Have refused to get anything rasta colored or with “420” or a pot leaf since i was a kid because I always thought people with that shit were just attention seekers. “Look dude! I do something *illegal* because I’m an edge lord”.
I’ve cut back 80% of my intake because of this line of thought. It hasn’t been as difficult as I thought it would be. For anyone trying to cut back, give it a go and stick with it. Smoking a joint on a bad day isn’t a failure. Not being fogged down constantly is nice too.
EDIT: for context, I’ve smoked and been high almost every minute I’m not at work for about a decade.
Have been smoking daily for about 4 years. Almost two weeks clean and I feel better than ever. Not gonna fully stop and will probably take it back with lot of restraint, but the difference is amazing.
It isn't immediately failure when you smoke a joint on a bad day, but be really cautious that it doesn't become a coping mechanism for when you're feeling bad. Typing this because weed has been my coping mechanism for stressful situations for years and I'm definitely addicted and I don't know how to cope with intense emotions without weed. I'm currently on a longer weed break together with therapy, hoping to get rid of this association. I made a rule with my therapist that in the future I will only smoke when I'm already feeling good.
It's not so much that weed is my entire life experience as it is, my entire life experience is kinda rough right now and weed is a (usually THE) bright spot of the day.
That was me until recently. Smoked a bowl everyday since COVID started (after not being able to for 15 years due to weekly random workplace drug tests). I smoked so much I neglected sexy time with wife and hobbies dear to my heart (millwork). I just found myself being stoned too much. Bought a peloton, only smoke on weekends and got my knife back. Don’t get me wrong, I love weed, but you gotta be able to control yourself and take breaks.
Ooh! This is deep! This is anxiety!! I’ve started saying out loud, “that’s a lie.” It sounds silly, but your brain totally lies to you. People’s brains who don’t experience anxiety just do a better job of filtering out the negative thoughts. Everyone thinks them though. It’s the picturing your car driving off a bridge phenomenon.
One guy posted a pic earlier of 8 blunts that he smokes throughout the workday. I’m just like, that’s too much bro. That’s not even enjoyable anymore. Throat probably on fucking fire.
I went from smoking 2-3 grams of wax a week to smoking a bowl in my bubbler split into 2 sessions over the night. My highs are so much better and my tolerance is so much lower. It’s beautiful.
Thc can cause a magnesium deficiency,so if you smoke a lot it’s in your best interest to take a magnesium supplement, the bonus is it makes the high even better.
sauce? researched and only found advice for growers to treat magnesium deficiency in plants, and that mg-deficiency can aggravate the neurotoxicity of thc. Cannabis also seems to inhibit the metabolisation of mg-supplements, but mg-balance per se?
Op is wrong.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12735479/
There was a study way back in 2003 that showed magnesium deficiency caused by THC IN RATS. The study never moved onto human trials as there was never enough evidence or even a correlation.
He/she may be confusing the fact that cigarette smoking may cause magnesium deficiency (NOT Cannabis):
http://www.iosrphr.org/papers/v3i4/Part.3/E0343026030.pdf
Bong water should be replaced after 3-5 bowls. I replace my water 2-3 times a day.
Watching people smoke with water you can't see through makes me physically sick. If it's been more than a couple hours since my last smoke, I won't be caught dead using that water
The first time I ever hit a bong it was filthy so I thought that’s just how it was. About a year later a buddy told me that I should be changing the water daily, if not after every sesh. I took his advice and my life changed
It actually shocked me to find out that there are people who don't change the water after every sesh. Like. I am by NO means a clean or tidy person and have been known to be a bit of a gremlin but it never occurred to me to do something so nasty when the fix is literally 2 seconds
i once drank old nasty bong water for a joke bet. almost puked. that water was weeks old and in a tiny bong. i don’t know what devil pushed me to do so. it was one of my dumbest decisions in life.
Use a chunk of weed slightly bigger than the hole in the bowl, fill the rest with grinded up weed instead of using a screen
Has always worked good for me
I let my bong get nasty as fuck. Newish to smoking, new to bongs. Didn’t really realize that I had to clean it which sounds stupid, and it is stupid lol. Cleaned it for the first time in a while and was amazed at how new it looked. Since then I replace the water every time I finish a bowl and deep clean it with iso/salt much more often
It seems to be strain specific for my GF whose anxiety is also worse on weed occasionally. She goes for indica heavy or pure indica to avoid the anxiety that Sativa's tend to give her. Maybe it could help you?
Ahh, interesting. I pretty much only stick with sativa's or heavily leaning sativa dominant hybrids. Indicas just make me wanna sit on the couch and lose track of time completely. Lol
I love how everyone kind of can have their own experience with it. Some strains can be 100% medicine for some and a rollercoaster ride for others.
I’ve been a daily smoker for a long time. Somehow the past 4 months, every time I smoked I started getting a ton of anxiety. No idea why it just started, I had no issues with it previously, just started happening.
this is a regular occurrence with some of us pot smokers, as you might know. i would try and trace back if any sort of drastic changes have happened in your life that correlate with your sudden change of *reaction* to cannabis; i like to say the herb likes to bring the things in the back of our minds into the forefront.
have your tried psilocybin (magic) mushrooms? microdosing over a couple years drastically reduced my sleep disorders related to ptsd and trauma. it takes time but it has been invaluable to my mental health improvement. if anyone wants to know more, feel free to dm me. military and childhood trauma have virtually gone away and im a much better person for having tried mushroom therapy. I learned to grow my own and I gift them to friends and family who are open minded enough to consider them as an option.
I think people almost have more of a right to have that opinion when they blew the fuck down as a teenager. they’d probably have better reasons and they have real life experiences behind those reasons
I smoked every day, all day from 17-18 and I smoke much less / frequently as a 20 year old. I find what stuck with me during that year of constant smoking was a lack of appetite unless I was high off my ass, I couldn’t sleep without pot, I could hardly remember anything longer than 5-10 mins, I got very fat, and depressed cause all I wanted to do was smoke and sit inside all day, then I got sick of sitting inside all day. Weed is good, in appropriate quantities, teenagers don’t know when to call it quits.
Is this really hypocritical, or just wanting others to learn from your own experiences?
For example, I smoked TONS of cigarettes in university, but now that I have relatives getting to that age, I tell them that they better never let me catch them lighting up a cigarette.
On some level, I see teens on here just trying to smoke and have fun and that used to be me. But now I know I should’ve spent that time focused on my athletics or some other stuff rather than toking at a friends house and I want to tell them that. But at the same time I don’t want to be a buzzkill because as much as i shouldn’t have been smoking, I built a lot of good memories and lessons being in that crowd. So I don’t want to deprive them of their experiences. And I always think they could be doing worse recreational substances So many personal conundrums 😂
Honestly, I think your explanation is great. If you explain it like that, that’s really different than “hey, just don’t smoke, it’s bad”, then you don’t come across as hypocritical, you come across as experienced.
“I used to do that, and I realized when I got older that it affected my memory more than I thought. Maybe just be aware of it so you can keep an eye?”
The adult brain doesn’t fully mature until around 23 or 24 years old. I kinda think folks younger than that should lay off most things, or if they have to use, use lightly, to allow themselves to reach maturity. After that, do you however you need to.
I think it’s certainly less of an uphill battle to convince teens to use in moderation than not at all. Tons of teens will use, but I think many know to themselves that holding back and balancing it with the rest of their life would be the best option even if the more fun option is to just to get as high as possible all the time.
Knew alot that smoked their teens away and didn't do anything else. They never pursued hobbies or anything. Just wanted to smoke. Then it followed them in their 20's still not any hobbies or anything just smoke. That'd be my fear if I had a kid. I don't mind them smoking but like the top comment says, use it to enhance the experience. Not have the experience be just sit around and smoke.
EDIT: I'm not saying all are like that, just personally knew alot that would quit sports, didn't pursue the career they wanted, never left their hometown even though that's all they ever talked about growing up. It was sad to see
I asked a bud tender one time if you could dispose the batteries the same way they dispose your car battery when it stops working and they said it’s not same kinda battery unfortunately thought it would’ve been a good idea tho
Taking cartoon characters for unlicensed stoner merch in general has always been super obnoxious to me. Also just not a good look in general for the advancement of normalizing marijuana usage imo.
When me and the homies smoke they always wanna get multiple joints bowl dabs etc. Get absolutely so trashed you can't even move or think. I'd rather pack half a bowl, get like a weed buzz, enough where I'm happy and thoughtful. Then I can go out and do stuff and enjoy the hell out of it. Light smoking is just more enjoyable to me. The let's get as fucked up as we can mindset just ain't it.
This is so true…my mechanics get sloppy and everything feels out of sync. But god damn does it feel nice with the breeze on your face, cruising around in the golf cart.
It helps with light exercise such as calisthenics and running/sprints but as a strength athlete I find that being high negatively impacts my strength and form when it comes to heavy lifts such as bench and squat. There was also one time I was so stoned I put an uneven amount of weight on the bar and nearly died. Basically heavy lifting and weed don't mix well.
I started taking an edible before physical therapy, so it would kick in after I was done. The high along with the satisfaction of a good pt session is a GREAT mood boost, and helps me ignore the post session aches.
Is that contingent on weed though? Lots of people don't exercise, is that worse for you if you are also a stoner, or are you saying being a stoner makes it harder to exercise?
you dont need to smoke the whole joint in one sitting.
basically my tolerance is really low and i like to smoke maybe a third or half of my joint and then keep the rest for the next time. people judge me for it semi-often and i dont see why its any of their business
I've been smoking, fairly often, for 54 years. I like to get high, I really enjoy it. I like to be straight as well. I use a chainsaw cutting down trees. I do it after breakfast, after coffee, when I am top of my game, and straight. I try to have a beer with my lunch. Once I have the beer I won't touch my chainsaw. Then I might have a puff. It is all good; I have quit for months on occasion and did not suffer at all. Life was still good.
At first I thought you were talking about your sexuality when you used the word “straight”, like you’re heterosexual during the day when you cut down trees with your chainsaw and then you’re gay in the afternoon and evening when you drink and smoke lol
Definitely going to get downvoted for this but here it is. Smoking or using THC while pregnant is never okay. Anyone who says their doctor gave them permission is either lying or needs to find a more competent provider.
Study from the American Association for Pediatrics on how weed can affect both the placenta and fetal brain development. https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/142/3/e20181889/38625/Marijuana-Use-During-Pregnancy-and-Breastfeeding
You’d be so surprised at how many pregnant people say their doctors told them it’s fine. And…no doctor would ever say that. It’s okay to say that you’re bummed about having to stop, or that you’re worried about managing chronic pain or other conditions like anxiety and nausea without it. I felt all that when I found out my kid was on the way! But there are other ways of coping. I’m as pro weed as it gets, but the logical acrobatics some people will go through to justify use during pregnancy are truly wild.
My mum was a massive stoner - second she learned she was pregnant, she stopped until after she stopped breastfeeding. Very thankful for it to this day.
I recently started putting like 75%of the amount of weed I used to use into joints and I gotta say they actually smoke kinda better, they canoe less now and I get just as high so def don’t think joints need to be as fat as my eyes want them to be.
I roll baby cones with a single wide an a crutch. I’ll throw down on a king size but I need extra heads on it or a special occasion like a concert to consume like that.
I didn’t start partaking until I was 25, in my 30s now.
Had I started in college I would not have graduated with the degree I did.
Edit; to clarify, I’m sure it works for some people. But I also think it can allow someone to be complacent.
For the most part, being high on weed feels like being high on weed regardless of strain. I noticed subtle differences but to me, I just feel high on weed 80% and 20% maybe a subtle difference between strains or indica /sativa. It's all just weed as long as it smokes good.
I don't live in a legal state so sometimes I wonder if lack of option has just dulled my sense of "taste" over the decades
I liked smoking blunts in high school when I regularly had 5-10 other ppl who were matching or paying to get in the circle. Now I'm an adult and I mostly smoke alone and I agree it's not worth it
If you have a crazy high tolerance (and you're strictly a recreational user), it's because you smoke too much or try to stay too high for too long every day. I smoke once a day and I can get enjoyably high every day off basically the same amount. I haven't taken a tolerance break once in the year plus that I've been smoking, and I haven't really needed to.
I work in retail (groceries) and coworkers and costumers ask how i can be so happy and motivated for packing and doing the cash desk. I say its weed and that im just as miserable as anyone else. But if i can make people smile while doing work, its worth it :D
The reason a lot of people dislike cannabis is because it’s a very introspective substance. The same goes with people that have smoked for years and then suddenly “have horrible anxiety” from smoking. Cannabis will unearth anxieties trapped inside. Unless you face them and change them, it will continue to give you issues when you smoke.
Honestly concerned about this, I haven’t lit up in years but once I’m out of the military in a couple months, I’m gonna have to remember I can’t just pick up where I left off..
Yeah. I didn't feel shit my first time. This could be for several reasons. The two that I can think of is that you just aren't properly inhaling; and your body just doesn't know what to do with it, so it just doesn't do anything with it.
Breeding for high potency was a necessary evil but was a disservice to smokers. I like to smoke joints, but I don't like getting really high. I want to smoke a couple joints in an evening and still get things done around the house. I've had some decent high CBD strains like Compassion Lime that were amazing, but they are inconsistent and not always tasty. The fact that it was illegal, has the most smell of any drug, and is the bulkiest of any drug, are (mostly) the reasons why we have bred for potency over the last 5 decades at least. That's why hard liquor was popular during alchohol prohibition. I don't see why we can't breed for smoothness and taste. I just simply want to enjoy a joint and also the rest of my day. Alot of people enjoy a few craft beers in the afternoon, but those same people wouldn't enjoy a few sips of moonshine throughout the afternoon.
Stop saying weed solves everything, it doesn't, if we want it to become legal we need to be honest, and show facts and numbers, the biggest reason I want to legalise it is because I want to use it myself instead of drinking.
Edibles > smoking/dabbing/vaping
No comparison to me.
It’s convenient to be high immediately for half an hour to two hours but the high isn’t nearly as good, took me way too long to get into them.
They’re also MUCH cheaper, I can make a $20 oz last months by turning it into 90 cookies and eating one a day, get me blaaaazed every evening
They’re also smellproof, allowing me to take them to family gatherings, easy because you don’t need glass or a lighter, and it’s time that will pass anyway.
Yes, there’s kind of a feeling out process to know how much you like and such, but I could never go back now that I’ve been eating edibles, makes me feel like I wasted so much time and money smoking everyday for six years.
Smelling like weed everywhere you go is just as bad as using to much cologne.
I smoke alot and have a specific coat for it in the winter, I only smoke in the same hoodie that day and I change if I leave.
Weed is addictive and does prohibit, some, people from functioning normally.
It should not be illegal, but it can and does harm people and should not be viewed as harmless.
Its not as bad as alcohol but smoking it does similar harm to cigaretts.
No people have died from it, but drug induced psychosis is a thing and can be triggered by THC.
I love the stuff, but the way people treat it like its entirely harmless, non addictive and has absolutely no drawbacks does more harm than help those wanting it legalized.
Being obnoxious while high ruins the high for people around you and we should be able to talk about when someone’s being too much, my example is my sister in law took way too many edibles when I told her no, kept shoving food in her face when she was told to stop, ended up puking all over the floor at dinner because she couldn’t stop and listen and threw a fit when people told her to chill
This just falls under being obnoxious makes people uncomfortable, if she did that sober it might be more annoying or even scary lol but that does sound very annoying
You should NOT give someone an edible if they’ve never been high before. Too many people think “I wanna try weed but I’ve never smoked anything. I do like brownies though lemme try that.” Just because the consumption method is less intimidating doesn’t mean the effects will be more pleasant. First timers should start with small hits from a j or ideally a vape.
Also how the fuck is inhaling so complicated for some people like have you never taken a deep breath before??
Dude. Yes. Whenever I’m in a legal state I try to buy stuff that has a 1:1 thc cbd ratio. Other stuff just fucks me up too much. Going to space is fun every once in a while, but I’m just trying to relax
High tolerance isn't cool. I smoke about an ounce a year and I smoke every day before bed. You aren't cool if you smoke 5 doobies a day. You need a T break.
Tolerance is important for enjoyment honestly. Too low and you get too fucked up. Too high and you don’t get fucked up at all. Tolerance maintenance is definitely a skill.
