Monday, September 19, 2011

Colorado trying to adopt per se limits for marijuana and driving

Medical marijuana patients need to be aware of how the government and pseudo government agencies want to introduce per se standards for marijuana.

You are familiar with blood alcohol content "legla limit" of .08.

The same concept will apply to marijuana. The sticky point is what level.

Here is the main graph:
Debate continues about the potential passage of legislation dictating “per se” standards for driving under the influence of marijuana and THC.

Read more: Per Se limits for Colorado Medical Marijuna and Driving? | Colorado-Medical-Marijuana.Info

The Physcical Addiction of Nicotine and Cigarette

Saw this article about the physical addiction of nicotine and cigarettes.

Here's the beginning of the article:

Cigarette addiction is a biological and psychological condition that compels a person to satisfy the need for a particular stimulus (in this case nicotine) and to keep satisfying it, no matter what.

A person with a strong cigarette dependency, one who is addicted to cigarettes or nicotine, has a condition that undermines optimal function and drives that person to compulsively use and abuse nicotine despite the negative consequences.

How can you better understand your cigarette dependency? Consider, for example, your morning cup of coffee. It's a strong dependency or addiction much like your nicotine addiction.

All you have to do is skip your first cup of the day, and you will quickly learn about your body's dependence on caffeine. This does not necessarily mean that you are addicted to caffeine, only that your body wants it, and let's you know with that splitting headache that it expects some coffee, and you're not supplying it.


Read the whole article here: Cigarette Addiction is Physical