Am I the only atheist that doesn’t smoke pot?
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Looks like I'm the odd one out, Smoked it for years, still do though more for pain relief than peasure. 36+ years and no problems yet, except the law
Savage
Level 7
Apr 23, 2018
1
You, me and the rest of us... 50 years steadily toking so far. Some restrictions and interruptions during 10 years (never busted) military service!
I don't, though I used to smoke a lot of it. I didn't really consciously quit, it's just that circumstances led me to a place where I don't know where to get it. After a while, I just resigned myself to the idea that my pot smoking days are probably over. However, I am not sure what I would do if it happened to be right in front of me. I might (or might not) decide to indulge.
firecracker
Level 6
Apr 24, 2018
0
Nope, I seldom even drink.
Darrellin559
Level 4
Apr 24, 2018
1
No comparison...
That’s like responding to, “Do you play sports?” with, “I seldom even have sex!”...
@Ungod , if you can’t compare sports to sex, you’re doing one of them wrong!
If you think MJ is anything like DRINKING ALCOHOL (edited), you haven’t done either one right. Which seems to be YOUR story!
@Ungod MJ=weed. If you are just looking to argue, look somewhere else. I will block you. Have a nice day
When I was young a lot of my classmates did. I was never tempted, I saw the stoner's and they always looked like they were half asleep. I didn't want to be like that, so I never tried it. My exwife's son got hooked on it when he was just 12. He went to rehab at about 16, and it failed he is now 25 and still hooked, working a hard dead end job. I feel sorry for him, because as long as he smokes weed, he will never have anything, because he wastes his money on weed and fines when he gets caught with it. Such a waste.
jimmy1961
Level 4
Apr 24, 2018
0
Pot is not physically addictive. You cannot "get hooked" on it like smack or crank.
However if your life sucks, your job sucks and life looks bleak, weed can brighten your mood. That is why more enlightened societies grasp it works as a medication,
One can become phycologically dependant on it, but not physically addicted.
In short I would not blame that lads lot in life on weed, but on something underlying, for which he uses weed to cope. For instance "He got hooked on it at 12?", by that you mean he startyed using it at 12.
So life was not stadard issue for him was it?
In some way life was kind of fucked up as he was starting to use weed at 12, something drove that.
@Davesnothere There are many other signs of addiction than physical addiction. Addiction can be habitual and behavioral. If you have these signs, OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS, DISREGARD OF HARM CAUSED, LOSS OF CONTROL: DENIAL OF ADDICTION OR HIDING DRUG USE then you are addicted and it is harmful.
@CK-One You are conflating addiction and pyschological dependance
Nope, my son does not touch the stuff.
Davesnothere
Level 7
Apr 24, 2018
0
When you’re around...
@Ungod Nope period. He is an honor student in engineering. I am a medical patient, his wife and mother are as well.
Just not his thing . . .
He did for a while as a teen (17-18) but stopped, not fond ofthe effects on his thinking process.
@Davesnothere Sure... I bet he doesn’t masturbate also!
@Ungod No need for him to hide it with two medical patients using it in the home all the time.
He must not breathe in the home...
@Ungod we don't smoke in the home, that would be inconsiderate, we smoke on the porch.
Also, it is not the same thing to be exposed to second hand smoke as to smoking something yourself because you want to, doubly so when the patients are medical and consume less than a gram a day of CDB strains, not THC strains, much of which is not smoked at all.
Point being, it is readily availble and not frowned upon by familt friends or his wife, it is just not his cup of tea.
Why is that hard to believe?
Not everyone likes drinking either.
@Davesnothere
Not everybody tells the truth either...
@Ungod True, but I also live with him, and both his wife and I smoke regularly.
There is zero reason for him to lie
He just does not like weed.
I am kind of amazed that you find that unbelievable, like you have never met anyone ever who did not like weed.
Sounds like your in a green Bubble.
And seeing as we all used to live in Humboldt together, I have seen a few of those.
@Davesnothere - I don’t NOT believe it. I just DON’T believe it...
@Ungod I get that, but it is not a fantastic claim.
It is not any different than someone not liking Lasagna, or Chili, or Beer, or wine.
A personal preference, which you cannot believe.
Reeks of a bias you hold.
@Davesnothere - Experience... I find that sex, drugs and money are the things most people lie about, most of the time.
If you wanna believe him that’s ok and understandable.
But I don’t!
@Ungod While I find that addage to be valid, it assumes apriori that every person always has some reason to lie about those things
Which is simply false
That is crossing the line from skepticism to cynicism
I do not need to believe him, he is standing beind me. I told him about your inability to believe he did not smoke when his wife and I do when I last had to medicate myself.
He says "You can eat a dick Motherfucker. Calling me a liar for no reason."
I don't either personally it's irritating for me to hang with most ppl who do because they get so low mellow but I have met some ppl hyper who definitely are more enjoyable to know as a pot smoker vs non high...lol
tiredjusttired
Level 4
Apr 25, 2018
2
I am one more like dat...
I think pot stinks, it hurts your throat, it may give people a childish kick to be doing something illegal in most places, but when it comes to kick, you get a much better one from a 15 year old single malt scotch, and it tastes infinitely better ! (And you do not have to suck on someone else's saliva on the glass!)
