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Somewhere, some kids got into trouble for giving the faculty potbrownies. You didn't hear about that? Check the Psychological Forum.
nah, I tripped on pot twice.... it's pretty far out actually. You learn a lot of things about yourself.
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Originally Posted by BestTonicIsChronic
I don't want to scare you or freak you out but if I didn't say something I wouldn't feel right.
Please be very careful and keep a close watch on how you feel. Acutane is a good product in that it does its job BUT there is a very bad side effect and it causes people to have suicidal thoughts/feelings.
http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/accutane/claim.html
http://www.adrugrecall.com//accutane/suicide.html
http://www.accutane-side-effects.net...disorders.html
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Hi. Sorry for posting about a commercial product and something that I've mentioned on another board, but just in case I can help; I'm a 'career' Buddhist meditator, who has also taken quite large amounts of dope (both eating it and through a bong) pretty much every day for the last 23 years. My current intake has dropped a little and is about a quarter a week now, solely in the evenings. In light of that you can imagine that I've had the odd period of dope anxiety along the way.
As somebody who's very interested in any and all effects of cannabis I've spent a great deal of time looking for ways to get past the more difficult effects the drug can have. To this end I've just written a book, out next month, called 'Headstuff - How to be Good at Being Stoned' (Spellbound, Denmark), which I hope will help a lot of people lessen, if not overcome dope anxiety. I do realise there's a major difference in the kind of real bi-polar paranoia that some people with a genetical disposition can get and the slightly anxious feeling that dopers can get, but much of it really can be gotten rid of quite easily. I don't want to turn this into an advert, so no links here, no real names. But if anyone has an interest in meditational techniques that will help you get back a broader high and mental exploration of altered states, I hope this will be the book for you.
MelT
Hey, MelT. :stoned:Quote:
Originally Posted by MelT
Welcome to the boards.
Thanks for the welcome:)
M
Hey whats up..
I was wondering tho could it be that if you smoke a lot and a lot of weed everyday that the chances of you developing those are high?
What if your like me, who smokes weed like every so often (once every 3 - 10+ weeks) I know people that would smoke like 5 joints a day.. everyday. I can picture someone developing those if you smoke a great lot everyday, but in my opinion if you smoke once in awhile, I dont think you can develop it. Please quote me if Im wrong.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0630112652.htmQuote:
Originally Posted by mseerob
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/2/4/358.htm
http://www.hnrc.ucsd.edu/publication...348art2003.pdf
http://www.medicalcannabis.com/PDF/Chronic_Cannabis.pdf
http://journals.cambridge.org/action...ine&aid=255433
That's a very reassuring set of documents:)
M
Nice information you posted beachguy!Quote:
Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs
Everytime I read about these studies on cannabis and the long term effects that it causes, it always says that there's no evidence that it causes brain damage or anything to that matter. The user could perhaps be doing other drugs besides cannabis that they probably didnt know about. That has actually been one of the reason why I dont go and smoke everyday is the fact that Im afraid to develop schizophrena. I smoke from only a valcano vaporizer.
So I guess there isnt anything wrong with smoking every once in awhile then..
I think that was a very important question the earlier poster (I can't remember your screen name!) raised about whether or not the culprit may not be Accutane. The psychosis reaction to that drug has been well reported, particularly in young men. That really is an important thing to relate to your doctor.
Accutane is a strong and scary drug. Far scarier than grass, I feel. And far more likely to be what's causing those symptoms you're having, in my opinion.
I just smoke weed guys. What is Accutane? Personally, I think I just think to much and need to chill out, as I already said in my previous statements.
Nope, no problems as far as psyhcosis.
Definitely not. Every once in a while is safe for everyone. I've, yet, to see the studies done on eight year-old tokers ( :stoned: :stoned: :stoned: :stoned: :stoned: :stoned: ).Quote:
Originally Posted by mseerob
Teen indulgence, or, just, using too much, has been shown, in test subjects (narrowed down, to be perfect biological samples), to lower IQ.
