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unfortunately for me the witch tenant downstairs claims she smelled it near her kitty litter box. MJ.

so we gotta go outside to smoke at nite. in the gazebo.

the witch tenant downstairs should keep her mind on her own child. the landlord has a thing for the little girl. i heard him say: i could care for her much better than that mother.

he is of course a pedophile.

witch woman does not care about that? sighs.]]>
unfortunately for me the witch tenant downstairs claims she smelled it near her kitty litter box. MJ.

so we gotta go outside to smoke at nite. in the gazebo.

the witch tenant downstairs should keep her mind on her own child. the landlord has a thing for the little girl. i heard him say: i could care for her much better than that mother.

he is of course a pedophile.

witch woman does not care about that? sighs.]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=8174 Sun, 14 Jul 2024 00:14:12 +0000 Charon]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=8174 https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=7591 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:41:06 +0000 Charon]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=7591 Skip to footer


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For years, marijuana advocates claimed that if only America would loosen restrictions, we'd all see how beneficial the drug is. But now, more than 10 years after the first efforts to do just that, we are seeing that the critics were right. Liberal pot laws and increased usage are far from the panacea pot-lovers claimed. Starting back in 2012, Colorado passed a law to allow private use of marijuana. Soon the state of Washington joined the Centennial State in loosening its pot laws. And many more came in the following years, especially when the states began to realize it could tax "legal" marijuana and bring millions into their state treasuries. Now even the federal government is looking to loosen the reins and is preparing to take pot off its Schedule One prohibitions, a move said to be the first step in decriminalizing marijuana. But now these states are finding that it is time to pay the piper, as a raft of ill-effects are spreading like wildfire all across the country. From mental illness to addiction and impaired driving, the effects on many are not as beneficial as advocates claimed. There do seem to be a very few beneficial uses for pot for a small number of people. It does help in pain relief for the chronically afflicted, it can help with nausea from chemotherapies and it is sometimes effective for those with anxiety. But all those benefits are limited and are far outweighed by the deleterious effects seen when widespread use is factored in, according to a raft of new studies reported by the Daily Mail. With a pool of more than 40 million pot users to look at, researchers are finding that recreational use of the drug is becoming an increasing problem everywhere it is being tried. As the Mail noted, researchers from the Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark have found that despite claims by pot advocates, the drug is just as addictive as any other drug. And 41 percent of users have developed major problems with depression. The research found that chronic marijuana use quadrupled risk of developing a bipolar disorder and added to a rise in psychotic breaks, including thoughts of, and deaths by, suicide, with pot linked to 30 percent of cases of schizophrenia. The researchers added that people who already have a propensity for these mental disorders often find that pot makes them worse, not better. That is nothing like the benign effects pot advocates claimed we'd be seeing. Pot advocates also claimed that one can't really become addicted to the drug. This has also been revealed as false. "New research from University of Washington and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute estimates 21 percent of marijuana users had become addicted," the Mail reported, adding that at least four million Americans have developed "marijuana use disorder" since pot became so much easier to get. Another claim that many advocates have made is that pot will calm you and make sleep come easier. This is also not true, studies have found. "A 2021 study in the journal BMJ reported adults who used cannabis 20 or more times in the previous month were more likely than non-users to get six or fewer hours of sleep per night," the Mail reported. In addition, 39 percent of daily pot users developed clinical insomnia. An even more alarming study says that pregnant women will put themselves at a 70 percent higher risk of birth defects if they regularly use pot during pregnancy, and they will be 2.3 times more susceptible to a stillbirth. Also, "A 2022 study published in JAMA Pediatrics found prenatal cannabis exposure after five to six weeks of pregnancy is associated with attention, social and behavioral problems that persist into early adolescence," the Mail reported. Finally, the evidence seems irrefutable that heavy pot smoking is just as bad on your body as heavy tobacco smoking. Smoking anything -- pot or tobacco -- increases the risk of coronary artery disease and also puts users at an increased risk of lung disease. A study from Canada found that "three-quarters of marijuana users had emphysema - a lung disease which leaves sufferers struggling to breathe -- compared to two-thirds of tobacco users," the Mail wrote. While it might be a better idea to go to a prescription model, where only seriously ill people are able to gain access to pot, it seems clear that recreational and non-medicinal use has had detrimental effects on Americans.

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For years, marijuana advocates claimed that if only America would loosen restrictions, we'd all see how beneficial the drug is. But now, more than 10 years after the first efforts to do just that, we are seeing that the critics were right. Liberal pot laws and increased usage are far from the panacea pot-lovers claimed. Starting back in 2012, Colorado passed a law to allow private use of marijuana. Soon the state of Washington joined the Centennial State in loosening its pot laws. And many more came in the following years, especially when the states began to realize it could tax "legal" marijuana and bring millions into their state treasuries. Now even the federal government is looking to loosen the reins and is preparing to take pot off its Schedule One prohibitions, a move said to be the first step in decriminalizing marijuana. But now these states are finding that it is time to pay the piper, as a raft of ill-effects are spreading like wildfire all across the country. From mental illness to addiction and impaired driving, the effects on many are not as beneficial as advocates claimed. There do seem to be a very few beneficial uses for pot for a small number of people. It does help in pain relief for the chronically afflicted, it can help with nausea from chemotherapies and it is sometimes effective for those with anxiety. But all those benefits are limited and are far outweighed by the deleterious effects seen when widespread use is factored in, according to a raft of new studies reported by the Daily Mail. With a pool of more than 40 million pot users to look at, researchers are finding that recreational use of the drug is becoming an increasing problem everywhere it is being tried. As the Mail noted, researchers from the Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark have found that despite claims by pot advocates, the drug is just as addictive as any other drug. And 41 percent of users have developed major problems with depression. The research found that chronic marijuana use quadrupled risk of developing a bipolar disorder and added to a rise in psychotic breaks, including thoughts of, and deaths by, suicide, with pot linked to 30 percent of cases of schizophrenia. The researchers added that people who already have a propensity for these mental disorders often find that pot makes them worse, not better. That is nothing like the benign effects pot advocates claimed we'd be seeing. Pot advocates also claimed that one can't really become addicted to the drug. This has also been revealed as false. "New research from University of Washington and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute estimates 21 percent of marijuana users had become addicted," the Mail reported, adding that at least four million Americans have developed "marijuana use disorder" since pot became so much easier to get. Another claim that many advocates have made is that pot will calm you and make sleep come easier. This is also not true, studies have found. "A 2021 study in the journal BMJ reported adults who used cannabis 20 or more times in the previous month were more likely than non-users to get six or fewer hours of sleep per night," the Mail reported. In addition, 39 percent of daily pot users developed clinical insomnia. An even more alarming study says that pregnant women will put themselves at a 70 percent higher risk of birth defects if they regularly use pot during pregnancy, and they will be 2.3 times more susceptible to a stillbirth. Also, "A 2022 study published in JAMA Pediatrics found prenatal cannabis exposure after five to six weeks of pregnancy is associated with attention, social and behavioral problems that persist into early adolescence," the Mail reported. Finally, the evidence seems irrefutable that heavy pot smoking is just as bad on your body as heavy tobacco smoking. Smoking anything -- pot or tobacco -- increases the risk of coronary artery disease and also puts users at an increased risk of lung disease. A study from Canada found that "three-quarters of marijuana users had emphysema - a lung disease which leaves sufferers struggling to breathe -- compared to two-thirds of tobacco users," the Mail wrote. While it might be a better idea to go to a prescription model, where only seriously ill people are able to gain access to pot, it seems clear that recreational and non-medicinal use has had detrimental effects on Americans.

Related video: Cannabis Control Board's adult-use applications expected to open in October (WRIC Richmond)]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=7532 Wed, 30 Aug 2023 23:21:14 +0000 Charon]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=7532 Compared to people who didn’t use marijuana or tobacco, marijuana users had 27% higher levels of lead in their blood, according to a new study.

Image: A marijuana plant in Oakland, Calif., in 2020.
As many as 28 states regulate arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in marijuana products. Kelsey McClellan / NYT via Redux, file
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By Aria Bendix
Some marijuana users may have elevated levels of lead and cadmium — two heavy metals linked to long-term health issues — in their blood and urine, a new study shows.

Among a group of more than 7,200 adults, the 358 who reported using marijuana within the past 30 days were found to have 27% higher blood lead levels than those who said they didn’t use either marijuana or tobacco.


The marijuana users also had 22% higher levels of cadmium in their blood, according to the research, which was published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Urine samples showed similar results.

The researchers, a team at Columbia University, knew going in that cannabis plants can absorb heavy metals from soil and, in fact, are particularly good at doing so. The contaminants travel through the stalk of the plant into the leaves and flowers.

But the new findings demonstrate that heavy metals in cannabis plants can also wind up in the human body.

There is no safe amount of lead exposure, since even low levels can slow children’s brain development and result in learning and behavioral problems. In adults, chronic exposure to lead increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart problems and kidney damage.


Cadmium, meanwhile, is considered a human carcinogen by the World Health Organization. Exposure to low levels, such as through tobacco smoke, may lead to kidney disease and fragile bones.

