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Weed allergy?
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Hi there, just a super quick question.
I have a pretty finely tunned bullshit detector, but today a girl I've been talking to says her room mate is allergic to weed. So much so in fact, that even breathing in the smoke could cause her throat to close up and be rushed to the emergency room.
I call bullshit. Especially if the smoker is in a room with a locked door and a rug in front of it.
Is this even possible?
I have a pretty finely tunned bullshit detector, but today a girl I've been talking to says her room mate is allergic to weed. So much so in fact, that even breathing in the smoke could cause her throat to close up and be rushed to the emergency room.
I call bullshit. Especially if the smoker is in a room with a locked door and a rug in front of it.
Is this even possible?
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Allergies basically come from slightly varied genetics, such as the inability to break down/metabolize certain substances. I mean, really, someone can be allergic to virtually anything.
I'm really not seeing how this is so far-fetched.
Also, anyone who smokes weed is a dumb piece of shit.
if she has any asthmatic history, or an actual allergy to weed, or just doesn't take well to smoke in general, then she could easily have a bad reaction to it.
my mother is hyper-allergic to a lot of things and can pick up on them a mile away, having a rug up against a door will do jack-shit to protect her from something she's allergic to. some people can really pick up on certain things that you wouldn't even give a second thought to and they will get seriously affected by them. trust them when they tell you it bothers them.
And closing the door and putting a rug down is fine for the moment, but the smoke's gotta go somewhere when you open the door, and you can't count on it all going out the window or whatever.
Yeah, totally. Because everyone who smokes weed is a fucking unproductive loser with no job and no friends right? Fuck people who like to have fun using natural plants to help intensify their happiness. Fucking assholes can all go to hell.
Anyways, it's completely possible - as others have said. People are allergic to the weirdest, most specific things.
It doesn't take a high concentration to trigger allergies, especially bad ones. People with severe peanut allergies can develop a reaction from peanut free food if the knife that cut them wasn't thoroughly washed after being used with peanut butter.
On the other hand, I know somebody else who also claimed to be allergic to tobacco, but it was eventually diagnosed as asthma. Net effect is about the same, though, people with respiratory problems will be sensitive to any kind of smoke.
Dunno about the no job and friends bit, but i do think its stupid. Yes there are the harmless people who do smoke it with their friends as a harmless way to have fun. But then there are others, who are completely oblivious to the fact that it has long term effects and can completely destroy them mentally, and go around causing shit in society. Ive met many.
And in relation to this thread, inconsiderate assholes who couldnt give a shit about themselves and the health effects it has on their friends.
I'm allergic to certain untreated woods.
(I am however, immune to poison ivy)
have you considered a career in being Batman?
if someone can be allergic to peanuts, then an allergy to marijuana isn't much of a step from there
a plant is a plant is a plant
a couple of people in my family are allergic to drugs like codiene; being allergic to plants (i.e. pot) sounds more believeable than that :P
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way to, ya know, stereotype and generalize, then backflip..
keep on track to the question (which i think is solved...?).
that said yeah I think the topic is pretty much dealt with
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Hey, whos back flipping? I still think those harmless people are dumb pieces of shit.
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If you want to talk about the relative merits of smoking pot, take it to D&D or SE++.
If it's the girl, what does she have to gain by lying if she is already smoking with you? Maybe she doesn't want her room to smell.
If the room mate is lying, maybe she doesn't want her apartment to smell, or maybe she doesn't want to risk getting caught with smokers in her place.
It might be a nice way of saying "your hobby reeks", or it could be the truth.
I dunno, i think winter's opinion on the use of marijuana reveals his lack of life experience, and his lack of experience with varying people and personalities. I know people who are responsible, intelligent adults who smoke marijuana every once in awhile to relax from a hard days work. Just because you see a bunch of retarded 14 year olds running around the street touting the benefits of Triple Head band vs. White Rhino while munchin on hot cheetos and talking about their latest blog entries doesn't mean all people who smoke are idiots.
Any ways, I agree full heartedly with what Improvolone said. Why would your friend's flatmate NEED to call BS in the first place?
The OP never said that it was him smoking weed in his appartment.
and even so, he was just asking about allergies, not your opinion on smoking weed in an apartment.
And yes, it is entirely possible that even just trace amounts of weed smoke can cause an alaergy. I mean, my friend can't handle even tiny amounts of cat hair without completely freaking out.
So yes, some people are allergic to weed. My friend is actually allergic to most plants in general. I myself am allergic to avocado for some inexplicable reason. Allergies are weird and can develop at almost any time.
