General Advice Thread

Originally Posted by Andy

How much weed is too much? I'm smoking like three times a week, some weeks even four. Is that bad? I'm finding it increasingly easier to tolerate the ♥♥♥♥tiest people I have in my life when I'm high. Sometimes I do it just because I know I'm going to hate what I have coming up and it wont be so bad if i get blazed first. If there's anything that I don't want, it's to become dependent on it, and I feel like how I use it is a stepping stone to overuse.

I think I'm beginning to use it too much, but I'm also really, really, really bored and have little else to do.... I also use it far, far less than other students use alcohol. and it's really a harmless thing, I mean the biggest drawback is the chance of being caught using it by my co-workers and supervisor.

Well I'm not a user, so I can't really say much, but I say try judging for yourself. Why not just try at four and see if its okay, it not try less~

Why does it matter how much anyway?

because dependence is a bad thing. I don't want to rely on a criminalized substance in order to find fullfillment, and I was wondering if anyone had any experience or could provide context on this issue. I feel like my use is benevolent, but I'm very novice at the whole "smoking marijuana" thing so I don't know if it's unusual for people to smoke it by themselves once or twice a week in order to make their day a lil bit better.

I'm definitely not addicted yet, and I don't think that i use it too much, but I'm scared it will get to the point where it will negatively effect my life and my mental health. But nothing bad has happened yet from it. like there are literally nothing but positive, great consequences. everything in my life tells me itsb ad though so im just so confused by the mixed messages.

I have only tried it twice myself, so I can't speak much from my own experience. But I would like to add that scientific research has been carried out since the 30's and it hasn't been found damaging in any serious way. As you say, the drawback is that it's illegal. Four times might be a bit much if you're starting to feel concerned about it. It probably wouldn't hurt to try using it a bit less, but I suppose the need for relaxation/wellbeing varies with time.

I would say that it is somewhat important to stay with marijuana and not go over to synthetic things that really can get you addicted.

the "gateway" phenomena isn't really something I'm worried about. I mean it certainly does lead people on to bigger & better (?) things, sure, but I'm confident I wont do anything other than it with any kind of consistency.

I also don't need it to relax or be well, rather I use it as a way to enhance relaxation and activities. I don't in any way feel like I need it, but if I have some around and I got a few hours to burn without any plans it becomes a great go-to thing.

It doesnt really even effect my functioning in any meaningful way. I honestly don't know what I'm worried about. It's just that the way I enjoy its effects make me really really question all the discourse about it. I just have this incredible feeling of guilt for partaking in something that so many great people have introduced me to and repeatedly enjoy with me.

Originally Posted by Andy

How much weed is too much? I'm smoking like three times a week, some weeks even four. Is that bad?

That depends. it's certainly not good for your lungs. But it's harder to get addicted to in the way people get addicted to nicotine.

I would say that smoking three/four times a week is a lot? I say this as someone that, in her stoner-est days, only smoked two nights a week MAXIMUM.

Originally Posted by Andy

I'm finding it increasingly easier to tolerate the ♥♥♥♥tiest people I have in my life when I'm high. Sometimes I do it just because I know I'm going to hate what I have coming up and it wont be so bad if i get blazed first.

this is where you're running into a problem, at least from my perspective; using a drug as a crutch is never good.

it's one thing to use it to curb your anxiety; it's another to use it to dull the world around you. in my opinion, that's the point at which is becomes excessive: when you can't handle a situation without a joint.

Originally Posted by Andy

I think I'm beginning to use it too much, but I'm also really, really, really bored and have little else to do.... I also use it far, far less than other students use alcohol. and it's really a harmless thing, I mean the biggest drawback is the chance of being caught using it by my co-workers and supervisor.

what's your job?

also, my personal advice on this is to just... go cold turkey for a while. it's not difficult to do if you're not fully addicted, and especially if you don't smoke "ritualistically" (ie, every day, approximately the same time, same place, with the same people, etc)

I'm not super up-tight about weed, or anything, but I think it's good to check yourself. I used it to curb my social anxiety--I'm a bit of an introvert, and I had a lot of trouble at big parties/meeting new people without being blazed--but after doing that for a few months, I stopped smoking over winter break and just... found I didn't need it anymore.

tl;dr: if you think you don't need it, then try going without it for a while. if you're fine, and everything's fine, and you don't feel this horrendous hole in your brain where the dopamine should be, then go back to it. just make sure it's not jeopardizing your work or you're not using it to block out responsibilities.

and don't do it too often. regardless of the neurochemical effects it may or may not have, ♥♥♥♥'s still bad for your lungs.

Mmm, yeah, it's been a good two months now that I've been smoking it. I think once I finish off this 60 sack and this nug of orange kush i'll quit cold turkey until the summer/after i graduate.

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Originally Posted by Andy

How much weed is too much? I'm smoking like three times a week, some weeks even four. Is that bad? I'm finding it increasingly easier to tolerate the ♥♥♥♥tiest people I have in my life when I'm high. Sometimes I do it just because I know I'm going to hate what I have coming up and it wont be so bad if i get blazed first. If there's anything that I don't want, it's to become dependent on it, and I feel like how I use it is a stepping stone to overuse.

I think I'm beginning to use it too much, but I'm also really, really, really bored and have little else to do.... I also use it far, far less than other students use alcohol. and it's really a harmless thing, I mean the biggest drawback is the chance of being caught using it by my co-workers and supervisor.

It's legal for me so it's a lil bit different, but I smoke more than three or four times a day most days. If I'm doing something I don't even think about it, but if I'm at home doing nothing I'll get high.

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Originally Posted by Andy

How much weed is too much? I'm smoking like three times a week, some weeks even four. Is that bad? I'm finding it increasingly easier to tolerate the ♥♥♥♥tiest people I have in my life when I'm high. Sometimes I do it just because I know I'm going to hate what I have coming up and it wont be so bad if i get blazed first. If there's anything that I don't want, it's to become dependent on it, and I feel like how I use it is a stepping stone to overuse.

I think I'm beginning to use it too much, but I'm also really, really, really bored and have little else to do.... I also use it far, far less than other students use alcohol. and it's really a harmless thing, I mean the biggest drawback is the chance of being caught using it by my co-workers and supervisor.

Oh! My subject of expertise right here.

First off, 3-4 times a week is absolutely nothing. Let me know when you're up to 4-5 times a day and then talk to me about smoking too much weed, and several of my roommates smoked even more than that on a regular basis, so I don't even consider that a lot.

Anyways, I can't really tell you what "too much weed" is, it kinda varies per person and what their experience with it is, so I'll just relate my own. The past several months of life in Central Florida has consisted of getting high as ♥♥♥♥ on a constant basis. (And a bunch of you people have done a very good job of putting up with some of my stoned ravings in IRC/Skype.) It's been surreal as all hell, to say the least.

One thing I learned while smoking is that, if I'm in the right mindset, I can get an incredible focus and get a lot of work done, which as a programmer and a writer has proved a very useful tool. However, more often than not, I just end up going totally overboard and smoking myself into psychosis while tripping out to music. (Word of advice, get as high as possible and listen to Birds of Fire, it's absolutely crazy awesome if it doesn't trigger a nightmare anxiety attack.) So yeah, as fun as it has been, productivity has been at an all-time low and that's been bothering me a lot lately. I recently moved, and am taking advantage of the fact that I don't have any drug contacts here to make myself cut down a bit while I try to focus more on my work.

So yeah, it really just depends what it's doing for you. If it's getting in the way of things and actually impeding the things you're trying to do in life, that's the only reason I'd advise cutting down. Otherwise, have fun with it.

i've been high for an average of 8 hours per day for the best 4 days straight.

you're doin better than me.

...i'm so high now in fact that i said best 4 days instead of last 4 days

eh. RELAX N TAKE NOTES, WHILE I TAKE TOKES OF THE MARIJUANA SMOKE

just listen to big d00d

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if i was high all day long yesterday...should i repeat that today?

it's a serious question. i'm debating. someone tell me soon though because it's 1 pm already and by like 2 it already ceases to be like all day.

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eh, i've decided to go for it.

i've been playing a dangerous game for my butt hole/digestive system this past week.

in case this is the day i let the munchies get to me (the day is bound to happen if i keep going on like this) and i get diarrhea, someone get ready to help me make my tummy and butt hole feel better.

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The problem with weed is... it's such an inflammatory topic because of its legal status. People that do it regularly can't advertise it like other students/alcoholics advertise their drinking exploits.

