motorman587 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Question?? Will pot smoking lower somebody's potassium lever to where that person could pass out?? I need a legal opinion, so if you are interested to answer please PM me. I will give details there. Link to comment
EffBee Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Doctors? You don't need no steenkeen doctors. Wurty should be able to answer that one. Link to comment
BFish Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 impossible john...i've heard that pot smoking induces periods of heavy eating....there must be potassium consumed...peanut butter and nanner sammy would do the trick. Link to comment
hopz Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Its not the potassium lever...(sic) its the expanding blood vessels and thus lower blood pressure. Its a lot like running your bike with not enough oil... low oil pressure then it stops... see. Link to comment
skinny_tom (aka boney) Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 I invoke my rights under the 5th Amendment. Link to comment
motorman587 Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 Seriously you guys suck. I am working a case and need some help.........But I am laughing at the answers. Link to comment
motoguy128 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Seriously you guys suck. I am working a case and need some help.........But I am laughing at the answers. Then pony-up and pay for a doctor as an expert witness. Link to comment
AdventurePoser Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Seriously you guys suck. I am working a case and need some help.........But I am laughing at the answers. Dude, like I SO need a brownie and some chips right now.... Steve in So Cal Link to comment
keithb Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Seriously you guys suck. I am working a case and need some help.........But I am laughing at the answers. I had to laugh at loud at this one as well as Steve's comment. You guys are tooooo funny. Have a great 4th. Link to comment
Whip Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Question?? Will pot smoking lower somebody's potassium lever to where that person could pass out?? I need a legal opinion, so if you are interested to answer please PM me. I will give details there. I tell ya what.....if wanna come measure my potassium.........bring the stuff???????????????????????? Link to comment
MikeRC Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 John: I can't give you a legal opinion, but it would be a stretch to associate one with the other. However, it has been reported: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17976782 Here are the more likely causes of low potassium: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000479.htm Mike Cassidy Link to comment
drzep Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 John: Your answer is NO. Cannabis will not change plasma K+, nor will any of its constituents if given individually. Its a fairly benign drug from a physiology or health point-of-view. Just use a vaporizer... BTW, the case report on hypokalemic periodic paralysis has nothing to due with the use of cannabis by the patient, IMO. HKPP is a genetic disorder that results from alterations in K+ balance and K+ channels on muscle and nerve. I'd call it coincidence that he smoked grass just prior. Link to comment
Marek Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 I'm not a doctor but I played one once, she said that was the best physical she had, I didn't know there was a potassium lever or I would have used it. Mark Link to comment
Agent_Orange Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Wow, man, I never thought about that. I better go get the peels outta the oven. Link to comment
motorman587 Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 Seriously you guys suck. I am working a case and need some help.........But I am laughing at the answers. Â Then pony-up and pay for a doctor as an expert witness. Â The State may need one........So I looking for someone to answer the question. Thank you. Link to comment
drzep Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 BTW, if someone actually goes down because of low K+, they are in some deep poo. Link to comment
hopz Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 "Deep poo" must be a term of art.... Link to comment
motorman587 Posted July 5, 2008 Author Share Posted July 5, 2008 BTW, if someone actually goes down because of low K+, they are in some deep poo. Go down as in passing out????? Deep poo as like life threating???? Link to comment
drzep Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Usually, yes and yes. Hypokalemia is an ominous sign that one or more basic functions of the body are failing, or that the patient has taken some prescription drug in an ill-advised way, i.e., too much diuretic or too many units of insulin in a diabetic. But the point remains - cannabis will not change plasma electrolytes. It may alter eating behavior, which could then change things (only in an abnormal body), but the drug itself has no effects on sodium, potassium or calcium homeostasis. Link to comment
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