teal'c
Nuclear Cardiac Parent
Exactly. There's only one person on here abusing drugs. And that's the one that smokes 40 a day.
Exactly. There's only one person on here abusing drugs. And that's the one that smokes 40 a day.
I understand your way of thinking and certainly someone who is an addict or alcoholic is in danger of relapsing into their former state if they use any mind altering substance and no doubt there is plenty of denial and justification by an addict in the throes of addiction but the overwhelming majority of people who use Alcohol or Marijuana are not addicted to it and in fact where Marijuana is legal, death from opioid use is 25% lower on average then before it becoming legal so it is actually saving lives.I then went on and spoke in reality looking from the other side of the fence. Showing I'v been on both sides and really do know a lot about why people use. If a person feels the need to use the reasoning is the same as a person that has full blown physical addiction. One thing the other side of the fence shows you is seeing the justification and denial someone using has. We can even see that in some of the comments I have received in this thread.
http://www.thefader.com/2015/04/23/the-best-weed-strains-for-every-moodAs this is a music forum... are there particular strains preferred for different types of music? I've mentioned some of the sativas, and I find these are good for rock music and heavier electronic music. If I vape an indica, then I'm more inclined to prefer slower music.
Yes, there's the medical side of marijuana and also the recreational. The medical side could be far, far bigger than the recreational side in the future. Now it's legal, it will be much easier to research.
Exactly. There's only one person on here abusing drugs. And that's the one that smokes 40 a day.
It was not the powers that be that decided to make pot legal it was the citizens of the individual states that have voted on it.One thing I have been thinking, the powers that be want to feed propaganda, remove firearms and have the population high.
One needs to see that and ask why?
I know I voted for it!It was not the powers that be that decided to make pot legal it was the citizens of the individual states that have voted on it.
Regards Snow
And clearly in this thread I see denial, justification and glorifying. Sorry but I have a great many years under my belt in behavior modification and can recognize behavior associated with drug and alcohol use as well as addictive behavior. Their is always a reason one reaches for and uses drugs or alcohol for recreation. I don't even know why they would even call it recreation as it's suppression of the real life. But the learned behavior and need is their at any level of use. Quantity or type of feel good doesn't matter nor does a physical dependance of a substance. The fact one reaches for something in the fist place is a clear indication that runs through every level of addictionno doubt there is plenty of denial and justification by an addict in the throes of addiction
l don't think we can have a rational logical discussion about this subject you are very set in your beliefs and so am I and obviously what you are doing is working very well for you and if you want to give up the smokes give it a go you have all'ready proved to yourself you have what it takes to kick an addiction.I wish you the best over the holidaysAnd clearly in this thread I see denial, justification and glorifying. Sorry but I have a great many years under my belt in behavior modification and can recognize behavior associated with drug and alcohol use as well as addictive behavior. Their is always a reason one reaches for and uses drugs or alcohol for recreation. I don't even know why they would even call it recreation as it's suppression of the real life. But the learned behavior and need is their at any level of use. Quantity or type of feel good doesn't matter nor does a physical dependance of a substance. The fact one reaches for something in the fist place is a clear indication that runs through every level of addiction
Anyway there is a saying "If it don't apply let it fly". I only put down my life and how I benefited from not using anymore for others to think about. That said I see a couple reactions to that post here, that leads me to believe I struck a nerve and close to home for others with my little story of myself.
Your world isn't threaten nor is mine, it's just I can admit I have used and quit knowing all it's faults as well as mine.
To the original spirit of this post, it really is amazing that cannabis is legal in so many states, and is available in such variety in actual stores. I never thought back in college that this would happen in my lifetime. I haven't actually been to a dispensary yet, as we haven't gotten quite that far in our state, although we are legal to grow and possess. I am interested to head down to my home state of Massachusetts and check out their stores.
I was thinking recently about how different these shops are to how we used to get our herb.("herb" I think is my favorite name for it, although I always used to call it pot) They are much more like a wine shop, or craft beer store. Can you imagine if we acquired alcohol in the way we used to have to get herb? Some guy in his messy apartment or dorm room, selling warm flat beer in plastic bottles, with no label, and no idea where it came from? Hmmm...
I am not going to wade into the debate that has creeped into this thread. I already did that recently in a similar thread about weed, and nothing was gained. I will say this though, I think everyone benefits when no one tries to put their beliefs on anyone else, or judges them for having a different outlook on life. Doing that is pretty much at the center of every conflict and war in human history. We're all different. Get over it.
Cannabis is a very flavorful plant when done right . Vaping makes that even more obvious than smoking. My favorite was almost pure strawberry with a touch of cotton candy. It was so good cotton mouth never happened because the after taste kept your mouth watering for twenty minutes. Chocolate Trip x Sour Diesel offspring.They are much more like a wine shop, or craft beer store. Can you imagine if we acquired alcohol in the way we used to have to get herb? Some guy in his messy apartment or dorm room, selling warm flat beer in plastic bottles, with no label, and no idea where it came from? Hmmm...
That's only where it's happening. It doesn't occur everywhere.Imo, the best part of legalization is the expunging of police records for marijuana related offenses.
I've no real figures, but I can only think this must affect millions of people.
As they used to say in the old days, the most dangerous aspect of pot is getting caught with it.
That's only where it's happening. It doesn't occur everywhere.
I have considered it, but the stock market was overinflated so I stayed away. But seeing that I have a contrarian streak, and some of the pundits were saying the MJ stocks were a bad investment, that tempts me to research a few that might be a good bet. My buddy makes his living off of investing, so I'd probably check with him before doing something stupid, which I've been known to do.Marijuana stocks hammered this year, but the good news keeps coming out. Might be a time to pick some up. Anyone invest in any of the marijuana stocks? I have a few Canadian and a few US ones that trade on Canadian exchanges.
Indeed. I've read about the autism, the cancer relief, stomach ailments, you name it. Even if it's not a cure, I have read of some people being able to stop prescription opiate usage by using cannabis, and I see that as a huge plus. (The big pharma companies of course will try to downplay it since this cuts into their profits; it would not surprise me if the pharma lobbyists are really the ones holding it up in the US for federal legalization.)I think the potential for the medical side is huge: