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People that smoke marijuana are generally lazy, forgetful, grandiose and unreliable. Companies that drug test will not hire a candidate who tests positive more marijuana, even in states where marijuana is legal, decriminalized, or sanctioned for medical use.There is a reason for this.
In before someone cites the one in a million pothead who was successful. Let's stick with the 99.9% who aren't.
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People that smoke marijuana are generally lazy, forgetful, grandiose and unreliable. Companies that drug test will not hire a candidate who tests positive more marijuana, even in states where marijuana is legal, decriminalized, or sanctioned for medical use.
In before someone cites the one in a million pothead who was successful. Let's stick with the 99.9% who aren't.
A lot of people smoke pot and are successful, they just dont admit to smoking pot.
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i dont think thats entirely true,i have afew friends that smoke tons of weed that are frigging money making machines,im talking they make insane money. but i also know some dudes that smoke weed and sleep all day so i guess its just the person,if u r a winner nothings,including weed aint gonna stop u from winning,if u r a lazy person at heart weed will just make u lazier
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smoking weed has nothing to do with being successful, that is determined by your own personal determination, drive and desire to succeed.
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Some weak defenses of pot smoking here. I didn't even mentoon the lung cancer.
Roy Castle died of lung cancer and never smoked
your point being?
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I smoke weed regularly at the end of the day (never during) when I want to switch off. I use it the way other people use a drink.
I work 75-80hours a week for 51 weeks of the year and without a spliff once or twice a week I'd burn out.
In my field, just like most Getbiggers, I am extremely successful.
However, I probably know / my business deals with hundreds of low number millionaires, and we have people right up to billionaire level, and I'm unaware of anyone who shares my smoking habit.
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I smoke weed regularly at the end of the day (never during) when I want to switch off. I use it the way other people use a drink.
I work 75-80hours a week for 51 weeks of the year and without a spliff once or twice a week I'd burn out.
In my field, just like most Getbiggers, I am extremely successful.
However, I probably know / my business deals with hundreds of low number millionaires, and we have people right up to billionaire level, and I'm unaware of anyone who shares my smoking habit.
are they aware of yours?
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Wiggs is an exception to this rule.
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are they aware of yours?
A few who I have shared enough of a laugh and a joke with. But point taken.
I find that good weed makes me more creative for certain business decisions / ideas.
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if u never had hardcore sex after smoking some weed u dont know what u r missing,its the best feeling ever.also eating some really good food on good weed is a great feeling also,food taste even better then ever.im just speaking from experiance and im not telling people to start somking it,im just saying keep your minds open and things will be fine
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Even as a nonsmoker I've found this to be untrue in my experience, and if you're already stupid or lazy it'll only worsen your condition.
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Potheads =/= people who smoke pot. Anyone who obsesses over something like pot is stupid. I've smoked a ton but smoking pot didn't define me. I don't scrawl 420 all over the place or tell everyone pot comes from mother earth, therefore it can solve all our worldly problems.
You can smoke lots of pot and be very successful. I've smoked with doctors and lawyers, police, etc. It's just as casual as drinking a beer with dinner in some places.. People that get wrecked over s bit of pot are losers, but don't say that everyone who smokes is that way. Sweeping generalization and still entirely stupid.
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Some weak defenses of pot smoking here. I didn't even mentoon the lung cancer.
What's lung cancer got to do with your original post?
Smoking anything is bad for most people's health. Can you example statistics which confirm a marked increase in lung cancer among folks who smoke weed? And what about people who ingest it as opposed to smoking it?
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What's lung cancer got to do with your original post?
Smoking anything is bad for most people's health. Can you example statistics which confirm a marked increase in lung cancer among folks who smoke weed? And what about people who ingest it as opposed to smoking it?
There is speculation that cannabinoids are anti-carcinogenic.
No data at all on lung cancer, but smoking pot can contribute to bronchial issues.
Generally accepted informed opinion is that every 2 weeks or so can have benefits for many (primarily as an anti anxiety) but overuse is negative.
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This thread reminds me of this old commercial.
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People that smoke marijuana are generally lazy, forgetful, grandiose and unreliable and stupid. Companies that drug test will not hire a candidate who tests positive more marijuana, even in states where marijuana is legal, decriminalized, or sanctioned for medical use.There is a reason for this.
In before someone cites the one in a million pothead who was successful. Let's stick with the 99.9% who aren't.
So you must be smoking lots of it. Slow down
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So much of the population smoke pot you wouldn't believe it. So it's a crap statement.
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fail troll is obvious. i've known so many people with six figure plus incomes that smoke weed it's not even funny. coke too, but i guess it's obvious that coke makes you more productive.
and no, i don't smoke myself. i'm not against it, just not a big fan of being high. i either fall asleep or get ridiculous cotton mouth. give me a bottle of scotch over an ounce any day.
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Not too many successful potheads who get absolutely cooked everyday early in the day...Sure there are many that use weed and are very productive. But majority of them aren't doing a wake and bake. A lot of these people are doing one hitters throughout the day where no one even knows their using anything. But very few wake and bake people are setting the world on fire...
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And as far a cocaine, a lot of the world was built on cocaine. I've heard that almost every movie made in the mids 70 through the 80's was made by cocaine...I'd imagine that Wall street was built by coke.
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I know a shitload of people that smoke a lot of pot. They're late all the time, do 'just enough', etc.
I know some people that smoke a little pot, doesn't affect them much.
The people that need it 7x a day... I think it slows them down. Even if they succeed, they could probably succeed more without it.
You'll always have exceptions, but who's to say those who smoke a ton and achieve a lot wouldn't have done more, without it?
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It's been forever since I've burned one.
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You have to wonder? Is it a class thing. Are people who are attracted to pot by and large from lower economic brackets? Every drug has a stigma attached to it. You have the stoner pot smokers and the yuppie cocaine users.
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You have to wonder? Is it a class thing. Are people who are attracted to pot by and large from lower economic brackets? Every drug has a stigma attached to it. You have the stoner pot smokers and the yuppie cocaine users.
That is a very simplistic way of looking at it.
Especially if you look at people who pot / coke as they get older. For example, I can smoke the odd joint within my broader circle, but I could never ever do a hard drug. And I don't care if my staff smoke a joint the evening before work, but I do not like it and let them know if I hear they have been doing lines.
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That is a very simplistic way of looking at it.
Especially if you look at people who pot / coke as they get older. For example, I can smoke the odd joint within my broader circle, but I could never ever do a hard drug. And I don't care if my staff smoke a joint the evening before work, but I do not like it and let them know if I hear they have been doing lines.
Maybe hes stoned?
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lmao
this never gets old
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That is a very simplistic way of looking at it.
Especially if you look at people who pot / coke as they get older. For example, I can smoke the odd joint within my broader circle, but I could never ever do a hard drug. And I don't care if my staff smoke a joint the evening before work, but I do not like it and let them know if I hear they have been doing lines.
I was posing a question is all. I was speculating on perception more than being factual. I'm exactly the same way. I've been known to toke now and again but I avoid hard drugs and I always have.
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I was posing a question is all. I was speculating on perception more than being factual. I'm exactly the same way. I've been known to toke now and again but I avoid hard drugs and I always have.
Apologies if I sounded combative. You're actually one of the posters I appreciate the most on here.
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Apologies if I sounded combative. You're actually one of the posters I appreciate the most on here.
Thanks, buddy. I was speculating and should have been clearer.
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Wiggs is an exception to this rule.
;D
I cant get shit done when I smoke except for pothead thoughts. This is why I no longer smoke. Not hating on the beautiful plant though. There is such thing as too much. I now enjoy having a clear head.
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People that smoke marijuana are generally lazy, forgetful, grandiose and unreliable. Companies that drug test will not hire a candidate who tests positive more marijuana, even in states where marijuana is legal, decriminalized, or sanctioned for medical use.There is a reason for this.
In before someone cites the one in a million pothead who was successful. Let's stick with the 99.9% who aren't.
Its undestandable, have you ever seen any of the recent MRI scans of chronic pot smokers, their brains look like swiss cheese, whole sections of the brain are riddled with holes!
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Not too many successful potheads who get absolutely cooked everyday early in the day...Sure there are many that use weed and are very productive. But majority of them aren't doing a wake and bake. A lot of these people are doing one hitters throughout the day where no one even knows their using anything. But very few wake and bake people are setting the world on fire...
yeah but you can replace pot with any kind of... anything. drinkers, acid droppers, steroid users, gamers, whatever. when that one activity is the primary mover in your life, no shit you won't be successful. any time any singular activity is all you focus on, your life is gonna be shit. period.
that's like saying drinkers are all abusive losers and pointing at the guys who roll out of bed and slug half a bottle of jim beam. there's a wiiiiiiide berth between casual use and crippling habit.
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For me pot has been my worst best friend.
When I feel good and comfortable in my own situations pot makes me feel like a million bucks and makes me feel inspired even. People wouldn't even know I'm on one because I just feel so good.
But when I feel like shit and miserable pot makes me feel that much worse and makes it mental to even step outside.
So smoke pot when you feel good and you want to have fun, but fix your problems if you have any before you smoke.
As far as getting cancer from pot? gtfo :D
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I think the problem is, people can't distinguish between potheads and occasional users.
The reality is alot more people smoke than most people realize.
Even people like myself that are anti pot 355 days a year, will have those days where I'll do nothing but get blitzed.
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Its undestandable, have you ever seen any of the recent MRI scans of chronic pot smokers, their brains look like swiss cheese, whole sections of the brain are riddled with holes!
Absolute bullshit, it's a neuroprotectant, the US has a patent on Cannabis for this use.
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I think the problem is, people can't distinguish between potheads and occasional users.
The reality is alot more people smoke than most people realize.
Even people like myself that are anti pot 355 days a year, will have those days where I'll do nothing but get blitzed.
This! Some people that I never would have believed to be smoking pot actually get blazed regularly. Like this one phat ass hottie female security guard who trains in the same gym as I do. Went to talk with her, and in 20 minutes we were talking about how much better having sex feels when high... no lie!
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OP is right. There are the one in a million, but most are lazy. I have a few that work for me, and they are severely unmotivated. Lol @ the "grandiose" description, I know someone that the word fits perfectly.
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This! Some people that I never would have believed to be smoking pot actually get blazed regularly. Like this one phat ass hottie female security guard who trains in the same gym as I do. Went to talk with her, and in 20 minutes we were talking about how much better having sex feels when high... no lie!
That's not what I'm talking about.
I'm talking about your average douche suit, that has a conservative agenda, that will dump on blacks liberals and pot heads all day long, but while drunk at the office work party will be mumbling "give me some of that shit".
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That's not what I'm talking about.
I'm talking about your average douche suit, that has a conservative agenda, that will dump on blacks liberals and pot heads all day long, but while drunk at the office work party will be mumbling "give me some of that shit".
Yeah I know, and I agreed.
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For me pot has been my worst best friend.
When I feel good and comfortable in my own situations pot makes me feel like a million bucks and makes me feel inspired even. People wouldn't even know I'm on one because I just feel so good.
But when I feel like shit and miserable pot makes me feel that much worse and makes it mental to even step outside.
So smoke pot when you feel good and you want to have fun, but fix your problems if you have any before you smoke.
man thats me 100% right there,honestly if i smoke some weed i wont b able to go outside till i start to come down alittle, when i was younger id get stoned out of my skull and loved to talk to people outside.i used to toke up heavy in 80,s and early 90,s,last time i smoked i hid in my bathroom for 3 hrs and locked the door,got paranoid and nervous as fuck
As far as getting cancer from pot? gtfo :D
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It never appealed to me although I was surrounded by potheads. :D
Biggest reason against was getting addicted to it. Most of these potheads spending time to get the next smoke.
Although there were few who were really smart, and one I knew was very good in sports and smoked occasionally.
And most smoke with friends or it's like socializing, and I never cared for it.
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pot coke and steroids will do that to you.
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People that smoke marijuana are generally lazy, forgetful, grandiose and unreliable. Companies that drug test will not hire a candidate who tests positive more marijuana, even in states where marijuana is legal, decriminalized, or sanctioned for medical use.There is a reason for this.
In before someone cites the one in a million pothead who was successful. Let's stick with the 99.9% who aren't.
They are also fat from snacking on munchies.
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Now that pot is legal in my state, I'm inclined to try to use it. I don't smoke, so I won't smoke it, but I will try it in some other form such as a cookie or brownie. Since I do view it as a medicine (epileptics and people dying of cancer or AIDS have said they have benefited from it) that acts as a calmative and relaxant, I can't see any harm in it. Willie Nelson and a travel guide on one of our local TV stations use it, and I don't see that they're impaired or dysfunctional. I have a couple of questions, however.
If you're depressed, stressed or anxious, will it help control or get rid of those feelings?
How long does the "high" last? (I guess it would depend on how much you take.)
An anonymous person who takes it said pot makes her feel giddy and silly. Is that the normal reaction for most pot users?
I suppose it is addictive. Were any of you able to stop it "cold turkey"?
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pothead and successful are words seldom seen in the same sentence.
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100% Hardcore pot smoking (everyday) definilty decrease ambition/drive. Seen it happen first hand with friends of mine.
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100% Hardcore pot smoking (everyday) definilty decrease ambition/drive. Seen it happen first hand with friends of mine.
X2.... "but its just the same thing as when you drink on the weekend"
nope. They fail to see the damage it does on their drive/ambition/cognition etc etc
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Now that pot is legal in my state, I'm inclined to try to use it. I don't smoke, so I won't smoke it, but I will try it in some other form such as a cookie or brownie. Since I do view it as a medicine (epileptics and people dying of cancer or AIDS have said they have benefited from it) that acts as a calmative and relaxant, I can't see any harm in it. Willie Nelson and a travel guide on one of our local TV stations use it, and I don't see that they're impaired or dysfunctional. I have a couple of questions, however.
If you're depressed, stressed or anxious, will it help control or get rid of those feelings?
How long does the "high" last? (I guess it would depend on how much you take.)
An anonymous person who takes it said pot makes her feel giddy and silly. Is that the normal reaction for most pot users?
I suppose it is addictive. Were any of you able to stop it "cold turkey"?
It's one thing to read anecdotes and another to just try it. It's not like snorting a huge rail of cocaine, it's just marijuana. I wouldn't eat it the first time either. Smoke it for sure. Shorter duration, quicker onset, allows you to assess tolerance WAY better.
Eating marijuana can feel like nothing for some people. Or you'll feel nothing, then suddenly it's a roller coaster that climbs and climbs with no pinnacle. You get sky high (no pun intended) and it's way too uncomfortable. Even a veteran like myself has "greened out" and felt absolutely nauseated from eating too high of a dose. That's why I like smoking. If you're going to consume edibles, find the right dose and then divide up your baked goods so they can be frozen. It's so easy to make it that I don't recommend buying it. You can get trim from a grower, put it in a crock pot with butter and water and simmer it for 8 hours. Strain it and put it in the fridge. When the fat solidifies, poke a hole and drain out the water from underneath. Heat it on a stove so it breaks down and is liquid again, then put it in a glass jar and freeze it.
Whenever you need to cook with it, just add the butter into your recipe and you're golden. I standardize mine to match the fat required for a batch of brownies. 60ml of my butter will go into a batch of brownies and I'll cut it up into about 40 pieces. Each piece gets me just the right amount of medicine to kill my nausea and migraines. Smoking is a lot faster, but these last a long time and it's easy to pop a piece in my mouth at work or at school without having to puff anything. I carry an epen to vaporize. Smoked marijuana is awesome, but I live around too many kids and I don't like blowing it all over the neighborhood if it can be helped. I have a license by the way, but I don't like to be flagrant (again, no pun intended) and flaunt it around like a dickhead. Some people don't appreciate the smell and others think it'll kill their brain cells, so I usually vape or eat a brownie. Pretty simple stuff. Doesn't get you all fucked up and giggly like most people think. You just feel relaxed; think a little more abstract; short-term memory can suck; tastes and smells have more depth and complexity (thereby making food taste way more interesting); and you can laugh a bit more easily. People think a puff will send you over the moon and you can't stop laughing like an asshole, but that's just in first-timers or immature kids. No one can ever tell if I've used it in any form.
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if u never had hardcore sex after smoking some weed u dont know what u r missing,its the best feeling ever.also eating some really good food on good weed is a great feeling also,food taste even better then ever.im just speaking from experiance and im not telling people to start somking it,im just saying keep your minds open and things will be fine
QFT
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most high level successful people are past weed, they're into meth, coke and heroine.
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People that smoke marijuana are generally lazy, forgetful, grandiose and unreliable. Companies that drug test will not hire a candidate who tests positive more marijuana, even in states where marijuana is legal, decriminalized, or sanctioned for medical use.There is a reason for this.
In before someone cites the one in a million pothead who was successful. Let's stick with the 99.9% who aren't.
Like
Bill Clinton
Arnold
Steve Jobs
George Michael
etc etc
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Like
Bill Clinton
Arnold
Steve Jobs
George Michael
etc etc
Didn't Obama sell Pot? Bill Maher sold pot. Tim Allen sold coke and had his own TV show.Seth Rogen is a pothead, so is James Franco. Fuck, most of Hollywood are pot heads. Same with most NBA and NFL athletes, all multi millionaires. Go to most College campuses, the more elite like Stanford, Harvard, Yale, the better the quality of weed and the more prevalent the use.
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Oh BULLSHIT.....
I have friends who are Judges, Lawyers, Doctors, Nurses and Vets who smoke the shit out of weed. You're just generalizing.
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You might as well say that the entire advertising industry is unsuccessful ::)
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You might as well say that the entire advertising industry is unsuccessful ::)
Ad men are stoners. Who knew?
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People that smoke marijuana are generally lazy, forgetful, grandiose and unreliable. Companies that drug test will not hire a candidate who tests positive more marijuana, even in states where marijuana is legal, decriminalized, or sanctioned for medical use.There is a reason for this.
In before someone cites the one in a million pothead who was successful. Let's stick with the 99.9% who aren't.
Most pot heads are losers in life. Delusional losers at that.
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Didn't Obama sell Pot?
No surprise. And he has impressed you? Most hated POTUS in modern history :P
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Thank you to jr and dustin for your insights on marijuana. I'm the one who has never tried it before, but it's now legal in my state, and I'm debating whether to try it. I want to be well-informed before I do it, so I want to be prepared for any negative effects.
I just reread syndicated NY Times columnist Maureen Dowd's experience as a first time user of marijuana in Colorado, and she did have a bad one. She ate a candy bar infused with marijuana and took one bite, and nothing. She took a second bite and still nothing. Then about an hour later, she felt a shudder, and then all hell broke lose. She was panting, paranoid, and hallucinating. (She was later told to cut the candy bar into sixteen pieces, and I suppose you're only supposed to eat one piece.) Well, that kind of put the kibosh on eating it. As dustin pointed out, it can take a while for it to take effect if you eat it, then it becomes like a roller coaster ride. I don't need that.
Since I'm rather leery of smoking it, how about vaporizing? How do you do it? And is the effect as strong as smoking or eating? How much do you use in vaporizing? Is the amount used the same for smoking, vaporizing or eating for a first-timer?
I thought marijuana was supposed to be a relaxant and calmative. Now I find out that it can make you paranoid and/or anxious. One person wrote that he took a smoke because he has a stressful job, and he needs it to wind down. If one is stressed, anxious, or panicky, can it exacerbate the condition? I'm thinking of using it only when I feel stressed.
So many questions. I hope some of you can help me from your own experiences. Thank you.
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^^ Vaporize is the healthiest way. Make sure to start small and build up your dose as needed. Its said marijuana cant kill you but it certainly can feel like it if you take too much without a tolerance.
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Since I'm rather leery of smoking it, how about vaporizing? How do you do it? And is the effect as strong as smoking or eating? How much do you use in vaporizing? Is the amount used the same for smoking, vaporizing or eating for a first-timer?
I thought marijuana was supposed to be a relaxant and calmative. Now I find out that it can make you paranoid and/or anxious. One person wrote that he took a smoke because he has a stressful job, and he needs it to wind down. If one is stressed, anxious, or panicky, can it exacerbate the condition? I'm thinking of using it only when I feel stressed.
So many questions. I hope some of you can help me from your own experiences. Thank you.
It can do both even in the same individual depending on the situation, amount used etc. It can act as an antidepressant but also exacerbate those feelings too. I think it's hard to explain the effect, you have to try it.
First time I got high I got pretty scared... but not scared enough to not try it again.
As far as being leery of smoking, at least as far as I'm concerned you only need one or two puffs for a good effect so occasional use shouldn't be so harmful.
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any type of smoking with the exception of cigars is for low achievers in life.