“For both cadmium and lead, these metals are likely to stay in the body for years, long after exposure ends,” said Tiffany Sanchez, an author of the study and an assistant professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.

For their research, Sanchez and her team analyzed data from blood and urine samples collected between 2005 and 2018 as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a program conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics.

The data set didn’t distinguish between different ways participants consumed marijuana, such as edibles or joints. But generally speaking, Sanchez said, inhaling lead is worse than eating it in food.


“The absorption rate from inhalation is 100%,” she said.]]> Compared to people who didn’t use marijuana or tobacco, marijuana users had 27% higher levels of lead in their blood, according to a new study.

Image: A marijuana plant in Oakland, Calif., in 2020.
As many as 28 states regulate arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in marijuana products. Kelsey McClellan / NYT via Redux, file
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By Aria Bendix
Some marijuana users may have elevated levels of lead and cadmium — two heavy metals linked to long-term health issues — in their blood and urine, a new study shows.

Among a group of more than 7,200 adults, the 358 who reported using marijuana within the past 30 days were found to have 27% higher blood lead levels than those who said they didn’t use either marijuana or tobacco.


The marijuana users also had 22% higher levels of cadmium in their blood, according to the research, which was published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Urine samples showed similar results.

The researchers, a team at Columbia University, knew going in that cannabis plants can absorb heavy metals from soil and, in fact, are particularly good at doing so. The contaminants travel through the stalk of the plant into the leaves and flowers.

But the new findings demonstrate that heavy metals in cannabis plants can also wind up in the human body.

There is no safe amount of lead exposure, since even low levels can slow children’s brain development and result in learning and behavioral problems. In adults, chronic exposure to lead increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart problems and kidney damage.


Cadmium, meanwhile, is considered a human carcinogen by the World Health Organization. Exposure to low levels, such as through tobacco smoke, may lead to kidney disease and fragile bones.

“For both cadmium and lead, these metals are likely to stay in the body for years, long after exposure ends,” said Tiffany Sanchez, an author of the study and an assistant professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.

For their research, Sanchez and her team analyzed data from blood and urine samples collected between 2005 and 2018 as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a program conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics.

The data set didn’t distinguish between different ways participants consumed marijuana, such as edibles or joints. But generally speaking, Sanchez said, inhaling lead is worse than eating it in food.


“The absorption rate from inhalation is 100%,” she said.]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=7317 Sun, 07 May 2023 23:50:16 +0000 Charon]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=7317 Medications For Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms: What Helps You Quit Weed?
by Olivia Maloy — Last updated: 2017-05-06 in Addiction & Recovery
Have you tried to quit weed many times, without success? If you're ready to marijuana up for good this time, these medications to help you cope with marijuana withdrawal symptoms should help you through your weed detox.
Smoking marijuana may initially give you exactly what you want — feelings of euphoria, lowered anxiety, reduced pain if you're suffering from medical conditions, better sleep, and a generally pleasant feeling of intoxication.

Long-term cannabis users, it's becoming increasingly clear, are often less lucky. They can fall victim to a number of unpleasant effects of marijuana that they definitely weren't banking on when they started smoking pot. These effects can be present even when you're not high on weed, and they include impaired memory and a shorter attention span, cardiovascular illness, respiratory problems, and marijuana addiction. [1]

Have you noticed that marijuana is having a detrimental effect on your quality of life, and do you want out? Some people who try to quit smoking weed are successful in one go. Research shows that around 30 percent of weed users meet the diagnostic criteria for cannabis use disorder [2], however, and some people discover that their marijuana withdrawal symptoms are so unbearable to them that relapse appears to be the only answer. Indeed, those folks who seek medical help for their marijuana addiction after smoking pot nearly every day for at least 10 years will have tried to quit an average of six times by the time they make it to a doctor. [3]

Sometimes, willpower isn't enough. Sometimes, even breathing exercises, herbs, therapy, acupressure, and other natural weed detox methods aren't enough. Sometimes, you need to bring in the big guns to help you overcome your marijuana addiction.

What medications for marijuana withdrawal symptoms could help you say goodbye to weed forever — allowing you to start a new life, free from addiction?

Fighting Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms With Synthetic Cannabinoids?
One obvious way to fight the withdrawal symptoms of whatever substance you were abusing is to give your body what it craves — but in a controlled manner, coupled with a gradual reduction. This approach is not new; it has been used with opiate abusers, who can be offered methadone or buprenorphine, for many years. Nicotine patches and nicotine gum have the same effect on people who are hoping to give up smoking cigarettes.