I think it's about moderation. And no that doesn't mean using it only on occasion, I think it just means being very familiar with the amount you need. It's so much easier to overindulge because you don't get the feedback right away with smoking other than perhaps coughing from the fire. You can easily do too much. Same with alcohol, especially hard A.

I wouldn't say that I've quite gotten to psychosis levels of being high before, but there have been plenty of times where I was tooooooooooo high. It makes me want to pass out way earlier than I usually would, and I certainly gotta work on the whole eating-reasonably-while-high thing.

But what really, really confuses me is, if this particular controlled substance is so dirty and scummy and back-alley sketch, evil and poisonous and malevolent, then shouldnt it be doing a lot worse things for me by now? I mean I've spent more money on weed this semester than I've spent on alcohol in my life. My average use of marijuana surpasses the average use of alcohol that most students use. I can even drive high (not recommended for novice smokers) without any consequence at all. I do homework, go to meetings (seriously), classes, interviews, and job training high on a regular, consistent basis. And yet its had no consequences for me yet! None of my peers even know that I do these things high or would ever guess in a million years that I smoke it. My supervisors regularly tell me that I do an outstanding job. I have great grades. I've never once regretted using it.

alcohol use for me has been few and far between. I've been very careful about only doing it in safe places with lots of great sober friends near and in low-stress, low-pressure settings. I've spent very little money on it, despite the fact that it's widely available for cheap purchase. I regret 80% or more of the times I've drank. I've made a lot of stupid decisions while drunk (a LOT of them). It's caused me multiple social issues and railed me hard on several painful saturday mornings (afternoons evenings). It prevents me from hydrating fully for several days afterward, lowering the quality of my weekly scheduled workouts. It limits what I can do for the rest of the evening by turning me into an incompetent, absent, attention-whore of an individual. I think I'll always shy away from it.

why is weed something that people go to jail for possession of 3 grams? Why is it that a college kid will have to face literally tens of thousands of dollars worth of immediate consequences for if they should be caught? I think I'm a fantastic and exemplary person. I've served as a role model for so many people and I'm literally a poster child for a competitive collegiate team of athletes.

It's a schedule I narcotic in the United States. I just doooo noooot understand. I feel terrible for using it. But using it has more benefits to me than downsides.

This accurately sums up my feelings on Weed better than writing out a paragraph or something

The reason it's illegal is not because it's bad, but because it's one of those cases where we have laws in place that are just plain old ♥♥♥♥ing dumb and make no rational sense. Religious fanatics and social conservatives still have these archaic ideas in their heads about mood-altering substances being "oh no it's a drug it's bad," while conveniently overlooking the amount of drugs, stimulants and other substances that are totally legal, that do a whole lot worse.

That and you can't really patent it, so the pharmaceutical companies that bought out our entire government frankly like it to stay illegal so that way they can make more money manufacturing proprietary antidepressants and antianxiety medications that tend to cause more harm than good for lots of people. Because believe me, if it was legal to smoke a cheap joint, people would be doing that instead of paying several hundred dollars a month for some bull♥♥♥♥ prescription.

Just because there's a law in place, doesn't mean the law is anywhere close to being right.

on the topic of antidepressants-

I recently had some recommended to me. The funny thing is, since I've been smoking weed, I've been a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooot less depressed.


hahahahaha

no but really I understand the reasons why its illegal. My WALLOFTEXT was mostly like "omg alcohol<weed" mixed in with a whole lot of anecdotes. Somewhere in there is commentary about how the law helps people form opinions on certain things.

Weed isn't illegal for me.

It's called being a boss. Some people can get high, other people can go cry.

its status as a narcotic in the US certainly doesnt slow me down. I just have do it behind closed doors or in secluded places.

and not get pulled over on a random DUI check on st pattys day.

what andy says is true. hell, i don't even take those precautions. get a joint, walk in teh open air. i've done that several times in broad daylight, some people look at you weird but nothing bad has happened yet.

then of course there's my favorite way of smoking weed. get cig papers, buy american spirit tobacco, get some weed, and roll spliffs.

dont even get me started on just how not precautionary i am when i have spliffs. i'll smoke weed in front of a cops face if it's mixed right in a spliff.