beaver, we always tell patients to put meds under their tongue, so popping them and then letting the juice sit under the tongue may allow quicker absorption.

Oh, I have the burden of proof? Laughing my arse off. I don't care what you put in, or on your body sir, do as you will, But I seriously think the burden of proof should be on the people pedaling CBD.

You made a claim, so yes, in this conversation, the burden of proof is on you. That’s how it works in my culture.

I’m not that worried about it. I just thought with a claim that bold, you’d have something to back it up. Oh well. Now I know. No big deal.

Lol, you would think that with a claim that bold, the CBD Peddlers would have something to back it up...... you have a funny way of looking at things.

All I know is that people who actually use the product are very satisfied with it.

You have a funny way of backing up your claims.

I didn’t make any claims. You did.

You can talk in circles all day?

Dogcatcher, there’s also substantial risks. How would you fee if you knew a medicine you were taking was associated with a 40% increased risk for psychotic episodes? Or if you had you kid taking it that it could cause them to be schizophrenic when they get later in life?

Those are real, known, studies side effect of regular MJ use.

Is there something in there that could be beneficial while not causing those side effects? Possibly, but in this litigious society do you want to have your name and company on the line when the lawsuits start? THAT is why the industry isn’t getting more research.

priorities, i guess...

70,237 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in 2017. The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths increased significantly by 9.6% from 2016 (19.8 per 100,000) to 2017 (21.7 per 100,000). Opioids—mainly synthetic opioids (other than methadone)—are currently the main driver of drug overdose deaths.

Big problem and it’s being dealt with on a national and state level. However, the problem is out of the hat and it’s gonna he tough to stuff it back in.

I don’t deny the issues with opioids, but MJ has serious risk associated with daily regular use. The research and numbers show it across where it has been legalized. We don’t need a MJ crisis similar to the one we have with opioids. Talk about walking zombies, have you ever seen anyone on a psychotic break? It isn’t pretty. And better have more than a 6 shot revolver to put them down.

There is also the bigger problem, there is very little money to be made if it was legal. People could grow their own. .

That is abuse by a select few. That is like outlawing steaks and potatoes to save the obese???

Very little money to be made? I guess you haven't been paying attention.....growers and retailers are making billions, don't forget the illegal market as well. There's a pile of money to be made if it was legalized nationwide. You don't think pharmaceutical companies wouldn't love to get their hands on that industry, of course they would.

The reason, like Buckeye said, is liability and known negative side effects.

That is abuse by a select few. That is like outlawing steaks and potatoes to save the obese???

Marijuana ER visits climb in Denver hospital study
Associated Press


Five years after Colorado first legalized marijuana, a new study shows pot's bad effects are sending more people to the emergency room.
Inhaled marijuana caused the most severe problems at one large Denver area hospital. Marijuana-infused foods and candies, called edibles, also led to trouble. Patients came to the ER with symptoms such as repeated vomiting, racing hearts and psychotic episodes.
The study, published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine, stemmed from tales of tourists needing emergency care after gobbling too many marijuana gummies.

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"It was hard to know if these were just anecdotes or if there was a true phenomenon," said lead author Dr. Andrew Monte of UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital.

Three deaths in Colorado tied to edible products also prompted the study.
Emergency room records from Monte's hospital show a three-fold increase in marijuana cases since the state became the first to allow sales of recreational marijuana in January 2014. Nearly a third of patients were admitted to the hospital, evidence of severe symptoms, Monte said.
In 2012, the ER saw an average of one patient every other day with a marijuana-caused problem. By 2016, the count was two to three per day.
That's not enough to swamp the emergency department, Monte said, but it stresses an already burdened system.
Most people can use marijuana safely, Monte said, but with its increased availability and higher THC concentrations, "we may be seeing more adverse drug reactions," he said.
THC is the part of marijuana that gets people high.
A growing cannabis industry promotes the drug as a cure-all while downplaying dangers, said Dr. Erik Messamore, a psychiatrist at Northeast Ohio Medical University who wasn't involved in the research. More than 30 states now allow marijuana for at least medical use. New Jersey is debating becoming the 11th state to approve recreational pot. The U.S. government considers marijuana illegal.
"You can't trust the people who sell the drugs to be upfront with the risk," Messamore said, calling for warning labels similar to those on tobacco products.
The analysis confirmed edibles are trouble. Statewide, they made up less than 1 percent of total cannabis sales, measured by THC content. Yet 11 percent of ER visits were triggered by edibles.
Monte said edibles are too dangerous to be part of the recreational marketplace. Slow to kick in, their effects last too long for a good party drug, he said. They work better for those who want to use them as medicine.
Yet information on safe dosing is lacking, as Denver resident Arlene Galchinsky learned. She took a marijuana gummy for pain on top of a prescription narcotic, becoming so disoriented her husband called paramedics. Galchinsky, 79, didn't go to the ER, but the experience shook her up.
"It was extremely scary," she said of the feeling. "When was this going to go away? It was so frightening."
In the state-funded study , there were 2,567 emergency visits at the Denver hospital caused by marijuana from 2012-2016. It's not just tourists; 9 out of 10 cases were Colorado residents.
Seventeen percent of the visits were for uncontrolled bouts of vomiting. It was most often from inhaled marijuana, not edibles.
Twelve percent of the cases were for acute psychosis, where people without a history of mental disorders lose touch with reality. That was more frequently seen with edibles.
Intoxication and heart problems were other common complaints.
In an editorial, Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, called for more research on the benefits and harms of marijuana. She and co-author Ruben Baler wrote there is an "urgent need" for greater oversight of manufacturing and labeling as marijuana use increases with state legalization.
Monte, an ER doctor who specializes in toxicology, doesn't use marijuana. "I'm too busy," he said. "I can't spend time being high."

How so?

I believe we have already had this conversation. Perhaps he will be less of an arsehole after using CBD.