Summer MJ/Cannabis Mamas!! - Page 20

[Mal85]

How is it that I always forget this is here? I've posted in the past, just popping in to say hello to the autumn thread!

Someone school me (in lamens terms) what the new Obama thing is. I'm really just too lazy to go find out myself.

And to the above... seriously tell your husband. This is the sort of thing I wouldn't hide. Do you think he'll have a problem with it? Maybe he'll join in. DH doesn't partake, but he has no problem with it (except for when I used to be a habitual smoker and never did anything around the house ). He just doesn't do it because he has fears of getting hurt at work and having to get tested. I don't have to worry about that with my job, I'm self-employed!

[chinchen]

subbing!

i lost track of you all when my baby was born. im glad to have found this again.

[~D~]

Originally Posted by Mal85

How is it that I always forget this is here? I've posted in the past, just popping in to say hello to the autumn thread!

Someone school me (in lamens terms) what the new Obama thing is. I'm really just too lazy to go find out myself.

And to the above... seriously tell your husband. This is the sort of thing I wouldn't hide. Do you think he'll have a problem with it? Maybe he'll join in. DH doesn't partake, but he has no problem with it (except for when I used to be a habitual smoker and never did anything around the house ). He just doesn't do it because he has fears of getting hurt at work and having to get tested. I don't have to worry about that with my job, I'm self-employed!

Welcome back!

Ok, the new Obama thing =) I will attempt to explain what the basic idea is. If I miss something, please feel free to help me out ladies =)

The way I understand it: the memo states is that in states where medical MJ has been approved, the feds are not supposed to use resources to prosecute dispensaries or medical mj cardholders. Because technically even though medical MJ has been passed in Michigan for example, it is still in violation of federal law. So medical users who have a valid license to posses & use mj won't need to fear federal prosecution. HTH

[~D~]

Originally Posted by chinchen

subbing!

i lost track of you all when my baby was born. im glad to have found this again.

Glad to have you!

[Jojo F.]

Welcome again

Heh, it seems a little funny to me that when Obama was asked about MJ, in general, he laughed it off like a joke (I'm sure there could be a YouTube link inserted here showing him do so), now he kinda stands up for medical use. At least it is a slow pace in kind of the right direction (eye roll) Although, you all know what *I* think!!!

Personally, hemp is the way to go if you are thinking of a new direction in life. Is there a way you could help produce it, advertise it, etc.? It is the single most important resource out there. Do it industrially already, save this country!! Not 'you all' , I am just getting riled up again! All of the clothes, paper, fuel, etc. we could have by now.....oi.... All because our government can't make the distinction between male and female plants and even claims to believe in the old "hype" of marijuanna. Sadly, boo on us Our (US) heads seem to be too far up somewhere's.......(in general, you know what I mean, blah, blah, blah..)

Shannon- yes ... a jar for the trimmings hash is seriously concentrated though so you would need WAY more junk to make up for the resin in hash. There is even a YouTube video all about it

[Deefodil]

I am not thrilled with my DH right now. He's really struggling with controlling his use in regards to our budget, and not doing a good job of it. He was going through a LOT for a little while, and we had to have a talk about it, and he made a good effort to cut back to an amount that we could more easily afford.

Then he got some terrible tooth pain that lasted for 2+ weeks until he could get the root canal done. The ibu and even the vicodin rx'd to him only helped to a point, and he was highly irritable from the pain. So he was using more and more mj, to both help with the pain and to mellow out his mood so he wasn't being such a jerk.

Well, we had an extra quantity that was supposed to be passed on to a family friend. I asked him a couple of days if we still had enough left to do that, and he said no, he had dipped into it. That's fine, the family friend wasn't counting on it, it would've just been nice.

Then this morning, I asked him how much we had left, because I'm planning on doing some baking this next week. And he tells me that it's all gone.

This ticks me off because 1- he's going through a ridiculous amount right now, and it's more than what allows him to function optimally, 2- if we had given that to our friend, we would've received a bit of money, 3- we don't have any money to get any more right now, 4- the baked goods were to be a gift for some friends of mine at an out-of-state meetup I am going to next weekend, and 5- our landlord has passed on a warning (she smelled the imbibing) and DH and I had discussed this and he knows that we could get kicked out of our house if she smells it again. Instead of cutting back, he is actually using more, and just using smell-masking techniques.

And to top it off, he's being SUPER defensive about all of it, and still kind of jerky from the tooth pain, and I just want to hit him over the head with an umbrella, basically.


And now a question for you. We do have stems. Can I make budder with stems?

[maminatural]

I must be stoned...

Has this ever occurred to you?

After reading your latest posts, I was finally willing to give a reply (and the reason I don't do it more often is because of this same reason) but it seriously took me an entire 15 minutes to finally log on because I refuse to let the password be on automatically and for some reason, for like the 5th time in 3 months, I've forgotten the password I had. (that's what happens when you're too lazy to actually create one and use that mix of #'s and letters that is impossible to memorize at my age)

Is it just me? Or isn't this process to create a new password quite complicated on here??? (As I wrote this I realize that it is precisely what I like about this site)

Anyway... carrying on...

I was interrupted 3x as I wrote the above, btw... Do you see why I need to smoke??

The truth is, it had been several days since I was able to get my medicine and those many days since my DH has been on a business trip... oy vey!

A new puppy whom I haven't quite accepted in our lives...(And who I didn't really want not because I don't appreciate them but I've never had any experience having dogs and wasn't feeling ready to want it at this point in my life)

A preteen son who's a slow learner but acting quite teenage like in many ways...egocentric, doesn't care to share much with his little sister, who reflects me by his anxiety in so many ways and makes me regret not having discovered this medicine years earlier when he was much younger (It may have saved me from so much of the struggle I've had with him - divorce, special education, economic woes, etc)

ok... jumping back in:

Jojo: What you said was absolutely right!! And thank goodness for demanding better, for expecting more and for not making excuses for lack of thinking on the part of the govt, any current govt. We need progress, we've been regressing in fact with so many people going on about how bad mj is, blah blah...

~D~: What you said...

Other post whose name escapes me, (is it Nemesis?), sorry: I agree that it's better to start being honest with your hubby. I would add that I truly believe women and particularly mothers are probably the biggest users and benefitters of this natural medicine from Mother Earth...

maybe that's why it's been so hard to legalize, because of oppression at work once again (not that it's a conspiracy theory)...

or the reason why something's finally being done about it after so many years...

If we are to go back to simpler times, back to basics, start gardening our own vegetables, raise our own children, become more self reliable and in turn save the planet, be more green, be less greedy, feed more people, survive at a more elevated level as a planet and act more HUMAN...

then WE MUST LEGALIZE MARIJUANA!

(I was interrupted nearly 6 more times... it's not easy)

[chinchen]

Originally Posted by Deefodil

And now a question for you. We do have stems. Can I make budder with stems?

im sorry to be of no help where it counts, but yes. dont let the budder get above 170*, even when baking. you have to bake really low and slow. my dh heats them on the stove, then soaks them in melted margarine, or oil, for 24 hours. then you can make a whole breakfast! we did on 4/20 last year. try making apple strudel. its the best with budder.

[Lemon Juice]

Originally Posted by chinchen

subbing!

i lost track of you all when my baby was born. im glad to have found this again.

Originally Posted by Mal85

How is it that I always forget this is here? I've posted in the past, just popping in to say hello to the autumn thread!

It's great to see you both again!!!

Originally Posted by mama516/419

I thought I would use the "ask the excperts " option to settle a little issue DH and I were disscussing . I know you can make tinctures with bud , but cant you also make it with trim and shake like when you make hash ?
TIA

Yep. And for the earlier questions about fresh or dry, you can use both but if it is fresh you should heat it up slightly to activate the THC. There are so many variable when making things out of your bud, like using fresh or dry, shake/trim or only bud, indica vs. sativa, and the quality of the bud overall...so you really never know how strong it will be until you try it.

[Lemon Juice]

We just got back last night from our vacation to southern FL. Dp is a smart fella and we took our Iolite and some "oregano" along. So, Kara, we DID have our green magic and it DID make the trip that much better! I took a pic of the Iolite sitting out on the beach...it's so wonerful that we can use it outside and out in the open and NO ONE knows!

Watched this today and giggled. Warning...Family Guy...so if you get offended easily, run away! Off to make everything better now :

[happyhippy]

Had a nice day today with the kids and herb. Was inspired to take lots of deep breaths to keep me mellow which helped tremendously with screaming kids around. When I stay calm, they calm down.

I noticed that I have almost no stress in my body when I smoke. Then I am free to be in the present....to connect with the kids or to get things accomplished without that stressed out 'gotta do this, and then that, etc' kind of feeling.

I think Im ready to go ahead and get my license. Ill keep y'all posted on the process.

Thanks for the link to that funny video Lemon Juice. I love seeing that and being in this tribe. It makes me feel so normal and OK.

[libranbutterfly]

It seems I only stop in once every season, but I thought I should say hello again. We are still enjoying our green but are nearing the end of our stash from before our move. I don't know when we will be able to afford to replinish DH has cut back due to his need to get a full time job. I limit myself to friday and saturday nights, both as a stress reducer and a motivation to get the house cleaned back up. It has been over a year since I baked anything, hopefully with our next batch I'll be able to.

[motray36]

Hello! Im de-lurking to ask a question. I've been not partaking for almost 2 yrs because of pg/bf-ing. Now that DS is reaching a year, I will be cutting back on the bf-ing to once, maybe twice a day to get him through cold/flu season. Does anyone have any resources on MJ and BF-ing? I know theres not a lot of research out there, but figured I'd ask! TIA

[~D~]

Originally Posted by Lemon Juice

We just got back last night from our vacation to southern FL. Dp is a smart fella and we took our Iolite and some "oregano" along. So, Kara, we DID have our green magic and it DID make the trip that much better! I took a pic of the Iolite sitting out on the beach...it's so wonerful that we can use it outside and out in the open and NO ONE knows!

Watched this today and giggled. Warning...Family Guy...so if you get offended easily, run away! Off to make everything better now :

mmmm Florida, the beach, good herb... can't go wrong there! Sounds like a fabulous trip!

Originally Posted by happyhippy

I think Im ready to go ahead and get my license. Ill keep y'all posted on the process.

Can't wait to hear how that goes for you! How long has medical MJ been approved where you live?

Originally Posted by libranbutterfly

It seems I only stop in once every season, but I thought I should say hello again.

Thanks for stopping in for a visit

I did an inventory check today and found 3 lil yummy green nugs I had stashed away! Think I'll save them tho because I'm not sure if my tincture is any good. I strained off 1/2 to use right away and left 1/2 to continue extracting... Well I've worked up to 15 ml in a glass of apple juice and still not much of an effect. It tastes like straight herb, no alcohol so I don't know if I just made an herb flavored extract or what

Lemon Juice, JoJo, any thoughts on this?

[~D~]

Originally Posted by motray36

Hello! Im de-lurking to ask a question. I've been not partaking for almost 2 yrs because of pg/bf-ing. Now that DS is reaching a year, I will be cutting back on the bf-ing to once, maybe twice a day to get him through cold/flu season. Does anyone have any resources on MJ and BF-ing? I know theres not a lot of research out there, but figured I'd ask! TIA

I'm going to leave this to the mamas who have the most correct info, but wanted to suggest if you search the Spring and Summer threads you will probably find some links there in the mean time. HTH

[~D~]

NPR on Michigan Radio

Ok, I've been forgetting to post this link all week... One last post for today, then I'm done. Promise =) Well, maybe

http://wamu.org/audio/dr/09/10/r1091021-28771.asx

10:00Medical Marijuana

The Justice Department signals a new stance on medical marijuana. The U.S. attorney general directs federal prosecutors not to pursue medical marijuana cases in states where it's legal. What the policy shift may mean for patients and the federal war on drugs.

[chirp]

Originally Posted by ~D~

Ok, I've been forgetting to post this link all week... One last post for today, then I'm done. Promise =) Well, maybe

http://wamu.org/audio/dr/09/10/r1091021-28771.asx

10:00Medical Marijuana

The Justice Department signals a new stance on medical marijuana. The U.S. attorney general directs federal prosecutors not to pursue medical marijuana cases in states where it's legal. What the policy shift may mean for patients and the federal war on drugs.

i freakin love Diane Rehm...listening now...we'll see how she does.

[Carter'sMummy]

hey smokin moms, im so happy to find you all!!

i havent had a sweet spliff for a few months, cut way way down while i was pregnant now that im a mom, i just dont have the time or resources for that kind of indulgence. now i have a place for understanding and activism on mdc tho!

hi mama's!!!

[Mamatolea]

Happy green mamas! I am SOO happy and magical right now and just wanted to pop in and say, HI and I LOVE YOU!!

LJ, dang girl, I WISH I HAD BEEN THERE WITH YOU!!! <3

Jojo, I miss ya chicky! Our new group seems nice, when we hanging out??

Tiff, <3 how you doin mama? <3

Everyone else, hope you are all well stocked and happy too!!!!!

It's almost Samhain, so in case I forget~ Brightest Samhain Blessings and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

[~D~]

Originally Posted by Carter'sMummy

hey smokin moms, im so happy to find you all!!

i havent had a sweet spliff for a few months, cut way way down while i was pregnant now that im a mom, i just dont have the time or resources for that kind of indulgence. now i have a place for understanding and activism on mdc tho!

hi mama's!!!

We're glad to have you!!