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Re: Amazon’s answer to delivery driver shortage: Pot smokers

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Post by denton-scratch » Sun, Sep 05, 2021, 12:49 PM UTC

eurasiantiger wrote: post #262

denton-scratch wrote: post #257

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I'm in my mid-sixties (and I'm not a proponent - I would never propound the recreational use of any drug). Maybe I'm not old enough to observe the effects you are referring to. But frankly I think this is arse-over-tit: I think it's young people, with little experience, that are most likely to be harmed by pot. Young people are more likely than older people to experience schizo for the first time; such people are les…

> My understanding is that certain high-THC strains are much more likely to give rise to psychological problems than other strains Ah, the good ol’ skunk scarecrow. People have been making various grades of hashish for millennia, with THC content many times that of dry flower — you’d think someone would have noticed if it was more likely to produce psychological issues? Yet, there is no high-THC hash scare — it’s alm…

> People have been making various grades of hashish for millennia

Hashish is generally made with high-CBD strains (which is partly why hash tends to mong you out more than weed).

It seems there is evidence that CBD moderates the trippy effects of THC, and reduces the propensity of the product to trigger psychotic states in suceptible individuals.

BTW: in my experience, modern weed strains are beaten in terms of hit-per-gram only by the rarest, highest-grade black hash.

Re: Amazon’s answer to delivery driver shortage: Pot smokers

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Post by ghoward » Sun, Sep 05, 2021, 5:42 PM UTC

ghoward wrote: post #208

tyrfing wrote: post #144

One large brown delivery company also rarely drug tests. Drivers of school buses, semi trucks, and similar have federally mandated drug testing, non-CDL delivery drivers don't. Particularly when liability is transferred to contractors, the surprising part is that this wasn't the encouraged policy from the start. Also, any shortage is entirely self inflicted from offering poor wages.

> Drivers of school buses, semi trucks, and similar have federally mandated drug testing, non-CDL delivery drivers don't. False, at least where I am. I learned to drive school bus, and they drug tested my class before we were allowed to test, and every month, there were random drug tests. I quit after 1.5 days because of the stress and the constant push to get kids to school on time over safety.

I thought I would reply to myself and admit that I read the quote wrong. The quote is correct.

Re: Amazon’s answer to delivery driver shortage: Pot smokers

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Post by 14 » Sun, Sep 05, 2021, 6:06 PM UTC

petre wrote: post #279

14 wrote: post #273

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I would still want to rule out other factors before concluding ibuprofen had anything to do with it such as a mix up in samples or the tester doing something wrong like contaminating the tests. A single data point in this instance truly shows nothing.

It's also on the list of drugs that could trigger a false positive in an urine test: https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/urine-drug-screening-mi... ”Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have also been shown to interact with UDS immunoassays. Both ibuprofen and naproxen have been documented to cause false-positive barbiturate4 and cannabinoid1-4 levels. In addition, ibuprofen can cause a false-positive PCP l…

Thank you for the information I have never heard of that. Now I understand why you would think that. In Canada we, from what I have see, do very little drug testing. I have never been asked to take one and work medical field. I believe oil rig workers are sometimes subjected to them. It’s just not that common. But if I did do one now I will avoid Ibuprofen and similar products.

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Post by binarybanana » Tue, Sep 07, 2021, 2:36 PM UTC

denton-scratch wrote: post #252

crazy_horse wrote: post #195

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The use of THC does not mean you are impaired.

If you used enough of it so it actually works, then yes; you are impaired. If you didn't use enough to get impaired, then you wasted your money.

The effects of THC aren't an on/off kind of thing. There is a huge range of middle ground between baseline and high in the sky. You wouldn't call someone medicated on Adderall as prescribed by a doctor unfit for driving, either, would you? Yet a person self-medicating the same dosage without prescription is suddenly a danger to others. Which is insane. Same thing goes for THC IMO.

Not to mention that THC's psychoactive effects can be completely blocked by sufficient amounts of CBD and probably other compounds. You can try it yourself. Get CBD drops, ingest 100mg and try getting high. Even the most potent sativa will not work as you might expect.

Re: Amazon’s answer to delivery driver shortage: Pot smokers

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Post by eurasiantiger » Thu, Sep 09, 2021, 8:49 AM UTC

denton-scratch wrote: post #281

eurasiantiger wrote: post #262

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> My understanding is that certain high-THC strains are much more likely to give rise to psychological problems than other strains Ah, the good ol’ skunk scarecrow. People have been making various grades of hashish for millennia, with THC content many times that of dry flower — you’d think someone would have noticed if it was more likely to produce psychological issues? Yet, there is no high-THC hash scare — it’s alm…

> People have been making various grades of hashish for millennia Hashish is generally made with high-CBD strains (which is partly why hash tends to mong you out more than weed). It seems there is evidence that CBD moderates the trippy effects of THC, and reduces the propensity of the product to trigger psychotic states in suceptible individuals. BTW: in my experience, modern weed strains are beaten in terms of hit-p…

It’s not true that hashish is made from high-CBD strains. That idea seems to be based on the common misunderstanding that indica strains have more CBD in them.

There are various types of hashish; the traditional Moroccan screened variety is almost certainly all cultivated indica, but Himalayan charas is almost certainly all landrace sativa.