Talk:Cannabis (drug)

Traditional but appropriate-- and that's saying something

a. The kiseru, made in Japan for centuries, is a long-stem pipe with a crater small enough to serve 25-mg. tokes if you use a tight-nesting screen. See Wikipedia article "kiseru". Cannabis was legal in Japan for centuries until 1948 when tobacco addict asshole Gen. Douglas MacArthur rewrote the Japanese constitution banning it.

b. The midwakh, made in the middle-east, is shorter-stemmed but you can add a long flexible tube like those found on hookahs. It is returning to popularity in Dubai as smoking prohibitions were recently passed and youngsters try to hide their smoking.

Change Current Picture Under Marijuana Section

I would like to switch the current picturethumb|200px|left|Marijuana thumb|left Psychonaught (talk)

link to effects-page?

should not this link be nice somewhere on the page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_issues_and_the_effects_of_cannabis 193.11.245.141 (talk) 22:41, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

It is linked there several times. See the "effects" section. NJGW (talk) 22:57, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

GateWay to drugs

The sentence: "Studies have shown that tobacco smoking is a better predictor of concurrent illicit hard drug use than smoking cannabis." does not accuractly reflect what the study it references says. As far as i can read the summury of the study (see reference 39) does try do "determine the extent to which cigarette smoking predicted use of alcohol and other drugs and acted as a so-called 'gateway drug.' " It does not compare these results to Mariuana use, or have any referenc to marujauna use in the summury. If some one has a link to the actual detailed study and proves it compares to Marijuana or another study that concludes these facts please post it here if they can't i suggest we delete this sentence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.197.12.183 (talk) 21:45, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

The article's discussion about whether the gateway theory has validity repeatedly refers to whether marijuana use can predict hard drug use -- concurrent or later. But prediction is *not* the issue. (For example, individuals who are predisposed to be experimental are more likely than others to try both marijuana and hard drugs . . . which means that marijuana use may be useful in predicting hard drug use. But this may be entirely unrelated to the relevant question: whether or not marijuana use leads to harder drug use.

For this reason I added a sentence about the nonexistence of studies showing a cause-and-effect relationship between marijuana use and later use of hard drugs. (This would require a controlled experiment . . . which may be impossible in this case.)Daqu (talk) 07:46, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Bodily effects of Cannabis picture

Does anyone else disagree with the Bodily effects of Cannabis picture under the health issues / effects section of the article? There is no mention of the stated effects depicted in the picture within the health issues or effects section themselves, nor is the information sourced. Dry mouth and sensation of heat and cold while under the influence of Cannabis are not documented in any sources - as well as the fact that any form of smoking generally induces dry mouth, not necessarily bodily dehydration as the picture could imply. --64.231.64.18 (talk) 22:19, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

The symptoms and sources are found in Effects_of_cannabis#Somatic_effects. It's stated in the image page itself, and perhaps there could be a more clear link to the sources. Mikael Häggström (talk) 17:32, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

The source given at Somatic effects is [1]. That is not a wp:V source, as there is no indication where this "Psychologist" is obtaining their information... no way to check her stats. Also, there are discrepancies between the information there and the image. I suggest you find a better source, list it explicitly, and correct the image. As for inclusion in this article, the current text is that cannabis causes "increased heart rate, lowered blood pressure, impairment of psychomotor coordination, concentration, and short-term memory". An image which shows different information falls outside of the bounds of the original image guidelines, and thus should not be in the article. NJGW (talk) 18:12, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Dronabinol

"Dronabinol has been approved for use with anorexia in patients with HIV/AIDS and chemotherapy-related nausea. This drug, while demonstrating the effectiveness of cannabis at combating several disorders, is more expensive and less available than "pot" and has not been shown to be effective or safe.[64]"

That link is broken. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.231.65.91 (talk) 20:37, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Picture Caption

The caption for the picture at the top of the page states that trichomes are sometimes referred to as hairs. The "hairs" actually refers to the orange/red strands that resemble hairs, NOT the trichomes. I'm going to change the caption to reflect this. 70.130.197.34 (talk) Whoops, thought I was signed in. Casual Karma (talk)

You are correct about the technical definition, but they are sometimes called hairs. There is no problem with the caption stating this colloquial term, given that the correct term is also provided. Note also that the trichome article states that the term is "from the Greek meaning "growth of hair"". I would like to change the caption back to it's former wording, unless you have a different suggestion. NJGW (talk) 01:44, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

California Assembly Bill 390

California Assembly Bill 390 was introduced, i believe Monday, February 23, 2009. If passed, it would legalize the sale of marijauna to those 21 and older. Please help expand this Cannabis (drug) related article, thank you : ].--cooljuno411 23:29, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Spiked Drugs a Myth?!?!

How is it that dealers sprinkling crack on their weed is a myth? The real myth is that weed is never laced because it's not cost effective. There are an abundance of slang names for weed laced with crack, cocaine, PCP, and other hard drugs which indicates that lacing is much more than just a myth. The omission of this information is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS for recreational users attempting to do their due diligence who read repeated false optimisms.

For an abundance of slang terms referencing the lacing of weed with hardcore drugs, visit this link: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/bytype.asp?inttypeid=1 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikeoo17 (talk • contribs) 09:11, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

The fact that there are names for it doesn't mean they give it out for free. Even gov websites have removed this claim from their propaganda. NJGW (talk) 17:40, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Is it really a gift of nature or God's divine creation?

Where has weed come from is the ultimate question. In passage 32:4 of Psalms there is the line, "I believe this is your sandwich?" No responds John it is my marijuana. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.93.159.20 (talk) 07:21, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

external link goes to deleted entry

The external wiktionary link to cannabis slang at the bottom of the page goes to a deleted entry

I believe the link should actually go to http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Cannabis_slang

76.247.145.25 (talk) 08:43, 6 March 2009 (UTC)