smoking cannabis should be forbidden everywhere
Cannabis makes me paranoid and psychotic, walking by someone smoking it makes me "high". I doubt I'm the only one who feels this way, therefore it's harmful to others and should be forbidden. Consumtion in any other way should be legalized.
So do a lot of other things. This is not a usual reaction/sensitivity. You may be victim of a psychosomatic effect. I.e. give someone water and tell them it's alcohol and they will act drunk for they believe they are.
You might benefit from getting some help. In particular those symptoms may be something you are feeling subconsciously all the time or of some undigested trauma.
There are also people who feel bad seeing dogs, cars, trains rolling into stations and myriad other potentially dangerous things.
It's also entirely possible that OP is an extreme case where even low doses can trigger various symptoms. It's all very complex when psychosomatic factors are involved, but you still have to consider the physiological factors too. In medicine and toxicology, it's really common that different people respond very differently to the same dose of the same compound.
If OP is a rare exception, their opinion should be viewed in that light. BTW that makes the opinion equally rare, and consequently unpopular.
Didn't say they were wrong. You are virtually always right when talking about your own experiences.
Merely inhaling a single whiff of second hand smoke is very unlikely to actually do any thin, so you should look inside first and foremost.
Paradox effects and hypersensitivity are particularly common in autistic, ADHD and others. It is somewhat likely that they are extra sensitive. Involuntary exposure sucks.
I am a person who has had a legitimate psychotic break from smoking waaay too much weed, for a decently sustained period of time.
Yep, its rare, but it does happen.
That being said... I do not share OP's opinion that weed should just be banned for everyone... people like me are a statistical anomaly.
Its... usually not a problem though, for me to briefly walk past somebody toking up, I may get a mild 'contact' high from it, as I am highly sensitive, but it ususally fades in 15 min or less.
But if I am in a room of people hotboxing... yeah I'll get decently high with me not taking any hits, if I'm in there for more than 15 minutes.
Also also:
For me, as best I can tell, its just... any THC that does this to me.
CBD gummies? Back when I was able to find actual smokeable strains with nearly 0 THC but fairly high CBD amounts?
Totally different kind of high, no paranoia, works on neuro receptors in a significantly different way than THC.
Possibly also relevant, maybe not:
I am Autistic.
There is an emerging, but far from totally agreed on and fully explained... view, that, well, autistic brains, or at least certain potential subclasses of autistic brains... actually do have physically distinct brain chemistry and activity patterns than non autistic brains.
Basically, more and more actual genes and gene clusters are being identified, and at least some of those are being found to alter brain neurochemistry in measurable and mechanistically understood ways that nobody seems to have even known were possible before.
There could possibly thus be a propsensity toward an actually physically different reaction to many kinds of drugs from at least some autists.
But this is also fairly confusing because what is ... currently being called 'Autism Spectrum Disorder' via psychological diagnosis... well, some autistic people have some of these mutations, some have all of them, some have none.
So... its far from fully understood, but it may be the case that in 5 or 10 years, Autism ends up being actually subclassed partially based on genetics and epigenetics, beyond just based on a description of behavioral patterns.
Yes i am. This is not the problem here though, I was a heavy smoker for a year (daily) and kept trying to tell myself I'm not feeling any negative effects because I really do like smoking weed, but I came to accept that it's just harmful to me.
Forbidden everywhere? Even in places especially made for those who wish to smoke it? Sounds as valid as when religious people forbid unreligious ones to live their current lives as they please, since that would hamper the religious peoples beliefs otherwise.
No, like public spaces. Anything should be legal in ones private space. (Except the obvious...)
Well, I could arrange myself around that, only I'd rather like to see it as a convention of kindness or let's better call it reciprocal fairness (so to avoid naming the golden rule), than a law. Law's would be broken, by those not agreeing to them. But asking someone to be so kind to look after their fellow citizens, instead of demanding, — that — they — must —follow — the — rules — might convince them even more easily. Yes, yes, I know, I'm a dreamer, not aware of the cruel and unforgiving reality he's,living in. 😉 Yet still: I prefer kindness over insistence. But, as I said (even though I believe alcohol to be a far more dangerous drug, which really needs to be more controlled), I could live with smoking weed outside privat situations to be prohibited … restricted. 🙂
Edit the title to say that then.
Ah, a terrible take on prohibition. Have an upvote.
Alcohol makes me hung over and throw up, walking by a drunk person makese feel "nauseous". I doubt I'm the only one who feels this way, therefore it's harmful to others and should be forbidden.
/s
Actually being unpopular to the point that it's getting down voted in the unpopular opinion community.
in some of the other comments OP, you say you used to smoke.
one of the potential effects of cannabis is paranoia. This sounds like that. Talk to a professional, and get some help. Like honestly, this is concerning.
I agree but not because of your personal problems. Inhaling smoke is very stupid for anyone. THC itself is a wonderful drug.
See, I said smoke, I'm all for drugs that don't require smoking.
Even at home?
No... I missed that part :/
Just look at the result of the alcohol ban in the US.
I don't like tobacco but I understand that people can smoke when nobody around has a problem with that.
Today, on this episode of "making my paranoias everybody else's problem"...
Let's take it one step further: smoking should be forbidden everywhere. What do you think?
Drugs, gambling, liquor stores, prostitution, and any other vice type should be limited to businesses for the express purpose or individuals on their private property, But not in public places or businesses that are not specifically for the vice. In addition advertisement for these type of adult vices should be limited to other adult vice businesses. In other words you can hang up bar adverts at the casino and dispensiaries and such. No regular business can have the activities on its premises, it is limited to private residences and associate private property (if allowed by owner) outside of businesses. So rentals could allow it in units but could not in any of the common areas.
I'd say "ban cannabis" is not exactly an unpopular opinion, the majority of the world governments have it banned, but smoking specifically does make it weird
Why? Cannabis doesn't hurt anyone who takes it voluntarily, so anyone should be able to consume it, just not at the "cost" of others.
Then the opinion should be ban smoking cannabis in public, not just a general ban.. and with that reasoning I don't see why it should be cannabis specific. I hate choking on cancer fumes of others, so ban smoking/vaping in public seems like a much better ban in that regard, if the concern is not harming others with 2nd hand smoke
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In short they are all saying that we should ignore exceptions and make the world only for the masses right.These commenters are probably also against ramps for disabled people since they take away their precious stairs.
If I got anything wrong, please post your stupid hate comments and let me laugh about you.
Edit: get a life and touch some grass, and not the one to smoke ;)
How do you feel about people smoking tobacco in public spaces? What are your thoughts on designated smoking areas?
Smoking next to kids at public spaces should be banned, the same should for Cannabis imho.
No it doesn't.
It does, in the sense that I immediately feel unwell. And if I constantly stand by people smoking, the amount of smoke I inhale gets more (obviously) and therefore the effects grow stronger.
So don't keep standing next to them.
That's just retching from the god-awful stink.
All the dopeheads really need to know how strongly they smell. Not smoking.... outdoors, with a stiff breeze, you can be 5-10 metres away and still smell it.
It's pungent.
If you want to smoke the stuff, smoke it. Fine by me. Just change your clothes and shower after.
Yeah, that effect is a sensory triggered psychosomatic effect. It doesn't make you physically high,your brain does make you feel similar to it.
The funny thing is: You can even associate your brain with other smells (coffee is a popular one) to trigger that - not that it is a good idea, though.
Anyway: Don't get me wrong, but you might need to seek professional help if you don't have it already.Not because you have that reaction, don't get me wrong. But more because that's almost always another underlying cause and sometimes it's hard for oneself to establish when we need help.
He's getting a context high
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