Legalized marijuana

[The Hammer]

You don't have to die for it be an overdose. IMO a person who drinks until they can't walk, talk or function properly, has drank too much,, overdosed himself on alcohol.

Yeah, but that isn't the common usage or medical usage of the term.

 

[TagliatelliMonster]

Yes, I was not clarifying anything at all. Just like your post. You ask what it means to "overdose on pot". Which is precisely the point. You said you never heard of anyone overdosing on pot. So you must define that somehow. I simply pointed out that that definition, whatever it is, is probably too narrow. So I will ask the question back to you. Why don't you just clarify what you mean?

To overdose on a substance usually means that there is an intake so large that it is potentially fatal and requires rather urgent hospitalization and specific medical treatment.

Whenever someone is said to have "overdosed", it almost always means that they died as a result.

In that sense, to "overdose" on pot is something very much unheard of.

So if that isn't what you meant by it, I'ld like to know what you meant by it.

May I also remind you that YOU were the one that brought it up, yet you feel like *I* am the one who should clarify? :-S

 

[TagliatelliMonster]

Found this....

"Signs and Symptoms of Marijuana Overdose

While rare, a marijuana overdose is still possible in some cases. An overdose could have an impact mentally, affect the heart, and lead to pale skin. Signs and symptoms of marijuana overdose might include:1,2

• Extreme anxiety or panic attacks.
• Psychotic reactions, in which someone loses touch with reality or becomes paranoid, sometimes in the form of hallucinations, delusions, or a loss of personal identity.
• Decreased judgment, perception, and coordination that can lead to injuries or even death.
• A fast heart rate, chest pain, or heart attack.
• Uncontrollable shaking or seizures.
• Pale skin color.
• Unresponsiveness.
• Sudden high blood pressure with headache.

When symptoms are severe, get medical attention—call 911 or drive to the nearest emergency room—to ensure that the person overdosing is monitored for complications and dangerous side effects."

Marijuana Overdose Symptoms, Signs, & Treatment | DrugAbuse

Can you overdose on weed? Yes, and knowing what a marijuana overdose looks like could help you avoid complications and potential danger.

drugabuse.com

That's quite misleading.

There is a difference between having a bad reaction to weed on the one hand and overdosing on it on the other.

All medical professionals agree that it's quite impossible to "overdose" on pot.
What you describe there is not the result of "overdose". It's the result of badly reacting to it.
It has nothing to do with the amount taken in and everything with how one's biology reacts to any amount taken in.

Cannabis (Marijuana) | National Institute on Drug Abuse

Learn more about NIDA’s research on the health effects of cannabis.

nida.nih.gov

Can a person overdose on marijuana?​

An overdose occurs when a person uses enough of the drug to produce life-threatening symptoms or death. There are no reports of teens or adults dying from marijuana alone.


In short: no, you can't overdose on marijuana through classic use.
Off course, if you would extract pure THC from 5 plants and inject that right into your veins, which might be the equivalent of smoking a couple thousand joints in a couple of minutes, sure, that likely won't end well.

 

[We Never Know]

That's quite misleading.

There is a difference between having a bad reaction to weed on the one hand and overdosing on it on the other.

All medical professionals agree that it's quite impossible to "overdose" on pot.
What you describe there is not the result of "overdose". It's the result of badly reacting to it.
It has nothing to do with the amount taken in and everything with how one's biology reacts to any amount taken in.

Cannabis (Marijuana) | National Institute on Drug Abuse

Learn more about NIDA’s research on the health effects of cannabis.

nida.nih.gov

Can a person overdose on marijuana?​

An overdose occurs when a person uses enough of the drug to produce life-threatening symptoms or death. There are no reports of teens or adults dying from marijuana alone.


In short: no, you can't overdose on marijuana through classic use.
Off course, if you would extract pure THC from 5 plants and inject that right into your veins, which might be the equivalent of smoking a couple thousand joints in a couple of minutes, sure, that likely won't end well.

I'm glad you speak for "All medical professionals"

Btw, you left off the part that pretty much says what my link says..

"However, some people who use marijuana can feel some very uncomfortable side effects, especially when using marijuana products with high THC levels. People have reported symptoms such as anxiety and paranoia, and in rare cases, an extreme psychotic reaction (which can include delusions and hallucinations) that can lead them to seek treatment in an emergency room."


And another link...
Most people who overdose on marijuana/cannabis run no risk of dying from the toxic changes in their normal body function.[ii] However, anyone who consumes excessive amounts of the drug can experience serious, potentially dangerous changes in their mental or physical well-being. On the mental health side, potential consequences of an overdose include:

• Psychosis (hallucinations and delusional thinking) or paranoid psychosis
• Intense anxiety and outright panic attacks

Even in moderate amounts that don’t lead to overdose, marijuana can lead to a significantly reduced ability to think clearly, make logical decisions or avoid dangerous situations. In addition, people under the influence of the drug can experience a substantial drop in the normal ability to control and coordinate body movements.

