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Re: 'Unique' cannabis compound reverses brain aging in mice

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Post by cat199 »

toomanybeersies wrote: post #20
pmoriarty wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're most likely overdosing -- something that's very easy to accidentally do with the crazy strong pot out there these days. It's even easier to overdose for newbies who have basically no tolerance and often mistakenly think they have to smoke a full joint (or even just a full big puff of some strong pot) to get high. That's probably way, way too much. If you are willing to give it another chance, you could try fin…

I've always found it odd that there has been this quest for stronger and stronger cannabis. In my experience it all costs the same. That super dank hydo that has had daily love and care sells for the same price as bush weed that was planted in a forest and then harvested a few months later. I don't really smoke weed, but when I do I much prefer smoking spliffs (tobacco and weed, rolled into a joint). I think the Fren…

> cigarettes with a touch of green in them.

your typical euro-cone is usually a 50/50 mix using 'good stuff' in a jumbo paper. far from mild.

Re: 'Unique' cannabis compound reverses brain aging in mice

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Post by oorza »

toomanybeersies wrote: post #20
pmoriarty wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're most likely overdosing -- something that's very easy to accidentally do with the crazy strong pot out there these days. It's even easier to overdose for newbies who have basically no tolerance and often mistakenly think they have to smoke a full joint (or even just a full big puff of some strong pot) to get high. That's probably way, way too much. If you are willing to give it another chance, you could try fin…

I've always found it odd that there has been this quest for stronger and stronger cannabis. In my experience it all costs the same. That super dank hydo that has had daily love and care sells for the same price as bush weed that was planted in a forest and then harvested a few months later. I don't really smoke weed, but when I do I much prefer smoking spliffs (tobacco and weed, rolled into a joint). I think the Fren…

I bought a vape pen that has a frankly preposterous amount of THC inside each cartridge. It takes like 4-5 good rips to get good and stoned, but one small toke every hour or two keeps me mildly stoned throughout the day like you describe. It's a matter of self control though, because it can get awfully tempting to take those four good rips instead of a small little one.

And it's a vape instead of smoking anything, but at these quantities it almost doesn't matter.

Re: 'Unique' cannabis compound reverses brain aging in mice

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Post by oorza »

r3bl wrote: post #28
toomanybeersies wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've always found it odd that there has been this quest for stronger and stronger cannabis. In my experience it all costs the same. That super dank hydo that has had daily love and care sells for the same price as bush weed that was planted in a forest and then harvested a few months later. I don't really smoke weed, but when I do I much prefer smoking spliffs (tobacco and weed, rolled into a joint). I think the Fren…

> Of course, it's terrible for you because you're basically smoking giant cigarettes with no filter. This is a super easy thing to do, but kind of difficult to explain. I'll give it a try anyway: Disassemble the filter of a cigarette. Split a small part of it (vertically) and fold it in half. Tear off the middle of the rolling paper's filter (about a centimeter in length). Place the small part of the cigarette filter…

Or just buy some of these https://www.amazon.com/Raw-Threads-Regular-Natural-Unrefined...

Any tobacco store that sells rolling tobacco will have a variety of options available in sizes/densities/etc.

Re: 'Unique' cannabis compound reverses brain aging in mice

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Post by phillysnoodle »

pmoriarty wrote: post #12
ssijak wrote: post #5

I just don't like anything with 'stoned' effect. Pot, too much alcohol, ketamine.. I can`t find the point in being stoned or to lower my thinking capabilities. Stronger opiates I would never ever try because there is no point besides running away from some problem that should be confronted. With the help of psychedelics maybe? :)

I feel it enhances my creativity, makes me appreciate the world around me more, makes music and food more enjoyable, makes movies more interesting, makes me more interested in doing something artistic or musical and be more involved in doing those things when I do them. Sex can also be amazing on it. When I've used it, I've also confronted things, thought about things, and remembered things I would have avoided in or…

That's exactly where I want to be with that. Thanks for giving me a vision to work for!

Re: 'Unique' cannabis compound reverses brain aging in mice

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Post by GrumpyNl »

ssijak wrote: post #5

I just don't like anything with 'stoned' effect. Pot, too much alcohol, ketamine.. I can`t find the point in being stoned or to lower my thinking capabilities. Stronger opiates I would never ever try because there is no point besides running away from some problem that should be confronted. With the help of psychedelics maybe? :)

Thats very, very short sighted. The stoned effect has brought us great things and its not about, running away from things.

