The AMT Marijuana Thread

oftenreading said:

I am also not an expert but a friend bought a house years ago in which one room had been used for a grow op. Perhaps the growers weren’t that skilled but there were terrible mould problems and that area needed to be gutted and redone. 

a buddy of mine bought an old grow op house, very nice house, but it was mould infested, so he got it for dirt cheap. unless your set up is incredibly sophisticated, I believe, you can't avoid the mould issue indoors. 

The UK parliament seems to now be considering an end to the prohibition too - it's at least a "conversation" right now. Once Canada does it, I think it's pretty likely that the UK will follow suit, at least after a couple years when they can learn something from Canada's process, mistakes, solutions, etc.

If you have a doctors script its been legal for a while.   Only a fool would not have a doctors script....

brianlux said:

Meltdown99 said:

If you have a doctors script its been legal for a while.   Only a fool would not have a doctors script....

Anywhere, or in Canada?

Not quite sure I understand your question, but the medicinal marijuana program is legal throughout Canada and has been for several years. 

brianlux said:

oftenreading said:

brianlux said:

Meltdown99 said:

If you have a doctors script its been legal for a while.   Only a fool would not have a doctors script....

Anywhere, or in Canada?

Not quite sure I understand your question, but the medicinal marijuana program is legal throughout Canada and has been for several years. 

I was curious as to whether Meltdown thought anyone anywhere would be a fool not to have a script..  I assumed he or she meant Canada but I'm not sure.

I think anyone who is able to get a script should, yes.  The biggest concern I have is the lack of reliable roadside testing for impaired drivers. I have read that they figure anywhere from 90 - 120 minutes from the last time you toked before you should drive, obviously much longer for edibles.  So how are the police going to react?  As frequent traveller by automobile to the US the US customs could and most likely will have the added question (by some, not all) ... Do you smoke marijuana?  There has been numerous articles in print media that suggest never admit to a US customs officer that you are a user or have used.  So yes, I would have like these 2 issues clarified...these 2 issues are not what you call growing pains, these 2 issues if not enforced correctly will have serious consequences for someone.  That why I preferred the less noisy method, decriminalization to start...in the end Brian the government see it as a tax grab...and that's the sham of the whole legalization.  A herb that so many people use in which people claim (myself included) helps with such a variety of ailments...that's why your governments and my government are pathetic...we are just ATM's to them.

Another concern (and maybe its been addressed) ... What about the mountains of people that have been convicted for simple pot offences?

These criminals records should be immediately scrubbed clean... 

October 17th is the official day that all Canadians can toke without being hassled.  I fully expect our PM and Former PM Stephen Harper to share a joint on Parliament Hill...

oftenreading said:

This article has a bit more information on the issue of prior criminal convictions for possession and the possibility of pardons. It seems that individual members, at least, are preparing to introduce legislation around pardons but the feds at this point want to wait until after legalization is in place. 

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/pardons-impairment-provincial-approvals-linger-in-new-pot-regime-1.23343438

I hope these people records are cleared ...

Authorized Licensed Producers of Cannabis for Medical Purposes

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/licensed-producers/authorized-licensed-producers-medical-purposes.html

Meltdown99 said:

Authorized Licensed Producers of Cannabis for Medical Purposes

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/licensed-producers/authorized-licensed-producers-medical-purposes.html

Wow, they've been busy! That's a lot more than the last time I checked. Seems that many, many more were licensed in the past year or so, obviously in preparation for legalization.

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

Personally I will never give up my script ... 

So do you really have any medical need for a script? I get the impression that you think everyone, including perfectly healthy people, should have one.... To me that seems like a pretty bad position to put doctors in. I think any doctor handing out scripts to healthy people could be risking their practice.
BTW, my medical dispensary very recently decided to do away with checking for medical cards. Anyone can go in there now, as long as they're 19+. That means they have the same access to the medical supply as anyone with a script, for the same price. So at least for the BC Pain Society, a script has been rendered utterly useless.

yes I do.  I carefully discussed the need with my doctor.  My doctor is 73 and very open minded.  I originally started using it for sleep...and for me it works wonders for sleep, but the biggest benefit has been the help it's given me for my anxiety...and there have been other benefits.  Since becoming a regular user I have had 0 colds, is that a coincidence? I had high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and am a type 2 diabetic...before the medicinal weed I was on medicine for all 3 ... now I take 0 pharmaceuticals with my sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol in normal range.  Coincidence?   Now I realize the medicinal wasn't the total cure all for some of my ailments but I do believe it has helped tremendously...but the only way to truly know its benefits is for weed to be studied in a lab with actual human trials (should have no shortage of volunteers) ... there is a lot of ground to be covered.  Because its been banned for so long in so many places I feel the medical researchers lost so many years to study it's benefit.  Now that it's legal in Canada I really think Canada can become world leaders on medicinal marijuana research and it's benefits.

Oddly I've never found a strain that helps much with pain.

The reason I hope people hang onto their script is so doctors keep filling out the paper work ... my concern is that some doctors who were filling out the paper work might not see the need now that it's legal...

My hope is that someday more insurance companies will eventually start covering the script.