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or Dronabinol, is one of the main active ingredients in cannabis and also the active ingredient in the medication Marinol [4]. It has been used on-label to fight nausea and to increase appetite for quite a while now, and research indicates that Dronabinol is also one possible way to cope with marijuana withdrawal symptoms. While you can certainly discuss the possibility of taking Marinol during your weed detox with your doctor, it is also important to be aware of the possibility that this drug might simply become a "weed replacement". [5]

Stopping Marijuana From Meeting Your Perceived Needs
Another possible way to help you quit weed is to take the (perceived) positive effects of marijuana out of the equation — why would you continue to use cannabis if it no longer does what it previously did for you? The CB1 receptor antagonist Rimonabant has been shown to have the ability to reduce the subjective physiological effects of cannabis. The idea is that you will not continue to smoke pot if it no longer gives you the pleasurable effects you have come to expect from marijuana. [6]

Other Medical Approaches To Cannabis Withdrawal
Cannabinoid receptors are naturally present all over the body, and long-term marijuana use interferes with their functioning, something that plays a large role in the marijuana withdrawal symptoms many users experience.
Medications that regulate this problem may likewise help you through your weed detox, and they include:

The fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitor URB597.
Naltrexone.
Dopamine.
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) [7].
Medications That Target Specific Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms
Besides medications that aim to reduce marijuana withdrawal symptoms across the board, cannabis addicts who are trying to quit weed may find that they struggle with particular aspects of weed detox — like anxiety and depression during weed detox, irritability and headaches during weed detox, or marijuana cravings.

If that's you, you may want to consider talking to your doctor about medications that target the parts of marijuana withdrawal that are hardest on you. Consider:

The anxiety drug Buspirone, which is often used to help people overcome substance abuse issues as well as lowering anxiety and depression [8].
Gabapentin (GABA) to help you deal with marijuana cravings [9].
Ambien (Zolpidem) for the insomnia many new weed quitters experience [10].
In addition, a form of cognitive behavioral therapy specifically adapted to people struggling with substance abuse has also been proven to help people through a tough marijuana detox.
While therapy obviously isn't a medication, it's something your healthcare provider will likely suggest to you if you knock on their door asking for medication to help you with your marijuana withdrawal. Therapists can help you stay motivated, teach you relaxation techniques, and teach you to change the thinking patterns associated with marijuana addiction. [11]

hxxps://www.steadyhealth.com/articles/medications-for-marijuana-withdrawal-symptoms-what-helps-you-quit-weed


Just cuz I read some get very weary of MMJ. It causes anxiety and other problems. Just in case...]]> Medications For Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms: What Helps You Quit Weed?
by Olivia Maloy — Last updated: 2017-05-06 in Addiction & Recovery
Have you tried to quit weed many times, without success? If you're ready to marijuana up for good this time, these medications to help you cope with marijuana withdrawal symptoms should help you through your weed detox.
Smoking marijuana may initially give you exactly what you want — feelings of euphoria, lowered anxiety, reduced pain if you're suffering from medical conditions, better sleep, and a generally pleasant feeling of intoxication.

Long-term cannabis users, it's becoming increasingly clear, are often less lucky. They can fall victim to a number of unpleasant effects of marijuana that they definitely weren't banking on when they started smoking pot. These effects can be present even when you're not high on weed, and they include impaired memory and a shorter attention span, cardiovascular illness, respiratory problems, and marijuana addiction. [1]

Have you noticed that marijuana is having a detrimental effect on your quality of life, and do you want out? Some people who try to quit smoking weed are successful in one go. Research shows that around 30 percent of weed users meet the diagnostic criteria for cannabis use disorder [2], however, and some people discover that their marijuana withdrawal symptoms are so unbearable to them that relapse appears to be the only answer. Indeed, those folks who seek medical help for their marijuana addiction after smoking pot nearly every day for at least 10 years will have tried to quit an average of six times by the time they make it to a doctor. [3]

Sometimes, willpower isn't enough. Sometimes, even breathing exercises, herbs, therapy, acupressure, and other natural weed detox methods aren't enough. Sometimes, you need to bring in the big guns to help you overcome your marijuana addiction.

What medications for marijuana withdrawal symptoms could help you say goodbye to weed forever — allowing you to start a new life, free from addiction?

Fighting Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms With Synthetic Cannabinoids?
One obvious way to fight the withdrawal symptoms of whatever substance you were abusing is to give your body what it craves — but in a controlled manner, coupled with a gradual reduction. This approach is not new; it has been used with opiate abusers, who can be offered methadone or buprenorphine, for many years. Nicotine patches and nicotine gum have the same effect on people who are hoping to give up smoking cigarettes.

