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Cannabis

blackspade

(10,056 posts) Wed May 11, 2016, 08:54 PM May 2016

So, my wife had an interesting office meeting. [View all]

She is in the medical field and the speaker brought in was talking about two things related to pot.

One was the 44% increase in accidents in Colorado involving THC.
I noted to her that that story was incorrect and that there was currently no way of linking THC levels to impairment.

The second was that Cannabis is laden with toxic chemicals from the indoor grow process.
Again, total bullshit.

My problem is that I haven't identified any good sources for a systematic rebuttal of this guest speaker's drug war bullshit.

Most of what I have found are M$M disinformation.
Any help would be appreciated.

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So, my wife had an interesting office meeting. [View all] blackspade May 2016 OP

the current version of "reefer madness". niyad May 2016 #1

I was looking for something that specifically addressed the speaker's points. blackspade May 2016 #3

I know. trying to find the article. niyad May 2016 #4

this article is probably something along the lines of what that person was saying--but look niyad May 2016 #2

this article might help: niyad May 2016 #5

Thanks! blackspade May 2016 #6

you are most welcome niyad May 2016 #7

If it's in your pot then it's in your food. Same fertilizers. Usually pot growers ferts are better TeamPooka May 2016 #8

No question about that. blackspade May 2016 #9

Some Colorado marijuana is laden with toxic pesticides not for human consumption womanofthehills May 2016 #10

I am absolutely no expert on cannibis, SheilaT May 2016 #11

There is no test for THC that is in common use, period eridani May 2016 #12

That was what I thought. SheilaT May 2016 #13

Agree it's bad to mix smoking with driving, but-- eridani May 2016 #14

Exactly. THC is fat soluble, so it can be detected something like 2-3 weeks after ingestion. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #15