Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: I tried Sativex: it was no…, in reply to Bart Janssen,
If there was genuine risk of diversion it should be dealt with in other ways and not within the purvue of Pharmac.
I'm not sure the committee (with the possible exception of Giles Newton-Howes) really has the expertise to pronounce on likely use of Sativex in the wild. Citing its "ease of administration" seems pretty silly.
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Hard News: I tried Sativex: it was no…, in reply to mpledger,
I don’t think you are really meant to start using sativex at same dosage a regular user would. IIIRC a new user is meant to ramp up over several days and try to use the least amount necessary.
Yep, I know that now ….
I just did what I was told :-)
Cannabis is really weird because it can push some people one way and other poeple another e.g. most people feel mellow but some people can have really scary anxiety attacks. I suspect it’s due to people’s natural brain chemistry and the ratios of CBD and THC.
I can only confirm that Sativex really did not feel recreational to me.
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Interestingly, Chris Fowlie tells me that the reason CBD was used in Sativex in the first place was to temper the THC high. It was subsequently that it was found to have its own medical benefits.
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Hard News: I tried Sativex: it was no…, in reply to Shaun Lott,
From a pharmacological point of view, I would have thought that some partial cannabinoid receptor agonists would be favourable to opioids right off the bat.
That's certainly what people who I've spoken to say. There's also evidence that THC improves the efficacy of opioid painkillers, allowing lower doses.
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One thing that surprised me: I went to look for Sativex user experience reports on Erowid – and there are none. I really would have expected that some crazy psychonaut would have necked a whole bottle, but it appears not.
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Hard News: Friday Music: Why Soulfest…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Oh, that's brilliant. I'll let any Christchurch friends know.
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Hard News: Friday Music: Why Soulfest…, in reply to davesparks,
Congrats on the Music Post sponsor too btw Russell, nice work, looks like they’re doing nice work : ) and ace to know that Friday Music will continue to thrive.
Cheers! The driver at Songbroker is Jan Hellriegel – she gets things done :-)
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Hard News: Listening Lounge 2017: More…, in reply to andin,
have fun
Cheers. I will!
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Hard News: Listening Lounge 2017: More…, in reply to llew40,
Julie Anne Genter showed up to a Business NZ thing I attended last year, and was very very knowledgable about transport planning issues
She certainly is. But she's cheating, really – she's a transport planner!
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Hard News: Friday Music: Why Soulfest…, in reply to Jumma,
That Denison chap sure has a bad track record:
Wow. I wonder when he started using his "Denison" alias.
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