The flaw that negates most of what he said: it is unimportant whether weed is 1% or 99% THC because people want to get only so high. All that high potency weed/etc does is require the user to consume less for the same effect. Basically, this guy assumes that EVERYONE who uses THC wants to nearly obliterate their brains with COLOSSAL levels of consumption of the stuff. That's like saying that everyone who drinks any alcohol wants to get totally, completely hammered, every time. High potency weed is a good thing because it means we don't have to have as many inputs (soil, fertilizers, pesticides, electricity, etc) in order to get X level of output (in the form of being high). It also means that people who consume THC via smoking will inhale less smoke for the effect they desire. I have yet to see anyone address this.
I call bs on his statement about weed only containing .5% thc before 1960. He should read about the history of hashish in India...This guy has his own agenda.
Yes strong weed has been around since the hps lights were invented circa 1930 something. Pollination creates strong cannabis and farming knowledge as well. Pick weeds capture worms for the soil use ladybugs for bug control. Some weed that grows in the wild reaches 20% THC depending on genetic lottery.
Drank alcohol pretty much every day for 7 years,now a little over 4 months no alcohol. Cannabis has really helped me with that. I filed in heavy to Cannabis after quitting because I had not used it in 5 years and with all the newness around legalization in my state, it was exciting. But I hit a wall and noticed in cutting back on cannabis. Not wake and baking, smoking less and mainly only in the evening. I can see myself only using a few days a week and on weekends soon and then just a few times a week. I'm ok with that and I'm so much happier and healthier. I can't take back those 7 years lost in a cloud, but I can look forward. 34 is not the youngest, but certainly not too old!
I eat an edible and drink tequila almost every day! Oh yeah, and seafood! Today I got high, walked in the over 100 degree weather and ate the biggest shrimp burrito I have ever seen! Made my Mexicans, of course! Life is what you make of it and if people want to get high and drink alcohol, that is the poison that makes them happy. Everybody is allowed to do whatever they want. Some people want to sober up and some people are happy as alcoholics. My uncle drinks every day and he's happy even though his eyesight is failing because of the poison. But yeah, that's why people tell you to pick your poison.
Mpowers n with exception of caffeine everything listed contributes to major public and personal health issues; ppl.are free to make their own choices I don't know why it's a problem to be informed regarding possible health outcomes. I indulge in certain practices that may not be the healthiest, but with awareness I do what I can to metigat my risk.
@@NateAnderson69 The only reason alcohol is legal is because it has been in our society for a very, very long time. Obviously even being mentioned in the bible. The alcohol industry has grown extremely vast and powerful. Many experts agree it is the most dangerous substance in the world in terms of overall detriments. But it is also extremely prevalent, and you know (usually) what you are taking in. His argument is that commercializing THC is dangerous, and in his limited time did not argue that a normal amount of THC is something that should or should not be legalized, though his does say grown adults, smoke casually, he doesn't care.
wayne montgomery I would like something with a nice flavor & 5-10% THC. And definitely labeling about pesticides or other growth chemicals applied to the flower.
@@chrislombera2109 if you want to maximize potency and yield you're absolutely correct, that rule applies to any plant. Those if thus that have been around awhile remember our first grow, it might not have been the best but it still got us high.
@@chrislombera2109 Umm.. the most natural process is the easiest.. Warmth and water, simple. Warm countries know. The complexities arise when INDUSTRY try to maximise the bang for the buck. Grow your own have no such problems.
Have you ever had tomatoes that are grown indoors? The best weed and the best vegetables are grown indoors where you can control conditions much more closely.
@@dennisjordan5917 I grow both inside and outside, what i've noticed is that indoor crops are just consistently better, but they are not overall better crops. The biggest, strongest plants that i have produced were obviously outside, the energy the sunlight gives off cannot be matched by anything humans have currently come up with and in general sunlight is just a better source of light for plants than grow lights.
Florida medical weed is mandated to be grown indoors to keep it away from pests. Florida medical weed mandates indoor growth so that it has no pesticides and exact length days and nights help immensely with its strength. I'm not stating a preference I'm just saying why some people prefer indoor growing.
I have been an occasional pot smoker for 49 years. Based on my experience pot is not nearly as dangerous as alchohol, cigarettes, or even sugar. A pot smoker is more mild mannered than a drinker. If I had to choose between a alchodrinker and a smoker to drive me home I would choose the pot smoker. I think the laws against pot have been a travesty of justice and reprehensible. When alcohol came off prohibition law enforcement decided that pot was going to be targeted because minorities used it and it was competition for the alchohol industry. Religion called it the devil's weed. The tobacco industry blatantly lied about the benefits of tobacco. The over consumption of sugar causes more health problems than pot.
@Tweed Penguin How are they wrong. They're saying if alcohol, which ruins lives, kills people, and is bad for health, is legal then be consistent and make pot legal
@Tweed Penguin Why does it being legal for a long time make it better or matter. And while I dont recommend becoming a lazy stoner why should it be illegal. We don't ban alcohol because of lazy alcoholics. You literally can't come up with a single reason weed should be illegal
You should try making a really good friend online in, you know, like WA, CA, OR, NY, NJ, VA, VT, IL, CT, MI, etc. Just one of the many diverse states in our expansive country. It's good for the well-being to have pen pals📬 in other places. Probably help you get over your cravings.
Senica S Actually. (Medical) Marijuana is big pharmas way to corner the market, the industry and contribute to those corporate candidates who will be glad to only ONLY make it medical and NOT legalize it for recreational use and grow our own.
Funny because most the people i know who buy weed care more about the terpines and quality rather than just the THC percentage, and he completely overlooks the psychological benefits of THC
What we need is good regulation. It seems no one wants to regulate, they just want to legalize. I started using cannabis when I was 27, last year. Still not a daily user, still not causing problems for me. I just think that it's counter productive to punish me for this. Taking away my job and drivers license (if I were to get caught) isn't gonna make me strive to be a "better person" in the eyes of society, it will ruin me.
Terms are a messy thing. What I think you actually want is what is called decriminalization. This has been in effect in many states for decades independent of fully legalizing the drug. Unfortunately, legalization is synonymous with commercialization and seems to be a rallying cry marijuana moguls are happy to support with millions of dollars.
We should you even drink moonshine on occasion if it's 75% alcohol? The less amount of alcohol, it allows you or should I say the human body, to deal with the effects way better long-term. But if you have a habit of drinking moonshine every Friday, at 75% alcohol, is going to have bad effects on your body in less time even if drink just a little bit and on occasion.
@@tyrfree5733 it's not difficult to drink 3-4 liters of beer (6-8 small cans) however the same amount of vodka is unfathomable since you would usually have 3-4 drinks mixed with some juice or refreshment in a 1 to 3 ratio, so in reality you have around idk 200-400 ml max of vodka. the same is true for weed. I can smoke 2-3 grams of low TCH strains all day and be productive, but with a high THC strain I would never smoke all day, I'd maybe have one joint with 0.5 g's to relax at night.
THC is a succesful pain reliver, reduces inflammation which can help people with arthritis and other conditions, reduces some of the pain and nausea from chemotherapy, stimulates appetite which can help with certain eating disorders and chemo, is generally more safe and less addictive than alcohol, far less risky than opiods in treating pain, THC can also trigger apoptosis (cell sucide) in cancer cells,THC removes amyloid beta protein from the brain which is a neurotoxin that builds up and leads to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer patients, and who knows what else? The percentage of thc concentration might have gone up but that just means you have to smoke less then before.
I used cannabis because all the antipsychotic meds made things worse or didn't work. My kaiser Dr suggested it to me when I was 16. Been better ever since.
Phosphorus I agree! I personally vape and it's so much better! It dosen't smell as bad as smoking, it's discreet, it tastes better, no combustion and releasing tar and carcinogens that can lead to chronic bronchitis, you can re-use the avp and make edibles, and you waste less weed and money in the long run. Edibles are good to but obviously you gotta wait 30min-2hours (depending on metabolism) for em to kick in and if you take too much RIP for the next few hours...
Dull Doll Void nja you are contributing thc some medicinal attributes that actually Cbd does like for example reducing inflammation and seizures but thc is sometimes necessery to use as a enhancer or as a ”vehicle” so the Cbd can work better! This Guy is clearly a 12-step evangelist and wants to ”spread the word” but i think that Ted allows him to use them as a plattform for spreading his fundamental views is both dangerous and makes them look like a non credible source for true information thats not longer objective!
You should watch the whole video. It’s actually pretty insightful. Of course not all MJ operations use pesticides& not all companies are just in it for the money& getting people addicted to their product.... but the facts he’s sharing are pretty alarming and we should all be thinking about these consequences.
Btw, it is not hard to find low thc products in states where medical or recreational cannabis is legal. The idea that its just all stronger now isn't accurate. A lot of it is, but not all.
