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so after all my years iv figured it out finally!!
Weed isn't harmfully to your health
Weed Doesn't make you any dumber
Weed Doesn't support Terrorism
Weed isn't addictive
Weed isn't a gateway drug, unless you make it one
Only thing i have EVER been able to think of thats REALLY BAD about pot is...
It enables you to accept boredom
Discuss...
in my opinion, thats not really a bad thing, although in excess I guess it could be...
Sometimes it makes me hyperaware of my boredom and so I go for a bike ride to the woods or something.
Still, I usually smoke when all I feel like doing is relaxing, anyway.
Boredom is never something that should be accepted...
There is ALWAYS something out there for you to learn or do :hippy:
I see a lot of people ending their posts with:
Discuss....
What else is there to do? :jointsmile: I always picture the person doing like a snotty little hand flip and turning their nose up while they walk away.
I'm going to start switching it up :stoned:
Fart....
^ lol he said fart
anyway, i think that weed doesn't so much allow us to ACCEPT boredum, so much as it allows us to discourage it.
i smoke weed to keep boredum at bay. if i smoke, im not bored. even if i choose not to do an activity, or i don't have a media outlet to stiumlate me (books, tv, radio, internet), my brain will not be bored.
you can smoke a joint, and then sit and stare at the walls of your room, and your brain won't stop thinking. you won't be sitting there saying "i'm bored", you'll be sitting there saying "i wonder how many brushstrokes were used in that painting... i wonder if i could count them all... i wonder how high i can count... i wonder how high i'd have to be in order to forget how to count... i wonder if so-n-so wants to get high with me..." and so on.
weed does not enable boredum, weed trumps boredum.
farrrrt.
Even if its just going for a walk there is always something to do.
You don't want to be like this guy do ya?
George Bush: What's wrong with being a boring kind of guy?
yes, you said it exactly, hit the nail on the head, all of that. Weed does not allow you to accept bordem, it is an activity in its own to be high, i dont know why people always think that to be an activity you have to be out moving around. When you are at your house, relaxing, while not high, are you bored? if your sitting in a chair and it never crosses your mind that you are actually doing nothing your not bored, which is what weed does. People dont realize that you dont need to go on an awesome adventure everytime you smoke, sitting around can be an adventure in your mind, you can explore yourself. Though too much just sitting around can be boring, but still variety is still the spice of life, if you smoke and go to a park everyday you'll get bored of that too. Variety people, thats all it takes.Quote:
Originally Posted by vej33
actually thats kinda the same thing as smoking weed and doing some productive shit
everytime i smoke weed and get this understanding of boredom my motors start revving, i gotta get on some shit... must do somethin useful or at least positively entertaining
lots of times weed makes go wash my car in those self-carwashes!
other times i start cleaning around the house while listening to favorite music
and at other times i go to gym or swimming...
weed n boredom = sleep
i gotta do something useful in order to not fall asleep and enjoy my high lol
i cant remember who, but some member of can.com had it in their sig:
"Get high and do something!"
when i was in college I had this 9am swim class, and my faaavorite thing of all was to wake n' bake, and go fucking swimming. it felt sooo weird, b/c i was powering thru that water n shit, but my brain was on a totally other level. it's not like we were swimming at our liesure either, we had a set number of laps to do in a set number of time, so while my body was ferociously freestyling, my brain would just be looking at the bottom of the pool, catching glimpses of other ppl swimming, i'd just get lost.Quote:
Originally Posted by flyingimam
it was the coolest fucking thing ever, the only downside was that quickly taking breaths became harder as i smoked more frequently, but that went away as soon as i took some breaks.
but man, what a way to start the day.
I would say the one negative on weed is making your eyes turn red! I hate using eye drops.
I think some of the responses on this thread actually ILLUSTRATE what I believe the OP to be saying.
My take:
By 'boredom', the OP is referring to a lack of activity or stimulus in one's life (Terps, correct me if I am wrong in assuming that).
Take, for example, a lazy Sunday afternoon when you've run out of crap to do. What's next? Mow the lawn again? Call a friend to go fishing? Read a book? Teach yourself guitar? Or sedate yourself and watch TV?
I think that weed can lull us into a false contentment, even at times when we would be better served by learning something new, or enjoying an activity of some sort. I fail to see getting high as a desirable activity unto itself; it should be a contributing factor in your activities, to improve them!
One member here has the siggy line, "GET HIGH AND DO SOMETHING".
And that, my friends, is EXACTLY what I'm about to do! There's a joint and a jazz open mic in Northampton with my name written ALL over them. :jointsmile:
Have a great weekend! Do something!
Im with U on this all the way.:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmy8778
also wanted to add that I don't smoke weed then just sit around doing nothing.
I own 3 bikes. a 6000$ road bike, a 900$ kona mountain bike, and lastly I own a 700$ GT bmx bike.I also go on 20 mile road bike rides and take 6-7 blunts to toke on here and there.
now thats an 1 hell of an activity if I do say so my felf.:D:D:D:D:stoned::stoned::stoned:
I also go to the gym, the lake, and a bunch of other active places.:D:stoned:
I also write poetry. paint pictures of the crazy stuff that pops into my mind.
and I also walk my wienner dog in the evenings. feed the 2 mangy cats.
but I wouldn't feed em if I didnt lovem.:D
play my bongo brums.:D
I could go on for hours about all the stuff I do thats active while :S5::bigsmoke::joint1: butt I have to go to the gym to do some swim laps right now.
cuz it sounds like a kick ass thing to do right now.:D
have a good one all my canna ppl.
The few bad things about (non-medicinal) marijuana use are:
-if you smoke everyday, you'll get a hazy, cloudy head feeling and you'll be forgetful.
-(from smoking) you'll be out of breath very quick.
-(only for SOME people) you'll be less included to do something physical (like running?)
That being said, the ideal frequency to smoke if you want to maximize the MANY good effects, while minimizing the negative effects is around 1-2 times per week. This ensures, you wont get the above points. and you'll keep your tolerance down, which is always a great thing. :thumbsup:
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The above is based on my and other people's experience.
thats not bad..Quote:
Originally Posted by Terps
the only bad thing about weed = it eventually runs out.
I smoked every day for 15 years, get up , light up , smoke all day and every day.
That was how I lived , I also worked long hours , I had a very busy social life and I slept around 4 hours a night. I loved it.
The only real downside was that smoking that many pipes and bongs and joints and chillums probably didn't do my health a great deal of good.
You know I need to get a pair of bikes. There have been quite a number of times where I just sit there and say "I'm bored". Me and the g/f should take up bike riding. Thanks for the idea :hippy:Quote:
Originally Posted by TurnyBright
nowadays, I am addicted to eyedrops more than weed itself, lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Garrett
once a day at least my eyes call for some drops... makes me connect with my good memories ROFL!
:S2: sadly this is true, if u r living where u cant grow or its too risky to do so, cuz if u grow your own, u can schedule your supply in way that it never runs out!Quote:
the only bad thing about weed = it eventually runs out.
I'm never bored when stoned. Sober though..
Nothing like smoking a fat one to make the world more exciting.
You get that off South Park right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Terps
I dunno if it does that, when I'm baked I don't sit there and do nothing because that would be boring baked or not. I usually do most of the same things I do sober.