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Marijuana

Have you ever used weed?

  • Yes

    Votes: 36 67.9%
  • No

    Votes: 17 32.1%

  • Total voters
    53

cascadeco

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I've never tried it, and don't particularly want to. I don't really have a problem with others using it, but I don't think it would be wise in my own case. I had the opportunity a few yrs back where one of my good friends tried it out and tried to convince me to join along, but I just firmly said no.

In college I learned quickly (erm, by quickly, I mean within about 2 yrs ;-) that alcohol was a good 'escape' valve for me, and it eased a lot of my social anxiety...so I think I have the addictive thing in me, which is why I really go into self-control/policing mode when it comes to all of that stuff and ME. Basically I think I could easily become 'addicted' to something like marijuana...I could see myself using it as a crutch to make me happy/mellowed out/dreamlike, when I'd like to be able to reach those emotional places without having to rely on a substance.
 

GZA

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I could see myself using it as a crutch to make me happy/mellowed out/dreamlike, when I'd like to be able to reach those emotional places without having to rely on a substance.
I kind of fear the same thing. I have no problem with it, but I fear that if I started I'd get really into it and use it more than just once in a while, and use it as a way to ease things rather than actually solving them. I'd like to know exactly what people experience while high, how their mind works, and what happens (i.e. what happens to their motivation, what happens to their previous perception?).

Could someone who has used it please kind of explain in greater detail than simply "euphoric" and "laid back" what happens to one's emotions and perceptions of the world, if possible with examples, while high? Could you also include some of the bad things that might have come along with this?
 

GZA

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I could see myself using it as a crutch to make me happy/mellowed out/dreamlike, when I'd like to be able to reach those emotional places without having to rely on a substance.
I kind of fear the same thing. I have no problem with it, but I fear that if I started I'd get really into it and use it more than just once in a while, and use it as a way to ease things rather than actually solving them. I'd like to know exactly what people experience while high, how their mind works, and what happens (i.e. what happens to their motivation, what happens to their previous perception?).

Could someone who has used it please kind of explain in greater detail than simply "euphoric" and "laid back" what happens to one's emotions and perceptions of the world, if possible with examples, while high? Could you also include some of the bad things that might have come along with this?
 

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Could someone who has used it please kind of explain in greater detail than simply "euphoric" and "laid back" what happens to one's emotions and perceptions of the world, if possible with examples, while high? Could you also include some of the bad things that might have come along with this?

For me, the effects of weed are not too different than those of alcohol. There is a fuzzy edge around my thinking and my inhibitions are significantly lower. The major difference is I see things with greater significance. Colors seemed much more vivid and lights and shadows somehow seem captivating. Yet the overall effect is lost on me. As usual, I'm constantly aware of how muddled my thinking is and can't help but try to adjust. I don't particularly like the feeling of being high anymore than the feeling of being drunk. And for days afterward I feel slower in my thinking and responses.
 
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