handled

Im no expert, but Ive never heard of a single company that allows a person with a 'medical card' to bypass a drug screening process. Yes, that includes Cali, where I lived for 7 years. That causes a lot of anger in Cali, where the state says you have a right to use it for medical purposes, but your employer still has the right to fire you (or not hire you) for using it. Drug cleansing products are a huge business in Cali.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Your only turning 18 and your looking for and excuse to runin some brain cells ehhh? Weed is a drug and yes people do get addicted, i had a friend that played bball with me in college. he smoked his life away now he's the least bit athletic and just lazy as fluck!

Its been scientifically proven that marijuana is not physically addictive. Mentally addictive? Sure. But so are many other things like chewing gum, over eating, even masturbating. Im not recommending some 17 year old kid start smoking it, but I also dont think that spreading false information is appropriate either.

Alcohol is a stronger, more addictive drug, in virtually every way. IMHO the laws surrounding these substances should reflect that fact. Misinformation, stereotypes, and the almighty dollar keep marijuana's legal status where it is.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Its been scientifically proven that marijuana is not physically addictive. Mentally addictive? Sure. But so are many other things like chewing gum, over eating, even masturbating. Im not recommending some 17 year old kid start smoking it, but I also dont think that spreading false information is appropriate either.
Alcohol is a stronger, more addictive drug, in virtually every way. IMHO the laws surrounding these substances should reflect that fact. Misinformation, stereotypes, and the almighty dollar keep marijuana's legal status where it is.

Tack on smoking cigarettes to that list as well. Much more addicting and harmful than weed.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Its been scientifically proven that marijuana is not physically addictive. Mentally addictive? Sure. But so are many other things like chewing gum, over eating, even masturbating. Im not recommending some 17 year old kid start smoking it, but I also dont think that spreading false information is appropriate either.
Alcohol is a stronger, more addictive drug, in virtually every way. IMHO the laws surrounding these substances should reflect that fact. Misinformation, stereotypes, and the almighty dollar keep marijuana's legal status where it is.

Well said.

 

[tpmeredith 10+ year member]

Your only turning 18 and your looking for and excuse to runin some brain cells ehhh? Weed is a drug and yes people do get addicted, i had a friend that played bball with me in college. he smoked his life away now he's the least bit athletic and just lazy as fluck!

Why don't you do research before posting about **** you don't know about? Yes people get mentally addicted. Is it physically addictive? No. This means any average joe who can get addicted to slot machines can get addicted to it, much like they can get addicted to energy drinks, driving fast, etc. Does it do brain damage? No. Actually, the government owns patents that relate to it being a neuro-protectant (Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants - US Patent 6630507 Full Text)

It's also been shown to promote neurogenesis (the creation of new neurons, in lamens terms essential brain cells)

I think weed is bad when it's in the hand of drug dealers who also pitch other drugs to young teens who don't know anything about what they're ingesting. I have also seen friends who don't do anything but smoke all day. But I also know people who do smoke regularly and do manage to do good with their life. It's all about priorities.

It's funny that you mention about your friend being athletic and going down the drain. My personal trainer (the head trainer at my gym) smokes regularly. He also benches 415lb and weighs 160lb.

Granted I don't smoke much at all because I don't have time or money for it, but it's nice to sit down a few times a year and chill.

 

[ChevyRidinLow]

just freaking grow it and smoke it. thats how its been done for the last 80 years besides, in many situations its a bad idea, when they legalized medical marijuana people tried to get the selling rights, but then the gov said wait where did all of this weed come from? you already have all this and then they busted them for stupid little things but managed to bust them nonetheless. i wouldnt do it, when you do it you just pretty much fill out paperwork that tells law enforcement and all authority that you smoke weed. it was a big deal in denver when i was there, people getting bustedon loopholes in the law. AND.......

weed *****, drop acid. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[perfecxionX 10+ year member]

Its been scientifically proven that marijuana is not physically addictive. Mentally addictive? Sure. But so are many other things like chewing gum, over eating, even masturbating. Im not recommending some 17 year old kid start smoking it, but I also dont think that spreading false information is appropriate either.
Alcohol is a stronger, more addictive drug, in virtually every way. IMHO the laws surrounding these substances should reflect that fact. Misinformation, stereotypes, and the almighty dollar keep marijuana's legal status where it is.