And with the audience cheering him you can see what crowd he is cultivating. It was the half percentage THC weed in the 70s that verified his bias and delusion. You can only believe that if you are clueless.
But our point is that it takes a very weak constitution to be able to get overly attached to something based on missing or added or biased info from the sellers or the advertisers efforts to sway you. Anyone that finds out something to exist based on an add or if you find something ls appealing based on its advertisement this is normal but anyone that can believe what an advertiser says is dangerously naive. Anyone that tries a product without verifying the facts and statistics first is doomed to a life of being totally controlled by corporations. Anyone that can be swayed by propaganda they did not verify is doomed by their own stupidity and mental weakness under all circumstances. Information that is given to you by someone making any corner of profit of of an item or service should only introduce you to a product but it is a moron beyond endless stupidity that believes such info without verifying facts via other sources.
The whole point of legalization is that if I wish to grow my own, I can. If I choose to pay someone else to do it, I am then using the standard consumer system we all use in the US. Then, I have chosen to use a product that is pre-made, and pre-packaged like almost everything else in our world. Nobody is forcing me to buy their product. While I agree the consumer is being led around by their nose, they stuck their nose there in the first place. This is America isn't it?
First I decided to give you a "like" and then I thought I also need to comment. Dead on point. Once something is commercialized, its a steep slope to control it. Honestly, the fact that you could grow decent weed yourself, I had always thought that that was the problem with legalizing it.
No. I mean yes by name. But this isn't the america of old. Ever since corporations had the right to be private citizens, our country has become an oligarch.
I agree whole-heartedly. This comment section was breaking my heart until I wandered upon this one. The true corruption in the selling or distribution of any product comes from the criteria of the consumer. If individual business between users of said product is not allowed, the consumers will have no choice except to extend their criteria and bite whatever business will sell. It appalls me that this conversation was not discussed BEFORE “legalization”
@Manan Patel watch the documentary "The union: the business behind getting high" informative documentary you may find useful in your quest for knowledge.
What shocks me as a European is that most Americans were more willing to support the legalisation of pot, as opposed to essentials like universal healthcare. Priorities people 😅
I'm a senior Canadian and much of what he says is not really an issue for us. Cannabis is legal here now. We can grow 4 plants per household and folks take advantage of this free option. Especially, seniors with arthritis, gout, and many other health problems. No money is ever involved. It didn't take us long to figure out what we were doing. All plants are started from the same "Mother plant", so our results are fairly consistent. No one likes to smoke anymore but we eat a lot of brownies up here!
It's not pots fault the dispensaries are in "low income" neighborhoods and "located near the poor" when dispensaries first emerged they could be any place and they were! Then came zoning! And 95 percent of cities zoned them out!! The only cities here in Michigan now thanks to these zoning ordinances, are yes the more run down ones! Probably because the city could really use the funds, unfortunately more prominent neighborhoods don't "need" the money and zone it out! Trust me dispensaries have no issues opening in more shall I say "high class" towns! I'm sure prefer it! But unfortunately it's not allowed! And that isn't some persons scheme to get rich from the poor! Those people don't control the city ordinances, I'm sure they who ever they are would love to price gouge "rich city's" here in Michigan it's zoned out of everywhere except the big major city's (which yes have low income people's) catch 22 here damned if you do damned if you don't!
Ditto. I live by riverside ca. And they shut down all of the dispensaries in riverside (more well off) . And the only ones available are in the nearby by smaller towns. And trust me when I say that they could use the money.
Another thing... every dispensary that goes up in South OC get hit a month or two later by Feds and “searched for illegitimate” contraband.... it’s deemed illegitimate 100% of the time that there’s ever been one where I’m at. There has been like 10 and that’s the public excuse for why it’s not there anymore... meanwhile they’re putting up new neighborhoods surrounding the local Kaiser that was next door to the old dispensary.
Yep. It’s like zoning for tattoo shops here in Virginia. They are all in low income areas. If they had their choice they would be in more commercial areas. They don’t have a choice on the matter.
This reminds me of someone who knows a little bit but wants to talk a lot about the little bit that they know, before they expand their mind to know the whole truth and all of the facts
Some of his statements were (forgive the pun) half-baked. This guy was part of the "No on 64" campaign. I knew this presentation smelled a little of Reefer Madness.
Odd. I must have missed the part where he claimed smoking turns people into amoral criminal deviants and should be illegal. Was it near the part close to the start where he explicitly said he wasn't against casual recreational use?
Custos "Almost all were marijuana related". How arbitrary of a directed and agenda oriented statement. The whole think was laced with half representations of the truth. I tried to stretch my disbelief to give him the benefit of the doubt but by the end it was clear to me.
@Hans Johansen hemp and cannabis are 2 separate things... and its not a lie that the thc levels have gone through the roof compared to what it used to be, most strains did have extremely low thc levels, but on the other hand there are also pure breed landraces that do have high thc levels..
@@manitoumimi well yeah, after o many years of smoking one would expect you develop some kind of tolerance, thus thinking its not so strong these days, when in fact now you're just like a professional smoker lol :D
arresting isn't charging and convicting. This guy is a comedian with inaccurate and purposely misleading information to prove a point that isn't even clear.
Really? The point I got was that super strength weed is not natural and that's what it's being marketed as. It's been messed around so much that it does not even resemble traditional cannabis. What is not to get there? If you had ever seen old school weed then you would know what he is talking about
@@Norfolkandchance886 I'm not sure what the argument is regarding THC concentration. All it means to have a higher concentration is that you get just as high on less pot. How is that a bad thing? It's cheaper and you ingest less carcinogens (if smoked). Win/win.
You failed to see his point though he's saying as weed is legalized in some states that most companies who produce it use a bunch of harmful chemicals just to make a profit.
1. Do your research, THC has no medicinal value and its all CBD 2. Even CBD can't cure cancer, because if it could, we wouldn't cancer as one of the leading causes of death, now would we?
My husband was in the Army and he knew a guy that grew a marijuana plant inside his trailer and one year he decorated it with light for Christmas and used it for a Christmas tree I thought I was going to die laughing When he told me that...... 😂
Very well said. I don't hear anything from Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Indian minorities. They seem to be able to find great opportunity in American culture.
I took this talk as more of a warning than anything else. Do we really want to allow corporations and other commercial interests take something that is fun, helpful and virtually harmless (in moderation - as with all things) and turn it into something grotesque and destructive?
SparksFly I would like something with a nice flavor & 5-10% THC. And definitely labeling about pesticides or other growth chemicals applied to the flower.
This is how society grows. Your vision is not folly thought out, the more money that goes into big cannabis corporations the more publicly available cannabis will become, which, in turn will cause there to be a greater incentive to do further research on the plant. You have to weigh up the pros and cons. You may not like supporting big companies but in doing so you do have positive effects. However, while sticking to home growing and dealers will keep cannabis culture underground, hidden away from society, remaining a taboo for much longer.
When he mentions the increase in minority arrests fail to mention that weed is still illegal federally and within the state of Colorado it's still illegal to smoke in public. You can't even open up a weed lounge specifically for smoking weed like you would drink alcohol at a bar. The way he tries to seem "hip" in a way that makes him seem like a preacher.
Yeah, I'm truly worried about the people growing illegally, using harmful chemicals, but you can still grow it perfectly safe and legal and get super high THC percentages up in the thirties or higher with some specific strains
Bruh I got high for the first time and it made me a better person. I’m not a daily user. But I smoke weed and I love it. I haven’t smoked for over a month so it is not addictive.
Ben Cort is the Founder of Addiction Treatment Marketers Organization, he has more motivation to spread this message out of business interest than the interest in well being of others. Nice marketing tactics.
@@simonsepic he is both right and wrong cbd is the part that contains the "medicinal" benefits, but the thc content is required to open the cannabinoid receptors in our brain so that the cbd can effectively bond to them
The same thing happened with alcohol during prohibition. It was more efficient to have more of the intoxicating substance in a smaller package so the potency went up.
A year later, its well known that thc is a vital part of the plant for medicinal use and here in the UK its the cbd being commercialised. The ratio of cbd to thc is important to know and when its at a correct level it helps enhance and balance the positive effects of cannabis. The guy doesn't like capitalism, we have individual responsibility, many of our problems our caused by ourselves and the solutions come from within. We need spirituality and consciousness, not politics and lectures about race. We should be aware of overly high THC levels and we do need to be aware of the integrity of people in positions of power in a society full of corruption and disingenuous human beings. This guy is 2% correct and 98% drippy, not a good ratio for ted talks.
@@crestedbutterobandkaren9367 This is TEDx talks. In these, anyone who volunteers can speak. If you want the ones where the speakers are selected, subscribe to the regular TED talks channel.
