Cannabis

Warren DeMontague

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

Mon May 23, 2016, 07:39 AM

May 2016

What's worth noting about the "accident" story is, the actual number of accidents didn't change AFAIU, what changed was how many people involved in the accidents had detectable THC.

Again, THC which can be detected 3 weeks after smoking. No one is seriously trying to suggest that people are impaired 3 weeks after smoking a joint.

What's different, now, is that marijuana is legal, so perhaps there is a greater percentage of the population using it recreationally, and thus a greater percentage walking around with detectable levels even long after not being impaired. Some percentage of those people, unfortunately, get into fatal car accidents, just as they did before.

It's like saying "the number of people involved in fatal accidents who also have a facebook account, skyrocketed from 2006-2016!" The implication that the facebook accounts caused the car crashes is fallacious.

As far as pesticides in cannabis, the best argument against that is legalization.

Voila: Legalization and regulation in action-

https://www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/Pesticides/Pages/CannabisPesticides.aspx

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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