Dec

19

Garfunkel & Oates Video on Medical Marijuana

Posted on December 19, 2009 at 1:21 am by Madrigal Maniac Under Miscellaneous | Print This Post | Email This Post | 7 Comments 


I was turned on to Garfunkel and Oates by a Pho post which I can’t find on his site.

If you’ve read this blog at all you know I’m a Social Worker with a scope of practice that includes addiction.

One of the arguments for smoking marijuana that makes me laugh the hardest is that it has medicinal properties. It does. But, in most cases there are other medications that work better.

Here’s an example. I had a phone conversation with a client who said he smoked marijuana because he had glaucoma. Indeed, cannabis does help ameliorate the symptoms of glaucoma. However, there are eye drops you can use that are not illegal, have no carcinogens, and actually work better than marijuana. When I told my client this, he said he couldn’t afford the eye drops. When I pointed out he could afford the weed, he hung up the phone. The fact is he just wanted to get high and the glaucoma was his rationalization.

Just today I was giving a lecture and during the section where I talked about marijuana a participant shouted out “I smoke marijuana and it helps cancer patients”. I asked if he had cancer. He did not.

I would have greater respect for the vast majority of medicinal marijuana proponents if they would just admit the obvious. They just want to get high legally.

Hell, make it legal, I don’t care. Just know that it has 20 times the carcinogens of a cigarette and because it is not water soluble, it sits in the receptor sites of the brain making the brain work harder than normal. That’s why marijuana smokers move slooooow. Because it is sticky and not water soluble it remains in the brain for up to six weeks. So, the chronic marijuana smoker is affected even when they are not euphorically high. Thus, they get a condition called amotivational syndrome. I nice psychological term to say they don’t do shit.

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Nov

6

Check Out Jim Carrey’s New Web Site

Posted on November 6, 2009 at 7:54 pm by Madrigal Maniac Under Miscellaneous | Print This Post | Email This Post | Leave a Comment 


It’s Friday night and I’m tired from work and tired of talking politics… So I thought I’d post something fun. You might want to check out actor Jim Carrey’s personal web site.

Entertainment Weekly called it “A Visually Stunning Treat.”

And it is. Here’s a look.



Depending on your ISP it can be a bandwidth hog, so you may need to be patient. Later in the evening it loaded faster.

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Jun

27

Burger King Ad May Promote Oral Sex

Posted on June 27, 2009 at 12:13 am by Madrigal Maniac Under Miscellaneous | Print This Post | Email This Post | Leave a Comment 


Thanks to Mother Jones for this, but I think it originates from this site The Modern Voice. Some may find this funny. But suggesting that young women ought to believe that oral sex is like eating a hamburger demeans all of us. I think it represents the thinking of a 16 year old boy. Sorry Burger King, I grew up.



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May

7

Where Do You Stand on the Political Spectrum?

Posted on May 7, 2009 at 9:42 pm by Madrigal Maniac Under Miscellaneous | Print This Post | Email This Post | 6 Comments 


There is a survey you can take at Political Compass that will show you where you stand on the political spectrum. Hat tip to Buckeye RINO for turning me on to it. Here is my chart.

















I thought I would be a little farther to the left and not as far down on the libertarian scale. I did have a problem with the wording of some of the questions, but it was still a fun activity.

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Feb

22

Actor Hooked on Kitty Krack

Posted on February 22, 2009 at 6:35 pm by Madrigal Maniac Under Miscellaneous | Print This Post | Email This Post | Leave a Comment 


I’m a cat lover, but I never gave either one of the cats I have owned catnip. A few years ago I saw a friend give her feline some catnip. His eyes glazed over and he began to hop and roll around the floor in a wild euphoric state. He wouldn’t stop begging her for more. I’m a substance abuse counselor, so immediately knew what this was. I said “he looks like he’s high on crack.” I went further, “catnip is nothing more than kitty krack,” and my friends busted out laughing. Here’s proof that I was right.

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