Marijuana

[Colt]

I've generally heard it described as "psychologically addictive," but not physically addictive.

Certainly withdrawal from weed isn't like alcohol or heroin but its real.

Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms, Timeline, and Treatment
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Opinions about marijuana use vary—with a range of perceptions regarding its social acceptability, risks, and benefits, use of it as a recreational drug, and whether it can be helpful in treating medical conditions.1,2
Regardless, using marijuana, especially for a prolonged period of time, can result in problematic use and marijuana use disorder.1 In fact, individuals who begin using marijuana before age 18 are 4 to 7 times more likely than adults to develop a marijuana use disorder.3


In 2020, approximately 5% of people (more than 14 million individuals) in the United States aged 12 or older had a marijuana use disorder in the previous year.4 Of these, over 13% or 4.5 million were young adults aged 18 to 25 and 4.1% or 1 million were adolescents aged 12 to 17.4

For individuals who use marijuana frequently and regularly and then attempt to quit withdrawal symptoms may surface. The cannabis withdrawal syndrome can make it more difficult to stop using marijuana, but recovery is achievable.5,6 Continue reading to better understand marijuana withdrawal—including the symptoms and duration—and how treatment may be able to help you successfully stop marijuana use.

What is Marijuana Withdrawal?​

Individuals who use marijuana—also known as cannabis, pot, weed, grass, bud, herb, Mary Jane, and ganja, among other names—may take it to experience the sense of relaxation, euphoria, and enhanced sensory perception often associated with the drug.7,8 However, using marijuana regularly—such as on a daily basis or several times each week—and heavily means that when an individual attempts to drastically reduce their intake or stop using weed altogether, withdrawal symptoms may occur.6,9

A meta-analysis of studies, which involved more than 23,000 individuals, found that 47% of the participants who used marijuana regularly experienced cannabis withdrawal syndrome.5

While cannabis withdrawal syndrome does not carry a high risk of severe adverse effects, withdrawal may impede abstinence and lead to relapse since the reintroduction of marijuana immediately relieves unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.10

Marijuana Withdrawal Timeline​

For individuals trying to significantly reduce their marijuana use or stop completely after heavy, regular use, acute withdrawal symptoms may surface relatively quickly:10

• Within 1-2 days, the onset of most symptoms of withdrawal usually begins.
• Within 2-6 days, symptoms peak in severity.
• Within 3 weeks, most acute symptoms resolve.

Some studies indicate that certain psychological symptoms of withdrawal may last for up to 5 weeks after quitting marijuana use.11

Sleep problems tend to be the most troublesome for individuals in the first days of abstinence from marijuana—and the reason why many relapse back to marijuana use.6,12 These sleep disturbances, including insomnia and experiencing strange dreams, may persist for 30-45 days after stopping marijuana use.12,13

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Symptoms of Marijuana Withdrawal​

Cannabis withdrawal syndrome, an official diagnosis listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5.), may be experienced by individuals who stop using cannabis after heavy, long-term use.11,12 Symptoms of marijuana withdrawal may include:5,6,14

• Anger, irritability, and aggression.
• Feelings of nervousness and anxiety.
• Restlessness.
• Decreased appetite or weight.
• Depression.
• Insomnia.
• Experiencing strange or unsettling dreams.
• Headaches, nausea, vomiting, sweating, and abdominal pain.
• Tremors.

The presence of 3 or more of these symptoms within one week of lowered marijuana use indicates cannabis withdrawal syndrome.14

 

[Colt]

This is from Forbes, a reliable source I would think. It's about Colorado marijuana tax and what it has been used for.

The Success Of Colorado’s Marijuana Tax Dollars

Since voters in Colorado legalized the first adult-use, recreational marijuana market in the country, the state has surpassed $10 billion in sales. This not only represents a massive success for the future of the U.S. cannabis industry, it also accounts for billions of dollars in tax revenue.

www.forbes.com

During the last six years, the Centennial State has collected over $1.6 billion - that’s just at the state level- in marijuana taxes and fee revenues.

The recreational 15 percent special sales tax, minus a local share, goes to the state’s general fund. A fraction is taken for the Department of Education’s State Public School Fund, and the remainder goes to The Marijuana Tax Cash Fund. Since retail sales became legal in 2012, 16.4% of the Marijuana Tax Cash Cash Fund’s budget, has gone to education initiatives. According to the Colorado Sun, lawmakers also set aside $25 million to help school districts set up full-day kindergarten programs.

It's complicated though, read the article for the full story.

So, simply put, the state became a partner drug dealer and is making fat large from it! What was a huge success for drug dealers is now also a huge success for the state! They use to imprison people for doing the same thing but "suddenly" by legitimizing it the state can profit in good conscience!

 

[Alien826]

!!!! How can he smoke $40,000 worth, particularly when he's getting it wholesale?
That would be like, six bales a day?

Prices vary, but the most expensive I could find was in Nevada at $320 per ounce. That's retail, I don't know how the $40,000 was arrived at. An ounce is quite a lot, by the way, it's very light. So $40,000 in Nevada would get you 125 ounces. Not exactly six bales a day, but to consume that much in a month seems excessive, particularly as I've picked the highest price. To put it in perspective, in NV a GRAM costs $16. The fact that they sell that amount at all suggests that it's enough to get high on, I would think.

 

[Colt]

Prices vary, but the most expensive I could find was in Nevada at $320 per ounce. That's retail, I don't know how the $40,000 was arrived at. An ounce is quite a lot, by the way, it's very light. So $40,000 in Nevada would get you 125 ounces. Not exactly six bales a day, but to consume that much in a month seems excessive, particularly as I've picked the highest price. To put it in perspective, in NV a GRAM costs $16. The fact that they sell that amount at all suggests that it's enough to get high on, I would think.

And Toad venom. Mike Tyson smokes that at time as well.

 

[SkepticThinker]

Thanks. I'm not a prohibitionist but I do remember being a teenage pot head and I thought pot was the answer to everything! I thought the whole world should be smoking pot! It consumed me! I stayed high for over 1 year once! I thought peace and love and smoke some grass and we will all get along! I was blindsided by it! It did tremendous damage to me before growing up and fully understanding why it's a terrible idea for young people to smoke pot when the brain doesn't fully develop until 21+. This notion that legalization will take away the charm of kids wanting to do it is just ridiculously naive!

Has someone said such a thing?

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

I don't happen to like the stuff, myself -- never have (my bad habit is a couple of beers). That said, pretty much everybody I know uses it, and of course it's legal across Canada. And I have no difficulty with that. If I can have my beer, and the boss can have his scotch or martini, why shouldn't somebody be allowed their weed?

And of course, if I get caught drinking and driving, I'll have a price to pay, and it will be my own fault. Same rules should apply, in my view.

 

[Mock Turtle]

Apparently you've never experienced a mosh pit....

I did once, inadvertently, at a quite well known pub in East London - the Prospect of Whitby, I think - but I can't remember any music being involved.

 

[Valjean]

Prices vary, but the most expensive I could find was in Nevada at $320 per ounce. That's retail, I don't know how the $40,000 was arrived at. An ounce is quite a lot, by the way, it's very light. So $40,000 in Nevada would get you 125 ounces. Not exactly six bales a day, but to consume that much in a month seems excessive, particularly as I've picked the highest price. To put it in perspective, in NV a GRAM costs $16. The fact that they sell that amount at all suggests that it's enough to get high on, I would think.

That's retail, for a small quantity. He wouldn't be paying dispensary prices.
He owned a pot farm. He could just grab a bag full.

 

[We Never Know]

Wait - we can get THC from potatoes?

Well. it is a "pot"atoe

 

[pearl]

There has been a problem with young school children becoming sick on edible foods that are brought into the school.
Kids have become quite sick.

 

[Valjean]

There has been a problem with young school children becoming sick on edible foods that are brought into the school.
Kids have become quite sick.

Good point. Edibles that look or taste like candy are asking for trouble. Even with adults. They also seem easy to overdose on.
At least with smokeable products the effect is almost immediate, and you can tailor your high to preference pretty easily.

 

[Orbit]

There has been a problem with young school children becoming sick on edible foods that are brought into the school.
Kids have become quite sick.

And kids used to raid their parents' liquor cabinets. I don't see a difference.

 

[Alien826]

That's retail, for a small quantity. He wouldn't be paying dispensary prices.
He owned a pot farm. He could just grab a bag full.

True, but I was trying to determine what "$40,000 worth" might mean in this context.

 

[Valjean]

And kids used to raid their parents' liquor cabinets. I don't see a difference.

Alcohol has a faster onset. Hopefully kids would start feeling sick before they poisoned themselves seriously. A bottle of Ganja-gummies, on the other hand, look and taste just like candy gummies. Kids might eat the whole bottle and not get sick till an hour later, when it was too late.

 

[Father Heathen]

Well. it is a "pot"atoe

Hash browns.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Drug use is self-centered behavior.

So is waisting time arguing on an online forum.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Alcohol has a faster onset. Hopefully kids would start feeling sick before they poisoned themselves seriously. A bottle of Ganja-gummies, on the other hand, look and taste just like candy gummies. Kids might eat the whole bottle and not get sick till an hour later, when it was too late.

Maybe it's me, but i think edibles are gross amd nasty with how overbearing the weed taste is.

