Has anyone else never tried marijuana before?

i read somewhere that due to the chemical make-up of the smoke, you can't get emphysema from smoking marijuana, but you can still get chronic bronchitis. imo it doesn't matter much outside of the scientific realm; either would really suck.

 

Thanks for all the responses. I appreciate the neighborly advice that has been offered in this thread. I can not remember if I was listening to BBC or NPR, but apparently they have licensed marijuana growing facilities down in Oakland Cali.

Oh well, food for thought!

Cheers!

 

ORLY? U can get a license? to grow pot? In California?
What is the world coming to?

 

Ni Hao!

So would that "yet" change if it were legalized? Do you have some of the same concerns as I?

Cheers!

 

someone will rip you off if the plants are legal or not.. you cant even grow apple trees without pissing in someones cider.. think .. fuck might be easier to grow dope in mexico and ship it here.. the mind set of some people is just astounding.. like mofos pulling out ak47 at the farmers market to sell some pumpkins.. shits getting tough out there..

 

as a wise man once said " the only people who dislike weed are the ones who havent tried it "

 

they say that about anchovies too..

 

an ounce of weed is a lot. weed is light weight, its just slightly heavier normal leaves. and leaves are like feather-light. i would usually buy 1 gram from my dealer and that lasts me a long time. 1 gram can make about 5-7 or so bowls (depending on your piece). and since you're inexperienced, one bowl is plenty-maybe too plenty- for one person. but different people go through weed at different speeds tho because of tolerance. and like someone else on here said, an ounce is 28 grams. its a lot of weed. the only reason why someone would buy in ounces is if they're takin it across the border to sell, to sell in general, or if for some reason someone will be isolated from their dealer for a long time and they're willing to use dried weed after a while.

but i can't talk from personal experience about tobacco addiction cuz i havent gotten addicted to nicotine. but just do some research of this addiction thing, read testimonials, and most of all JUST TRY IT. you're not risking anything dude! well at least nothing of significance.

 

I love it. It isn't addicting. I find myself going through cycles. I'll smoke pretty heavily for a while, then lay off of it completely for a while, with the rare occasion if I'm in a group or something. It's just a way to chill and relax and have fun, and if you have the right kind it can make things hilarious, which is refreshing.

It is possible to become reliant on it, though not addicted, but that really just depends on the type of person you are and if you're okay with that. I use it to have a good time and laugh, and to occasionally cheer myself up if things are bleak. But I don't need it. It's just an aid. :]

Although I have also found that with increased use I tend to space out/forget things more even when I'm sober. Once again, it depends on the person.

 

If you are a person who tends to relax and laugh at life unassisted, then you probably don't need pot. And I am occasionally forgetful and unfocused. I don't want anything that could push me further in that direction.

On the other hand, coffee, black tea or green tea seems to help me focus and get stuff done, so I use them once in a while.
Caffeine is addictive and I got where I was drinking more and more every day just to stay alert. I let myself go cold turkey for a couple of weeks to get the chemical out of my system. It was unpleasant and I was sleepy for days, but now I don't have to take it to feel normal. I use it only as needed, not every day. Not everyone reacts like I do and I guess that's why all the advise here cannot take the place of knowing how your own body reacts to things.

Maybe we should all have a little latitude from the government to self-medicate as long as we don't become a menace on the highway.

I got pulled over for weaving one night and I was just sleepy. Too many miles, too late at night. If I had listened to my body, I would have found some place to pull off and sleep a few minutes before continuing my journey.

No matter what laws are liberalized, we will always be forced to ask individuals to have enough self-knowledge to know when they need to crash on the couch instead of driving. The law is no substitute for personal responsibility.
If you are lucky your friends will pull you back from the car when you don't realize that you aren't up to the task of driving.