Re: 'Unique' cannabis compound reverses brain aging in mice

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Post by darkerside »

krageon wrote: post #26
sieabahlpark wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What type of mix even is that?

That sort of question is highly personal. I've heard many, many people espousing the virtues of some strain of weed or other (eg claiming it helps you think and doesn't make you fall asleep so much) but I've never actually found one that doesn't primarily make me sleepy. I do have access to an enormous variety to try (and I've definitely done my due diligence, so to speak). This has led me to believe that for some pe…

I wonder if it could be a dosing issue? That said, everyone's brain is different.

Re: 'Unique' cannabis compound reverses brain aging in mice

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Post by Broken_Hippo »

pmoriarty wrote: post #12
ssijak wrote: post #5

I just don't like anything with 'stoned' effect. Pot, too much alcohol, ketamine.. I can`t find the point in being stoned or to lower my thinking capabilities. Stronger opiates I would never ever try because there is no point besides running away from some problem that should be confronted. With the help of psychedelics maybe? :)

I feel it enhances my creativity, makes me appreciate the world around me more, makes music and food more enjoyable, makes movies more interesting, makes me more interested in doing something artistic or musical and be more involved in doing those things when I do them. Sex can also be amazing on it. When I've used it, I've also confronted things, thought about things, and remembered things I would have avoided in or…

I'm pretty sure that pot is not an addictive substance.

Quitting pot is easier than quitting caffeine. Heavy smokers sober up quite often for job drug tests, for example. I've personally smoked for years and just quit for a while. Some things get a little off because of habit changing: A few days of decreased appetite and a bit of insomnia. The hardest part is dealing with the boredom I get at first. I simply don't want to do some things, and then I also start seriously hating some other things I just did. Like cleaning house. I hate cleaning house, but simply just dislike it when I'm smoking regularly. I eat less healthy without the stuff as well because food enjoyment is different.

But really, quitting is just a bit of a bother even after doing it for years. If you mix it with tobacco, you might be getting tobacco withdrawals... which can be fixed with smoking (Not the healthiest thing, but I do it). It is a habit, not an addiction.

I've known a few folks that have issues quitting - each and every one of these folks I've known have had underlying mental health or physical health issues that were partially self-treated with smoking.

I'm not really advocating daily use, but I'm not against it either. I just don't want people thinking they'll be horribly addicted in the same manner as nicotine, alcohol, or even caffeine.

Re: 'Unique' cannabis compound reverses brain aging in mice

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Post by darkerside »

rusk wrote: post #18
ssijak wrote: post #5

I just don't like anything with 'stoned' effect. Pot, too much alcohol, ketamine.. I can`t find the point in being stoned or to lower my thinking capabilities. Stronger opiates I would never ever try because there is no point besides running away from some problem that should be confronted. With the help of psychedelics maybe? :)

I actually see this as beneficial in a couple of ways. - it's very hard to "self talk" yourself into doing things you don't really want to do - things you do want to do draw an intense level of focus so you get deeper into them - yeah it can make you a little sloppy but you learn from these mistakes and they sometimes lead to serendipitous accidental discoveries - it can cause you to take a no-nonsense expedient appr…

One point is that you may be depriving your mind of the opportunity to build these skills on its own. If you rely on drugs to shift your brain behavior, you may lose (or at least not improve) your ability to reason from first principles, focus into a complex topic, or draw creative connections without entering an altered state. You may or may not care about that, but it's worth considering for others who may read your post.

Re: 'Unique' cannabis compound reverses brain aging in mice

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Post by bladecatcher »

rusk wrote: post #29
bladecatcher wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's very dangerous advice. These substances can warp you mind in irrecoverable ways. Plenty of people also end up in asylums and ER

I'm not giving advice? I'm describing an experience. Which substances are you talking about because I'm talking about Cannabis. The idea that somebody could end up in an ER for smoking weed is laughably remote.

>> Which substances are you talking about because I'm talking about Cannabis

I see. That might be true in most cases, but even Cannabis can have adverse effects on people with predisposition to mental illnesses

Re: 'Unique' cannabis compound reverses brain aging in mice

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Post by jobigoud »

YeGoblynQueenne wrote: post #27

If progress in technology continues at this pace, in a few years we will be able to indefinitely extend the life of mice.

So… The first immortal mice might have already been born.

Imagine being a mouse living forever in a small glass box in a longevity museum.

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