Any pot users here? yes or no

Yes. Don't forget the munchies. 😁

Actually, I haven't smoked pot since ... the 1960's or 1970's. I understand the pot today is MUCH stronger, and of different types. Although I do remember some Maui Wowie back then that was ridiculously strong; half a very thin joint left me sitting outside for hours, as I couldn't do anything else. Ah well; my youth.

Today, just not interested even though it's legal where I live.
 
Never smoked anything in my life. Used to enjoy a little Crown and coke after work. But after my stroke in 1997 I have not had even that. Had to take meds for the stiffness in my left arm and deal with those problems. I never even had friends that did drugs.
 
Nathan said:
I was using the Indica edibles to help with sleep, but just recently discontinued them as my Fitbit sleep data revealed that the edibles were actually reducing my Deep Sleep amount, a deal-breaker for me.
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That's interesting. I wonder if that's happening to a lot of people and they don't realize it. If it is, I can imagine that could be really detrimental over time. --- I wonder about Melatonin as well, how truly good it is or isn't for a person's brain function after lengthy, sustained use.
 
When my wife's dad was dying of brain cancer, marijuana would definitely have helped.

Cancer patients often experience two symptoms for which marijuana is probably the single best drug...

That being nausea and appetite suppression.

If cancer patients can't get food down, they can get significantly weaker, even die without intercession.

So, it definitely is a powerful medicine and not just something to get high with.



I don't smoke it and never have. Always had a lot of allergies. I could not drink or do drugs...just got sick from that stuff, not high.

So, never an option for me.

I don't even do cough medicine or aspirin. Don't respond well to any drugs.
 
Medusa said:
That's interesting. I wonder if that's happening to a lot of people and they don't realize it. If it is, I can imagine that could be really detrimental over time. --- I wonder about Melatonin as well, how truly good it is or isn't for a person's brain function after lengthy, sustained use.
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In my view: anything that detracts from getting sufficient Deep Sleep should set off an 'alarm', and be investigated and remedied. In the Deep Sleep Cycle the plaque (that contributes to Dementia) is removed by the cerebral-spinal fluid. Also, the body increases the production of Human Growth Hormone, which is vital to repair in the body on a cellular level.
Melatonin can help you fall asleep, in the short term and in the right dose. Too much can be counter-productive. Getting adequate sunlight, maintaining a regular sleep period and exercise works just as well / better than taking a Melatonin supplement.
 
Nathan said:
In my view: anything that detracts from getting sufficient Deep Sleep should set off an 'alarm', and be investigated and remedied. In the Deep Sleep Cycle the plaque (that contributes to Dementia) is removed by the cerebral-spinal fluid. Also, the body increases the production of Human Growth Hormone, which is vital to repair in the body on a cellular level.
Melatonin can help you fall asleep, in the short term and in the right dose. Too much can be counter-productive. Getting adequate sunlight, maintaining a regular sleep period and exercise works just as well / better than taking a Melatonin supplement.
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That's interesting information about sleep and growth. I wasn't aware of that.

My concern with Melatonin is that we don't know the long term effects. What if artifically introducing something the body is supposed to produce naturally causes it to stop that production?
 
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I grew up very isolated and raised in the church even though I did everything in my power to go against that in my younger days, I still think my mom would have killed me if I would have smoked anything from a cigarette to pot. So I did not. Even when I went off to college and on my own, I think I was too scared to do any of that even though I did drink some in college. It took until my 30's till I started to explore Christianity again and accept Christ back into my life. I have never smoked anything though in my life although I do enjoy an adult beverage from time to time.

And also oh how the wheel turns completely around because I would absolutely kill my teen daughter if I ever caught her smoking a cigarette or pot. :)
 
Silent Rose said:
And also oh how the wheel turns completely around because I would absolutely kill my teen daughter if I ever caught her smoking a cigarette or pot. :)
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They seem so much younger at the same age than we did when we were growing up, don't they? They're not, of course, it's perception. Well, maybe they are, of course, and it's perception. Anyway, I felt the same way about my kids.
 
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Silent Rose said:
And also oh how the wheel turns completely around because I would absolutely kill my teen daughter if I ever caught her smoking a cigarette or pot. :)
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When my son was about 12 I warned him that he is not allowed to use drugs in high school. I told him I know everything about drugs, and he would never be able to trick or fool me, that I would always know if he were using. And of course, I would. I told him his mind was forming, his brain evolving and it would hurt his studies if he smoked pot, etc. Lucky for us my son was always a high achieving student.
 
News headlines this week have been reporting on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, known as the MORE Act, that will decriminalize marijuana, remove marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act, and eliminate criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana. Unfortunately it has little chance of going anywhere in the Senate because those controlling the legislation just like last year are demanding federal social equity payments for minorities that R?? not surprisingly will never vote for. So if you are one of many wondering why legislation keeps failing, it is probably not for reasons news media tends to point to but rather another sign of our dysfunctional political system unwilling to compromise with pragmatic solutions.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/...again-but-with-no-clear-path-forward-00022303

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The MORE Act debate underlined a fundamental question that divides the parties: When changing the nation’s drug laws, should the federal government also take steps to provide financial incentives to individuals and communities who were most harshly impacted by the war on drugs? R?? say no. “You’re not going to be able to get R?? on board… the way that the MORE Act is done,” said Rep. M?? (R-S.C.), who introduced a bill last year that decriminalizes cannabis and expunges some records but does not create federal grant programs. The federal social equity efforts were a major reason for her “nay” vote on Friday. “You’ve got to have R?? on board if we’re going to have any chance of getting it done in the Senate.”..

B?? and Sc?? have drawn a line in the sand on marijuana policy, refusing to even hold a hearing on a cannabis banking bill the House has approved six times because it does not address criminal justice reform.
 
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News headlines this week have been reporting on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, known as the MORE Act, that will decriminalize marijuana, remove marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act, and eliminate criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana. Unfortunately it has little chance of going anywhere in the Senate because those controlling the legislation just like last year are demanding federal social equity payments for minorities that R?? not surprisingly will never vote for. So if you are one of many wondering why legislation keeps failing, it is probably not for reasons news media tends to point to but rather another sign of our dysfunctional political system unwilling to compromise with pragmatic solutions.
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Good point. I have often thought that it would be better to make straightforward laws, instead of padding them with other stuff just to get them passed.
 
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