So, in essence, Pot can make you stupid. Too much, too young. But, light use has the possibility to turn brilliance into an enhanced magnificence. :smokin:
Im glad smoking once in awhile wont do you any harm. I got a question tho. In cannabis there are so many chemicals that can be harmful to the body. But what if you smoke from a vaporizer (I like volcano ) Because it is filtering out all those bad and harsh chemicals and only leaving you with the THC, do you think that could be less harmful to the brain, especially for those that can develop schizo (genetically)
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Originally Posted by mseerob
On peer review all the claims in these "reports" have been refuted.
For a start the claim that cannabis is "five times more carcinogenic than
tobacco" has been shown to be from incorrect data. the original study
(Berkley carcinogenic tar) use the leaves of the two plants and as everyone
knows it is not the leaves of the cannabis plant that is used. And the study
said "tar" the propagandists turned it into "carcinogen". Cannabis tars have
very few carcinogens compared to tobacco. In fact cannabis has cured
cancers.
http://www.medscitalk.com/post-1815.html
And it will, also, filter out active cannabinoids (good ones). Or, at least, deplete them.
Awesome!
I never believed that one joint was like smoking 5 cigerattes. I've laughed most of the time when I heard about that.
But what you were saying had to do with the lungs, I was asking about the brain and how it could be affected.....
Affected by what?
Did you ever read these studies?
Cannabis and the brain
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/...act/126/6/1252
Cannabinoids and brain injury: therapeutic implications
http://www.erowid.org/references/refs_view.php?ID=1327
Cannabinoids promote embryonic and adult
hippocampus neurogenesis and produce
anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects
http://www.jci.org/cgi/reprint/115/11/3104.pdf
Cannabis Neuroprotective?
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi...science1.shtml
This is from "High Times", I think: " Cannabis Prevents Brain Damage" http://p199.ezboard.com/fendingcanna...picID=24.topic
Good looking :thumbsup:
Very good articles. Like I said before, I smoke every now and then, I plan to smoke next week or the week after. Take care. :rasta:
This sounds kinda interesting. What do you mean broader high? Is this some wierd breathing shit to make you take in less air and it increases the effects of the dope that way? Any chanting or wearing of orange?Quote:
Originally Posted by MelT
Hi. What I meant was that over time we all slowly gain intolerance to dope and the effects diminish, or we accidentally do things stoned that help kill off the high and it loses it's breadth of cool effects. I've taken considerable amounts of dope every day for many years and what I describe in the book has helped me stay as fresh as I think I possibly could be. I now also find it easy to overcome dope anxiety too. None of it is rocket science, or else seriously, I would not have the time to do it. It's not about breathing exercises like you describe (although you could use your breathing as a focus for meditation), but knowing how to get your mind into the right state to fully appreciate the high.Quote:
Originally Posted by lucidbong
But really the book is primarily about mental exploration, how to meditate, how to use things like sound to take you into different states of awareness - and some quite interesting experiences. To me that's what the use of dope is all about, exporation.
I guarantee that no religion, chanting or the wearing of orange is required!:)
M
I feel like every time i smoke i get more insane and sometimes i snap on people over nothing, maybe its me and not the weed or maybe i need to slow down who knows.
As Bob Dylan wrote: "Everybody must get stoned!"Quote:
Originally Posted by ChronicMike
Amen to that! I really wish both my parents had done it. It would have done them both the world of good. It should be compulsory:) - and you'd have assignments in 'Dope Taking 101' where you'd have to get high every night for a week. If you could make it to school on the following monday, you get an A. You remember to dress, you get an A+.Quote:
Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs
It's a hell of a nice pastime, I can't fault it.:thumbsup:
M
Sometimes when I smoke a lot of weed I feel kind of psychotic. My thoughts get disorganized and there is a depersonalization effect. When I cut back to like one or two smoking sessions a day I feel more alive and connected to the world.
Like someone said earlier cutting back on things like caffeine and eating heathier help to detox your liver and to clear your mind. Colon detox is a good thing to try if you are a heavy user.
If you can harness your thoughts, while you're stoned, they come back to you, sober, and have a wicked effect.Quote:
Originally Posted by luvbud
Thanks for the links guys and keep on posting.. I find this ALL VERY FLIPPIN INTRESTING! lol, hate to sound sarcastic, but its true. I want to learn everything about weed. Why I see blue dots sometimes? What are ALL of the effects it has on the brain? etc. Keep it up guys! Is smoking 1 g all at once a bad thing?
Thanks again guys keep posting!
http://www.cannabis.net/brain/index.html
http://www.cannabis.net/neogenesis/index.htmlQuote:
The active compound in herbal cannabis, Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol, exerts all of its known central effects through the CB(1) cannabinoid receptor.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/news/...2,00.html?=rssQuote:
Scientists said Thursday that marijuana appears to promote the development of new brain cells in rats and have anti-anxiety and anti-depressant effects, a finding that could have an impact on the national debate over medical uses of the drug.
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...who suffers from retinitis pigmentosa and is officially registered blind. She noticed several years ago that drawing on strong Jamaican skunk suddenly and temporarily enabled her to see things clearly. But Ms Arnold has since warned of side-effects that could impede night-time navigation. "Only trouble was," she said, "I couldn't stand up."
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We knew it gave people the munchies and made them giggle. Now researchers claim to have found a new property in cannabis - it helps us see in the dark.
I have a that to a slight degree, but i look at it more as opening my mind, after weed you really question things and think out of the box, out of reality, and more in an intellectual fashion, at least to me and a couple others I know. I think "psychosis" is just a scary connotation of "insight", its just a different insight into life after smoking weed, no mental illness like it might claim to be. Don't worry about it, there are many old, experienced stoners and the ones I've met all seem very wise, open minded folks.
I'm just drawing an 'animation' (five frames, dissolve to each) for a desktop background picture. This is the 'Life Mask of Joti Pa'al', the first frame. What do you think?
M
slightly confused on whats going on, but I like it.
I actually had an experience like this, i first smoked this new batch of haze from my dealer and i ended up feeling and hearing inside my head, bombs exploding, it bugged the life out of me, but i just sucked it up because i love smoking so much and do it on such a regular basis, it eventually stopped happening, i think i just reached a new peak of high for me tis all
MelT, Thats amazing! It really reminds me of a salvia trip I had. That is a really neat piece of art, the colors and lines blend together really well. Do you have a deviantart account? mines http://doormatt.deviantart.com/
Thanks for the post guys.. I have came to a conclusion.. I don't really like the side effects of weed and shit maybe I am inexperieced or whatever. But, I am thinking about quitting smoking...Thanks for your posts and keep them coming! Because these side effects should have worn off a couple days after I toke right? but for me it takes months or weeks... I hear random shit in my head, I see blue dots randomly, I feel out of touch with reality at times (I am starting to get ahold of this).. And the list goes on.
:rasta: :pimp: Like always guys, ToKe Up and be happy!:pimp: :rasta:
Mr.N out
Knowing nothing about you, if you're not several years beyond puberty, then the rise in Melatonin levels might be a shock to your system. I don't know. I only smoked three times before I went to college. Took nine tabs of L.S.D., though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.N
I am 17, or I just turned 17. Is that to early? Is my body still getting used to it?
You know what tho. That isnt bad at all. The reason why i say this is because it only lastes for a few days, it isnt like it will become permanent. I could see this happening to people tho if they are really heavy smokers.Quote:
Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs
Hopefully, they "rein in" their psychosis before they hit the cannabis, hardcore.
Beach guy. Do you mean supress their psychosis before smoking? Do you think I am to young to be smoking? hmmm:stoned: :confused:
Then again its probably better if I quit smoking. Like someone here said, "a couple hours of fun isn't worth, irrepairable brain damage later." Or something to that extent, I am feeling a HELL of a lot normal lately and maybe its just better off if I quit smoking... Hmmm this is a pretty tuff decision..