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Should I smoke pot?
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20 members have voted
| August 3rd, 2014 at 12:57:14 PM permalink | |
| 1nickelmiracle Member since: Mar 5, 2013 Threads: 24 Posts: 623 | I believe there can be the small amount smoked to be on the fine line between being high and sober. Just one small breath, so it's not the drug but the drug user at fault. |
| August 3rd, 2014 at 1:44:55 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18756 | The trouble with becoming a pot smoker, is he'll want to eat all the communion wafers. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| August 3rd, 2014 at 2:03:30 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | Religious people crack me up. My wife's dad is a Baptist minister. In the 40's he tore around the back hills on a Harley, smoked and drank, sowing his wild oats. He 'found' the lord and became a preacher and forbid his kids to do what he did. They didn't even have a TV because it was evil. To this day none of his five offspring have ever rebelled even the smallest amount. One of them did get a divorce and it took 10 years for the family to speak to them again. My point is, now priests want to smoke dope? You do all that before you take up the priesthood, not after. Resign and do what you like, then come back to it if you want. Don't act like it's OK and you're just going to 'experiment' while still a member of the clergy. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| August 3rd, 2014 at 3:10:40 PM permalink | |
| zippyboy Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 2 Posts: 665 | Marijuana has a reverse tolerance, which is why some newcomers claim they didn't get high the first time. Maybe they just giggled a little. THC builds up in the body over time and it takes less and less to get high, unlike heroin which takes more and more to get you the same buzz. Also, THC is stored in the fat cells, so heavy exercise can release the stored THC into your system many days after you last smoked, and give you a little unexpected buzz. If your friend isn't already a smoker of anything, he'll likely cough and cough and cough till he's in tears. Cig smokers already have black lung, so weed doesn't make them cough so much. I'd recommend a vaporizer rather than a pipe, if he has access to one. No smoke, no flame, just smooth cool vapor, which will get him just as high. There are also edible treats made from THC-infused butter and oils. Here in WA, we have access to all sorts of lollipops, cookies, etc which is a different high entirely. My first time with these "medibles", I took one bite of a peanut butter cup, very much like a Reeses cup, and it was tasty enough I ate the whole thing. That's it, just a single peanut butter cup, and it was like a hit of acid. It was that strong and lasted hours longer than I found appealing. Never again! To those who say weed makes you stupid and removes any ambition or drive, I agree entirely. La-la land...a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there. |
| August 3rd, 2014 at 3:30:57 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
But some people do live there already. That's why some of us have noted that it's mostly dumb people who do it into middle age. The high they get isn't that much different from walking around with your head up your keister anyway. I stopped doing it because I came to loathe the useless way it made me feel. You can still function with alcohol, it's not possible with weed. Unless you consider staring at Yellow Submarine on TV for 2 hours functioning, eating an entire giant bag of Doritos. Watch any of the Cheech and Chong movies, they are very close to reality. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| August 3rd, 2014 at 9:31:28 PM permalink | |
| petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 |
I signed up on dt just for a reply to this, I hope I don't regret it. FrGamble may I refer you to Genesis 1;29? Most of those who have replied to this thread seem to assume that the reason for mmj use isn't medicinal. I use to pshaw it's medicinal qualities and think people just wanted to legally get high. I have since changed my mind. Almost daily there is another medical reason for it's use now that it is becoming easier for researchers to get samples to work with. I think it is probably the single best plant on earth. With coconut a close second. Look objectively at this plant. It has the potential to stop wars due to its value as a fuel source. It will save millions of trees for paper. It has the potential to change the world in a good way. As with all things using it for its mind changing effects needs to be done in moderation. It is much safer than alcohol. Its the most peaceful herb on the planet and I wish others could look at it objectively, If they can't I am almost out of time to change anyones mind, but I highly recommend your friend and you give it a try. It is wonderful medicine. If used for that reason consider the edibles. A great replacement for ambien or other sleep drugs. It may be somewhat habit forming, it isn't addictive. In moderation it is harmless. I won't even go into the legions of examples of how it as been maligned since it was made illegal because of Dupont and nylon, or a way to kick out mexicans. Find out for yourself FrGambl, don't let detractors or armchair opinions decide this for you or your friend. If it is illegal where your friend is than the law is wrong and definately not Gods law., The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
| August 3rd, 2014 at 10:04:34 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | Great post petroglyph! You're absolutely right. Preach it brother! p.s. I'm a proud member of NORML. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| August 4th, 2014 at 4:53:13 AM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5098 | what? "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it." Poppies and opium are OK too then Note that the Feds were ready to OK THC medical use in the form of pills, but nobody wanted it, the medical marijuana folks always insist it must be smoked. Every legalization has had a terrible track record of abuse [recreational use instead of medical for most users]. absolutely delusional drivel. see other post for my opinion. _ sorry, petroglyph! I am not usually this severe. I am in favor of decriminalization, and I still say decriminalization is the main motive for recent voter actions. I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| August 4th, 2014 at 9:55:30 AM permalink | |
| beachbumbabs Member since: Sep 3, 2013 Threads: 6 Posts: 1600 | Everything in moderation. Lots of people, including several friends of mine, use pot recreationally, and do not overindulge. If you have an addictive personality, or come to believe you can't function without pot, then a pothead you will become. Just like different people's reaction, chemical, physical, or emotional, to booze. Or cigs. Or sugar. Or caffeine. Heroin is a different animal, as are many opiates. I enjoyed pot occasionally back 30+ years ago. Left it behind first for cost considerations, then was in an industry where it was not allowed and we were under random testing, and haven't gone back. But if they legalize it....haven't decided yet. It has changed, as have I. Chances are very good I will enjoy it again some day, under some circumstance. I will say that I went to a Jesuit university for my undergrad, and many of the priests there were among my recreational pot-smoking friends. Not even just a few. They were also brilliant, functioning members of faculty and staff when they were working. So if your priest friend "goes" there, he won't be the first in my experience. Hemp is an amazing plant, and I agree that over the last 60-70 years, there have been a multitude of hidden agendas limiting its availability and use. From "Reefer Madness" to Big Pharma to Big Paper to Big Chem to commercialized prisons, all have benefitted from its demonization. Never doubt a small group of concerned citizens can change the world; it's the only thing ever has |
| August 4th, 2014 at 11:40:36 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
I have a friend who sent to San Diego University (a Catholic college) and he said the same thing. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |