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Me too - for most its just a phase but there are some that get trapped into the smoking on hay lifestyle - its what the wannabe gangstas etc show you stoners are. I hope they grow out of it soon.Seriously Watch What if Cannabis Cured Cancer then continue this conversation - it really is a great watch
Nobody dies from marijuana use.
That's quite a bold statement, it's possible that some deaths have had either cannabis involved as a factor or cause but were attributed to something else. E.g. Impaired driving through heavy cannabis usage before/while driving. Cause of death may still be certified as Motor Vehicle Crash.Where did this information come from fairy?However, there's no denying that alcohol abuse costs us a hellova lot.Such as here:http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7334460/Twins-birthday-bash-turns-to-chaos/(I lol'd at the quote "My mate's missus got shot with rubber bullets." Where do you think you are? Northern Ireland?)
A lower percentage of New Zealanders tested at work last year were found with traces of illegal drugs in their system.Private drug testing company New Zealand Drug Detection Agency (NZDDA) conducted 81,410 tests for drugs in New Zealand workplaces during 2013, with 5.5 per cent returning a non-negative test.This was down on 6.4 per cent in 2012 when 68,346 tests were done.A non-negative test means a drug was found in the person's urine and still had to be confirmed by an accredited laboratory for confirmation testing.The most commonly detected drug was cannabis, with 71 per cent of all non-negative tests indicating its presence.NZDDA chief executive Chris Hilson said it was pleasing to see a drop in the number of non-negative results."We believe this can be attributed to a number of factors including an increase in employee awareness regarding the dangers of drug and alcohol use in the workplace, and also understanding the potential for serious or fatal accidents," Hilson said."Also more random testing is a major deterrent factor within the workplace."Cannabis was detected most frequently in "traditional" cannabis-growing areas such as Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and the North Island's East Cape, Hilson said.Synthetic cannabis was tested for, for the first time this year.
So, how much is too much when it comes to smoking synthetic cannabis or taking legal highs?Well the answer is pretty simple, if you are smoking EVERY DAY then you must question WHY?What are your reasons for smoking every day?If you answer YES to any of these questions below, it’s time to seek assistance or take a break from any drugs.Do you take drugs including legal weed every day to feel normal?Do you take drugs including legal weed every day to help you sleep?Do you take drugs including legal weed every day to help you feel happy?If you have answered YES to ANY of those three questions, then you MUST reassess your usage patterns.
I have to admit. I found this article quite funnyhttp://www.stuff.co.nz/business/better-business/9824183/Fewer-stoned-at-workQuoteA lower percentage of New Zealanders tested at work last year were found with traces of illegal drugs in their system.Private drug testing company New Zealand Drug Detection Agency (NZDDA) conducted 81,410 tests for drugs in New Zealand workplaces during 2013, with 5.5 per cent returning a non-negative test.This was down on 6.4 per cent in 2012 when 68,346 tests were done.A non-negative test means a drug was found in the person's urine and still had to be confirmed by an accredited laboratory for confirmation testing.The most commonly detected drug was cannabis, with 71 per cent of all non-negative tests indicating its presence.NZDDA chief executive Chris Hilson said it was pleasing to see a drop in the number of non-negative results."We believe this can be attributed to a number of factors including an increase in employee awareness regarding the dangers of drug and alcohol use in the workplace, and also understanding the potential for serious or fatal accidents," Hilson said."Also more random testing is a major deterrent factor within the workplace."Cannabis was detected most frequently in "traditional" cannabis-growing areas such as Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and the North Island's East Cape, Hilson said.Synthetic cannabis was tested for, for the first time this year.They should randomly drug test Parliament staff, and by 'random' I mean 'continually. We may have our own Rob Ford hiding in the Beehive somewhere
Top Geary - 27th May 2016 at 12:10 AMI've learnt to ignore when you say derogatory things to me
The mainstream media launched into a reefer mad frenzy this week after researchers from Harvard University in Boston and Northwestern University in Chicago published the results of a neuroimaging study assessing the brains of a small cohort of regular marijuana smokers and non-users. The brain scans identified various differences between the two groups in three aspects of brain morphometry: gray matter density, volume, and shape. These differences triggered dozens of high-profile media outlets to lose their collective minds. Here’s just a sample of the screaming headlines:CNN: Casual marijuana use may damage your brain; Science Daily: More joints equal more damage; Financial Post: Study proves occasional marijuana use is mind altering; Time: Recreational pot use harmful to young people’s brains; Smoking cannabis will change you. That’s not a risk, its a certainty.
The legal-high industry made massive multimillion-dollar profits during the Government's brief fling with regulation.In a rare insight into the legal-high industry, the Ministry of Health estimates the industry was making a 1000% profit on every packet of synthetic cannabis sold.Chemicals were imported in bulk from China, processed into synthetic cannabis for about $2 a packet and sold for $20.Since the Government set up the regulated market in July last year, it is estimated that 3.5 million packets of synthetic cannabis were sold in New Zealand.Ministry officials have said the sheer scale of the industry caught them by surprise. With estimated sales of about $140m a year, it dwarfed the BZP party pill craze at its height a decade ago.As of a minute past midnight this morning, interim licences for all legal highs were revoked, making it illegal to possess, supply or manufacture the drugs.The amendment passed on Tuesday night marks a U-turn for Parliament, which voted only last year to set up a regulated market for the drugs, licensing the industry and giving health authorities the power to pull unsafe products.The U-turn was praised in many communities affected by synthetic cannabis, but others have condemned it as a knee-jerk political reaction in an election year.
Even the Ministry of Health has warned that banning legal highs outright will push the products underground into the unregulated black market. It has estimated between 150 and 200 people are now so addicted to synthetic cannabis that they would need medical help to withdraw. "People who use these products are expected to stockpile them for their own personal use and the black market is assumed to stockpile to supply future demand," ministry officials said.
How an unemployed Westie discredited a key police report on cannabisIts author, NDIB strategic drug analyst Les Maxwell, painted a grim picture of New Zealand's most popular drug: cannabis was an "increasing threat" because it was getting stronger and was a "gateway" drug for young people.But it was the number of people who were ending up in hospital, according to the report, that caught the media's eye. "Perhaps surprisingly," Maxwell wrote, "cannabis related hospital admissions between 2001 and 2005 exceeded admissions for opiates, amphetamines and cocaine combined", with about 2000 people a year ending up in hospital because of the drug.The report put cannabis admissions into two categories: primary and secondary diagnosis. Primary diagnosis cases had tracked between 210 and 250 a year, while secondary cases ranged between 1799 and 2012 a year.
