Marijuana

[Mock Turtle]

I've never taken any recreational drugs, apart from a few ciggies at school and my alcohol habit - which is more about how much I can afford (as to quality) than dependence, so I have no especial views apart from the harms that anything might cause - as mentioned. Including, like this for example or similar:

The Lake District drug scene: why people are getting high in the UK’s popular beauty spot

A gaggle of freaked-out trippers had to be walked and talked down from a Lake District peak at the weekend by the Keswick Mountain Rescue service

www.theguardian.com

And where one might be caught out in some emergency situation and not being capable to react appropriately - apart from the money that still might go to the black-market despite any legalisation.

 

[SkepticThinker]

My daughter allows her son, not yet 21, the legal age, because it helps him sleep. He has ADHD.

How old is he, if you don't mind my asking?

My husband has ADHD and he finds that edibles help him get the rest he needs, on occasion. He's well over 21 years of age though.

 

[It Aint Necessarily So]

An interesting hypothesis is that marijuana is exploiting and using people. The plant has hit upon an evolutionary advantage. By producing the THC, which doesn't benefit the plant itself, it has found willing providers. Humans seeking the THC provide the plants with all it needs; food, shelter, protection and care. The plant is the ruler in this symbiosis.

This is a common relationship in nature, and there is no ruler - certainly not the side that gets killed and smoked or eaten.

We got this new program at work that I just could not figure out. I sat there staring at it for several hours, freaking out, trying to figure out why I couldn't figure it out, worrying that maybe I'm told old for this lol. Anyway, I decided to just get up and walk away from it for a while. I realized I had a joint in my pocket, so I decided to go outside to calm down and take a couple of puffs (I don't normally do this at work, but I was having a really tough time with this, like on the verge of a panic attack kind of tough). So I go back up to my office, sit at my desk, take another look at my screen and suddenly ... the whole program made sense! Like, everything just fell into place and I got it! I felt like a freaking genius all of a sudden, when just ten minutes ago, I felt like a complete moron. It was pretty cool. And unexpected. Anyway, I don't necessarily recommend smoking pot at work, but I just thought I'd share, because it seemed appropriate.

Thanks for that. I've been reluctant to post anything that sounds like I've ever smoked pot, since RF has a proscription regarding posting about criminal behavior, and I don't know it's position on this now. It was illegal for me for most of my life, but no longer, and use today is not a crime where I live.

Still, I won't share despite a career in clinical medicine and group of friends from high school with whom I am still in contact, all pot smokers all of their lives, and all also having had successful professional careers, most lawyers. We're pretty cliche: all atheist Jews in honors classes where we met, whose mothers wanted us to be doctors and lawyer of course (thanks, Mom, good choice). But I was the only one of our group who could get the math and science right, and so chose the other path. The point is that they all did fine despite a lifetime of pot. You can guess if I was among them.

So what do you want to tell people like that about the dangers of pot?

 

[SkepticThinker]

This is a common relationship in nature, and there is no ruler - certainly not the side that gets killed and smoked or eaten.

Thanks for that. I've been reluctant to post anything that sounds like I've ever smoked pot, since RF has a proscription regarding posting about criminal behavior, and I don't know it's position on this now. It was illegal for me for most of my life, but no longer, and use today is not a crime where I live.

Oh shoot I didn't think of that, I guess because it's legal here so it never really crossed my mind.

Still, I won't share despite a career in clinical medicine and group of friends from high school with whom I am still in contact, all pot smokers all of their lives, and all also having had successful professional careers, most lawyers. We're pretty cliche: all atheist Jews in honors classes where we met, whose mothers wanted us to be doctors and lawyer of course (thanks, Mom, good choice). But I was the only one of our group who could get the math and science right, and so chose the other path. The point is that they all did fine despite a lifetime of pot. You can guess if I was among them.

So what do you want to tell people like that about the dangers of pot?

This fits well with my experience as well and not with the usual stereotype of lazy, braindead, insane reefer madness-type of pot smokers that we see from certain people.

I absolutely stink at math. . But I stunk at that long before pot came along

 

[pearl]

How old is he, if you don't mind my asking?

He will be 19 in Oct. Due to his ADHD for which he took medication until he was 16 he was more able to focus.
He reacts differently to the usual affects. Whatever would be a stimulant for most has the opposite effect.
Normally we take coffee to perk us up, to him it has a calming effect etc. Now he really must start to watch his
weight. The previous medication he was on since early childhood kills the appetite, so much so he had to be checked
by the doctor every 3 months. Legally, he is not old enough 'till 21.

 

[SomeRandom]

Honestly I think I’d be more healthy if I switched my alcohol habit with weed lol

Australia legalised growing of weed for scientific and medical purposes on a federal level a few years back. Recreational use is still illegal in most states though I suspect that may change in the coming years

 

[SkepticThinker]

He will be 19 in Oct. Due to his ADHD for which he took medication until he was 16 he was more able to focus.
He reacts differently to the usual affects. Whatever would be a stimulant for most has the opposite effect.
Normally we take coffee to perk us up, to him it has a calming effect etc. Now he really must start to watch his
weight. The previous medication he was on since early childhood kills the appetite, so much so he had to be checked
by the doctor every 3 months. Legally, he is not old enough 'till 21.

