Bob in Mich

What sort of fool is compelled to read every post in a thread he thinks is nonsense? Apparently, you are that very fool. Fukstick II !

Are you trolling or just stupid, Jim? I ask because it has to be one or the other?

This was worth a watch if you've not seen it. It is Rick Steves' 'The Story of Fascism in Europe' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU1IVW6uqM0

I think if I was you 3rd, and I wouldn't give this advice to a person with a fully functioning mind but you, you should probably believe pretty much any outside source over your own brain.

Are the Russian doctors better versed in cannabis medicine, comrade? You are in Moscow, is that right? Is medical marijuana legal there or just overlooked or totally illegal or what? Please, make yourself useful for a change. Do tell.

You may be comfortable with a doctor that doesn't know about a cellular communication network present in nearly every organ, but I am not. I would prefer a doctor that actually knew how and why he was treating me rather than one that didn't and worse yet, didn't feel the need to learn. Please moron, go on. What posts are BS? You're on!!! What have ya got?

So, if your eyes or ears disagree with what Donny says, how often do you believe Donny over your self? Is it above 50/50 yet? What if he repeats the lie lots of times? What if he says it 'strongly'? Does that make a difference to you on the believe-ability?

I have gotten into discussions with a couple of doctors on this site, though I don't think it was this thread, about this very issue. Doctors, generally speaking, still have not been formally trained in the workings of the endo-cannabinoid system or in how cannabis medicine affects their patients. U.S. research studies have been stymied by federal law. So, should doctors utilize cannabis in their practice where it may be effective but when the doctor's knowledge is limited and the traditional efficacy studies have not been done? Educating Physicians About Marijuana Marijuana use is prevalent both in states where it is legal to some degree and in states where it is not. However, evidence suggests that many physicians may be unprepared for this reality. In 2016 surveys, just 9% of medical schools had documented content on medical marijuana in the Association of American Medical Colleges Curriculum Inventory, and 85% of 258 surveyed residents and fellows reported having no education about medical marijuana in medical school or residency. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2734632?guestAccessKey=efaa29e2-ce3f-4b70-a5fc-e054d8673706&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamainternalmedicine&utm_content=olf&utm_term=06031

I heard that they are now going to do it standing up. Not so easy at their age

I too have fallen in love with the ignore feature. It is like having a selective mute button when in a group conversation. If you could only ignore a single poster, who would it be? Of course for me, it has become Deranged Fukstick. I have mentioned before that DC Tom had a stranglehold on biggest jerk but has been lapped several times over by DF, er, DR.

I wouldn't argue that politicians and people generally do on occasion tell lies. Trump though is in a league all by himself. It is not even close. Remember when getting caught lying hurt a person's credibility? Trump's lying is just excused as being Trump. One day, when his lying actually impacts you personally, you may rethink brushing off his lies as meaningless.

I would like to congratulate DC Tom on your first board contribution. Good job man! Maybe you've turned a corner.

Here ya go.....these 12 pages of lies should keep ya busy for a while. Once you've justified all of these, get back to me. https://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/statements/byruling/false/

Ah DR, you Putin supporting POS! As you well know, you are on my ignore list so I don't usually bother to read your replies. Unfortunately sometimes you are quoted or I forget to log in. One has to wonder why you feel compelled to reply to every one of my posts when I have literally begged you to not reply to my posts. I have asked you to kindly spew your conspiracy horseshit to someone else. Have you chased everyone else off and now have no friends to talk to? I see you often end up chasing lots of sincere posters off with your aggressive 'You fool, I am the only one telling truth' shtick. The forum discussions are worse off for that but I am sure you don't consider that. You know I will no longer engage with you so why do you keep trying? It is kind of f'd up. Please stop. Without doubt you are like that crazy eyed loon at the bar that won't get out of your face.

The Trump supporters here are apparently not terribly bothered by his lying. I find lying tough to stomach personally. I don't have friends that are what I would call liars. Liars I have encountered in life were cast off as their lies became apparent. Are you Trump supporters more tolerant these days with liars in your personal lives too? How do you determine when Trump is lying? I mean, statistically he makes untrue statements many times each day. How do you decide if a Trump statement is true or just one of his daily lies? Have any of his lies actually impacted you personally yet? For instance, maybe his mis-characterization of trade talks impacted your stocks?

I bet Mueller introduces himself and then immediately starts speaking Russian. He will say, 'The coup is now complete'

Mueller to speak to press at 11:00am eastern today I see he is still with DOJ though.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/27/politics/tsa-permits-epilepsy-drug-cannabis-flights/index.html The TSA is now going to allow the lone FDA approved CBD medicine - GW Pharmaceutical's 'Epidiolex' - on flights. This new allowance in no way legalizes any other CBD or cannabis products for flights

I don’t quite understand. It seems I answered that question in the post you just quoted. Indeed, buying cannabis from the illegal drug dealer increases the chances a customer will be introduced to other illicit substances. The point that I was making is that the real gateway problem then is not necessarily the cannabis use itself but instead is that, where it is illegal, we force cannabis users to associate with illegal dealers

As I said, i was never very good but had a lot of fun rounds. When talking golf with my old buddy, he often brings up my round of 96 at a course near Pittsburgh. Nothing special about the total but the 58/38 breakdown was unusual even for me. By the back nine I was so loose I shouldn't have been driving the cart but man I was smacking the ball.

Ah, you saw my 'best golf shot' post. That was a fun thread. I don't golf any longer and I was rarely better than a bogey golfer but can always be pressured into bragging on my hole in one. Would it help you on the pro golf tour? Not without rules changes to allow legal use. Just too many eyes to be sneaking tokes on the tour. One of the reasons it helped my game was the same reason beer did I think. It would allow more complete swings. My back issues would often take several holes to loosen up. The additions would speed up that process.

What's your excuse?

Make you disappear apparently. Too bad

When you say 'started', what does that even mean? It appears that you are referring to the debunked 'gateway theory' with respect to cannabis and hard drug use. I believe you know that it has been debunked so one must wonder why you would post that observation. Care to explain? The only legitimate gateway effect of cannabis, I would offer, is due to the cannabis dealer also being willing to sell his/her cannabis customer other (illicit) substances. If the dealer wanted to support his own, say coke habit, he would often start dealing coke too, offering it to his regular customers. Cannabis users were often introduced to harder drugs by the illegal drug salesperson. Budtenders at legitimate, regulated, and licensed dispensaries may push particular products or cannabis strains or brands, but they will not try to upsell you cocaine. Contrary to your implication of weed=bad, a legal nationwide cannabis market would be socially beneficial in reducing harder drug use/addiction. EDIT: Even NIDA, a government organization that has historically exaggerated the dangers of marijuana, has come around to debunking the gateway theory. https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/marijuana-gateway-drug From the article These findings are consistent with the idea of marijuana as a "gateway drug." However, the majority of people who use marijuana do not go on to use other, "harder" substances. Also, cross-sensitization is not unique to marijuana. Alcohol and nicotine also prime the brain for a heightened response to other drugs52 and are, like marijuana, also typically used before a person progresses to other, more harmful substances. It is important to note that other factors besides biological mechanisms, such as a person’s social environment, are also critical in a person’s risk for drug use. An alternative to the gateway-drug hypothesis is that people who are more vulnerable to drug-taking are simply more likely to start with readily available substances such as marijuana, tobacco, or alcohol, and their subsequent social interactions with others who use drugs increases their chances of trying other drugs. Further research is needed to explore this question