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i think the appropriate order is:happy,horny,happy,hungry,happy,happy!!!But that's just 1 guys experience.....I am still glowing from your GOODS NEWS,cuteus:that makes me Happy............speakin of munchies,i gained 3 lbs ffrom week4 to 5--the wonders of weed!!!!!!!got down to 16 below last nite,enjoying the harvest from last summer,lookin out at all that snow,kinda good feeling-the whole cycle of nature......i miss the garden,but i'm sure adding to the compost--Hope Springs Eternal!!!!!!!!!!!!
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hum, I am getting hungry,horny and happy! not necessarily in that order...

magnum-that was some interesting study. I wonder why they only treated for 24 wks? can you imagine the results if they treated longer?
it scares me to see the 6 month relapsers, where was the darn bug all that time?
good luck
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i concur!!!! it is makin all the diff for me--my best weapon against sides..i am week5 type 1b 49yr male--i wanna win this battle sooo bad & i need sum comic relief-laughter the best med........Goods Luck DebDeb--burn 1 for me
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BRRRRR! I lived in Norton, Vt back in mid 70's and although it was gorgeous country, I spent my days hugging the wood stove, I burned a hole in the robe doing that! It is a tough trade off, beauty for freezing.

NExt yr, if they have the HCV March again in NYC, you got to come down from the mountain and join in! Make noise too!
There are quite a few of us newyorkers; giddyup, Betty, Majneni, donalfonso, amerabrit, nygirl, cquest, rearfang, bronxrican, you, me and I KNOW i am forgetting someone... You should be celebrating your SVR by next Summer?
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I'm a long term pot user, and dang if the med mj people aren't right on!  2-3 puffs, the nausea abates, and 2 hrs later I've got serious munchies, and I actually eat!  I only eat to get the pills down until p.m. when I can smoke, daytime no no no.  BTW, 2b, 0/1, infected w/ single IV experience in  LA in 1981,

BTW, 48 yo f, 16/24, no pcr til end of tx.  I've been smoking recreationally  since very young and I'm pretty functional.
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ohhh i love this thread.i come hear when i need to unwind or maybe exhale-lol....by the way Chevygal-i'm glad you didn't find the 'other pics'--oops i may have said too much already(if only i knew how to delete???) how do you turn this thing off?why can't i stop?
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29837 tn?1414534648
Here is the language of the Initiative-100

Alcohol-Marijuana Equalization Initiative

WHEREAS, according to the National Institutes of Health, an average of 317 Americans die annually as the result of alcohol overdoses; and

WHEREAS, there has never been even a single fatal marijuana overdose recorded in the medical literature, as noted by the British Medical Journal in September 2003; and

WHEREAS, according to U.S. Department of Justice,
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We at least hear you in Washington State!

Merrie
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29837 tn?1414534648
I can't stress enough my thoughts on this. PLOW UP THE GOLF COURSES AND PLANT MARIJUANA FOR MEDICINAL USE BY PEOPLE LIKE US WHO NEED IT!

Can you hear me now Washington?

Magnum
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I would be very interested in where you downloaded the form and anything else you could share.  I am Washington State, as you are.  Is it safe to leave an email address here?  lol  Here goes:
***@****

Thank you!

MissMiss
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Yes, Scuba, Shanaenae is right about cooking it to make butter.  I usually simmer on LOW for about 24 hours.  After, I put a plate on top of the mixture to keep the leaves down, and the soon to harden butter on the plate.

Use the butter as you would butter.  It is a different and longer lasting "body stone". The dose varies, so try one small brownie to gage the strength on your batch.  It takes maybe 30 min. to feel the effect.  I find that too much can make me paranoid.  Don't worry....you will come down.  Then, take less the next time :)

MissMiss....medical MJ is legal is some (maybe 8 or so, not sure) states.  Mine is from Washington State.  The legality comes from Initiatives passed by the people in those states.  Your regular Dr. is where you usually would get your authorization. In my case, it was a form I downloaded and brought with me to my Dr. appt. with the appropriate supporting paperwork (ie.  a printed out copy of the initiative). The auth. gives me the "right" (or at least a legal defense if busted) to grow and consume a small amount of pot. I alsop am a member of a "compassion club" where pot can be procurred in a pharmacy setting.  The quality and cost of the pharmacy meds is similar to what you might get privately.

Let me know if you want any additional info.  I am happy to share (and so glad I had the nerve to ask my Doctor, and that she was open minded enough to say yes)!

Merrie

P.S.  Kalio1  Did I ever get a chance to congratulate you on your 12 week results?
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Dave?....Dave's not here!
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One thing about cooking, you will need to cook the shake or leaves of the plant with either butter or oil (butter is easier). I usually double boil it so the butter does not burn. the longer you heat it, the more potent it will be. Then once you have your butter, just used the amount asked for in the recipe (2 TBL), just like you were making brownies normally. Usually you can't go wrong with having to much, if you stick to the recipe.
It is actually better for you than smoking it.......
But you get a completely different high, so be warned..
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105924 tn?1217607949
Well, just a quick note on this....
I am 29 years old and have been smoking since i was 17.
I have no liver damage with my hep C and my life is stress free.
I asked my doctor about continueing smoking when starting treatment in April and he was so for it.... he actually recommended it. i reassured his opinion by asking him if he thought there could be anything negative about it or if it could make my immune system worse and he reassured me that there was no harm whatsoever.

In my opinion, the side effects are going to as bad as your reaction to them is. If you are mellow and take things as they come and don't stress on what could possibly happen, then life will be easier on you. And a joint or two a day seems perfect to me :)Just my opinion though.....
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Can any of you tell me how I would go about getting Med MJ?  Used to smoke a lot when younger but went about 25 years without.  I see the need now.  Some good sleep and appetite would be oh so nice right now.  Live in Wa but my doc is in Idaho.  Have a son in CA who could be a provider.  Where do I start?  

And I must say the funny comments in this thread are a needed gut buster.  Bet med mj would help the Riba rage?  Thanks.

MissMiss
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Hi Merrie
Like I said I'm still waitin 4 tx cause I'm double geno 1a2b so don't know if I'll SVR at all, but after reading the new posts about people clearing the 2bs in 22 weeks, I'm more prone into telling my doctor to go for tx and not wait for the PIs (on top of the combo).. Since you said cooking a brownie + mj could be an alternative to smoking(for appetite & sleeping aid) what would be the right proportion in a brownie? Don't wanna be space cadet forever u know :-)?
or do you think it would hurt your digestive tract? how long do the effects last?
hope this is not against forum policy

salu2
diver
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Glad to see so many like souls out there...I was a chronic pot smoker for at least 25 years...married a non smoker so I stopped for about 10...then said hey wait a minute, this is my life...started smoking again but only if it was offered...hhhmmm...I have no liver damage and mild inflamation....and I have had this virus for 25 years....hhmmmm....maybe I'll go out and git me a bit ol bag o buds!

My son just moved to California, says he can get a script for medical mj and they have 'providers' out there that grow it for medical purposes....maybe that is the wave of the future...we can go to the doc and get a script and smoke away! Sounds like a plan to me!

My husband still never smokes except once...at a reggae concert...he said he would smoke if it was 'appropriate', I said well, I can't think of a more appropriate place than a reggae concert so I went and got my x-husband and said fire up one of those bad boys and he did...my husband got so wasted that we were driving home and he turned the radio off...said 'sshhhh!' and tilted his head like he was listening real hard...I was like 'what?' and he said 'I don't hear the engine...is it on?' dummy! We were DRIVING! of course the engine was on! That was hilarious!  
Cin
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just wanted to say-yaya,--eating pot stays in my system sooo long,i got a buddy who makes incredible brownies-green butter!!!!!! they will kick your butt.......i can gaze quite happily at a scene or still life (a real one) analyzing,interpreting,enjoying!!! very trippy and entertaining but sustained.....my friend is a musician and i think he is always a "little buzzed"--i prefer infrequent absorption & 1 or 2( literally) 'puffs is all i take--& i know it's totally Organic(fer Chevy) cuz i keep an eye&green thumb onit
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are we still rockin inthe free world?? YOU BET!!!You r rite Chev,i am very subversive--i want to change the world,Make it Better is all...and any herb which makes me HAPPY,HORNY,HUNGRY-is deliteful and i eagerly look for converts...i useta roll an occasional joint for my mom...me & buddys puffed w/ daddyo-what's not to like??
Actually during radiation-which also made me feel like ****,i would smoke 1/2 joint before other 1/2 after:worked absolutely & soo much bettr than the pills they scripted me........i know it's nothing new,but ,it just always tickles me-the legal stuff-kills,while the weed is now getting attention for it's medicinal propertys!!!!!!!!!!! I Knew we were right-NO, I Know WQe Are RIGHT!---oh oh i think i'm stoned????!!!!!!!!!!**********

(((((YOU GUYS r sooooo Great))))))))))))--hava 'nother hit tommy................hey i took 3 riba about an hour ago & its gone rite to my head!!!! tomorrow the doc& then:THE SHOT-ughawaga.yes,but shot#5  closer&closer,scuse me i gotta get sum water:cotton mouth
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So many like minded forum members out there! I love it.  So international too!  

For those worried about smoking, baking/cooking with pot is an alternantive.  Injested weed is especially effective before bed as a sleeping aid.  I always get a major appetite before fallmng asleep though ;~)

Merrie
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hi, chev, how are you?  checked out that link you listed the other day..nothing there!  probably was a 55, i assume?
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Viva la Revolution!!!!  Free weed to all.well free to grow yur own.Them guvmint folks sure do like telling us all how to live..their greatest fear is that everyone will get stoned & notice what a buncha assholes,liars,thieves & hypocrits they are!!! Pot seems to enhance bullshit detectors hence very bad for politicos.......besides no one would fite their stupid wars if everybody just got stoned & munched out..
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I'm PADI advanced open water since 1990. Have you ever dove in the caves in Cancun? Cenote Dos Ojos. cool as hell.

As for the POT issue over here in europe there's a lot of that too. In Holland you can smoke in coffeshops, but if you go and buy one ounce there and you try to get out of the country with it they throw you in jail in a heartbeat..In Spain you can smoke it but there's a lot of prejudice..Too much hash going around & and alcohol problems with youngsters
Anyway, I don't care about labs or government. If pot can help me thru tx like it does with cancer patients..heck, I'll be the first one to use it & grow it
saludos
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I'm a diver also, since 1979. NAUI. As for the marijuana initiative. Here in Nevada, there is always a close vote. I think it's because there are many Mormons in Nevada (not only in Utah), and it's become a sore subject with many fighting against each other in the same religious, political and moral battleground.

Why can't the government just leave us sick people alone and go on with their golf, martinis, tax paid treks to Hawaii, AND smoking pot in their cushy mansions when no one is looking?

The hypocracy in this matter leads one to believe it's all a big joke and eventually, if the government and state keeps fighting the legalization of pot, there will be so many arrests for pot smoking, that they will have to build more prisons than there are golf courses. Of course, they won't allow that. I say plow up the golf courses and plan marijuana and give it to the sick who need it....

Magnum
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