stuff like this makes me sad

[conch420]

This is good for stoners in a way but it is still anit-weed b.s....

Marijuana's potency continues to climb - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_on_go_pr_wh/marijuana;_ylt=Ap_hInv2se8UbKGdiB_JkMED5gcF)

[Ben Dover]

of course its going to get higher, people want to produce higher quality stuff, so they can sell.
and it still isn't very addictive. so idk what the big deal is.

[MisterGreen]

yeah they make it sound bad when really it's a good thing for us that smoke. lol.

[OniEhtRedrum781]

"Use by teenagers has declined recently, but federal officials worry that marijuana is being cited more often in emergency room visits"


what the fuck's that supposed to mean? :wtf:

[Ben Dover]

OMG those lame anti smoking ads, which dont even make sense, are actually working.
what is the world coming to.

[cannabis=freedom]

Haha wow, who would go to an emergency room because they're stoned?

[conch420]

lol probly , look at all the kidss that come on here freaking out about them dying

[NextLineIsMine]

when has there ever been a reported case of someone going to the ER for cannabis?

[Andrew Nguyen]

None.

[growinforthefuture]

WARNING: more potent cannabis allows drug-crazed "potheads" to smoke less and therefore live longer, leading to more instances of savage rape and other random acts of violence associated with the use of cannabis. This has thereby greatly increased the risk posed to society by this dangerous and evil drug.

[Reefer Rogue]

lol 8.5 thc, that sux. gimme 20 percent at least =]

[stinkyattic]

Some of the very very potent strains, such as the Hazes, have been around for freaking EVER... I think that the average smoker is just getting more access to stronger strains, and yes, the new ones being bred are certainly up there in potency... but yeah that's awfully silly, ER visits? meh. silly nOObs.

[microwavechips]

i think this in a way could be a good sign i mean they are testing the weed to possibly prove a point that it is not as harmful as its made out to be. The way the article is written especially with the emergacy room comment seems like last ditch efforts along with the above the influence commericials to stop people from realizing that this isnt so bad. I heard somewhere, not sure if its still true, that those attempts at shooting down weed only increase its use. so were winning! :thumbsup:

[Skink]

I still say the Jamaican I smoked in the 70's rocked just as good as the 3/400 dollar stuff of today...

[LIP]

People just dont seem to understand that this potency BULLSHIT isnt a problem, in the slightest.

The stronger it is the healthier it is because people have to smoke less.

If weed was only a few % THC people would just smoke more - now they can get just as stoned smoking less.

It doesnt mean it's more dangerous - it's the opposit!

I wish they'd stop using this joke as a way to badmouth weed.

[Weedhound]

I'm wondering about several posts that I have read here recently that seem to come from some folks new to the herb. I don't know what forum they are under but if you read them they all seem to have the same theme......the user had some sort of thought that they were having a heart attack, were going to faint.....etc...and write in asking why they had such bad experiences while smoking. They also fear for their health. It seems to me that that kind of fear could lead to emergency room visits for some. I personally don't believe m/j does this physically to PEOPLE.....underline people....but perhaps I am wrong. Whether or not the physical symptoms occur or paranoia or whatever I could certainly see some fearful people running to the er because of it.

[LIP]

People who freak out and start whining because they're too high are noobs because they dont know what to expect.

Weed's never killed anyone - it aint gunner start now.

And also, i belive they're exaggerating the bullshit about people going to the hospital about it. No - I KNOW they are.

[ukmonkey]

whahay, look on the bright side, something positive in the media about weed! :hippy:

[Thinx]

These no brainers who start smoking and do a full spliff before they have any idea what its like are to blame then they go running down the hospital and whine. This shit aint for kids its for consenting adults:stoned:

[Purple Banana]

The reason they say it is the "cause of ER visits" is simply twisting the fact that when a patient comes to the ER, we ask about any recreational drug use, and most people are honest- a lot of people say pot, but that is NOT their main reason, or ANY reason why they're coming in for treatment. In fact, most people coming in from overdosing do so because of alcohol poisoning. Cocaine is a distant second, and then heroin. I, nor any of the people in my family- some of whom have worked in big city hospitals, have NEVER seen a patient in the ER from pot overdose. And these are people who don't smoke pot- but they support it.

Stoners aren't the ones coming in and faking pain to get opiates- those people claim they don't do drugs.

Reminds me of a patient we once had, in a small local hospital- it was an old farmer who broke his leg- I asked him if he had ever taken any drugs recently; he hesitated, and then said "No, but does it count if I grow it? I have a large farm, and teenagers pay me to secretly grow, really nice kids, but I don't smoke it."

I wanted to HUG THAT MAN. I did :D

[bucknuts1870]

Are you from the Keys? A true conch? If so I am jealous as fuck... My bud has actually declined in potency this week due to my dude getting a shitty batch. Some dude in his apartment complex got caught with 4.5 kilos of H the other day, so many cops it was ridiculous. FBI and everything...

[originalblu]

weeds getting stonger?!? good new to me:jointsmile:

[AsianStoner420]

Then this is a huge fucking good news then,...Now we all know that theres some strain that can get us high as fuck for just smokin a bit of it!!! FUCKIN GREAT!!!!!!

[Jah420]

"federal officials worry that marijuana is being cited more often in emergency room visits"


:wtf:

right

[Storm Crow]

Now WAAAAY back in the 60s and 70s when I was a young hippie, our pot was leaves, stems, seeds and a bit of bud- basically the whole plant minus the roots (one time the kilo had the roots too!). Now, stems, fan leaves, and seeds have way less THC than buds. So here they are now, comparing the whole plant that we got in the 60s and 70s, with the well manicured buds of 07! OF COURSE there is a big jump in the percentage of THC- buds simply have more THC than leaves, stems and seeds! Our cannabis of today MAY be a bit higher in THC due to better care and careful breeding, but give me a break- they are comparing apples and oranges!- Granny:hippy: