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Post by boca1girl on Oct 9, 2018 20:01:01 GMT -5
The thing that concerns me here is the “single use” inhaler. There is already a move to ban plastic straws in the US. What kind of backlash will there be from a “single use” inhaler? Would they consider a recycling program for the inhaler? For frequent users, it may make more sense for a reusable inhaler and cartridge sales. Cost of the inhaler would be less of a concern compared to plastic disposal. The plastic straw ban is related to wildlife endangerment, similar to the plastic rings on 6-packs of cans IIRC. I know that Disney already does not sell them in the Animal Kingdom park, but they do in other parks. But they do give you wax-paper drink straws if you ask for them. 5-hour energy, etc. would be the closest parallel I can think of, and there is no outcry about recycling those I don’t agree that the plastic straw ban is due to wildlife endangerment exclusively. It’s the non-biodegradable nature of the product. I agree with you on the plastic 6 pack rings though. That is a wildlife issue.
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Post by onemann on Oct 10, 2018 7:15:12 GMT -5
The most popular K-Cups are single use and they are not biodegradable.
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Post by boca1girl on Oct 10, 2018 7:43:51 GMT -5
The most popular K-Cups are single use and they are not biodegradable. Another bad product for the environment. I bought a reusable k-cup that I put my bulk coffee in. Every time I go shopping and see people load up on cases of water bottles I cringe. Recycling just isn’t keeping up with our use of disable plastics. Enough said on this topic. I just don’t like the idea of one time use inhalers for the canabis market.
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Post by corvettez51 on Oct 10, 2018 10:02:27 GMT -5
actually some k-cups are.
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Post by mnkdfann on Oct 10, 2018 11:48:11 GMT -5
The whole topic is many-faceted. Straws are generally not biodegradable, but the plastic they are made from usually IS recyclable. The apparently problem is that the straws are too small, they fall through the cracks, and gum up the recycling machines. K-Cups nowadays are often also made with recyclable plastics. But that doesn't mean that every community has the infrastructure to recycle them. Example below: business.financialpost.com/news/keurig-cleans-up-with-recyclable-coffee-pods-but-its-still-trash"Keurig Canada Inc. wants consumers to feel better about coffee pods. The company has retooled its factory in St. Michel, a suburb of Montreal, to produce K-Cup pods in polypropylene No. 5, which is recyclable. But recyclable where, and at what cost? While Halifax and cities across British Columbia, for example, accept the pod cups in the blue bin (provided consumers remove the lid, dump the coffee grounds, and, in the case of Halifax, remove the filter), big cities such as Toronto and Keurig’s home town of Montreal do not." Back to Afrezza, the truth is that recycling is largely a non-issue until scripts take off and the cartridges and inhalers start littering the streets. It's just a little surprising in this day and age that Mannkind may not have (waiting for confirmation) used plastic with / didn't stamp the inhalers with the appropriate Resin recycling code. It could be that the cartridges are too small to recycle, like with straws? But that shouldn't be the case with the inhalers.
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Post by patten1962 on Oct 12, 2018 7:25:55 GMT -5
I personally don't like the idea of generating tons of plastic waste with MannKind inhalers for recreational Cannabis use. That is being irresponsible, IMO, unless they were made with biodegradable materials & could be biological decomposed even in composte piles. Wonder if they have made a prototype using a bioplastic? Could even use hemp fibers, Ford bumpers used to be made from hemp and hemp is one of the world's strongest natural fibers. Maybe they can try it out with one of UT's 3D printers. Syringes are plastic.
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Post by boca1girl on Oct 15, 2018 17:04:32 GMT -5
Paul Allen died today at 65 from cancer. RLS connection? Not sure that was ever proven or not.
I wonder if he was an early user of their product if he was on chemo and other ex-Microsoft employees have a connection to RLS.
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Post by peppy on Oct 15, 2018 17:14:16 GMT -5
Paul Allen died today at 65 from cancer. RLS connection? Not sure that was proven or not. Paul Allen, Microsoft Co-Founder, has died at the age of 65, from complications of non-Hodgkins's lymphoma. Normally, lymphocytes go through a predictable life cycle. Old lymphocytes die, and your body creates new ones to replace them. In non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, your lymphocytes don't die, but continue to grow and divide. This oversupply of lymphocytes crowds into your lymph nodes, causing them to swell. B cells and T cells Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma can begin in the: B cells. B cells fight infection by producing antibodies that neutralize foreign invaders. Most non-Hodgkin's lymphoma arises from B cells. Subtypes of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that involve B cells include diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma. T cells. T cells are involved in killing foreign invaders directly. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma occurs less often in T cells. Subtypes of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that involve T cells include peripheral T-cell lymphoma and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
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Post by sayhey24 on Oct 15, 2018 19:23:49 GMT -5
Paul Allen died today at 65 from cancer. RLS connection? Not sure that was ever proven or not. I wonder if he was an early user of their product if he was on chemo and other ex-Microsoft employees have a connection to RLS. Thats sad about Paul Allen.
There are several ex-Microsoft people associated with RLS including Arthur Rubinfeld who's company had a contract with Microsoft for marketing services. After Kevin Johnson (ex-Microsoft) went to Starbucks, Arthur followed. Kevin is now running Starbucks.
Is there a relationship between Arthur and Kevin, maybe. Hopefully we will find out more soon
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Post by mango on Oct 26, 2018 17:05:01 GMT -5
Thursday, August 29:15 AM - 10:30 AM Cannabis Research, Regulation and Innovation – What is the Role of Universities in the Emerging Discussion Around Cannabis? Moderator: Colleen Kerr, Vice President for Government Relations & External Affairs, and Chief Legislative Officer, Washington State University Panelists: Rick Dykema, Chief of Staff / Legislative Director, Office of U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher, Co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus * Note: (1) mnkd.proboards.com/post/118135/thread (2) mnkd.proboards.com/post/117682/thread Gregory Wesner, CEO, Receptor Life Sciences, Inc.
David Zuckerman, Lieutenant Governor, State of Vermont www.aplu.org/members/councils/governmental-affairs/CGA-Summer-Meeting-agenda.pdf
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Post by sayhey24 on Oct 26, 2018 17:23:56 GMT -5
Mango - I sure would like RLS to come out from behind the shadows and make the major announcement. I look every day for the last 2 years and every day I am disappointed. Hope springs eternal but in this case its more than just hope.
I will be shocked if the pss does not rocket to $50. Will I be disappointed again? Sad to say this is MNKD so I fully expect to be but in this case maybe not.
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Post by lennymnkd on Oct 26, 2018 17:47:50 GMT -5
So they do know how to network with government affairs / mnkd patents
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Post by mango on Oct 26, 2018 18:49:48 GMT -5
Mango - I sure would like RLS to come out from behind the shadows and make the major announcement. I look every day for the last 2 years and every day I am disappointed. Hope springs eternal but in this case its more than just hope. I will be shocked if the pss does not rocket to $50. Will I be disappointed again? Sad to say this is MNKD so I fully expect to be but in this case maybe not. I've been waiting for Dana to show up, always knew he would. Him and Al were like best friends, Dana has always publicly supported and advocated for Al. This is no coincidence that Dana was on a panel with Gregory Wesner at a Cannabis-related event. Wesner has now begun publicly announcing/displaying his affiliation with RLS by using the title of CEO of the company. By him doing this he creates RLS Chatter. Do not despair
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Post by brotherm1 on Oct 27, 2018 21:39:15 GMT -5
mango Avatar mango Postaholic ***** Aug 15, 2017 at 5:53pm sportsrancho, sla4235, and 2 more like this Quote likePost Options In 2012, U.S. House of Representative Dana Rohrabacher made a floor speech that honors Al Mann, and requested the government take seriously Al's recommendations on how to improve the current system. Read more: mnkd.proboards.com/thread/8394/house-dana-rohrabacher-mann-hero#ixzz5VBomTAN9
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Post by itellthefuture777 on Oct 28, 2018 13:47:40 GMT -5
The plastic straw ban is related to wildlife endangerment, similar to the plastic rings on 6-packs of cans IIRC. I know that Disney already does not sell them in the Animal Kingdom park, but they do in other parks. But they do give you wax-paper drink straws if you ask for them. 5-hour energy, etc. would be the closest parallel I can think of, and there is no outcry about recycling those I don’t agree that the plastic straw ban is due to wildlife endangerment exclusively. It’s the non-biodegradable nature of the product. I agree with you on the plastic 6 pack rings though. That is a wildlife issue. Seems like the simple solution is to make editable straws..cups..forks..plates..just sayn..
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