Marijuana

[Orbit]

The crowd I hung out with in high school, we were good students and we smoked weed. There were no disasters, and most went on to professional careers in education, law, medicine, and business. If I had to guess I would say that they still smoke weed. The Reefer Madness hysteria needs to stop.

 

[Valjean]

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).

There was Nixon's War on Drugs. It was a global campaign, but included a political move against those hippy, anti-war and protesters and the blacks, protesting for civil rights. He raised penalties on the drugs he most associated with them: marijuana and Heroin.

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Fifty years after then-President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs,” the United States is still mired in the implications of this wrongheaded, racist policy decision. Today, police make more than 1.5 million drug arrests each year , and about 550,000 of those are for cannabis offenses alone.…

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Then there was his '71 Shafer Commission study, by the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse. He wanted it to find widespread harm, to justify the war on drugs. Instead, it recommended moving away from the criminalization of personal marijuana use in favor of a policy of social discouragement. Naturally, this was swept under the rug and ignored. Drug policy has always been more political than scientific.

 

[Valjean]

I guess I meant personal taxes. I've never known them to actually go down. Anyway, here's one thing that really bothers me about the whole weed thing. Suddenly it's OK to smoke non filtered cigarettes stuffed with whatever? Wow.

The year I was born, the top, personal income tax rate, was 91%

Neither sot-weed nor pot-weed was ever"OK," as in generally advocated. Their acceptance and the harm associated with them has just fluctuated over the years. See post 201, for yesteryear's view on pot.

Neither is OK. It's just that we're starting to take a more realistic approach to their relative social and health impacts.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Yeah that isn't always fact. I've seen people load one hitters a half dozen times before they stop lol

Whatever.
How much does a one hitter/pinch holder usually hold?
How much does a bowl usually hold?
That half a dozen times isn't that much amd definitely within that bowl or two.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

There was Nixon's War on Drugs. It was a global campaign, but included a political move against those hippy, anti-war and protesters and the blacks, protesting for civil rights. He raised penalties on the drugs he most associated with them: marijuana and Heroin.

White counter culture before then was much closer in touch with black people as a whole than mainstream white culture. Mainstream white culture, then and still today in some places, is pretty racist.
Doesn't matter the era, there's a good chance if you're a white American youth your parents don't approve of black music or black people or the larger black culture. That does mean counter culture and rebellious youth in America have always had association with black people a juicy piece of forbidden fruit to pick. And from their it's just sociology 101 that we typically pick up on the mannerisms of those we associate with, especially when it's willingly and enthusiastically.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

May be I will try, may be not. I may not have many days left to try. I am 80+. We do not get it in bottled form. Have to go to a Govt. franchise to get a marijuana ball (Goli).

Is that hash?

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

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

Well, yes. There's a comedown after using marijuana a lot or regularly. It's called crashing. You're basically over-stimulating your dopamine receptors (to simplify it), and your brain's chemistry has to balance itself out after the THC is gone. So you'll get irritable, angry, maybe depressed, etc. I've heard chocolate helps that. It's something that happens with psychedelics and also euphoriants like MDMA.

That said, the withdrawal from SSRIs is way, way worse.

 

[Aupmanyav]

Is that hash?

I suppose so. Got it from Google Images. Charas (Ganja) is dark and viscous. While on solo Himalayan treks, I was offered that twice, but I could not gather enough courage to smoke it. I had two children and their mother back in the city. One cannot loose mental clarity while on a trek.