They still kept that illegal. Because they wanted to regulate and incentivize wealthy white people to turn it into a big tax maker. You still can’t grow it in your backyard in most places in the US. People should have fought for that. But instead they had big growers money behind it all pushing to become even bigger money makers
I have suffered from serious mental health issues and cannabis has saved my life and given me a quality of life I have never had while on tons of pharmaceuticals. Why does he not talk about the benefits of medicinal weed? He clearly has his on agenda. What’s wrong with poor people doing marijuana if it was legal. Maybe it will stop poor people from making meth.
Good thing this chump didn't use a real drug(coke,acid,synthetics). I have never heard " then it got scary" about the tolerance curve of this plant. Take away Herb? Grow weak product? He failed to mention that not all high potency Herb is grown this way. Maybe big business is the problem. We should all just have the right to grow for head.
For Medicine. I have been battling the wrst cancer known, using this plant and a diet of healthy food. Alive after 1 yr 5 mnth 6 days today. Cannabis must be of the naturally grown sort, not of the industry which will only add their death chems into our medicine. I am not against use for the high, I am fighting cancer, medicine is my fight!
THC is the KEY that OPENS the cancer cell wall allowing the CBD and other canabidiols can KIll the CAncer. Modern Medicine is Murder Inc. People MUST accept this truth!
Don’t recommend it unless you want to be couch locked. But Sativa close to that amount is quit helpful for me as a designer, to focus and lock into my work for like 8 hours😂 iv been smoking close to the 35% since I get all mine from the same clinic so my tolerance is insane now (but I love it now because I’m not trying to get obliteratingly high anymore) and I can smoke anytime during the day casually and not ever get “too high to function”, I hate that level of high now.
I’ve been smoking probably 5 times a week with a break ever sat and Sunday for the last 5 years since I graduated high school... got happily married got a bachelors in nursing in 3 years and had a job working in ER for just over a year... never went to school high or been to work high. It helps me relax before bed and self reflect/ arthritis in my knee replacement from a wreck when I was 16. Never did any other drugs I don’t even DRINK! Don’t listen to stereotypes, that only happens when you let something other than yourself control your life. I know plenty of people just like me. If you are mentally strong enough to control your life and not surrender it to something else, then don’t let people put you into the group of those who aren’t just because you do something they don’t.
Seems like that is a current trend with everything. Lately if stuff isn't 100% perfect right away, then it should be 100% illegal forever and here come the mobs all frothed up to make sure!
I’m 51 and I have smoked Spence 9 years old . I went through the whole drug thing all the way to dope . Now I’m back to just smoking bud . Ben drug free for 7 years. Bud is not a harmful drug . It helped me get my life and family back . Oh yah it is way more potent then when I was young. So I just smoke less. What ever that means .
the guy says he smoked and loved weed at13 but you dont see him getting applause for that but when he says he quit the crowd claps. heres the thing the weed he smoked when he was younger has set him on a very wealthy path so dont look down on people who smoke thc because they are the leaders of today and tomorrow.
ReliantArms yo don’t blame this on concervatives smh most conservatives wanna legalize...while ol boy Biden wants to reclassify to schedule 2 drug like opiates and adderal so only HE can decide who is allowed to grow and sell it! Then prosecute the states that are growing rn! Don’t believe me look it up! But what’s reading like conservatism even supposed to mean? 🤔 believing in god, working hard for what you have and not wanting to give 90% of it to taxes for them to give me “FREE HEALTHCARE”? Yeah u might wanna educate yourself
Squad Bankz Yet, it was conservative politicians who really ramped up the war on drugs and it’s mostly conservative voters who keep electing and supporting politicians who are against legalization. But yeah, keep trying to justify voting against your interests... And Biden is pretty conservative if you look at his record issue by issue so going after Biden just supports the OP 😂
@Jason Calcanis Because legalizing weed is supported by a majority of Americans, yet our drug laws haven’t changed since the 80s... Thousands of people have had their lives destroyed for smoking a harmless plant. These are people like you and me with jobs and families. Why do you have a problem with people choosing to consume cannabis, but are ok with alcohol? I thought conservatives were about personal responsibility... Additionally, how is throwing harmless people in prison beneficial for the economy? I find the whole war on drugs a waste of my hard earned taxpayer dollars. Don’t you care about controlling the deficit and getting a new source if tax revenue that we can put toward drug treatment instead? Take off your partisan glasses and start thinking critically for once in your life, kid.
The problem is the way it is being legalized. It isn't being legalized so that you can grow your own but so that those with money can do so and make huge profits. For example, in kansas it's some a $3k per acre just to apply for the permit and then the cost go up from there and that's to grow hemp for cbd.
Remember when weed was $20.00 an ounce in the late 60's ? The bag was also full of seeds. Now you can hardly find a seed any more which today costs from $10 to $25 per seed. That's crazy.
Bryan Ward I would still like something with a nice flavor & 5-10% THC. And definitely labeling about pesticides or other growth chemicals applied to the flower.
No. there’s a huge amount of drug addicts and also everyday people who don’t like the effect weed gives them. Some people get extremely paranoid or sad when they smoke so they never do it. Some people get lazy often it’s the fault of the person not the drug.
I would like to point out that I am a medical marijuana patient with Crohn's disease with a prescription from my family doctor. I wasn't a huge fan of getting high all the time so I tried consuming ONLY CBD and lost all of the medical benefits. It is the COMBINATION of the CBD AND THC that really bestows the medical effects. I have been in remission for 5 years by smoking about 3-4 grams a day of Cannabis, while when I tried consuming JUST CBD I had several flare ups and many symptoms that returned. To say that CBD is the only medical part of the plant is BAD SCIENCE.
I started smoking pot at 15. I have never moved on to another drug. I still smoke daily in a state where it is not legal and have no problems having a supplier. I am 63 yrs old, full time worker, own my house free and clear, and haven't had any tickets or accidents driving. I think it should be legalized nation wide.
The difference between medical marijuana and recreational marijuana is the same thing as the difference between medical prescription drugs and recreational use of prescription drugs. Medical use is doing the amount the doctor suggest and for the purpose of treating a condition and and recreational use is just doing whatever amount you want for pleasure over and above concern for specific condition treatment. Look up the difference between "self-medicating" and medicating under doctor supervision and that's the difference between medical and recreational anything whatsoever. Whether it's marijuana that were talking about or some well established and widely prescribed pill is really irrelevant.
since people wait to be sick and do nothing in the interim to prevent it Doctors are All that in peoples minds because the docotrs are thinking on that type stuff all the time ...
javid haymes I would like something with a nice flavor & 5-10% THC. And definitely labeling about pesticides or other growth chemicals applied to the flower.
As far as the THC increase goes... Meh. I like stronger cannabis. I'm an educated, functioning member of society. All of the GE that is applied to grow ops in areas with federalized distribution (OH, CANADA) are approved methods by leading scientists (though in Canada, I have yet to see a legal strain higher than 27% THC... I wish man, I wish!). This is not a problem. What IS a problem is the corporate tactical methods of selling, and the criminalization of those possessing legal cannabis. I agree with him there. HOWEVER, this is not the fault of the plant; if you are looking for someone to blame, blame the neoliberal governmental system that is the USA. In Canada, you can only buy from companies that are government officiated (in Ontario we have the OCS), which is mandated under federal legislation. This means less 1% profiteering, no detrimental selling tactics upon the ethnic minority or impoverished, and only government allowed strains. Kids cannot buy it, as ID is non-negotiable, as there is a worker at the front of the store to screen, alongside a Canadian government enforcing officer. Blame the terrible government style of the USA, which gives states near limitless unchecked power, and the greedy economic infrastructure, not the plant. Aaaalso, the study he cites for THC "compounding mental illness" also makes note that these issues have to be existant in the individual at a severe degree before hand, in which case, it is STILL their choice whether they wish to consume it or not. It also states that even for said group of mentally ill people, THC can (around HALF OF THE TIME) have the exact OPPOSITE effect, and help those with mental illness due to cannabis' psychoactive properties.
Where I live it's not allowed to sell alcohol containing beverages that contain over 40% alcohol. Why not have a max percentage for THC commercially sold for consumption?
As anyone who’s been following the endless THC and Cancer testimonials knows, this guy has a very selective education when it comes to weed. The bottom line; sustained high doses of THC is unbelievably effective against many forms of cancer in a surprising percentage of patients. This is THE LAST thing that big Pharma and even many in the medical profession want the wider population
Another surprising truth is that the body can only uptake a certain amount THC. That's why you can't overdose. And that not the product, but the environment people live in, is the biggest factor for getting a addiction.
Today’s pot is, unfortunately, a powerful drug. I’m an old stoner and this isn’t fun anymore. My group of friends can no longer sit around, share a bong and have fun. We have to practice ‘buzz management’. Today we can no longer take a hit from a fellow stoner because it’s now a powerful drug. Passing a joint around at a concert is a thing of the past. I was at an outdoor concert and a guy afforded me a hit. I had to politely turn him down. I now have to ask whether the joint is an indica or sativa or blend. And ,if it’s a blend, what percentage is each strain. I now have to educate myself with all of the various strains before I take a hit because I now have to get some idea as to the THC level. I have to realize all of these factors so I’ll know if I should take one hit, two hits or a half a hit. This isn’t fun anymore. If we don’t begin a serious education program with our youth, we are going to be n trouble in the near future.
Seph N Haven I would still like something with a nice flavor & 5-10% THC. And definitely labeling about pesticides or other growth chemicals applied to the flower.
Brandon Wills no Seph here actually made a beautiful statement that shouldn’t go over looked because this contradicts absolutely every point this ted guy talked about
This statement doesn't make enough sense. While there is theoretically a upper limit on how many receptors are active due to THC this isn't a simple calculation. THC binds with receptors in the brain, how much of the time each receptor is being activated is based in large part on the concentration of THC in the synaptic gap. When a THC molecule binds to a receptor it activates it then after some time detaches and floats away. The lag or delay between another THC molecule binding and reactivating the receptor is related to the concentrations of THC floating in the synaptic gap. As you increase concentration you reduce the time delay between bindings and so increase activation. The assumption in your comment Seph is that you ingest some weed, and the receptors bind and stay bound until the THC gets metabolised. That isn't how it works. Increasing the concentration both increases the total time receptors are activated and how many receptors are being activated simultaneously or in near succession. Lower concentrations will lower activation rates higher does will increase them. You obviously do not understand the mechanisms of how the neurons communicate pharmacologically.
The only good point he has is about the chemicals and that's just the same as what you saw, and are still seeing in the food industry with harsh chemicals on foods that them dealing with, and treating animals in cruel and unusual ways. There is a dark underbelly to any industry once it becomes wildly successful. It's about keeping it tame and not letting corruption and greed run rampant within it.
The prices were supposed to come down after legalization, but the taxes the states charge offset that. And the increased THC content is offset by not smoking as much to achieve the desired effect. "Natural" means not made in a beaker.
I wish dispensaries sold old school red bud, Acapulco Gold, etc. Great taste and mellow high. We used to say pot doesn't give a hangover (in moderation), but this new super weed can make one quite foggy afterwards. I can't smoke it now because of my job. Someday... Nevertheless, I learned that the thing I liked was the peace of mind, and have learned to find it through other means such as meditation, mindfulness, and being content with the simple life rather than chasing material possessions. 😁😁
I think this guys got it all wrong. Poor people aren’t poor because they smoke weed. They smoke weed to ease the stress of trying to pay rent every month. Minority groups are more likely to smoke weed because they are discriminated against. Take for example lgbtq people. They’re discriminated against and they have a huge struggle so it’s easy for them to turn to weed to ease their pain. More kids if color are caught with weed because they come from families who are more likely to smoke weed because they’re discriminated against. The issue isn’t weed here. It’s the discrimination against minority groups since America was founded.
The flaw that negates most of what he said: it is unimportant whether weed is 1% or 99% THC because people want to get only so high. All that high potency weed/etc does is require the user to consume less for the same effect. Basically, this guy assumes that EVERYONE who uses THC wants to nearly obliterate their brains with COLOSSAL levels of consumption of the stuff. That's like saying that everyone who drinks any alcohol wants to get totally, completely hammered, every time.
High potency weed is a good thing because it means we don't have to have as many inputs (soil, fertilizers, pesticides, electricity, etc) in order to get X level of output (in the form of being high). It also means that people who consume THC via smoking will inhale less smoke for the effect they desire. I have yet to see anyone address this.
Exactly
Actually, he later states that he suspects that 20% or so are the users who cant stop
it makes a difference wheather you drink beer or vodka
and thats what he points out
I’m pretty sure hes talking about the 80%-20% marketing tactic the tabaco industry used
@@agentcoco8986 yeah your drink less vodka
I call bs on his statement about weed only containing .5% thc before 1960. He should read about the history of hashish in India...This guy has his own agenda.
569Tramp, he is taking about marijuana in the USA.
Yes strong weed has been around since the hps lights were invented circa 1930 something. Pollination creates strong cannabis and farming knowledge as well. Pick weeds capture worms for the soil use ladybugs for bug control. Some weed that grows in the wild reaches 20% THC depending on genetic lottery.
Dontblet his hyperbole scare you.
...and I ain't skeered.
Which of course can easily used (and is) to make hash.
I've been toking for 6 years, and I never moved on to other drugs.
Yep. I actually unintentionally quit drinking due to cannabis.
@Smack Tok a
But, if government regulates it, then starts lacing it with other drugs?
DJ David J I’m exactly the same as you
@@djdavidj5531 good... Stopped abusing your liver to focus on abusing your lungs... 10/10 logic...
Drank alcohol pretty much every day for 7 years,now a little over 4 months no alcohol. Cannabis has really helped me with that. I filed in heavy to Cannabis after quitting because I had not used it in 5 years and with all the newness around legalization in my state, it was exciting. But I hit a wall and noticed in cutting back on cannabis. Not wake and baking, smoking less and mainly only in the evening. I can see myself only using a few days a week and on weekends soon and then just a few times a week. I'm ok with that and I'm so much happier and healthier. I can't take back those 7 years lost in a cloud, but I can look forward. 34 is not the youngest, but certainly not too old!
I eat an edible and drink tequila almost every day! Oh yeah, and seafood! Today I got high, walked in the over 100 degree weather and ate the biggest shrimp burrito I have ever seen! Made my Mexicans, of course! Life is what you make of it and if people want to get high and drink alcohol, that is the poison that makes them happy. Everybody is allowed to do whatever they want. Some people want to sober up and some people are happy as alcoholics. My uncle drinks every day and he's happy even though his eyesight is failing because of the poison. But yeah, that's why people tell you to pick your poison.
The same things could be said about nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, sugar and any sweeteners but he’s not bleeding from the mouth about that.
Mpowers
Blacks and Latinos are being locked up over nicotine, sugar, and sweeteners?
@@zachtrapper2398 Conveniently left out alcohol, I see?
Mpowers n with exception of caffeine everything listed contributes to major public and personal health issues; ppl.are free to make their own choices I don't know why it's a problem to be informed regarding possible health outcomes. I indulge in certain practices that may not be the healthiest, but with awareness I do what I can to metigat my risk.
Zach Trapper LMFAOOO IKR
@@NateAnderson69 The only reason alcohol is legal is because it has been in our society for a very, very long time. Obviously even being mentioned in the bible. The alcohol industry has grown extremely vast and powerful. Many experts agree it is the most dangerous substance in the world in terms of overall detriments. But it is also extremely prevalent, and you know (usually) what you are taking in. His argument is that commercializing THC is dangerous, and in his limited time did not argue that a normal amount of THC is something that should or should not be legalized, though his does say grown adults, smoke casually, he doesn't care.
grow your own ... stop making the rich ..richer
wayne montgomery I would like something with a nice flavor & 5-10% THC. And definitely labeling about pesticides or other growth chemicals applied to the flower.
Well said, sir.
@@chrislombera2109 if you want to maximize potency and yield you're absolutely correct, that rule applies to any plant. Those if thus that have been around awhile remember our first grow, it might not have been the best but it still got us high.
@@chrislombera2109 Umm.. the most natural process is the easiest.. Warmth and water, simple. Warm countries know. The complexities arise when INDUSTRY try to maximise the bang for the buck. Grow your own have no such problems.
And at least you know what chemicals are used in the production.
Weeds like tomatoes, the best tomatoes are grown outside in your backyard o'natural
Have you ever had tomatoes that are grown indoors? The best weed and the best vegetables are grown indoors where you can control conditions much more closely.
If you live on the West Coast you get the nice radioactive isotopes from Fukushima on your tomatoes for seasoning
@@dennisjordan5917 I grow both inside and outside, what i've noticed is that indoor crops are just consistently better, but they are not overall better crops. The biggest, strongest plants that i have produced were obviously outside, the energy the sunlight gives off cannot be matched by anything humans have currently come up with and in general sunlight is just a better source of light for plants than grow lights.
Florida medical weed is mandated to be grown indoors to keep it away from pests. Florida medical weed mandates indoor growth so that it has no pesticides and exact length days and nights help immensely with its strength.
I'm not stating a preference I'm just saying why some people prefer indoor growing.
I'm sure the slugs are very thankful for them.
Want to do the same analysis on tobacco or liquor? Yeah, I thought so.
Thank you for saving my time
Certainly, you will get the same answer.
@@JumpingJack6 worse, not the same
Want to move out of your moms basment? Yea I thought so....
@@TheOneRising project much Mark?
I have been an occasional pot smoker for 49 years. Based on my experience pot is not nearly as dangerous as alchohol, cigarettes, or even sugar. A pot smoker is more mild mannered than a drinker. If I had to choose between a alchodrinker and a smoker to drive me home I would choose the pot smoker.
I think the laws against pot have been a travesty of justice and reprehensible. When alcohol came off prohibition law enforcement decided that pot was going to be targeted because minorities used it and it was competition for the alchohol industry. Religion called it the devil's weed.
The tobacco industry blatantly lied about the benefits of tobacco. The over consumption of sugar causes more health problems than pot.
Are you addicted to marijuana?
@@Drew_K.79. No addictions to any drug at any time in my life.
@Jason Calcanis The defense is bad laws are detrimental to society.
@Tweed Penguin How are they wrong. They're saying if alcohol, which ruins lives, kills people, and is bad for health, is legal then be consistent and make pot legal
@Tweed Penguin Why does it being legal for a long time make it better or matter. And while I dont recommend becoming a lazy stoner why should it be illegal. We don't ban alcohol because of lazy alcoholics. You literally can't come up with a single reason weed should be illegal
I wish I had a copious amount of high quality THC right now.
Come to Illinois
@@seanwayne7839 what makes you think those are mutually exclusive.
You should try making a really good friend online in, you know, like WA, CA, OR, NY, NJ, VA, VT, IL, CT, MI, etc. Just one of the many diverse states in our expansive country.
It's good for the well-being to have pen pals📬 in other places. Probably help you get over your cravings.
i've always thought this legalization thing was off. i think everyone should be able to grow as much as they want
Agree keep out big businesses
masked mofo Just like making your own alcohol and growing your own tomatoes.
yes. finally a reasonable solution.
Agreed, legalization is about regulation and taxation, Anyone who doesn't see that is fooling themselves. LET US GROW OUR OWN!!!
Senica S Actually. (Medical) Marijuana is big pharmas way to corner the market, the industry and contribute to those corporate candidates who will be glad to only ONLY make it medical and NOT legalize it for recreational use and grow our own.
Funny because most the people i know who buy weed care more about the terpines and quality rather than just the THC percentage, and he completely overlooks the psychological benefits of THC
735ty I would like something with a nice flavor & 5-10% THC. And definitely labeling about pesticides or other growth chemicals applied to the flower.
And the entourage effect. Thc and cbd compliment each other and tend to be better together.
What we need is good regulation. It seems no one wants to regulate, they just want to legalize. I started using cannabis when I was 27, last year. Still not a daily user, still not causing problems for me. I just think that it's counter productive to punish me for this. Taking away my job and drivers license (if I were to get caught) isn't gonna make me strive to be a "better person" in the eyes of society, it will ruin me.
Terms are a messy thing. What I think you actually want is what is called decriminalization. This has been in effect in many states for decades independent of fully legalizing the drug. Unfortunately, legalization is synonymous with commercialization and seems to be a rallying cry marijuana moguls are happy to support with millions of dollars.
I want to decriminalize all drug use, yes, but the "regulation" in most US states is a joke.
Jagh Haringenamn... very well said...
Regulation of pot is a mess. A huge mess. And it will probably remain that way for a long time.
Well said brother 😉
Anyone notice the time on this video is 14:20
Good 👀
Went looking for this comment once I did.
Beer has 6% alcohol
Vodka has 43% alcohol
Moonshine has 75% alcohol
It takes less amount of weed doesn't mean people are going to consume more .
We should you even drink moonshine on occasion if it's 75% alcohol? The less amount of alcohol, it allows you or should I say the human body, to deal with the effects way better long-term. But if you have a habit of drinking moonshine every Friday, at 75% alcohol, is going to have bad effects on your body in less time even if drink just a little bit and on occasion.
I used to drink mugs of beer, but now I drink mugs of 200 proof cooking alcohol. NOT!
@@tyrfree5733 it's not difficult to drink 3-4 liters of beer (6-8 small cans) however the same amount of vodka is unfathomable since you would usually have 3-4 drinks mixed with some juice or refreshment in a 1 to 3 ratio, so in reality you have around idk 200-400 ml max of vodka. the same is true for weed. I can smoke 2-3 grams of low TCH strains all day and be productive, but with a high THC strain I would never smoke all day, I'd maybe have one joint with 0.5 g's to relax at night.
THC is a succesful pain reliver, reduces inflammation which can help people with arthritis and other conditions, reduces some of the pain and nausea from chemotherapy, stimulates appetite which can help with certain eating disorders and chemo, is generally more safe and less addictive than alcohol, far less risky than opiods in treating pain, THC can also trigger apoptosis (cell sucide) in cancer cells,THC removes amyloid beta protein from the brain which is a neurotoxin that builds up and leads to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer patients, and who knows what else? The percentage of thc concentration might have gone up but that just means you have to smoke less then before.
Or use it without smoking it!
I used cannabis because all the antipsychotic meds made things worse or didn't work. My kaiser Dr suggested it to me when I was 16. Been better ever since.
Phosphorus I agree! I personally vape and it's so much better! It dosen't smell as bad as smoking, it's discreet, it tastes better, no combustion and releasing tar and carcinogens that can lead to chronic bronchitis, you can re-use the avp and make edibles, and you waste less weed and money in the long run. Edibles are good to but obviously you gotta wait 30min-2hours (depending on metabolism) for em to kick in and if you take too much RIP for the next few hours...
Dull Doll Void nja you are contributing thc some medicinal attributes that actually Cbd does like for example reducing inflammation and seizures but thc is sometimes necessery to use as a enhancer or as a ”vehicle” so the Cbd can work better! This Guy is clearly a 12-step evangelist and wants to ”spread the word” but i think that Ted allows him to use them as a plattform for spreading his fundamental views is both dangerous and makes them look like a non credible source for true information thats not longer objective!
Don't forget CBD, which is also a big pain reliever, anxiolytic, panic reducer, etc.....
he lost me at "cool kids table"
Me too! I saw the rest coming ahead of time.
what do u mean by "he lost you"?
You should watch the whole video. It’s actually pretty insightful. Of course not all MJ operations use pesticides& not all companies are just in it for the money& getting people addicted to their product.... but the facts he’s sharing are pretty alarming and we should all be thinking about these consequences.
non-sense at 3.21 THC being a chemical??
@@elcothelosen3621 natural chemical.
He acts like THC and plant food is more dangerous than opiates and “legal” lab coat man made drugs.
I would still like something with a nice flavor & 5-10% THC. And definitely labeling about pesticides or other growth chemicals applied to the flower.
testing is already done in medical and recreational states and if it stayed illegal there would be no testing so WTF are you suggesting?
@@zebrajenks I reread the original comment and realised I added a flourish or two.
@@BrandonTWills What about alcohol? It's insane alcohol and cigarettes are legal and cannabis is illegal and this dude is a moron.
Btw, it is not hard to find low thc products in states where medical or recreational cannabis is legal. The idea that its just all stronger now isn't accurate. A lot of it is, but not all.
This dude obviously has an agenda and it's pretty blatant about it.
what is the agenda
?
@@fabiantolan1082 being logical
And what is it? Carbon tax?
What the agenda ? He says he's for legalization he's transparent about it wdym ?
The dudes agenda is about making the industry transparent
I was vibing with him... Right up until his "scary" pot addiction and his story about the last time he got "wasted"
Yeah, in his 21 years of his sobriety he is "still" looking for his peace of mind. Little does he know he had it before he got on the sobriety bus.
it sucks to addicted to anything. You clearly didn’t understand his point. It was a lot to do with commercialisation of a drug.
And with the audience cheering him you can see what crowd he is cultivating. It was the half percentage THC weed in the 70s that verified his bias and delusion. You can only believe that if you are clueless.
Kids with issues aren't the stoner communities problem and certainly not their fault.
But our point is that it takes a very weak constitution to be able to get overly attached to something based on missing or added or biased info from the sellers or the advertisers efforts to sway you.
Anyone that finds out something to exist based on an add or if you find something ls appealing based on its advertisement this is normal
but anyone that can believe what an advertiser says is dangerously naive. Anyone that tries a product without verifying the facts and statistics first is doomed to a life of being totally controlled by corporations.
Anyone that can be swayed by propaganda they did not verify is doomed by their own stupidity and mental weakness under all circumstances. Information that is given to you by someone making any corner of profit of of an item or service should only introduce you to a product but it is a moron beyond endless stupidity that believes such info without verifying facts via other sources.
The whole point of legalization is that if I wish to grow my own, I can. If I choose to pay someone else to do it, I am then using the standard consumer system we all use in the US. Then, I have chosen to use a product that is pre-made, and pre-packaged like almost everything else in our world. Nobody is forcing me to buy their product. While I agree the consumer is being led around by their nose, they stuck their nose there in the first place. This is America isn't it?