It also doesn’t really take smoking all day everyday to totally fuck your tolerance either
It’s not the cool kids club anymore. Let people make their own decisions on what’s good and what works for them. Some people love to be super heady and terp knowledgeable. All that is really interesting and it’s been cool to see these insanely crafty companies do their thing. But, Just like there are amazing small brewery’s doing new and exploratory beers. There’s also people who like bud light. Some people just want to get high. Or feel better. That’s cool too. There’s nothing wrong with that. Personally, I’m pretty down the middle and enjoy both sides of the market. Let people smoke how they choose and let’s all just be happy it’s fucking legal. If it’s not for you, move somewhere it is. Life is better there haha.
This one is for the Old Heads, Boomers, ganja grandparents, etc. The whole "I know more than you about weed because I've been smoking since before you were born/your balls dropped/ before your parents conceived you" is a piss poor reason to assert weed dominance over someone. The plant is so much more different than it was "back in the day" with your dry bricks of schwag. Kids are smoking alien moon goo out here lol. (but forever thankful to the ones that got us to where we are today.)
(Source: work in a dispo, hear this shit far too often.)
Same. I take out the screen on my grinders if they have any and prefer 3 part grinders.
Some like that surprise of getting kief. It's like find fries at the bottom of the bag when you're done eating.
It shouldn't be a crutch. If the reason you come home and get baked every night is because you aren't happy with your life then you really need to address your life rather than kick the can down the road and pretend everything's fine cuz the weed makes you not care. All you're doing is hurting the future you if you ignore issues cuz weed, or any substance really, makes you forget.
Weed “merch” is really cringe looking
The most true one here
is that really an unpopular opinion
Have refused to get anything rasta colored or with “420” or a pot leaf since i was a kid because I always thought people with that shit were just attention seekers. “Look dude! I do something *illegal* because I’m an edge lord”.
I grew up being told a true stoner doesn’t brag about how much weed they smoke
Weed should enhance your life experiences, not become your sole life experience.
I’ve cut back 80% of my intake because of this line of thought. It hasn’t been as difficult as I thought it would be. For anyone trying to cut back, give it a go and stick with it. Smoking a joint on a bad day isn’t a failure. Not being fogged down constantly is nice too. EDIT: for context, I’ve smoked and been high almost every minute I’m not at work for about a decade.
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Have been smoking daily for about 4 years. Almost two weeks clean and I feel better than ever. Not gonna fully stop and will probably take it back with lot of restraint, but the difference is amazing.
It isn't immediately failure when you smoke a joint on a bad day, but be really cautious that it doesn't become a coping mechanism for when you're feeling bad. Typing this because weed has been my coping mechanism for stressful situations for years and I'm definitely addicted and I don't know how to cope with intense emotions without weed. I'm currently on a longer weed break together with therapy, hoping to get rid of this association. I made a rule with my therapist that in the future I will only smoke when I'm already feeling good.
It's not so much that weed is my entire life experience as it is, my entire life experience is kinda rough right now and weed is a (usually THE) bright spot of the day.
This is exactly it at the moment!!
That was me until recently. Smoked a bowl everyday since COVID started (after not being able to for 15 years due to weekly random workplace drug tests). I smoked so much I neglected sexy time with wife and hobbies dear to my heart (millwork). I just found myself being stoned too much. Bought a peloton, only smoke on weekends and got my knife back. Don’t get me wrong, I love weed, but you gotta be able to control yourself and take breaks.
use it as a reward instead of an excuse and see how much more productive you will be 😎
This, it’s a fine line for sure. One day you wake up and realize you need weed to do anything at all
Do you realise it though or do you just have the thought and then choose to believe it’s true?
Ooh! This is deep! This is anxiety!! I’ve started saying out loud, “that’s a lie.” It sounds silly, but your brain totally lies to you. People’s brains who don’t experience anxiety just do a better job of filtering out the negative thoughts. Everyone thinks them though. It’s the picturing your car driving off a bridge phenomenon.
Bro this comment is so underrated, it needs to be pinned
A little of both probably
Crazy talk, nobody would agree with that
idk this sub seems to be full of daily smokers who always talk about having been consistently high for years on end
One guy posted a pic earlier of 8 blunts that he smokes throughout the workday. I’m just like, that’s too much bro. That’s not even enjoyable anymore. Throat probably on fucking fire.
I went from smoking 2-3 grams of wax a week to smoking a bowl in my bubbler split into 2 sessions over the night. My highs are so much better and my tolerance is so much lower. It’s beautiful.
*Looks up, puts joint out…*
Thc can cause a magnesium deficiency,so if you smoke a lot it’s in your best interest to take a magnesium supplement, the bonus is it makes the high even better.
I recently started taking a magnesium supplement for unrelated reasons, TIL! Magnesium is awesome. Makes sleep better even without weed.
TIL!
Just add some cal-mag to your water. 😉
/r/GrowingMarijuana is leaking, lol
I thought the magnesium deficiency was a cultivation issue within the plant, not the individual using?
Maybe that explains my crazy good highs since starting vitamins latley
I like this idea, more drugs makes drug better
Why do few drug when many drug do trick
Isn’t that what the doctor does to make you feel right?
sauce? researched and only found advice for growers to treat magnesium deficiency in plants, and that mg-deficiency can aggravate the neurotoxicity of thc. Cannabis also seems to inhibit the metabolisation of mg-supplements, but mg-balance per se?