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or Dronabinol, is one of the main active ingredients in cannabis and also the active ingredient in the medication Marinol [4]. It has been used on-label to fight nausea and to increase appetite for quite a while now, and research indicates that Dronabinol is also one possible way to cope with marijuana withdrawal symptoms. While you can certainly discuss the possibility of taking Marinol during your weed detox with your doctor, it is also important to be aware of the possibility that this drug might simply become a "weed replacement". [5]

Stopping Marijuana From Meeting Your Perceived Needs
Another possible way to help you quit weed is to take the (perceived) positive effects of marijuana out of the equation — why would you continue to use cannabis if it no longer does what it previously did for you? The CB1 receptor antagonist Rimonabant has been shown to have the ability to reduce the subjective physiological effects of cannabis. The idea is that you will not continue to smoke pot if it no longer gives you the pleasurable effects you have come to expect from marijuana. [6]

Other Medical Approaches To Cannabis Withdrawal
Cannabinoid receptors are naturally present all over the body, and long-term marijuana use interferes with their functioning, something that plays a large role in the marijuana withdrawal symptoms many users experience.
Medications that regulate this problem may likewise help you through your weed detox, and they include:

The fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitor URB597.
Naltrexone.
Dopamine.
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) [7].
Medications That Target Specific Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms
Besides medications that aim to reduce marijuana withdrawal symptoms across the board, cannabis addicts who are trying to quit weed may find that they struggle with particular aspects of weed detox — like anxiety and depression during weed detox, irritability and headaches during weed detox, or marijuana cravings.

If that's you, you may want to consider talking to your doctor about medications that target the parts of marijuana withdrawal that are hardest on you. Consider:

The anxiety drug Buspirone, which is often used to help people overcome substance abuse issues as well as lowering anxiety and depression [8].
Gabapentin (GABA) to help you deal with marijuana cravings [9].
Ambien (Zolpidem) for the insomnia many new weed quitters experience [10].
In addition, a form of cognitive behavioral therapy specifically adapted to people struggling with substance abuse has also been proven to help people through a tough marijuana detox.
While therapy obviously isn't a medication, it's something your healthcare provider will likely suggest to you if you knock on their door asking for medication to help you with your marijuana withdrawal. Therapists can help you stay motivated, teach you relaxation techniques, and teach you to change the thinking patterns associated with marijuana addiction. [11]

hxxps://www.steadyhealth.com/articles/medications-for-marijuana-withdrawal-symptoms-what-helps-you-quit-weed


Just cuz I read some get very weary of MMJ. It causes anxiety and other problems. Just in case...]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=7155 Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:36:05 +0000 Coffeelover]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=7155 at least 32% but usually 38%. Dabs too, and tincture
I think he has gastro isssues that are from his high use.
There is a way to stop it by not using it. There’s info 
out there it has a name but don’t know it now. Everything in
moderation.]]> at least 32% but usually 38%. Dabs too, and tincture
I think he has gastro isssues that are from his high use.
There is a way to stop it by not using it. There’s info 
out there it has a name but don’t know it now. Everything in
moderation.]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=7071 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 19:53:52 +0000 Apple]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=7071
 His concern, and I'm interested as well is my friend hunts deer (and eats them), and we both compete in organized shooting leagues. Shooting is in both the winter and summer Olympics, so some people might not know there are a lot of organized shooting sports that only shoot at paper, and maybe old bowling pins, and these events teach strict safety rules to younger or newer shooters, and the training is extensive. 

 When you fill out the form to purchase ANY firearm, there is a question asking do you ever consume pot as it is not legal federally. 

 Has anyone had any problems with this or come across any legal articles? Both my friend and I would be very interested in any information or informative opinions. He is afraid the medical card could be used to confiscate his firearms in the future.]]>
 His concern, and I'm interested as well is my friend hunts deer (and eats them), and we both compete in organized shooting leagues. Shooting is in both the winter and summer Olympics, so some people might not know there are a lot of organized shooting sports that only shoot at paper, and maybe old bowling pins, and these events teach strict safety rules to younger or newer shooters, and the training is extensive. 

 When you fill out the form to purchase ANY firearm, there is a question asking do you ever consume pot as it is not legal federally. 

 Has anyone had any problems with this or come across any legal articles? Both my friend and I would be very interested in any information or informative opinions. He is afraid the medical card could be used to confiscate his firearms in the future.]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5822 Sat, 20 Jun 2020 20:40:05 +0000 Incogbenzo77]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5822 https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5802 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 17:46:35 +0000 IceWizard]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5802 How Did Marijuana Become Illegal 
in the First Place?

DR. MALIK BURNETT AND 
AMANDA REIMAN, PHD, MSW


Dear Doctors,
“With so much information coming out about the medical value of marijuana, 
and that marijuana is not as dangerous as alcohol, why was it made illegal 
in the first place?”

Sincerely,
Looking for a history lesson



Dear Looking,
That is an excellent question. Now that many politicians and the public are taking a 
more objective look at marijuana, many are asking about the legal history of marijuana 
and how it ended up in the category of drugs deemed most dangerous by the 
federal government (Schedule I).

To understand how we ended up here, it is important to go back to what was happening 

in the United States in the early 1900’s just after the Mexican Revolution. At this time 
we saw an influx of immigration from Mexico into states like Texas and Louisiana. 
Not surprising, these new Americans brought with them their native language, culture 
and customs. One of these customs was the use of cannabis as a medicine and relaxant.


Mexican immigrants referred to this plant as “marihuana”. While Americans were very 
familiar with “cannabis” because it was present in almost all tinctures and medicines 
available at the time, the word “marihuana” was a foreign term. So, when the media 
began to play on the fears that the public had about these new citizens by falsely 
spreading claims about the “disruptive Mexicans” with their dangerous native 
behaviors including marihuana use, the rest of the nation did not know that this 
“marihuana” was a plant they already had in their medicine cabinets.

The demonization of the cannabis plant was an extension of the demonization of the 
Mexican immigrants. In an effort to control and keep tabs on these new citizens, 
El Paso, TX borrowed a play from San Francisco’s playbook, which had outlawed opium 
decades earlier in an effort to control Chinese immigrants. The idea was to have an 
excuse to search, detain and deport Mexican immigrants.

That excuse became marijuana.

This method of controlling people by controlling their customs was quite successful, 
so much so that it became a national strategy for keeping certain populations under the 
watch and control of the government.

During hearings on marijuana law in the 1930’s, claims were made about marijuana’s 

ability to cause men of color to become violent and solicit sex from white women. 
This imagery became the backdrop for the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 which 
effectively banned its use and sales.

While the Act was ruled unconstitutional years later, it was replaced with 
the Controlled Substances Act in the 1970’s which established Schedules for ranking 
substances according to their dangerousness and potential for addiction. Cannabis 
was placed in the most restrictive category, Schedule I, supposedly as a place holder 
while then President Nixon commissioned a report to give a final recommendation.

The Schafer Commission, as it was called, declared that marijuana should not be in 
Schedule I and even doubted its designation as an illicit substance. However, Nixon 
discounted the recommendations of the commission, and marijuana remains a 
Schedule I substance.

In 1996, California became the first state to approve the use of marijuana for medical 
purposes, ending its 59 year reign as an illicit substance with no medical value. Prior 
to 1937, cannabis had enjoyed a 5000 year history as a therapeutic agent across many 
cultures. In this context, its blip as an illicit and dangerous drug was dwarfed by its 
role as a medicine.

Opponents of medical marijuana regulations claim that there is not enough research to 
warrant medicinal use, but supporters of medical marijuana point to the 5000 years of 
history where cannabis was widely used as evidence for its medical efficacy.

Now that 23 states, plus Washington, DC, have passed medical marijuana laws, the 
public is questioning the utility of keeping marijuana under lock and key, especially in 
light of the racist and propagandized basis for making it illegal in the first place.

In just a few weeks, Florida, Oregon, Alaska and Washington DC voters will have the 
opportunity to put an additional nail in the coffin of prohibition by voting to legalize 
medical access in Florida and adult access in Oregon, Alaska and Washington DC. 
Changing the marijuana laws in these states and more to come is one of the first steps 
in dismantling the racially motivated war on drugs.

Sincerely,
The Doctors


Dr. Malik Burnett is a former surgeon and physician advocate. 
He also served as executive director of a medical marijuana 
nonprofit organization. Amanda Reiman, PhD, holds a doctorate 
in Social Welfare and teaches classes on drug policy at the 
University of California-Berkeley.

]]> How Did Marijuana Become Illegal 
in the First Place?

DR. MALIK BURNETT AND 
AMANDA REIMAN, PHD, MSW


Dear Doctors,
“With so much information coming out about the medical value of marijuana, 
and that marijuana is not as dangerous as alcohol, why was it made illegal 
in the first place?”

Sincerely,
Looking for a history lesson



Dear Looking,
That is an excellent question. Now that many politicians and the public are taking a 
more objective look at marijuana, many are asking about the legal history of marijuana 
and how it ended up in the category of drugs deemed most dangerous by the 
federal government (Schedule I).

To understand how we ended up here, it is important to go back to what was happening 

in the United States in the early 1900’s just after the Mexican Revolution. At this time 
we saw an influx of immigration from Mexico into states like Texas and Louisiana. 
Not surprising, these new Americans brought with them their native language, culture 
and customs. One of these customs was the use of cannabis as a medicine and relaxant.