Ya, I've met someone that was allergic to weed. It sucked because she tried it once and her lungs got inflamed. Don't fuck with people's allergies.
Go fuck yourself.
That said, yes it is completely possible to be allergic to weed. I would question whether the girl is lying about it or not; but at the same time do you really want to find out?
Whats so bad about smoking outdoors anyways, i never smoke inside places i live.
Not as bad as if she ate them (she would die quickly), but that's intense.
Edit: Holy fuck. My fiance was talking to a friend at work, at her boyfriend is allergic to cold weather.
It's not that he's sensitive, or has blood flow, the doctor actually calls it an allergy. If his skin is exposed to temperatures 50 degrees or below, he breaks out into hives, and then the hives fall off. He's in his mid 20's and only just found this last year. How is this possible you ask? Because he lives in Florida.
I don't know if we are. He's denigrated a HUGE chunk of society in a way that offers no help or advice. I'm surprised at you actually, I'd think you'd be the one chewing his ass for a blanket statement that everyone engaging in the behavior was a piece of shit. I think your inference about what's really going on is correct, but that still doesn't make everyone who smokes weed a piece of shit - that's an after-school special opinion and WCK will have to be extremely lucky to live even a small portion of his life in an after school special world.
WCK - you have NO IDEA how many people around you actually smoke weed. It's like being gay, you can't tell by looking with most people, unless they decide to 'advertise.' You can only pick out the people who really SEEM like they smoke weed, and believe it or not, some of them don't smoke, and many of them would be pieces of shit without weed.
OP: There are people who are allergic to weed (there's somebody out there allergic to EVERYTHING). Very, VERY few of them are that allergic. The Cat is likely correct, your pal doesn't want people lighting up around her. In either case, you should go outside or something. Smoke only in your home or designated hash bars.
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read my post again, thanks. I didn't say what he said was ok, I said I get where it comes from. There's a difference.
I guess it's just baffling.
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Absolutely is possible.
Whether in your specific case it is the truth or not is up for debate. You should ask more detailed questions.
I dont think thats necessary. Either the girl really is allergic to the smoke (very possible, as this thread indicates) or she's just saying that because she's uncomfortable/doesnt like having weed smoked in the house, but doesnt like confrontation. Which is a valid stance imo, plenty of people dont like cigarettes being smoked inside their house, and that's a legal substance. I dont see why harassing her with further questions is necessary, just stop smoking around the poor girl.
There are usually two things that can be the "cause" of the allergy. 1) The person is actually adversely affected by the substance. 2) The person is very uncomfortable with the smoking of illegal substances and wants to stop it in a way that doesn't make them sound like a "narc."
I've come across the second type a few times, and had one student who was actually responded poorly to smoke. Generally, in either case the solution is the same to any other issue you have in a housing/personal dispute: find a way to not piss each other off.
If it is a problem, make it not a problem. Close the door and toss down a thick towel, put the box fan pointing out the window. If you aren't being a dick about it then there's no issue. Trying to accommodate others while maintaining your own solidarity is really the lynch-pin for ensuring that you can go through life without spending every free minute in conflict.
I'd say MOST people will try to avoid confrontation at all costs by pointing to something beyond their control and say "look it's not my fault". Yes, it is possible to be allergic to smoke of any and all kinds. But the amount of smoke that would get through the door, especially if a towel was under it and a fan blew the smoke away from the door? I'm voting you're dealing with Crowing One's second situation.
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Well, you'd think the same thing about peanuts, and then you get that one kid in a million that dies because he was sitting 3 tables over from someone with a peanut butter sandwich
However, even if it is the 2nd - unlike something like burning incense, or making smelly food, etc, with weed if you keep pushing the issue to prove that it is the 2nd you will wind up putting them into a position where their only choice is to report you to someone that could actually get you in serious trouble. Your RA may be nice about trying to work out a compromise, but if it gets reported further up they're not going to have much choice but to involve authorities, and 'but I had a towel in front of my door and she could BARELY smell it' isn't a legal defense for possession
(And it's annoying, but that's beside the point.)
It amazes me how ignorant some people are, I'm just curious what those "health effects" are, and how it could "destroy" someone mentally and what are your sources? or did you just see an above the influence commercial and think reefer is a mind altering drug that turns teens into cold blooded killers?
It was generalizing and stupid and i understand it wasn't a fair comment at all. I've already apologized in an above post.