On the Confluence of College Football and Cannabis in Michigan
The landscape of football is going to change tremendously in order for to be feasible in the future. Cannabis can play a role in that, and the good guys should embrace it.
The word salad that you find yourself reading will leave out the many covid related logistical complications and focus on the non-political side of these arguments as well.
Who the hell is this guy?
Oh, hello there bolded alter-ego.
I’m speaking as an autistic, depression-prone human with PTSD. A couple years ago, an encounter with one of America’s most corrupt police departments left me unable to sleep or eat naturally for months and I've been working my way to relative health since.
I lost 55 pounds, over a third of my body weight at the time, in 2.5 months because I couldn’t eat more than a few bites without cannabis. There were countless times that I couldn’t sleep for over 2 days straight because of the flashbacks that would start whenever I’d close my eyes. My brain is essentially a computer that’s been infected with malware that throws intrusive pop-up ads in front of every program that’s running.
Cannabis was instrumental in my recovery and coping in a number of ways, so I left the US for the Canadian west coast to live in a place where I can grow legally and study the plant and its history further.
Okay so you’re a weed nerd?
Sure. I prefer aspiring Cannthropologist, but I’m not the sensitive type. Mainly I’m trying to convey information and raise awareness of the many potential medical uses of Cannabis.
What are the most important things to know?
The first thing to remember about cannabis is that there is no “one” effect that it has. Every strain has different effects, period.
When a plant descended from Northern Afghani genetics is harvested at the right time (when the trichomes start to turn amber, generally), the effects will generally be sedative, anxiolytic, attention span-shortening, and pain-relieving. When a plant descended from Malawian genetics is harvested at the right time (cloudy trichomes), it will generally be energizing, mentally stimulating bordering on racy, focus-enhancing, and mildly psychedelic.
The effects should be thought of on spectrums between:
Mentally stupefying (1) to stimulating (10)
Physically narcotic (1) to energetic (10).
You mean to tell me that some weed is like coffee?
Absolutely. And some is like a sleeping pill. There’s a strain called Herijuana for a reason.
But!
Hashish from any given strain will have a completely different effect than smoking the buds, which will have a different effect than making concentrates.
Edibles are so drastically different in effect that they’re almost a different discussion. At least a different paragraph. Δ-9 THC (what’s created when digesting decarboxylated THC) affects the body in a significantly different way than inhaled THC. Additionally, all of these effects depend on when it was harvested.
Why is this? In the words of Inigo Montoya “Lemme ‘splain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.”
As a plant matures, it develops THC to whatever level the genes and environment are conducive. But there’s a point at which a plant’s THC content is going to plateau, and then start to turn into CBN, which has a completely different effect.
CBD content, for those wondering, is almost entirely dependent on genetics.
Here’s a quick chart to help you understand the effects of different cannabinoids. This is very rudimentary, as the effects of the other cannabinoids and terpenes in concert alter the effects of the THC. The general effects of the major cannabinoids are charted here, with cannabis’ affect on each symptom.
The effects that have potential to be advantageous competitively are highlighted in maize. The ones that are neutral or potentially negative are in the colors of an Ohio state university. +/- Means that it can go either way, depending on the terpene and cannabinoid profile of the strain.
Pain and sleep are obvious areas of treatment for college athletes. The mental and physical toll of learning and training at a high level is tremendous, and recovery is a huge part of that.
So you’re saying that with weed legal in the state, Michigan athletics now has a built-in advantage.
But the NCAA will never go for it!
All it’ll take is one lawsuit from a player that’s been prescribed cannabis to treat a medical condition for the floodgates to open. Nationwide legalization is going to happen eventually, but Michigan is in a unique position to combine cutting edge cannabis technology with college athletics.
Remember that the Little Brown Jug is a thing because Michigan wanted to win so badly that they DIDN’T TRUST THE WATER IN MINNESOTA. Looking for an advantage whenever possible is the essence of competition.
Between satellite camps, sleepovers, media statements, and Harbaugh has shown that he’s not averse to being on the cutting edge of football society. This is another opportunity for him to show how much he cares for the young men that come through the program.
How many players have been kicked off of the team for cannabis in recent memory? Brian Cole is in the NFL now, wouldn’t it have been nice to have another safety for the last few years?
