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What I Found Out This Weekend


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The more I learn the more I, well, am not so happy. I just found out this weekend that they are prescribing drabinol(synthetic MJ) at the cost of $300/ 60 - 5mg pills. That is $1/mg. A good hi THC gram of MJ has about 200+mg of real THC(they are charging $200/gram of MJ) in it plus another 100 or so MG of other cannabinoids and terpenes and flavenoids which enhance or detract from the qualities of the medicine(side effects which can range from dry mouth, anxiety/excitement, sleepiness, etc. effectively making for daytime/nightime meds) to make the medicine work better or more palatable experience. These are absent in drabinol or marinol. I make caps for my cancer patient that are 8mg THC and 12mg CBD. They also have CBC, THCV, CBG and CBN along with terpenes which I haven't tested for. These run him $96 for 100 capsules with 40MG of material, 20mg of which is THC and CBD. That's $1 a pill or $1/20mg+20mg terpenes/waxes/flavenoids/plant material. And you could make them in your kitchen for near free(cost of capsules and coconut oil). But the pharmaceutical companies can charge $1/mg for a substandard product. And this is why I don't like pharma companies/health care in the west or forced insurance. Taking away your right to make your own medicine for obscene profits going to cause the collapse of healthcare and I don't like being lumped into and made to pay for a corrupt system!
Had to get that off my chest.
 
Copied this from facebook, so I wrote it for a not so informed crowd.  Busy and wanted to get it here before I forgot.
 
Ya, so at least she can now not worry about coming up positive for THC in a screen at least and can get it off the streets and make her own.  She already noticed that the tolerance buildup was such that she couldn't take a second one in 36 hours or it didn't work at all.

 

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The more I learn the more I, well, am not so happy. I just found out this weekend that they are prescribing drabinol(synthetic MJ) at the cost of $300/ 60 - 5mg pills. That is $1/mg. A good hi THC gram of MJ has about 200+mg of real THC(they are charging $200/gram of MJ) in it plus another 100 or so MG of other cannabinoids and terpenes and flavenoids which enhance or detract from the qualities of the medicine(side effects which can range from dry mouth, anxiety/excitement, sleepiness, etc. effectively making for daytime/nightime meds) to make the medicine work better or more palatable experience. These are absent in drabinol or marinol. I make caps for my cancer patient that are 8mg THC and 12mg CBD. They also have CBC, THCV, CBG and CBN along with terpenes which I haven't tested for. These run him $96 for 100 capsules with 40MG of material, 20mg of which is THC and CBD. That's $1 a pill or $1/20mg+20mg terpenes/waxes/flavenoids/plant material. And you could make them in your kitchen for near free(cost of capsules and coconut oil). But the pharmaceutical companies can charge $1/mg for a substandard product. And this is why I don't like pharma companies/health care in the west or forced insurance. Taking away your right to make your own medicine for obscene profits going to cause the collapse of healthcare and I don't like being lumped into and made to pay for a corrupt system!

 

 

Had to get that off my chest.

 

Copied this from facebook, so I wrote it for a not so informed crowd.  Busy and wanted to get it here before I forgot.

 

Ya, so at least she can now not worry about coming up positive for THC in a screen at least and can get it off the streets and make her own.  She already noticed that the tolerance buildup was such that she couldn't take a second one in 36 hours or it didn't work at all.

 

the scariest part is that some of these folks that make those money grabbing decisions are considered successful and their lifestyle even considered desirable. In the eyes of society at large, these people are idolized and even children are taught to view them as successful role models. It hurts my soul when an idea for the betterment of society is no longer shared freely. Instead the first thoughts are to trademark, patent, and sue. Indifference is killing us.

 

Aye aye....maybe I was just born on the wrong planet.

 

Wet

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the scariest part is that some of these folks that make those money grabbing decisions are considered successful and their lifestyle even considered desirable. In the eyes of society at large, these people are idolized and even children are taught to view them as successful role models. It hurts my soul when an idea for the betterment of society is no longer shared freely. Instead the first thoughts are to trademark, patent, and sue. Indifference is killing us.

 

Aye aye....maybe I was just born on the wrong planet.

 

Wet

I mean....we do live in the country that was quite literally stolen out from under the natives..Controlling everything economy wise is only the next logical step for a government that appears that it wants to control the world.

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That's why they can't have folks growing their own.

 

Who would pay $200 a gram for ineffective medicine when you can grow it for free.

There are more folks growing their own than ever before and that trend will continue. There is No turning back, just like Outdoor Grows.

 

They can try to regulate everything but folks know the score and ain't taking it no more.

 

The June survey shows 38,678 plants bathing in the Sun and Doubling is size every 10 days.

No lights, fans, A/C, CO2 , tanks, pumps hoses spills, No electric bill, No Gas bill ! Just add water and nutes.

 

At less than 100/oz. that's over 4 million in sales tax alone

 

Kill the Greed, Free the Weed

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There are more folks growing their own than ever before and that trend will continue. There is No turning back, just like Outdoor Grows.

They can try to regulate everything but folks know the score and ain't taking it no more.

The June survey shows 38,678 plants bathing in the Sun and Doubling is size every 10 days.

No lights, fans, A/C, CO2 , tanks, pumps hoses spills, No electric bill, No Gas bill ! Just add water and nutes.

At less than 100/oz. that's over 4 million in sales tax alone

Kill the Greed, Free the Weed

What June survey?
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And how much do you think it costs to do the research, setting up manufacturing & quality control, marketing etc? 

 

I am not defending this mechanism of delivering cannabinoids. But your pricing objection is similar to saying that a restaurant is not justified in charging $20 for a meal when the raw ingredients costs them only a few bucks (sometimes the markup can be 900%!

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the scariest part is that some of these folks that make those money grabbing decisions are considered successful and their lifestyle even considered desirable. In the eyes of society at large, these people are idolized and even children are taught to view them as successful role models. It hurts my soul when an idea for the betterment of society is no longer shared freely. Instead the first thoughts are to trademark, patent, and sue. Indifference is killing us.

 

Aye aye....maybe I was just born on the wrong planet.

 

Wet

And here i thought i was the only one. Other folks call this kind of thinking (or actually thinking maybe), un-american anymore. Absolute shame/sham.

 

You should check out that pbs frontline special on the growing problem of antibiotic resistant superbugs, and how the all the major big pharma co have known about the problem but have all pulled out of the arena, leaving us all completely exposed. When asked about the difficulty making such a big decision such as abondoning antibiotic research... He said without skipping a beat that it wasnt difficult at all... They/he makes portfolio management decisions is all. Floored me, and he was truly being sincere... He doesnt get the big picture, nor have a conscious, at all. Simple money management decision is all they do. Void of any mores or values in their actions... Simple portfolio managment decisions that will positively impact annual revenue targets, and increase shareholder value... Oh there's the 'value'... Profits.

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Dan gilbert and all the other kids on that localnnews tv ad... That commercial makes me sick too... Goes to ur point (wet) that these money grubbing, otherwise worthless pos azzhats are our heroes and role models. So very much wrong w our basic values anymore. Remember, gilbert et al made obscene amounts of money screwing us all over w that recent mortgage/investment debacle that tanked the economy. And he is the role model for success. Great, just great.

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