So... Canniboids

[guamhaze]

Hey Alex I've got a vaporizer too and it works wonders, no sore lungs in the morning after (which I usually get from smoking the cannabis) and of course it lessens the tar and other aspects of smoke by like 70% (compared to smoke).

Jimmy, I'm sorry to hear it was effecting your life negatively. I know too much of anything can become a problem.

I saw a recent documentary (takes place in the UK and cannot remember the name of it right now). They were doing research in finding out what are the "calming" properties of cannabis and what are the "anxiety related" properties of cannabis. They found that high CBD strains had way more of a "calming" effect on participants rather than high THC strains which caused a great deal of panic and anxiety (racing thoughts) in the participants (especially with the absents of CBD completely). I thought this was pretty interesting and useful. I know for use that some dispensaries in Cali offer testing of CBD and THC levels and the patient is of course allowed to choose that specific strain they want, wish I lived in Cali!

 

[BenP253]

I would honestly say that thc is a safe alternative over tons of more harmful medications.

 

[Jimmy1]

Hey Alex I've got a vaporizer too and it works wonders, no sore lungs in the morning after (which I usually get from smoking the cannabis) and of course it lessens the tar and other aspects of smoke by like 70% (compared to smoke).

Jimmy, I'm sorry to hear it was effecting your life negatively. I know too much of anything can become a problem.

I saw a recent documentary (takes place in the UK and cannot remember the name of it right now). They were doing research in finding out what are the "calming" properties of cannabis and what are the "anxiety related" properties of cannabis. They found that high CBD strains had way more of a "calming" effect on participants rather than high THC strains which caused a great deal of panic and anxiety (racing thoughts) in the participants (especially with the absents of CBD completely). I thought this was pretty interesting and useful. I know for use that some dispensaries in Cali offer testing of CBD and THC levels and the patient is of course allowed to choose that specific strain they want, wish I lived in Cali!

Your right mate with that. I bought seeds from overseas, ones that had been genetically altered. The problem is that when you buy, you can't guarantee the the levels of THC, CBD etc. They just give you a range.
And when you buy pot off the street, it would be like going blindfolded into a pharmacy and just grabbing any old packet, if you get my meaning.

 

[The Hermit King]

I recently purchased a nice vaporiser so I could experiment with weed to see if it could help my anxiety. I have tried maybe three times now. I put a small pinch in the vaporiser and before 5 minutes is up I am mega stoned and my anxiety is EXTREME. My hearing which is always at a mutant level gets jacked up 100% louder. I could hear a mosquito fart, seriously. I have all these crazy thoughts like what if someone did a home invasion right at this very moment and I had to shoot them and the police came, or I could be eating something and it would taste awesome but I would be thinking what if this shit had poison in it or was rancid? Would I even notice? Also I worry if the VA does one of their many piss tests would I lose my disability if I tested positive for weed? I have no idea. SO every time I have tried, it just made shit a hundred times worse and I end up watching tv with the volume almost off while simultaneously staring at the display monitor of my surveillance system that I have around the perimeter of the house. Woo yeah! 4:20 man! I wish. And also it pisses me off that I cant even enjoy freaking weed, years ago before the Army I could smoke and it was fine. I get really jealous when I hear about people who get all f*ckin relaxed and chill off weed. Im not hating on you guys though I just wish I could too:cool: .

 

[Alex1991]

chills me the f*ck out

so i dont do anything

i havnt done anything of note in 3 weeks

iv been high pretty much 3 weeks

 

[Wagon]

And that my friend is the down side. Very familiar.

3 weeks stoned.....While you may feel relaxed, allot of other things are happening as well. Your tolerance has increased (i.e. this will get more expensive and less effective), some things have passed you by that you noticed, and you may have missed some things in life completely.

I smoked for years....decades in fact. Still actually do from time to time. But I do view it as medicine now...nothing else. SO it's not a "Think I'll get high and (insert whatever activity or non-activity). It is a genuine be alone, relax, nothing to do, nobody is going to call, I'm just going to chill for a bit now..type of thing.

The bitch about PTSD is...you set off on fighting the Beast and then you end up fighting off what you were using to fight the beast. Never ending it seems.

A crutch is a crutch. Sooner or later you have to cast it aside and try walking on your own. And Chemlight, no worries man. Everyone cannot do everything. Same for me with cold medicine..........I want to kill everyone and then go cry in a corner. And I have had the same reactions off of weed. Terrible, especially that hearing part. I can't hear for shit anyway, never mind fake noises entering into the equation.

Peace
Wagon

 

[Jimmy1]

Good points mate. The problem is some people don't want to fight it. They want to just let life pass by without any cares, shit I wish I could do that sometimes, but I have responsibilities. Alex probably does not have any responsibilities, i.e. no kids, no wife, so he can let life go by.

What you have with cold meds I have with pain meds. Too many years smoking pot and now my pain receptors are all screwed up. Shit paracetamol on it's own won't even take away a headache anymore. doh!!!

 

[Alex1991]

Yeaah i pretty much have zero responsibilities at the moment, which is nice to be honest. Sold my house, taking time off work etc. So i can smoke whenever really.
My girlfriend dont half bitch about it though.

what are peoples view on MDMA??

I know there are trails using it for ptsd an depression.

iv done it at raves and a few gigs and think its awesome, just expensive and the purity always comes into question

 

[Wagon]

I did hallucinogenics when I was younger. 20 years ago. Probably not the wisest thing to do. I do recall having 2 weeks of calm after LSD and Mushrooms. Not a beast in sight, but then it comes creeping back. It ain't no cure and not nearly enough research has been allowed to be done on it. If it was not invented by big pharma, it seems a no go on research.

MDMA is a big no no. Also known as ADAM and X or Xtasy. People burn out their brain with the shit. It evidently can royally screw up your serotonin functions in your brain. I guess what I have heard from some people, they can't enjoy anything anymore. Everything is just grey.

So in all that, what exactly is it doing. I think I'd like to know for damn sure what I'm putting into my body and what it is going to do me.Even though caution was thrown to the wind when I was younger.

And again this is just another crutch. Gotta walk sooner or later, that or burn out.

Peace
Wagon

 

[Tim Cake]

Wagon has the right idea. Be careful what you put in your body when you are young -- you will eventually have to bear the costs of those decisions when you are older.

Enjoy life, be happy and take care of yourself...

 

[Alex1991]

f*ck LSD, hallucinagenics when prone to hallucinations???

MDMA doesnt fry your brain.

People can over hydrate as it raises your heart rate and body temperature, thats different. In fact as far as substances go, its literally the safest. lowest mortality rate, isnt proven to cause any long term problems.
smashin ex everyday just makes you feel shit because you havnt built back up your serotonin levels.

which is exactly what any SSRI does to you, yet the doc prescribes them

hangovers on MDMA are pretty brutal, but its just a hangover. Not the end of the mankind. Bacon cures all.

Iv only used it as a party drug, but i dont know how it would feel taking it on my own.

 

[Jibby]

Where I sit trouble with mdma and any white powder or white pill is it's hit or miss because obv you have no idea what it is you're necking. I haven't touched it in recent years apart from one offs when pissed after proper caning it for 3-4 years when I left in 96, but not to all 'in my day young man' unlike pot the strength or purity seems to have nose dived over time.

I know THC levels vary, but it's 'from god' (or whatever you believe created this messed up lump of rock we live in) and you can look, smell, see how pure it is pretty much instantly and if you're doubtful know within minutes how good or bad the smoke is after lighting it. I've never had anxiety on pot, but know enough who have, but have or did have a shedload on anything white/brown I hoovered up or necked made by some mucky twat purely for profit in a lab.

As a pothead since the mid 90s and still to this day as said above I now have to square away all daily admin, including getting kids off to bed before getting one on the go, and taking longer and longer breaks or holidays of it. And smoking it dawn to dusk every day a week in it's nowhere near the same as those first 2-3 nights after a break.

Alcohol is my demon. It proper messes me up. Pot is more a comfort blanket, not the get gumshield in angry with the world/aggressive/argumentative twat I can become when pissed.

Sad or glad to say pot is my best chemical mate. It's cheap, it's easy to get, it's calming and makes me smile. As long as I leave the tube of pringles well alone. :)