I don't know, I just prefer to stay away from it, that's all. I guess I've just heard and have seen too many bad things about it. If other people want to use it, then that's fine.
Opinions on Marijuana: Are you for or against? A user yourself?
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I don't know, I just prefer to stay away from it, that's all. I guess I've just heard and have seen too many bad things about it. If other people want to use it, then that's fine.
Reginald Fairfield
Senior Member
I prefer to stay away. I'm not going to knock it. Some people need it to be tolerable. A old coworker had to deal with he little brother having an allergy to it, so that can happen. Also apparently it can have the opposite effect on a bipolar person.
My girlfriend smokes it. It doesn't bother me.
It only really bothers me when you get those people who seemingly have nothing else better going on in their lives and do nothing but smoke, talk and live marijuana, which is seemingly a lot of users (that I've come across)...Just utterly boring and uninteresting individuals. Every conversation has to come back to "420 BRO!", 'rasta' style stuff everywhere, weed logos further than the eye can see, Bob Marley seemingly on an endless repeat and don't you dare mention drinking alcohol because damn it, you're in for a 20,000 page essay of why weed is better in near every way.
And any crime that comes from it too but that would probably be far less of a thing if it was just legalised everywhere. It's hardly a dangerous drug on its own.
It only really bothers me when you get those people who seemingly have nothing else better going on in their lives and do nothing but smoke, talk and live marijuana, which is seemingly a lot of users (that I've come across)...Just utterly boring and uninteresting individuals. Every conversation has to come back to "420 BRO!", 'rasta' style stuff everywhere, weed logos further than the eye can see, Bob Marley seemingly on an endless repeat and don't you dare mention drinking alcohol because damn it, you're in for a 20,000 page essay of why weed is better in near every way.
And any crime that comes from it too but that would probably be far less of a thing if it was just legalised everywhere. It's hardly a dangerous drug on its own.
2kimi2furious
Sleepy Bear
DUDE, HARD SAME.
I hung out with the stoners in high school (tho I didn't smoke for the first time until I was in grad school), and they were ALL like that. I expected teenagers to be like that, so whatever. But then I got older and we're all in our 30s AND THEY ARE STILL LIKE THAT. Like, dude. Calm down. It isn't "edgy" or "rebellious" and you have bills to pay now so just shut up and talk about something else.
I have people in my family like that too. Real hippie types to the point where they don't think people should go to the doctor for anxiety and depression but should just smoke weed, eat edibles, and use essential oils. It's really dangerous when people think like that. Not to mention, weed actually ramps my anxiety up (which is why I don't smoke any more). It's not fun for me. Once it triggered a panic attack for me and I thought I was dying before I figured out what it was.
I have a lot of friends who smoke pretty regularly, but they talk about... you know, their actual lives instead of "hey hey hey smoke weed every day" and they would never try to tell me not to take meds and to smoke instead. I love them and I don't care about their choice to do it, but everyone else can go kick rocks.
That being said, I don't think weed should be illegal. Before it started triggering panic attacks, the only thing it made me do was sit around and eat a lot. It's not habit forming (at least not chemically) and it doesn't impede on your ability to function in every day life unless you show up to work high. It's just like alcohol, really. And if alcohol is legal (with restrictions), why shouldn't weed be legal (with restrictions)? Don't drive drunk, don't drive high, and don't come to work drunk or high. End of story. This shouldnt' even be an issue that we're arguing about anymore. It's totally ridiculous.
Soot Sprite
~dirty~
This is one of the things that I think everyone should follow the "mind your own business" approach. If you don't like it, fine, everyone has their reasons, but don't stop someone else from doing it just because you have a problem with it. (unless it's a child or something because them obviously yeah do something about that)
Personally I use it. I think it can turn very obnoxious quickly so if I am smoking its when I'm at home and don't have anything else to do for the rest of the day. It's not currently legal here, so I try to keep that part of my private life and since I wouldn't consider myself a hardcore smoker it's not that hard. I would much rather smoke a little instead of drinking alcohol because it's all around a more pleasant experience for me.
Personally I use it. I think it can turn very obnoxious quickly so if I am smoking its when I'm at home and don't have anything else to do for the rest of the day. It's not currently legal here, so I try to keep that part of my private life and since I wouldn't consider myself a hardcore smoker it's not that hard. I would much rather smoke a little instead of drinking alcohol because it's all around a more pleasant experience for me.
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i'm all for legalisation, makes a lot of sense from a couple different perspectives. i have personally only smoked once, and had some edibles a few times, i literally can't get over how much i hate the smell. i had an ex who would just sit and smoke it in his tiny flat all day/night and i'd had to sit on the balcony bc it got too much for me so yeah.. i probably wouldn't be smoking it if it became legal anyway
Yes, i smoke, i love how it relaxes me and helps me sleep. im not the type to smoke before going to work, but you better believe i'll hit the bong as soon as i get home. I wish it was recreationaly legal in my state but im sure it'll happen soon enough in most of the US.
If its for medical use go ahead. though I hate when people smoke it on the sidewalks, bus, apartment (close your damn windows ~_~) etc. I don't want to smell that. I actually can't phantom the thought that those who smoke weed actually like the smell of it????? also it bothers me when adults smoke weed around children. when I get off work i always pass by this house with this big guy who is always outside sitting on the stairs and sometimes there's 2 kids plating around. it contribute to them having a variety of health conditions later.