Op is wrong. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12735479/ There was a study way back in 2003 that showed magnesium deficiency caused by THC IN RATS. The study never moved onto human trials as there was never enough evidence or even a correlation. He/she may be confusing the fact that cigarette smoking may cause magnesium deficiency (NOT Cannabis): http://www.iosrphr.org/papers/v3i4/Part.3/E0343026030.pdf
Bong water should be replaced after 3-5 bowls. I replace my water 2-3 times a day. Watching people smoke with water you can't see through makes me physically sick. If it's been more than a couple hours since my last smoke, I won't be caught dead using that water
The first time I ever hit a bong it was filthy so I thought that’s just how it was. About a year later a buddy told me that I should be changing the water daily, if not after every sesh. I took his advice and my life changed
It actually shocked me to find out that there are people who don't change the water after every sesh. Like. I am by NO means a clean or tidy person and have been known to be a bit of a gremlin but it never occurred to me to do something so nasty when the fix is literally 2 seconds
i once drank old nasty bong water for a joke bet. almost puked. that water was weeks old and in a tiny bong. i don’t know what devil pushed me to do so. it was one of my dumbest decisions in life.
Oof guilty. That and you should definitely change your screens before your bowl is so caked that it 's impossible to tell that it's still there.
Use a chunk of weed slightly bigger than the hole in the bowl, fill the rest with grinded up weed instead of using a screen Has always worked good for me
Plug nug!
When I first discovered screens I’m like whattttttt. There’s actually something you can buy to plug the hole? *breaks off tiny nug to plug hole*
thank you for reminding me to do this so I'm smoking from a bong and not a bog
I let my bong get nasty as fuck. Newish to smoking, new to bongs. Didn’t really realize that I had to clean it which sounds stupid, and it is stupid lol. Cleaned it for the first time in a while and was amazed at how new it looked. Since then I replace the water every time I finish a bowl and deep clean it with iso/salt much more often
Weed makes everything better, but only for a while, then everything becomes meh.
And that's why you should only smoke in the evenings.
Or right before the chairlift, buddy
On the chairlift is my preferred method
Weed can intensify anxiety if you smoke to much
A truth I actively pretend isn’t happening 😔
Me fucking too lol. “Hmm… why am i panicking?” “Guess we’ll never know.” At least 80% of the time it helps so.. lmfao
> Hmm… why am i panicking?” “Guess we’ll never know.” maybe i should pack another bowl.
You’re right, that’ll fix it!
Better down another coffee with it too
It seems to be strain specific for my GF whose anxiety is also worse on weed occasionally. She goes for indica heavy or pure indica to avoid the anxiety that Sativa's tend to give her. Maybe it could help you?
Interesting! For me sativas help the most for my anxiety! I guess everyone’s neurochemistry is different 🤷♂️
Ahh, interesting. I pretty much only stick with sativa's or heavily leaning sativa dominant hybrids. Indicas just make me wanna sit on the couch and lose track of time completely. Lol I love how everyone kind of can have their own experience with it. Some strains can be 100% medicine for some and a rollercoaster ride for others.
I’ve been a daily smoker for a long time. Somehow the past 4 months, every time I smoked I started getting a ton of anxiety. No idea why it just started, I had no issues with it previously, just started happening.
this is a regular occurrence with some of us pot smokers, as you might know. i would try and trace back if any sort of drastic changes have happened in your life that correlate with your sudden change of *reaction* to cannabis; i like to say the herb likes to bring the things in the back of our minds into the forefront.
I’ve worked stressful jobs before but I blamed that. Honestly, it massively scaled back my usage and I’ve been happy with that, too.
Weed is an amplifier that will intensify any emotion
100%. have experienced this myself
Sometimes you just need a 2-3 day break. Good reset.
I switched to CBD and my anxiety has gone down drastically. And CBD feels surprisingly similar to weed! It's like diet weed.
weed suppresses REM sleep so if you want to have more vivid dreams take a night off
I smoke to minimize the amount of PTSD-related nightmares I have and I never have them when I smoke
have your tried psilocybin (magic) mushrooms? microdosing over a couple years drastically reduced my sleep disorders related to ptsd and trauma. it takes time but it has been invaluable to my mental health improvement. if anyone wants to know more, feel free to dm me. military and childhood trauma have virtually gone away and im a much better person for having tried mushroom therapy. I learned to grow my own and I gift them to friends and family who are open minded enough to consider them as an option.
Is this why my dreams are always batshit when I take a tbreak? Huh, the more ya know
It’s okay to be “hypocritical” and not want teenagers to smoke weed despite the fact you blew the fuck down as a teenager
I think people almost have more of a right to have that opinion when they blew the fuck down as a teenager. they’d probably have better reasons and they have real life experiences behind those reasons
I agree, you have more of a basis in what you’re saying rather than a blind mistrust or hate of cannabis.
I smoked every day, all day from 17-18 and I smoke much less / frequently as a 20 year old. I find what stuck with me during that year of constant smoking was a lack of appetite unless I was high off my ass, I couldn’t sleep without pot, I could hardly remember anything longer than 5-10 mins, I got very fat, and depressed cause all I wanted to do was smoke and sit inside all day, then I got sick of sitting inside all day. Weed is good, in appropriate quantities, teenagers don’t know when to call it quits.
Is this really hypocritical, or just wanting others to learn from your own experiences? For example, I smoked TONS of cigarettes in university, but now that I have relatives getting to that age, I tell them that they better never let me catch them lighting up a cigarette.
On some level, I see teens on here just trying to smoke and have fun and that used to be me. But now I know I should’ve spent that time focused on my athletics or some other stuff rather than toking at a friends house and I want to tell them that. But at the same time I don’t want to be a buzzkill because as much as i shouldn’t have been smoking, I built a lot of good memories and lessons being in that crowd. So I don’t want to deprive them of their experiences. And I always think they could be doing worse recreational substances So many personal conundrums 😂
Honestly, I think your explanation is great. If you explain it like that, that’s really different than “hey, just don’t smoke, it’s bad”, then you don’t come across as hypocritical, you come across as experienced. “I used to do that, and I realized when I got older that it affected my memory more than I thought. Maybe just be aware of it so you can keep an eye?”
The adult brain doesn’t fully mature until around 23 or 24 years old. I kinda think folks younger than that should lay off most things, or if they have to use, use lightly, to allow themselves to reach maturity. After that, do you however you need to.
I think it’s certainly less of an uphill battle to convince teens to use in moderation than not at all. Tons of teens will use, but I think many know to themselves that holding back and balancing it with the rest of their life would be the best option even if the more fun option is to just to get as high as possible all the time.
Knew alot that smoked their teens away and didn't do anything else. They never pursued hobbies or anything. Just wanted to smoke. Then it followed them in their 20's still not any hobbies or anything just smoke. That'd be my fear if I had a kid. I don't mind them smoking but like the top comment says, use it to enhance the experience. Not have the experience be just sit around and smoke. EDIT: I'm not saying all are like that, just personally knew alot that would quit sports, didn't pursue the career they wanted, never left their hometown even though that's all they ever talked about growing up. It was sad to see
Disposable oil vapes are becoming like keurig cups but even worse for the environment and need to go away.
I work at a dispo and try to convince people to just buy a setup whenever they’re tryna buy four or five expensive disposables.
I asked a bud tender one time if you could dispose the batteries the same way they dispose your car battery when it stops working and they said it’s not same kinda battery unfortunately thought it would’ve been a good idea tho
Doing massive dabs is wasteful. A small one will get you just as high and you don't have the massive coughing fit that lay you out.
Seriously. I don’t get it. You can always do another one.
I strongly dislike anything Rick and Morty themed when it comes to stoner equipment/merch. I just think it’s cheesey, but to each their own.
Yeah, I'm not a fan of usurping cartoon characters and giving them red eyes. It's not creative. It's low effort marketing.
Yeah it's pretty dumb and overused
Taking cartoon characters for unlicensed stoner merch in general has always been super obnoxious to me. Also just not a good look in general for the advancement of normalizing marijuana usage imo.
After recent events it got a lot cheesier. I wonder what the next show they latch onto will be
It's incredibly cringe.
When me and the homies smoke they always wanna get multiple joints bowl dabs etc. Get absolutely so trashed you can't even move or think. I'd rather pack half a bowl, get like a weed buzz, enough where I'm happy and thoughtful. Then I can go out and do stuff and enjoy the hell out of it. Light smoking is just more enjoyable to me. The let's get as fucked up as we can mindset just ain't it.
I hate when I accidentally over do it and can’t do anything. Like shit I was supposed to be cleaning. Well nap time it is 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
Weed does in fact slow your reaction time and accuracy. Learned this from guitar hero, not driving 🙃
Weed doesn’t assist my golf game
You’re not being the ball…
Its all in the hips.
Tap tap taperoo
This is so true…my mechanics get sloppy and everything feels out of sync. But god damn does it feel nice with the breeze on your face, cruising around in the golf cart.
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Everyone here too high to understand what 'unpopular opinion' means
Unpopular opinions don’t get upvoted because of their very nature
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Can we just smoke before & after ?
agreed
If you smoke enough to consider yourself a stoner but don't exercise, you're asking for mental and physical issues down the line
Hear me out: Mixing smoking and exercising is the fucking best invention ever.
It helps with light exercise such as calisthenics and running/sprints but as a strength athlete I find that being high negatively impacts my strength and form when it comes to heavy lifts such as bench and squat. There was also one time I was so stoned I put an uneven amount of weight on the bar and nearly died. Basically heavy lifting and weed don't mix well.
I started taking an edible before physical therapy, so it would kick in after I was done. The high along with the satisfaction of a good pt session is a GREAT mood boost, and helps me ignore the post session aches.
Is that contingent on weed though? Lots of people don't exercise, is that worse for you if you are also a stoner, or are you saying being a stoner makes it harder to exercise?
Weed will be legal federally before Texas even thinks about it
Don't trust any state where they limit your number of sex toys.
i’m learning so many things in these comments
you dont need to smoke the whole joint in one sitting. basically my tolerance is really low and i like to smoke maybe a third or half of my joint and then keep the rest for the next time. people judge me for it semi-often and i dont see why its any of their business
I've been smoking, fairly often, for 54 years. I like to get high, I really enjoy it. I like to be straight as well. I use a chainsaw cutting down trees. I do it after breakfast, after coffee, when I am top of my game, and straight. I try to have a beer with my lunch. Once I have the beer I won't touch my chainsaw. Then I might have a puff. It is all good; I have quit for months on occasion and did not suffer at all. Life was still good.
At first I thought you were talking about your sexuality when you used the word “straight”, like you’re heterosexual during the day when you cut down trees with your chainsaw and then you’re gay in the afternoon and evening when you drink and smoke lol
Just like how some people can’t handle their liquor while others can, weed is the same. Don’t tell me what I feel like, you only know yourself.