Addiction & Mental Health Treatment Center in Delray Beach, FL

Transformations is the top addiction treatment center and mental health facility in Delray Beach, FL. Get help now by clicking here.

www.transformationstreatment.center

 

[We Never Know]

To overdose on a substance usually means that there is an intake so large that it is potentially fatal and requires rather urgent hospitalization and specific medical treatment.

Whenever someone is said to have "overdosed", it almost always means that they died as a result.

In that sense, to "overdose" on pot is something very much unheard of.

So if that isn't what you meant by it, I'ld like to know what you meant by it.

May I also remind you that YOU were the one that brought it up, yet you feel like *I* am the one who should clarify? :-S

To overdose simply means "An amount of drug that is more than what should be taken at one time"

 

[SkepticThinker]

I'm glad you speak for "All medical professionals"

Btw, you left off the part that pretty much says what my link says..

"However, some people who use marijuana can feel some very uncomfortable side effects, especially when using marijuana products with high THC levels. People have reported symptoms such as anxiety and paranoia, and in rare cases, an extreme psychotic reaction (which can include delusions and hallucinations) that can lead them to seek treatment in an emergency room."


And another link...
Most people who overdose on marijuana/cannabis run no risk of dying from the toxic changes in their normal body function.[ii] However, anyone who consumes excessive amounts of the drug can experience serious, potentially dangerous changes in their mental or physical well-being. On the mental health side, potential consequences of an overdose include:

• Psychosis (hallucinations and delusional thinking) or paranoid psychosis
• Intense anxiety and outright panic attacks

Even in moderate amounts that don’t lead to overdose, marijuana can lead to a significantly reduced ability to think clearly, make logical decisions or avoid dangerous situations. In addition, people under the influence of the drug can experience a substantial drop in the normal ability to control and coordinate body movements.

Addiction & Mental Health Treatment Center in Delray Beach, FL

Transformations is the top addiction treatment center and mental health facility in Delray Beach, FL. Get help now by clicking here.

www.transformationstreatment.center

Those "some people" are typically people who are predisposed to psychosis, such as those suffering from schizophrenia. So, it's pretty much like the poster said ...

"All medical professionals agree that it's quite impossible to "overdose" on pot.
What you describe there is not the result of "overdose". It's the result of badly reacting to it.
It has nothing to do with the amount taken in and everything with how one's biology reacts to any amount taken in."

 

[Orbit]

Why is the focus here on something that is equivalent to binge drinking? I don't think the normal weed user is huffing thousands of joints in ten minutes.

 

[Colt]

I was talking to a 60 yr old fella today who has smoked pot all his life. Hey grows his own but he recently started buying some pot from a dispensary. He said since he has been buying some, what he grows doesn't do much for him at all anymore because the pot he has been getting from the dispensary is genetically modified.
Said he doesn't know if that's a good thing or bad thing because its easier to become depended on.

Thoughts??

The addict brain needs more and more potency. Legalizing weed was just one more nail in the coffin for our degenerating cultural decline!

I was high everyday for over a year once when I was a teenager! After being clean for 2 weeks at a boarding school, I returned home (unadulterated reality) and didn't even recognize my home town, my house! It was like another world! I was sooooo used to stoned reality that being clean was awesome! It didn't last though, I returned to using for a couple more years before getting off drugs and alcohol entirely!

Of course, when I was a stoner, I thought smoking weed was a great idea!

 

[We Never Know]

Why is the focus here on something that is equivalent to binge drinking? I don't think the normal weed user is huffing thousands of joints in ten minutes.

True. I'm just stating it is possible to overdose(use too much weed).
Overdose doesn't mean fatal. It means taking to much. Be it weed, cocaine, caffine, nicotine, alcohol, cough syrup, etc.

 

[We Never Know]

The addict brain needs more and more potency. Legalizing weed was just one more nail in the coffin for our degenerating cultural decline!

I was high everyday for over a year once when I was a teenager! After being clean for 2 weeks at a boarding school, I returned home (unadulterated reality) and didn't even recognize my home town, my house! It was like another world! I was sooooo used to stoned reality that being clean was awesome! It didn't last though, I returned to using for a couple more years before getting off drugs and alcohol entirely!

Of course, when I was a stoner, I thought smoking weed was a great idea!

And some weed that is sold at a dispensary is genetically modified making it stronger and more addictive.

