US health officials look to move marijuana to lower-risk drug category

[JRHawk2003]

The Time has Come

"Marijuana is currently classified as a schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it has a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, along with drugs like heroin and LSD.

HHS is recommending reclassifying marijuana to say it has a moderate to low potential for dependence and a lower abuse potential, which would put it in a class with ketamine and testosterone.

If marijuana classification were to ease at the federal level, that could allow major stock exchanges to list businesses that are in the cannabis trade, and potentially allow foreign companies to begin selling their products in the United States."

 

[BelemNole]

Long overdue.

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

What took these rocket scientists so long? Pretty solid evidence that MJ is less addictive than alcohol or nicotine and certainly people that are high are less prone to violent behavior than people that are drunk.

 

[The Tradition]

 

[hydro2.0]

I think this is one thing all of HORT can agree

 

[hydro2.0]

If not, fight bar

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

 

[Hawk_4shur]

Well, if they won't decriminalize it, at least they are making it less important.

 

[JRHawk2003]

You can get a qtr now at Milan for $40.

Prices are falling. Thanks Missouri.

 

[SSG T]

1. Ir's about damn time

2. Don't drug test federal employees so I can do edibles for the pain in my neck/back instead of mainlining 800mg of ibuprofen about 5 times a day.

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

1. Ir's about damn time

2. Don't drug test federal employees so I can do edibles for the pain in my neck/back instead of mainlining 800mg of ibuprofen about 5 times a day.

Right! That shit fvcks up my stomach.

 

[bagdropper]

Right! That shit fvcks up my stomach.

Same here. A decade of gobbling them because of my bad knee did a number on mine.

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

Same here. A decade of gobbling them because of my bad knee did a number on mine.

I’d rather deal with the joint pain than deal with an ulcer. Weed definitely helps!

 

[SSG T]

Right! That shit fvcks up my stomach.

Fun fact. The #1 choice for painkiller of Troop Medical Clinics everywhere is a prescription for 800mg of ibuprofen. Pulled hammy, 800mg of ibuprofen... Broken foot, 800mg of ibuprofen...separated shoulder, 800mg of ibuprofen... broken ribs, 800mg of ibuprofen.

Yes, I can personally vouch for each of those.

 

[SSG T]

I’d rather deal with the joint pain than deal with an ulcer. Weed definitely helps!

I'm pretty sure I have an iron stomach. I can't tell you how many bottles of ibuprofen I've gone through this year (and each of the last, oh, 8-10 years) and I've never had stomach problems.


For reference, my wife brought home the 2pack of 500 tablets from WalMart her last day of school, in June. She bought 2 more a week ago because we were out. Yeah

 

[fsu1jreed]

I'm pretty sure I have an iron stomach. I can't tell you how many bottles of ibuprofen I've gone through this year (and each of the last, oh, 8-10 years) and I've never had stomach problems.

What about your liver/kidneys?

 

[SSG T]

What about your liver/kidneys?

No issues as of March. Everything else is falling apart, but the s*** ibuprofen can screw up is fine.

 

[JRHawk2003]

1. Ir's about damn time

2. Don't drug test federal employees so I can do edibles for the pain in my neck/back instead of mainlining 800mg of ibuprofen about 5 times a day.

Dude, that's rough on your kidneys for sure

 

[BelemNole]

I’d rather deal with the joint pain than deal with an ulcer. Weed definitely helps!

Think I’m currently dealing with an ulcer due to too much ibuprofen

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

Think I’m currently dealing with an ulcer due to too much ibuprofen

Bummer. If I take it regularly for more than two days the same thing happens to me. It sucks.