420 Use and Health

[Xobeloot]

Lol. they play that clip on "worlds Dumbest Criminals" on TruTV all the time.

F'n idiot :lol:

[RobsanX]

The best part is when he says "And time is moving really really really really slow..." I just about peed myself when he said that...

[Starcadia]

What's funny (and if I recall there's a much longer version out there), is that I can imagine the couple feeding each other's paranoia about feeling like they're dying.

"Are you, like, really high?"
"Yeah, my heart is going pretty fast."
"Mine too. Is that normal?"
"I don't know. Maybe we put too much in the brownies."
"Or maybe there was something in the pot."
"Could be. My heart is beating even faster."
"Mine is too. I'm scared."
"What should we do?"
"We could be dying. Time is moving really slow. They say your life passes in front of your eyes when you're about to die."
"I think we should call 9-1-1."

LOL

[Dead Rabbit]

You guys probably aren’t going to believe this, but I know that cop. He’s a friend of a friend. From what I remember, he was really into training for mixed martial arts and seemed like a nice guy. I know he lost his job. I have to admit it’s funny to me too. I still can’t help but feel sorry for him. Also, think about that time when you first got very, very stoned. It’s about as powerful as LSD. It’s easy to forget how potent weed is, particularly in brownies, if you’ve never used it before.

[rr0]

Sucks

I feel bad for the officer, but what he did was wrong and he deserved to lose his job for this.

I can relate, though.. I smoked MJ only *once* in my life because I had a similar experience -- it was definitely not the laid-back, peaced-out creative endeavor that I was hoping for, but instead a very acute, fearful, anxiety-filled time. I'll never touch it again.

[ponysoprano]

"I think we're dead" hahah! It sounded more like they ate a half oz. each of cubensi mushrooms than pot brownies. But I'm *guessing* [I certainly wouldn't know from experience ] that mota is absorbed and processed differently in the body when eaten instead of smoked.


:roll:

[Starcadia]

Yeah, like DR says, it's more of a kick when baked into brownies. I had the experience once, baked by masters. It was fun, but wouldn't recommend it for a first-timer. Let's just say I wasn't roller-skating much that particular night.

rr0 - MJ is notorious for making people paranoid and anxious, especially sensitive people, so you're definitely not alone. I'm with you - I'm far too sensitive to do it regularly. But with people you trust it can be completely awesome, especially for music, movies and conversation. I'm not saying go out and get a big ol' bag or that you're missing out on anything, but if a really good friend passes you a spliff, and you're in a safe environment, I recommend you give it another try.

[Zero]

^ I agree, it's all psychology. I just got back from a weekend caving in Wales and one of the women that came with our group had never been before, and on top of that she was mildly claustrophobic. The first 30 minutes she was nervous and a bit scared, wanted to turn around and go back - all that jazz. After that, the fun of the experience took over and she absolutely loved the next six hours we spent clambering around and squeezing through narrow passages. The point, I guess, is that the fear and uneasiness of the situation was purely psychological, and once you can control that there is a whole new experience waiting to reveal itself to you. I've found that the THC experience can be quite similar. The only people who freak out are first-timers whose preconceptions about things hinder their ability to let go and enjoy something different.

[Dead Rabbit]

I was an every day smoker for about 8 years. Then an off and on guy for a couple years. Loved it for music, going to the movies, working construction etc. But I inexplicably just started using it less and less. Before I knew it, a couple years rolled by and I literally out grew it. I don’t mean “out grow” in any demeaning way towards those who still partake, I literally mean I just don’t find the experience something that enhances anything anymore. Maybe the THC wrecked my memory so much I forgot I like weed?

[Starcadia]

I can definitely understand how that could happen, DR. After only a couple weeks of smoking recreationally (at night when I get home from work), I get tired of it and have to take a break. Every two or three months I do it for a little while and then stop. At some point I feel like I've escaped for long enough and it's time to come back to reality and be more functional again.

Seems a similar thing happens to some people here with nicotine. It slowly works its way out of their lives, especially after the transition from cigarettes to oral tobacco.

[lxskllr]

I despise caving. I'm generally not claustrophobic, but being in a tight cave weirds me out. My 6'4" body needs to be on top of the mountains, not under them :^P

[ponysoprano]

I was an every day smoker for about 8 years. Then an off and on guy for a couple years. Loved it for music, going to the movies, working construction etc. But I inexplicably just started using it less and less. Before I knew it, a couple years rolled by and I literally out grew it. I don’t mean “out grow” in any demeaning way towards those who still partake, I literally mean I just don’t find the experience something that enhances anything anymore. Maybe the THC wrecked my memory so much I forgot I like weed?

LOL DR: I agree, my story sounds much the same, but replace "working construction" with "moving furniture". I'm sober now, except for massive nicotine through snus and dip, and the very occasional beer or two.

[Premium Parrots]

Ok.......whos smokin that shit in here? I can smell it. So don't try to denie it.













pass it dammit

[Zero]

I can definitely understand how that could happen, DR. After only a couple weeks of smoking recreationally (at night when I get home from work), I get tired of it and have to take a break. Every two or three months I do it for a little while and then stop. At some point I feel like I've escaped for long enough and it's time to come back to reality and be more functional again.

Seems a similar thing happens to some people here with nicotine. It slowly works its way out of their lives, especially after the transition from cigarettes to oral tobacco.

Wow. I agree completely, and with DR as well. Anyway, yeah, I was more just arguing that there exists a positive state of mind to be experienced, not that it remains that way with excessive and/or continuous use.

[Dead Rabbit]

I'm starting to say and write the word "literally" too much. kind of lame, actually.