LoneJungle
Level 5
Apr 25, 2018
1
I’ll match 3 drinks vs smoking all the MJ anyone can possibly consume in one setting, in a comparative contest of driving, or any other mind-body coordination skill, ANY day!
You can take cannabis in more ways than smoking, which doesn't give people enough THC to cure cancer- it takes cannabis oil. Or you can take CBD oil, which also calms people, raises their moods and is legal most places.
It also cures seizures and other problems.
birdingnut
Level 8
Apr 25, 2018
2
@okiestache Where have you been? People have been curing cancer with THC since the 1970s. The internet is crammed with stories, and even the official cancer website admits THC kills cancer cells without harming human ones, but keeps saying it hasn't been officially endorsed by the cancer society.
Mainly because chemo therapy and radiation, which recent studies in the U.K. show kills patients within 15 years of treatment for 50% of patients, is a billion dollar industry.
People who announce alternate cures in their clinics have been turning up dead in droves. So many in the past few years that it's forced alternate cancer care givers into hiding. You might try reading more.
@okiestache Do a google/youtube search for CANNABIS CURES CANCER and THE ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM...
@Ungod, @okiestache Landmark Study Shows Half of Cancer Patients are Killed by Chemo — NOT Cancer [thefreethoughtproject.com]
BBC News - Growing evidence that cannabis oil can cure serious diseases like cancer [bbc.com]
I don't smoke anything anymore. Pot always just made me sleepy and gave me cottonmouth.
Medicdad
Level 5
Apr 27, 2018
1
It “made you sleepy” because like most modern money driven westerners, you are likely sleep deprived!
Marijuana seeks to BALANCE the human mind and body!
Hydrate your body sufficiently!
Nope! My drug of choice is offee. I experimented a lot in my teens; by the time I was subject to DOT drug screens at work, I had long since grown out of that phase.
DispatchKara
Level 4
Apr 27, 2018
2
...However: in the brief period when I was 19 and not yet drug tested, I will admit to being wrecked one day after work. We had the munchies, but knew none of us should drive. The only thing in the house to eat was Braunschweiger (liver pâté
, onions, and Wonder Bread. We were eating our sandwiches when my friend Jim said, “Ya know, Braunschweiger is basically lips and assholes. They should call this stuff Buttwurst.” “Buttwurst?!” I shrieked; “What a great name for the kitten!” And so little Buttwurst and I spent many years telling new veterinarians the story of her name when they asked what this cute little cat was called. 
DispatchKara
Level 4
Apr 27, 2018
5
I’m not a fan of altered states. Hate how it smells. However, I don’t think it should be illegal, and any medical uses should definitely be explored and utilized.
bettyboop_1967
Level 5
Apr 28, 2018
5
Those who don’t smoke weed, simply think they are better than those who don’t...
Ungod
Level 6
Apr 30, 2018
0
Not all of us. Not better. But there are those of us who are someone who doesn't smoke struggling with something and think smoking weed might help. At least, that's how it is for me.
Maybe the majority of Right Wing people of faith, although that's probably not even fair. But I certainly don't.think I'm better because I DON'T smoke. I just don't like the high. The majority of my friends do smoke dope.
I used to, I enjoyed it a lot. Many friends still smoke, I enjoy the aroma still, but my personal choice was made because I feel it would have a net negative affect on my career.
Hell no, I'm no better than anyone else. That's some inverted snobbery going on there. Just choices, ain't it? I don't drink either... Cos I was alcohol dependent for my entire adult life.
All things in moderation, but I'm probably more of a judgmental ass than when I was religious. SOME really need to smoke every day, but I'd say most who use any mind-altering substance on a daily basis would benefit from therapy and/or meditation.
The vast majority of my friends us MJ a bit, some every month and several who are ill daily.
My devoutly religious dad smokes about daily. A year ago my dad could barely do any exercise and today he rides a 4 mile loop on a bike 5-6 days a week.
The pot only smokes around me if I’m creating a kitchen disaster.
AgentAdamAnt
Level 4
May 1, 2018
2
I find it more interesting that you make a connection between atheism and smoking weed. I suppose there is some preconception that those who reject religion have had their minds opened by some form of illicit drug. Still, I wouldn't consider the two to be joined at the hip.
Full disclosure: I LOVE smoking weed...just not every single day of my existence. Moderation, folks. ?
ElSuperbeasto
Level 4
May 3, 2018
5
I find that it helps me focus on details while allowing me to keep the overall bigger picture on mind. That and it takes all the sharp edges off of life in general. Like when you're obsessing over a small mistake made during everyday life for hours afterward, it let's you move passed it and forgive yourself easier. I'm all for anything that makes me be kinder to myself.
Kafirah
Level 8
May 6, 2018
1
I stopped smoking weed a bunch of years ago when it seemed to become a chore or at least the driving motivation behind most activities. I don't miss it much, the effect that is I do still really like the smell. I was never the guy who could smoke and remain quick-witted and Id rather be present in the conversation these days.
Toecutter
Level 2
May 11, 2018
0
I'm 44 and have never tried pot, but a friend's wife recently died and he gave me her last bit....that was over a week ago and I still haven't found the right time to try it.
educatedredneck
Level 7
May 14, 2018
2
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