Ricky Williams launches brand of marijuana based products

[Aaron Carrara]

Ricky's new line of products is called "Real Wellness by Ricky Williams" and includes salves, tonics and vapes.

RWRW's goods can be found at a variety of California dispensaries - http://rw.life/find-rw/

The company's website describes its products as "a unique line of herbal-based wellness products that can be incorporated into daily routines."

Full story - https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/03/20/ricky-williams-marijuana-pot-cannabis-products/442428002/

 

[primal defense]

Ricky is the latest celebrity.


7 Celebrities With Their Own Line of Cannabis Products




https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/celebrities-jumping-into-the-cannabis-sphere

 

[MikeV73]

This is great PR for LHN!

 

[dillohorn]

Bad news.

 

[conleenlyn]

I would like these products from the stars to be of high quality. And it turns out that we buy low-quality products based on cannabinoids only because another actor advertises it. I use marijuana in my treatment for depression. I have the recommendations of a psychotherapist and I need it. But to buy high - quality weed had to look for a very long time . Now I order marijuana online. But not only that - I track it with parsl.co to be sure of its quality. I would like the quality of such products to be controlled by someone.

 

[TB14]

lmao

 

[Coot]

I buy Earl Campbell's Hot Link sausage. It's extra tender, fully cooked and tastes great. Why not Ricky Williams' Real Wellness products as well?

 

[Wayne]

Just think of the NIL opportunities. 

 

[DMAC]

I use marijuana in my treatment for depression. I have the recommendations of a psychotherapist and I need it.

This seems counter productive considering prolonged use of marijuana has been linked to depression.  To think a doctor prescribes this as treatment is even more hilarious.

Several studies have linked marijuana use to increased risk for psychiatric disorders, including psychosis (schizophrenia), depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders, but whether and to what extent it actually causes these conditions is not always easy to determine.32  Recent research suggests that smoking high-potency marijuana every day could increase the chances of developing psychosis by nearly five times compared to people who have never used marijuana.113 The amount of drug used, the age at first use, and genetic vulnerability have all been shown to influence this relationship. The strongest evidence to date concerns links between marijuana use and psychiatric disorders in those with a preexisting genetic or other vulnerability.61

https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/there-link-between-marijuana-use-psychiatric-disorders

 

[tejasrulz]

Well he did win the He's-hi-man

 

[hookemhorb]

Well he did win the He's-hi-man

Kinda gives a whole new meaning to "Shake and Bake"

 

[Baron]

 

[BWilk55]

This seems counter productive considering prolonged use of marijuana has been linked to depression.  To think a doctor prescribes this as treatment is even more hilarious.

https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/there-link-between-marijuana-use-psychiatric-disorders

The paper you quote notes how weak the link it. Marijuana has many more positive effects for medical problems than negative. 

Somehow we ended up with illegal marijuana while tobacco, alcohol, opioids and benzos remained legal. That's the real issue. 

 

[DMAC]

The paper you quote notes how weak the link it. Marijuana has many more positive effects for medical problems than negative. 

Somehow we ended up with illegal marijuana while tobacco, alcohol, opioids and benzos remained legal. That's the real issue. 

More positive?  As in how?  You mean its easier to cope with stress when you are high.  Frankly its quite reckless to say it more positive than negative when even lead researchers are not sure.   There is ample evidence weed stunts the development of the brain at early ages.  Cannabis is a medical treatment for pain but to say its helps with reducing mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis is disingenuous.  That's like saying morphine is used to treat acute pain....well no shit  ?

I will add this.  Personally I couldn't care less who smokes pot and for whatever reason they can come up with.  I have my own vices, one being alcohol.  Next time I drink a bottle of bourbon I am going to tell my wife its doctors orders to treat stress and anxiety.  ?

There is a growing body of evidence pointing to the co-occurrence of cannabis use and depression.  Observational and epidemiological studies have not indicated a positive long-term effect of cannabis use on the course and outcome of depression.



Daniel Feingold  1 , Aviv Weinstein  2



Affiliations

• PMID: 33332004
  
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57369-0_5
  

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33332004/



https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23082832/
 

Depression symptoms associated with cannabis dependence in an adolescent American Indian community sample

A 2014 review of the existing research concluded that using cannabis placed an individual at moderate risk of developing depression.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/abs/association-between-cannabis-use-and-depression-a-systematic-review-and-metaanalysis-of-longitudinal-studies/B144B7AE5A3D973289DBDD99ADE21E58

Conclusions

Cannabis use, and particularly heavy cannabis use, may be associated with an increased risk for developing depressive disorders. There is need for further longitudinal exploration of the association between cannabis use and developing depression, particularly taking into account cumulative exposure to cannabis and potentially significant confounding factors.

 

[TB14]

Man. Some bot comes in with a post 3 years later and y'all really ran with it...

 

[BWilk55]

More positive?  As in how?  You mean its easier to cope with stress when you are high.  Frankly its quite reckless to say it more positive than negative when even lead researchers are not sure.   There is ample evidence weed stunts the development of the brain at early ages.  Cannabis is a medical treatment for pain but to say its helps with reducing mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis is disingenuous.  That's like saying morphine is used to treat acute pain....well no shit  ?

I will add this.  Personally I couldn't care less who smokes pot and for whatever reason they can come up with.  I have my own vices, one being alcohol.  Next time I drink a bottle of bourbon I am going to tell my wife its doctors orders to treat stress and anxiety.  ?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33332004/



https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23082832/
 
 

For every study that shows a harm there is another showing no link. These types of studies are challenging and often produce low quality results (difficult to control all the variables, rely on surveys and recall). You seem focused on depression, which I'll say is an unlikely diagnosis to be treated with marijuana. Better uses include chronic pain, anxiety and PTSD.