Mexican immigrants referred to this plant as “marihuana”. While Americans were very 
familiar with “cannabis” because it was present in almost all tinctures and medicines 
available at the time, the word “marihuana” was a foreign term. So, when the media 
began to play on the fears that the public had about these new citizens by falsely 
spreading claims about the “disruptive Mexicans” with their dangerous native 
behaviors including marihuana use, the rest of the nation did not know that this 
“marihuana” was a plant they already had in their medicine cabinets.

The demonization of the cannabis plant was an extension of the demonization of the 
Mexican immigrants. In an effort to control and keep tabs on these new citizens, 
El Paso, TX borrowed a play from San Francisco’s playbook, which had outlawed opium 
decades earlier in an effort to control Chinese immigrants. The idea was to have an 
excuse to search, detain and deport Mexican immigrants.

That excuse became marijuana.

This method of controlling people by controlling their customs was quite successful, 
so much so that it became a national strategy for keeping certain populations under the 
watch and control of the government.

During hearings on marijuana law in the 1930’s, claims were made about marijuana’s 

ability to cause men of color to become violent and solicit sex from white women. 
This imagery became the backdrop for the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 which 
effectively banned its use and sales.

While the Act was ruled unconstitutional years later, it was replaced with 
the Controlled Substances Act in the 1970’s which established Schedules for ranking 
substances according to their dangerousness and potential for addiction. Cannabis 
was placed in the most restrictive category, Schedule I, supposedly as a place holder 
while then President Nixon commissioned a report to give a final recommendation.

The Schafer Commission, as it was called, declared that marijuana should not be in 
Schedule I and even doubted its designation as an illicit substance. However, Nixon 
discounted the recommendations of the commission, and marijuana remains a 
Schedule I substance.

In 1996, California became the first state to approve the use of marijuana for medical 
purposes, ending its 59 year reign as an illicit substance with no medical value. Prior 
to 1937, cannabis had enjoyed a 5000 year history as a therapeutic agent across many 
cultures. In this context, its blip as an illicit and dangerous drug was dwarfed by its 
role as a medicine.

Opponents of medical marijuana regulations claim that there is not enough research to 
warrant medicinal use, but supporters of medical marijuana point to the 5000 years of 
history where cannabis was widely used as evidence for its medical efficacy.

Now that 23 states, plus Washington, DC, have passed medical marijuana laws, the 
public is questioning the utility of keeping marijuana under lock and key, especially in 
light of the racist and propagandized basis for making it illegal in the first place.

In just a few weeks, Florida, Oregon, Alaska and Washington DC voters will have the 
opportunity to put an additional nail in the coffin of prohibition by voting to legalize 
medical access in Florida and adult access in Oregon, Alaska and Washington DC. 
Changing the marijuana laws in these states and more to come is one of the first steps 
in dismantling the racially motivated war on drugs.

Sincerely,
The Doctors


Dr. Malik Burnett is a former surgeon and physician advocate. 
He also served as executive director of a medical marijuana 
nonprofit organization. Amanda Reiman, PhD, holds a doctorate 
in Social Welfare and teaches classes on drug policy at the 
University of California-Berkeley.

]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5771 Thu, 14 May 2020 23:59:21 +0000 BeReel1010]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5771
It was published online at Preprints by a team of biologists, all legally licensed to grow. It stares in fewer words: 

[They used 13 different cannabis oils extracted from newer strains and discovered that certain oils that contained the cannabinoids CBD & THC can actually lower human cell production of 2 key proteins that serve as gateways for the virus to enter the body and cause infection. 

It’s an airborne virus as we know, and scientists say as it travels into a new host it stabs into the protein in the body called ACE2. Another protein made by the body TMPRSS2 causes the virus spike, ripping the cell open allowing it to enter. Once the virus is in the cell it hijacks the cells DNA and forces the cell to make so many copies that the cell eventually explodes and releases a swarm of new coronaviruses that end up infecting other cells. The study suggests that cannabinoids can “tune down” the genes that produce, regulars and activists both proteins ACE2 and TMPRSS2. So basically weeed oils could block the virus from being able to infect people all together.]

I’ve read about 3-4 studies on this topic so far and it’s definitely interesting... wondering what everyone’s thoughts are?]]>
It was published online at Preprints by a team of biologists, all legally licensed to grow. It stares in fewer words: 

[They used 13 different cannabis oils extracted from newer strains and discovered that certain oils that contained the cannabinoids CBD & THC can actually lower human cell production of 2 key proteins that serve as gateways for the virus to enter the body and cause infection. 

It’s an airborne virus as we know, and scientists say as it travels into a new host it stabs into the protein in the body called ACE2. Another protein made by the body TMPRSS2 causes the virus spike, ripping the cell open allowing it to enter. Once the virus is in the cell it hijacks the cells DNA and forces the cell to make so many copies that the cell eventually explodes and releases a swarm of new coronaviruses that end up infecting other cells. The study suggests that cannabinoids can “tune down” the genes that produce, regulars and activists both proteins ACE2 and TMPRSS2. So basically weeed oils could block the virus from being able to infect people all together.]

I’ve read about 3-4 studies on this topic so far and it’s definitely interesting... wondering what everyone’s thoughts are?]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5759 Mon, 11 May 2020 23:58:51 +0000 Pwrpuffgirl]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5759 Has anyone actually ever known someone with cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome? I know someone who absolutely loves his Mary J but out of the blue began suffering from this. The only thing that would helps him is hot showers. Just wondering if anyone else out there has actually witnessed this craziness? I feel so awful for him. ]]> Has anyone actually ever known someone with cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome? I know someone who absolutely loves his Mary J but out of the blue began suffering from this. The only thing that would helps him is hot showers. Just wondering if anyone else out there has actually witnessed this craziness? I feel so awful for him. ]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5751 Sat, 09 May 2020 17:14:01 +0000 Pwrpuffgirl]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5751 https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5673 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 22:24:41 +0000 Tigertail58]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5673 I have seen all kinds of claims about this substance, that it's totally legal everywhere, that it's clinically proven and tested to help with anxiety, depression and PTSD and insomnia.  What experience have you had or your friends relatives or acquaintances?  I have never tried it and I have an open mind.]]> I have seen all kinds of claims about this substance, that it's totally legal everywhere, that it's clinically proven and tested to help with anxiety, depression and PTSD and insomnia.  What experience have you had or your friends relatives or acquaintances?  I have never tried it and I have an open mind.]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5666 Sun, 05 Apr 2020 01:09:27 +0000 whatapain]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5666 But find it important to share this here as a fyi during these times

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Cann...1_45200487


3. Conclusions
Cannabinoids are profoundly anti-inflammatory and impair many Ca2+-dependent enzyme systems
which are central to inflammatory and cell-autonomous antiviral responses. When viral-induced host
responses lead to immunopathology, as is seen in a rodent model of multiple sclerosis, TMEV-IDD, or
in a persistent infection of the central nervous system caused by a non-lytic virus, BDV, cannabinoid
treatment was beneficial.
In all other virus infections, both in vitro and in vivo, cannabinoid treatment led to disease
progression, increased pathology, and sometimes to host death. Therefore, in many clinical settings,
including latent infections caused by HIV-1 or HSV-1, and persistent infection of the liver caused by
HCV, cannabinoids lead to worsened disease outcome.


Acknowledgements
The generous support of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, both grants DC039746 and
NS039746, enabled my lab to perform these studies, and to summarize the work of many other labs.
Two former students, Ramon Antonio Herrera and Joseph H. Oved, contributed published [52] and
unpublished data, provided stimulating discussions and critically read this manuscript]]> But find it important to share this here as a fyi during these times

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Cann...1_45200487


3. Conclusions
Cannabinoids are profoundly anti-inflammatory and impair many Ca2+-dependent enzyme systems
which are central to inflammatory and cell-autonomous antiviral responses. When viral-induced host
responses lead to immunopathology, as is seen in a rodent model of multiple sclerosis, TMEV-IDD, or
in a persistent infection of the central nervous system caused by a non-lytic virus, BDV, cannabinoid
treatment was beneficial.
In all other virus infections, both in vitro and in vivo, cannabinoid treatment led to disease
progression, increased pathology, and sometimes to host death. Therefore, in many clinical settings,
including latent infections caused by HIV-1 or HSV-1, and persistent infection of the liver caused by
HCV, cannabinoids lead to worsened disease outcome.


Acknowledgements
The generous support of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, both grants DC039746 and
NS039746, enabled my lab to perform these studies, and to summarize the work of many other labs.
Two former students, Ramon Antonio Herrera and Joseph H. Oved, contributed published [52] and
unpublished data, provided stimulating discussions and critically read this manuscript]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5496 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 16:43:45 +0000 whatapain]]> https://www.ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=5496
Cannabinol - which is actually a by product of the rotting of the MJ plant
More detailed research is underway. So far the component seems to be as effective as Benz for anxiety and sleep without the concern for WD

Keep an eye out for more information over the coming months]]>
Cannabinol - which is actually a by product of the rotting of the MJ plant
More detailed research is underway. So far the component seems to be as effective as Benz for anxiety and sleep without the concern for WD

Keep an eye out for more information over the coming months]]>