First I decided to give you a "like" and then I thought I also need to comment. Dead on point. Once something is commercialized, its a steep slope to control it. Honestly, the fact that you could grow decent weed yourself, I had always thought that that was the problem with legalizing it.
exactly ....you wanted it ,i gave it to you ,so now what do you want,,
No. I mean yes by name. But this isn't the america of old. Ever since corporations had the right to be private citizens, our country has become an oligarch.
I agree whole-heartedly. This comment section was breaking my heart until I wandered upon this one. The true corruption in the selling or distribution of any product comes from the criteria of the consumer. If individual business between users of said product is not allowed, the consumers will have no choice except to extend their criteria and bite whatever business will sell. It appalls me that this conversation was not discussed BEFORE “legalization”
I don't disagree that a conversation should be started but the data is misleading and his arguments were weak.
Thumbs down, left a TON of facts out. Only told one flawed perspective.
Thank you for saving my time.
@Manan Patel watch the documentary "The union: the business behind getting high" informative documentary you may find useful in your quest for knowledge.
It only 14 minutes long.
Ernest Ele 😂
What shocks me as a European is that most Americans were more willing to support the legalisation of pot, as opposed to essentials like universal healthcare. Priorities people 😅
I'm a senior Canadian and much of what he says is not really an issue for us. Cannabis is legal here now. We can grow 4 plants per household and folks take advantage of this free option. Especially, seniors with arthritis, gout, and many other health problems. No money is ever involved. It didn't take us long to figure out what we were doing. All plants are started from the same "Mother plant", so our results are fairly consistent. No one likes to smoke anymore but we eat a lot of brownies up here!
It's not pots fault the dispensaries are in "low income" neighborhoods and "located near the poor" when dispensaries first emerged they could be any place and they were! Then came zoning! And 95 percent of cities zoned them out!! The only cities here in Michigan now thanks to these zoning ordinances, are yes the more run down ones! Probably because the city could really use the funds, unfortunately more prominent neighborhoods don't "need" the money and zone it out! Trust me dispensaries have no issues opening in more shall I say "high class" towns! I'm sure prefer it! But unfortunately it's not allowed! And that isn't some persons scheme to get rich from the poor! Those people don't control the city ordinances, I'm sure they who ever they are would love to price gouge "rich city's" here in Michigan it's zoned out of everywhere except the big major city's (which yes have low income people's) catch 22 here damned if you do damned if you don't!
Ditto. I live by riverside ca. And they shut down all of the dispensaries in riverside (more well off) . And the only ones available are in the nearby by smaller towns. And trust me when I say that they could use the money.
This is extremely true in Colorado, especially in Denver.
Another thing... every dispensary that goes up in South OC get hit a month or two later by Feds and “searched for illegitimate” contraband.... it’s deemed illegitimate 100% of the time that there’s ever been one where I’m at. There has been like 10 and that’s the public excuse for why it’s not there anymore... meanwhile they’re putting up new neighborhoods surrounding the local Kaiser that was next door to the old dispensary.
Yep. It’s like zoning for tattoo shops here in Virginia. They are all in low income areas. If they had their choice they would be in more commercial areas. They don’t have a choice on the matter.
At no point in this video did he blame pot. He's blaming white business men.
This reminds me of someone who knows a little bit but wants to talk a lot about the little bit that they know, before they expand their mind to know the whole truth and all of the facts
Some of his statements were (forgive the pun) half-baked. This guy was part of the "No on 64" campaign. I knew this presentation smelled a little of Reefer Madness.
Wandering Scenes 2
Odd. I must have missed the part where he claimed smoking turns people into amoral criminal deviants and should be illegal. Was it near the part close to the start where he explicitly said he wasn't against casual recreational use?
Custos So you are ok with people like him defining “ casual recreational use”?
Custos
"Almost all were marijuana related". How arbitrary of a directed and agenda oriented statement. The whole think was laced with half representations of the truth. I tried to stretch my disbelief to give him the benefit of the doubt but by the end it was clear to me.
Custos
He was a vocal opponent of legalizing cannabis in Colorado. So despite his words now, his history shows he is against casual recreational use.
A lot of misinformation aside, he’s right that we should be talking more about who’s really making a profit off of legalization...
You need to acknowledge the lies instead of just "setting aside"
I love how the length of the video ends in 420!
you're a liar, THC has been there all along + it's the government that's prohibiting outdoor cultivation, even in "legal" states.
@Hans Johansen hemp and cannabis are 2 separate things... and its not a lie that the thc levels have gone through the roof compared to what it used to be, most strains did have extremely low thc levels, but on the other hand there are also pure breed landraces that do have high thc levels..
@@manitoumimi well yeah, after o many years of smoking one would expect you develop some kind of tolerance, thus thinking its not so strong these days, when in fact now you're just like a professional smoker lol :D
arresting isn't charging and convicting. This guy is a comedian with inaccurate and purposely misleading information to prove a point that isn't even clear.
Really? The point I got was that super strength weed is not natural and that's what it's being marketed as. It's been messed around so much that it does not even resemble traditional cannabis. What is not to get there? If you had ever seen old school weed then you would know what he is talking about
William Sulman same thing happened when prohibition of alcohol happened....so....
@@Norfolkandchance886 I'm not sure what the argument is regarding THC concentration. All it means to have a higher concentration is that you get just as high on less pot. How is that a bad thing? It's cheaper and you ingest less carcinogens (if smoked). Win/win.
Actually THC has medicinal value do your research
Yup like kill cancer and stuff and he didnt even mention that it literally shrinks tumor
You failed to see his point though he's saying as weed is legalized in some states that most companies who produce it use a bunch of harmful chemicals just to make a profit.
1. Do your research, THC has no medicinal value and its all CBD
2. Even CBD can't cure cancer, because if it could, we wouldn't cancer as one of the leading causes of death, now would we?
@@RexerYTRexer a pure wonder elixer!
Eyobel Berhane Big pharma wont let anyone come up with a cure for cancer, they make ungodly amounts of money from cancer treatment
My husband was in the Army and he knew a guy that grew a marijuana plant inside his trailer and one year he decorated it with light for Christmas and used it for a Christmas tree I thought I was going to die laughing When he told me that...... 😂
the WHOLE PROBLEM THERE is: Greed... not weed...
Had me until he said, “Race and Income go together.” No sir, it’s income and culture go together.
Very well said. I don't hear anything from Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Indian minorities. They seem to be able to find great opportunity in American culture.
@@billpeart maybe because they weren’t physically dragged here against their will?
I took this talk as more of a warning than anything else. Do we really want to allow corporations and other commercial interests take something that is fun, helpful and virtually harmless (in moderation - as with all things) and turn it into something grotesque and destructive?
SparksFly in order to fight cancer you need gargantuan amounts of cbd and to avoid the opiates you need the same amount of THC.
Grow up. Corporations sell stuff.
SparksFly I would like something with a nice flavor & 5-10% THC. And definitely labeling about pesticides or other growth chemicals applied to the flower.
You see how they put sugar in everything & turned food into chemical junk.
This is how society grows.
Your vision is not folly thought out, the more money that goes into big cannabis corporations the more publicly available cannabis will become, which, in turn will cause there to be a greater incentive to do further research on the plant.
You have to weigh up the pros and cons. You may not like supporting big companies but in doing so you do have positive effects.
However, while sticking to home growing and dealers will keep cannabis culture underground, hidden away from society, remaining a taboo for much longer.
When he mentions the increase in minority arrests fail to mention that weed is still illegal federally and within the state of Colorado it's still illegal to smoke in public. You can't even open up a weed lounge specifically for smoking weed like you would drink alcohol at a bar. The way he tries to seem "hip" in a way that makes him seem like a preacher.
One of the worst Ted talks I've heard before he even started really talking
Canada here ...we legalized it and doing great so we're good .
Yeah, I'm truly worried about the people growing illegally, using harmful chemicals, but you can still grow it perfectly safe and legal and get super high THC percentages up in the thirties or higher with some specific strains
You can still grow "illegally" without harmful chemicals
They let anyone do ted talks. Smh
Follow the money
Bruh I got high for the first time and it made me a better person. I’m not a daily user. But I smoke weed and I love it. I haven’t smoked for over a month so it is not addictive.
Ben Cort is the Founder of Addiction Treatment Marketers Organization, he has more motivation to spread this message out of business interest than the interest in well being of others. Nice marketing tactics.
Lost me at cbd has all the medical benefits, just factually inaccurare
simon sivil it’s literally been proven that it kills and inhibits cancer cells
@@jamolamo999 think you totally missed the point, so does THC if not more so. Its just wrong
He said almost all
@@jameswill9323 but that's not true, cbd has been shown to work for very few things, THC however is used across the board for medicinal benefits
@@simonsepic he is both right and wrong cbd is the part that contains the "medicinal" benefits, but the thc content is required to open the cannabinoid receptors in our brain so that the cbd can effectively bond to them
This guy is something else....makes it sound scary but you could do that with basically anything.
Listen again and lose your fear filters
The same thing happened with alcohol during prohibition. It was more efficient to have more of the intoxicating substance in a smaller package so the potency went up.
A year later, its well known that thc is a vital part of the plant for medicinal use and here in the UK its the cbd being commercialised. The ratio of cbd to thc is important to know and when its at a correct level it helps enhance and balance the positive effects of cannabis. The guy doesn't like capitalism, we have individual responsibility, many of our problems our caused by ourselves and the solutions come from within. We need spirituality and consciousness, not politics and lectures about race. We should be aware of overly high THC levels and we do need to be aware of the integrity of people in positions of power in a society full of corruption and disingenuous human beings. This guy is 2% correct and 98% drippy, not a good ratio for ted talks.
Truth
Can you give me the report that says thc has healing properties?
@@linhbuikhanh8817 can you show me where I said that ?
@@Mike-fx4wk Sorry I meant can you give me evidence that thc is an important part of the plant for medicinal use?
U forgot to mention ALL the money that will either change hands or the big money will have to change product.
wow, now I see that they will let anyone spew non facts at a ted talk.
@Aspeckofspock Specky well I'm late to the party.
The first few I watched were from reality smart people.
@@crestedbutterobandkaren9367
This is TEDx talks. In these, anyone who volunteers can speak. If you want the ones where the speakers are selected, subscribe to the regular TED talks channel.
Possibly the best anti cannabis fear mongering infomercial I have seen.
Literally rolling up watching this 👌🏽 lmao
Lol me too
Me tree
Me four
I'm not 😒😔
So basically if you just plant your own seed everything he is saying is useless bs
They still kept that illegal. Because they wanted to regulate and incentivize wealthy white people to turn it into a big tax maker. You still can’t grow it in your backyard in most places in the US. People should have fought for that. But instead they had big growers money behind it all pushing to become even bigger money makers
I would argue that making the plant illegal “commercialized thc”
Never seen anyone smoke weed and say let's get some coke. But alcohol now, that's your gateway drug to disaster in bad decisions in every way.
I have suffered from serious mental health issues and cannabis has saved my life and given me a quality of life I have never had while on tons of pharmaceuticals. Why does he not talk about the benefits of medicinal weed? He clearly has his on agenda. What’s wrong with poor people doing marijuana if it was legal. Maybe it will stop poor people from making meth.
It’s like he was actually talking against marijuana
Good thing this chump didn't use a real drug(coke,acid,synthetics). I have never heard " then it got scary" about the tolerance curve of this plant. Take away Herb? Grow weak product? He failed to mention that not all high potency Herb is grown this way. Maybe big business is the problem. We should all just have the right to grow for head.
For Medicine. I have been battling the wrst cancer known, using this plant and a diet of healthy food. Alive after 1 yr 5 mnth 6 days today. Cannabis must be of the naturally grown sort, not of the industry which will only add their death chems into our medicine. I am not against use for the high, I am fighting cancer, medicine is my fight!
The problem too is the fact that it's high in THC, THC isn't good for you.
THC is the KEY that OPENS the cancer cell wall allowing the CBD and other canabidiols can KIll the CAncer. Modern Medicine is Murder Inc. People MUST accept this truth!
@@ashleyashleym2969 please show us the peer reviewed studies you've based you statement on.
@@ashleyashleym2969 any proof that ur statement ain’t bs?
40% THC ? UMM I DO'NT THINK SO !!!
Liberty309 dudes living in the year 3008.
Highest I've seen on a label was 38% so 40% isn't that unbelievable.
What kind is 38% ?
It can get that high I’m from California. The nug I have now is 35%. From the local delivery
Don’t recommend it unless you want to be couch locked. But Sativa close to that amount is quit helpful for me as a designer, to focus and lock into my work for like 8 hours😂 iv been smoking close to the 35% since I get all mine from the same clinic so my tolerance is insane now (but I love it now because I’m not trying to get obliteratingly high anymore) and I can smoke anytime during the day casually and not ever get “too high to function”, I hate that level of high now.
I've seen many people crush and snort pain pills, yet they want to help school me on my medical choices.
I’ve been smoking probably 5 times a week with a break ever sat and Sunday for the last 5 years since I graduated high school... got happily married got a bachelors in nursing in 3 years and had a job working in ER for just over a year... never went to school high or been to work high. It helps me relax before bed and self reflect/ arthritis in my knee replacement from a wreck when I was 16. Never did any other drugs I don’t even DRINK! Don’t listen to stereotypes, that only happens when you let something other than yourself control your life. I know plenty of people just like me. If you are mentally strong enough to control your life and not surrender it to something else, then don’t let people put you into the group of those who aren’t just because you do something they don’t.
Absolutely.
I can't stand the arguments against drug legalization. Legalize all of it. Weed is harmless no matter what the THC content.
I agree all drugs should be legalized
Bias is still bias, Try to open your mind more. Its still in baby steps, and people act like its supposed to just be 100% perfect over night.
Seems like that is a current trend with everything. Lately if stuff isn't 100% perfect right away, then it should be 100% illegal forever and here come the mobs all frothed up to make sure!
I’m 51 and I have smoked Spence 9 years old . I went through the whole drug thing all the way to dope . Now I’m back to just smoking bud . Ben drug free for 7 years. Bud is not a harmful drug . It helped me get my life and family back . Oh yah it is way more potent then when I was young. So I just smoke less. What ever that means .
the guy says he smoked and loved weed at13 but you dont see him getting applause for that but when he says he quit the crowd claps.
heres the thing the weed he smoked when he was younger has set him on a very wealthy path so dont look down on people who smoke thc because they are the leaders of today and tomorrow.
LEGALIZE IT FEDERALLY ALREADY END CANNABIS PROHIBITION NOW
I have pain. I'm allergic to opiates. I smoke weed everyday. Does this make me a problem user? I think he oversimplifies the issues
@basil fawlty here-here!
He's talking about a chemical in a vial tinkered with in a lab. Not the original "weed" of nature.
Sandi Lierley THANK YOU! Wow, why is it so hard for some understand? I get that they’re weed heads but damn....
I saw this guy on a Merc Pharmaceuticals commercial. He reeks of conservatism and big Pharma
ReliantArms yo don’t blame this on concervatives smh most conservatives wanna legalize...while ol boy Biden wants to reclassify to schedule 2 drug like opiates and adderal so only HE can decide who is allowed to grow and sell it! Then prosecute the states that are growing rn! Don’t believe me look it up! But what’s reading like conservatism even supposed to mean? 🤔 believing in god, working hard for what you have and not wanting to give 90% of it to taxes for them to give me “FREE HEALTHCARE”? Yeah u might wanna educate yourself
Squad Bankz Yet, it was conservative politicians who really ramped up the war on drugs and it’s mostly conservative voters who keep electing and supporting politicians who are against legalization. But yeah, keep trying to justify voting against your interests...
And Biden is pretty conservative if you look at his record issue by issue so going after Biden just supports the OP 😂
@Jason Calcanis Because legalizing weed is supported by a majority of Americans, yet our drug laws haven’t changed since the 80s... Thousands of people have had their lives destroyed for smoking a harmless plant. These are people like you and me with jobs and families. Why do you have a problem with people choosing to consume cannabis, but are ok with alcohol? I thought conservatives were about personal responsibility...
Additionally, how is throwing harmless people in prison beneficial for the economy? I find the whole war on drugs a waste of my hard earned taxpayer dollars. Don’t you care about controlling the deficit and getting a new source if tax revenue that we can put toward drug treatment instead? Take off your partisan glasses and start thinking critically for once in your life, kid.
You should be more concerned regarding our food supply!
government shouldn’t be controlling our health
The problem is the way it is being legalized. It isn't being legalized so that you can grow your own but so that those with money can do so and make huge profits. For example, in kansas it's some a $3k per acre just to apply for the permit and then the cost go up from there and that's to grow hemp for cbd.
Remember when weed was $20.00 an ounce in the late 60's ? The bag was also full of seeds. Now you can hardly find a seed any more which today costs from $10 to $25 per seed. That's crazy.
Another "expert" not knowing a thing about what he's talking about. I could break it down point by point but.... ugh.
Bryan Ward I would still like something with a nice flavor & 5-10% THC. And definitely labeling about pesticides or other growth chemicals applied to the flower.
THIS is what's wrong with the world!.
Avery Denos what is...
Weed is NOT addictive YET every drug addict refuses to stop smoking weed.