Sounds just like my husband. Most drugs have an effect on him that's opposite to most other people. Plus he needs more than the usual dosage for anything to be effective.

Marijuana will definitely help with the appetite. I've used it for those purposes on many occasions as I'm usually underweight and in need of some meat on my bones.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

This is a common relationship in nature, and there is no ruler - certainly not the side that gets killed and smoked or eaten.

Thanks for that. I've been reluctant to post anything that sounds like I've ever smoked pot, since RF has a proscription regarding posting about criminal behavior, and I don't know it's position on this now. It was illegal for me for most of my life, but no longer, and use today is not a crime where I live.

Still, I won't share despite a career in clinical medicine and group of friends from high school with whom I am still in contact, all pot smokers all of their lives, and all also having had successful professional careers, most lawyers. We're pretty cliche: all atheist Jews in honors classes where we met, whose mothers wanted us to be doctors and lawyer of course (thanks, Mom, good choice). But I was the only one of our group who could get the math and science right, and so chose the other path. The point is that they all did fine despite a lifetime of pot. You can guess if I was among them.

So what do you want to tell people like that about the dangers of pot?

Yup. I did very well in school myself and am I good worker.
My problem in life isn't cannabis, it's that even before I started using I had very poor social skills and couldn't get a job. I've made great improvements, but alas not to the poiny to reliably get hired.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

How old is he, if you don't mind my asking?

My husband has ADHD and he finds that edibles help him get the rest he needs, on occasion. He's well over 21 years of age though.

Im the same way (though I'm very certain I have ADHDA and have been utterly unable to get any bealthcare provider to discuss it with me). **mod edit**

 

[SkepticThinker]

Im the same way (though I'm very certain I have ADHDA and have been utterly unable to get any bealthcare provider to discuss it with me). And with weed, the benefit over conventional sleep aids is I wake up feeling like I slept rather than feeling like I got drunk and stayed up all night.

My husband tells me basically the exact same thing about the quality of sleep.

That's one of the reasons I prefer marijuana to alcohol as well - you don't get a hangover and feel like absolute crap the next day. You actually feel half decent!

 

[Alien826]

An interesting hypothesis is that marijuana is exploiting and using people. The plant has hit upon an evolutionary advantage. By producing the THC, which doesn't benefit the plant itself, it has found willing providers. Humans seeking the THC provide the plants with all it needs; food, shelter, protection and care. The plant is the ruler in this symbiosis.

You could say the same thing about potatoes.

 

[Kathryn]

Wait - we can get THC from potatoes?

 

[Alien826]

I wouldn't even consider smoking poison ivy.

If you haven't tried it ...

 

[Alien826]

Wait - we can get THC from potatoes?

Hopefully you are joking, but I'll explain anyway. Any plant that has been domesticated by humans gains a great advantage. There's no "ruler" involved, and mostly it's an advantage to both. The point is that potato genes are now greater in number than they were in the wild. This also apples to cannabis genes, and rose genes. An interesting example is chilis. Originally developed as a defense against being eaten, the capsaicin in the plants has become a desired feature to humans and as a result there are hugely more chili plants now than before. How wonderful nature is!

This is a common relationship in nature, and there is no ruler - certainly not the side that gets killed and smoked or eaten.

Small correction. Nature doesn't care what happens to adult specimens, so long as there are more of them as a result of the process.

 

[Alien826]

Wait - we can get THC from potatoes?

Just thought. We can get alcohol from potatoes! Better ban them right away!

 

[Kathryn]

Hopefully you are joking, but I'll explain anyway. Any plant that has been domesticated by humans gains a great advantage. There's no "ruler" involved, and mostly it's an advantage to both. The point is that potato genes are now greater in number than they were in the wild. This also apples to cannabis genes, and rose genes. An interesting example is chilis. Originally developed as a defense against being eaten, the capsaicin in the plants has become a desired feature to humans and as a result there are hugely more chili plants now than before. How wonderful nature is!



Small correction. Nature doesn't care what happens to adult specimens, so long as there are more of them as a result of the process.

It was a joke but thanks anyway!

 

[Shaul]

You could say the same thing about potatoes.

You think people treat potato plants like they treat marijuana plants?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

You think people treat potato plants like they treat marijuana plants?

Considering potatoes are a major food crop amd staple food for multiple countries they probably get treated just as well as the cannabis by profession growers.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Just thought. We can get alcohol from potatoes! Better ban them right away!

I'm still trying to figure out how the Russians managed to pull that one off before the Irish.

 

[Shaul]

Considering potatoes are a major food crop amd staple food for multiple countries they probably get treated just as well as the cannabis by profession growers.

I doubt that many potato farmers would risk governmental wrath just to grow potatoes. Unlike marijuana growers who have to the point of taking up arms to do so.