Discussion: Maureen Dowd Ate Too Much Pot In Denver And Freaked Out

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She’s lying.

I’ve never even done acid that was that powerful.

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I just hope she wasn’t plagiarizing Josh again.

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Drug interaction can be dangerous. But, you gotta give it to Dan Amira. Coffee is now dripping from my screen…

“If you think about it, we’re ALL strapped to the roof of Mitt Romney’s car, in a way.”

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Eating pot can definitely do weird things. She should stick to bonghits and vape.

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That is one bad selfie, or did the room service waiter take that?

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Always have that Thorazine ready! Just in case.

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In my pot-induced fever dream, she’s been out of a job for years.

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I wonder how many bottles of chardonnay she drank before she tripped out? And how much pot did she consume? This article ranks right up there with Reefer Madness.

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Did someone give her a checklist of "what can I do to ensure I have the worst possible experience? Can’t you just hear her going over it?

Locked up alone in a strange hotel room? Check.
All alone? Check.
No knowledgeable guidance regarding potency of product sought? Check.
Getting high for the first time (ever/in a really long time/since I passed middle age/menopause) absolutely completely alone? Check.
Eating instead of smoking? Check.

If so, did they tell her following the checklist was guaranteed to give her a great time and then laugh and laugh and laugh after she left?

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Wait, are you telling me that MoDo exaggerated a personal experience and then tried to spin it into some sort of universal truth, all in an attempt to fill column space without doing any real work or putting in any actual thought?

That could never happen!

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I’m not saying I believe her, but I will say that I have totally seen noobs overtoke and freak out that much.

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What kind of drugs was she on when she wrote her loving paean to W in the jump suit and codpiece?

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Moral of the story?

Lightweight conservatives should not consume medibles.

P.s. anyone out there who is determined to try marijuana for the 1st time, please heed this advice:
Do not eat medibles (marijuana brownies, cookies, whatever) or you can easily end up like Maureen…getting far too much THC in one sitting. Just take a small puff of smoke or vapor instead, and wait for 15 minutes to judge effect. It’s much safer for newbies.

This public safety alert should not be construed as an endorsement or promotion of marijuana use.

P.s.s.:

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She left out the part about how she watched Reefer Madness five times in a row before she went to the pot store to get her MJ candy bar.

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As with ant drug, not all people like the “high”, so nobody should use? It doesn’t help all people, but benefits; siezure patients, MD/MS, Glocoma… There is medicinal value, but drug companies can’t invent it(profit)? Why do you have to make $$ off of people you can help?

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" I nibbled off the end and then, when nothing happened, nibbled some more. "

This is always a good way to find the right dosage whether it’s shrooms, acid, purple barrels or magic cookies.
If you get no instantaneous reaction-take more!

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Agreed. I’ve actually had some pretty similar reactions to high-powered edibles. The problem with them, if you want to call this a problem, is that they taste really good, which makes you want to eat lots of them. Sometimes the resulting high can be over the top. I don’t disagree, I just think the solution is to eat less of it, or smoke, or bake it yourself and use less of the active ingredient.

Here’s a proposition for the NYT: in exchange for a mere 50% of what you pay Ms. Dowd per column, I’ll write an article about this one time that I did so many tequila shooters that I puked, and then the next day I had this really epic hangover. Surely that would be of interest to all the people wondering whether our experiment with legalizing alcohol is a good idea or not.

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Coloradoan here, and a former partaker.

Excuse our impertinence, lady, but we didn’t ‘unleash’ anything on anyone. We conceded the obvious - responsible adults shouldn’t fear prison for enjoying a mild vice. If you can’t handle yourself, stay home. We didn’t invite you here, we don’t care what you think, and we encourage you to never come back. For any reason.

Bye !

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That is a picture of an aging, demented kewpie doll. This wouldn’t have happened if Obama had just shown some leadership.

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