N/S NFL Explores How Marijuana And CBD Can Be Used As Opioid Alternatives For Players (2 Viewers)

I'm sorry that your family members suffer from addiction. I have several family members that suffer from life altering addiction to alcohol, and opiods. None of them used Cannabis as a precursor.

The fact is (backed up by statistics) that most people who use Cannabis do not use other drugs. And despite being federally illegal, there has been a LOT of research into the benefits and the downsides to using this plant.

I use it in moderation to help alleviate depression, and it does the job better than any pill ever has. It is one of the kindest drugs to use and stop using when compared to other drugs such as alcohol, anti-depressants, benzos, opiods, etc. It's non-toxic, and not physically addictive. 100's of millions of people use it daily without any deaths, overdoses, etc. Many successful people quietly (and some not so quietly) use it without issue.

Again, I am sorry that your family suffers from addiction. I know how that feels. But, Cannabis is not to blame. Addiction is psychological and physical. The drug used is simply the end result of addiction. It could be cannabis, alcohol, sex, food, crack, etc.
If you use it under the strict guidelines and observation of an MD. But for recreation, heck no.
 
Don't agree with this and never will. That crap has destroyed too many lives as a starter drug and I don't care what anyone else says that it isn't. I have numerous family members that start with pot and ended up abusing harder crap and ruined there lives to convince me otherwise.

That's the way, dig those feet in and never believe anything that can challenge your preconceived notions!
 
Marines saved my life when I was attached to the 586th ESFS at camp Bucca. I've yet to find a slacker Marine.
just want to thank you for your service in the core . my son is a drill instructor in the marines out in san diego could not be more proud of him. nd he is a diehard saint fan and a member of saints report
 
I think the fact that there are no deaths from marijuana at any time in the history of the Earth and millions of deaths every year from every other drug and alcohol combined should be taught to every child in school. The truth will set everybody free.
 
fun fact: ye ol' mary jane used to be legal in this country, then you have a compelling argument that the reason laws were passed to make it illegal was due to racism.

History agrees with your statement: Anti-immigration sentiments toward Mexican Americans and Mexican migrant farm workers during the Great Depression led the feds to make it illegal in the late 1930s. The basis was politically based, not science based.

Recreational cannabis consumption was prominent in migrant/working class Mexican culture. The goal was to criminalize cannabis and deport offenders. Farmers in the SW could originally pay a permit fee to grow hemp and cannabis plants for non recreational products, but governments would not approve permits for Mexican-American farmers. Then the ban, then aggressive policing and deportations.
 
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The only addiction to pot is mental, as is the case with meth, coke or whatever. The issue here is the fable that pot treats pain on the same level as opiates. I cannot see a player who just had knee surgery forgoing his pain medication for pot. They will do them together but never as the primary means of pain control. On other words, if you want to let players smoke pot...Great. They are adults and capable of making their own decisions. Just don't sell it as an alternate means of pain control for football injuries.
I believe that meth and coke are physically addicting. You are correct about weed.
 
fun fact: ye ol' mary jane used to be legal in this country, then you have a compelling argument that the reason laws were passed to make it illegal was due to racism.
I had three white friends arrested for possession and distribution. I guess those cops did not et the memo.
 

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Before I even opened the thread I thought Josh Gordon, lol
 
I had three white friends arrested for possession and distribution. I guess those cops did not et the memo.
The racist origins of marijuana prohibition

As early as the 1800s, there were no federal restrictions on the sale or possession of cannabis in the US. Hemp fiber from the plant was used to make clothes, paper, and rope. Sometimes it was used medicinally, but as a recreational drug, it wasn't that widespread. A New York Times article from 1876 even cites the positive use of cannabis to cure a patient's dropsy. Basically swelling from an accumulation of fluid.

In the early 1900s, an influx of Mexican immigrants came to the US fleeing political unrest in their home country. With them, they brought the practice of smoking cannabis recreationally. And it took off. The Spanish word for the plant started to be used more often too. Marijuana. Or as it was spelled at that time, marihuana, with an "H. This is when the more sensational headlines about the drug began to appear.

In 1936, a propaganda film called Reefer Madness was released. In the movie, teenagers smoke weed for the first time and this leads to a series of horrific events involving hallucination, attempted rape, and murder. Much of the media portrayed it as a gateway drug.

- [Reporter] Marijuana, a powerful excitant, produces unpredictable emotional results. But its greatest danger lies in the fact that it is a stepping stone to the harder drugs such as morphine and heroin.

Narrator: The following year in 1937, the Marihuana Tax Act was passed. Cannabis sales were now taxed. Part of the reason this act was passed was because of all the fear-mongering going on at the time. And a huge instigator of that fear-mongering was the man behind the Marihuana Tax Act, Harry Anslinger. Anslinger was named the Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics during the prohibition era. But once national prohibition ended in 1933, Anslinger turned his focus to marijuana. This is when racism and xenophobia really kicked in.

Harry Anslinger took the scientifically unsupported idea of marijuana as a violence-inducing drug, connected it to black and Hispanic people, and created a perfect package of terror to sell to the American media and public. By emphasizing the Spanish word marihuana instead of cannabis, he created a strong association between the drug and the newly arrived Mexican immigrants who helped popularize it in the States. He also created a narrative around the idea that cannabis made black people forget their place in society. He pushed the idea that jazz was evil music created by people under the influence of marijuana.

But these racist ideas didn't just influence the media's portrayal or the public's perception of the drug, the discrimination they encouraged was evident in real numbers. In the first full year after the Marihuana Tax Act was passed, black people were about three times more likely to be arrested for violating narcotic drug laws than whites. And Mexicans were nearly nine times more likely to be arrested for the same charge.
 
That's cool and all just as long as they DO NOT start with edibles or weed gummies.
lol I don't do edibles anymore. Not because its bad, but because it's too good. When I got in the program I started with edibles and it helped me very much with pain. As my body began to heal, the edibles seemed more potent, so I downgraded to flower. But if you think gummies and cookies are potent, dont try "RSO" (Rick Simpson oil). That stuff is great for Cancer patients and people dealing with extreme pain. But I don't recommend it unless you have a high tolerance.
 
Alcohol does do the same thing. It is also a drug.

i think you missed my point about the silly ‘gateway drug’ argument about weed...alcohol can be found in nearly every home in this country...

how many parents have given their children a little sip of beer? People just ignore this because alcohol is legal and socially acceptable...but the reality is that booze is one of the most dangerous and addictive drugs out there...i speak from experience
 
i think you missed my point about the silly ‘gateway drug’ argument about weed...alcohol can be found in nearly every home in this country...

how many parents have given their children a little sip of beer? People just ignore this because alcohol is legal and socially acceptable...but the reality is that booze is one of the most dangerous and addictive drugs out there...i speak from experience
My Father-in-law loss his son to a drunk driver who t-boned him at over 80 mph. The guy was tore up in court and admitted to his alcohol addiction. His family was very nice and my in-laws were very forgiving considering the young man had no criminal past, seemed very remorseful, and was willing to do life for his actions. With support of both families, the judge sentenced him to 10 years for vehicular homicide. At the time we all felt it to be a fair sentence and hoped that the young man would take advantage of a second chance with the possibility of going home after 5 years. He in fact did 5 years and was releases in 2009 looking far different than he had during the trail. He seemed to have matured and changed his outlook on life.
Well in 2011 he was arrested for driving under the influence and destruction of property when he drove into someones side yard and destroyed their kid's trampoline and bikes.(what if the kids were out there?) Alcohol has ruined his life and his need for it overwhelms his ability to learn from past mistakes. He was probably a good kid, but his addiction has caused more damage to people than weed could ever. IJS
 

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