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20 Sep 2015, 8:27 pm
I've been keeping a bottle of indica tincture in my room...
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21 Sep 2015, 4:39 pm
Lemon slices work for that too...
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21 Sep 2015, 8:10 pm
QuantumChemist wrote:
Here is my take on it:
If it is to be legalized nationwide, then the amount of THC should be restricted to at or below 3% (the level that it occurs in nature for that plant). Current forms have it at or above 30% THC, which is too potent (ie. increases the likely-hood of damage). It is a harmful drug when used inappropriately (proven with NMRI studies on human brains). As a chemist, I simply cannot advise that chemicals should be abused in that manner.
3%? If I am not mistaking that would make it weaker than the cheap dirt weed I used to get...no thanks. I think what is 'too potent' depends on the person and what they are using it for...nothing wrong with using less potent marijuana but as you say its a plant so how are people going to control exactly what % of THC the end product has anyways without chemically altering it after harvest? And also though......3%...
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21 Sep 2015, 8:42 pm
nurseangela wrote:
I can understand about what you said - using it for a social situation, but when people say they are getting high A LOT, that says they aren't using it for the purpose they intended to use it for. To me, that's no better than an alcoholic. You can't perform a job when you're high, or drive a car or do anything else that takes responsibility. And it's illegal. And if it is legal in one's state that doesn't mean your employer wants you using it. Most reputable companies drug test and marijuana stays in the system at least 30 days.
You know, I read this one thing a long time ago that was about this study that had been done on alcohol and if it really does help people to be more social. What they found out is the ones that were given a placebo of what they thought was alcohol acted just as social as the ones who received alcohol. I wonder if the same outcome would happen with a marijuana study?
What is so wrong about using it to get high though....provided you don't perform a job or drive or anything else like that whilst high? Of course medicinal use and recreational use are different, but in my opinion neither one of them are wrong.
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21 Sep 2015, 8:48 pm
cberg wrote:
Unless it were a matter or STRONG edibles, I'm not really sure how one would conduct a placebo study on marijuana - terpenes, the compounds responsible for the taste and smell have a lot of sorta Pavlovian effects on the overall feel of a given strain or extraction. Removing too many can leave the properties a bit 'one sided', though it does result in clearance sales on hash oil. 
Also, I really wouldn't say it makes me more social, more often than not marijuana' just a ritual that goes with homework or nature for me.
Also, I really wouldn't say it makes me more social, more often than not marijuana' just a ritual that goes with homework or nature for me.Yeah don't think you could do a placebo study with smoked marijuana....nothing else tastes like it or looks like it. Unless of course its people who haven't smoked or taken a close look at what it looks like.
Hmm even with edibles though they do have a distinct marijuana flavor though I guess placebo taste is possible for some if you're 100% convinced it's a marijuana edible beforehand.
21 Sep 2015, 8:54 pm
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Boo Radley wrote:
Coulda just been the strain and your extremely low tolerance. I smoke as much as I can whenevr I can, but I still run across "anxiety" weed sometimes. Which is why it should be legal, so I know what the f*ck I am getting.
BTW, three month wilderness survival course? Three months in a row? Wow. Impressed. Sounds cool, no way I could hang.
I definitely think the strain I sampled was really strong and my tolerance was nil. Good points.
I did an Outward Bound semester course (when I was 23) and it was pretty intense. Three months of sleeping on the ground and living outdoors was something I thought I could never do. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else with AS
I did enjoy the simplicity of being out there but it was a bit much for me in the end. Set off a major meltdown and I was having crazy panic attacks. I did finish the course, though 
21 Sep 2015, 9:23 pm
Sweetleaf wrote:
nurseangela wrote:
I can understand about what you said - using it for a social situation, but when people say they are getting high A LOT, that says they aren't using it for the purpose they intended to use it for. To me, that's no better than an alcoholic. You can't perform a job when you're high, or drive a car or do anything else that takes responsibility. And it's illegal. And if it is legal in one's state that doesn't mean your employer wants you using it. Most reputable companies drug test and marijuana stays in the system at least 30 days.
You know, I read this one thing a long time ago that was about this study that had been done on alcohol and if it really does help people to be more social. What they found out is the ones that were given a placebo of what they thought was alcohol acted just as social as the ones who received alcohol. I wonder if the same outcome would happen with a marijuana study?
What is so wrong about using it to get high though....provided you don't perform a job or drive or anything else like that whilst high? Of course medicinal use and recreational use are different, but in my opinion neither one of them are wrong.
You really are asking a nurse what is wrong with using drugs to get high?
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