Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

More Americans report near-constant cannabis use

theatlantic.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

361–370 of 396 posts

Re: More Americans report near-constant cannabis use

#361

Post by anon08142018 »

citilife wrote: post #168

I recall last year, I spent every evening eating something like 10mg - 30mg. It was awesome at night to sit down, eat a little bit of cannabutter and finally sleep. I've had constant insomnia since I was probably 8. I only sleep 4 - 5 hours a night. I feel rested typically and energetic mentally, but physically it would flair up my allergies, eczema, etc. When I moved to california, it was the first time in my life I…

Honestly, try CBD pills. They have done wonders for my anxiety and you can order them online since they are made from Hemp. There is a sub reddit with lots of helpful information on Vendors.

Re: More Americans report near-constant cannabis use

#362

Post by anon08142018 »

idoh wrote: post #29
e40 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You didn't list what you think the problem is.

The problem isn't listed because it viewed as self evident to some people. I'd list the problem of having high functional people who use marijuana everyday as: A - MJ, while a mild drug, is still a drug, and it seems like people who use it everyday are addicts. B - On the one hand I'm OK with people making their own decisions as to how they want to live their life, but on the other hand if we are talking about the ty…

I would like to have the kind of society that can accept cannabis has no more dangers than many other legal substances because that is the truth. We shouldn't restrict it simply because you feel like other people are addicts.

You're concerned some people might be addicts, I'm concerned that you're comfortable with the status quo of criminalization.

Re: More Americans report near-constant cannabis use

#363

Post by Frondo »

lowhangingnuts wrote: post #123
minism wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'll never stop being fascinated by how radically different the experiences of cannabis users are. The idea of weed reducing anxiety and making you feel "fine doing nothing" are the polar opposites of how it makes me feel. Overall it sounds like your experiences were much more positive than mine, though.

> I'll never stop being fascinated by how radically different the experiences of cannabis users are Nothing to be fascinated about. The experience is different primarily from the type of strain they have inhaled or ingested. Sativa only strain - High, euphoria, very social Indica only strain - Sleepy, lethargic, somewhat anti-social Sativa dominant Sativa-Indica hybrid - Not so high, still little euphoric, smooth com…

No offense intended, but I'd like to mirror a lot of other folks' responses here: everyone's body is different.

I've tried a lot of different kinds of pot (it's all legal in the PNW) and I've never experienced the good feelings other folks I know do. It's just not pleasant for me, and it's a little grating to have to repeat this to my pot advocate friends; great that you get something out of it, but the reaction to my experiences that I just haven't tried the right kind is frustrating.

Re: More Americans report near-constant cannabis use

#364

Post by anon08142018 »

drooogs wrote: post #262
grawprog wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I do smoke weed every day. I don't necessarily wake up in the morning and look forward to only that. Ya if I finish work after a hard stressful day sometimes I do look forward to it. But, I look forward to getting home, showering and eating dinner too. If I'm busy doing things where I can't I don't really mind and I don't really think about it or anything. I would say my usage would qualify as habitual but in the end…

i don't mean to condescend (i smoke weed often myself), but please be careful when you compare your habit to others'. if you know a lot of unhealthy people, it can be hard to recognize your own issues.

I don't mean to condescend, but I would be careful about making assumptions about other people's health, or your understanding of it unless you are willing to list some kind of qualifications that enable you to make that judgement.

Re: More Americans report near-constant cannabis use

#365

Post by dqpb »

fzeroracer wrote: post #357
dqpb wrote: post #195

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is an easy answer though. You do what successful humans have done for thousands of years: - educate yourself - join or form a community that supports each other - fight for your survival like every ancestor in your genetic tree did before you. Life isn't easy. But you also aren't naturally weak. Unfortunately, once you start doing drugs, you risk corrupting the source code of the machine you rely on.

Man who has never experienced extreme poverty or the absolute depths of American society attempts to provide easy answer to something he's never been through.