We are learning more and more about how marijuana and other psychotropic substances may help with these disorders. Heck, LSD, Ketamine and Mushrooms are being studied for use in anxiety and PTSD. To be fair, the benefits aren't super clear at this time but when it comes to marijuana, it can make sense to try for folks not responding to first line treatments. 

 

[DMAC]

For every study that shows a harm there is another showing no link. These types of studies are challenging and often produce low quality results (difficult to control all the variables, rely on surveys and recall). You seem focused on depression, which I'll say is an unlikely diagnosis to be treated with marijuana. Better uses include chronic pain, anxiety and PTSD.

We are learning more and more about how marijuana and other psychotropic substances may help with these disorders. Heck, LSD, Ketamine and Mushrooms are being studied for use in anxiety and PTSD. To be fair, the benefits aren't super clear at this time but when it comes to marijuana, it can make sense to try for folks not responding to first line treatments. 

First of all you have not cited one clinical research study.  I have cited numerous studies.  Show me one credible research study which is peer reviewed which specifically says there is "no link".  You are just making shit up now.

Secondly you said I am focused on depression well no shit my initial post was to the poster who said he takes cannabis because his/her doctor prescribed it for depression.  You are the one that chimed in to response with unsubstantiated claims of the benefits to marijuana.  If you are going to debate me then get your shit together and not just spout opinionated drivel.

Lastly you make another claim "We are learning more and more about how marijuana and other psychotropic substances may help with these disorders"  Who is we? And what are those benefits?  There isnt any.  We both know you are talking getting high to disassociate the burden of daily struggles, stress and anxiety.  Other than pain relief there isnt one thing weed getting actually cures.  Same goes for drinking and other drugs. 

Also lets not forget you said "Marijuana has many more positive effects for medical problems than negative." Where is this cited.  Its not.  Its just gibberish you are spouting.

 

[BWilk55]

First of all you have not cited one clinical research study.  I have cited numerous studies.  Show me one credible research study which is peer reviewed which specifically says there is "no link".  You are just making shit up now.

Secondly you said I am focused on depression well no shit my initial post was to the poster who said he takes cannabis because his/her doctor prescribed it for depression.  You are the one that chimed in to response with unsubstantiated claims of the benefits to marijuana.  If you are going to debate me then get your shit together and not just spout opinionated drivel.

Lastly you make another claim "We are learning more and more about how marijuana and other psychotropic substances may help with these disorders"  Who is we? And what are those benefits?  There isnt any.  We both know you are talking getting high to disassociate the burden of daily struggles, stress and anxiety.  Other than pain relief there isnt one thing weed getting actually cures.  Same goes for drinking and other drugs. 

Also lets not forget you said "Marijuana has many more positive effects for medical problems than negative." Where is this cited.  Its not.  Its just gibberish you are spouting.

Whoa buddy, chill out. Maybe have a drink, or better yet, smoke some weed.

Here is a large study showing the lack of a clear link between marijuana and depression. 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26886046/

The "we" I speak of would be the medical profession at large. I am an internist and currently a primary care provider. I see the challenges my patients have in treatment of anxiety, PTSD, and chronic pain on a daily basis. Medical marijuana is one option for alternative therapies if traditional first line agents are ineffective. This is a much better approach than the alternatives of benzodiazepines, opioid pain medications and self treatment with alcohol. This is still a relatively new approach and requires further study which has been limited by issues surrounding legality. In Louisiana, medical marijuana just recently became an option for patients for uses other than cancer related pain. 

 

[DMAC]

Whoa buddy, chill out. Maybe have a drink, or better yet, smoke some weed.

Here is a large study showing the lack of a clear link between marijuana and depression. 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26886046/

The "we" I speak of would be the medical profession at large. I am an internist and currently a primary care provider. I see the challenges my patients have in treatment of anxiety, PTSD, and chronic pain on a daily basis. Medical marijuana is one option for alternative therapies if traditional first line agents are ineffective. This is a much better approach than the alternatives of benzodiazepines, opioid pain medications and self treatment with alcohol. This is still a relatively new approach and requires further study which has been limited by issues surrounding legality. In Louisiana, medical marijuana just recently became an option for patients for uses other than cancer related pain. 

Ok so now you have shifted from the "More positives than negatives" to there is no "clear" link that marijuana causes psychiatric disorders.  The study you cited has zero to do with the benefits of treating depression or anxiety.  The study you cited was to determine is Cannabis caused psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders.  They did not come to any conclusion whatsoever of psychiatric disorders but rather compared it to a control group of alcohol and other drug users.  How exactly is this at all relevant to your claims?

Conclusions and relevance: Within the general population, cannabis use is associated with an increased risk for several substance use disorders. Physicians and policy makers should take these associations of cannabis use under careful consideration.

On the other hand cannabis has been proven to reduce the blood flow to brain.

A recent study from the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease showed that marijuana users, when compared to non-marijuana users, had low blood flow in the hippocampus. The belief is that chronic marijuana use may block activity in this part of the brain, and it may damage areas of the brain that are pivotal to learning and memory.

Your support for using cannabis is solely for comfort level only and there is absolutely ZERO evidence cannabis treats mental disorders but rather the pain of dealing with the disease.  Well the exact same thing can be said for alcohol, heroin, morphine, and numerous other narcotics.  The irony is if doctors are prescribing cannabis for mental disorders then they are contributing to it.  Its malpractice and a scam.  Hell insurance companies even offer marijuana malpractice insurance.

Long-term use of marijuana can leave a person more susceptible to developing Alzheimer’s

“A medical malpractice lawsuit against a doctor who recommended medical marijuana would be something similar to a lawsuit against a doctor who improperly prescribed opioids"