Cannabis use.

[eggman]

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[PaulMaster]

My cannibas use is recreational.

 

[Sly-fy]

I've used it on occasions but I'm definitely of the opinion that it messes up your long term memory as well as impairing your critical thinking ability. I've seen it wreak havoc on those abilities of my friends who have used it substantially more than myself, over many years and over the years every Marijuana user I know's frequency of use and dosage has skyrocketed. Suffice to say, user discretion advised.

BTW, do you ever notice that the peeps who are gifted in creative arts are the worst Marijuana offenders? I wonder why, to the best of my observation that stereotype holds true.

 

[Analyzer]

Why does it matter?

 

[Sinny91]

Weed keeps me from psychosis. .. but causes psychosis in others. Versatile.

 

[Brontosaurie]

No, all use is not medical... But i think typically people who are deeply attracted to it gain some medical benefit from it. For me however it is an OCD type of deal, financially and psychologically unsustainable, and ultimately a pointless timesink. If i could keep it to once a month that would be an enrichment, but i'm not sure i can do that atm.

 

[eggman]

Why does it matter?

It matters only in that I am a long term frequent cannabis user and the current international debate on the whole subject interests me. There was always the possibility of debate about what boundaries the definition of medical or medicinal presents. But you are correct .It doesn't really matter.

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[kora]

I smoked constantly every day for two years, I can't go back to that right now. I don't think it was therapeutic in any way really, interesting for the first six months while I was submerged by new ideas and creative outbursts, and then the world just got too strange to bare. It's already strange enough as it is. After a while I realized it was not giving me joy and I was just being compulsive. Now I'll take a couple of drags every now and again if offered. Perhaps I will start again at some point, I think it depends on your mentality of the time, it didn't help me then and wouldn't now in this period of disorganization and lethargy, it would only serve to make things worse.

 

[PaulMaster]

I really like smoking weed. But I also know it has a net negative impact on my life.

 

[Happy]

I heard they legalised weed for medicinal use in Australia. This means it's 100% legal because everyone is sick.

 

[Starfishtea]

Weed has a tremendously negative effect on my mental health and I am obviously aware of that. I would never use it to medicate anything because it only makes things tenfolds worse.

 

[Lot]

I smoked constantly every day for two years, I can't go back to that right now. I don't think it was therapeutic in any way really, interesting for the first six months while I was submerged by new ideas and creative outbursts, and then the world just got too strange to bare. It's already strange enough as it is. After a while I realized it was not giving me joy and I was just being compulsive.

Pretty close to my experience. Except it was most likely triggering mental breaks. If I didn't take a 1 month break every three months I probably would have been even worse off. I thought it was helping me. It's pain killing effects was hiding the fact that I had an ulcer, and the munchies and laziness drove me to eating fast food. Which makes ulcers worse. I seriously fucked my stomach up in the two years I smoked. I almost fucked my head up, but the psychedelics I took probably didn't help with that either. (Never smoke salvia 24 times in 3 months)

I could tell the difference between how high CBD weed effected me differently from weed with low content. I had less mental degradation from the CBD, but it still didn't fully stop the negative effects from the THC and CBN. It sucks that you need a medical card to get decent CBD oil in Arizona. I wouldn't mind having it around for bad head and body aches.

Oh well, it'll be legal soon and we'll have better studies and bigger sample sizes to work with. I wish they would do more research into other medicinal plants.

 

[Yellow]

I've noticed that people who are using it compulsively, or using it heavily for "recreation" are under the impression that it makes people creative, intelligent, sane, etc. I've also noticed that it really, really doesn't. It just makes them think they are, and they appear to be to to others who use regularly. Maybe the impairments sync up.

About 6 - 12 weeks of voluntary (or semi-voluntary) sobriety seems to be enough to rid people of such delusions.

Of course, it's not the worst thing in the world, but I get sick of the "weed is good for you" rhetoric. Like with any other mood-altering drug (prescribed or otherwise), users run the risk of

a) Physical damage (chronic respiratory illness, weight gain, inflammation, hypo and hyper tension)

b) Psychological affects (exacerbation or development of mental illness, panic attacks, general apathy, and loss of mental clarity), and

c) Dependency behaviors (needing more to get desired effects, feelings of stress or anger when the substance is unavailable, taking it in larger amounts or over a longer period of time than was intended, unsuccessful attempts to cut down or control use, important activities given up/reduced due to substance use, mental preoccupation with substance use, and continued use despite knowledge of problems caused or exacerbated by use).

I was gonna go to court, but then I got high.

