Funny enough, weed does scare the absolute shit out of me, but I'm in a very small minority here. In fact, a few months back, my wife's friend gave us some cannabis breath strips. Same brand, but different colored packaging. THC for my wife, CBD for me. Well. I was standing in my open refrigerator filling a glass of water when that CBD breath strip I had taken started to get real weird.
Flash forward an hour or two and I was laying in my dark bedroom in a panic spiral, thinking I was a terrible father and convinced that my house was haunted. I even saw a small white orb of light suspended near the wall above my fan, and I'm still not sure how it was projected there. I've never seen it before or since. Stared at it a good while before it just faded away.
Anyway. That wasn't CBD.
If it isn't for you it isn't for you and it's no fun when people try to force it on you.
That said, most of the stories like this are from overdoing it which happens a lot when you have little to no tolerance and some people are much more prone to it than others. Starting out with weed is a lot like riding a bike in that it can take a few spills before you learn how to handle everything at once. Convincing someone to get back on a bike is easier than asking them to try psychedelics again though. Interesting to me that we're more afraid of our thoughts than physical pain so often. I'm smoking weed about it.
I wholly agree. What's interesting in my case is that I've done a ton of psychedelics in my life, both natural and synthetic, and have only had a single negative experience by overdoing it. I love them. I miss them. Not really something I have room for in my life anymore. But weed absolutely wrecks me at the chemical level. I guess my mom was the same way.
Not to argue against weed, but it's actually bad for some people who have a certain genetic predisposition.
For some, it can be harmful regardless of whether they have good supervision or they need to learn how to handle the high.
It is known to exacerbate schizophrenia symptoms and hence is not recommended to people with those tendencies.
Edit: I don't remember the source, I remember this from the kurzegesagt videos on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP15q815Saw&t=17 (This is an early video, they changed their opinions later.)
Their more recent video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBRaI0ZeAf8&t=8 (This is a more recent video and is based on more concrete science. They're a lot more optimistic in this one).
sounds like a great time to me, but to each their own.
Don't forget the old textile companies that were threatened by hemp as well
Wouldn't want to harm the cotton plantations.....
Queue 'Reefer Madness'
Lmao you gotta watch what you say man, you really did bring the reefer madness out of the woodwork
Lmfao apparently haha
You have to understand. THC is psychoactive. Certain strains that are low in CBD (the antipsychotic) and high in THC can trigger latent conditions, such as paranoia, psychosis, etc.
But, they can also be triggered by alcohol, having a brisk walk, etc.
Very true, and weed is much much less dangerous than alcohol or cigarettes.
However, I think it is a coincidence how as everything in the US is reaching peak shittiness, a ton of states are legalizing it.
Weed, while not harmful, absolutely keeps people entertained, distracted, and lets us use it as an escape from the shitty world. That is not bad, but I have a suspicion that it is actually useful to the people in power to keep people from revolting or disrupting power. Who would rather go protest after a hard day of labor vs chilling and having a gummy?
Kind of like how there are a ton of efforts to keep people addicted to phone and TV instead of taking action.
I can see how you'd reach this conclusion, but I also feel it discounts the decades of lobbying and protesting up to those moments. Plus, if the rationale was truly to make the populace more docile, why would there be such reluctance to legalization at the federal level in the U.S (not saying there isn't a counterpoint to this, re: keeping federal institutions full)?
That is true.
I am also looking at history too. The last time of a similar thing happened in the states was the end of prohibition in 1933, right when open fascist movements started to gain steam (and especially among the ruling class) as opposed to the right wing lead up to fascism during the prohibition era.
Not saying that there is causation, but it is definitely a pretty weird coincidence that the only two massive recreational drug legalizations in america happened right during the fascist movements early stages.
Name one positive thing about weed?
Current cancer patient here. I have a stash of meds around, but weed is the only thing that GIVES me an appetite, while also easing nausea and pain. It does all this without making me constipated and other side effects like my medicine does.
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That's great! Sending you best wishes.
- Not physically addictive.
- Little – if any – impact on liver and kidney health.
- Thus a great pain medication – especially compared to opiates – in particular for chronic pain and cancer patients but also for example for menstruation cramps.
- Can greatly reduce Parkinson‘s symptoms.
- Can regulate diabetes.
- Can regulate seizures.
- Can help treat depression.
- Can help reduce anxiety.
- Can slow the development of Alzheimer‘s.
- Feels nice.
- Doesn‘t cause hangover.
Hm. Ok. I was a heavy to moderate user for ten years. I will have to go against this list. I have quit many times. And each time I have had physical withdrawal symptoms. Such as sweating a lot, having nightmares for months after quitting. Reduced appetite the first month. Irritability and so on. So I simply do not agree. Kidney health i do not know about. My kidneys are fine, I think, and I haven't seen any studies done on this. One could argue that it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. Because not many things causes liver issues- other than drugs and alcohol that is. I haven't had cancer, but I've had menstrual cramps. And I can't vouch for it helping with cramps. But hey, I'm not everyone. I do have diabetes tho, so I can speak for that. Weed is horrible for diabetics, since smoking reduces your sensitivity to insulin. It also makes you uncontrollably hungry, impulsive and forgetful. So it's an awful combo. Imagine you just had the worst munchies, but you forgot to take your medicine before you ate and now your body is struggling with a high blood sugar. Not the best of times. The only two other things on your list i can speak for is anxiety and depression, there are studies that show that it can worsen those. Of course, it all depends on how you take it. In a controlled environment and with purpose, or just willy nilly. How often and so on. But I would of course not give weed to someone feeling bad without seeing what the root of the problem is, seeing as narcotics most likely will worsen the situation. So I respectfully disagree. But I understand you point of view, especially since I used to think the exact same thing in my twenties.
Can't have an overdose either. Worst that'll happen is you'll pass out after a bad trip.
Pain relief without opioids.
For you? Or in general?
Any strain for any pain?
Name one positive thing about alcohol? Name one positive thing about caffeine? Name one positive thing about nicotine? 🙄
Note that none of those are scheduled drugs and they all tend to have more adverse effects than cannabis does.
feels better than alcohol while being far less harmful than alcohol
As of the research we have right now, it is healthier than alcohol. Note the "-er" I am not saying it is healthy and will have 0 long term effects.
It smells nice and adds interest to my garden.
I've been around cannabis products a lot. It's never been legal in my country. I've seen people using it recreationally, I've seen people using it therapeutic. I've seen people who have used cannabis products their entire lives without issues, and people who have been unable to keep a job and earned a living doing crime.
The worst thing I've seen are the kids who came in to the psych ward I temped at. IDK how/what happened exactly, but it could be 20 yos with delusions and hallucinations, supposedly brought on by a misuse of cannabis. As in they probably already had some issues that they were dealing with, and found that cannabis made it easier to exist.
The what-aboutism of asking about alcohol is really not a good argument, because had alcohol been introduced today, and had we not had millenia long relationship with alcohol, then it would definitely have been banned as well.
With that being said, for profit prisons will never be a good idea, and letting prison corporations lobby politicians? If we just let them print their own money, then we wouldn't have to lock up so many people.
Good points, but a question because I see that comment a lot: When you say 'we' had a millenia long relationship with alcohol, who's included in that 'we'? If we're talking humanity writ large, we've had a millenia long relationship with weed as well - just limited to people in areas of the world where it grows under natural conditions. Think the Indian subcontinent, China, etc.
This wiki article (by no means an authoritative source itself) is an interesting read. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cannabis
Will admit I'm being a bit pedantic, but at many points through my life I've heard people talking about cannabis as if it's some completely net new thing, which simply isn't true unless you're talking about very specific societies.
