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Some of you may have seen my earlier post regarding being denied Aurora products by Dr. James Cameron at Cannabis Clinic, where I detailed why I thought his refusal was ungrounded, and asked for advice from this community.

It's been several months of trialing what I was prescribed, and today I had a follow up with James. This is my first appointment since raising a complaint with the clinic after my last appointment.

At the beginning of the video call, I tried to clear the air - even apologising for my last complaint and letting him know I respect his prescribing decisions to give me lower strength Bloom flower, as opposed to higher strength Aurora flower.

He checked whether I'd had any negative interactions with the flower I get (I hadn't had any). He checked if my medical situation was the same - it is.

I was then, at the end of the video call, denied a re-script of the same medication he'd previously prescribed, along with any other flower. He quoted a medical reason that is not consistent with my diagnosis as his reasoning (rapid cycling bi-polar, of which I am explicitly *not* diagnosed, lol)

His demeanor and attitude during this phase of the call where particularly strange - he was grinning to himself as he denied my script.

It felt 100% like retaliation for my previous complaint to the clinic about him, and did not have any backing in medical reasoning.

I'm currently awaiting a clinic review, and have contacted the Health and Disability Commission for advocacy and potential complaints to the Medical Council of NZ.

Warning to those who deal with him that IMO there's a distinct possibility his decision making is not impartial.

Some of you may have seen my earlier post regarding being denied Aurora products by Dr. James Cameron at Cannabis Clinic, where I detailed why I thought his refusal was ungrounded, and asked for advice from this community.

It's been several months of trialing what I was prescribed, and today I had a follow up with James. This is my first appointment since raising a complaint with the clinic after my last appointment.

At the beginning of the video call, I tried to clear the air - even apologising for my last complaint and letting him know I respect his prescribing decisions to give me lower strength Bloom flower, as opposed to higher strength Aurora flower.

He checked whether I'd had any negative interactions with the flower I get (I hadn't had any). He checked if my medical situation was the same - it is.

I was then, at the end of the video call, denied a re-script of the same medication he'd previously prescribed, along with any other flower. He quoted a medical reason that is not consistent with my diagnosis as his reasoning (rapid cycling bi-polar, of which I am explicitly *not* diagnosed, lol)

His demeanor and attitude during this phase of the call where particularly strange - he was grinning to himself as he denied my script.

It felt 100% like retaliation for my previous complaint to the clinic about him, and did not have any backing in medical reasoning.

I'm currently awaiting a clinic review, and have contacted the Health and Disability Commission for advocacy and potential complaints to the Medical Council of NZ.

Warning to those who deal with him that IMO there's a distinct possibility his decision making is not impartial.

Been obsessed with him the last year or so, mainly because there doesn't seem to be much out there that sounds similar. Anyone know if there's a specific subgenre for that style of rap?

Thinking artists like BUSDRIVER, Ren, Aesop Rock, etc., although Prof probably dominates that space currently IMO

Had to spend a week away looking after my sick Gran, right when a plant in a 2x2 was ready (14 week flower before trichomes ambered and pistils curled and darkened, so a lot of work so far). Conditions ran too hot and dry while I was away due to my humidifier running empty.

Absolutely beutiful plant, gorgeous shades of red, orange, black, purple... Best I've grown. Perfectly mainlined, a work of art.

Got home today to harvest, and about half my tops (not lowers at all) are covered in spider mite webbing, with lots of the critters visible. No idea how they got in there, or when - I check this plant regularly. But obviously some did and multiplied like crazy while I was gone, while the conditions were perfect for them due to it being hotter and dryer than normal.

Am I cooked? Should I try to do a budwash? Do we all massively overthink bugs on indoor (as outdoor cannabis surely is FULL of insect sh*t anyway), and maybe this isn't as bad for smoking as people make it out to be?

Keen to hear thoughts - I've lost close to 2oz estimated from a roughly 4oz harvest, so it's not a total loss, but I'd love to try to recover some of it if people think it's worth it to try. Got the good half hanging and drying in a clean tent after a close inspection for mites with a loupe, and the other half just sitting in a tray on my floor because I'm depressed about it and don't know what to do with it, lol.

All for personal medical use btw, none will be consumed by anyone else.

I purchased something from a small US seller who has since stopped answering emails, so I can't get any sender or package details for a missing mail request.

The package arrived with USPS on the 22nd of April, shipped out a week later, and was given customs clearance on the 1st of May.

Since then... "Moving through network" - no scans or updates in the last 14 days.

Is my package likely stuck in sorting? Lost? Is there a USPS phone number to call to check, or am I out of luck without the sender details?

Any advice appreciated, as I've never purchased anything from the US before, and it wasn't a small amount of money...

Hey hey :) I use topical min 2x daily, as well as finasteride (oral, 1.25mg daily) as they're the options available in my country.

I've got two cats that I cannot keep off my bed. My usual routine is to apply min as soon as I wake up, and again 12 hours later (at least 4 hours before bed), then to ensure my cats stay safe, I shower before sleeping so I don't get any minoxidil residue anywhere my cats might curl up.

Does anyone know if that's long enough for that second min dose to absorb? Will I still get anywhere near the typical halflife and DHT blocking effects if I wash the remaining resdue off my scalp before sleeping?

Cheers for any replies - minoxidil is barely affordable for me so I don't want to be wasting that second dose

Fuck the stadium.

Fuck rugby.

Is it really that unreasonable to expect a bus to take less than 45 minutes to get from St Asaph St to Moorhouse?

This feels like absolutely piss poor planning for the streets to be this gridlocked in the entire 4 aves on a Friday night - just fuck the local hospo scene, right? The businesses, patrons, and residents who were completely unaware there happened to be a rugby game should just deal?

Where's the adequate public transport, traffic management, etc?

Rant over

-A Karen who simply wants to get home without Auckland level traffic