"Dr John Watson" <drjohn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> The ACMD re****t is here:
>
>
http://drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/publication-search/acmd/acmd-cannabis-re****t-2008?view=Standard&pubID=553884
I care. :)
" Three products of the plant Cannabis sativa (also known as hemp) are
commonly available in the UK:
• cannabis resin (hash);
• traditional herbal cannabis (marijuana); and
• sinsemilla (including skunk1). "
" 1 A form of sinsemilla with a characteristic odour. It is often of high
potency. "
They believe that 'Skunk' is sinsemilla or bud. Also, the term 'herbal
cannabis' seems to be weird. All cannabis is a dried herb. 'Traditional'
may refer to the commercially grown, seedy, indica dominant weed
that gets you stoned rather than high.
" 2.3.1 There are few human data on the effects of CBD but, at
its meeting in February 2008, the Council was presented with a
study where it had been given intravenously to two healthy
subjects and found to reduce, substantially, the psychomimetic
actions of intravenous THC [4]. "
I hope they're not referring to the BBC do***entary "Should I Smoke Dope".
Because that is not representative of anything. Maybe the presenter
was honest, but maybe she was exaggerating too. And she didn't
seem very bright. She refused to follow instructions and then ended
up smoking to much. Oh no, cannabis isn't affecting *me* - I'm
different. I'm not like eveyone else in this coffee****p toking away.
Right. I mean, if you're in a coffeeshop in Amsterdam and smoking
your first joint since decades, you really should assume that yes, you
too can get high. And don't smoke more than 2 drags for the first 10
minutes.
" 2.3.2 A recently published survey of ketamine users, who also used
cannabis, found that those who had both CBD and THC present in
hair samples exhibited a lower rating of psychosis-like symptoms
than those in whom only THC was found [5]. "
I hope this is not the start of the 'War On THC'.
" 4.3.2 Smoking cannabis is associated with longer-term damage to the
respiratory tract and the lungs, with an increased risk of chronic
bronchitis. "
Actually I used to have bronchitis every year like clockwork. However,
since I smoke, I haven't had it once. It makes your lungs feel more
relaxed.
" 8.8.1 In an Australian study [28], the relation****p between cannabis
consumption and the prevalence of schizophrenia was examined in
cohorts of people born between 1940 and 1979. Despite a steep rise in
the prevalence of cannabis use, and a corresponding decrease in the
age of initiation of use, there was no evidence of a significant increase
in the incidence of schizophrenia. "
Which says it all.
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