<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Sirened &#187; eating</title> <atom:link href="http://www.sirened.com/tag/eating/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>http://www.sirened.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:50:49 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item> <title>Can You Actually Die from an Overdose of Marijuana?</title> <link>http://www.sirened.com/2008/06/can-you-actually-die-from-an-overdose-of-marijuana/</link> <comments>http://www.sirened.com/2008/06/can-you-actually-die-from-an-overdose-of-marijuana/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Amsterdam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Deaths]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human limitations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smoking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[space cakes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sirened.com/can-you-actually-die-from-an-overdose-of-marijuana</guid> <description><![CDATA[This thought occurred to me a few days ago when I was writing that prescription drugs kill more people than illegal drugs. Marijuana of course, has never been known as a killer, unless you count the old government propaganda film Reefer Madness. But I wondered if it was even humanely possible to die from a marijuana overdose. The thought came to mind when I read that zero people had died from marijuana in the state of Florida in 2007. None, in a state of 18 million people, half of which are retarded. Living here in Amsterdam, where marijuana can be purchased at [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.sirened.com">Sirened</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://b5media_b4.s3.amazonaws.com/36/files/2008/06/img_1774.jpg" alt="img_1774.jpg" align="left" />This thought occurred to me a few days ago when I was writing that <a href="http://www.sirened.com/prescription-drugs-kill-more-people-than-illegal-drugs">prescription drugs kill more people than illegal drugs</a>. Marijuana of course, has never been known as a killer, unless you count the old government propaganda film <em>Reefer Madness</em>. But I wondered if it was even humanely possible to die from a marijuana overdose.</p> <p>The thought came to mind when I read that zero people had died from marijuana in the state of Florida in 2007. None, in a state of 18 million people, half of which are retarded.</p> <p>Living here in Amsterdam, where marijuana can be purchased at some 200 coffee shops in the city, has gotten me to do a little research on the subject. I&#8217;d previously read that it isn&#8217;t possible to overdose from <em>smoking</em> marijuana because you just get too stoned and are no longer able to physically smoke, thereby making it humanely impossible to die by that means.</p> <p>So I thought, well, what about ingesting it? Space cakes are big among tourists in Amsterdam, which are basically just baked goods like cakes and brownies filled with weed. I know a lot of people get sick from eating space cake because when you ingest marijuana it takes about an hour for the effects to kick in. Many people don&#8217;t realize this, thereby eating too much and getting sick. But I&#8217;d never read about anyone dying from this, so is this possible?</p> <p>No, it is actually <a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_you_die_from_smoking_marijuana">impossible to die from a marijuana overdose</a> because apparently <em>nobody</em> ever has. The government has done research on this and apparently one would have to consume 1/3 of their body weight in marijuana in just 15 minutes for the dosage to be lethal.</p> <p>There are perhaps 2 human beings on this planet even capable of that, professional eaters Joey Chestnut and Japanese superstar Takeru Kobayashi. Those guys can eat 60+ Nathan&#8217;s hot dogs in 12 minutes! That&#8217;s unbelievable, which of course means they are juicing.</p> <p><em>photo credit: personal collection </em></p> <p>Post from: <a href="http://www.sirened.com">Sirened</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.sirened.com/2008/06/can-you-actually-die-from-an-overdose-of-marijuana/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>20</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>