Is it alright to Smoke weed, if you have Autism?

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SUPPOSEDLY there is a risk that if you have a predisposition to Schizophrenia(in other words, if you're going to become schizophrenic anyway), you might speed the process up. However, mixing ADD medicine with weed is apparently a no-no from what I've read, dunno why, but it's not a good combo.

It does in fact give me some paranoid thoughts every once in a while, but as soon as I'm sober I neither believe nor remember why I had the thought. To do drugs you should be of sound mind and body, and have strong willpower and control over your own mind. If you're so affected by drugs that you believe what you think when you're on drugs, then you probably shouldn't do drugs. If you know that the thoughts you have are because of a drug, and know that if the ideas you had didn't exist BEFORE you took the drugs, they STILL don't exist while you're on drugs, then you're probably good to go. At least that's my opinion.

I'm not sure how much sense that made, but assuming it made sense, I'm not advising you do drugs, just saying that if you think you can handle it and be a responsible drug taker then it's up to you. Lots of people forget that recreation isn't 100% fun, you have to remain in control. Which is why I hate alcohol, if you forget what you did the night before you're not being responsible.

Alcohol is a much worse drug, it kills your liver, makes some people violent, etc. I can't think of any occasion where a stoned person would be capable of violence. I've heard from a cop that they would much more prefer dealing with a stoned person than a drunk person. Anecdotes aside, alcohol = bad, weed = good in certain circumstances.

Sport makes people tired... after doing it, on the long run it makes people healthier.
Weed make people high... after they do it, on the long run it make people more relaxed and alert provide they don't abuse on it.

This is my experience anyway

In addition, there are more and more evidence that endocannabinoids contained in weed are actually a very beneficial for health in general.

It is clear to me that weed is less harmful than aspirin, fast-food or sitting 8 hours a day. It's about time people know it

Is it alright to smoke weed if you have a poor appetite?

Is it alright to smoke weed if you have Anxiety?

Is it alright to smoke weed if you have chronic insomnia?

There are many different medical uses for weed.

the people you know of being users would not paint an accurate picture of cannabis culture. you probably have to get involved in the 'game' to know what i mean, but cannabis is EVERYWHERE. I don't mean everyone uses it, many people dont, but there are people in absolutely any and every environment that use cannabis. Sure there are cannabis junkies, but there are junkies of every sort. Example : television, video games. I think their are many many many more times television junkies, for which the zombie box is a great hinderance from living a full life, that makes cannabis use practically trivial, by logical comparison.

that being said, cannabis use is not a universal good as many users rationalize, and its not for everyone. But it isn't necessarily a bad option, and can certainly have a positive influence, if used for the right reasons.

I would like to endorse everything expressed there. And its interesting you say that it makes you eat less. I am the only person i know who does not get 'the munchies'. Possibly because i am the only autistic person i personally know very well. While i am under the influence eating is unimaginable. I have tried it (eating, under influence) a few times, and the entire process is incredibly complicated to me in that state of mind. Occasionally i get hungry in the burn-out phase of the trip, but this is just as likely a result of being basically incapable of consuming food earlier. To avoid this situation i usually eat before partaking of cannabis, which is the opposite of what most people do.

Im also glad you brought up the issue of one of the reasons to illegality. It is abundantly clear the government has no interest in the safety of citizens, unless it happens to be profitable, for which the opposite is usually case. However I'm not one of those people that blames the government for all societal ills, for 'the government' is no more than a gathering of people just like the rest of us, circumstantially in positions of power, which we are relatively complacent with, evident by the fact that the average citizen has no interest in the process of governing, except on election day. But that is an entirely different subject.

sativa=good

indica=bad

that's coming from someone who loves downers....and this is of course a matter of opinion.

anyways, i don't smoke in respect for my parents...i may grow in the future but not until i have my own land etc...

In my opinion I could really use a high quality indica strain about now.

if you like cbd i guess

It is funny how only for the last 75 years has marihuana been viewed as bad. For thousands of years before that, it was viewed as good.

well cocaine and opiates weren't always frowned upon until recent history as well....

Nor was raw milk.

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I guess so......if that is what causes the body high.

Its the best form of euphoric form of sedation I have experianced. I mean I am anxious a lot of the time.....but a bit of indica gets rid of that.

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ya quite ridiculous....

Well, my personal opinion is that it can help people with a lot of different illnesses, including anxiety. I once heard of someone with AS getting a medical card for it in CA, but not sure if that is true or not. I figure, marijauna's never killed anyone, but alcohol sure has, so marijauna's a hell of a lot safer and helps a lot of people. It helps with a lot of extreme behavior problems in some people with autism. So why not?

I also become more active (almost hyperactive) and eat much less when stoned. I never dream when I smoke, compared to several dreams per night when I don't. It reduces my anxiety but does make me less social. It seems to heighten my emotional state, if I am depressed it makes me more so, if I am happy it makes me happier. Thus I think the paranoia aspect is heavily dependant upon circumstance.

Imo, the only crime regarding cannabis is that it is a crime.