MelloDimensions
Fine like whine
In the entirety of my smoking phase I've never once heard of those kind of people. Maybe it's a matter of face value, or you just knew a very special group. As for who I knew everytime we smoked we would have very intricate conversation delving in a lot of different subjects from music, to science, history etc. In fact as of my early days of smoking while in high school. I'm not afraid to say that I probably learned more from those moments than the schooling itself.
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Oh, I wasn't trying to claim that cannabis has 0 negative respiratory effects, I myself have had some negative effects from it in that department myself, just that there's a pretty big jump in the severity between chronic cough and literal cancer- I am willing to risk chronic cough, but I'm not willing to risk cancer if there's any strong evidence of smoking cannabis causing cancer. If you're asking me to provide resources claiming that cannabis has 0 negative respiratory effects, I can't, because that isn't what I was trying to say.
Oldcatlady
A young cat lady
Ok so then you’re agreeing me... because the point that I was making is that it causes health issues ^^’ And cancer being one of them because it appeared in a few articles I read, but yes there should be more research about it. Especially because it only recently because legal so research would be more available and conclusive in the next couple of years. But yeah I’m just against chronic use for myself but I don’t care what others do. My boyfriend partakes in it regularly and I don’t mind.
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Er, it's not being hippie to use alternative medicine, that is just dumb when it comes to doing it on babies or if you haven't read up enough. Just saying.
Also I have a feeling why a lot of people smoke is because they don't help with getting a job or they have a hard time in school. Without proper help regardless if you have a disorder basically lead to either harder drugs or violence, or both in some cases if you just let it go. Which is basically obvious but yeah. Not saying weed is the main reason or main drug but eh you get the point.
Also honestly I don't blame people sitting on the beach smoking joints and stuff, like leaving society as it is this dumbass thing people created I wouldn't mind either.
Also yes as I might have posted I don't smoke myself but I definitely don't judge people who do.
Also I have a feeling why a lot of people smoke is because they don't help with getting a job or they have a hard time in school. Without proper help regardless if you have a disorder basically lead to either harder drugs or violence, or both in some cases if you just let it go. Which is basically obvious but yeah. Not saying weed is the main reason or main drug but eh you get the point.
Also honestly I don't blame people sitting on the beach smoking joints and stuff, like leaving society as it is this dumbass thing people created I wouldn't mind either.
Also yes as I might have posted I don't smoke myself but I definitely don't judge people who do.
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It was users who didn't know each other generally rather than one group of people actually.
Funnily enough they would also have intricate conversations delving into a lot of different subjects from music, to science, history etc...At least that's what they told me. I've never actually witnessed somebody on weed doing this, unless they're communicating telepathically...Every week I'm in a room where at least half the people are stoned, I'm still yet to witness them discussing the intricacy of quantum physics.
In fact, my girlfriend still has her years old pretty much inactive weed themed Instagram account with basically "all of the above" on it that she, as a weed user, cringes at...So I know that it's not a local thing since she only moved to the area about a year ago.
I've practically grown up around various drugs, weed being the most common. As I say not every user is like this, some just say outright that they like smoking weed because it feels good etc, because it does X/Y/Z thing, but how deep and intellectual it makes them or how talented and creative? Yea...I've heard that a lot...
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LottieandSoul
Senior Member
I've never smoked, vaped, or anything of the like because I'm nervous about that stuff and it's bad for you. I have friends who do and I don't really care, glad they do that instead of other more self destructive behaviors.
2kimi2furious
Sleepy Bear
I feel like this is aimed at my comment. Let me rephrase and give context.
I have cousins (a brother and sister actually) who are both regular marijuana users. One is single with no mids. She’s got an anxiety disorder and fibromyalgia. She uses weed and edibles in conjunction with her doctor to manage her anxiety and her near-constant pain. She also smokes for fun sometimes. I have no problem with the way she uses weed. She also knows there’s a difference between using it medicinally and using it recreationally. And she knows it isn’t for everyone. I would say that even tho she smokes recreationally and uses alternative medicine, she’s being responsible and isn’t a hippie about it.
Her brother and his wife, however, sit around and smoke in front of their two very young children. He has severe depression and anxiety, but ONLY smokes to deal with it and clearly it isn’t working. However, he has told me before that weed will cure my anxiety, even tho I’m lime NAH DUDE IT MAKES IT WORSE FOR ME PLS STOP TELLING ME TO TAKE MY MEDS. Also, like, his kids are 7 and 5. It REALLY bothers me that he smokes around them. Their whole house smells like skunky weed. It just really rubs me the wrong way, and ir worries me that he’s thinking of weed as a cure-all for his problems instead of just something to fo for fun or some alternative way to help mitigate some anxiety side effects. Also i REALLY HATE that his kids are around it and might pick up on the same habits.
Not that smoking is bad, just that he’s using it irresponsibly. I think the same way alcoholics use booze to hide their problems.
Does this make sense?
Yes, I meant more like people giving onion and fennel to their kids when their lives are in danger, and spreading random bull**** on tumblr and such, that is just idiocy and has nothing to do with being hippie. I don't count weed as "alternative" in traditional/alternative common phrasing medication like that, heck I'd probably use it if it was legal here. Smoking weed alone is def. hippie d:
I do support weed for medical/recreational use and quite surprised why that is frowned upon really. Unless you are really dumb and do it wrong then yeah it's definitely good. Also as I stated people can smoke weed why and when they want, I don't give a hoot. If they would start using snus/snuff however that makes me snap cause it's even more icky smelling.
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