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		Man outraged that his ex-wife would give their daughter marijuana pills to combat the effects of her chemotherapy because it turned her into a total stoner. "All she wanted to do was lay on the bed and play video games" (seattlepi.com)		243
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Frederick		2012-11-25 02:42:53 AM

FTFA:
"She's had up to 1.2 grams of cannabis oil in 24 hours, the rough equivalent of smoking 10 joints."

Citation?

Is the implication cannabis oil is 10x stronger than cannabis?

There were several questionable statements in that article.

doglover		2012-11-25 02:49:09 AM

Frederick: Is the implication cannabis oil is 10x stronger than cannabis?

No. Plant leaves contain a small amount of oil along with many other things like cellulose and chlorophyll. The oil will always be more concentrated.

Look at menthol. It literally burns your eyes. Meanwhile you eat a whole stalk of mint and it won't even tickle your nose.

Hot peppers like Habenero are painful, but fun to eat. Pure pepper oil is used by the police to drop criminals.

Oil, how the hell does it work.

Fell In Love With a Chair		2012-11-25 02:51:00 AM

doglover: Frederick: Is the implication cannabis oil is 10x stronger than cannabis?

No. Plant leaves contain a small amount of oil along with many other things like cellulose and chlorophyll. The oil will always be more concentrated.

Look at menthol. It literally burns your eyes. Meanwhile you eat a whole stalk of mint and it won't even tickle your nose.

Hot peppers like Habenero are painful, but fun to eat. Pure pepper oil is used by the police to drop criminals.

Oil, how the hell does it work.

Once it hits the anus, they're bound to find out.

hb0mb		2012-11-25 02:55:23 AM

FTA:

Purchase believes marijuana heals, and credits the drug for curing her stepfather's skin cancer.
She herself is an Oregon medical marijuana patient, and her boyfriend is Mykayla's grower. She is so convinced of the drug's safety that she consumed it during the pregnancy and while breastfeeding her second child.

Sounds legit.

themindiswatching		2012-11-25 04:36:22 AM

As opposed to the chemotherapy's side effects, right?

Frederick		2012-11-25 04:47:27 AM

ecmoRandomNumbers		2012-11-25 04:59:25 AM

She herself is an Oregon medical marijuana patient, and her boyfriend is Mykayla's grower. She is so convinced of the drug's safety that she consumed it during the pregnancy and while breastfeeding her second child.

And this is where the article made me want to slap the shiat out of the mother. Maybe the drugs should be administered by somebody who is not a whackadoodle pothead. Mom doesn't sound too bright.

doglover		2012-11-25 05:02:31 AM

Frederick: "no", and then go on to explain "yes".

Oil is not 10 times stronger, it's concentrated to an unknown level above the leaves but the strength of the THC is the same; joints are not a standardized unit of measurement; and 1.5 x 10 does not equal 10. I stand by no.

Frederick: for what its worth joints are rolled from the fruit (buds) of the plant -the leafs are discarded.

It's worth about 5-10 years in PMITA in Japan, for some odd reason. I wanna go to WA and CO now.

Happy Hours		2012-11-25 05:47:56 AM

doglover: joints are not a standardized unit of measurement;

How many joints are in a lid?

SundaesChild		2012-11-25 06:31:32 AM

That's all *I* want to do and I'm not even a stoner.

Barfmaker		2012-11-25 08:03:46 AM

Happy Hours: doglover: joints are not a standardized unit of measurement;

How many joints are in a lid?

Happy Hours: doglover: joints are not a standardized unit of measurement;

How many joints are in a lid?

Four fingers.

It's a Trap!		2012-11-25 09:01:16 AM

Oh look, a medical marijuana thread. This is sure to be full of rational discussion an well-thought out arguments.

/grabs popcorn

Weaver95		2012-11-25 09:19:40 AM

Frederick: FTFA:
"She's had up to 1.2 grams of cannabis oil in 24 hours, the rough equivalent of smoking 10 joints."

Citation?

Is the implication cannabis oil is 10x stronger than cannabis?

There were several questionable statements in that article.

you could make cannabis oil 1100% stronger and it wouldn't do any permanent harm. the body uses what it can, then stores the rest in fat cells. and when THOSE fill up, it flushes the leftovers.

it's literally impossible for cannabis to damage the human body.

Mangoose		2012-11-25 09:20:39 AM

Barfmaker: Happy Hours: doglover: joints are not a standardized unit of measurement;

How many joints are in a lid?

Happy Hours: doglover: joints are not a standardized unit of measurement;

How many joints are in a lid?

Four fingers.

Baby-sized fingers or morbidly-obese-recluse-sized fingers?

Bontesla		2012-11-25 09:27:59 AM

themindiswatching: As opposed to the chemotherapy's side effects, right?

Came here to say this

Bontesla		2012-11-25 09:29:35 AM

ecmoRandomNumbers: She herself is an Oregon medical marijuana patient, and her boyfriend is Mykayla's grower. She is so convinced of the drug's safety that she consumed it during the pregnancy and while breastfeeding her second child.

And this is where the article made me want to slap the shiat out of the mother. Maybe the drugs should be administered by somebody who is not a whackadoodle pothead. Mom doesn't sound too bright.

Well, did the pot help the daughter? If so, I'd say the mom nailed it.

doglover		2012-11-25 09:29:58 AM

Weaver95: Frederick: FTFA:
"She's had up to 1.2 grams of cannabis oil in 24 hours, the rough equivalent of smoking 10 joints."

Citation?

Is the implication cannabis oil is 10x stronger than cannabis?

There were several questionable statements in that article.

you could make cannabis oil 1100% stronger and it wouldn't do any permanent harm. the body uses what it can, then stores the rest in fat cells. and when THOSE fill up, it flushes the leftovers.

it's literally impossible for cannabis to damage the human body.

Tell that to horse thieves.

NewportBarGuy		2012-11-25 10:56:54 AM

Ahhhh... Dr. Mom. Is there any idiocy she is not capable of?

Super Chronic		2012-11-25 10:57:12 AM

hb0mb: She is so convinced of the drug's safety that she consumed it during the pregnancy and while breastfeeding her second child.

Well, that explains the name "Mykayla."

Remember: not your Kayla. My Kayla.

Godscrack		2012-11-25 10:57:53 AM

I'm so proud of this kid. She's actually ready for Total Fark.

abhorrent1		2012-11-25 10:57:57 AM

Did it turn her gay?

Memes Ate My Balls		2012-11-25 10:58:32 AM

In a just world, both of these wonderful parents would be fighting cancer instead of the little girl

raerae1980		2012-11-25 10:58:49 AM

Well, what's the problem with laying in bed playing video games? Have you SEEN the games out? Between Skyrim, the new Assassins Creed, Hitman, new GTA...I could spend the next 6 months in bed.

MoronLessOff		2012-11-25 11:00:05 AM

Mean Girls popped into my head after reading the headline.

Mr. Duvall: Did your teacher ever try to sell you marijuana or ecstasy tablets?
Aaron Samuels: No.
Kevin Gnapoor: What are marijuana tablets?

jmadisonbiii		2012-11-25 11:02:35 AM

We went up 'air ta see it, and they had a boy that tried that marijuana pill. His eyes rolled back upon his head, an' he like ta kicked over. He was shakin an hollerin that "trip out" just as loud as he could...he 'uz actually what they call freakin out...

/obscure?

iheartscotch		2012-11-25 11:04:42 AM

Seriously? She smoked while pregnant? And no one has called child protective services? There's a causal link between smoking anything and birth defects.

Everyone knows that you aren't supposed to smoke cigarettes while pregnant; why would pot be any different? Might as well start shooting crystal meth and black tar heroin into your eye balls,

lobotomy survivor		2012-11-25 11:04:51 AM

"All she wanted to do was lay on the bed and play video games"

Sounds just like every teenager I know.

LemSkroob		2012-11-25 11:05:13 AM

This isnt about his objection to pot. This is about him using this as a tool to try to fark over his ex. Again, "loving" parents putting the kid in the middle.

HighlanderRPI		2012-11-25 11:05:14 AM

Super Chronic: Remember: not your Kayla. My Kayla.

24.media.tumblr.com

/Hot like a lit doobie

Canton		2012-11-25 11:05:54 AM

themindiswatching: As opposed to the chemotherapy's side effects, right?

Didn't you know chemotherapy gives kids energy and a huge appetite? What have you been reading?

/If she can handle chemo, she can probably handle cannabis.

Onkel Buck		2012-11-25 11:06:44 AM

My friend's son is 11 and battling a brain tumor and all he does is play video games, and thats wtihout any medical marijauna. I think kids just like to play video games

MoronLessOff		2012-11-25 11:08:27 AM

lobotomy survivor: "All she wanted to do was lay on the bed and play video games"

Sounds just like every teenager I know.

No shiat. The night I got Dragon Force for the Saturn, I ordered a pizza and didn't stop playing until the morning sun was coming through the window.

Inquisitive Inquisitor		2012-11-25 11:09:47 AM

All I heard from the father was "I hate my ex-wife and I want custody".

give me doughnuts		2012-11-25 11:09:58 AM

It's a Trap!: Oh look, a medical marijuana thread. This is sure to be full of rational discussion an well-thought out arguments.

/grabs popcorn

Sounds like somebody has the munchies.

Bloody William		2012-11-25 11:10:48 AM

abhorrent1		2012-11-25 11:10:50 AM

people dying from cancer and taking chemotherapy
tend to be weak and tired and lay around and not do much.

mgshamster		2012-11-25 11:11:45 AM

Frederick: FTFA:
"She's had up to 1.2 grams of cannabis oil in 24 hours, the rough equivalent of smoking 10 joints."

Citation?

Is the implication cannabis oil is 10x stronger than cannabis?

There were several questionable statements in that article.

It just really depends on the THC concentration. I've seen oils that are extremely high concentration (70-80% +), and some that are very low (less than 10%). So unless they did a chemical analysis on the oil, there's no way to know.

Bloody William		2012-11-25 11:12:48 AM

Frederick: FTFA:
"She's had up to 1.2 grams of cannabis oil in 24 hours, the rough equivalent of smoking 10 joints."

Heh, so less damage than if you were to smoke a "pack" of joints.

I don't know anyone who goes through 10 joints a week, but plenty of smokers go through a pack or two per week. Would do it daily, except for New York's draconian tobacco tax.

Guntram Shatterhand		2012-11-25 11:13:45 AM

It sounds like a case of overprotective father meets addicted mother. The real truth actually lies in the middle here (what else is a chemotherapy patient going to do, gymnastics??), and both sides are pretty extreme. Dad's probably getting his information from AM radio and mom's probably too far gone up her own ass to listen to anybody but her biased boyfriend.

spidermilk		2012-11-25 11:14:23 AM

I am for using whatever is best to reduce the ill effects of chemotherapy. But I am not for parents just deciding what medicine will be best for their kids and administering at will.

Also, I don't think one parent has the right to give the kid some non doctor approved treatment without consulting the other parent.

I'm not against medical marijuana but the mom sounds a little irresponsible to me. They aren't even telling their doctor about this treatment.

And according to all of the research I have seen marijuana is harmless to adults, but it has not undergone any testing on children, learning, or specifically to be used to treat a child's chemotherapy symptoms. Medicine is not as simple as 'well it worked for adults so there will be no ill effects for anyone!' Unless there have been studies, in which case I take back everything I said and good for mom for trying to make her kid feel better.

Giltric		2012-11-25 11:16:02 AM

Inquisitive Inquisitor: All I heard from the father was "I hate my ex-wife and I want custody".

First rule about custody battles....dont do anything that would jeopardize custody.

Abox		2012-11-25 11:16:33 AM

iheartscotch: Everyone knows that you aren't supposed to smoke cigarettes while pregnant; why would pot be any different?

Because it's different?

I smoked my last hit a couple days ago from my one-hitter. I used to love weed, started smoking in junior high and usage peaked in college...there was no downside, everything was just better high. A few years after college the effect on me changed and it gradually made me more and more non-functional with use, and I'd start passing out sooner, especially when combined with alcohol. The last few years the only time I'd smoke it was if I knew I was staying home and there was nothing to do that required any thought. So the other night I took a few hits, thoughts became scrambled, and I passed out about an hour later. Maybe I'm gettin' old but I'm done wit it!

buster_v		2012-11-25 11:16:48 AM

OMFG... dude. Did it ever occur to you that the reason she's laying around listless and tired is because she HAS LEUKEMIA!?

ffs

Nonrepeating Rotating Binary		2012-11-25 11:17:25 AM

Damn lazy stoner kid. She should be outside playing sports!

Sick? Cancer? Pish-posh and balderdash. Children don't get cancer!

Oh wait. I'm not a Republican Senator, what am I thinking?

offmymeds		2012-11-25 11:17:44 AM

FTA: "She was stoned out of her mind," said Comstock, 26. "All she wanted to do was lay on the bed and play video games."

Dude, she's like, SEVEN YEARS OLD! What's she supposed to be doing? Checking the want ads for work? Lay off, nitwit.

Albinoman		2012-11-25 11:17:55 AM

iheartscotch: Seriously? She smoked while pregnant? And no one has called child protective services? There's a causal link between smoking anything and birth defects.

Everyone knows that you aren't supposed to smoke cigarettes while pregnant; why would pot be any different? Might as well start shooting crystal meth and black tar heroin into your eye balls,

I had the same argument with a guy at work (I thought it was irresponsible that my mother smoked pot while pregnant with me). He played devils advocate. Turns out that study has actually been done. It was done in Jamaica since it needs to be socially acceptable. Turned out the not only did it not seem to have negative effects on the child, but it seemed to slightly improve intelligence.

NewportBarGuy		2012-11-25 11:19:35 AM

Inquisitive Inquisitor: All I heard from the father was "I hate my ex-wife and I want custody".

Can you blame him?

Robots are Strong		2012-11-25 11:19:39 AM

offmymeds		2012-11-25 11:20:23 AM

Oh, yeah...

Happy Hours: doglover: joints are not a standardized unit of measurement;

How many joints are in a lid?

Is that standard or metric?

/hates metric