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

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Post by rusk »

bladecatcher wrote: post #39
rusk wrote: post #29

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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

Yeah, sure. And water can cause drowning or severe burns when in gaseous form.

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

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Post by rusk »

darkerside wrote: post #38
rusk wrote: post #18

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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 you…

No, you're right. Your concerns are real but they apply to any kind of external dependency, be it cannabis, alchohol, cars or air conditioning. I wouldn't suggest that you rely on this as a creative process, but altered states can provide a different perspective. I would say though, speaking personally that I mightn't have developed certain ways of thinking at all otherwise.

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

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Post by Broken_Hippo »

bladecatcher wrote: post #39
rusk wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

So can getting married, having children, going to college, financial stress, alcohol, and a slew of other things. That doesn't mean that we should make all of these things illegal. To me, it means that we should be upfront and honest about this - but it is going to take some work since we've used scare tactics and misinformation for so long.

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

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Post by Broken_Hippo »

tzahola wrote: post #4

Too bad it gives me panic attacks.

With that, it can mean that it isn't right for you if it is the only thing that triggers them. If other things do it, you might be fine with weaker highs so long as you get the underlying anxiety treated and learn to get some control when you notice a panic attack coming on.

Similar things happen with other drugs as well. Ibuprofen is pretty safe for most people to take from time to time, for example, but a few folks are allergic to it. Some folks cannot drink with their physical health problems.

And perhaps we'll be able to find strains for folks like you once we are better able to research this stuff. I'm pretty sure finding a strain fit for folks like you would be a major benefit to a company selling it for recreational use... assuming legality for recreational use, that is.

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

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Post by rorykoehler »

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

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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…

Have you tried it with your morning coffee (or whatever your morning routine is)?

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

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Post by hutzlibu »

oorza wrote: post #33
r3bl wrote: post #28

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> 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.

I think they give it a disgusting taste.

I rather have no filter, or much better, pipe filters. They are ceramic, paper and charcoil.

https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Perl-Junior-Pipe-Filters/dp/B007TV...

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

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Post by hutzlibu »

tzahola wrote: post #14
pmoriarty wrote: post #9

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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…

Thx for the advice, but I haven’t smoke pot since 2012 (was 19 at the time), and I don’t intend to try again. The first few times I did it back then, everything was cool, but then something clicked in my brain that permanently associated pot with extreme anxiety. On one hand I’m kinda thankful that this saved me from turning into a lazy pothead in my teenage years, like some of my friends did, on the other hand it su…

If you don't really want to smoke again, don't.

It can be very helpful as well as very hindering ... "lazy potheads".

But if the moment comes again, don't be afraid, just try a little bit in a safe, nice area and see what happens .

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

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Post by hutzlibu »

farahabdi wrote: post #23
Erlich_Bachman wrote: post #19

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The point is that the panic attack is most likely not due to the substance itself, but due to how you used it. The experience of others shows that it's possible to use it and not get panic attacks, even if that was the original reaction.

As someone who is weighing up right this moment whether to buy some weed to break a 37 day streak, I would consider his anxiety attacks a blessing in disguise. Smoking pot under the age of 25 years old is one of the worst habits you can have. Not only are you changing your brain chemistry at a time when it's still developing, ages 18-25 is really a time when you should be focused on developing skills & human capital.…

Possible, that his fear helped him, not to turn into a lazy pothead.

But I found, pot can help you a lot figuring out what you want and get new ideas what to do - so if you then overcome the stonedness and actually do it, then it can be good around that time...

Time can also fly away, working like a log on something you don't love and then you equally wasted your time.

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

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Post by slowmotiony »

farahabdi wrote: post #23
Erlich_Bachman wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The point is that the panic attack is most likely not due to the substance itself, but due to how you used it. The experience of others shows that it's possible to use it and not get panic attacks, even if that was the original reaction.

As someone who is weighing up right this moment whether to buy some weed to break a 37 day streak, I would consider his anxiety attacks a blessing in disguise. Smoking pot under the age of 25 years old is one of the worst habits you can have. Not only are you changing your brain chemistry at a time when it's still developing, ages 18-25 is really a time when you should be focused on developing skills & human capital.…

It's not so bad. I smoke every damn day since university (10 years+ now), got my masters, switched countries, learned a new language, now have a nice manager position at a fintech company with lots of people interactions and some deep-dives into tech as well. No issues. My only issue is that it's very hard to quit after such long time, because things like chores or working out become tedious and boring, it's hard to motivate myself to do them, and I get irritated easily.

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

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Post by throwahey »

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 think much like alcohol it's very easy to dose in excess with cannabis. I'm not sure how many people recognize that cannabis is incredibly effective even at small doses.

These days, I take one hit in the morning and then just move on. The dose is low enough that I don't feel sluggish during or after, but still enough that I feel up and "high".

I think cannabis is invaluable in medicine, but I do think the culture around it, much like alcohol, has pushed using an excess and treating is as a party drug rather than medicine.

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