 

[SomeRandom]

Is it weird or me to say, that as someone who grew up during the height of the so called “ice epidemic” weed looks like a weaker version of cigarettes to me?

Like even the anti drug campaigns I grew up with seemingly brushed it aside. Granted maybe that’s just a case of priorities in play, but still.

After actually seeing very hard unregulated drugs, most people I know were almost relieved if their friends or family (or even kids) chose something like weed lol

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Is it weird or me to say, that as someone who grew up during the height of the so called “ice epidemic” weed looks like a weaker version of cigarettes to me?

Like even the anti drug campaigns I grew up with seemingly brushed it aside. Granted maybe that’s just a case of priorities in play, but still.

After actually seeing very hard unregulated drugs, most people I know were almost relieved if their friends or family (or even kids) chose something like weed lol

The problem with weed in America is black people, black music and racism. "Darkies smoke marijuana to think they're as good as white folk." That was said of the US Senator, Harry Anslinger, who spearheaded the efforts to make pot illegal. There was also a push from the timber industry (who does have reason to fear hemp), but it's largely stigmatized because it's always been attached to black music (which, ironically, white people here can't get enough of and copy it until it's dead, but only once a white artist doing it appeals to the white masses. That's basically the story of rock n roll here).

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Certainly withdrawal from weed isn't like alcohol or heroin but its real.

Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms, Timeline, and Treatment​

​

Opinions about marijuana use vary—with a range of perceptions regarding its social acceptability, risks, and benefits, use of it as a recreational drug, and whether it can be helpful in treating medical conditions.1,2
Regardless, using marijuana, especially for a prolonged period of time, can result in problematic use and marijuana use disorder.1 In fact, individuals who begin using marijuana before age 18 are 4 to 7 times more likely than adults to develop a marijuana use disorder.3


In 2020, approximately 5% of people (more than 14 million individuals) in the United States aged 12 or older had a marijuana use disorder in the previous year.4 Of these, over 13% or 4.5 million were young adults aged 18 to 25 and 4.1% or 1 million were adolescents aged 12 to 17.4

For individuals who use marijuana frequently and regularly and then attempt to quit withdrawal symptoms may surface. The cannabis withdrawal syndrome can make it more difficult to stop using marijuana, but recovery is achievable.5,6 Continue reading to better understand marijuana withdrawal—including the symptoms and duration—and how treatment may be able to help you successfully stop marijuana use.

What is Marijuana Withdrawal?​

Individuals who use marijuana—also known as cannabis, pot, weed, grass, bud, herb, Mary Jane, and ganja, among other names—may take it to experience the sense of relaxation, euphoria, and enhanced sensory perception often associated with the drug.7,8 However, using marijuana regularly—such as on a daily basis or several times each week—and heavily means that when an individual attempts to drastically reduce their intake or stop using weed altogether, withdrawal symptoms may occur.6,9

A meta-analysis of studies, which involved more than 23,000 individuals, found that 47% of the participants who used marijuana regularly experienced cannabis withdrawal syndrome.5

While cannabis withdrawal syndrome does not carry a high risk of severe adverse effects, withdrawal may impede abstinence and lead to relapse since the reintroduction of marijuana immediately relieves unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.10

Marijuana Withdrawal Timeline​

For individuals trying to significantly reduce their marijuana use or stop completely after heavy, regular use, acute withdrawal symptoms may surface relatively quickly:10

• Within 1-2 days, the onset of most symptoms of withdrawal usually begins.
• Within 2-6 days, symptoms peak in severity.
• Within 3 weeks, most acute symptoms resolve.

Some studies indicate that certain psychological symptoms of withdrawal may last for up to 5 weeks after quitting marijuana use.11

Sleep problems tend to be the most troublesome for individuals in the first days of abstinence from marijuana—and the reason why many relapse back to marijuana use.6,12 These sleep disturbances, including insomnia and experiencing strange dreams, may persist for 30-45 days after stopping marijuana use.12,13

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Symptoms of Marijuana Withdrawal​

Cannabis withdrawal syndrome, an official diagnosis listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5.), may be experienced by individuals who stop using cannabis after heavy, long-term use.11,12 Symptoms of marijuana withdrawal may include:5,6,14

• Anger, irritability, and aggression.
• Feelings of nervousness and anxiety.
• Restlessness.
• Decreased appetite or weight.
• Depression.
• Insomnia.
• Experiencing strange or unsettling dreams.
• Headaches, nausea, vomiting, sweating, and abdominal pain.
• Tremors.

The presence of 3 or more of these symptoms within one week of lowered marijuana use indicates cannabis withdrawal syndrome.14

Gotta say, that describes no one I've known on probation.
Some legal prescription pain pills though, I wasn't sure if my brother was gonna survive that or not.