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Source: documentary 'Ride with Larry'
Part 1/3: https://youtu.be/LHvPIXGsrHk
Part 2/3: https://youtu.be/_ztEOsnIXp4
Part 3/3: https://youtu.be/zNT8Zo_sfwo
Dec 10, 2016 12:16 PM
aninvestigator
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5906
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Source: documentary 'Ride with Larry'
Part 1/3: https://youtu.be/LHvPIXGsrHk
Part 2/3: https://youtu.be/_ztEOsnIXp4
Part 3/3: https://youtu.be/zNT8Zo_sfwo
greenbird147
Weed should be used in this way!! It helps a lot for people suffering the same illness!!
ITradeNewds
warms my heart to see how relaxed he becomes.
NorthWestOutdoorsman
When politics rule we all suffer. Hard to realize why people fight against realities like shown here. Amazing
baldewok
Y'know, it is illegal only because it is pleasant. If it was disgusting and [poisonous it would have been legal.
chibimermaid6
It was first made illegal because of the hemp products. They were so cheap to make that it threatened the paper companies.
WyattGuethlein
You know, I was pretty against medical marijuana, but now that I see that when used correctly it can change a man's life, I am all for it!
iWipeMyAssStandingUpHowAboutYou
get that man some edibles, he gon stop shakin and start levitatin'
despoticmushroom
That's pretty fucking incredible
dinosaursarebadass
one of my grandpas had his femur broken by am orderly who never reported it and the other was rarely bathed/fed or changed. People suck. 2/2
MarMarrr
Yep! Fucking amazing! Legalize it everywhere!!!
SirStrongBad
I have always supposed legalizing pot. Not because of medical reasons but because it's not even as bad as alcohol. This however is amazing.
dinosaursarebadass
I wish my grandfather's would have tried it. Maybe they'd both be alive. Maybe they wouldn't have literally suffered in the homes where 1/2
ARabidOrange
While this is great, L-doppa is still a better treatment. THC does indeed increase the free dopamine available but it also causes a ?/2
ARabidOrange
Tolerance, which all drugs do, and the dopamine production is shown to decrease with thc, though abstaining can allow it to work normal 2/?
ARabidOrange
Again. While I do agree it needs to be removed from SCH1 and researched, it's not magic. It's chemistry and L-dopa has more efficacy overall
TheKatodrome
Not going to lie, tearing up watching the change in his movements, must be incredible to regain some much control that quickly.
SunfishHero
God, and the relief of not having to constantly shake. Every time I watch stuff like this and DBS therapy results I get all choked up, too.
HelloMax
The weed basically tells the body "chill the fuck out man"
dougthenyell
I felt choked up seeing how much he was suffering, but the instant releif was overwhelming. Hes a different man
tehzpoon
My eyes are welling up with tears. It gives me back my mind. I can think again, the anxiety/panic can't lock my brain up when it's dormant.
WorkerLurker
I kinda saw his suffering on his wrist at the start:(
InboxMeYourBeards
I wish more neurologists would look into MM as a treatment option. It could help so many.
ministryofpeace
It acts so fast! See how quick he gets the munchies
ITellUWhat
I'd rather get the munchies than the shakies
sciencebasedlifeform
Does the camera guy have parkinsons too?
degenerator
Yeah really. The whole thing could have been shot as a selfie.
sciencebasedlifeform
Seriously. Its like the usersub on pornhub
LookAtMYFancyUsername
He also probably hasnt smoke weed in a loooooooong time. Tolerance is a very big helper on that
amop
idk man, ive smoked every day for at least 5 years, i still feel it seconds after the first hit
BlahDerpBlah
Same
TheLeafsAreActuallyGood
I can't imagine what that kind of relief would feel like to him, especially since he was high to
DDAY99
I love when he tells him to slow down and don't take too much or he'll be taking a lonnnnnnng nap!
Tamzzzzzz
Being someone who lives in Colorado(I don't smoke anymore though) I've seen it work wonders...especially on my mom
TheDivineUsersub
Sheeeiiiit, my mother is the kind of woman that will never, even if legal smoke, and yet she could use a hit of the bong.
Tamzzzzzz
Get her a "special" brownie lol.
TheDivineUsersub
She would eradicate my existence if I spiked her treat.
Tamzzzzzz
Gummy bears? So on many choices!
avesher
damnnnnnnnnnnnnn I have Stage 1 Parkinsons. I need to find a dealer pronto
Largeheadphones
Let me know when you do, I'd be interested to hear how it works out
avesher
I will screenshot your name and let you know
Glumerlink
I prefer the neural implant, it has a lot fewer unexpected side effects
BeeblebroxForPrez
On the other hand you do have electrodes stuck to your brain
Glumerlink
yeah but that just means you're now a cyborg and how cool is that?
CucilSenpai
As a young nurse in switzerland I hope so hard for this to become a more frequently used medication...
AsinusAdLyram
I bought pot for the first time earlier this week for my great uncle, who had this same experience. Cried like a baby.
thisistheinternetimheretotellliesandarguewithstrangers
Just saw this on LL. One of the first things he says is "you guys had lunch?"
TAKEITEASYIMJUSTKIDDING
Marijuana laws are among the stupidest laws on the books....right up there with women suffrage.
VivekSridhar
I couldn't upvote this enough.
Rin007
Right click. Play speed. Ludicrous (2x)
SparkyBelleza
My dad is actually scheduled for DBS next month to help with his Parkinsons so here's hoping that it works!
Strugglingstrangler
You go marijuana
thatgotoutofhand
Interesting. I believe this is more treating a side effect of the parkinsons medication rather than the actual parkinsons
kiwiflavored
There is no cure for Parkinson's as of yet. L-dopa, the commonly prescribed Parkinson's medication, also merely treats the symptoms
kiwiflavored
Erk, forget that. I should have read your post more closely. You're right of course
thatgotoutofhand
The dyskinesia is a result of longterm l-dopa use. If he wasn't taking that, he would probably be rigid and unable to move.
thatgotoutofhand
I hope that's whats going on. My exam on monday is partially about this...
joot
You are correct. I came to the comments hoping someone would point this out, and that someone is you. Thank you, and smash that exam.
nevadasteve
Maybe the cameraman should take a hit too.
sciencebasedlifeform
Akxvc
Haha u got it
page74
Savage
Shkolnikoff
Haha you nailed it !
SuperDork42
There's a girl that uses it and went from 500+ seizures a day to 0 in two years. There's definite medical benefits that should be explored.
TheMindSculpter
#TeamAlexis
SuperDork42
I was thinking about another girl, Charlotte. There's a strain with no THC (or very little) named after her use of it.
TheMindSculpter
Either of them just proves how ridiculous banning even research on medicinal marijuana is just absurd.
SuperDork42
true. Stupid textile and paper industry idiots are stupid, but powerful. A dangerous combination to be sure.
TheShiftyEyedDog
Wow this is honestly amazing. It's really sad that we aren't researching the curative properties more.
LittleAldy
Weed is a schedule 1 drug in the US, defined as "drugs with no currently accepted medical use" What a bunch of horsehit.
KeelanBurke
Just got legalised for medical use in ireland :D
leogirl723
Yeah....same classification as Heroine...not even fucking close! Makes me angry...
BoyofBeef
Katniss is a heroine. Heroin is what you meant.
ontopofspaghetti
They just reviewed and renewed that assessment this past couple months or so ago, too.
Factsaurus
In the meantime the U.S. Government holds the patent on it. Alta-vista patent 6,630,507.
BonusDad
This makes me so sad and so simultaneously angry! My emotions are so conflicting!
Turdherden
The federal government defines marijuana more harmful and dangerous than methamphetamine... how twisted is that?
MessedUpAaron
Only because we can grow it ourselves to self medicate. They want all the monies
ilikepicturesofprettygirls
I don't think it's that simple. I'd rather see it used responsibly under medical supervision, at a standard potency and dose.
MessedUpAaron
Yes, for medical uses. If you're using it to treat a condition then of course you'd need a doctor around.
acidrainman
Big pharma has got to look after those profit margins...pay the ppl who make the laws..
whereigotogetdownvotes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR8SQzCJK0Q the truth about big pharma this is episode 1, watch episode 2 also. Very long and worth it!
LittleAldy
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CarnAsuhDude
Big Pharma will never approve this, its sooo unfair and infuriating
thatgotoutofhand
big pharma won't care. his dyskinesia is a side effect of l-dopa. The weed appears to be treating that.
CarnAsuhDude
which is great for him if he is able to frequently get that help
thatgotoutofhand
of course. But he'll still need to take the l-dopa
WaffleCopters
Unless big pharma make monies off it.
CarnAsuhDude
Which is insanely possible if they tax it right
TricoMySpiritAnimal
When she started talking about how much the legal medicine costs you start to see the real reasons some organisations demonise marijuana
thatgotoutofhand
I think this video is a bit misleading though. The dykinesia is a side effect of long term l-dopa use. If he didn't take that, he'd probably
thatgotoutofhand
have the opposite problem and be 'frozen'
stonerlibtard
Nope. The free market is perfect and there are no disadvantages to running healthcare as a business
Isorikk
Medicare in the U.S. isn't a free market, though
Nicalanius
And if you disagree you're an an American asshole
stonerlibtard
You're a dirty, dirty socialist
TomSellecksMoustacheComb
Except that little tidbit they tell you in economics 101 which is "the main purpose of a business is to make money". Nope, no issue there...
stonerlibtard
There's also no moral problem when your customers have to buy your product or they die and you have no competitors
blaze1984
Is this a joke? I can't tell if there was sarcasm there lol
TheMightyMoggle
Definitely sarcasm lol
stonerlibtard
It was a joke but some people do have this mindset. I've been told the free market will take care of global warming
wolfshades
So glad I live in a country that has a single-payer medical system. Can you imagine having to pay out that kind of cost for meds? Incredible
edophx
'MURCA.... FUCK YEAH
Volt1ighter
I couldn't exist in the US. I would die
EnergyFiend
I just got a bill for $600US from my insurance because I went in to talk to my primary care doctor for 5 minutes when it wasn't an emergency
6313326
Well...I can imagine (because I'm in the US). I have/am currently foregoing medical tests and treatment b/c of the cost (& am insured).
ToxicPineapple
Same, I really need a sleep study but I can't currently afford to get one.
wolfshades
Man, that really bites. I had friends who moved to the U.S. tell me the same. They knew they should see a doctor but declined b/c of cost.
TricoMySpiritAnimal
Yep it's insane. Medicine shouldn't cost that much
wolfshades
I just read this morning that the GOP wants to cut social security again. It's like Americans are getting squeezed from all sides. Awful.
takabletoast
Say what you will about the "weed culture", but if it offers relief to people who literally can't control their bodies, we need to legalize
freakinspiderm0nkeys
It's illegal in NZ but allows my husband to manage his chronic, untreatable pain and lead a normal life without the disability benefit.
freakinspiderm0nkeys
He should not be treated as a criminal for wanting to be free of the pain. Tramadol makes him severely ill if he misses a day. Awful stuff.
arokitz
Nothing wrong with weed culture. Just like "drinking culture"
LookingForWorkInColorado
Drinking culture is far worse.
Wombatish
It's complicated. Unproven medicine (esp via questionable delivery such as smoking) = bad. But schedule limits research. Also terminal = *c*
Wombatish
*c* absolutely go for it. There are certainly indications it could do good but in no other situation does that = just sell it as medicine *c
Wombatish
c* right away. Unfortunately it's the only access atm for many. Ultimately pro recreational legalization anyways, which would fix most of it
PegLegSteg
We need to make it a schedule II drug so that proper testing can be done easier. Right now there are few double blind studies, even in 1/2
PegLegSteg
Rodents, because if the clearances needed to run studies on schedule I drugs
xzhous
Is that what we're gonna do this year? Fight big pharmaceutical companies and their shitty lobbyists? Cause I'm down
SeriousCloud
Nobody tell him who's running the government for the next few years.
BonoboHandshake
It's not a cure all drug like a lot of folks make it out to be, but it can really make a difference for some illnesses and diseases
stonerlibtard
We should legalize it because there is literally no reason for it to be illegal
atleastmydoglovesme
When I worked at a head shop we offered a discount to medical patients. For some it would be the difference between walking that day or not.
Kmillar99
Yes
AGiantTransWoman
Weed is fine, whatever if you smoke. The "culture" gets so damn annoying though. Same with vaping. Lowrider cars. PCMR. Yogurt.
alsoAzrael
Yogurt! I HATE yogurt! Even with strawberries!
VanDerHaat
Legalizing it creates other problems. Like my weed addicted brother in law who spends about 400€ per month on pot. I know, Im Dutch.
tehzpoon
Indica strips my anxiety completely away. I still can't work, but I can function around my family and friends. It gave me my life back.
tehzpoon
I couldn't be around anyone for more than half an hour. My mother thanks it for giving back my will to live. I do, too.
Enginerrrrrrrrr
It's coming! So far 8 states for recreational use and 22 others with medical marijuana rules.
redneckdownunder
Fuck that. Have the conversation where it starts. It's my body and I should be allowed to put whatever I want into it.
Sticklebrickk
The tobacco industry has a choke hold on addicts, sadly I fear this will never happen. Too much money would be lost.
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
Legalize medical? Sure. But weed culture is another thing entirely, which has nothing to do with benefiting society.
PeculiarOnionKnight
Legalize tax and regulate. Stop sending so many people to jail
Srykr
That's not "weed culture", that's merely weed itself.
MermaidLeggings
This is not weed culture. This is medical science. Weed culture is those twat 18-20 somethings wearing pot leaves and shit all over their1/2
MermaidLeggings
Clothes crying about what strain gives the best highs and all that other stupid shit
BOBNOBODY
Governments should be looking at evidence based medicine. If it's proven to work it shouldn't matter what it is, it should be funded.
ohdeepthought
The red tape is ridiculous. There's so many approvals you need from different governing bodies.
skyshadow
That's cute. - every politician ever.
whatsintheTATAbox
It's not permanent treatment. L-dopa is already funded for this and also proves to have no permanent success
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
Quite a few medical professionals are against it. Why? Because you don't know as much as you think. But I agree with medical legalization.
goingtogoeatworms
Part of the problem is that because it is already so strictly controlled, it's difficult to get permission to study it!
Higure
Note that medicinal heroin is very much a thing, but putting marijuana on a perscription is somehow wrong?
capri2004
There's a really good video of Adam Ruins and articles on Cracked about why pot's illegal and opiates aren't.
UrsaUrsa
Heroin keeps chemists in business, but you can toss ganja seeds in your back garden and leave it to grow, and no money for them then..
DeathtyOneDeathtyTwoDeathtyThree
Companies can make money off Heroin so they lobby for it, they can't do that with weed so they don't*
andnosobabin
No medical heroin in the states...
XanderCross33
What makes me mad is government blames all the people who smoke it for fun but don't care about people who pop prescription pills for fun.
katychla
And abusing alcohol is mainstream... I don't mind if you do it, just pointing out a fact.
override367
I don't think the government should give a shit if we smoke it for fun, it's less harmful than aspirin let alone booze
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
And what makes me mad is all the people mindlessly blaming the government for everything. They Do care about people abusing prescriptions.
CaptSheffield
Nah, only cuz it's costing them money.
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
I'm getting really fucking sick of this scapegoating of every system form by selfish people that can't admit their own flaws and ignorance.
bsuu
govt actually cares quite a bit about popping pills for fun, theres new regulation for benzos/opioids they are much more controlled now
mineovermatter
Well script is theoretically controlled and prescribed.There's a rationale,but the system needs work
XanderCross33
True. And marijuana could be controlled as well as has been shown in Colorado. Even though you can grow it most people to lazy to do that
XanderCross33
When they can just run to a dispensary and get it there without the wait.
ZaWithDude
Would you feel better if I said some people dislike everyone who abuses things like that, and not just dope users?
XanderCross33
Who likes people who abuse things? I feel like it's pretty much a given that no one likes when people do that.
ZaWithDude
Well, you made the comment about people who don't care about pills. So I suppose it seemed necessary to mention some people dislike them too
XanderCross33
I meant more the government doesn't seem to care as much about the pill issue as much as it seems they are fighting marijuana.
LimeMime565
Well yeah their lobbyists make money off pills. They don't make money off weed.
xzhous
Because legalizing medical marijuana means on average 1,826 fewer doses of drugs prescribed per physician. Money talks
PICKLERICKKKKKKK
Yeah corporate America is to blame here
xzhous
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/13/one-striking-chart-shows-why-pharma-companies-are-fighting-legal-marijuana/
titsandjiggles
Good read, thanks!
RoombaTheAssaultVacuum
That's why I am so upset about the government. I joined the medical field to help them, not to tell them that they are gonna put family in
RoombaTheAssaultVacuum
Debt because the gov't wants to charge 470 dollars for a 23 dollar item used to do a surgery that costs 30k when it should cost 5k.
XanderCross33
You're not wrong. Plus all the benefits of hemp would make other big industrial tycoons go broke as well. And we can't have that....
UrsaUrsa
Industrial hemp threatening the paper (and thus, logging) industry is what started the demonization of hemp and, with it, marijuana...
XanderCross33
Correct. Hurst didn't want to have to spend the money to change over his paper mills to hemp so he started the whole weed and Mexicans are
StrangelySexee
Ya, screw having jeans that last hundreds of washes without fading, are relatively inexpensive and are rather comfy! I like shit quality!
diehardlance
Lol you think jeans are expensive because of their material and not branding.
JamesProton
It's illegal to "pop prescription pills for fun" too, you know
tehzpoon
The difference is that most of those pills are legal, doctors will prescribe them, and insurance will often pay for them.
JamesProton
Legal when prescribed for certain reasons and at certain doses, yes. When they "do it for fun" it becomes illegal.
tehzpoon
What I'm saying in regards to legality is doctors will prescribe them and insurance providers aren't universally unwilling to pay for them.
XanderCross33
I'm aware. I'm just saying government makes a bigger deal of marijuana than prescription abusers.
JamesProton
Media. Media makes a bigger deal of it. Marijuana is the current topic so we see more coverage of it
XanderCross33
And they need too. If more people knew how safe marijuana really is then people wouldn't think it's so evil. But I agree. The media controls
cslewisck
The government is working harder than ever to limit prescription abusers as marijuana sentences are decreasing. Marijuana use convictions
cslewisck
Are primarily tacked on to other crimes, and are very rarely prosecuted on their own
Lunakat504
Not really. It's pretty difficult to get controlled stuff now without a prescription that gets renewed via paper and Id checks.
Lunakat504
At least that's what happened after I had surgery.
Asteroidrules
Problem is there are dozens of Parkinson's medications that are more effective and have fewer side effects.
zebil
Fewer side effects? They get hungry. How much less of a side effect could their be?
Asteroidrules
Hungry, and lung cancer, and brain damage, and addiction, and depression, and seizures.
PuppyGotPeopleToBarkAtAndThingsToSniff
You're an ill-informed idiot.
Lostcypher11
Sauce?
zebil
Are we still talking about weed or the medicine you speak of? Weed doesn't need to be smoked and I'd love to see your credible source
Dorsk84
You don't have Parkinson's...then why do YOU need it? I have NP letting it be used for medial, but recreational use there is no reason.
xynturium
Just Stfu please
Dragonboy393
I don't need it. I use it for the same reason a person drink alcohol. Makes no sense why something that causes no deaths a year is illegal.
blackoutdigital
It's not alcohol numbers but it's not 0 https://familycouncil.org/?p=11795
Spankolina
Although I'm pro legalization, claiming something isn't lethal isn't a good enough reason to think it should be legal.
SneakEFoxxe
What problem do you have with people using it recreationally?
Dorsk84
I worked with a drunk and a "stoner". Both equally useless when they where "altered". Both got fired after multiple customers complained.1/2
Dorsk84
And it was against company policy. Unreliable on showing up on time, if ever. Always an excuse, can't afford fuel, no ride..excuse, excuse.
raidleadergutts
You having met two irresponsible people does not in any way whatsoever validate you wanting to keep it illegal.
SneakEFoxxe
That is an example of the anecdotal logic flaw. You met one person who you knew smoked, and they were irresponsible about it 1/?
SneakEFoxxe
Which leads you to believe everyone who smokes is that way. However, in this specific case your logic is even more flawed, given that 2/?
SalamanderCmndr
People die from alcohol and tobacco use all the time. No one has ever died because of the recreational use of weed because it's 1/2
SalamanderCmndr
2/2 practically impossible to smoke enough of it to kill you.
TheTacticalSpoon
I think the problem I would see is that even though it won't kill you directly the effect of intoxication could indirectly kill you 1/2
TheTacticalSpoon
But if that happens it's due to your their own stupidity, same as alcohol. Thing is we don't have a way to check that yet like BAL on a DUI.
6313326
I don't smoke (clearances, kids, etc), but it's ridiculous that it's a Sch I drug while alcohol and tobacco are OTC but controlled & taxed.
Dorsk84
Is there a way to instantly asertain a legal limit of..."use", like .08 level for drinking....no.
6313326
1. No, there's not. But it still has no business being a Sch 1 drug. Its classification as such does something to discredit the basis of
6313326
2. classification (and subsequent control) itself.