Self restrictions for Herb use

[kailiwela44]

I currently caught a cold from my daughter and came up with what i thought might be a good question...Do you ever restrict your herb use?

For me the times i choose not to smoke or use are when:
1. when i must watch my daughter and drive her around
2. I am very sick where it is hard to breathe
3. If i don't want to be in a place i can't handle the paranoia feeling
4. If i know i'm extremely tired

I limit my self when:
1. supply is short
2. funds are short
3. Got things to remember that i can't remember to write down
4. Going to the beach. Only after and not before--makes wipeouts easier to not panic.

kailiwela44

[jangel]

Yes. I agree. As Scott has said, it is set and setting. I do not like being high if I have to go into a public place. At least not really high! A bit is okay. I just get paranoid. And if I have to deal with straight people or kids, no, it is not right then either.

I found when I had my last cold that edibles where a good choice and helped me sleep. Coughing and choking with a cold and taking a toke do not go well. Pot is an expectorant though. And also after just a small toke, I have found it easier to breath for a bit. It also opens up the brochials and clears them, if in small quintities. At least for me.

Peace

[scott06]

Nice Thread

hedomism has its joys....and asceticism can be a nice cleanser.....but I think moderation serves me best in the long run

the best wine is after is the first sip after a few days with none...then I can really appreciate the smell, taste, and effects.

and also with MJ....I self-limit to make the times I use it more enjoyable
or when the kids are around

after thinking about it....I should probably self-limit a bit more and I think I would enjoy it more when I do do it. Say 2 - 3 times a week instead of a small amount each evening. If my will power matched my impulsivity that would be no problem.

[v0ssman]

scotts got the right idea I believe. I think the time between you introduce THC into your system and the time you sober up is key to keeping it from being a habit. Paranoia may be an issue...but thats only if im smoking a certain strain or a LOT. Going into the public lately hasnt even been an anxiety for me for the last few months. Anxiety is a big issue with me if I consistently use it over a week or two. I limit my use once I have a responsibility thrown into my lap, or If I make plans people I dont see very often. Its funny you mention limiting smoking when your sick..because I havent been sick for almost a year..not enough to keep me from doing my daily routines, or prevent me from indulging in cannabis. Thank you wondrous Cannabis for keeping my Immune system in check!

[kailiwela44]

Does anybody ever limit the amount they use? i.e.like scott was saying only a small amount at night.
For me, i can take half a gram, roll it up and smoke half in the morning and half at night. When i smoke from my pipe i can take that same amount and take small hits just enough for taste, smell, and the feeling in the eyes. I never smoke more than one gram per day. unless i'm not doing anything the following day--allows me to exercise and the start of cleansing my system (kinda)...i can still feel the THC swimming through my blood and in my past experience those are the days where i can take one sweet hit and feel good like i've smoked more.

kailiwela44

[ISO2BWELL]

Not everyone has a choice in how much they smoke.....

I'll say that again...not everyone has that option. For many it is the pain killer that allows them to function duing a day. Or the med that stops the horrible nausea and vomiting that come with chemo-therapy and some vestibular diseases.

Since moving to my Vape nearly full time, and leaving the bong and joints alone, I probably go through just about 2 gr. a day now. If I didn't use the vape (it is effecient) it would be closer to 4-5 gr. a day.

I have friends that are also patients that can not smoke or vape, but take the med via baked goods. They make an incredibly powerful, but still tolerable butter and mixing it 3-4 oz. bud to 1 lb. butter they go through as much as 20-25 oz. a month.

I have no addiction, as I've gone 5 days straight without and not even a drop of sweat or stress increase. I did get sick with a vertigo attack during that time...but it was to be expected with no cannabis in my body for days.

ISO

[brown2rl]

I only limit myself to the point of feeling content... As a medical user, when my mental inhibitions (ADD, Dyslexia, manic depression) are at a tolerable level... As a person who suffers from those, it's a lot better to be feeling "high" than to hate life "sober."

[GSR]

K...44
I had to chime in on this one. In general I dont smoke when I anticipate needing to make important decisions. I am into construction and during the day is no way, but when I get home forget about it.
Also I have figured a way to reduce the risk of getting sick in the first place, Washing hands like a freak (almost) lol, and I take this supplement called Emerger-C they are little packets you mix with water. I haven't had a significant illness in 3.5 years.
GSR

[papabeach1]

when I get sick.. I can't get high.. so my stash is saved.. I wasted 2 years worth of my stash trying get high when I was sick from cold.... now I know.. not to get high when I have cold period.. so far I have tried few hit.. it didn't work for me.. has to make some hot good veg/beef soup to get me better before I fire up next joint ;)

it is good to know everyone has varies experiences and defaults of using the pots while sick and not sick.. that is something doctorate can work with and see the differences..

[beyondthenorm]

I hardly get sick (I know the nutritional value of food and excersize) but one of the last times I remember I had a cold or something and I smoked a little and felt damn good anyways lol. I just stood in my room and kept token the best cold I ever had lol.
I make it a habit I won't break to not smoke when I work for other people. So I do the job right (cause if i'm high i just won't give a fu*k cause i really don't give a fu*k lol). Plus I have a strong work ethic.
If i'm gonna read or look forward to reading something that requires more than one page of reading i'll stay sober for that, if i'm high I can read a page and see every angle thats in the page but then i get tired of staring at the page cause I'll read 10 times as slow as normal.
If i'ma talk to my moms and dad then i'm damn sure to be at least within the 1 hour from sober point lol.
Other than that i'll smoke all day if I got it like that at the moment.
I don't have any kids yet but I wonder to myself for like 2 seconds sometimes if I should be high around them alot but I just forget about it cause i'm not sure what I will really decide, but i'll decide what good for us both hopfully.

[SomeDude]

Originally Posted by jangel

Pot is an expectorant though. And also after just a small toke, I have found it easier to breath for a bit. It also opens up the brochials and clears them, if in small quintities. At least for me.

Peace

I agree with that.. I just recently got over a cold and when i was sick, a good toke would help to get a good amount of lung cheese up making it easier to breathe.

I dont really get too paranoid though, sometimes on the freeway when you're doing the speed limit and everyone else is driving slow as hell so you have the feeling of just flying down the road (lol) -- Or when there are cops around



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[Deb-HAS-grn]

The only times I felt I needed to restrict myself from pot is when it was affecting my lungs, but I'm not to sure now that my lungs hurting had anything to do with the pot because at that time in my life I was still smoking ciggs and we all know what that stuff does to our lungs. It's always been a natural for me to have a toke here and there throughout the day. Now I don't smoke as much as I used to, I like it better this way for the reasons, if I do need a toke or two for my pain or or mental well being, it works on the pain better then if I was constantly endulging in the smoke. I also get a much nicer high if only once in a while, too much of anything takes away that feeling we get,, you know, like that first high of the day kind of high

[kailiwela44]

I do that too. When i get sick i wait a few days to a week to let the crap materialize. Otherwise, i'd be hacking up a lung and not gula gulas (flem). Another thing it helps to i recently observed is my allergies. Once in a while i'll a full on runny nose and sneezing. When i'm able to take a toke or two, it loosens up whatever is in there (i don't have a specific strain typically so some street grass works better than others) and i'm able to clear my nose with two full tissues instead of using a bunch over a course of time.

[kailiwela44]

Deb. I use to smoke ciggs too. Kool filter kings from when i was my teens to a couple years ago - just over a decade. I was able to quit, not cold turkey, over a course of a few months. toking here and there during the day too. I notice that if i smoke from the pipe more i have a chronic cough as oppose to smoking joints. Another thing i try to do to keep that first high feeling is drink lots of water and get at least some sort of exercise to get some sweat going. Out with the old, in with the new.

[Deb-HAS-grn]

Originally Posted by kailiwela44

Another thing it helps to i recently observed is my allergies. Once in a while i'll a full on runny nose and sneezing. When i'm able to take a toke or two, it loosens up whatever is in there (i don't have a specific strain typically so some street grass works better than others) and i'm able to clear my nose with two full tissues instead of using a bunch over a course of time.

I agree,,, and also if marijuana plant is made into different forms like, dry hemp oil is good for eczema and if made into a lotion it's good for skin rashes, hives and who knows what else we can find, It's Great

[Deb-HAS-grn]

Originally Posted by kailiwela44

Deb. I use to smoke ciggs too. Kool filter kings from when i was my teens to a couple years ago -

oh ya those good for you menthal filters, I started when I was 13 and didn't quite until almost 40 years later. I have been free of ciggs for two years exactly this month.. Congrats to you too K44 for quiting

[KardiakKush]

Originally Posted by kailiwela44

I currently caught a cold from my daughter and came up with what i thought might be a good question...Do you ever restrict your herb use?

For me the times i choose not to smoke or use are when:
1. when i must watch my daughter and drive her around
2. I am very sick where it is hard to breathe
3. If i don't want to be in a place i can't handle the paranoia feeling
4. If i know i'm extremely tired


kailiwela44

I hardly ever restrict usage! lol and I embrace my high everywhere I go..if people don't like it..they can deal with it. I don't care because I'm high!

[RikiTiki]

When I get sick I do limit usage. Thankfully, my family and I have not been sick in months since we have been taking ASAP from Lifesilver.com. We started at the 1/2 tsp twice a day for a month and now take 1/2 tsp daily to keep immune system functioning at top level. Even when others around us have been sick, we have remained well. So far so good.

[HazeyPurpleHippy]

The only time I limit my intake is, when I'm sick or the rare occassion that we happen to run out. lol. It helps my ADHD so much. My brain just bounces from place to place, when I don't partake. Ya know?

[Sprocket]

Originally Posted by ISO2BWELL

Not everyone has a choice in how much they smoke.....

I'll say that again...not everyone has that option. For many it is the pain killer that allows them to function duing a day. Or the med that stops the horrible nausea and vomiting that come with chemo-therapy and some vestibular diseases.

Since moving to my Vape nearly full time, and leaving the bong and joints alone, I probably go through just about 2 gr. a day now. If I didn't use the vape (it is effecient) it would be closer to 4-5 gr. a day.

I have friends that are also patients that can not smoke or vape, but take the med via baked goods. They make an incredibly powerful, but still tolerable butter and mixing it 3-4 oz. bud to 1 lb. butter they go through as much as 20-25 oz. a month.

I have no addiction, as I've gone 5 days straight without and not even a drop of sweat or stress increase. I did get sick with a vertigo attack during that time...but it was to be expected with no cannabis in my body for days.

ISO

i agree with ISO. due to my anxiety alone, i go through about an ounce a week, by myself, and that is thinking conservatively. those are the times that i actually have it, that is.

you know, my friends that are in the protected "cannabis circle" meaning the ones i smoke with and trust them enough to talk with about these things, they always look at me kind of crazy when i make a comment about smoking cannabis for medicinal purposes.
until i explain things to them. again. i'm starting to think something is affecting their memory......

truthfully, when i started smoking at the tender age of 15, it was to be the cool kid at the party. then, i liked it as i grew older and smoked more of it, then i got into some legal trouble when i was in my early twenties. after that i didnt smoke for some time.

then i was attacked, mugged and left for dead. in broad daylight. after i recovered from the gun shot wounds, i found that in fact, my worries were just starting.

i developed anxiety and panic attacks, and was even diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder by one doctor. i have endured extreme bouts of depression as a result of it as well. in fact, it crippled me for awhile. sometimes i still cannot sleep due to nightmares, or for what my doctors are calling insomnia. i will go 1- 2 nights, with no sleep. and it seems like it's for no reason, but truth be told, there are times that i feel as if something bad is going to happen, a feeling of dread that comes over me, and this prevents me from sleeping. sometimes it is so bad i cannot sleep until my body gives out due to fatigue.

then i started smoking cannabis again, and i found after awhile, that it helped me. tremendously. so now, when i smoke, sometimes it is for just the fun of it, but it is also due to the fact that it helps me maintain a quality of life that i used to enjoy before the shooting.. more so than any of the meds that i have been given by doctors. i had so many bad reactions to different meds, stomach pain, mood swings, worsened depression, even chest pains, that i just stopped taking what they prescribed. and began self medicating full time.

unfortunately, i live in a state this is not as tolerant of MMJ as, say California, or even Montana, so i have to act like a criminal it seems like, just to get the proper treatment, the treatment that works for me.

so after all this, i became an advocate for Medical Marijuana.
it is natural, and the facts do not lie. millions of sick people can't be wrong.
so what if the key to feeling better also happens to be a kick ass way to pass your time? getting stoned, that is. i'm just glad my wife agrees!