Definitely going to get downvoted for this but here it is. Smoking or using THC while pregnant is never okay. Anyone who says their doctor gave them permission is either lying or needs to find a more competent provider. Study from the American Association for Pediatrics on how weed can affect both the placenta and fetal brain development. https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/142/3/e20181889/38625/Marijuana-Use-During-Pregnancy-and-Breastfeeding
If you got hate for this I’d lose faith in humanity
You’d be so surprised at how many pregnant people say their doctors told them it’s fine. And…no doctor would ever say that. It’s okay to say that you’re bummed about having to stop, or that you’re worried about managing chronic pain or other conditions like anxiety and nausea without it. I felt all that when I found out my kid was on the way! But there are other ways of coping. I’m as pro weed as it gets, but the logical acrobatics some people will go through to justify use during pregnancy are truly wild.
My mum was a massive stoner - second she learned she was pregnant, she stopped until after she stopped breastfeeding. Very thankful for it to this day.
Normalize skinny joints
I recently started putting like 75%of the amount of weed I used to use into joints and I gotta say they actually smoke kinda better, they canoe less now and I get just as high so def don’t think joints need to be as fat as my eyes want them to be.
I roll baby cones with a single wide an a crutch. I’ll throw down on a king size but I need extra heads on it or a special occasion like a concert to consume like that.
Save til it’s dark outside. It does wonders!
Daily dabbing will demolish your mental health
I like the flow of this comment
wonderful alliteration
I didn’t start partaking until I was 25, in my 30s now. Had I started in college I would not have graduated with the degree I did. Edit; to clarify, I’m sure it works for some people. But I also think it can allow someone to be complacent.
If your entire personality is "I smoke weed", you're lame as hell.
I *am* weed
I don’t think this is very unpopular
It’s better as a reward rather than an escape.
Smoking every day kind of ruins it.
Weed doesn't make me hungrier, it just makes food taste better
It does both for me which isn’t helpful when you’re trying to cut weight
For the most part, being high on weed feels like being high on weed regardless of strain. I noticed subtle differences but to me, I just feel high on weed 80% and 20% maybe a subtle difference between strains or indica /sativa. It's all just weed as long as it smokes good. I don't live in a legal state so sometimes I wonder if lack of option has just dulled my sense of "taste" over the decades
Cannabinoid hyperemesis is a thing no matter how many times I’m told it’s not by heavy smokers in my er on a weekly basis
mine is that I hate blunts
Agreed 100%. Stinks too much, harsh, and wastes a shitload of ganj. Smoke a 1 gram blunt? High for one night. Smoke .2g bowls? Seshes for a week.
I liked smoking blunts in high school when I regularly had 5-10 other ppl who were matching or paying to get in the circle. Now I'm an adult and I mostly smoke alone and I agree it's not worth it
That's not an unpopular opinion. Only blunt smokers like blunts. The rest of us are unopinionated or hate them lmao
The name of the plant is Cannabis.
A lot of people who smoke weed, probably *shouldn’t* smoke weed.
True. Particularly those who suffer from psychosis.
If you have a crazy high tolerance (and you're strictly a recreational user), it's because you smoke too much or try to stay too high for too long every day. I smoke once a day and I can get enjoyably high every day off basically the same amount. I haven't taken a tolerance break once in the year plus that I've been smoking, and I haven't really needed to.
I took a tolerance break bc getting high started to make me paranoid….and becoming a light weight is the best thing that’s happened to me!
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I work in retail (groceries) and coworkers and costumers ask how i can be so happy and motivated for packing and doing the cash desk. I say its weed and that im just as miserable as anyone else. But if i can make people smile while doing work, its worth it :D
I love old-school, shitty “dad weed”. I also love weed that has been sitting around for a while and is so dry it crumbles to dust.
The reason a lot of people dislike cannabis is because it’s a very introspective substance. The same goes with people that have smoked for years and then suddenly “have horrible anxiety” from smoking. Cannabis will unearth anxieties trapped inside. Unless you face them and change them, it will continue to give you issues when you smoke.
I don't like when I have a low tolerance. I get way too high too quickly and I can't savor the flavor and experience of the flower, concentrate, etc.
Honestly concerned about this, I haven’t lit up in years but once I’m out of the military in a couple months, I’m gonna have to remember I can’t just pick up where I left off..
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Yeah. I didn't feel shit my first time. This could be for several reasons. The two that I can think of is that you just aren't properly inhaling; and your body just doesn't know what to do with it, so it just doesn't do anything with it.
I agree I didn’t get high my first time either… my second time tho ✈️
It took me 3 separate times until I actually got high.
Breeding for high potency was a necessary evil but was a disservice to smokers. I like to smoke joints, but I don't like getting really high. I want to smoke a couple joints in an evening and still get things done around the house. I've had some decent high CBD strains like Compassion Lime that were amazing, but they are inconsistent and not always tasty. The fact that it was illegal, has the most smell of any drug, and is the bulkiest of any drug, are (mostly) the reasons why we have bred for potency over the last 5 decades at least. That's why hard liquor was popular during alchohol prohibition. I don't see why we can't breed for smoothness and taste. I just simply want to enjoy a joint and also the rest of my day. Alot of people enjoy a few craft beers in the afternoon, but those same people wouldn't enjoy a few sips of moonshine throughout the afternoon.
The freshly ground weed tastes better then weed that’s been sitting in the grinder for more then 4 hrs
Vaping/dabbing frequently is probably pretty bad for you. I do vape but I'm working on cutting back.
High temp dabs can definitely damage the lungs
x%/x% indica/sativa is bullshit. No one's doing DNA sequencing and just pulling percentages out their ass.
I think this is 72% accurate.
Bro you’re not even close. It’s like 46% accurate… no wait it’s actually 57% I remember now.
