Word of the Day: Budtender

[liveonearth]

If you live and Portland and haven't picked up a copy of this month's Willamette Week (free news weekly, online here: http://www.wweek.com/portland/index.php), this issue is likely to get snapped up. They've named it the 420 Issue and it is all about the businesses and culture

Comments

[bobby1933]

As a former teen aged tobacco smoker who continued the habit for nearly fifty years. I say thank in behalf of all the kids who need this information.

[rick_day]

cannabis is not an intoxicant in the strictest sense of the word.People have been consuming cannabis safely for thousands of years.

I'd rather protect my kids from the dozens of industrial poisons in every average home than the effects of cannabis.

And no one has ever died from sinusitis caused by cannabis ingestion.

You literally can not overdose to the point of physical or mental harm.

Your concerns don't match the potentials. Calm down :)

[liveonearth]

Thanks for writing! You make me laugh. I thought I was calm. My point is that the potentials haven't been scientifically tested. I'm sure the limits have been explored by plenty of potheads and I see the effects of that experiment among my friends and acquaintances. I would not call it harmless. The increased prevalence of concentrated products give me reason for new concern

[hausfrauatu]

I love weed. Love it. Am a straight up stoner now. Never smoked in high school, rarely after. However, I have almost given up alcohol. One vice at a time. It is really a better fit for me. It lowers my anxiety, got rid of the tender points I had on my muscles and helps me sleep. It distracts me from the worst of my depression until I can feel better about life. Best treatment for pms and menstruation I have found. I probably should get a card, but they are hard to get.

I greened out from a vaporizer at a party my girls were at with me last summer. It was very unpleasant. My friend tried to cover for me, but I explained what had happened. It was no fun. I felt sick and dizzy. It was embarrassing being more or less passed out in a chair for nearly an hour.She was surprised that I was honest, but I told her that they are going to have to know. It can knock you out! I have learned how to regulate better. But it's really not exact.

[liveonearth]

Thanks for the comment! First I've heard of "greening out" but hey, I get it. Kids need to know the truth, not propaganda from the pro/panacea or anti/deadly crowds.