I have a slightly irregular heartbeat sometimes - nothing dangerous, a few doctors have told me. But weed aggravates that, so I stay away from weed. But for people who want to use it and don’t have medical issues like that, I don’t mind.
My main objection to legal weed is the smoking - on general principal, inhaling smoke of any kind is not good for you and given that I have asthma I really, really don’t want to inhale anyone’s second-hand smoke. But we more or less hashed that out with tobacco and I see no reason to change the current rules regardless of whether what’s smoked is tobacco, marijuana, or anything else.
I’m not really interested in trying pot, but if I did, I think I’d be more inclined towards edibles simply because I don’t want to **** up my lungs.
Most people that I know who still smoke use oil concentrates with a vape pen. I can’t smell it even when I am sitting 5 feet away from them. I imagine it’s better for the lungs than traditional methods.
I know a fair few people who still smoke the stuff. Many users I know, though, have switched to devices like the Iolite Vaporizer. They prefer inhaled forms rather than consumable forms for the quicker high. Devices like the Iolite require nothing special in terms of weed. The herb is just ground up and loaded into the heating chamber.
I agree. I also think that with the user base expanding, and the breeders and people who make new products, we will probably see more good discoveries, for peoples health and well being etc, but also we will see its bad side, where an “overdose” causes problems, or finding that daily use in young people can really fry some circuits etc.
I never thought I would have a panic attack off weed, but when it happened to me,due to an edible mistake, (my fault) I realized, “oh THIS is why people can have problems”. Prior to that, for 40 or so years, well, lots of consumption 
but never had that happen before.
I was a long time user 24/7/365, but the strains we had access to were very weak, so it was more like drinking a bit of tea, getting a bit of energy, then back to work or sport.
My metabolism has changed, I think, so now it seems to affect me differently, I dont really like it anymore.
I think it was just because Gary Burton is the man.
I won’t argue with that, although I am a bigger fan of Ralph Towner.
This concert was not too long after their duo album, so they did a third set of only Burton/Towner. It was a great concert, even without the chemical enhancements.
You have a point. But I’m old enough to remember widespread public smoking, when every bus stop, gas station, and street corner reeked of stale cigarettes. I don’t get that anymore. But I do smell weed at least once or twice a day. And I live in a state where it’s still illegal. Makes me think that the wafting aroma of skunk will only get more pervasive, if we ever legalize it.
Denver: hasn’t so far. Sure every now and then, but you still encounter it nowhere near as frequently as tobacco or…whatever it is the fogbank vapers are doing.
(Man, I can remember when people could smoke on airplanes. Unthinkable today.)
Heh - same here on pretty much all counts. As an asthmatic, I’ve never even been tempted (plus I didn’t hang out with that crowd, being as socially inept as they come).
I have long argued that all else being equal, smoking maijiuana can’t be any worse than tobacco - BUT there are differences in how they’re used:
- Most people who smoke cigarettes are lighting 'em up 20-40-60 times a day whereas most MJ smokers (I assume!!!) use far less than that -so there’s a matter of total exposure (3 joints at night vs 20 cigarettes = less overall smoke).
- On the other hand, tobacco cigarettes are usually filtered, and joints are usually not…
- And commericially-produced cigarettes have all sorts of other nasty chemicals added to affect their burning, taste, etc. whereas wacky tabacky does not (as far as I understand).
I am concerned over the correlation between MJ use and development of other mental illnesses. Whether it’s causative, or a symptom of someone self-medicating for early symptoms, it’s not good.
Aside from that, the negative aspects I can cite are:
- Employment (many employers forbid using it even in places where it’s legal; mine is one such)
- The law - if it’s not legal where you are, or the Feds decide to override the locality and enforce Federal law, you’re at a legal risk you would not be in if you were having a drink or two.
- Whatever degree of dependency you might develop: I know it’s not addictive in the same way as, say, opiates, but there are certainly people whose use of it sure looks like dependency.
The manner in which marijuana is smoked differs, though. The traditional method that - er, I heard about - was to take a toke, draw it way deep, and then hold it for several seconds to get the maximum absorption. So the smoke is going to be in contact with the lungs for much longer per joint as compared to per cigarette. Obviously that would be less of a factor with vaping, or the marijuana equivalent.
I still think they should make the stuff legal at the federal level, and let the states decide. People want to get toasted. If you’re an adult and you don’t drive, knock yourself out.
Regards,
Shodan
This isn’t a health thing, but I don’t really like the smell of marijuana. If someone’s smoking it outside, okay, whatever, but if someone smokes it and then gets on a bus and I board the bus, the whole bus reeks. It’s a bit of an annoyance for me, but worse for those who dislike the smell even more.
Though I think McDonald’s food is also stinky and capable of smelling up a whole bus, so maybe I’m just too sensitive to certain smells.
Taking the subway during the Jazz festival must fun for you.
There will probably need to be an improvement in the way people typically consume it. Vaporizing and edibles will gain in popularity so the smell won’t be as bad.
Am I the only one who often enjoys the smell of smoked pot? There have been times I disliked the smell and other times I found it quite pleasant whether or not I took part. I’m not sure what could have caused that difference.
OpenVape pen. Easily-controlled dosage, no messy setup, no stinky apparatus in your pocket. Couple deep breaths afterward to clear the old lungs and you’re totes discreet. Munch an Altoid if you’re really concerned. Edibles…take practice. I don’t mind the smell of burning weed under the right conditions, but as an adult I rarely find myself in the right conditions. There’s an unopened gram in the safe I’ve had since December.
The difference is likely due simply to the strain of MJ being smoked. They can vary wildly in strength and quality of scent. I’ve experienced strains that smell strongly of skunk; strains that have barely any skunk smell, but strong undertones of citrus, berry or other fruits; strains that smell of chocolate; ditch weed that smells like burning rubber (this was before burning it). If you’re an individual who is sensitive to scents in general, it’s likely that your experiences of it smelling great are due to someone smoking some REALLY good shit.
I think stoners are too wrapped up in the idea of different strains of marijuana. Yes, there are such things. No, if you didn’t grow it yourself from known cultivars, you really don’t have any fucking idea what it is. There is so little actual research on the topic, that I discount anything stoners say that includes the word “strain.”
An evening walk through Hollywood smells of pot and stale piss; in Koreatown, it’s barbecue and cigarettes.
I live in Colorado. There are not stoners hanging out all over the place. The law is that you don’t smoke it in public. Sure you see it and smell it being consumed in public every so often, but it’s not out of control…well except at Dead & Company concerts.
I thought nobody walked in LA.
Sometimes it’s faster to walk next door than deal with traffic.