New Gene Technology Allows Growers To Boost THC Levels In Cannabis​

"Indiana-based biotechnology company Growing Together Research Inc. announced this week that it has developed a new technique to genetically modulate the expression of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis, including the ability to increase levels of the cannabinoid in cultivars grown for recreational or medical marijuana"

New Gene Technology Allows Growers To Boost THC Levels In Cannabis

Indiana-based biotechnology company Growing Together Research Inc. has developed a new technique to genetically modulate the expression of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis, including the ability to increase THC levels in marijuana.

www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org

 

[Father Heathen]

The addict brain needs more and more potency. Legalizing weed was just one more nail in the coffin for our degenerating cultural decline!

I was high everyday for over a year once when I was a teenager! After being clean for 2 weeks at a boarding school, I returned home (unadulterated reality) and didn't even recognize my home town, my house! It was like another world! I was sooooo used to stoned reality that being clean was awesome! It didn't last though, I returned to using for a couple more years before getting off drugs and alcohol entirely!

Of course, when I was a stoner, I thought smoking weed was a great idea!

So you support big government making health choices for us? Ban burgers and allow only vegan diets, etc?

 

[SkepticThinker]

And some weed that is sold at a dispensary is genetically modified making it stronger and more addictive.

New Gene Technology Allows Growers To Boost THC Levels In Cannabis​

"Indiana-based biotechnology company Growing Together Research Inc. announced this week that it has developed a new technique to genetically modulate the expression of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis, including the ability to increase levels of the cannabinoid in cultivars grown for recreational or medical marijuana"

New Gene Technology Allows Growers To Boost THC Levels In Cannabis

Indiana-based biotechnology company Growing Together Research Inc. has developed a new technique to genetically modulate the expression of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis, including the ability to increase THC levels in marijuana.

www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org

When you go to a dispensary, you are able to choose your level of potency and which cannabinoid is present. I've seen flower with THC content as low as 0.5% all the way up to 30%. It's not like all weed is just more potent now and you're just stuck with it. Far, far from it. And everything you buy from a dispensary is properly labelled with content ingredients.

I'm pretty sure this isn't the first time I've pointed this out.

 

[We Never Know]

When you go to a dispensary, you are able to choose your level of potency and which cannabinoid is present. I've seen flower with THC content as low as 0.5% all the way up to 30%. It's not like all weed is just more potent now and you're just stuck with it. Far, far from it. And everything you buy from a dispensary is properly labelled with content ingredients.

I'm pretty sure this isn't the first time I've pointed this out.

That's like going to a liquor store and choosing between 1% beer or 6% beer. How many will actually choose the lesser?

 

[Orbit]

That's like going to a liquor store and choosing between 1% beer or 6% beer. How many will actually choose the lesser?

People who aren't idiots will adjust their consumption to the strength.

 

[SkepticThinker]

That's like going to a liquor store and choosing between 1% beer or 6% beer. How many will actually choose the lesser?

Me, for one.

The point is that you're not just stuck with super potent weed you can't handle, as seems to be the implication.

 

[We Never Know]

People who aren't idiots will adjust their consumption to the strength.

I've never smoked it but so far of the three I know that go buy it at dispensaries, they opt for the higher content(I don't know how high).
Which according to them is why they go there. Their words are "medical weed is more potent and therefore better"

 

[Colt]

So you support big government making health choices for us? Ban burgers and allow only vegan diets, etc?

I believe that there is no true liberty without license. Big government is now profiting off of getting kids hooded on drugs!

 

[Father Heathen]

I believe that there is no true liberty without license. Big government is now profiting off of getting kids hooded on drugs!

Like sugar? Or caffeine?

 

[Father Heathen]

I've never smoked it but so far of the three I know that go buy it at dispensaries, they opt for the higher content(I don't know how high).
Which according to them is why they go there. Their words are "medical weed is more potent and therefore better"

It's better because you don't have to smoke as much, thus less harm to the lungs.

 

[Subduction Zone]

New Gene Technology Allows Growers To Boost THC Levels In Cannabis​

"Indiana-based biotechnology company Growing Together Research Inc. announced this week that it has developed a new technique to genetically modulate the expression of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis, including the ability to increase levels of the cannabinoid in cultivars grown for recreational or medical marijuana"

New Gene Technology Allows Growers To Boost THC Levels In Cannabis

Indiana-based biotechnology company Growing Together Research Inc. has developed a new technique to genetically modulate the expression of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis, including the ability to increase THC levels in marijuana.

www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org

And that is not out yet. The pot that the old guy you referred to in an older post was not smoking "genetically modified" pot. It was from good old fashioned selective breeding.