It is now widely accepted that not only is THC reinforcing, but that physical dependence can develop in some cannabis users. The leading theory at the moment is that cb1 receptors (of which THC is an agonist) is activating dopamine release in the VTA and nucleus accumbens. As you can see in one of the below links mu-opiod receptors are strongly implicated as well.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1319601

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20477755

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14668977

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10672638

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12943018

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12867212

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11127420

Alcohol and nicotine both have a higher abuse potential in terms of withdrawal, reinforcement, tolerance, dependence, and intoxication, but to say that "Its been scientifically proven that marijuana is not physically addictive" is simply inaccurate.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

It is now widely accepted that not only is THC reinforcing, but that physical dependence can develop in some cannabis users. The leading theory at the moment is that cb1 receptors (of which THC is an agonist) is activating dopamine release in the VTA and nucleus accumbens. As you can see in one of the below links mu-opiod receptors are strongly implicated as well.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.proxy.medlib.iupui.edu/pubmed?term=chait%20zacny%201992

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.proxy.medlib.iupui.edu/pubmed/20477755

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.proxy.medlib.iupui.edu/pubmed/14668977

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.proxy.medlib.iupui.edu/pubmed/10672638

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.proxy.medlib.iupui.edu/pubmed/12943018

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.proxy.medlib.iupui.edu/pubmed/12867212

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.proxy.medlib.iupui.edu/pubmed/11127420

Alcohol and nicotine both have a higher abuse potential in terms of withdrawal, reinforcement, tolerance, dependence, and intoxication, but to say that "Its been scientifically proven that marijuana is not physically addictive" is simply inaccurate.

That's really interesting. If only I had access...

 

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

I like pot.

It makes me hot

I like it alot

It makes my eyes blood-shot

It makes me so hungry, I might even eat my own snot.

I could have bought a car with how much weed i've bought

My friends and parents tell me I should stop

One time i got caught by a cop

but he was cool, so he stayed, and we smoked in the parking lot

Pot

-Geordan Eichhorn

 

[perfecxionX 10+ year member]

That's really interesting. If only I had access...

sorry about that. the links should now allow you to at least see the abstracts. Btw that's just a small sample, you can search the status of the literature yourself in pubmed. The idea that marijuana has no addiction potential was popular 20 or so years ago but the few studies that supported the idea were pretty flawed, and there wasn't really any human research on the topic. I dont want to over blow this because, like i said, the risk is not similar to that of nicotine or alcohol, but it is none the less there.

 

[SourDeez 10+ year member]

Ever hear of the special doctors that have a 99% rate of giving prop 215 cards? Only reason the 1% didn't get it cause they flat out say I just wanna smoke legally. And of course there is only a few states that have the medical marijuana card. Where I live weed is nothing. Having a cannibus card is like having a AAA card. Then again I live in a county where there is over a 2 billion dollar market just in weed.
To the op just say nausea, pains, headaches, or just about anything. But don't say weed at all, call it your "medicine". Good luck

Doctors don't prescribe medical marijuana or give out medical cards. They simply can "recommend the use of marijuana for medicine" and its up to the state and dispensaries after that.

My states going through decriminalization and medical right now. I'm all for it.

 

[retrojordans 10+ year member]

Stupid teenage stoners are stupid teenage stoners.

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[outsideshot23 10+ year member]

Anything that alters the mind is a drug. Just sayin.

this.. caffeine is actually considered a "drug"

 

[Slayerx 10+ year member]

It's funny that you mention about your friend being athletic and going down the drain. My personal trainer (the head trainer at my gym) smokes regularly. He also benches 415lb and weighs 160lb.

You got pics bro? That's kinda hard to believe he's only 160. That's my weight lol. I used to know a guy who benched 485 in my backyard, and he was about 5'10" and 240lbs, fairly low bmi, and arms were 19" iirc.