Quote Originally Posted by Hilder420
Seem this is why I love this place. I miss yall.. Ive tried to move on, but this place is comfortable for me. I just cant stay away.. its become home, and yall have become my friends.. aww hell, now I feel like crying..
This made me tear up yet again (no big surprise there).

I've felt like crying these last few weeks seeing much-loved, long-term members feel like they had to leave. That's very hard on people like me, who love you guys as my friends on a very deep level. So Hilder, nothing made me want to weep from joy more than your post above.

If there were one message I could send to the folks in our wonderful "circle" here, it'd be this: Try to roll with the punches. Why not wait and see what happens? Realize that even if the forum takes a slightly different priority direction, we'll still have plenty of social interaction, which we thrive on. Medical cannabis may increasingly hold the top spot, but a lounge where folks can talk like this will likely always be a part of the place somewhere, and that's a necessity.

To be effective ambassadors for cannabis, we above all need to come together and form a bond that strengthens our resolve. It's our social interaction that allows us to do that and affirms our recognition that cannabis lovers are deeply and truly nice, smart, fun people. I really love how this main lounge has had a resurgence of fun, provocative threads that bond us because that's exactly what we need to do right now to feel comfortable amidst all this change.

OK, now I'm crying again. Thank you all for participating in this thread. It's been a great read.