I speak from experience

Re: More Americans report near-constant cannabis use

#366

Post by Omnius »

int_19h wrote: post #327
Omnius wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is why i don't use pot. The smell destroyed my house. I had pancretitus and quit drinking and thought i would just smoke once in a while (smoked in high school but that was decades ago). Bought some, put it in a zip lock bag, in a zip lock bag, in a zip lock bag, in a glass container, inside a gun safe. By the way i didn't start with this configuration by when i reached it and still could smell it everywhere i k…

That's a valid point against smoking. But there are also edibles.

I agree but that's to come by when your not in a legal state.

Re: More Americans report near-constant cannabis use

#367

Post by sonnyblarney »

int_19h wrote: post #342
sonnyblarney wrote: post #290

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A society in which most people were walking around stoned, drunk or on hallucinogens is not consistent with what most people would consider a civic or moral society and the negative aspects wouldn't need 'explaining' as it would be self evident.

What are the civic virtues or moral precepts that you believe would have been infringed by such a society?

Show up drunk or stoned to your friends kid's birthday, to a wedding or a funeral, to work, to meetings with clients, to the DMV, to your parents Christmas meet-and-greet, to your kids school play, to the PTA meeting, and then ponder that and you'll have your answer.

Re: More Americans report near-constant cannabis use

#368

Post by code_duck »

jknightco wrote: post #332
code_duck wrote: post #312

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have used cannabis a long time and while I had similar ideas in my 20s, none of this is similar to my current experience - mainly the verbiage and ideas that seem to be derived from drug treatment literature. I’ve tried not consuming cannabis for long periods and it doesn’t improve my life overall. I did find it necessary to abstain when I has a programming/sysadmin startup job and was trying to learn and manage a…

Have you investigated that GI issue in depth? You could have Celiac, Crohn's, or a number of other issues. Covering up the symptoms with cannabis sounds like a surefire way to risk some sort of GI cancer down the road. My family has a long history of GI issues that went unidentified and untreated for several years. They're extremely damaging over time. If you're constantly uncomfortable you should really diagnose the…

Yes, I almost certainly have celiac and food allergies. I’m currently at a leading hospital being evaluated by a widely cited expert who has written books about celiac and specializes in people who don’t get better following at GFD, such as me.

I agree that covering up symptoms with any drug can cause problems. It’s very common for swallowing disorders and celiac to exist for years before being diagnosed. I have celiac with the less typical presentation with fewer lower GI symptoms.

Re: More Americans report near-constant cannabis use

#369

Post by lev99 »

cpncrunch wrote: post #303
psychedelic wrote: post #237

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As someone who has never smoked, I feel like this is the argument I always had with my friends who all have/do. Ultimately, their argument for smoking basically boiled down to the lack of scientific evidence that there are lasting consequences and that it was nowhere near as bad as alcohol. My argument was that there was a lack in scientific evidence, and that comparing the utility to alcohol was stupid.

It seems unlikely that a drug that affects neurotransmitters wouldn't result in tolerance, and the scientific evidence and anecdotal reports seem to confirm this. Anything that gives you a 'high' will ultimately have the opposite effect when you're sober. So in the end you'll just wind up wasting money smoking to feel normal, and you'll feel like shit when you've been sober for a while.

I did not feel like shit when cold turkey stopping a 4 year daily habit of MJ.

I know it's highly anecdotal, but I'm very thankful I spent those four years smoking cannabis instead of drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, or taking prescription pills.

Re: More Americans report near-constant cannabis use

#370

Post by mmanfrin »

willbw wrote: post #227
mmanfrin wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When things got stressful at work I started smoking cannabis occasionally. It was really helpful to my overall mental well-being. It was great for stress, and made me feel wonderful, and it severely enhanced the creative part of my mind.

You realise this type of parroting only works for logical arguments right? It's pretty pointless to flip the meaning of everything in an anecdote, you can't refute an anecdote by disproving it logically.

Do you earnestly believe I was trying to disprove his anecdote logically?
Post reply on HN