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Baron23
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I never could figure out how MassRoots was going to make it as they have really almost no valuable content...at least not valuable at all to me.
MassRoots loses headquarters following eviction proceedings
Last week, in a nearly empty fourth floor courtroom of the Denver City and County building, a publicly traded cannabis technology company lost its headquarters office.
U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer Torrington on Thursday ruled that possession of MassRoots Inc.’s 5,060-square-foot office at 1624 Market St. be returned to the landlord.
The uncontested court ruling — MassRoots representatives were not present for the hearing — came nearly a month after a notice was taped to MassRoots’ offices warning eviction if past rent due wasn’t paid.
MassRoots Inc. (OTC: MSRT, 63.97 cents) has not paid rent since October at the Lower Downtown Denver space, the attorney and property manager representing Market Center Investors LLC told Torrington on Thursday, Jan. 11.
During the court proceedings, Market Center officials declined to disclose the amount owed. The “demand for compliance” notice posted Dec. 18 at MassRoots’ office indicated the firm owed $39,742 for rent due from Sept. 1 to Dec. 18, 2017.
In addition to regaining control of the office space, the landlord plans to pursue monetary damages against MassRoots and founder Isaac Dietrich. However, officials have not been successful at tracking down Dietrich’s location, attorney David P. Hutchinson told the judge.
The eviction proceedings come amid a volatile string of months for MassRoots, which developed a marijuana-centric social media site. The company expanded its reach into point-of-sale software and, most recently, dipped its toes into blockchain.
In mid-October, Dietrich was ousted by MassRoots’ board of directors — only to return in December.
During that time, MassRoots released third-quarter results showing a $7.5 million net loss and revenue of $11,500. The company and Dietrich traded shots: MassRoots sued Dietrich, who in turn laid tracks for a potential proxy battle.
The lawsuit was dismissed after Dietrich returned to the helm of MassRoots.
When reached Dec. 20 and asked about the potential eviction, Dietrich put the blame on the new leadership and the transition of leadership.
He added that MassRoots had the funds to pay the rent due, but noted that the company also could make a “strategic business decision” to not continue leasing the office space.
Dietrich could not be reached for comment late last week or on Monday. MassRoots’ main phone number, when called, had an automatic message stating it was “temporarily unavailable.”
Catch up on the entire MassRoots story
MassRoots loses headquarters following eviction proceedings
Last week, in a nearly empty fourth floor courtroom of the Denver City and County building, a publicly traded cannabis technology company lost its headquarters office.
U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer Torrington on Thursday ruled that possession of MassRoots Inc.’s 5,060-square-foot office at 1624 Market St. be returned to the landlord.
The uncontested court ruling — MassRoots representatives were not present for the hearing — came nearly a month after a notice was taped to MassRoots’ offices warning eviction if past rent due wasn’t paid.
MassRoots Inc. (OTC: MSRT, 63.97 cents) has not paid rent since October at the Lower Downtown Denver space, the attorney and property manager representing Market Center Investors LLC told Torrington on Thursday, Jan. 11.
During the court proceedings, Market Center officials declined to disclose the amount owed. The “demand for compliance” notice posted Dec. 18 at MassRoots’ office indicated the firm owed $39,742 for rent due from Sept. 1 to Dec. 18, 2017.
In addition to regaining control of the office space, the landlord plans to pursue monetary damages against MassRoots and founder Isaac Dietrich. However, officials have not been successful at tracking down Dietrich’s location, attorney David P. Hutchinson told the judge.
The eviction proceedings come amid a volatile string of months for MassRoots, which developed a marijuana-centric social media site. The company expanded its reach into point-of-sale software and, most recently, dipped its toes into blockchain.
In mid-October, Dietrich was ousted by MassRoots’ board of directors — only to return in December.
During that time, MassRoots released third-quarter results showing a $7.5 million net loss and revenue of $11,500. The company and Dietrich traded shots: MassRoots sued Dietrich, who in turn laid tracks for a potential proxy battle.
The lawsuit was dismissed after Dietrich returned to the helm of MassRoots.
When reached Dec. 20 and asked about the potential eviction, Dietrich put the blame on the new leadership and the transition of leadership.
He added that MassRoots had the funds to pay the rent due, but noted that the company also could make a “strategic business decision” to not continue leasing the office space.
Dietrich could not be reached for comment late last week or on Monday. MassRoots’ main phone number, when called, had an automatic message stating it was “temporarily unavailable.”
Catch up on the entire MassRoots story
- With Isaac Dietrich back at helm, MassRoots dismisses lawsuit against him
- MassRoots facing eviction from its Denver headquarters
- Ousted MassRoots CEO reclaims helm of marijuana tech firm
- Cannabis tech firms MassRoots, New Frontier team up on consumer data
- MassRoots founder initiates proxy battle to overthrow marijuana firm’s board, leadership
- MassRoots sues founder, former CEO, alleging “serious misconduct”
- MassRoots officials: “Right team and right plan” in place for growth
- MassRoots quarterly revenue tanks
- MassRoots shake-up: In wake of abrupt CEO switch, deal to acquire CannaRegs gets nixed
Baron23
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Wow, I can't even describe how sick I am of celebrities in general and in particular celebrities jumping on the MJ bandwagon (at this late date) for $$ while never participating in the activism that made MJ legal for them to profit on in the first place. I am pretty sure I will not be buying any Chelsea Handler MJ.
Chelsea Handler announces her own marijuana brand on Instagram
"I want people to understand that you don't have to get blottoed, you can just get a little, nice buzz to take the edge off," the comedian said
Another celebrity has announced plans to enter into the retail marijuana industry.
Comedian Chelsea Handler announced to her 3.3 million Instagram followers today that she plans to get into the cannabis business with her own line of marijuana.
“I want everyone to know that I’m going to a weed farm today. Yep. I’m gonna go pick a grow. It’s called a grow for those of you who are not in the know,” Handler said in an Instagram story posted around 9 a.m. PST.
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Handler, like a kid in a candy shop, continued to post videos from inside a so-far undisclosed grow in California.
“Just being a business woman and researching weed,” the comedian and talk show host said.
In true Handler fashion, she candidly made it political: “Weed is legal now in California and should be because it’s the only [expletive] thing that keeps me sane since Trump was elected.”
In her final post for the day, so far, Handler spoke directly to the smallest cannabis plants (commonly called clones) in the space, “Mommy’s home, little nuggets.”
Stay tuned for updates on Handler’s legal weed aspirations and what California grow operation will be involved.
Chelsea Handler announces her own marijuana brand on Instagram
"I want people to understand that you don't have to get blottoed, you can just get a little, nice buzz to take the edge off," the comedian said
Another celebrity has announced plans to enter into the retail marijuana industry.
Comedian Chelsea Handler announced to her 3.3 million Instagram followers today that she plans to get into the cannabis business with her own line of marijuana.
“I want everyone to know that I’m going to a weed farm today. Yep. I’m gonna go pick a grow. It’s called a grow for those of you who are not in the know,” Handler said in an Instagram story posted around 9 a.m. PST.
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Handler, like a kid in a candy shop, continued to post videos from inside a so-far undisclosed grow in California.
“Just being a business woman and researching weed,” the comedian and talk show host said.
In true Handler fashion, she candidly made it political: “Weed is legal now in California and should be because it’s the only [expletive] thing that keeps me sane since Trump was elected.”
In her final post for the day, so far, Handler spoke directly to the smallest cannabis plants (commonly called clones) in the space, “Mommy’s home, little nuggets.”
Stay tuned for updates on Handler’s legal weed aspirations and what California grow operation will be involved.
ataxian
In a BLACK HOLE!
The CANNABIS is vast.
No one person will have a control on this growing industry.
We have producer's who R serious.
People will use their FAME to jump-in? (flash n' the pan)
Baron23
Well-Known Member
I'm so relieved to know that I can now buy my Girl Scout Cookies and my GSC at the same location. Whew...was worrying about that a bit. LOL
Munchies, meet Thin Mints: Girl Scouts will now allow cookie sales outside Colorado pot shops
Girl Scouts of Colorado now treats marijuana dispensaries like any other business in considering cookie sales sites, a spokewoman says
By Lindsey Bartlett and Alex Pasquariello, The Cannabist Staff
It’s a pairing as natural as milk and cookies, or beer and pretzels. The Girls Scouts of Colorado have decided it’s now cool to peddle their baked goods outside marijuana dispensaries.
Munchies, meet Thin Mints, Tagalongs and Samoas.
Girl Scouts of Colorado updated their policy for the 2018 cookie season to treat “adult-oriented” businesses such as marijuana dispensaries the same as any other business, council spokeswoman AnneMarie Harper told The Denver Post on Friday.
All proposals for sales at any site, including adult-oriented sites, must be approved by Girl Scouts of Colorado, Harper said.
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Safety factors considered include the location of the business and the distance Scouts will be positioned from parking lots and roadways, Harper said. The council also makes sure Scouts have the permission of both the business owner and the property owner.
The state’s Girl Scout Cookie Locator lists sales sites that have been approved by Girl Scouts of Colorado, Harper said. This weekend’s listings include bars, a tattoo parlor, coffee shops and a Lakewood marijuana dispensary.
“Decisions regarding where, when and under what circumstances girls can sell Girl Scout Cookies are made by troop leaders, with guidance and oversight from local Girl Scout councils, Girl Scouts of the USA officials said in a statement emailed to The Denver Post. “Local councils and leaders are best situated to set safety parameters in keeping with the well being of girls engaging in the cookie sale in their communities.”
Until this year, Girl Scouts of Colorado’s policy forbade sales outside adult-oriented businesses such as liquor stores, casinos or marijuana dispensaries.
The new policy gives more control to leaders, parents and scouts within each troop, Harper said.
“We think the new policy empowers Scouts to be the best cookie entrepreneurs they can be,” she said.
Munchies, meet Thin Mints: Girl Scouts will now allow cookie sales outside Colorado pot shops
Girl Scouts of Colorado now treats marijuana dispensaries like any other business in considering cookie sales sites, a spokewoman says
By Lindsey Bartlett and Alex Pasquariello, The Cannabist Staff
It’s a pairing as natural as milk and cookies, or beer and pretzels. The Girls Scouts of Colorado have decided it’s now cool to peddle their baked goods outside marijuana dispensaries.
Munchies, meet Thin Mints, Tagalongs and Samoas.
Girl Scouts of Colorado updated their policy for the 2018 cookie season to treat “adult-oriented” businesses such as marijuana dispensaries the same as any other business, council spokeswoman AnneMarie Harper told The Denver Post on Friday.
All proposals for sales at any site, including adult-oriented sites, must be approved by Girl Scouts of Colorado, Harper said.
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Safety factors considered include the location of the business and the distance Scouts will be positioned from parking lots and roadways, Harper said. The council also makes sure Scouts have the permission of both the business owner and the property owner.
The state’s Girl Scout Cookie Locator lists sales sites that have been approved by Girl Scouts of Colorado, Harper said. This weekend’s listings include bars, a tattoo parlor, coffee shops and a Lakewood marijuana dispensary.
“Decisions regarding where, when and under what circumstances girls can sell Girl Scout Cookies are made by troop leaders, with guidance and oversight from local Girl Scout councils, Girl Scouts of the USA officials said in a statement emailed to The Denver Post. “Local councils and leaders are best situated to set safety parameters in keeping with the well being of girls engaging in the cookie sale in their communities.”
Until this year, Girl Scouts of Colorado’s policy forbade sales outside adult-oriented businesses such as liquor stores, casinos or marijuana dispensaries.
The new policy gives more control to leaders, parents and scouts within each troop, Harper said.
“We think the new policy empowers Scouts to be the best cookie entrepreneurs they can be,” she said.
Baron23
Well-Known Member
I just thought this belong in this thread...four percent of the entire city's electrical consumption is going to grow operations? Wow.
Four percent of Denver's electricity is devoted to marijuana
We often hear about how the marijuana industry is helping improve the areas where cannabis is legalized. But what about the resources it consumes in those areas? Well if it's in Denver, then they consume quite a bit, writes Joseph Misulonas.
According to Denver officials, the marijuana industry currently consumes about four percent of the city's electricity. While it's hard to know if that's a substantial amount, we do know that energy use by the industry is increasing.
While overall electricity use in the city increased by around one to two percent last year, the marijuana industry's use increased at a much greater rate according to those officials. Some worry it's an obstacle towards the city reaching its goal of cutting carbon emissions by 2050.
However, the marijuana industry's energy use is mostly just a byproduct of growth. Demand for marijuana is increasing in the industry, so new businesses are starting and existing ones are expanding to accommodate. In fact, the amount of energy used per pound of marijuana grown is actually declining.
So the industry is becoming more energy-efficient, so the increases in usage is purely due to growth, not waste.
Still, the city is investigating ways to further make the industry more efficient. They've already begun encouraging companies to begin using LED lights which are more efficient. These strategies aren't just for the city either.
Cannabis companies are spending tons of money on electricity, so any strategies that help reduce use would also help their bottomline.
Four percent of Denver's electricity is devoted to marijuana
We often hear about how the marijuana industry is helping improve the areas where cannabis is legalized. But what about the resources it consumes in those areas? Well if it's in Denver, then they consume quite a bit, writes Joseph Misulonas.
According to Denver officials, the marijuana industry currently consumes about four percent of the city's electricity. While it's hard to know if that's a substantial amount, we do know that energy use by the industry is increasing.
While overall electricity use in the city increased by around one to two percent last year, the marijuana industry's use increased at a much greater rate according to those officials. Some worry it's an obstacle towards the city reaching its goal of cutting carbon emissions by 2050.
However, the marijuana industry's energy use is mostly just a byproduct of growth. Demand for marijuana is increasing in the industry, so new businesses are starting and existing ones are expanding to accommodate. In fact, the amount of energy used per pound of marijuana grown is actually declining.
So the industry is becoming more energy-efficient, so the increases in usage is purely due to growth, not waste.
Still, the city is investigating ways to further make the industry more efficient. They've already begun encouraging companies to begin using LED lights which are more efficient. These strategies aren't just for the city either.
Cannabis companies are spending tons of money on electricity, so any strategies that help reduce use would also help their bottomline.
