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I only talk about it because I have nothing to lose.Even then I am worried that a federal agent will burst thru the door because I am taking a "recreational" version of what would otherwise be a 40k drug called Sativex® if I had health insurance. https://t.co/Z6FuKJlooG
Watching my gram in a wheelchair for all my life because the medical system thought her immune and gut problems were just her menstrual cycle and she was just complaining?Fuck that.https://t.co/6EkPhUOLl2
I think about this a lot.https://t.co/4C29NzyhIa
*Double-Grump*https://t.co/TDbpf4KU8f
"advocates on either side of these debates appear content to promote their agendas without placing priority on funding and supporting research that would answer key questions about the safety of cannabis and its potential medical indications."https://t.co/8jSAj6Ay80Fuck them.
Peer review considered harmful? "This self-governance undoubtedly strengthens research but it shouldn’t absolve the rest of us from the responsibility to challenge and improve the science being done on our behalf."https://t.co/9IrpQ6ISQT'undoubtedly'?https://t.co/0qLL9No4tT
The last primariy care doctor I had was working out of an office associated with an opium clinic. They closed.I can't get a doctor because I have no healthcare, no car, and non-24-hour disorder.https://t.co/heaDWCV5QX
I am currently stuck on a mountain. It is a 4 hour walk to the nearest hospital, or an hour long bus ride.You call them protection, I call them barriers to access.https://t.co/OiFrDRI8AE
Are my lungs doing ok? Am I succumbing to M.S. associated COPD? Do I have covid?No idea. I'm literally not even allowed to buy a device that would help me check.https://t.co/JFVnkBUeYJ
I am not a doctor.I am a medical apostate. A witcher.https://t.co/XxXiouhGP7
I don't give a shit about representation of disability in a netflix tv show. You think that matters?I care about 100+ years of medical & science perpetuating a system of prestige, reinforcing barriers against the underprivliged.https://t.co/TMbEC9kOJLhttps://t.co/e0umBt2zuK
And a society that hates anyone who dares question the dogma fed to us from up on high like priests at a pulpit.https://t.co/AHLYyAs2Lr
Our use of medical cannabis predates recorded history.Lets wait for misguided mouse trials, pharma analogs made, more mouse trials, human trials, laws passed, training doctors, medical propaganda on the telly, and a litany of barriers to be built to ensure cost are recouped. 🤪
I can't gift my mom cannabis, even though its the only thing that helps with her pain and would probably work to let her walk down the stairs. Because she lives in federal housing.She hasn't left the house since february.https://t.co/bAEETwCQTO
My mom's doctor recommend she try medical cannabis to help her get off opioid based drugs for her pain.She can't because federal housing would kick her out.https://t.co/qQtkuHMdUt
One of the more problematic things in this space is that a lot of products on the market are counterfeit. Have to go out of your way to get stuff tested in a lab or risk getting sick. Which is why I like idea of growing my own. Lab tests can cost a ton.https://t.co/DnG0OuqoAt
That scare with vape's causing long problems a while back seemed to be rooted in Vitamin E Acetate (tocopheryl-acetate) -> fine to eat, but not good to breath into the lungs.https://t.co/wKtIy3js47Apparently was used in bootlegs as a cutting agent.https://t.co/Danjm5D4gA 😰
Vermont's recreational cannabis laws mean that I'm allowed to accept gifts, but not buy or sell products. But even if/when I manage to get a medical card, and find a trustworthy supplier, I'll still be avoiding buying it. Growing my own just makes more sense, economically.
"Forbes reported startup costs could be as high as $1 million dollars for a dispensary."https://t.co/uhWz3B7iiW
"While cannabis retailers won’t be able to apply for licenses until September 2022, Fair is encouraging applicants to set up their businesses in advance so that they’re “ready to go” on the day they submit their applications."https://t.co/4Ya3bdbtTi
This is why I care a lot about being able to grow my own. "We recommend that the inhalation of smoke from tainted marijuana cigarettes be considered as the cause of ARDS in young adults, when the clinical context suggests it."https://t.co/QuFXrdHnShhttps://t.co/ajjY9KJJEG https://t.co/w8k2Dto5Rl
"A growing trend of smoking marijuana soaked in what is purported to be embalming fluid has been reported in the literature since the mid-1980s."https://t.co/RPv7EUvJW8Worth noting this practice is also done with standard tobacco.
It makes me angry that we've known about this for years but we are still getting medical papers talking about how it's dangerous and overlooked. https://t.co/sRSABpf9Wr https://t.co/qebxSZ6HIv
Good review of the bootleg/counterfeit problem in vape pens (the ones where they use Vitamin E to cut THC) https://t.co/wkN2sTYFva
"The moves Biden announced Thursday stop short of full decriminalization, which has enjoyed growing support among both political parties. [...] the first significant steps taken by a US president toward removing criminal penalties for possessing marijuana" https://t.co/AAvyPxvFkJ
Please be careful with cannabis bought on the illegal market. There is a rash of synthetic sprays being used to cheaply enhance the effect of the plant. It can cause cannabis hyperemesis syndrome.https://t.co/GfPcnXj7fh
"This knowledge can provide clinicians caring for these patients with additional treatment options that may reduce length of stay, avoid unnecessary imaging and laboratory testing, and decrease the use of potentially harmful medications such as opioids."https://t.co/meoi2WqGdu https://t.co/7TrqvV0ptx
I hope it won't take years to get it so my mom, in federal housing, can use the drug her doctor told her to try... to avoid opioids for her chronic pain.https://t.co/O7u2m1XhWU