Yeah, there have been a few. Allegedly.
Sure, allegedly.
So you’re saying that Michigan athletics should administer cannabis prescriptively to student athletes?
Eventually, yes. But there needs to be more structure around it. The first step is just to let student athletes consume cannabis for medical conditions without fear of reprisal by administration and local police. Trust the student athletes to find what works for them and let them help build the program.
And that ties into...
CROOTIN’!
Yes. You guessed it. You must hang around these parts a lot, bolded alter-ego.
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE.
Okay murderwolf.
The reality is that this can be potentially advantageous for Michigan, with the right approach. They’ve got the opportunity to be the trailblazers in legally integrating cannabis with athletics, and most of the traditional powerhouses aren’t even close. Is cannabis going to be legal in Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Ohio, Mississippi, or any other bagman school state any time soon?
Isn’t it still illegal for women to wear patent leather shoes in public in Ohio?
Exactly. It’s a third world country.
It’s just a matter of time before a school in California, Oregon, Washington, or Colorado integrates cannabis into athletics. The uses are potentially endless.
Got a DE that needs to be a DT? Hook him up with a strain that gives him the munchies after training and then watch him eat through the fabric of space-time.
Got a player working through an injury? Topical THC is outstanding for pain, as is inhaled CBD.
Got a player that’s dealing with ghosts of childhood traumas past? Get that man some Sour Diesel.
Got a player that’s got crippling depression? There’s a haze for that.
Got a player with a MRSA infection? CBG treats that.
Got a player that can’t sleep? An edible made from a CBN-heavy strain will put an elephant to sleep.
The science is in its infancy, too. If U of M were to become a leader in that, there’s another industry that can be grown in-state, with graduates being naturally incentivized to stay local and open a business.
Won’t it mess with their cardio? Or their short term memory?
Not necessarily. While smoking cannabis is hard on the lungs, vaporizing it or concentrates isn’t. Not to mention edibles.
As far as short term memory goes, that’s very strain dependent. I’ve found strains that have improved my information retention as well as ones that... wait, what?
Okay, so you’re not a complete lunatic. What do you, random internet poster, think the University of Michigan should do?
I might be a lunatic, but I’ll give you my opinion anyway.
In short: Be the Leaders and Best.
The leaders in giving athletes access to cutting edge treatments. The best in developing those treatments for the rest of the country and world.
First: Bring a doctor on staff that is familiar enough with cannabis to be able to prescribe different strains in different forms to players. Be vocal about how cannabis is being used to treat different ailments, and in what ways. Use this in recruiting videos. Have that doctor develop a Michigan-branded educational cannabis youtube series.
Second: Build and develop a facility to supply that demand, research processing effects and techniques, make climate-appropriate seeds for the public, etc. It would put the University in position to be the first to incorporate cutting edge, firsthand cannabis knowledge into their medical programs.
It could help us beat Ohio, too?
At the very least, it could help get some of their recruits to come up here.
The NFL isn’t suspending players for weed anymore and 90% of NFL players use cannabis, so let’s start teaching kids how it can be used intelligently. Microdosing sativa-based edibles in the morning for players with depression/ADHD, THC topical creams after lifting, high CBN edibles for sleep, any number of things for pain, the list is essentially endless because it’s still growing.
Are you high now?
Yes. Go Blue.
Now, there's a topic you don't see every day!
I like the idea of this, at least. I'm not educated well enough on the topic to say anything more definitive.
Interesting diary. My one qualm is your making CBD red. As I understand it, CBD doesn’t give you a high, and as such, is likely to be the first cannabinoid to achieve widespread adoption for its medicinal values.
The only red area with CBD is psychoactivity. That's in reference to CBD's ability to mitigate paranoia, anxiety, and racing thoughts brought on by too much THC. Same reasoning with CBG.
Yes, but why is that neutral or bad? I would make that box green for “go,” meaning let’s start funding research on this now.
It's only neutral or bad potentially in context. Like, if said DE that's bulking up to a 3 tech were to vaporize some high THC bud before eating, CBD can potentially reduce the appetite enhancing effects of it.
