Stoned California Seniors Headed to ER's By the Thousands: UCSD Study

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9. I haven't smoked any pot in a long, long time. The last time I did, I became very uncomfortably

high, and felt sick after a couple of tokes. I understand why people may head to the ER feeling that way. My lungs are so damaged from decades of construction work, I couldn't smoke a joint without choking half to death. That said, I wouldn't mind trying an edible. I don't know how my family doctor would feel about prescribing it, but I may ask at my next appt. Even seniors could do with getting a little buzz on every now and again; lay in a pile of groceries and give it a try.

I have a cardiologist visit tomorrow, I will ask him if my heart is healthy enough for pot. He is a former Marine Corps doctor, so he my not find it amusing. I am already on his bad side; when I had my stents and was being rolled past the nurses station on the way to the OR, he was standing there looking at some charts. When he came into the OR, I asked the head nurse over and whispered, just loud enough for him to hear, "Nurse, pleas make sure he washes his hand good, I saw him picking his nose at the nurses station." He objected vociferously, and the rest of the staff had to hide the smiles. Yea, I know, sometimes I don't use the best of judgement.