"Too high" Ohio man calls 911, is found among Doritos, Chips Ahoy cookies

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AUSTINTOWN, Ohio - A 22-year-old Ohio man called 911 last Friday evening and told officers he was "too high" on marijuana.

According to the police report, when cops arrived at the man's home, his grandfather directed them upstairs where they found the man moaning, curled in the fetal position, and "surrounded by a plethora of Doritos, Pepperidge Farm Goldfish, and Chips Ahoy cookies."

CBS News obtained the audio of the 911 call. In the audio, the operator asks the man what he took, he eventually responds with saying it was weed.

The man told police he "smoked too much weed" and couldn't feel his hands. He directed officers to his car, where they found a glass pipe with marijuana residue, rolling papers and a glass jar of pot.

So far, no arrests have been made.

Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/too-high-ohio-man-calls-911-is-found-among-doritos-chips-ahoy-cookies/


You can hear a recording of the guy on there.
 
At first I wondered why the cops even showed up, why not just an ambulance? Then I saw Ohio.
 
I've been talking to more people about it and what I've been ( kinda ) convinced of is that, should it pass, at least it's legal and the less than perfect parts of the bill, or bad parts, however you would word it, could be sorted out later.
I would of went for medical, but I honestly don't know.
I plan on calling my Ohio Norml and getting enlightened more about it.
The few polls I've heard about, show it favored by a substantial margin.
That's where I'm at. All I can do is keep track of the news and weighing the possibilitys.
 
Why can't they just help him, humanely and in silence, as they (hopefully) would someone with a broken heart who downed a bottle of whisky ...

Why on earth are people so ignorant when it comes to emotions?
 
Poor guy. He seemed to be surprisingly coherent for being "too high". I know I would only be able to moan things like "uhh.... ummm...." if I smoked too much, but then again I have a hard time putting my thoughts into words even while sober. But really, who calls the ambulance after smoking too much weed? Still, putting it in the media was really uncalled for.
 
He had a panic attack. THC can be a powerful anxiogenic in some individuals, it actually decreases GABAergic neurotransmission (the opposite effect of a benzodiazepine). And doctors should know that.

The very last one needs in such a state of confusion and fear are authorities yapping about arresting.
 
Speed King said:
What's your take/view on the proposed bill?
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Ohio NORML now supports it (or the national one does anyway) so I'd get an independent view as well.

My take is that it creates a legalized plutocracy, just another step in the same unfortunate direction we've been going as a country. California's program has been so successful because it gave so much freedom (though I'll admit that created problems as well). Colorado's was doing well under medical, but I've heard an increasing number of problems from producers and activists on the ground since "the industry" began to employ lobbyists to affect policy.

Corporate cannabis production is just not going to produce the same quality (or draw the same tourist crowd) as a more craft market. They'll also inevitably have problems with bugs and mold in 20000+SQ warehouses, which leads to the use of nasty chemicals like Eagle 20 (it's happened in Colorado, even with regulation, now producers are lobbying to have many of those pesticides made legal to use on cannabis). Not to say every state doesn't have these problems, but if you give the market to only 10 people (the Ohio market could probably support 1000+ growers for in-state only use) than you're not only limiting job creation, you're limiting innovation and quality.
 
dopamimetic said:
He had a panic attack. THC can be a powerful anxiogenic in some individuals, it actually decreases GABAergic neurotransmission (the opposite effect of a benzodiazepine). And doctors should know that.

The very last one needs in such a state of confusion and fear are authorities yapping about arresting.
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I think you're right, since I also had a massive panic attack once due to unfortunate circumstances + weed. I'm just glad it managed to remain private.
 
Felonious Monk said:
Ohio NORML now supports it (or the national one does anyway) so I'd get an independent view as well.

My take is that it creates a legalized plutocracy, just another step in the same unfortunate direction we've been going as a country. California's program has been so successful because it gave so much freedom (though I'll admit that created problems as well). Colorado's was doing well under medical, but I've heard an increasing number of problems from producers and activists on the ground since "the industry" began to employ lobbyists to affect policy.

Corporate cannabis production is just not going to produce the same quality (or draw the same tourist crowd) as a more craft market. They'll also inevitably have problems with bugs and mold in 20000+SQ warehouses, which leads to the use of nasty chemicals like Eagle 20 (it's happened in Colorado, even with regulation, now producers are lobbying to have many of those pesticides made legal to use on cannabis). Not to say every state doesn't have these problems, but if you give the market to only 10 people (the Ohio market could probably support 1000+ growers for in-state only use) than you're not only limiting job creation, you're limiting innovation and quality.
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Legalization is what we get. We wouldn't have to start over from scratch and wait a few more years to get back to the point we are at now which is being so close to legalization. I'll be legally allowed to grow up to 4 flowering Marijuana plants and 8 ounces of Usable product Per Grow Permit. No limit on non flowering plants. Cancer patients in need of all the medical benefits that Marijuana has to offer, will get it for example.
Are there issues with the bill? Sure. If we find something that we cannot live with, we'll go and modify or change some rules later. The main point will be done. We will have our legalization.
Ohioans can take care of themselves. We have plenty of serious smokers here. We know what high quality Marijuana is. We will not accept sub par shit.
Don't get me wrong, driving down the street, stopping in my local "convenience" store of sorts and picking up some high grade shit whenever I want, will be cool as fuck, but growing my own shit legally is the prize. Cannabis will turn up instantly around here. Legal is Legal is Legal. I feel the majority of us will be happy with that.
As soon as we become legal, new grass roots campaigns will pop up, re thinking and tweaking the shit out of that law. Even after legalization, we may have a long road, but we'll be fine in the mean time.
For me personally, just being able to possess some weed will make me happy for a while. Industry will grow to meet demand. A whole lot of people will just take care of themselves.
A lot of this is my overall view, but a whole lot of people share that view.
 
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