I just tried to o.d. on dabs. no luck. I'm gonna go eat cookies.
if that's your logic then I O.D. on junk food all the damn time. lol
I've smoked flowers strong enough to make me white out...
That is not an "overdose" as it is being portrayed....that's TERRIBLE way of stating something. That is just someone with a low tolerance smoking more than they should have - NOT an overdose. Never is the individual at any risk of death - which is what an overdose indicates...
And to compare dabs to things like heroine and crack - is absolutely absurd.
Concentrates remove carcinogenic mater from the inhalation process. Are perfect for making hard candies or for using in vape pens or tinctures, where the flavor of chlorophyll is entirely removed....how any of that is bad...is beyond me.
Refining the part of the plant that is medicine in an extraction, is just that - refinement.
Should people be educated about the strength of such medicines - yes - but again, I've had times where I've just this side of passed out simply by smoking REALLY great flowers - so should that particular cut be considered dangerous too???
dank.Frank
So, in your opinion butane honey oil is "crackabis"? Really?It's the dabbing of the wax / shatter crackabis with butane torches in crack bongs we are talking about.
I think Gieringer chose an unfortunate term with the word "overdose" in this context. It is clearly pejorative. As a doctor, he has the vocabulary to be much more clear.
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Use of the word overdose to describe side effects of cannabis over-consumption should be discouraged within the community.
Can't really understand its motivation. Who is this Chris Conrad? Is he meant to be some pro-cannabis activist? Don't need that sort IMHO. Generally, I find they are speculators angling at some position through controversial (but pleasing to the naive) statements.
Wow, cry me a river, mate!All I'm seeing here is a lot of ppl defending their use of a dangerous substance (butane).
Likewise, if you want to start a conversation on the physiology of coughing in relation to cannabis, I would find it very interesting, and would participate. I think it's an intriguing subject, I've researched it loads (practically) and have noticed lots of interesting things. However, once again, I find your association of Coughing->Dangerous->Overdose questionable.BHO makes you COUGH
Sounds a bit like Miss Grundy type scaremongering.The authorities could easily decide to limit the THC level to 10% or less. So how would you all feel about that?
The concept of limiting the THC % is gaining ground in Europe, and some legislators in the US are considering it. I personally hate the idea because a lot of good genetics won't be available on the legal market. It could turn the illegal market into the cannabis gourmet's refuge.Sounds a bit like Miss Grundy type scaremongering.
Shall we all behave better now, just in case the "authorities" say we are bad, bad people? Pur-leeez.
I'm not into the butane extracts, and that's just my personal opinion from what I've seen them do to ppl. If ppl feel confident in their own extracts for their own use, then fine, but using anyone's extract is a recipe for problems.Just because there are idiots associated with BHO, does not make concentrates all bad, yes?
Otherwise we might as well say that because there are some prize idiots associated with cannabis, then it must be a really bad thing, mmkay?
And don't even get me started on dry sift!
^yup. a few beers is amplified quite a bit by a big dab.im sure these ppl "passing out" were knee deep in other substances before partaking of the dab.
Perhaps so, but that is because the "legislators" you speak of, both European and US are clueless cretins, with only the shakiest grip on reality. They are basically the modern successors of the Anslinger/Nixon school. I do not feel that it benefits the cannabis community in ANY way to try to appease them (and much less so to buy their bullshit). They should be exposed for the goddamn fools they are.The concept of limiting the THC % is gaining ground in Europe, and some legislators in the US are considering it.
I would agree with you on this one, actually. BHO (like any solvent-based product) is a bit of an art, and the purging has to be done right.If ppl feel confident in their own extracts for their own use, then fine, but using anyone's extract is a recipe for problems.
Let me get this right: You believe your use of BHO did you harm?I was quite fond of honey oil back in the 70s, but I refuse to use it today, because I know better. What you do when you're young can be a lot less attractive when you're older cause you now realize that it did more harm than good overall.
All I'm seeing here is a lot of ppl defending their use of a dangerous substance (butane). It's dangerous in many ways, and you can't deny it,