Comments for the plant rant http://theplantrant.com read. enjoy. comment. Sun, 08 May 2011 18:55:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on When marijuana tastes yummy by mindfulhal http://theplantrant.com/2010/06/12/when-marijuana-tastes-yummy/comment-page-1/#comment-4360 mindfulhal Sun, 08 May 2011 18:55:03 +0000 http://theplantrant.com/?p=326#comment-4360 Thanks for the comment and the useful info. I've wondered why edibles seem to always slant toward the "stoney" indica effect. Now it makes much more sense. Please consider writing an article for the site. :) Thanks for the comment and the useful info. I’ve wondered why edibles seem to always slant toward the “stoney” indica effect. Now it makes much more sense. Please consider writing an article for the site. :)

]]> Comment on When marijuana tastes yummy by Poet Dragon http://theplantrant.com/2010/06/12/when-marijuana-tastes-yummy/comment-page-1/#comment-4356 Poet Dragon Sun, 08 May 2011 17:35:48 +0000 http://theplantrant.com/?p=326#comment-4356 Hello Mindful, Thanks for the assessment, this site really helps patients understand more fully some of the concepts of the medical marijuana community. There aren't many places for reliable information out there. There were a few points I wanted to make with your article's contents. I wanted to add to your paragraph about the difference between smoking/vaporizing and cooking. You had pointed out that one should ask whether an edible had been made with Sativa or Indica plants; over the years I have noticed one unavoidable clue with edibles. No matter what strain I make the edible with the effects are very similar. I was curious about this, so I went to my local expert on hash and edibles, the friendly community at C.A.R.E. who's researchers were experimenting with MMJ before their closure with LA's new laws. Apparently one effect of cooking or heating marijuana is the break-down of the THC molecule into a cocktail of cannabinoid byproducts, similar to leaving your harvest until well after the optimum. This means that no matter what strain (indica/sativa/hybrid) you cook with, your edibles will always have a mostly indica effect. A few patients in my local community say that they have had edibles made with a sativa bubble hash which have sativa effects, however many patients will not be able to digest the active compounds without the introduction of a lipid solution in which to dissolve the cannabinoids. One last bit of advice. Everyone is different and digests edibles differently, the best solution if you choose to use marijuana as medicine, is to experiment with yourself. Hello Mindful,
Thanks for the assessment, this site really helps patients understand more fully some of the concepts of the medical marijuana community. There aren’t many places for reliable information out there. There were a few points I wanted to make with your article’s contents. I wanted to add to your paragraph about the difference between smoking/vaporizing and cooking. You had pointed out that one should ask whether an edible had been made with Sativa or Indica plants; over the years I have noticed one unavoidable clue with edibles. No matter what strain I make the edible with the effects are very similar. I was curious about this, so I went to my local expert on hash and edibles, the friendly community at C.A.R.E. who’s researchers were experimenting with MMJ before their closure with LA’s new laws. Apparently one effect of cooking or heating marijuana is the break-down of the THC molecule into a cocktail of cannabinoid byproducts, similar to leaving your harvest until well after the optimum. This means that no matter what strain (indica/sativa/hybrid) you cook with, your edibles will always have a mostly indica effect. A few patients in my local community say that they have had edibles made with a sativa bubble hash which have sativa effects, however many patients will not be able to digest the active compounds without the introduction of a lipid solution in which to dissolve the cannabinoids. One last bit of advice. Everyone is different and digests edibles differently, the best solution if you choose to use marijuana as medicine, is to experiment with yourself.

]]> Comment on Jah is in I? by mindfulhal http://theplantrant.com/2010/12/30/jah-is-in-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1549 mindfulhal Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:02:48 +0000 http://theplantrant.com/?p=567#comment-1549 That's just awesome. Thanks. That’s just awesome. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Jah is in I? by Cleveland Bob http://theplantrant.com/2010/12/30/jah-is-in-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1538 Cleveland Bob Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:24:04 +0000 http://theplantrant.com/?p=567#comment-1538 Brilliant, Hal. As an aside, we were NYC a few years back and sat in the front row of a production of a play called Jack Goes Boating with newly christened Oscar winner Phillip Seymour Hoffman. In the play, he's an aspiring Rasta/Limo Driver/Boyfriend. Throughout the show, he listens repeatedly to a track by the famous reggae group, The Melodians. Here's a link to this very beautiful spiritual... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5E6_qtXAw Brilliant, Hal.

As an aside, we were NYC a few years back and sat in the front row of a production of a play called Jack Goes Boating with newly christened Oscar winner Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

In the play, he’s an aspiring Rasta/Limo Driver/Boyfriend.

Throughout the show, he listens repeatedly to a track by the famous reggae group, The Melodians.

Here’s a link to this very beautiful spiritual…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5E6_qtXAw

]]> Comment on How to use it by mindfulhal http://theplantrant.com/how-to-use-pot/comment-page-1/#comment-569 mindfulhal Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:32:02 +0000 http://theplantrant.com/?page_id=11#comment-569 Good points, thanks. Portable vaporizers make it easy to vape on the go. I use one in the car just before chemo sessions, but I could just as easily use it walking down the street if I put it in a coffee cup. It has a little straw-like attachment for drawing the vapor out of the heating chamber. Works perfectly in a small standard insulated coffee cup. I totally agree though that flushed cannabis must have fewer poisons than modern, standard cigarettes. I'd just rather skip the combustion products altogether if I can. But if I didn't have the money for a vaporizer or didn't have one available for whatever reason, I suspect smoking cannabis presents fewer risks than most of the conditions it treats. But I'd like some strong scientific backing on that. Hey! Thanks so much for the comments! Good points, thanks. Portable vaporizers make it easy to vape on the go. I use one in the car just before chemo sessions, but I could just as easily use it walking down the street if I put it in a coffee cup. It has a little straw-like attachment for drawing the vapor out of the heating chamber. Works perfectly in a small standard insulated coffee cup.

I totally agree though that flushed cannabis must have fewer poisons than modern, standard cigarettes. I’d just rather skip the combustion products altogether if I can. But if I didn’t have the money for a vaporizer or didn’t have one available for whatever reason, I suspect smoking cannabis presents fewer risks than most of the conditions it treats. But I’d like some strong scientific backing on that.

Hey! Thanks so much for the comments!

]]> Comment on How does it help? by mindfulhal http://theplantrant.com/how-does-it-help/comment-page-1/#comment-568 mindfulhal Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:09:16 +0000 http://theplantrant.com/?page_id=73#comment-568 I'm hearing that more and more, Mile High. Do you know what study or studies are backing this claim up? I haven't had time to really research it. I’m hearing that more and more, Mile High. Do you know what study or studies are backing this claim up? I haven’t had time to really research it.

]]> Comment on How to learn more by Mile High Medical Cannabis http://theplantrant.com/how-to-learn-more/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Mile High Medical Cannabis Sun, 10 Oct 2010 02:32:54 +0000 http://theplantrant.com/?page_id=52#comment-561 That's a nice poster! That’s a nice poster!

]]> Comment on How to use it by Mile High Medical Cannabis http://theplantrant.com/how-to-use-pot/comment-page-1/#comment-560 Mile High Medical Cannabis Sun, 10 Oct 2010 02:29:35 +0000 http://theplantrant.com/?page_id=11#comment-560 Vaporizing is good, however there are patients who need QUICK relief and waiting for a vaporizer isn't always easy. Not to mention if you are out and about dragging a vaporizer around is not convenient. They have done studies and they came back that smoking marijuana does not cause lung cancer. Cigarettes cause lung cancer because of the amounts of radioactive fertilizer and other chemicals added. Cannabis is typically "flushed" at the end of the growth cycle. Ridding it of any nutrients and leaving a smoother smoke and taste. Vaporizing is good, however there are patients who need QUICK relief and waiting for a vaporizer isn’t always easy. Not to mention if you are out and about dragging a vaporizer around is not convenient. They have done studies and they came back that smoking marijuana does not cause lung cancer. Cigarettes cause lung cancer because of the amounts of radioactive fertilizer and other chemicals added. Cannabis is typically “flushed” at the end of the growth cycle. Ridding it of any nutrients and leaving a smoother smoke and taste.

]]> Comment on How does it help? by Mile High Medical Cannabis http://theplantrant.com/how-does-it-help/comment-page-1/#comment-559 Mile High Medical Cannabis Sun, 10 Oct 2010 02:25:35 +0000 http://theplantrant.com/?page_id=73#comment-559 The interesting thing is it has also been shown to kill cancer cells WITHOUT damaging the surrounding tissue. The interesting thing is it has also been shown to kill cancer cells WITHOUT damaging the surrounding tissue.

]]> Comment on What is marijuana? by Mile High Medical Cannabis http://theplantrant.com/what-is-marijuana/comment-page-1/#comment-558 Mile High Medical Cannabis Sun, 10 Oct 2010 02:23:30 +0000 http://theplantrant.com/?page_id=8#comment-558 There are some people who get angry when you call "cannabis" anything but. However I agree with you... have fun with it, and call it what you will. There are some people who get angry when you call “cannabis” anything but. However I agree with you… have fun with it, and call it what you will.

]]>