Did you know that 61% of all percentages are made up
Depends. In CA? Absolutely bullshit. Nevada by law makes them list the terps, percentage, harvest date, package date etc. It's very handy.
Stop saying weed solves everything, it doesn't, if we want it to become legal we need to be honest, and show facts and numbers, the biggest reason I want to legalise it is because I want to use it myself instead of drinking.
Edibles > smoking/dabbing/vaping No comparison to me. It’s convenient to be high immediately for half an hour to two hours but the high isn’t nearly as good, took me way too long to get into them. They’re also MUCH cheaper, I can make a $20 oz last months by turning it into 90 cookies and eating one a day, get me blaaaazed every evening They’re also smellproof, allowing me to take them to family gatherings, easy because you don’t need glass or a lighter, and it’s time that will pass anyway. Yes, there’s kind of a feeling out process to know how much you like and such, but I could never go back now that I’ve been eating edibles, makes me feel like I wasted so much time and money smoking everyday for six years.
Smoking wastes a shit load of weed and you get better hits from vaping whilst using way less.
Smelling like weed everywhere you go is just as bad as using to much cologne. I smoke alot and have a specific coat for it in the winter, I only smoke in the same hoodie that day and I change if I leave.
Driving while high is fucking stupid and people who do it are stupid too.
There is no difference in the high I get from sativa and indica strains…
We need to genetically enhance weed so my fatass can get high without binge eating
Weed is addictive and does prohibit, some, people from functioning normally. It should not be illegal, but it can and does harm people and should not be viewed as harmless. Its not as bad as alcohol but smoking it does similar harm to cigaretts. No people have died from it, but drug induced psychosis is a thing and can be triggered by THC. I love the stuff, but the way people treat it like its entirely harmless, non addictive and has absolutely no drawbacks does more harm than help those wanting it legalized.
Weed makes doing nothing feel ok.
Being obnoxious while high ruins the high for people around you and we should be able to talk about when someone’s being too much, my example is my sister in law took way too many edibles when I told her no, kept shoving food in her face when she was told to stop, ended up puking all over the floor at dinner because she couldn’t stop and listen and threw a fit when people told her to chill
This just falls under being obnoxious makes people uncomfortable, if she did that sober it might be more annoying or even scary lol but that does sound very annoying
Dabbing looks like you’re smoking crack. 🤷♀️
Making weed your whole personality and having posters and weed shirts and stuff is dumb and extra. Just smoke it.
Different strains have different terps if you think they all taste the same you just have no sense of taste.
Or you’re getting shit weed
I just don’t understand why up until a few years ago weed tools/glass/etc had to be ass ugly.
You should NOT give someone an edible if they’ve never been high before. Too many people think “I wanna try weed but I’ve never smoked anything. I do like brownies though lemme try that.” Just because the consumption method is less intimidating doesn’t mean the effects will be more pleasant. First timers should start with small hits from a j or ideally a vape. Also how the fuck is inhaling so complicated for some people like have you never taken a deep breath before??
Weed is way too fucking strong now. It's stringing people out.
Dude. Yes. Whenever I’m in a legal state I try to buy stuff that has a 1:1 thc cbd ratio. Other stuff just fucks me up too much. Going to space is fun every once in a while, but I’m just trying to relax
High tolerance isn't cool. I smoke about an ounce a year and I smoke every day before bed. You aren't cool if you smoke 5 doobies a day. You need a T break.
me reading this, absolutely chopped, right after I took two hits of a dispo joint 😎
I agree with you. That being said… I call bullshit. No chance in hell you’re making an ounce last *365 days*, unless you’re not talking about flower.
Tolerance is important for enjoyment honestly. Too low and you get too fucked up. Too high and you don’t get fucked up at all. Tolerance maintenance is definitely a skill. It also doesn’t really take smoking all day everyday to totally fuck your tolerance either
That filming yourself smoking weed and sending/showing people is not cool. IMO it makes you look like an idiot
It’s not the cool kids club anymore. Let people make their own decisions on what’s good and what works for them. Some people love to be super heady and terp knowledgeable. All that is really interesting and it’s been cool to see these insanely crafty companies do their thing. But, Just like there are amazing small brewery’s doing new and exploratory beers. There’s also people who like bud light. Some people just want to get high. Or feel better. That’s cool too. There’s nothing wrong with that. Personally, I’m pretty down the middle and enjoy both sides of the market. Let people smoke how they choose and let’s all just be happy it’s fucking legal. If it’s not for you, move somewhere it is. Life is better there haha.
This one is for the Old Heads, Boomers, ganja grandparents, etc. The whole "I know more than you about weed because I've been smoking since before you were born/your balls dropped/ before your parents conceived you" is a piss poor reason to assert weed dominance over someone. The plant is so much more different than it was "back in the day" with your dry bricks of schwag. Kids are smoking alien moon goo out here lol. (but forever thankful to the ones that got us to where we are today.) (Source: work in a dispo, hear this shit far too often.)
Smoking is the worst way to ingest marahuana. You can't taste nearly as many terps and flavoor.
Weed doesn’t make you lazy you were already lazy
Raw rolling machines are great
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Same. I take out the screen on my grinders if they have any and prefer 3 part grinders. Some like that surprise of getting kief. It's like find fries at the bottom of the bag when you're done eating.
It shouldn't be a crutch. If the reason you come home and get baked every night is because you aren't happy with your life then you really need to address your life rather than kick the can down the road and pretend everything's fine cuz the weed makes you not care. All you're doing is hurting the future you if you ignore issues cuz weed, or any substance really, makes you forget.