CharlieD
Chef Extraordinaire
I am against drugs. M. is a gate drug. I understand and do know how it helps people. Let medical companies make a derivatives from it in a form of a pill so people can take it.
Well said GB.I love you Charlie and respect your opinion in ways people here will never know. On this topic I completely disagree with you (respectfully of course).
I think that "gateway" drug is not really a real thing in many cases. Yes pot is the first illegal drug many try before trying other drugs. If it were legal in the first place would it still be a gateway to other drugs? Many people try pot, realize that they have been told lies about it for years (reefer madness anyone?) and start to put two and two together and think hey if everything I have been told about pot I have now seen first hand to be a lie what about other things? Maybe coke is not as bad as they say. Maybe xyz does not do what they say.
As for medical companies making a derivative, they have tried and tried and tried. If they could have done it they would have. They, at this point, have not come up with anything even remotely close to what the actual plant does. It is a great idea for them to do that. Hopefully one day they are able to do it, but then of course you will see drug companies charging $1,000 a pill for something that someone could grow for free in thier home just to make a profit of sick and dying patients.
I'm sorry, but i know way too many people who died using heroin, so allow me to strongly disagree about that.
I know that it isn't for everyone and since it has been illegal for so long, it is a very taboo thing. Times they are a changing, and in my opinion, it's about time.
What happens to the dogs?Legal M has been wreaking havoc to Colorado's veterinarians... or I should say their patients. Lots of dogs getting into their owners' stash, especially the edible variety. Maybe things were better for all involved when they had to keep it hidden
I'll see if I have the link to the article I read. It might be on my other computer.
The jist of it was higher concentrations of THC in baked goods and the dog's smaller body size causing (besides the "normal" effects) slowed heart rate and incontinence lasting for days, as it takes them longer to expel it from their bodies. It had that Almeda vet in the article, so I imagine there was a little headline grabbing, but they said it has turned into a real problem. Enough of a problem that folks are taking their dogs to the clinics and they are treating it as toxicity poisoning.
About the amount of tax charged, that was one of the things that got it legalized in the first place. The proponents all said the amount of tax charged would go a long way in helping the financial crisis become less dire.I watched the show and was nauseated at the tax they were charging! Almost 40%!!! It was either 32% or 37%.
This alone makes me feel like legalization is not the answer.
One M grower and legal supplier made the best point. He said the federal government in their infinite wisdom has M listed as illegal, yet the IRS has guidelines on how to tax the product and how to collect these taxes.
They have a system in place to collect revenue from the growing and selling of a substance they say is illegal.
Now that in a nutshell is how we operate in this country.
I don't trust them to do this right. Maybe illegal M is the best way?
Only if the animal is intentionally being poisoned. Would you have the same question if instead of pot we were talking about chocolate, which is even more dangerous to a dog?If the animal is being poisoned, would the vet be within his rights to report the owner for animal abuse? Just a thought.