Makes sense to all of us, right?
No. there’s a huge amount of drug addicts and also everyday people who don’t like the effect weed gives them. Some people get extremely paranoid or sad when they smoke so they never do it. Some people get lazy often it’s the fault of the person not the drug.
I would like to point out that I am a medical marijuana patient with Crohn's disease with a prescription from my family doctor. I wasn't a huge fan of getting high all the time so I tried consuming ONLY CBD and lost all of the medical benefits. It is the COMBINATION of the CBD AND THC that really bestows the medical effects. I have been in remission for 5 years by smoking about 3-4 grams a day of Cannabis, while when I tried consuming JUST CBD I had several flare ups and many symptoms that returned. To say that CBD is the only medical part of the plant is BAD SCIENCE.
Thank you.
I’m curious: to everyone who started with marijuana and ended up moving to other and worse drugs, what age did you first try weed?
11
unfortanatley
13
I started smoking pot at 15. I have never moved on to another drug. I still smoke daily in a state where it is not legal and have no problems having a supplier. I am 63 yrs old, full time worker, own my house free and clear, and haven't had any tickets or accidents driving. I think it should be legalized nation wide.
14 and never did anything else
The difference between medical marijuana and recreational marijuana is the same thing as the difference between medical prescription drugs and recreational use of prescription drugs.
Medical use is doing the amount the doctor suggest and for the purpose of treating a condition and and recreational use is just doing whatever amount you want for pleasure over and above concern for specific condition treatment.
Look up the difference between "self-medicating" and medicating under doctor supervision and that's the difference between medical and recreational anything whatsoever. Whether it's marijuana that were talking about or some well established and widely prescribed pill is really irrelevant.
since people wait to be sick and do nothing in the interim to prevent it Doctors are All that in peoples minds because the docotrs are thinking on that type stuff all the time ...
I think want you actually want is what is called decriminalization....
javid haymes I would like something with a nice flavor & 5-10% THC. And definitely labeling about pesticides or other growth chemicals applied to the flower.
Yaa i think so
im prescribed weed for my anxiety and its changed me life
Guys, can anyone explain, I’m not from US, if it’s legalized, why are there still arrests related to weed?
becasue of active UN drug treaties still in place to uphold a drug war or a war for drugs more like it
As far as the THC increase goes... Meh. I like stronger cannabis. I'm an educated, functioning member of society. All of the GE that is applied to grow ops in areas with federalized distribution (OH, CANADA) are approved methods by leading scientists (though in Canada, I have yet to see a legal strain higher than 27% THC... I wish man, I wish!). This is not a problem.
What IS a problem is the corporate tactical methods of selling, and the criminalization of those possessing legal cannabis. I agree with him there. HOWEVER, this is not the fault of the plant; if you are looking for someone to blame, blame the neoliberal governmental system that is the USA.
In Canada, you can only buy from companies that are government officiated (in Ontario we have the OCS), which is mandated under federal legislation. This means less 1% profiteering, no detrimental selling tactics upon the ethnic minority or impoverished, and only government allowed strains.
Kids cannot buy it, as ID is non-negotiable, as there is a worker at the front of the store to screen, alongside a Canadian government enforcing officer.
Blame the terrible government style of the USA, which gives states near limitless unchecked power, and the greedy economic infrastructure, not the plant.
Aaaalso, the study he cites for THC "compounding mental illness" also makes note that these issues have to be existant in the individual at a severe degree before hand, in which case, it is STILL their choice whether they wish to consume it or not. It also states that even for said group of mentally ill people, THC can (around HALF OF THE TIME) have the exact OPPOSITE effect, and help those with mental illness due to cannabis' psychoactive properties.
Might have to move to Canada lmao
Imagine thinking "free range" and "organic" are new and alien concepts, man I hate to see how this guy lives
Should have been titled I am going to lie to you about weed
Where I live it's not allowed to sell alcohol containing beverages that contain over 40% alcohol. Why not have a max percentage for THC commercially sold for consumption?
I just hope this guy does not get cancer.
So businesses like to make money and people who make poor choices have to face the consequences?
Wow am I pleased to see so many people recognizing this as a cloud of smoke!! 😤 We are waking up 😇
As anyone who’s been following the endless THC and Cancer testimonials knows, this guy has a very selective education when it comes to weed. The bottom line; sustained high doses of THC is unbelievably effective against many forms of cancer in a surprising percentage of patients. This is THE LAST thing that big Pharma and even many in the medical profession want the wider population
Not very smart very opinionated
He is on point regarding the problems commercialisation comes with. Different topic.
Another surprising truth is that the body can only uptake a certain amount THC. That's why you can't overdose. And that not the product, but the environment people live in, is the biggest factor for getting a addiction.
plus there are no cannabinoid receptors located on your brain stem so they do not stop you from breathing... in fact cannabinoids are bronchdilators!
Today’s pot is, unfortunately, a powerful drug. I’m an old stoner and this isn’t fun anymore. My group of friends can no longer sit around, share a bong and have fun. We have to practice ‘buzz management’. Today we can no longer take a hit from a fellow stoner because it’s now a powerful drug. Passing a joint around at a concert is a thing of the past. I was at an outdoor concert and a guy afforded me a hit. I had to politely turn him down. I now have to ask whether the joint is an indica or sativa or blend. And ,if it’s a blend, what percentage is each strain. I now have to educate myself with all of the various strains before I take a hit because I now have to get some idea as to the THC level. I have to realize all of these factors so I’ll know if I should take one hit, two hits or a half a hit. This isn’t fun anymore. If we don’t begin a serious education program with our youth, we are going to be n trouble in the near future.
freedom of choice , if the consumer wants pure and natural the market will decide,,
invalid argument. doesnt matter the concentration. receptors can only bind with a limited amount of thc. this guy is an expert on nothing.
Seph N Haven I would still like something with a nice flavor & 5-10% THC. And definitely labeling about pesticides or other growth chemicals applied to the flower.
Brandon Wills no Seph here actually made a beautiful statement that shouldn’t go over looked because this contradicts absolutely every point this ted guy talked about
This statement doesn't make enough sense. While there is theoretically a upper limit on how many receptors are active due to THC this isn't a simple calculation. THC binds with receptors in the brain, how much of the time each receptor is being activated is based in large part on the concentration of THC in the synaptic gap. When a THC molecule binds to a receptor it activates it then after some time detaches and floats away. The lag or delay between another THC molecule binding and reactivating the receptor is related to the concentrations of THC floating in the synaptic gap. As you increase concentration you reduce the time delay between bindings and so increase activation. The assumption in your comment Seph is that you ingest some weed, and the receptors bind and stay bound until the THC gets metabolised. That isn't how it works. Increasing the concentration both increases the total time receptors are activated and how many receptors are being activated simultaneously or in near succession. Lower concentrations will lower activation rates higher does will increase them. You obviously do not understand the mechanisms of how the neurons communicate pharmacologically.
You guys should really educate yourself on marijuana. They make this stuff they call research. Just use google
The only good point he has is about the chemicals and that's just the same as what you saw, and are still seeing in the food industry with harsh chemicals on foods that them dealing with, and treating animals in cruel and unusual ways. There is a dark underbelly to any industry once it becomes wildly successful. It's about keeping it tame and not letting corruption and greed run rampant within it.
The prices were supposed to come down after legalization, but the taxes the states charge offset that. And the increased THC content is offset by not smoking as much to achieve the desired effect. "Natural" means not made in a beaker.
Quick review: He's wrong.
Ok, had to turn this one off, sorry Dude bad info
I would still like something with a nice flavor & 5-10% THC. And definitely labeling about pesticides or other growth chemicals applied to the flower.
basil fawlty - Thanks, Ill check it out when I’m in CO.
I wish dispensaries sold old school red bud, Acapulco Gold, etc. Great taste and mellow high. We used to say pot doesn't give a hangover (in moderation), but this new super weed can make one quite foggy afterwards. I can't smoke it now because of my job. Someday... Nevertheless, I learned that the thing I liked was the peace of mind, and have learned to find it through other means such as meditation, mindfulness, and being content with the simple life rather than chasing material possessions. 😁😁
In the beginning, we grew it and shared it with people we trusted. Now, with legalization, the government’s involved. Is this better for you?
ToddtheExploder better than getting thrown in prison for an extended period of time
I think this guys got it all wrong. Poor people aren’t poor because they smoke weed. They smoke weed to ease the stress of trying to pay rent every month. Minority groups are more likely to smoke weed because they are discriminated against. Take for example lgbtq people. They’re discriminated against and they have a huge struggle so it’s easy for them to turn to weed to ease their pain.
More kids if color are caught with weed because they come from families who are more likely to smoke weed because they’re discriminated against.
The issue isn’t weed here. It’s the discrimination against minority groups since America was founded.