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In reply to the discussion: What Maureen Dowd's Cannabis accident tells us [View all]eridani
(51,907 posts)10. I wonder if the cannabis was heated to make the chocolate
One thing that many don't understand about edibles is that cooking THC tends to change it into THCA, which is one of the components with a strong soporific effect. The other class of cannabinoids with this effect are the gamma cannabinoids.
The first time I ever had pot brownies was at a party, and the result was a bunch of people asleep and draped all over the furniture.
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"No plant should be declared illegal, not pot, not poppies and not coca."
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#79
In early '67 a friend and I bought a $10 lid, which we stashed at his house
pinboy3niner
Jun 2014
#32
Or at least an experienced amateur. I've baked some delicious (and potent) cookies myself.
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#80
In college I ate a pot brownie and was catatonic for 18 hours. I couldn't see clearly and someone
Pisces
Jun 2014
#93
I'd been saying for some time that she was an obnoxious nitwit, and here she goes and with
MADem
Jun 2014
#2
Ha ha ha!! Quick, grab that thang from "Mo Do" before she chows the whole thing down all by
MADem
Jun 2014
#9
If she went to report on the drugs they use to torture deathrow inmates to death in Oklahoma,
jtuck004
Jun 2014
#13
I'll bet she (or anyone else) wouldn't last long shooting barbiturates...
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#81
The NYT editors are fools, too, for not recognizing Dowd's ineptness & allowing it to print.
pacalo
Jun 2014
#16
You're going to legalize the stuff you gotta do it right. Informative labeling is a must.
bklyncowgirl
Jun 2014
#25