Baron23
Well-Known Member
So, was this like the prisoners were enjoying GSC and cream? Yes, I do easily entertain myself! LOL
Milkman accused of sneaking marijuana hidden inside milk cartons into Ohio prison
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A longtime milkman delivered more than what the labels on his packages promised, smuggling marijuana, tobacco and cellphones into an Ohio prison hidden inside milk cartons, a prosecutor said.
This undated photo provided by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office shows Ray Adams. Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell says Adams, a milk delivery man, snuck marijuana, tobacco and cellphones into an Ohio prison hidden in milk cartons. Fornshell says the suspect had an inmate contact inside who facilitated the delivery and set up payment for the milkman. Fornshell says Adams made thousands of dollars delivering the items over time. (Warren County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Ray Adams was in contact with an inmate at Lebanon Correctional Facility who facilitated the deliveries and set up payments, according to Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell.
Adams, an employee of Martins Ferry-based United Dairy Inc., made thousands of dollars sneaking the items in over time, Fornshell said
On Jan. 8, authorities searched the nearly 30,000 milk cartons Adams was delivering that day and found contraband, including 12 cellphones, in 30 of them.
Adams, 50, has not yet entered a plea to charges of conveying drugs and cellphones and remains free on bond. His attorney and United Dairy did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
Prisons spokeswoman JoEllen Smith declined to comment because of the pending criminal charges against Adams.
Ohio began relying on outside companies to deliver milk to prisons after selling off its dairy cows in 2016. Reducing contraband was one of several factors the prisons director cited at the time in support of the move.
“The department anticipates that phasing out prison farming operations will also minimize the opportunities for passing illegal contraband into our prisons,” according to an April 2016 fact sheet from the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Adams has been a driver with United Dairy for 14 years and a prison milk deliveryman for the past two years, Fornshell said.
Investigators believe the contraband scheme was dreamed up last August.
Before making deliveries, Adams would meet a contact at a nearby highway gas station and receive substitute milk cartons containing the contraband before entering the prison, Fornshell said. An inmate took it from there.
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“Somebody on the inside had to be looking for the milk cartons coming in, knowing how they were going to be marked, knowing what day they were coming in,” the prosecutor said.
Fornshell said the investigation was ongoing and there could be additional charges.
Milkman accused of sneaking marijuana hidden inside milk cartons into Ohio prison
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A longtime milkman delivered more than what the labels on his packages promised, smuggling marijuana, tobacco and cellphones into an Ohio prison hidden inside milk cartons, a prosecutor said.
This undated photo provided by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office shows Ray Adams. Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell says Adams, a milk delivery man, snuck marijuana, tobacco and cellphones into an Ohio prison hidden in milk cartons. Fornshell says the suspect had an inmate contact inside who facilitated the delivery and set up payment for the milkman. Fornshell says Adams made thousands of dollars delivering the items over time. (Warren County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Ray Adams was in contact with an inmate at Lebanon Correctional Facility who facilitated the deliveries and set up payments, according to Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell.
Adams, an employee of Martins Ferry-based United Dairy Inc., made thousands of dollars sneaking the items in over time, Fornshell said
On Jan. 8, authorities searched the nearly 30,000 milk cartons Adams was delivering that day and found contraband, including 12 cellphones, in 30 of them.
Adams, 50, has not yet entered a plea to charges of conveying drugs and cellphones and remains free on bond. His attorney and United Dairy did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
Prisons spokeswoman JoEllen Smith declined to comment because of the pending criminal charges against Adams.
Ohio began relying on outside companies to deliver milk to prisons after selling off its dairy cows in 2016. Reducing contraband was one of several factors the prisons director cited at the time in support of the move.
“The department anticipates that phasing out prison farming operations will also minimize the opportunities for passing illegal contraband into our prisons,” according to an April 2016 fact sheet from the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Adams has been a driver with United Dairy for 14 years and a prison milk deliveryman for the past two years, Fornshell said.
Investigators believe the contraband scheme was dreamed up last August.
Before making deliveries, Adams would meet a contact at a nearby highway gas station and receive substitute milk cartons containing the contraband before entering the prison, Fornshell said. An inmate took it from there.
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“Somebody on the inside had to be looking for the milk cartons coming in, knowing how they were going to be marked, knowing what day they were coming in,” the prosecutor said.
Fornshell said the investigation was ongoing and there could be additional charges.
Oh... this is hilarious! This is the town my husband's family lives in....
I'll bet I've been to that gas station he was meeting his contact!
Baron23
Well-Known Member
I've been wanting to burn ole' Jefferson...literally...lately and perhaps this is the way to do it.
Pro-marijuana legalization group selling rolling papers with Sessions's face
A group advocating for the legalization of recreational marijuana use is now selling rolling paper with the attorney general's face on the box.
The group, called #JeffSesh, says on its website that it is a campaign to tell Attorney General Jeff Sessions: "We’re not criminals, junkies or idiots. Regular Jeffs all over the country — good, responsible, patriotic Americans — have a sesh now and then… and it's OK!"
"Every time you sesh with any brand of JeffSesh papers, you’re helping keep the law moving forward — and not back to the Nixon era," the website says. "You’re saying we’ve moved on, Jeff."
The website sells two versions of the rolling papers, a black box and a white box, which both display Sessions's face with a joint in his mouth. The rolling paper sells for $5 a box and is also available on Etsy.
The group appears to be relatively new online, having only joined Twitter and Instagram early this year. It does not specify whether the money raised by the rolling paper goes toward any specific marijuana advocacy groups.
The Hill has reached out to #JeffSesh for comment.
Sessions has long opposed the legalization of marijuana, but has come under fire over the stance in recent days after he announced the rollback of an Obama-era policy that gave states the leeway to allow recreational use of the drug.
"Previous nationwide guidance specific to marijuana enforcement is unnecessary and is rescinded, effective immediately," a January memo by Sessions reads.
The memo was met with backlash from both Republicans and Democrats alike.
In May of last year, the attorney general also sent a letter to congressional leaders asking them to get rid of an amendment in the department's budget that blocks the Justice Department from using federal money to prevent states "from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession or cultivation of medical marijuana."
Using marijuana for recreational purposes is legal in six states — Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Nevada and California — plus the District of Columbia. Massachusetts and Maine are set to legalize marijuana later this year.
Pro-marijuana legalization group selling rolling papers with Sessions's face
A group advocating for the legalization of recreational marijuana use is now selling rolling paper with the attorney general's face on the box.
The group, called #JeffSesh, says on its website that it is a campaign to tell Attorney General Jeff Sessions: "We’re not criminals, junkies or idiots. Regular Jeffs all over the country — good, responsible, patriotic Americans — have a sesh now and then… and it's OK!"
"Every time you sesh with any brand of JeffSesh papers, you’re helping keep the law moving forward — and not back to the Nixon era," the website says. "You’re saying we’ve moved on, Jeff."
The website sells two versions of the rolling papers, a black box and a white box, which both display Sessions's face with a joint in his mouth. The rolling paper sells for $5 a box and is also available on Etsy.
The group appears to be relatively new online, having only joined Twitter and Instagram early this year. It does not specify whether the money raised by the rolling paper goes toward any specific marijuana advocacy groups.
The Hill has reached out to #JeffSesh for comment.
Sessions has long opposed the legalization of marijuana, but has come under fire over the stance in recent days after he announced the rollback of an Obama-era policy that gave states the leeway to allow recreational use of the drug.
"Previous nationwide guidance specific to marijuana enforcement is unnecessary and is rescinded, effective immediately," a January memo by Sessions reads.
The memo was met with backlash from both Republicans and Democrats alike.
In May of last year, the attorney general also sent a letter to congressional leaders asking them to get rid of an amendment in the department's budget that blocks the Justice Department from using federal money to prevent states "from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession or cultivation of medical marijuana."
Using marijuana for recreational purposes is legal in six states — Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Nevada and California — plus the District of Columbia. Massachusetts and Maine are set to legalize marijuana later this year.
Baron23
Well-Known Member
@ataxian - ok, this is not weird cannabis news....well, unless they are getting high prior to surfing....but I thought of you and so wanted to post it:
Navy spending $1 million to investigate surfing as a way to counteract PTSD
Still no federal support for research into whether medical marijuana could help veterans suffering from PTSD, though
Marine Lt. Gen. John Toolan surfs at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton with the Jimmy Miller Foundation in 2014. (Courtesy of the Jimmy Miller Foundation)
Navy spending $1 million to investigate surfing as a way to counteract PTSD
Still no federal support for research into whether medical marijuana could help veterans suffering from PTSD, though
Published: Mar 14, 2018, 1:10 pm • Updated: about 21 hours ago
By Tony Perry, Special To The Washington Post
In song and prose, surfing has long been celebrated as a way to soothe the mind and invigorate the body. But scientific evidence has been limited.
Now the Navy has embarked on a $1 million research project to determine whether surfing has therapeutic value, especially for military personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or sleep problems.
Researchers say surfing offers great promise as therapy. It is a challenging exercise in an outdoor environment; people surf individually or in groups; military surfers who are reluctant to attend traditional group therapy open up about their common experiences when talking to other surfers on the beach.
“Lots of times it becomes therapy under the guise of recreation,” said Helen Metzger, head of the health and wellness department at Naval Medical Center San Diego. “They talk about surfing and then it gets into things that are deeper than that, common experiences, common traumas.”
“For many of our patients, exercise is the best medicine, and exercise in the natural environment is even better,” said James LaMar II, a physician at the Naval Medical Center San Diego and a volunteer in the hospital’s surfing program. “Surfing is a way back to a healthy life, the kind of life they had before they were traumatized.”
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The military saw a 65 percent increase in mental-health diagnoses among active-duty personnel between 2001 and 2011, according to a 2013 study done by the Congressional Research Service. Cases of PTSD increased by 650 percent, according to the study, and more than 900,000 individuals were diagnosed with at least one mental disorder during that decade.
The Navy study, led by clinical psychologist Kristen Walter, analyzes questionnaires answered by service members before, during and after a program of surfing one day a week for six weeks.
The first group of 14 active-duty Marines and sailors in the six-week surfing program all had shown signs of major depressive disorder, some with signs of PTSD, researchers said.
To the researchers, the initial results suggest that surfing can lead to a decrease in insomnia and feelings of anxiety, and a decline in an overall negative view of life and other symptoms of depression.
The study, which began last year, will follow up with participants to check on their sleeping patterns and whether improvements in their mental outlook have been long-lasting.
The study also plans to test the hypothesis that while hiking is beneficial, surfing is even more so. While some patients will go surfing, others will be taken on hikes.
When the three-year study is complete, there will have been 118 participants in surfing groups and 43 in hiking groups.
For physicians who have treated service members, the initial upbeat results are not surprising.
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“I’m a believer,” said Cmdr. Natalie Wells, preventive medicine physician and director of military population health at the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego.
“It’s huge that Navy medicine is thinking outside the box,” said Betty Michalewicz-Kragh, an exercise physiologist at the hospital and director of the surfing program.
Physicians in the military medical system and the Department of Veterans Affairs are hoping the study will prove that surfing is therapy, not just recreation.
“We all know it’s good; we can see it,” said Capt. Eric Stedje-Larsen, a pain management specialist who worked in the San Diego surfing program before being assigned to the Navy hospital in Portsmouth, Va. “For some folks, there is nothing like it. But we need science to get the administrators onboard.”
The surfing program at the Naval Medical Center San Diego began in 2008 when therapists were helping an Army staff sergeant from Hawaii whose right leg and right hand were blown off in Iraq. He asked whether he would ever surf again. Therapists took him surfing and, over time, were impressed as he regained strength and self-confidence. A second patient, a Coast Guard seaman whose leg was amputated in a motorcycle accident, joined the soldier. Soon a surfing program was created for other amputees and then for patients with mental-health problems.
The idea that surfing can relieve the trauma of war is not new. An expansive exhibit at the California Surf Museum in Oceanside, close to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, is titled “China Beach: Surfing During the Vietnam War and the Healing Power of Wave-riding.”
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“It’s peaceful, but it’s also an adrenaline rush,” said retired Lt. Gen. John Toolan, who led combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Surfing is great therapy for young guys and for old guys like me, too.”
A surfing program by the Los Angeles-based Jimmy Miller Foundation brings instructors and psychologist Kevin Sousa to Camp Pendleton twice a month. Sousa follows service members with physical and mental injuries into the waves to offer surfing instruction and look for signs of emotional problems or distress. When the surfing session is over, he helps lead an informal group discussion on the beach.
“We believe we can heal each other one wave at a time,” said Kris Primacio, manager for ocean therapy at the foundation.
The foundation, along with VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, supported an early study of the therapeutic value of surfing. Led by occupational therapist Carly Rogers, the 2014 study found that surfing, coupled with individual counseling, group therapy, other exercise programs and medication, can help alleviate symptoms of psychological distress.
Jonathan Sherin, director of Los Angeles County’s mental health department, was a physician with VA during the Rogers study.
“Surfing exposes individuals to the awe of nature,” he said. “It’s good for a population that has turned inward from people and the outside world.”
On a recent sunny day, service members, many of them from the Wounded Warrior Battalion, assembled on the beach at Camp Pendleton to listen to instructors from the Jimmy Miller Foundation.
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On most days, military members can be found on several beaches in the San Diego area.
Nick Horin, 36, an Army staff sergeant and Iraq combat veteran, lives in the Aspire Center, a VA residential rehabilitation treatment site. He has been diagnosed with PTSD.
“I had a lot of anger after Iraq; I wanted to hurt people,” Horin said at a beach in La Jolla. “Surfing is the only way to take the edge off my anger without drinking or taking drugs.”
A few days later, the latest participants in the San Diego hospital’s surfing program and the study met at the beach in Del Mar.
Marine Cpl. Angel Lopez, 21, was severely injured in a motorcycle accident. “I can’t ride anymore, but maybe I can surf,” he said. “This is another step to keep going.”
One of the volunteers at Del Mar was Nico Marcolongo, a retired Marine major. Surfing, he said, helped him overcome PTSD after Iraq. He is convinced it will help others.
“Overcoming a challenge gives them a sense of empowerment,” Marcolongo said. “They stop thinking of their injuries and start thinking about the waves.”
Navy spending $1 million to investigate surfing as a way to counteract PTSD
Still no federal support for research into whether medical marijuana could help veterans suffering from PTSD, though
Marine Lt. Gen. John Toolan surfs at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton with the Jimmy Miller Foundation in 2014. (Courtesy of the Jimmy Miller Foundation)
Navy spending $1 million to investigate surfing as a way to counteract PTSD
Still no federal support for research into whether medical marijuana could help veterans suffering from PTSD, though
Published: Mar 14, 2018, 1:10 pm • Updated: about 21 hours ago
By Tony Perry, Special To The Washington Post
In song and prose, surfing has long been celebrated as a way to soothe the mind and invigorate the body. But scientific evidence has been limited.
Now the Navy has embarked on a $1 million research project to determine whether surfing has therapeutic value, especially for military personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or sleep problems.
Researchers say surfing offers great promise as therapy. It is a challenging exercise in an outdoor environment; people surf individually or in groups; military surfers who are reluctant to attend traditional group therapy open up about their common experiences when talking to other surfers on the beach.
“Lots of times it becomes therapy under the guise of recreation,” said Helen Metzger, head of the health and wellness department at Naval Medical Center San Diego. “They talk about surfing and then it gets into things that are deeper than that, common experiences, common traumas.”
“For many of our patients, exercise is the best medicine, and exercise in the natural environment is even better,” said James LaMar II, a physician at the Naval Medical Center San Diego and a volunteer in the hospital’s surfing program. “Surfing is a way back to a healthy life, the kind of life they had before they were traumatized.”
Related: American Legion calls for ‘direct involvement’ from VA Secretary for federally-approved cannabis PTSD study
The military saw a 65 percent increase in mental-health diagnoses among active-duty personnel between 2001 and 2011, according to a 2013 study done by the Congressional Research Service. Cases of PTSD increased by 650 percent, according to the study, and more than 900,000 individuals were diagnosed with at least one mental disorder during that decade.
The Navy study, led by clinical psychologist Kristen Walter, analyzes questionnaires answered by service members before, during and after a program of surfing one day a week for six weeks.
The first group of 14 active-duty Marines and sailors in the six-week surfing program all had shown signs of major depressive disorder, some with signs of PTSD, researchers said.
To the researchers, the initial results suggest that surfing can lead to a decrease in insomnia and feelings of anxiety, and a decline in an overall negative view of life and other symptoms of depression.
The study, which began last year, will follow up with participants to check on their sleeping patterns and whether improvements in their mental outlook have been long-lasting.
The study also plans to test the hypothesis that while hiking is beneficial, surfing is even more so. While some patients will go surfing, others will be taken on hikes.
When the three-year study is complete, there will have been 118 participants in surfing groups and 43 in hiking groups.
For physicians who have treated service members, the initial upbeat results are not surprising.
Related: American Legion poll: Veterans overwhelmingly support medical cannabis research, legalization
“I’m a believer,” said Cmdr. Natalie Wells, preventive medicine physician and director of military population health at the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego.
“It’s huge that Navy medicine is thinking outside the box,” said Betty Michalewicz-Kragh, an exercise physiologist at the hospital and director of the surfing program.
Physicians in the military medical system and the Department of Veterans Affairs are hoping the study will prove that surfing is therapy, not just recreation.
“We all know it’s good; we can see it,” said Capt. Eric Stedje-Larsen, a pain management specialist who worked in the San Diego surfing program before being assigned to the Navy hospital in Portsmouth, Va. “For some folks, there is nothing like it. But we need science to get the administrators onboard.”
The surfing program at the Naval Medical Center San Diego began in 2008 when therapists were helping an Army staff sergeant from Hawaii whose right leg and right hand were blown off in Iraq. He asked whether he would ever surf again. Therapists took him surfing and, over time, were impressed as he regained strength and self-confidence. A second patient, a Coast Guard seaman whose leg was amputated in a motorcycle accident, joined the soldier. Soon a surfing program was created for other amputees and then for patients with mental-health problems.
The idea that surfing can relieve the trauma of war is not new. An expansive exhibit at the California Surf Museum in Oceanside, close to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, is titled “China Beach: Surfing During the Vietnam War and the Healing Power of Wave-riding.”
Related: American Legion calls on Trump to take cannabis off Schedule I to help vets with PTSD
“It’s peaceful, but it’s also an adrenaline rush,” said retired Lt. Gen. John Toolan, who led combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Surfing is great therapy for young guys and for old guys like me, too.”
A surfing program by the Los Angeles-based Jimmy Miller Foundation brings instructors and psychologist Kevin Sousa to Camp Pendleton twice a month. Sousa follows service members with physical and mental injuries into the waves to offer surfing instruction and look for signs of emotional problems or distress. When the surfing session is over, he helps lead an informal group discussion on the beach.
“We believe we can heal each other one wave at a time,” said Kris Primacio, manager for ocean therapy at the foundation.
The foundation, along with VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, supported an early study of the therapeutic value of surfing. Led by occupational therapist Carly Rogers, the 2014 study found that surfing, coupled with individual counseling, group therapy, other exercise programs and medication, can help alleviate symptoms of psychological distress.
Jonathan Sherin, director of Los Angeles County’s mental health department, was a physician with VA during the Rogers study.
“Surfing exposes individuals to the awe of nature,” he said. “It’s good for a population that has turned inward from people and the outside world.”
On a recent sunny day, service members, many of them from the Wounded Warrior Battalion, assembled on the beach at Camp Pendleton to listen to instructors from the Jimmy Miller Foundation.
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On most days, military members can be found on several beaches in the San Diego area.
Nick Horin, 36, an Army staff sergeant and Iraq combat veteran, lives in the Aspire Center, a VA residential rehabilitation treatment site. He has been diagnosed with PTSD.
“I had a lot of anger after Iraq; I wanted to hurt people,” Horin said at a beach in La Jolla. “Surfing is the only way to take the edge off my anger without drinking or taking drugs.”
A few days later, the latest participants in the San Diego hospital’s surfing program and the study met at the beach in Del Mar.
Marine Cpl. Angel Lopez, 21, was severely injured in a motorcycle accident. “I can’t ride anymore, but maybe I can surf,” he said. “This is another step to keep going.”
One of the volunteers at Del Mar was Nico Marcolongo, a retired Marine major. Surfing, he said, helped him overcome PTSD after Iraq. He is convinced it will help others.
“Overcoming a challenge gives them a sense of empowerment,” Marcolongo said. “They stop thinking of their injuries and start thinking about the waves.”
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Always in search of the perfect vaporizer
WA state allows veterans to use cannabis for PTSD but not our federal government. The only way to defeat these archaic laws and ideas vote are to vote these guys out of office.
This isn’t really weird it’s just plain stupid. I was responding to the above post about veterans.
This isn’t really weird it’s just plain stupid. I was responding to the above post about veterans.
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Baron23
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I'm totally with you on this. The MJ using or approving electorate (see recent polls, we are the majority now) need to get activated and militant politically.
Cheers
ataxian
In a BLACK HOLE!
Check a MAP of CALIFORNIA?
TOWN called: "SAN CLEMENTE" very amazing SURF!
CAMP PENTALTON is just SOUTH of there?
We smoked GORILLA sized joint's before SURF in HAWAII?
SAFER than ICE CREAM?
Baron23
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Good, perhaps this will help some other universities and colleges get their collective heads out of their anal orifice and back into the real world.
Iowa State’s Marijuana Shirt Ban Case Costs School a Million Dollars
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University’s unconstitutional crackdown on a pro-marijuana student group’s T-shirts will cost state taxpayers nearly $1 million in damages and legal fees.
Judges found ISU administrators violated the students' free-speech rights.
Court documents indicate a judge approved $598,208 in attorney fees and costs on Wednesday. That amount is in addition to payments the state agreed to in January to settle the case including $75,000 each to Paul Gerlich and Erin Furleigh, the students who filed the lawsuit in 2014 and $193,000 to their lawyers for federal court appeals.
The $940,000 total doesn’t include work by the Iowa Attorney General’s office, which represented ISU administrators.
The costs stem from a politically-motivated attempt by university administrators in 2012 to block T-shirt designs that featured the ISU mascot and a marijuana leaf.
Judges found ISU administrators violated the students’ free-speech rights.
Iowa State’s Marijuana Shirt Ban Case Costs School a Million Dollars
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University’s unconstitutional crackdown on a pro-marijuana student group’s T-shirts will cost state taxpayers nearly $1 million in damages and legal fees.
Judges found ISU administrators violated the students' free-speech rights.
Court documents indicate a judge approved $598,208 in attorney fees and costs on Wednesday. That amount is in addition to payments the state agreed to in January to settle the case including $75,000 each to Paul Gerlich and Erin Furleigh, the students who filed the lawsuit in 2014 and $193,000 to their lawyers for federal court appeals.
The $940,000 total doesn’t include work by the Iowa Attorney General’s office, which represented ISU administrators.
The costs stem from a politically-motivated attempt by university administrators in 2012 to block T-shirt designs that featured the ISU mascot and a marijuana leaf.
Judges found ISU administrators violated the students’ free-speech rights.
Baron23
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Suitable only for the worst bricked up ditch weed. 
Legalization advocates go viral with Jeff Sessions rolling papers
Born in response to the Attorney General’s war on weed, General Jeff's "Old Rebel" Session Papers by parody brand #JeffSesh have taken the internet by storm.
It just got a whole lot easier to get stoned with Jeff Sessions. No, the U.S. Attorney General hasn't traded his federal status for a free dab booth at the Emerald Cup or admitted the glaring errors in his prohibitionist posturing.
But thanks to one group of ingenuitive stoners, you can now twist up a joint with one of General Jeff's "Old Rebel" Session Papers — novelty rolling papers emblazoned with a cartoonish, doobie-puffing portrait of the anti-cannabis Attorney General on every pack.
Like most of the cannabis community, the team behind #JeffSesh — a group of friends who met in college and wish to remain anonymous — watched in equal parts shock and horror when Attorney General Sessions announced in January that he had rescinded the Cole Memo and would potentially be exposing state-legal cannabis operators to the whims of federal law enforcement.
But instead of passively waiting for the day when Trump might eventually fire Sessions, which is a rumored possibility, these entrepreneurial stoners decided to fight back with humor.
"We are activists, pranksters, and entrepreneurs at heart, and we've all seen loved ones cope with the insanity of outdated policies," a #JeffSesh spokesman told MERRY JANE. "Satire is a force for social change and one of the highest uses of the First Amendment."
Once the idea was set, and after some successful product testing with friends and family, the team crafted a prototype, sourced 200 hand-folded packs of rolling papers from a small manufacturer, and decided it was time to let the internet in on the joke. The crew set up social media pages and a website, offering General Jeff's rollies for $5 a pack, with 10% of the profits donated to a legalization organization at the end of each month.
"We're shipping to small towns, big cities, and everywhere in between," #JeffSesh told MERRY JANE. "Have we found one thing America agrees on coast to coast?"
After only two weeks of viral marketing, the first run of hand-folded papers sold out, leaving the merry pranksters both amazed that their products had actually taken off and hungry to influence more activism-fueled smoke sessions. It's no surprise the papers were a hit, though, as other jokesters have had equal success taking shots at the prohibition-friendly Trump administration. Who could forget the Donald Trump bongs that were being sold in the midst of the 2016 election?
Now, only a month and half after the first Old Rebel's Session Paper was smoked, the #JeffSesh squad has moved their production to a professional co-packer, offered wholesale shipments to smoke shops around the country, and made plans for additional #JeffSesh products, including stickers and clothing.
And while the entrepreneurial activists are no doubt using some of their profits to buy their own bud, the group is also getting ready to make their first charitable donation at the end of March, when they'll send a check to the legalization advocacy nonprofit Drug Policy Alliance.
"We chose to start with Drug Policy Alliance for the month of March because DPA takes a broad aim at the War on Drugs and the outdated mentality of its remaining officers, like our Attorney General," the #JeffSesh representative told MERRY JANE, noting that the group has not informed the DPA of their project or impending donation. "We want to surprise them with a check."
As for any legal threats about defamation of character from the nation's top cop, the #JeffSesh spokesperson we talked to said that they haven't heard a peep, and don't expect to any time soon.
"We believe freedom of expression is protected under the First Amendment and think the Attorney General would be the first person to agree with that."
You can buy a pack of General Jeff's "Old Rebel's" Rolling Papers exclusively through the #JeffSesh website here.
Legalization advocates go viral with Jeff Sessions rolling papers
Born in response to the Attorney General’s war on weed, General Jeff's "Old Rebel" Session Papers by parody brand #JeffSesh have taken the internet by storm.
It just got a whole lot easier to get stoned with Jeff Sessions. No, the U.S. Attorney General hasn't traded his federal status for a free dab booth at the Emerald Cup or admitted the glaring errors in his prohibitionist posturing.
But thanks to one group of ingenuitive stoners, you can now twist up a joint with one of General Jeff's "Old Rebel" Session Papers — novelty rolling papers emblazoned with a cartoonish, doobie-puffing portrait of the anti-cannabis Attorney General on every pack.
Like most of the cannabis community, the team behind #JeffSesh — a group of friends who met in college and wish to remain anonymous — watched in equal parts shock and horror when Attorney General Sessions announced in January that he had rescinded the Cole Memo and would potentially be exposing state-legal cannabis operators to the whims of federal law enforcement.
But instead of passively waiting for the day when Trump might eventually fire Sessions, which is a rumored possibility, these entrepreneurial stoners decided to fight back with humor.
"We are activists, pranksters, and entrepreneurs at heart, and we've all seen loved ones cope with the insanity of outdated policies," a #JeffSesh spokesman told MERRY JANE. "Satire is a force for social change and one of the highest uses of the First Amendment."
Once the idea was set, and after some successful product testing with friends and family, the team crafted a prototype, sourced 200 hand-folded packs of rolling papers from a small manufacturer, and decided it was time to let the internet in on the joke. The crew set up social media pages and a website, offering General Jeff's rollies for $5 a pack, with 10% of the profits donated to a legalization organization at the end of each month.
"We're shipping to small towns, big cities, and everywhere in between," #JeffSesh told MERRY JANE. "Have we found one thing America agrees on coast to coast?"
After only two weeks of viral marketing, the first run of hand-folded papers sold out, leaving the merry pranksters both amazed that their products had actually taken off and hungry to influence more activism-fueled smoke sessions. It's no surprise the papers were a hit, though, as other jokesters have had equal success taking shots at the prohibition-friendly Trump administration. Who could forget the Donald Trump bongs that were being sold in the midst of the 2016 election?
Now, only a month and half after the first Old Rebel's Session Paper was smoked, the #JeffSesh squad has moved their production to a professional co-packer, offered wholesale shipments to smoke shops around the country, and made plans for additional #JeffSesh products, including stickers and clothing.
And while the entrepreneurial activists are no doubt using some of their profits to buy their own bud, the group is also getting ready to make their first charitable donation at the end of March, when they'll send a check to the legalization advocacy nonprofit Drug Policy Alliance.
"We chose to start with Drug Policy Alliance for the month of March because DPA takes a broad aim at the War on Drugs and the outdated mentality of its remaining officers, like our Attorney General," the #JeffSesh representative told MERRY JANE, noting that the group has not informed the DPA of their project or impending donation. "We want to surprise them with a check."
As for any legal threats about defamation of character from the nation's top cop, the #JeffSesh spokesperson we talked to said that they haven't heard a peep, and don't expect to any time soon.
"We believe freedom of expression is protected under the First Amendment and think the Attorney General would be the first person to agree with that."
You can buy a pack of General Jeff's "Old Rebel's" Rolling Papers exclusively through the #JeffSesh website here.
Baron23
Well-Known Member
Well, I'm kind of old school....well, really just old to tell the truth LOL.....so I'm a BIG Montana fan. Yes, there have been stellar QBs since him, but Walsh and he were the FIRST with the west coast offense that so many teams (like all of them) seem to have in their play book. Reading about his health after FB should make anyone keep their kid out of that sport.
Joe Montana Believes in the Healing Power of Marijuana
Another former elite level professional athlete has come out in support of medical marijuana as a therapeutic treatment for pain. Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana, who played most of his career in California for the San Francisco 49ers, has joined a growing community of retired athletes speaking out about their cannabis-aided healing regimen.
Montana told Playboy Magazine, “Legalization is picking up steam on a global level and I feel like now is the time to spread information about the curing capabilities of this plant. As with any medicine, increased accessibility comes with the need for education.”
Increased focus on pain relief methodology among the NFL and other professional sports leagues comes after much scrutiny of the way these businesses prioritize profits over healthcare — physical and mental. The NFL, which has been inundated with criticism in recent years for their mishandling of the league’s concussion crisis and the resulting long-term damage it can cause to players, has been notoriously behind in their acceptance of marijuana research.
The league caved somewhat and offered to help fund a study being conducted by the NFL Players Association, the union that represents current and former players in the league, but their assistance was declined.
Playboy spoke to eight different former NFL player about their thoughts on cannabis, including some who were trailblazers on the medical marijuana front, like Ricky Williams and Eugene Monroe, as well as other players like Montana who hadn’t spoken publicly about their use of the plant before.
In a 2016 interview with USA Today, the four-time Super Bowl champion, who retired in 1994, ran down the laundry list of physical ailments he suffers from on a daily basis. From arthritis in his hands to nerve damage in his eye, Montana feels the effects of football everywhere in his body.
“Unfortunately,” Montana said, “most of us leave this game with things that linger.” Montana was sacked over 350 times in his professional career, brutal hits that leave their mark long after his playing days were over. “My hands have been, oh my gosh, in the middle of the night they hurt like crazy. They kept saying I’ll need a knee replacement when I can’t walk. I can’t really run or do much with it.”
“After my first back surgery, what kind of compounds things, is my sciatic nerve has been damaged,” Montana added. “So the muscles along my sciatic nerve into my left foot have been numb since ’86.”
Players of Montana’s stature speaking out about their use of medical marijuana as an alternative to prescribed painkillers is a huge step in ending the opioid epidemic among athletes. A 2012 study estimated that over 52 percent of former NFL players used opioids while they played professional football, and 71 percent of them reported misusing the drugs. Many of them continue misusing once their playing days are over, as the rate of former NFL players that use opioids is three times greater than the general population.
Joe Montana Believes in the Healing Power of Marijuana
Another former elite level professional athlete has come out in support of medical marijuana as a therapeutic treatment for pain. Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana, who played most of his career in California for the San Francisco 49ers, has joined a growing community of retired athletes speaking out about their cannabis-aided healing regimen.
Montana told Playboy Magazine, “Legalization is picking up steam on a global level and I feel like now is the time to spread information about the curing capabilities of this plant. As with any medicine, increased accessibility comes with the need for education.”
Increased focus on pain relief methodology among the NFL and other professional sports leagues comes after much scrutiny of the way these businesses prioritize profits over healthcare — physical and mental. The NFL, which has been inundated with criticism in recent years for their mishandling of the league’s concussion crisis and the resulting long-term damage it can cause to players, has been notoriously behind in their acceptance of marijuana research.
The league caved somewhat and offered to help fund a study being conducted by the NFL Players Association, the union that represents current and former players in the league, but their assistance was declined.
Playboy spoke to eight different former NFL player about their thoughts on cannabis, including some who were trailblazers on the medical marijuana front, like Ricky Williams and Eugene Monroe, as well as other players like Montana who hadn’t spoken publicly about their use of the plant before.
In a 2016 interview with USA Today, the four-time Super Bowl champion, who retired in 1994, ran down the laundry list of physical ailments he suffers from on a daily basis. From arthritis in his hands to nerve damage in his eye, Montana feels the effects of football everywhere in his body.
“Unfortunately,” Montana said, “most of us leave this game with things that linger.” Montana was sacked over 350 times in his professional career, brutal hits that leave their mark long after his playing days were over. “My hands have been, oh my gosh, in the middle of the night they hurt like crazy. They kept saying I’ll need a knee replacement when I can’t walk. I can’t really run or do much with it.”
“After my first back surgery, what kind of compounds things, is my sciatic nerve has been damaged,” Montana added. “So the muscles along my sciatic nerve into my left foot have been numb since ’86.”
Players of Montana’s stature speaking out about their use of medical marijuana as an alternative to prescribed painkillers is a huge step in ending the opioid epidemic among athletes. A 2012 study estimated that over 52 percent of former NFL players used opioids while they played professional football, and 71 percent of them reported misusing the drugs. Many of them continue misusing once their playing days are over, as the rate of former NFL players that use opioids is three times greater than the general population.
Baron23
Well-Known Member
So, the news about this is that.... there is no news. sigh
The level of general hysteria in our country has seemed to reach new and never before seen heights.
Police: Tests show no pot in cookies that Bangor day care staff said got them high
By Nick McCrea, BDN Staff • April 2, 2018 11:40 am
Updated: April 2, 2018 6:14 pm
The cookies that a dozen Bangor day care staffers believed got them high in February did not contain any illicit substances, investigators said Monday.
About a quarter of the 44-person staff at Bangor’s Watch Me Shine day care reported feeling intoxicated Feb. 14 after they ate Valentine’s Day cookies dropped off by a parent, the center’s director said.
Police were called in and took the cookies.
“Those cookies were sent to the state crime lab for analysis and after thorough testing, none of the cookies tested positive for controlled substances,” Bangor police Sgt Wade Betters said. The department expects the bill for the analysis to cost approximately $360, he said.
After two staff members who had eaten at least an entire cookie reported feeling woozy, about 10 others came forward with similar but less intense symptoms, the center’s director said in February.
Police don’t know what caused the staff to feel funny, and say there aren’t any charges pending.
The child-care center instituted a new policy that no outside food could be brought in for children or staff.
The level of general hysteria in our country has seemed to reach new and never before seen heights.
Police: Tests show no pot in cookies that Bangor day care staff said got them high
By Nick McCrea, BDN Staff • April 2, 2018 11:40 am
Updated: April 2, 2018 6:14 pm
The cookies that a dozen Bangor day care staffers believed got them high in February did not contain any illicit substances, investigators said Monday.
About a quarter of the 44-person staff at Bangor’s Watch Me Shine day care reported feeling intoxicated Feb. 14 after they ate Valentine’s Day cookies dropped off by a parent, the center’s director said.
Police were called in and took the cookies.
“Those cookies were sent to the state crime lab for analysis and after thorough testing, none of the cookies tested positive for controlled substances,” Bangor police Sgt Wade Betters said. The department expects the bill for the analysis to cost approximately $360, he said.
After two staff members who had eaten at least an entire cookie reported feeling woozy, about 10 others came forward with similar but less intense symptoms, the center’s director said in February.
Police don’t know what caused the staff to feel funny, and say there aren’t any charges pending.
The child-care center instituted a new policy that no outside food could be brought in for children or staff.
Baron23
Well-Known Member
There is certainly just some strange mystic flowing through the air in America these days. How weird
If you want to see the vid of it, I could not managed to embed it, follow the link in the article title.
New Jersey cops search man's anus, genitals for weed during traffic stop. See for yourself.
A New Jersey man who was driving on Burlington Road in Southampton had a very personal run-in with New Jersey State Police officers who contend they smelled marijuana on him, according to a report.
In a dashcam video published by open government advocate John Paff, two State Police officers are seen ramming their hands down the pants of Jack Levine during a traffic stop.
"If you think this is the worst thing I'm going to do to you right now, you have another thing coming my friend," one of the troopers, identified on the video as Joseph Drew, tells Levine before beginning the cavity search.
MORE: Should employers stop testing workers for weed?
The officers — the other one was identified as Andrew Whitmore — were ultimately unable to locate any marijuana and cited Levine for tailgating. Their interaction with the motorist was reported by New Jersey 101.5 radio.
"Did you find it? Did you find it? Yo, you guys are really ridiculous," Levine says in the video. "You might as well ask me on a (expletive) date."
Marijuana in New Jersey
Levine filed a tort claim noting his intention to sue over the incident. In the claim, he alleges the State Police delayed his attorney's requests for the dashcam videos. After finally watching the videos months later, he alleged that both officers violated him.
"It was the most humiliating experience I've ever been through, also due to the fact people were driving by very slowly, watching him with his hand down my pants," Levine said in his motion.
If you want to see the vid of it, I could not managed to embed it, follow the link in the article title.
New Jersey cops search man's anus, genitals for weed during traffic stop. See for yourself.
A New Jersey man who was driving on Burlington Road in Southampton had a very personal run-in with New Jersey State Police officers who contend they smelled marijuana on him, according to a report.
In a dashcam video published by open government advocate John Paff, two State Police officers are seen ramming their hands down the pants of Jack Levine during a traffic stop.
"If you think this is the worst thing I'm going to do to you right now, you have another thing coming my friend," one of the troopers, identified on the video as Joseph Drew, tells Levine before beginning the cavity search.
MORE: Should employers stop testing workers for weed?
The officers — the other one was identified as Andrew Whitmore — were ultimately unable to locate any marijuana and cited Levine for tailgating. Their interaction with the motorist was reported by New Jersey 101.5 radio.
"Did you find it? Did you find it? Yo, you guys are really ridiculous," Levine says in the video. "You might as well ask me on a (expletive) date."
Marijuana in New Jersey
Levine filed a tort claim noting his intention to sue over the incident. In the claim, he alleges the State Police delayed his attorney's requests for the dashcam videos. After finally watching the videos months later, he alleged that both officers violated him.
"It was the most humiliating experience I've ever been through, also due to the fact people were driving by very slowly, watching him with his hand down my pants," Levine said in his motion.
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Baron23
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Too many cannabis industry employees impaired at work
It seems the multi-billion dollar cannabis industry is having some problems with its employees showing up to work stoned. A recent study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine finds that a large percentage of those employed in the businesses of growing and selling weed are getting high either before work at some point during business hours -- risking both their safety and that of their co-workers.
It is a predicament that stems from a lack of attention to the implementation and enforcement of workplace safety regulations, the study finds. The overall message is if the cannabis industry wants to be taken as seriously as its primary competitor, Big Alcohol, then it might want to get its act together and start bringing down the hammer on workplace impairment.
It was not that long ago when brew houses all across the United States used to allow workers to drink beer during their breaks and at lunch time, but problems surrounding this practice eventually brought at-work booze consumption to a screeching halt.
The latest findings suggest that the cannabis industry has yet to make this determination.
Not only are some cannabis businesses not properly training workers on how to deal with potential occupational hazards, upper management sometimes allows employees to handle dangerous chemicals and equipment under the influence of marijuana.
Researchers at Colorado State University found a whopping 63 percent of Colorado’s cannabis industry workers have shown up to work high in the past month. Another 45 percent said they have smoked marijuana during business hours.
“There is an imminent need to establish formal health and safety training to implement best practices,” the study authors wrote.
Perhaps the most unnerving aspect of the study is the fact that it implicates cannabis industry workers in the act of stoned driving. The idea that around half of the industry's employees are potentially driving to work high is a far cry for the “responsible use” that was promised when advocates started pushing several years ago to "legalize marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol."
Driving under the influence of marijuana is still a punishable offense in legal states. Although driving drunk has been proven far more dangerous than driving stoned, anyone busted for this “crime” is still subject to arrest and prosecution. This can lead to a conviction for DUID (driving under the influence of drugs) and a suspension of driving privileges.
While some people feel that marijuana makes them better drivers, operating a vehicle stoned is considered a threat to public safety and should be taken seriously. Especially with U.S Attorney General Jeff Sessions looking for one solid reason to swoop in and cripple the entire industry.
By comparison, the alcohol industry has been forced to crack down on on-site consumption and the inadvertent enabling of drinking and driving throughout the years to keep from feeling the wrath of Uncle Sam.
It was once common for brewers and other alcohol manufacturers to let employees consume booze during businesses hours. But when people started having accidents on the job and even fatal accidents on the streets, the industry had no choice but to change its policies. These days, the alcohol trade treats its workers to both free and discounted products to be sampled and enjoyed safely at home.
The cannabis industry cannot yet provide its employees with those types of benefits. But, like the alcohol industry, it can bring into play policies that call for repercussions for those workers who insist on showing up to work impaired.
In conclusion, the study authors found that “Colorado cannabis workers… regularly consumed cannabis, expressed low concerns about workplace hazards, reported some occupational injuries and exposures, and reported inconsistent training practices.”
Perhaps it is time to do better?
That is one of the most disturbing things I've witnessed in a long time. There is no way that way a legal search..... I hope he takes them to the cleaners.
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