Weedforge, splain it to me

Essentially, from personal experience, Skin would equate the effects of weed with the effects of alcohol, to the extent that both render the user temporarily stupid. The long-term effects are markedly different. For example, long-term alcoholics tend to become "perma-drunk" while long-term cannabis users tend to become "perma-high."

The difference between the two states being that while drunks lose the ability for self-restraint, potheads lose memory, primarily short-term memory, and higher cognitive skills.

These are, again, Skin's observations of long-term effects. There will be exceptions, and there will be different levels of these traits exhibited even amongst the "rule."

so Skin is wrong when he is right or right when he is wrong?

fucking paradox man...

What kind of high is it anyway? It sounds like it's dissimilar from an alcohol buzz, but how about in comparison to nitrous or vicodin?

This is purely out of curiosity. I can't stand the smell of the stuff - it actually makes me nauseous just being in a room with it even if no one's smoking it - so I won't be trying it anytime soon.

Inhaled, it comes on much more quickly than anything you eat or drink. Maybe a minute from exhale to

For me, it takes the edge off of my usual agitated, impatient, malcontented self. Dials back my baseline aggravation and boredom. Relaxes me, enhances visual and auditory stimulus to a minor degree. I enjoy music, video, and interaction with nature just a bit more. It also slows my reflexes and cognitive abilities slightly.

Later on comes the increase in appetite and the slightly-above-normal....urges....


There are degrees and differences on this, depending on whether it's an indica or a sativa and what potency, particularly with regard to whether the effect is sedative or energetic overall, but that's how I perceive it.

Many people have labeled it as Adult Ritalin.

I tried Ritalin once. It seemed to have the exact opposite of the intended effect on me.

How old were you?

Maybe 25.

Goofball.

People ain't killing each other over booze at the Mexican border either, its that peaceful mellow marijuana that is causing that shit right now.

Your weed comes from Canada and/or is grown in the States. Well the good stuff anyways. Mexican weed is shit, I'd rather stick pins in my eyes rather than smoke it. It simply is not competitive.

No, it's the money associated with illicit trade in such a profitable substance. If weed were legal, that violence would dry up. The American black market fuels the cartels and gangs, while the American DEA fuels the Mexican federales in their drug war. Mexico's current problem with drug violence is wholly our fault.

Which is why the El Paso City Council is urging the feds to legalize Mary Jane.

That way, the drug lords have to fall back on their crack

If they got high on their own supply, they wouldn't.

yeah, but that ain't never going to happen, its still a felony to distill your own liquor.

History of the American Mafia 101.

^Homegrown, hydroponic White Widdow and AK 47 are my personal favorites.

The better ones have names - Acapulco Gold, Sensimilla... those two are from 20 years ago, so I don't know if they're still around.

But, generally a plant or family of plants that are 'above the average' are given a name to set them apart.

I've been smoking since the mid 90's, and I've never had either one of those!

Oh, shit. Was the 1990 twenty years ago?

Fuck me.

Those two were around back in the early 80s.

damn, I'm old ...

Interesting thing now that Jenee has given us a retro moment.
Price.

Sensi and AG type weed these days, well, its crap in comparison to what's out there. Back in the day it had to travel 1000s of miles to get here and carried a hefty price tag by 1982.
Thirty years later and much higher grades are grown predominantly by guys like Flow all over Canada. The price of this domestic product is practically the same from a gram to a kilo.
Jenee, get UA to set you up with some White Widow. You will be wanting let him do unspeakable things to you for the kindness...

The more I hear and read about it, the more interesting it sounds...particularly some of the medicinal properties...but of course, smoking anything is out for me.

Really? Unspeakable? You've talked me into it.

A bong still produces smoke.


Tamar's best bet would probably be to cook with it, I'm guessing.

Probably.

The smell makes Zel ill though so I'm unlikely to ever find out.

Ahh, if only it were it easy to get hashish anymore.

weed makes you eat a lot
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I'm already much too heavy
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*sigh*