People will put up with anything provided it doesn`t block traffic.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Several Vendors and Organizers arrested in Las Vegas at Hempcon Over The Weekend
The medical marijuana convention that was held over the weekend at the Cashman Center shut down early on Sunday afternoon after several people were arrested.
Officials with the City of Las Vegas blame the organizers, while the organizers blame the police.
Others said the entire event was a mess.
Metro police said ten people were arrested, three received citations, five booths were shut down, and products and drugs like edibles and mushrooms were confiscated.
Josh Dean was working as a vendor at Hempcon. He said there was a heavy police presence.
There were even undercover and uniformed officers from a drug task force patrolling the area.
In video 8 News NOW obtained from Edibles List, which runs a magazine about edibles, attendees were seen booing the police.
Attendees spoke out about what happened on Twitter and Instagram. They complained about the medical marijuana convention and the busts. Metro said by the third and final day, it looked like a third of the vendors cut out of Hempcon.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Budsy Siegel's Top Five Cannabis and Marijuana Industry Tech Trends
The marijuana industry is booming. Like the East Coat Goodfellas and Mob guys heading to Hollywood and Las Vegas, there is no shortages of Budsy Siegels out there trying to make a quick buck off the weed game. If for the only reason being that the market is open and laws are being less of a head ache. With a man standing in a desert, hands on his hips and hope in the air, sometimes the soil isn't as fertile as you'd like it to be even if you see it in your head
In some cases you could easily be restricted as far as having a large scale operation or a back room casino as you could put it. When it comes down to it, protecting something is important, regardless if it's a breif case with a light bulb in it for a guy with a band-aid on his neck. Times are getting tougher, but the boom times are here and in full swing. Guess the innovation starts with you, and what you want to bring to the table. The cannabis culture is not one to just jump into just as a rookie cop wouldn't be the first one in the building. There may be something your interested in if you've found this page, and are reading this article... a perfect example.
"Per Wikipedia- Siegel wanted to be a legitimate businessman, and in 1945, he saw an opportunity with William R. Wilkerson's Flamingo Hotel. Las Vegas gave Siegel his second opportunity to reinvent himself. In the 1930s, Siegel had traveled to Southern Nevada with Meyer Lansky's lieutenant Moe Sedway on Lansky's orders to explore expanding operations. There were opportunities in providing illicit services to crews constructing the Hoover Dam. Lansky had turned the desert over to Siegel, but Siegel turned it over to Moe Sedway and left for Hollywood.". With the Flamingo, Siegel would supply the gambling, the best liquor and food, and the biggest entertainers at reasonable prices. He believed these attractions would lure not only the high rollers, but thousands of vacationers willing to lose $50 or $100. William Wilkerson was eventually coerced into selling all stakes in the Flamingo..."
According to David Goldstein, co-founder of Potbotics Inc., the top five tech trends in the marijuana industry are:
Internet based technology
Smart machines
Analytics
Software-defined application and infrastructure
Security
Internet based technology:
This is in relation to selling, apps, smart phones, notifications, hang outs, google map locations to every day news and information.
Smart machines
Vaporizers, Vape pens, to the lap equipment for extractions and some breaking bad type stuff when you break it down. Anything that blinks, makes noise, or makes growing Cannabis easier for the layman or even the heavy grower, is up for grabs. Within the next ten years, is your idea something that will be around? Maybe so.
Analytics
What's Hot, What's not. How does one forecast these type of things? Well we're not sharing our secrets just yet. But these numbers are imperative for banks, lenders, and anyone with money, to see if a certain area of focus is profitable exponentially. Enough with the big words. Lets move on to the fun one.
Software-defined application and infrastructure
Again I may be a little broad in my explanations, but apps and software is critical for success in the Marijuana Biz. Kids want apps, kids want to read. Kids may want to do a book report on Cannabis Benefits for Science class. Who knows. But the market for adults is vast and amplified by Ebay and Amazon for selling just about anything within the boundaries of intended use of the product. Lets not forget the veteran Medical smokers that are now having more and more accessibility to their medication and finding easier ways to ease pain and not be treated like a criminal.
Security
This is an online aspect just as much as a physical matter. Number one reason people don't grow weed in their house. Robbery, guns, all that kinda stuff that makes one wet his pants a little just thinking about. Well that's no longer the case. Security details, cameras, motion sensors, and more expensive locks and screening capabilities are out there for the taking. It's 2015 now, and the growth for Cannabis is not going to stop any time soon. The generation of today grew up with it more prevalent than it has ever been since the 60's and 70's. Time for less restrictions is called for and the states are still feeling a recession and it's proving itself to be a huge scale tipping fact that legal cannabis is working to balance the budget. Securing property and information is critical for certain top secret growing techniques.
The Cannabis Culture is a rapid growing business to be in, and with the help from medical growth, the tech aspect of the marijuana industry is a great market to be in if you love pot. Could farm land for hemp turn the tables on other industries and rejuvenate communities that were lost with their changing environments or other growing issues. The Wise Guy mentality isn't to screw over your friends, but definitely wouldn't shy away from letting a sucker keep his money. Opportunity drove the mob, and putting a stranglehold on resources and dominating the competition is really considered the american way, if you hang out with a bunch of Scarface loving kids that grew up watching movies of White Gold and thinking the world is yours. Well if you can stand the smell of cash, you might start liking the smell of weed.
David Goldstein will be speaking on the topic of marijuana technology trends at the Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo next month in New York. If you are trying to get into the marijuana industry, and specifically on the tech side, this will be a stellar opportunity to learn more
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugsy_Siegel
http://www.theweedblog.com/what-are-the-top-five-tech-trends-in-the-marijuana-industry/
KIM COATES FIRST LOOK AS OFFICER DOWNE IN FILM DIRECTED BY SLIPKNOT FOUNDER CLOWN, SHAWN CRAHAN
Kim Coates in Officer Downe, image courtesy of Entertainment Weekly.
Sons of Anarchy is now at an end, but actor Kim Coates is playing the reverse of his roal from SOA, he's on the Law's side.
The actor is starring in the comic book adaptation Officer Downe, which is directed by visionary musician and director, M. Shawn Crahan from Slipknot. The Movie Officer Downe also features Tyler Ross, Lauren Velez, Reno Wilson, and Bruno Gunn.
The movie stars Kim Coates as the same hero from the Comic Book, a face smashing, Los Angeles Police Officer who continuously dies in the line of duty and is then able to be revived and repeatedly resurrected with the help of the L.A.P.D. and sent right back to work. Ouch!
Officer Downe is based on the Man of Action imprint/Image Comics graphic novel and screenplay was written by Joe Casey. The glorious illustrations are attributed to Chris Burnham. The endless renditions of eyeballs and guts flying around the pages is what primes Officer Downe to be such a great watch and even a harder wait for it's release.
The film is produced by Man of Action Entertainment, Skip Williamson, Cole Payne, Crank co-director Mark Neveldine and Slipknot manager Corey Brennan. Voltage Pictures is currently pushing Officer Downe at Cannes Film Festival.
You can see the new exclusive first look image of Kim Coates in Officer Downe, again, below.
Kim Coates in Officer Downe, image courtesy of Entertainment Weekly.
See the Full Article Here at Entertainment Weekly's Website
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/13/sons-anarchy-star-kim-coates-gunning-trouble-officer-downe-exclusive-first-look
SLIPKNOT LIVE ROCK ON THE RANGE FESTIVAL
Professionally filmed video footage of SLIPKNOT's May 15 performance at the Rock On The Range festival, which is being at MAPFRE Stadium (formerly Crew Stadium) in Columbus, Ohio, can be seen below. Featured songs below:
01. Sarcastrophe
02. The Heretic Anthem
03. Psychosocial
04. The Devil In I
05. AOV
06. Wait And Bleed
07. Vermilion
08. Killpop
09. Before I Forget
10. Duality
11. Eyeless
12. Spit It Out
13. Custer
14. 742617000027
15. (sic)
16. Surfacing
NEW SLIPKNOT ZIPPO LIGHTERS WILL BE THROUGH ZIPPO ENCORE AT NORTHERN INVASION THIS SATURDAY
Your first chance to get our brand new line of Zippo lighters will be through Zippo Encore at Northern Invasion this Saturday.
They'll also be available on tour this summer: http://www.slipknot1.com/events
SLIPKNOT TOUR WITH LAMB OF GOD THIS SUMMER
The two bands just confirmed they will be touring together - Bullet For My Valentine and Motionless In White.
July 24 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheater
July 25 Tampa, FL MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater
July 26 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood
July 28 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 29 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 31 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 1 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 2 Hartford, CT Xfinity Theatre
August 4 Boston, MA Xfinity Center
August 5 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
August 6 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion
August 8 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheater
August 11 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
August 12 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live
August 14 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
August 15 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
August 16 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
August 19 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater
August 21 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheater
August 24 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
August 26 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion
August 28 Las Vegas, NV MGM Resort Festival Lot
August 29 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
August 30 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater
September 2 Austin, TX Austin 360 Amphitheater
September 4 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 5 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Friday, March 20, 2015
SLIPKNOT TOUR DATES IN 2015
SLIPKNOT TOUR DATES 2015
25-Apr Fort Rock Festival
Fort Myers, FL
26-Apr Welcome to Rockville Festival
Jacksonville, FL
29-Apr Pensacola Civic Center
Pensacola, FL
w/ Hatebreed
30-Apr Champions Square - Superdome
New Orleans, LA
w/ Hatebreed
2-May Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Pelham, AL
w/ Hatebreed
3-May Carolina Rebellion Concord, NC
5-May Knoxville Coliseum
Knoxville, TN
w/ Hatebreed
8-May U.S. Cellular Coliseum
Bloomington, IL
w/ Hatebreed
9-May Northern Invasion Somerset, WI
10-May U.S. Cellular Center
Cedar Rapids, IA
w/ Hatebreed
12-May Erie Insurance Arena
Erie, PA
w/ Hatebreed
13-May The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Scranton, PA
w/ Hatebreed
15-May Rock On The Range
Columbus, OH
16-May Van Andel Arena
Grand Rapids, MI
w/ Hatebreed
5-Jun Rock Im Park
Nuremberg, Germany
5-Jun Rock Am Ring 2015
Mendig, Germany
6-Jun FortaRock Festival
Nymegen, Netherlands
7-Jun Rock Am Ring 2015
Mendig, Germany
7-Jun Rock Im Park
Nuremberg, Germany
9-Jun Impact Festival
Łódź, Poland
12-Jun Download Festival
Derby, United Kingdom
14-Jun Novarock
Nickelsdorf, Austria
16-Jun Rock in Roma
Rome, Italy
19-Jun Hellfest Clisson, France
20-Jun Graspop Metal Meeting
Dessel, Belgium
24-Jul Cruzan Amphitheatre
West Palm Beach, FL
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
25-Jul MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Tampa, FL
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
26-Jul Aaron's Amphitheatre
Atlanta, GA
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
28-Jul DTE Energy Music Theatre
Detroit, MI
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
29-Jul Darien Lake PAC
Darien Center, NY
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
31-Jul Spac
Saratoga Springs, NY
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
1-Aug Nikon at Jones Beach
Wantagh, NY
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
2-Aug Xfinity Theatre
Hartford, CT
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
4-Aug Xfinity Center
Winthrop, MA
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
5-Aug PNC Bank Arts Center
Holmdel, NJ
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
6-Aug First Niagara Pavilion
Pittsburgh, PA
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
8-Aug Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Toronto, Canada
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
11-Aug Jiffy Lube Live
Washington, DC
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
12-Aug Farm Bureau Live
Virginia Beach, VA
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
14-Aug Klipsch Music Center
Indianapolis, IN
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
15-Aug First Midwest Bank Amp
Chicago, IL
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
16-Aug Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Saint Louis, MO
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
19-Aug Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Denver, CO
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
21-Aug USANA Amphitheatre
Salt Lake City, UT
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
24-Aug Rogers Arena
Vancouver, Canada
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
26-Aug Concord Pavilion
Concord, CA
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
28-Aug MGM Resort Festival Lot
Las Vegas, NV
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
29-Aug Ak-Chin Pavilion
Phoenix, AZ
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
30-Aug Isleta Amphitheater
Albuquerque, NM
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
2-Sep Austin360 Amphitheater
Austin, TX
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
4-Sep Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Houston, TX
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
5-Sep Gexa Energy Pavilion
Dallas, TX
w/ Lamb of God, Bullet...
25-Sep Rock in Rio Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Linkin Park have released video of the moment frontman Chester Bennington broke his ankle.
Latest episode of LPTV features moment frontman broke ankle playing basketball
Linkin Park have released video of the moment frontman Chester Bennington broke his ankle.
The band were forced to call off a run of shows in January after the incident, which took place while he and colleagues were playing basketball.
The clip, part of the latest episode of LPTV, shows Bennington on the ground, writing in pain. He explains: “I landed on the bottle. I was in full lay-up, I landed on the water bottle and my ankle turned.”
He’s treated by a first aider then taken away in a wheelchair with his leg strapped up.Bandmates later reported he was making a fast recovery.
Meanwhile, the vocalist has spoken of his delight that he can tour with Stone Temple Pilots without adding his own name to the title.
He replaced Scott Weiland in 2013, but legal issues apparently forced them to be billed as Stone Temple Pilots With Chester Bennington.
Now he tells AltWire: “It’ll be fun to go out as just Stone Temple Pilots. It really bothered me to see ‘Stone Temple Pilots With Chester Bennington.’ I’m glad that’s over.”
They’re currently working on a full album to follow their High Rise EP.
One Man Found a Mysterious Box in a Dumpster – What Was in it Was Absolutely Baffling
http://howtoexitthematrix.com/2015/03/17/one-man-found-a-mysterious-box-in-a-dumpster-what-was-in-it-was-absolutely-baffling/
One Man Found a Mysterious Box in a Dumpster – What Was in it Was Absolutely Baffling
THE BOX WAS HANDMADE FROM WOOD, FIT WITH HINGES, A HANDLE AND A PAIR OF LOCKS.
FROM WHAT WAS WRITTEN HERE, IT APPEARS THAT THE AUTHOR HAD AN EXPERIENCE THAT WAS DEFINITELY NOT FROM HERE.
A HAND-DRAWN TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS.
THIS PATENT IS NOT FILED WITH THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE – BUT THE DRAWINGS ARE REMARKABLY DETAILED. BUT THIS IS NOT THE WEIRDEST PART…
THIS DRAWING WAS DATED 1939 – WHY WOULD SOMEONE DISCARD THIS?
ODDLY, THIS MAP SHOWS AIR TRAVEL ROUTES.
A LOT OF THE MAPS ARE HAND-DRAWN WITH A “CENTER” NOTED ON IT.
THE MAPS REPRESENT AERIAL PATTERNS AND/OR ROUTES OF SOME TYPE.
THERE WERE QUITE A FEW OF THE MAPS
AND THE MYSTERY CONTINUES…
A NOTE PERHAPS FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER
ANOTHER MAP WITH A “CENTER” ON IT
A PIECE OF THE PAST – A NOTE FROM A VERY OLD VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE
THE ARTIST DEPICTS AN EVENT FROM TAMPA, FL IN 1977. HE NOTES THE EVENT TO BE EXTRATERRESTRIAL IN NATURE
ODD TO SEE EXTRATERRESTRIAL UFO ON THE SAME PAGE WITH ANGELIC-LOOKING CREATURES
DRAWING OF AN ENTITY
A SLIGHT SUMMARY OF THE EVENTS
GEOMETRIC SHAPES THAT ARE RELATED
ANOTHER DRAWING OF ONE OF THE ENTITIES – LOOKS STRANGELY LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF THE BIBLICAL BOOK OF EZEKIEL
AN ADDITIONAL SKETCH OF THE SAME BEING
BEINGS FROM THE SIDE VIEW
THE ARTIST WAS FIXATED ON THESE CREATURES FOR SOME TIME
WAS THIS A DREAM OR DID THIS REALLY HAPPEN?
ONE MIGHT SAY THIS LOOKS LIKE WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS, WINGS FULL OF EYES AND CREATURES WITH 4 HEADS (MAN, OX, EAGLE AND LION) FROM THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL
THE DRAWINGS SEEM TO MIX BIBLICAL AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL VISIONS
A CLOSE-UP OF THE CORNER
THE DETAILS OF THIS DRAWING INCLUDE SOME OF THE PATENT DRAWINGS SEEN EARLIER
A DIFFERENT VIEW OF ONE OF THE PATENT DRAWINGS
IT APPEARS THAT THESE NEW TRAIN WHEELS MIGHT HAVE COME FROM THE TRAIN HE DREW EARLIER
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
Whatever your conclusion – someone who was working too hard, a drug-induced vision, or a true extra-terrestrial experience…it sure is a puzzle. Unfortunately, we cannot ask the artist and know for sure. All we know is that this person experienced something very odd. Perhaps he knows something that we don’t.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Physician’s Organization in Canada Releases Guidelines for Prescribing Medical Cannabis for Pain
Arielle GerardDecember 31, 2014
Prescribing Patients Medical Cannabis for Pain
conditions recommended for use circumstances under which medical cannabis should not be recommended circumstances under which caution should be taken when recommending medical cannabis use dosing
Guidelines For Canadian Physicians
The guidelines are as follows, taken verbatim from the guidelines set forth in the study:
Smoked cannabis might be indicated for patients with severe neuropathic pain conditions who have not responded to adequate trials of pharmaceutical cannabinoids and standard analgesics (level II evidence).
Smoked cannabis is contraindicated in patients who are 25 years of age or younger (level II evidence); who have a current, past, or strong family history of psychosis (level II evidence); who have a current or past cannabis use disorder (level III evidence); who have a current substance use disorder (level III evidence); who have cardiovascular or respiratory disease (level III evidence); or who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant (level II evidence).
It should be used with caution in patients who smoke tobacco (level II evidence), who are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (level III evidence), who have anxiety or mood disorders (level II evidence), or who are taking higher doses of opioids or benzodiazepines (level III evidence).
Cannabis users should be advised not to drive for at least 3 to 4 hours after smoking, for at least 6 hours after oral ingestion, and for at least 8 hours if they experience a subjective “high” (level II evidence).
The maximum recommended dose is 1 inhalation 4 times per day (approximately 400 mg per day) of dried cannabis containing 9% delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (level III evidence).
Physicians should avoid referring patients to “cannabinoid” clinics (level III evidence).
Evaluation/Explanation of Guidelines
Generally, the regulations seem reasonable considering that the recommendations are specifically for patients with chronic non-cancer pain who are smoking their medical cannabis.
Adolescent Use
It is currently unclear whether or not cannabis use, when started in adolescence, leads to impairment in brain development. While some studies have found a link between early cannabis use and morphological brain changes, others which are more carefully controlled have found no link.
Due to the fact that cannabis use may interrupt normal brain development, children and adolescents should avoid use of cannabis unless it is deemed by a physician, in rare cases, that the potential benefits of use outweigh the risks.
History of Psychosis and Anxiety/Mood Disorders
While a link between cannabis use and certain mental health disorders has been noted, a cause-effect relationship has never been assessed. In other words, there is no definitive evidence that cannabis use actually causes mental health disorders, and the link is potentially due to the fact that those predisposed to certain mental health disorders may choose to self-medicate with cannabis.
Psychosis
Due to its classification as a hallucinogen, cannabis use may exacerbate certain mental health disorders, such as psychosis. Additionally, during intoxication with use of cannabis strains with higher levels of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), users (especially those who are inexperienced) may experience paranoia and emotional discomfort. Therefore, avoiding use in those with a past or family history of psychosis is recommended.
Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Many patients find that cannabis helps to relieve their anxiety. Regarding mood disorders, a recent study found that those with baseline major depressive disorder were more likely to begin cannabis use, but that cannabis use was not linked to an increased likelihood of having major depressive disorder. Additionally and interestingly, while “weekly to almost daily” cannabis use was associated with an increased likelihood of having baseline borderline personality disorder, daily use was not; there was also no link found between baseline borderline personality disorder and an increased likelihood to begin using cannabis. However, for those with mood and anxiety disorders, caution should be taken in using medical cannabis, for similar reasons as those noted at the beginning of this section.
Lung/Heart/Vascular Problems
Cannabis use may result in heart and vascular (i.e. blood vessel) problems in some patients (e.g. low blood pressure which can be harmful in certain diseases/disorders, potential increased risk of heart attack). While there is some evidence that cannabis use increases the risk ofstroke, other evidence has suggested a decreased risk of stroke with a history of past cannabis use. Due to the fact that the impact of cannabis use on heart/vascular problems is not fully understood, use should be avoided by individuals with these health issues.
Additionally, smoking cannabis can irritate the airways and lungs. While a recent Harvard study found that low to moderate frequency of cannabis use does not result in decreased lung function in the general population, for those (1) with health issues related to the lung or (2) who also smoke tobacco (which is highly damaging to the lungs and strongly linked to the development of cancer of various organs), smoked cannabis should be avoided. Vaporization and ingestion methods are an alternative form of cannabis administration that will help to prevent additional lung damage.
Substance Abuse Disorders
Cannabis use should be avoided for patients with past cannabis or other substance abuse disorders in most cases, due to the potential for continuing or reestablishing dependence issues.
Pregnancy
Although use of cannabis itself during pregnancy is not definitively linked to future health issues in those exposed in the womb, it has been linked to inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. However, in one 1991 study of Jamaican mothers who had used cannabis during pregnancy, no differences between children exposed to cannabis in the womb vs. children unexposed to cannabis in the womb were found by age 5 (except at day 30 post-birth, when infants who had been exposed to cannabis in the womb actually had better scores on a neonatal behavioral assessment scale). While (1) the majority of studies on how cannabis use during pregnancy impacts the fetus/child have focused on heavy rather than moderate use and (2) the link between behavioral/cognitive issues in children who were exposed to cannabis in the womb may be an issue of general parental behavior/responsibility rather than cannabis use itself, cannabis use during pregnancy still carries the risk of harm. Use of cannabis while pregnant may lead to bone formation abnormalities and stunted height of the fetus, and potentially cognitive and behavioral deficits, and smoked cannabis still contains cancer-causing/destructive compound. Therefore, cannabis use should be avoided during pregnancy to avoid any potential developmental, behavioral, and cognitive dysfunction that may result from cannabis use.
Driving
Cannabis use may cause slowed complex reaction times and a skewing of perception of time and space. Therefore, driving while under the influence of cannabis should be avoided. However, the implications of driving under the influence of cannabis is more nuanced than the issue of those driving under the influence of alcohol, partially because medical cannabis users still need to function in their daily lives.
While cannabis use has been shown to increase lateral (side-to-side) motion within a lane, it has not been shown to impair handling, maneuvering, or turning. Some studies of drivers who have smoked cannabis alone (i.e. no additional alcohol impairment) have shown that they are no more likely than drivers who are sober to be involved in a fatal car accident, and a federal report released in February 2015 found no link between testing positive for THC (which can occur during intoxication, but also days after intoxication) and an increased risk of car crashes. This is partially due to the fact that people who have consumed cannabis tend to drive slower, leave more space between their car and the car in front of them, and are less likely to pass other cars. Alcohol has the opposite effect, and is known to greatly increase the chance of fatal accidents. Additionally, intoxicated drivers under the influence of cannabis tend to be more aware of their impairment than intoxicated drivers under the influence of alcohol, and some cannabis users who have often practiced driving under the influence show no changes in their driving behavior under the influence, as compared to driving behavior while sober. Driving under the influence of low doses (e.g. 0-4 inhalations/day of cannabis with <9% THC–often all that is needed for medical use [e.g. pain relief]) is more similar to driving under the influence of Benadryl (which should also be avoided), rather than alcohol.
However, cannabis with higher concentrations of THC or multiple inhalations may lead to more significant impairment. Due to (1) slowed reaction times, (2) skewing of time/space perception, and (3) increased lateral lane motion under cannabis intoxication, and (4) the inability for medical users to objectively assess whether or not they are experienced drivers under the influence of cannabis, those using cannabis should not drive while experiencing intoxication (i.e. psychoactive effects) and should follow the recommendations outlined in these guidelines.
Note: Driving under the influence of both alcohol and cannabis use simultaneously is more dangerous than driving under the influence of either alone, and should always be avoided.
Conclusion
Overall, the guidelines provided by the College of Family Physicians of Canada are well-informed, evidence-based, reasonable, and progressive. While some may find that the guidelines attempt to put too many limitations on medicinal cannabis use, safety considerations, appropriately, seem to be at the forefront of their creation. Potential improvements to the guidelines could include (1) recommendations for diseases/symptoms, other than neuropathic pain, that may be benefited by medical cannabis use, and (2) discussion of additional methods of delivery, including vaporization and ingestion, which would be useful for all practitioners, but especially for those who are uncomfortable recommending their patients smoke.
The introduction of reasonable guidelines surrounding medical cannabis use by established physician’s organizations, in Canada and worldwide, will likely help to decrease the stigma associated with/increase knowledge about medical cannabis use, especially for older and more conservative patients and physicians, thereby increasing access to this relatively safe treatment option for those in need.
READ MORE OF THE ARTICLE HERE http://www.medicaljane.com/2014/12/31/physicians-organization-in-canada-releases-guidelines-for-prescribing-medical-cannabis-for-pain/
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