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DonCoquixote

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27. your point was true, but

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 09:41 PM

Jun 2014

that is not what applies here. Yes, if I, who have never done Cannabis, were to get an RX, I would ask the folks at my local drugstore what I should do and not do. Yet, this is a JOURNALIST, or at the very least, someone asking for that level of respect. She shines her "I am a NEW YORK TIMES JOURNALIST" credentials the way a southern sheriff shines his badge. With that in mind, she can and should be held to a much higher standard, especially if, instead of she uses it to write in her paper, and AFFECT OPINION. If she just tweeted this, or put it in a personal blog (which her fans would still read) it would be harmless. No, she uses her bully pulpit to slam Cannabis legalization because it offended HER, and SHE was exposed for what she was: the idiot who is that way not because of a naturally low IQ, but from willful, arrogant ignorance.

Pay no attention to that lady behind the curtain! She just ate too much candy.

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What Maureen Dowd's Cannabis accident tells us [View all] DonCoquixote Jun 2014 OP

It tells me we need to legalize the stuff Warpy Jun 2014 #1

Back in the 70's we would use 15 dollar an ounce Mexican Pot B Calm Jun 2014 #22

I knew farmers who specilized in indoor sinsemilla back in the 70s Warpy Jun 2014 #23

"No plant should be declared illegal, not pot, not poppies and not coca." nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #79

In early '67 a friend and I bought a $10 lid, which we stashed at his house pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #32

That's why you buy them from a professional... SomethingFishy Jun 2014 #69

Or at least an experienced amateur. I've baked some delicious (and potent) cookies myself. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #80

In college I ate a pot brownie and was catatonic for 18 hours. I couldn't see clearly and someone Pisces Jun 2014 #93

I'd been saying for some time that she was an obnoxious nitwit, and here she goes and with MADem Jun 2014 #2

And another lesson... pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #4

Pass it over ..... to me!!!! MADem Jun 2014 #5

Can I have a bite too? TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #6

Why not? You get a bite... pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #7

Ha ha ha!! Quick, grab that thang from "Mo Do" before she chows the whole thing down all by MADem Jun 2014 #9

I think calling her a journalist is a bit strong, gossip columnist more like. trublu992 Jun 2014 #3

True, however DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #8

I wonder if the cannabis was heated to make the chocolate eridani Jun 2014 #10

It's THC-A until it is heated or stored for long periods. DeSwiss Jun 2014 #12

Getting sleepy isn't psychoactive, but it sure the hell is an effect n/t eridani Jun 2014 #14

It helps me, that's for sure. DeSwiss Jun 2014 #18

''....blaming everyone BUT herself...''' DeSwiss Jun 2014 #11

If she went to report on the drugs they use to torture deathrow inmates to death in Oklahoma, jtuck004 Jun 2014 #13

I'll bet she (or anyone else) wouldn't last long shooting barbiturates... nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #81

Moral of the story: Smoke it, don't eat it Freddie Jun 2014 #15

no can do Doctor_J Jun 2014 #17

And chronic (no pun intended) cough here Retrograde Jun 2014 #33

I use edibiles too...about 50mg is good noiretextatique Jun 2014 #44

50mg is a lot for some people... SomethingFishy Jun 2014 #67

I know...chronic pain noiretextatique Jun 2014 #72

Umm, no that's not the moral. DeSwiss Jun 2014 #20

you ate too much noiretextatique Jun 2014 #63

Smoking is gross, and unhealthy. Maybe vape but never smoke. nt Logical Jun 2014 #84

The NYT editors are fools, too, for not recognizing Dowd's ineptness & allowing it to print. pacalo Jun 2014 #16

I'm convinced Dowd has dossiers with embarassing photos Retrograde Jun 2014 #34

She has a talent for good, snarky writing pacalo Jun 2014 #42

There are some folks that MJ is just the wrong choice Android3.14 Jun 2014 #19

And most of those are the strongest proponents whistler162 Jun 2014 #21

Yes, and they voted Republican and eventually turned to religion Warpy Jun 2014 #24

I reacted badly to pot when I tried it Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #39

Then we're on the same page Warpy Jun 2014 #59

What is displayed on booze?? nt Logical Jun 2014 #85

You're going to legalize the stuff you gotta do it right. Informative labeling is a must. bklyncowgirl Jun 2014 #25

your point was true, but DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #27

No labels on beer! nt Logical Jun 2014 #86

"And the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all---" randr Jun 2014 #26

don't toke with her arely staircase Jun 2014 #28

Total BS Strelnikov_ Jun 2014 #29

"Gold" is likened to a 5-star restaurant dinner... pacalo Jun 2014 #45

it was lovely stuff, as I recall. Warpy Jun 2014 #101

She was bent on a getting a buzz on. intheflow Jun 2014 #30

That's another thing about her botched work: If she wanted to write an accurate analysis pacalo Jun 2014 #48

Wonder if that's what Zeppelin meant by "a pocket full of gold"... nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #82

It tells me that she is as smart as your average cat. Throd Jun 2014 #31

Operator error.... Bigmack Jun 2014 #35

What I got from this is Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #36

I know this will be an extremely unpopular view here, but Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #37

I believe the state legislature is working on the edibles issue. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #38

I certainly hope so. Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #40

ok, I will raise you one DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #41

I just think that if she hadn't acted with such naivete Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #43

apology accepted, but one caveat DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #46

My prescription bottle for my anti-anxiety medication Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #50

Alcohol and pot can have a somewhat synergistic effect. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #83

labelling is becoming more common...and extensive in CA noiretextatique Jun 2014 #47

It's alot easier to eat a candy bar Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #49

it's already done DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #57

indeed...great response noiretextatique Jun 2014 #62

Not really comparable, no. Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #73

you cannot leave medical marijuana around children noiretextatique Jun 2014 #61

How about making it look more Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #74

now you are being silly noiretextatique Jun 2014 #75

Meh, I don't think I am being silly, but Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #76

yes...if you take 18x the dosage noiretextatique Jun 2014 #90

What, you mean if I ate 18 cough drops I would trip out for 8 hours? Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #94

I could be for an idiot proof label DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #77

Dowd is a shill noiretextatique Jun 2014 #91

well, to be fair DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #96

agreed...she is an idiot noiretextatique Jun 2014 #100

What is on a bottle of whisky? nt Logical Jun 2014 #87

If I sat in a hotel room and in a few hours quaffed Tsiyu Jun 2014 #51

I don't believe a word of anything she writes. Live and Learn Jun 2014 #52

Told me she wants the world to know she wears green corduroy jeans, merrily Jun 2014 #53

I had never seen the original before. Live and Learn Jun 2014 #54

One of many reasons I love the net. You can find almost anything on it. merrily Jun 2014 #55

We should outlaw prescription drugs because of Rush IronLionZion Jun 2014 #56

what dowd was actually told DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #58

So she basically played dumb Tsiyu Jun 2014 #60

she's manipulating non-users noiretextatique Jun 2014 #65

It's so ridiculous that anyone would listen to her Tsiyu Jun 2014 #70

I concur noiretextatique Jun 2014 #71

I knew that shill was lying about not be informed noiretextatique Jun 2014 #64

let put this part in boldface DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #66

Her story was a sensationalist piece of crap. SomethingFishy Jun 2014 #68

the internet reacts! DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #78

IMHO, "Ms" Dowd chervilant Jun 2014 #88

yes DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #89

and she lived. what would 18 doses of oxy noiretextatique Jun 2014 #92

lol ellisonz Jun 2014 #95

I would never assume.. sendero Jun 2014 #97

an ax to grind DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #98

And frankly.. sendero Jun 2014 #99