Pot may hike risk of psychosis, research finds

[JBean]

N.M. planning medical marijuana program

SANTA FE, N.M. - Gov. Bill Richardson ordered the state Health Department on Friday to resume planning of a medical marijuana program despite the agency's worries about possible federal prosecution. However, the governor stopped short of committing to implement a state-licensed production and distribution system for the drug if the potential for federal prosecution remains unchanged.

The department announced earlier this week that it would not implement the law's provisions for the agency to oversee the production and distribution of marijuana to eligible patients. That decision came after Attorney General Gary King warned that the department and its employees could face federal prosecution for implementing the law, which took effect in July. The distribution and use of marijuana are illegal under federal law, and King has said federal authorities have prosecuted citizens for growing medical marijuana.

On Friday, Richardson directed the department to plan for full implementation of the program, such as preparing the regulations that will permanently govern how it operates. Under the law, the department is to issue the rules by October, including for licensing marijuana producers and developing a system to distribute the drug to qualified patients.

Richardson spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said a decision would be made later whether to implement the production and distribution system if federal prosecution remained possible. Gallegos said the administration was pursuing possible legal options to allow the

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070818/ap_on_he_me/medical_marijuana

wowzie

 

[Buzz Mills]

Police seized some 5,000 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of $10 million this morning found nestled in the Verdugo Mountains above Glendale.
A helicopter scouring the area for signs of fires on Tuesday found spotted an "unusual patch of greenery," said Glendale Police Officer John Balian. Narcotics detectives hiked up the mountain and discovered a sophisticated marijuana farm throughout the area. The operators had designed a watering system using the water from a tower that was designed to be used in case of brush fires, Balian said. Police also seized a sleeping bag, rifle scopes, and rifle bullets from nearby, but no suspects were in custody.
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_6638887?source=most_emailed

We know the Mexican cartel is responsible for most of the large pot plantations here in CA, if not elsewhere. The surprising thing is, even those these pot plantations involve 100's, and probably even 1,000's of individuals, DEA, to my knowledge has never busted a major operation. We might think that if they found a large patch pf marijuana growing, we might just think about putting a major surveillance in place to track the harvesting, and distribution, and take down the whole network. Am I just smarter than they are, or ?????

With the high resolution cameras available--they could fly over at 20,000 feet and get great pictures, even identifying any vehicles. Put GPS transimitters on the vehicles, and enjoy the show.

 

[JBean]

We know the Mexican cartel is responsible for most of the large pot plantations here in CA, if not elsewhere. The surprising thing is, even those these pot plantations involve 100's, and probably even 1,000's of individuals, DEA, to my knowledge has never busted a major operation. We might think that if they found a large patch pf marijuana growing, we might just think about putting a major surveillance in place to track the harvesting, and distribution, and take down the whole network. Am I just smarter than they are, or ?????

Maybe it is too much work and they don't care enough.It's easier to bust the dispensaries, much like shootin' fish in a barrel.

 

[Buzz Mills]

Maybe it is too much work and they don't care enough.It's easier to bust the dispensaries, much like shootin' fish in a barrel.

The reason they don't bust the entire cartel is, if they did, they would be out of job soon.

 

[JBean]

The reason they don't bust the entire cartel is, if they did, they would be out of job soon.

of course.

 

[close_enough]

is psychotic:crazy:

just kidding, sort of...."in which the personality is seriously disorganized, & contact with reality is usually impaired"

 

[close_enough]

I think if one takes enough of anything it can make 'em Psychotic. I have gotten Psychotic off of Benadryl before- I had taken about 25 of them. (At the time I was a pill junkie and couldn't get my hands on anything better so that's what I took, sad, I know LOL)

dang....TWO 25 mg benadryl will put me right to sleep in about 30 minutes...i take them at the beginning of Spring ( i work outside )....can't take two, though....took one before i'd walk out the door every morning, & it helped somewhat for about 3 hours or so......still made me tried/sluggish, ugh.....thank goodness i was able to stop taking them around mid/late June....

course i've never been what you'd call a "pill junkie" though......

 

[Buzz Mills]

Did anyone see the craft they captured off of the Florida coast, attempting to smuggle cocaine?? It was on the news earlier; I haven't seen the news article yet, but I am hoping they show the picture I saw on the news. It was carrying $352 million dollars worth of cocaine.

Here's an article --no pic yet.

Customs and Border Protection Crew Intercepts Smuggling Vessel Filled With Cocaine
Wednesday, August 22, 2007

A Florida-based Customs and Border Protection aircraft recently intercepted a semi-submerged smuggling vessel filled with five metric tons of cocaine.

The Air and Marine crew tracked the self-propelled vessel carrying $352 million worth of cocaine and coordinated a plan with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard to intercept the vessel. Four suspected smugglers were taken into custody.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294159,00.html

 

[Angels_Not_Forgotten]

I think if one takes enough of anything it can make 'em Psychotic. I have gotten Psychotic off of Benadryl before- I had taken about 25 of them. (At the time I was a pill junkie and couldn't get my hands on anything better so that's what I took, sad, I know LOL)

I remember when that was the fad back in the day, they called it "trippin' on skittles" where I was from. Thank God I never did that, I know of 2 people that died But hey, I have always been a "green" girl myself :innocent:

 

[JBean]

Did anyone see the craft they captured off of the Florida coast, attempting to smuggle cocaine?? It was on the news earlier; I haven't seen the news article yet, but I am hoping they show the picture I saw on the news. It was carrying $352 million dollars worth of cocaine.

Here's an article --no pic yet.

Customs and Border Protection Crew Intercepts Smuggling Vessel Filled With Cocaine
Wednesday, August 22, 2007

A Florida-based Customs and Border Protection aircraft recently intercepted a semi-submerged smuggling vessel filled with five metric tons of cocaine.

The Air and Marine crew tracked the self-propelled vessel carrying $352 million worth of cocaine and coordinated a plan with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard to intercept the vessel. Four suspected smugglers were taken into custody.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294159,00.htmlhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294159,00.html

I don't know about you Buzz..but that much coke would certainly increase my risk of psychosis.
That's a lot of blow.

 

[Buzz Mills]

I don't know about you Buzz..but that much coke would certainly increase my risk of psychosis.
That's a lot of blow.

I can only wonder JBeanya, about whose idea this was. Obviously the craft was designed to foil the radar used to pick up any craft entering U.S. waters. They were going to try an trace it back to the designer and builder. It was undoubtedly built by a large cartel, $352 million woth of cocaine is a lot of cocaine. It doesn't seem like a sound idea to me. If they were going to go this far, why not just go all the way, and build, or buy, a submarine. Next thing you know the drug cartels will be designing and building aircraft with low radar signatures, that is, if they haven't done so already.

 

[JBean]

I can only wonder JBeanya, about whose idea this was. Obviously the craft was designed to foil the radar used to pick up any craft entering U.S. waters. They were going to try an trace it back to the designer and builder. It was undoubtedly built by a large cartel, $352 million woth of cocaine is a lot of cocaine. It doesn't seem like a sound idea to me. If they were going to go this far, why not just go all the way, and build, or buy, a submarine. Next thing you know the drug cartels will be designing and building aircraft with low radar signatures, that is, if they haven't done so already.

I was watching that program on drug smuggling not too long ago. They
were showing all the boats that they had confiscated and how ingenious some of the hiding places were. Really sophisticated.
None of this "hide it under the seat" business for these guys.

 

[Buzz Mills]

Raid in hills above Cupertino yields pot plants worth $56 million

Law enforcement officers pulled an estimated $56 million worth of marijuana plants from a garden today in unincorporated Santa Clara County as part of what has been a record year for seizures.

A helicopter lowered Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies, California Department of Fish and Game officers and U.S. Department of Justice officers into a steep ravine in the hills above Cupertino where they began chopping down more than 14,000 plants in several gardens.

Law enforcement filled a trailer with mature plants ranging from a few feet to 12 feet tall as they were brought in by helicopter in bunches.

Concerns for the safety of officers and the environment are among the top priorities in an operation like this, according to sheriff's Sgt. Ed Wise. "The deputies that work those gardens have to be safe," Wise said. "They set up a perimeter."

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_6751500?source=rss

 

[JBean]

Raid in hills above Cupertino yields pot plants worth $56 million

Law enforcement officers pulled an estimated $56 million worth of marijuana plants from a garden today in unincorporated Santa Clara County as part of what has been a record year for seizures.

A helicopter lowered Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies, California Department of Fish and Game officers and U.S. Department of Justice officers into a steep ravine in the hills above Cupertino where they began chopping down more than 14,000 plants in several gardens.

Law enforcement filled a trailer with mature plants ranging from a few feet to 12 feet tall as they were brought in by helicopter in bunches.

Concerns for the safety of officers and the environment are among the top priorities in an operation like this, according to sheriff's Sgt. Ed Wise. "The deputies that work those gardens have to be safe," Wise said. "They set up a perimeter."

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_6751500?source=rsshttp://www.mercurynews.com/ci_6751500?source=rss

LOL. Talk about close to home.

 

[IrishMist]

I was watching that program on drug smuggling not too long ago. They
were showing all the boats that they had confiscated and how ingenious some of the hiding places were. Really sophisticated.
None of this "hide it under the seat" business for these guys.

Don't imagine "crotching it" is an option here, either.

 

[IrishMist]

is psychotic:crazy:

just kidding, sort of...."in which the personality is seriously disorganized, & contact with reality is usually impaired"

Um... isn't that the point of smoking pot?

 

[JBean]

Don't imagine "crotching it" is an option here, either.

Lol. Crotching it just doesn't work as well as it used to.

 

[Buzz Mills]

LOL. Talk about close to home.

I had a helicopter go over my home really early in the morning last week, headed for those hills. Had I only known; I can walk there from here.

You would think they would be able to catch those guys--it isn't as if there are a lot of ways out of the hills in that area. It really shouldn't have been that hard to head them off at the pass.

 

[JBean]

I had a helicopter go over my home really early in the morning last week, headed for those hills. Had I only known; I can walk there from here.

You would think they would be able to catch those guys--it isn't as if there are a lot of ways out of the hills in that area. It really shouldn't have been that hard to head them off at the pass.

They are long gone by the time the heli's get there Buzz.

hmmmmm
>>

Officers found five campsites with two kitchens stocked with fresh tomatoes, tortillas and cheese. They also found sleeping setups, tables and fresh clothes.
One officer said they found fresh footprints leading away from the site. Arrests are rare in gardens as the growers usually have escape routes worked out and hear the police activity, Wise said.<<

 

[Buzz Mills]

They are long gone by the time the heli's get there Buzz.

hmmmmm
>>

Officers found five campsites with two kitchens stocked with fresh tomatoes, tortillas and cheese. They also found sleeping setups, tables and fresh clothes.
One officer said they found fresh footprints leading away from the site. Arrests are rare in gardens as the growers usually have escape routes worked out and hear the police activity, Wise said.<<

JBeanya, if they set up to monitor probable escape routes before they send in a helicopter, or ground personnel, they could catch some of those guys. There are only so many ways to get out of those areas.