Hi there. New to this forum. Wanted to try and get some answers and/or thoughts from anyone/everyone!

My dad is 62...I am 25. We have a very open and great relationship together and talk about everything.

He lived through the 70's as a pot-smoking hippie. He also smokes pot occasionally now on the weekends.

I smoked a good amount of weed in high school and shortly after. In the beginning I had a decent/fun time with it. Had lots of laughs and it induced a care-free state within me...which was fun and enjoyable. I noticed I started reacting differently to the highs as I got older. I was getting more paranoia, anxiety, and unwanted thoughts/feelings on the substance so I quit using it. On occasion I take a small hit from a bowl thinking maybe it will be different....but nope...still old shit....ANXIETY-PANIC-ETC...I can't even be by myself and enjoy it. I just trip out too hard.

Talking this over with my dad he shares the same views. He states the weed they smoked back in his time was WAY more FUN and NEVER caused paranoia panic or anything along those lines. Even smoking almost everyday. He says the stuff now is HORRIBLE! My dad admits the stuff around today might be more potent...but not more fun. He says the stuff today looks better, smells better, and tastes better...but the high is lame. He stated the stuff way back then was an "instant good time." He states if your parents just died, wife left you, and you just found out you had a terminal decease....one joint would erase all that and you'd enjoy yourself. He mentions it always caused EXTREME UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHTER, and even sometimes pyschodelic properties such as hallucinations, both visually and auditory. The stuff then he says was just brown leafes with enormous amounts of seeds. It just came from Mexico and was killer and wonders what happened to it?

We both admit many of todays growers aren't nice to their plants. At least the growers that both him and I know. They all seem to torture the plant. Leaving the lights on 24 hours a day...causing more yield but distrupting the natural cycle of the plant. He and I always believed a happy plant produces a happy high. Is that wrong to think? It seems the Mexican weed back in his time grew naturally and in tern, produced a fun high.

Doing more research online I read about the difference between Sativa/Indica strains. I read most of the cannabis back then was 100% Sativa. Acopulco Gold, Columbia Gold etc...were all Sativas. Could this be the answer? Are indicas more mainstream and/or popular now? I remember smoking a small bowl once with some close friends and it created what my dad is always talking about how it should feel. We laughed, were energized, care-free etc...but we never saw it again. We honestly thought we were smoking something else other than weed but were re-assured it was weed. WHERE CAN YOU FIND THIS STUFF! Why does anyone smoke anything else? THIS WAS FUUUUN SHIT!

I live in Washington and am working on getting a cannabis permit. I'm only about 3 hours from Vancouver, BC. I'm hoping to get approved and be able to drive up and sample some of their pure Sativas at the local dispensary. I see the "effects" they mention on these strains include: Euphoria,uplifting energy, social buzz, cerebral, pyschodelic, laughter etc...

I'm crossing my fingers that this is true and maybe this whole time in my life I was just smoking the wrong stuff :/ Searching for this answer online seems to lead nowhere...everywhere and every website just seems to talk about the taste and appearance...I want answers about the high. What do you think? Any answers/opinions/feedback on this subject both my dad and I would greatly appreciate! Thanks for reading my long schpeel.

Warm Regards,

Jeff
greenalke1 Reviewed by greenalke1 on . Marijuana more fun in the 70's? Hi there. New to this forum. Wanted to try and get some answers and/or thoughts from anyone/everyone! My dad is 62...I am 25. We have a very open and great relationship together and talk about everything. He lived through the 70's as a pot-smoking hippie. He also smokes pot occasionally now on the weekends. I smoked a good amount of weed in high school and shortly after. In the beginning I had a decent/fun time with it. Had lots of laughs and it induced a care-free state within Rating: 5