 

[Sly-fy]

b) Psychological affects (exacerbation or development of mental illness, panic attacks, general apathy, and loss of mental clarity)

I have a friend (who`s been a user since before I knew him) and he often acts out in fits of rage in the most random moments. Everything will be normal and then all of a sudden he`ll get so upset over the smallest of things that he`ll throw a chair across the room. Since I don`t know how he acted before becoming a marijuana user, I can`t say for sure that his behavior is due to marijuana use, but one thing that`s for sure is that (in his case at least,) it certainly doesn`t seem to help his behavior any.

I don`t spend much time with him because of this reason, plus he`s a workaholic anyway and he doesn`t have much free time (except when it comes to smoking pot.)

 

[ruminator]

I'm pleasantly surprised to read the responses in this thread. I'm so used to the media and general public advocating for legalization by arguing that marijuana has zero negative effects. Zero. This argument insults me because I, and others I know, have dealt with the negative effects of marijuana and it overlooks that as if it doesn't exist.

I think it is irresponsible of people who advocate for legalization to give misinformation to the public. They should be advocating for responsible usage, including knowledge of the risks. The fact that they are sugar coating this just to push for legalization makes it seem like they don't really care about public health, and are pushing for selfish reasons.

 

[PaulMaster]

makes it seem like they don't really care about public health, and are pushing for selfish reasons.

Seems like?

Smoking weed definitely has negative effects. But it should be legal.

 

[Brontosaurie]

I'm pleasantly surprised to read the responses in this thread. I'm so used to the media and general public advocating for legalization by arguing that marijuana has zero negative effects. Zero. This argument insults me because I, and others I know, have dealt with the negative effects of marijuana and it overlooks that as if it doesn't exist.

I think it is irresponsible of people who advocate for legalization to give misinformation to the public. They should be advocating for responsible usage, including knowledge of the risks. The fact that they are sugar coating this just to push for legalization makes it seem like they don't really care about public health, and are pushing for selfish reasons.

It's very tempting to portray cannabis as harmless in a knee-jerk response to the ongoing categorical demonization of drugs. I've been guilty of this in the past.

 

[ruminator]

It's very tempting to portray cannabis as harmless in a knee-jerk response to the ongoing categorical demonization of drugs. I've been guilty of this in the past.

I agree that comparatively it is less harmful than other drugs. But again, some people only consider physical harm to be true harm...hence all the claims that alcohol causes liver damage, tobacco causes lung cancer, while marijuana doesn't. This misses the psychological harm that marijuana can cause. I think people tend to undervalue psychological harm. "no one has ever died from weed", maybe physically...

 

[LOLZ9000]

Discovering weed is probably the best thing that's ever happened to me.

It makes me a better person, makes me see reality more clearly, reduces anxiety, puts me in touch with my Fe, makes me happier.

These are observations I have made myself, and also have heard from others describing me.

It's fascinating how marijuana affects people completely differently. It's also fascinating how some people are unable to control it, and end up becoming everyday stoners.

I probably use weed "too responsibly", since I only do it a couple times a month but would probably benefit greatly from doing it more often, even daily. But it's great for me, and I know at some point on the usage curve that starts to change, so I'm playing it safe.

 

[Analyzer]

What about alcohol or tobacco? Is it worse than weed?

I would say caffeine is the "best" drug, but even then I wouldn't consume it all day.

 

[Semantics]

Weed can definitely be both good and bad, depending on how it's used and who is using it. I think anyone that smokes it every day is negatively affecting their life, regardless of who they are, but some people, myself included, actually do benefit from infrequent use (or at least I think this is the case). My experience with weed is similar to that of Carl Sagan, so I view myself as rather lucky in this regard. If I manage to sit down and write during my high it's not only enjoyable, but the next day I can actually glean some useful/creative insights that I never would've thought of while sober. It's always a sort of decoding process, however, since my sober mind often has some difficulty comprehending my tangential, weed-induced thoughts.

 

[Rualani]

Written by Brontosaurie

It's very tempting to portray cannabis as harmless in a knee-jerk response to the ongoing categorical demonization of drugs. I've been guilty of this in the past.

Gah, I've seen this behavior so much in the past it's mind boggling. It just makes me more mad as the legit conversation that NEEDS to be had on marijuana is being blocked by said demonization. It's one of those few moments where I just want to... scream! AGHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[crippli]

Weed didn't do anything for me when I tried. A regular smoke make me more dissy.

I even tried smoking pure marijuana, not mixed with tobacco, like the others did. Nothing, just an odd taste in the mouth. This was in Mexico, straight from the field.