There are too many other factors with cannabis to say that one specific cannabinoid has one specific effect. It has to be thought of in context, which varies slightly person to person. The same haze that will get a depressed person out of bed can send an anxious person right back to it.
THC has markedly different effects, for example, if it's accompanied by much smaller amounts of THCv or CBG than if it's accompanied by smaller amounts of CBD. That's why thinking about it in the framework of traditional medicine misses the mark.
If anyone wants to try this out for themselves, get some synthetic terpenes and pure THC, CBN, and CBD distillates and try to "create" the effects of your favorite strain. Cannabis' effects are more than just the sum of its parts.
What about mixing any of these with cocaine use?
Asking for a friend.
Check with the Mad Hatter.
user name checking out, despite the spelling issues.
With the NFL currently not allowing it, I’m wondering if it would put a negative stigma on Michigan football players for draft purposes
https://fansided.com/2020/02/20/nfl-no-longer-suspending-players-smoking-weed/
"The proposed CBA also reduces penalties for players who test positive for THC, eliminating any game suspensions strictly for positive tests. So no more getting banned strictly for smoking weed."
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 21, 2020
This type of chill/educational content is needed in this community.
This seems smart (and I'm always a sucker for effortposts, thank you!), but I cannot imagine how livid some of the old-school boosters would be at this program.
Username checks out.
Not a good idea. Plenty of evidence to suggest mj harms the developing brain, which would be bad for college students. Also he has it backwards re: vaping vs smoking. Many cases of vaping-induced lung injury due to THC products.
Actually, no. I don't have it backwards, you're making an overly broad generalization in your ignorance. You linked a study that includes e-cigarettes in a discussion about cannabis.
From your own link:
"The majority (83%) of persons who vaped and became ill reported having used products with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or cannabidiol (CBD), which have been formulated with oils, such as vitamin E acetate; the remaining 17% reported using only nicotine vaping products, which are not routinely mixed with vitamin E acetate. As reported recently in the Journal, Blount et al.7 found evidence of vitamin E acetate in bronchoalveolar-lavage samples obtained from 48 of 51 patients with EVALI in a convenience sampling. Coconut oil and limonene were also found in 1 patient each. Among the patients who had available laboratory data or who reported product use, 47 of 50 (94%) had detectable THC or its metabolites in the bronchoalveolar-lavage fluid or reported vaping THC products in the 90 days before the onset of illness. In bulk samples of THC-containing products that had been seized by law enforcement, vitamin E was found in 20 of 20 samples in 2019 and in none of 10 samples that had been seized in 2018."
It's not the cannabis, it's the oils used to cut it, as I said.
Vaping doesn't refer to one thing. It can be the dry flower, hash, and concentrates of any kind- diluted or undiluted. Any study on "vaping" that doesn't specify the method of action, source, processing method, and adulterants is one that shouldn't be trusted.
I don't think that many people vaping are going to be checking the ingredient list for vitamin E or similar lipophilic compounds. Unless there's some industry-wide effort to exclude these substances from the prevailing formulations, this is still an issue with THC-laced vaping fuel.
This also speaks to a larger point here, which is that vaping substrates and CBD/other cannabinoid products exist in a huge variety of different formulations. It's extremely difficult for any consumer (let alone the average consumer) of these products to discern the differences. What are the active compounds in any given formulation? What are their doses? Likely side effects? How can they be sure of the purity? These questions are nigh impossible to answer because there is no regulatory framework in place for this market. Cases of impurities including pesticides, heavy metals, etc abound.
There are only a handful of FDA-approved uses for cannabinoids. We should push for further research as I do see potential in these compounds for pharmaceutical use (CBD for chronic pain is especially enticing). However, at this early stage it is reckless to be recommending common use of these products, especially in developing young adults.
"I don't think that many people vaping are going to be checking the ingredient list for vitamin E or similar lipophilic compounds."
Then you, sir, have no idea how the cannabis industry works.
Cannabis users aren't so desperate for a fix that they just light anything on fire and try to get high. Go look at how much 2 grams of Gelato costs in a dispensary in LA ($35) and remember that people at times literally line up to pay that. Do a google search for "real roadkill skunk" and see how many people have opinions on that.
https://www.gowonderland.com/?
Look at how much people are willing to pay for seeds with a verified lineage.
https://www.seedsman.com/en/mr-nice-g13-x-hash-plant-seeds
I've seen people in illegal underground pop-ups in DC not buy products because they thought they were potentially counterfeit. There are huge awareness campaigns on forums and social media, even by black market sellers, to inform people how to tell the difference. Because, guess what? It's good for business.
Don't try to argue that other people don't care about what they put in their bodies because they choose to use medicine that you personally are ignorant about.
"It's extremely difficult for any consumer (let alone the average consumer) of these products to discern the differences. What are the active compounds in any given formulation? What are their doses? Likely side effects? How can they be sure of the purity? These questions are nigh impossible to answer because there is no regulatory framework in place for this market. Cases of impurities including pesticides, heavy metals, etc abound. "
Says the person that literally knows nothing about the differences or the consumer, to a person who is in the industry and is speaking from experience. I harvested a cannabis plant and made bubble hash today so that I'll be able to sleep next month, how about you?
"What are their doses?"
People can figure it out. Guess what? It's not gonna be a big deal either way because cannabis is not addictive and nobody has died from it, ever.
"What are their side effects?"
People are probably going to be hungry and less violent. Some might get paranoid, they should avoid that strain or family of them in the future. The greatest threat to cannabis users is the police.
"How can they be sure of the purity?"
There are these things called labs that have existed for decades that have the ability to test what stuff is made of. Some test pee, some test dirt, some even test cannabis! :-)
For example, look at the cannabinoid report on this strain.
https://www.aceseeds.org/en/strains/standard/malawistd.html
That's how they tell.
It's very easy to make products that weren't treated with pesticide, have them tested, and sell them. I even address that in the original diary post, saying that it should all be done in-house to ensure purity. There are a number of processing techniques that remove any present impurities.
It's a simple matter of establishing a supply line and copying the model of regulatory framework that works in NV, WA, OR, CA, etc. Let anyone grow, get the flower or extracts tested before sale, and then that's it. Just like if a person wanted to sell herbs from their garden to a restaurant.
"There are only a handful of FDA-approved uses for cannabinoids."
The FDA/US government is not a reliable source when it comes to cannabis. As you'll read at the link below, it was never illegal for safety reasons, it was to make sure that certain industries were protected.
"We don't know" intentionally, because testing with humans has been banned by the FDA for decades. We could know, the government isn't interested in actual knowledge, they're interested in money and protecting pharma's status quo.
Try looking outside of the framework of American authorities to verify facts for you, they've never been good at it- ask Fred Hampton. I've known doctors that would tell someone not to smoke a joint right after railing a line in the bathroom without blinking an eye.
We know the effects of alcohol are far worse in terms of both being addictive and literally killing thousands of people a year, are you arguing to reinstate prohibition?
We know tobacco is carcinogenic and addictive, are you arguing to outlaw that?
We know that there are a number of compounds in cannabis that treat epilepsy, cancer, MRSA, and a multitude of mental illness symptoms. CBD can be good for pain, but has a reputation of being snake oil because it's generally used topically and at a very low dose.
We know that cannabis is effective in treating pain to similar levels as opiates without the potential for addiction or overdose.
Cannabis was never illegal for any legitimate health reason, it's because Dupont and the cotton lobby saw the many ways that widely grown hemp is a threat to their business, and the american aristocracy at the time saw it as a vice for minorities.
It's roughly as much of a threat to public safety as caffeine.
Maybe less, actually, I did drink enough caffeine once that I thought I was having a heart attack.
Check this out. I'll be back around with a post on concussions, the default mode network, and the endocannabinoid system.
I am here to say what is the actual connection between football and Cannabis. Website https://top5writingservices.com/is-edubirdie-legit-and-safe-to-use/ is always recommended to read reviews which is authentic one. I do not think that Cannabis should be used to treat medical conditions of football players because they might get addicted to it in the end.
Anyone can potentially get addicted to just about anything, including sugar and the internet. But cannabis, compared to other drugs, is at the very bottom of the addiction scale. It's considered addictive only in a rare cases -- usually by people who are addicts regardless. It's a far lower risk than alcohol, for instance.
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