Anderson Cooper Visits A Medical Marijuana Provider

[Turborama]

Run time: 03:28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPwQ_UDgN_M   Posted on YouTube: June 16, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: June 16, 2009 By DU Member: Turborama Views on DU: 1044

 
"Air Force 1" LOL!

[madeline_con]

1. While flipping through channels, I noticed the show.

There was some broad who was supposedly "addicted to marijuana". Right, it's addictive. :eyes:

[Turborama]

2. She's Bipolar

I was thinking 'this is ridiculous' until the end of the segment when they said that it's not a good idea for people with underlying mental illness to take marijuana as a medicine. I have a couple of close members of my family who are bipolar and the last thing they should do is get stoned. The 'high' is difficult enough to deal with, as is the subsequent depression.

BTW did you see the Melissa Etheridge segment beforehand? She was awesome.

[iamthebandfanman]

3. as someone who was diagnosed

with a 'mental illness'...

marijuana use was the LAST concern of anybody i encountered in the field... minus the clinical social worker who saw me as a teenager.... ironically her marriage fell apart shortly after i refused to keep seeing her....

at any rate, when concerning marijuana, it seemed to be the policy of the staff at the hospital i spent 2 weeks at to focus on the illness firstly and handle the drug dependency later...


i was told by my regular doctor 'if it helps, we wont worry about that yet'

[CrownPrinceBandar]

4. That's what I thought..................

And it seems like she abused the system as well by refusing to use her med-pot responsibly and focused on chasing the buzz. The rule-breakers make a system, that on whole works pretty well from what I understand, look shady.

[JTFrog]

8. My dad is bipolar and I won't go around him unless he's stoned.

Guess not all things for all people eh?

[Turborama]

9. Yeah, I didn't mean to sound so "accross the board-ish"

There are different levels of bipolar (and any other kind of mental illness, for that matter) so of course it does depend on the individual. The woman on AC360 was clearly the type of person who could have done without getting stoned. Same thing could be said about my mother and her niece.

[dotymed]

11. Ironically

I used to "consume" pot when was I was
younger(often,lol)and I had a neighbor who was bi-polar and
close to my age. Anyway, sometimes, in the evenings, I would
sit outside after work and drink a few beers and usually smoke
a joint. One evening "Johnny" walked up behind me
while I was smoking. He said "that sure smells good, got
any extra?"
Well, I told him it wasn't good for him etc...but he said he
enjoyed pot but couldn't afford it. I shared with him. He was
a totally different guy when high. He talked pretty sensibly
(he was medically disabled and collected disability for his
mental problems) and amazed me. Then he said, "the only
time I feel normal is after I smoke some weed", and
honestly that was the first time I had seen him act passably
"normal." He even began shaving and grooming
himself.
He did not drink, but he occasionally stopped by at night and
I shared with him. The change in him was really astonishing. I
seriously thought, at first, that I would have to cut him off
after one or two "hits" from the joint. Instead he
went from a nervous, unfocused but likable, mentally
challenged guy; to a fellow who could calmly follow and
contribute to, in depth discussions of philosophy and other
topics. I eventually quit smoking (drug tests at work, even
though most jobs that are considered critical and pay great,
don't test, because that is just for peasants)and
"Johnny" was very disappointed. He tried to get me
to buy some for him, but as a father, etc..., I did not want
to risk that. Sadly, for the rest of the time I lived near him
(he lived with his parents), I never again saw that
"normal" guy again.

[1monster]

10. Well, I once knew someone who couldn't make it through the day without at least one joint.

She would get frantic.

Marijuana was to her as cigarettes are to those addicted to nicotine.

And then, I've known people who are the same for chocolate.

There are people who have addictive personalities and they can become addicted to things that most of us would never have a problem with.

[DUlover2909]

5. HELL YEAH! Where's the bong?

:D

[Turborama]

6. Hi!

:hi:

[DUlover2909]

7. Wow, I didn't even notice you posted this vid.

Woo-hoo small government and let the people persue happiness again. :kick: :patriot: :applause: