[quote]- Der[/quote] I've always wondered, why do you quote der at the end of every post? I don't mean why do you do it, but why Der? Is it German for the? Or just cus?

It's a nickname, everyone one XBL called me that, so I just went with it. Yes, it mean "the" in german, specifically the masculine "the". It has the added bonus of irritating all the little self-important kiddies. - Der

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This is now how medical marijuana works. Medical marijuana is not about getting high. In marijuana there are many different cannabinoids. The main 2 are THC ( Tetrahydrocannibinol ) and CBD ( Canibidiol ) THC is the chemical that is responsible for all of the "high" CBD does not have any noticeable psychadelic effects. And is metabolized by the body at a far slower rate than THC. This means that when you ingest marijuana CBD stays in your body for far longer than THC which is metabolized in a few hours. What CBD does have is a wide array of medicinal properties that can benefit many people and improve lives. Some of these include Anti-Psychotic Anti-Anxiety Has been shown to inhibit growth of cancerous cells in-vitro including breast cancer, colon cancer and cervical cancer Anti-Inflammatory Anti-Siezure and many others Strains of marijuana are being specially breeded to have low ammounts of THC and high amounts of CBD. CBD is really becoming the future of medical marijuana as more research is being done to discover its uses. I personally know a lot of medical marijuana patients. some with extreme and chronic pain. some with extreme and chronic anxiety, some who have had cancer. Most of them elected to eat a dose of CBD enriched oil when they first wake up in the morning. They do feel a little bit high for an hour or 2. But the THC is quickly metabolized by the body. Leaving CBD flowing around their system that helps them continually through the day. They aren't high during the day. By the time they get to work they are 100% sober and ready. Without their CBD they would not be able to work, They would lose their jobs, Lose their social lives and probably fall into a depression. Most medical marijuana patients simply want to stop their suffering and live a normal life. For example a strain of CBD rich cannabis called "Charlettes web" is used to extract high ammounts of CBD into a concentrated oil that can easily be eaten. This strain was "developed" for a young girl named charolette with extreme seizures. she was having over 300 grand-mal seizures a week. She was basically a vegetable. Completely nonfunctional and at the mercy of her seizures. Remember we are talking about a little girl who is litterally trapped in a body she cannot control. she can't play with friends. She required constant supervision from medical professionals. This girl had litterally no life, no hope for a future, nothing. Desparate her parents tried medical marijuana. And it transformed their child's life. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiShwotFJR8[/url] I reccomend that you watch this. It is a short documentary about her story. Have some peer reviewed research about the effects of CBD. [quote] [url]http://www.pnas.org/content/95/14/8268.short[/url] [url]http://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/137430[/url] [url]http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1996-20839-001[/url] [url]http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02244012[/url] [quote]

[quote]Paige soon heard about the Stanley brothers, one of the state's largest marijuana growers and dispensary owners. These six brothers were crossbreeding a strain of marijuana also high in CBD and low in THC, but they didn't know what to do with it. [b]No one wanted it; they couldn't sell it.[/b][/quote] [url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/health/charlotte-child-medical-marijuana/]Link to another article about the same child[/url] [b]No one wanted it; they couldn't sell it.[/b] - Der

That was then. Now it is a very popular strain that is widely distributed between states that have medical marijuana.

So since the "high" isn't required medically, am I correct in assuming most of the weed medically prescribed is of the low THC variety? - Der

THC has benefits of its own.

Yes and no. almost always when someone gets a medical marijuana card. it isn't a prescription for X ammount of X-variety of cannabis. you get your medical card and then you can choose what kind of marijuana you use, how often, how you ingest it, etc. If you have one of the more serious issues ( siezures, chronic pain, cancer etc ) it makes sense to get the most CBD that you can. The issue is that not all medical marijuana patients know about CBD rich cannabis. They are smoking or using some kind of marijuana with some unknown ammount of THC and CBD in it. so while they may be having relief. It could be better. In the sense that if they switch to a CBD centered strain they get less high and more CBD. All respectable dispensaries will test all of their weed via a gas-mass-spectrometer test ( GCMS ) to determine the exact percentage of CBD and THC. so which strain they pick may depend on their situation. If they have work it [b]really[/b] makes the most sense to go for low-THC and high-CBD. If they can be high during the day it's simply a matter of preference between the ammount of CBD and THC in weed. tl;dr the people who really need medical marijuana to improve their quality of life will generally steer towards CBD based medicine. staff at dispensaries are also very knowledgeable and have lots of info about different strains and things to try.

[quote]you get your medical card and then you can choose what kind of marijuana you use, how often, how you ingest it, etc.[/quote] This makes absolutely no sense medically. It would be like me going to the doc, getting a script for tooth pain and getting to pick my painkiller and how many of them I want. Medical marijuana needs to be treated like any other prescribed drug if it's to be taken seriously. Otherwise it's just people getting high for the most part. - Der

You must not realize how many people around you are stoned on a daily basis lmao

Says you.

K. - Der