Weed overdoses turn deadly in Colorado.

[zinfamous]

LOL at all the pot heads up-in-arms over the fact that weed overdosing is deadly.

We need to pass stronger laws against pot and potheads nationwide.

weed overdosing doesn't exist, but you know what does?

French-fry overdosing. That's why your health is in the shitter and why your life sucks compared to most that smoke weed.

Go punch a clown or something.

 

[BudAshes]

What happens when you od on pot food? You lay on the ground puking it up wishing you had never eaten that second brownie. Not that that has ever happened to me...

Also it appears that a gun and a long fall killed these people. I say ban guns and windows. Hmm this is starting to sound like the Jehovah's Witnesses.

 

[norseamd]

Woah, you people need to step back and look at what happened here. Because of the overdoses of weed in their system, two people (so far) are no longer with us. I think its time to start clamping down on this before it gets out of hand.

nevermind that prescription drugs poverty and religion cause far more shit

 

[akahoovy]

LOL at all the pot heads up-in-arms over the fact that weed overdosing is deadly.

We need to pass stronger laws against pot and potheads nationwide.

Who's up in arms? Besides you, I mean. You create pointless threads that really only serve to show your ignorance.

I for one hope one day no where in the country can you get a minimum sentence and a record for small amounts of possession. It's a stupid reason to get a record.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

To paraphrase, methinks FelixDeCat doth protesteth too much. I wonder if his employer checks his social accounts? I'm pretty sure he's been into the brownies again.

 

[SolMiester]

1/6th of a cookie as a dose?...LMAO, are they kidding....This is propaganda at its worse!

 

[shortylickens]

 

[BUTCH1]

LOL at all the pot heads up-in-arms over the fact that weed overdosing is deadly.

We need to pass stronger laws against pot and potheads nationwide.

You do realize that with every post more moronic than the last you've earned a reputation as "the village idiot", I hope you enjoy being looked at as a completely useless troll by the thousands who come here, but keep posting, your approaching "epic" stupidity status..

 

[mrjminer]

I was told that you could OD on marijuana, but it had to be some insane amount that would be impossible because the person would be rendered unable to do anything long before they hit it. Smoking an ounce of it in 24 hours is what I was told. Is this information incorrect? The source is 15 years ago from some guy I knew in high school.

This seems like the thread to fact-check my info.

 

[Ns1]

I was told that you could OD on marijuana, but it had to be some insane amount that would be impossible because the person would be rendered unable to do anything long before they hit it. Smoking an ounce of it in 24 hours is what I was told. Is this information incorrect? The source is 15 years ago from some guy I knew in high school.

This seems like the thread to fact-check my info.

concentrates exist now that makes overdose-like effects possible

 

[norseamd]

I was told that you could OD on marijuana, but it had to be some insane amount that would be impossible because the person would be rendered unable to do anything long before they hit it. Smoking an ounce of it in 24 hours is what I was told. Is this information incorrect? The source is 15 years ago from some guy I knew in high school. This seems like the thread to fact-check my info.

of plant material?

how about fuck no

of pure thc?

maybe if you are able to absorb all of it

 

[mrjminer]

concentrates exist now that makes overdose-like effects possible

I presumed that may be the case if overdosing is actually possible. Good to know, don't want to become the first dumbass to ever OD on weed if I go to Colorado or Washington.

of plant material?

how about fuck no

of pure thc?

maybe if you are able to absorb all of it

Yea, I was told plant material. Sounded reasonable at the time I heard it, since I couldn't imagine anyone even being able to physically smoke that much

 

[norseamd]

Yea, I was told plant material. Sounded reasonable at the time I heard it, since I couldn't imagine anyone even being able to physically smoke that much

would think you would die of tar coating the lungs before the thc would do anything to you

 

[norseamd]

https://www.google.com/search?q=mos...:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=fflb

 

[Fire&Blood]

 

[mrjminer]

https://www.google.com/search?q=mos...:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=fflb

That gives me some perspective. Thanks for not giving me a lmgtfy link

 

[Phoenix86]

I was told that you could OD on marijuana, but it had to be some insane amount that would be impossible because the person would be rendered unable to do anything long before they hit it. Smoking an ounce of it in 24 hours is what I was told. Is this information incorrect? The source is 15 years ago from some guy I knew in high school.

This seems like the thread to fact-check my info.

The LD50 of THC is unrealistic. You can't consume it fast enough to be lethal. It's FAR more than an oz/day, IIRC the rating is in lbs/min.

 

[KillerBee]

1) 37 people were killed across the state on Jan. 1, the first day the drug became legal for all adults to purchase.
http://dailycurrant.com/2014/01/02/...-37-in-colorado-on-first-day-of-legalization/


2) Annapolis police chief apologizes for citing hoax story in testimony against marijuana legalization

Testifying against bills proposed to legalize and decriminalize marijuana in the state, Annapolis Police Chief Michael Pristoop cited a hoax story that claimed 37 people had died the first day marijuana was legalized in Colorado.
http://www.capitalgazette.com/blogs...cle_97c304e5-b485-5981-9197-9b5f9f5f97e7.html


3) In the end..
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) has signed a bill decriminalizing marijuana possession in the state, following the passage of the measure in Maryland's General Assembly.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/14/maryland-marijuana-decriminalization_n_5107412.html

 

[mrjminer]

The LD50 of THC is unrealistic. You can't consume it fast enough to be lethal. It's FAR more than an oz/day, IIRC the rating is in lbs/min.

Just looked for an LD50. Found a GC thread (don't know if that can be linked here, so I will refrain) that had a link to another page with some info from some 70's experiment results. Don't know how accurate, but here's the info claimed is based on animal testing, but says a comparable human non-fatal equivalent to what they tested would be 46 lbs of 1% THC ingested at once (fed to dogs), or smoking about 3 lbs. of 1% in one sitting assuming 50% wasted from burn (intravenously to monkeys). Apparently, they ended up stopping the tests because the animals weren't dying even at some extreme amounts.

Looks like the only feasible way to do it would be a concentrate

 

[Phoenix86]

Just looked for an LD50. Found a GC thread (don't know if that can be linked here, so I will refrain) that had a link to another page with some info from some 70's experiment results. Don't know how accurate, but here's the info claimed is based on animal testing, but says a comparable human non-fatal equivalent to what they tested would be 46 lbs of 1% THC ingested at once (fed to dogs), or smoking about 3 lbs. of 1% in one sitting assuming 50% wasted from burn (intravenously to monkeys). Apparently, they ended up stopping the tests because the animals weren't dying even at some extreme amounts.

Looks like the only feasible way to do it would be a concentrate

I have read similar things, basically the LD50 of THC is estimated because it can't be achieved.

Found a decent source. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2100129/

Given that there is no known LD50 for cannabis, this should not be a major concern. Second, patients who choose to ingest cannabis will likely require significantly higher amounts. Third, until more refined and purified cannabinoid preparations are available, it will simply not be possible to derive a more specific or exact dosing schedule. Frankly, it was never our intent to advance an exact dosing schedule, but rather to provide some guidelines for the dosing of medicinal cannabis that were based on science and reason, not propaganda or agenda.

Edit: concentrates certainly change things a bit, but when the LD50 of the normal form is so high I have some legitimate concerns that concentrated forms would reach it. There might not be a realistic rating because, get this, it's safe. More research on concentrated forms is obviously needed.

 

[mrjminer]

I have read similar things, basically the LD50 of THC is estimated because it can't be achieved.

Found a decent source. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2100129/

Given that there is no known LD50 for cannabis, this should not be a major concern. Second, patients who choose to ingest cannabis will likely require significantly higher amounts. Third, until more refined and purified cannabinoid preparations are available, it will simply not be possible to derive a more specific or exact dosing schedule. Frankly, it was never our intent to advance an exact dosing schedule, but rather to provide some guidelines for the dosing of medicinal cannabis that were based on science and reason, not propaganda or agenda.

Edit: concentrates certainly change things a bit, but when the LD50 of the normal form is so high I have some legitimate concerns that concentrated forms would reach it. There might not be a realistic rating because, get this, it's safe. More research on concentrated forms is obviously needed.

Looks good to me. :thumbsup:

 

[mrjminer]

scary stuff.

Assuming this isn't just a post in preparation for stealthily launching a free iPod campaign here sometime in the near future, hopefully the information Phoenix or I found makes it less scary

 

[Phoenix86]

scary stuff.

Totally agree, ignorance is the death knell to society.

 

[MasterOfUsers]

In other news, drunk people do stupid shit that gets them killed, too. More at 11.

It's fairly well known that psychotic episodes can and do happen when under the influence of THC.

It can be a bit unpredictable in some people but it's usually people that have a latent paranoid delusion, there is no telling who that is though, you wouldn't know beforehand.

Considering the areas it affects i don't think this is surprising at all, MJ is mostly not a harmful substance but that doesn't mean it cannot be harmful to some individuals.

Alcohol has a more stable course of action, it makes everyone stupid but rarely triggers any event such as these.

 

[MasterOfUsers]

I have read similar things, basically the LD50 of THC is estimated because it can't be achieved.

Found a decent source. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2100129/

Given that there is no known LD50 for cannabis, this should not be a major concern. Second, patients who choose to ingest cannabis will likely require significantly higher amounts. Third, until more refined and purified cannabinoid preparations are available, it will simply not be possible to derive a more specific or exact dosing schedule. Frankly, it was never our intent to advance an exact dosing schedule, but rather to provide some guidelines for the dosing of medicinal cannabis that were based on science and reason, not propaganda or agenda.

Edit: concentrates certainly change things a bit, but when the LD50 of the normal form is so high I have some legitimate concerns that concentrated forms would reach it. There might not be a realistic rating because, get this, it's safe. More research on concentrated forms is obviously needed.

There is no LD50 for Benzos, LSD or Peyote either, you'll have to die by having a truckload of ti falling on your head. That means absolutely nothing.

For anyone who is not a paranoid schizophrenic it can trigger episodes, in most people that use it it triggers psychotic episodes at some point. It's noteworthy that such psychotic episodes include actually killing random people because of the episodes.

THC isn't easy on the brain either, it's associated with learning problems and memory incoherence problems in ALL users, it's also associated with stunted growth (seems to inhibit GH release), impotence (seems to inhibit testostrone production) and diabetes type 2 (it messes with thyroid function).

It's pretty much a bad thing if you smoke a lot, and by a lot i mean more than a couple of joints a day two days a week.