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the magical benefits of weed

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Paranoid? Make sure your weed has some CBD in it as it decreases paranoia.

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everyone needs a waving snail on their blog

i feel that if I scroll past this and don’t reblog it the snail is going to look to the ground and cry

that comment

im sold

gotta do it now

I honesty lost track of how many times i have rebloged this little snail.

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SUCH CUTE

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keep your fleshy prison vibrant by guzzling 8 bottles of earth sauce a day

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When the Doctor says no to CBD for Anxiety

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I’ve had my fair share of problems with mental health and I am sure most of us have in different degrees.

I recently had a “mental breakdown” that caused me to go on medical stress leave from work. When I went to my family doctor and told him all my symptoms he said I was having anxiety attacks. He quickly asked me if I was using any medication and I told him I was using CBD strained weed to treat my panic attacks and he totally freaked out. His medical viewpoint was that we have natural CBD receptors in our body, so if we smoke CBD (or use it in any of its forms) we will be teaching our natural CBD receptors in our body to not engage, and we will then need to rely on an external source going forward. This seemed pretty straight forward, but what set off an alarm in my head was that my family doctor was pretty quick to prescribe me Lorazepam to treat my anxiety attacks. I am not sure if you are aware, but Lorazepam is a Benzodiazepine which has a whole plethora of its own issues and side effects.

Let’s get back to the CBD receptor perspective that my doctor had. After doing some research, I found that using CBD products does lower your natural CBD receptor signals, but it also RAISES them. CBD products do this in an indirect way by not allowing your body to breakdown and transport your body’s natural CBD known as anandamide, which causes your body to increase anandamide levels.

So my family doctor may not know the whole story, but the truth is CBD science is complicated. What is more important is that CBD is STILL a better choice than Lorazepam.

More on that later.

Note: High THC content weed with no CBD is going to make you more anxious.

Photo source:

 https://me.me/i/when-u-convince-your-friend-with-anxiety-to-smoke-weed-13082209

Science Source:

https://www.leafly.ca/news/cannabis-101/separating-cbd-facts-from-myths

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What can we  do when we get “too” Stoned?

A remedy that may be overlooked by some

By Chev-posts

 When we have a situation with a friend who has had a few too many shots what do we do? Sometimes we switch them onto water, we get them something to eat, and if it is passed the point of no return we usually try to find a place for them to sleep.

What about with weed? What happens when we are too high? Are there any “go-to” remedies we can fix up for our friend who did the biggest water-lung / bong rip you have ever seen? When I get too stoned, two scenarios commonly ensue. The first scenario that could occur is that I am a little bit dizzy, and I start to get clammy. I try to avoid this situation. It usually means I’ve taken a huge bong rip and that I am doomed from that point on. There will be limited communication with me going forward at this point. In my clammy and dizzy situations, it sometimes also leads to “greening out” which is the worst outcome ever.

The second scenario is now the situation that occurs for me most of the time. I like to consider myself a “classy” pot smoker now. I only roll joints, or use a vape. Usually with these methods I do not hit the clammy and dizzy stage. The only other way I enjoy my weed is with edibles.

With edibles, I have learned that there is a second version of being too high. I do not get the clammy / dizzy stage from edibles. This is because edibles take a while to process in your body. The high comes over a long duration of time, and it intensifies. Sometimes you don’t know how intense the high is going to get, and this causes the “holy shit guys I think I am too high” stage. This is my scenario number two.

The remedy for being “too high”

This remedy I am going to propose only works for scenario number two (using edibles). If you have taken a giant water-lung or a bong rip and you need assistance I am sorry but I just haven’t figured out what to do in that situation except for find a couch and try to chill, but I would recommend having a popsicle.

What you can do if you have taken an edible, and it is intensifying, is to try and “sweat it out”. This method works for me. If you have access to a sauna, obviously this is the best choice (but make sure you have water to keep hydrated). If you are like me and do not have access to a sauna, try doing some exercise. You are probably thinking, “weed and exercise?” Which is a valid thought, but it works. I usually like to sit on the exercise bike and watch something intense that will keep me motivated to keep pedaling. I usually watch vintage triathlon battles on YouTube, mountain bike races, or other high intensity programs.

One thing you may notice while on edibles is that it takes a while to get a sweat going on the exercise bike. This is half the battle. Once you get that sweat going you are going to feel better. That high is going to peak and you will not have the “I am way too high” panic attack stage that often ensues with high THC edibles.

For some of us weed enthusiasts, exercising just doesn’t mix. Therefore I would recommend the sauna option, or if you live in a really hot place, just go for a decent stroll outside or a hike (reminder to bring that H20).

You might also notice that while you’re stoned the exercising isn’t actually too bad. I find with edibles I do not “tank out” like I do when I smoke and try to exercise. Obviously, be careful as weed does increase your heart rate. You are not doing a full-out training session here, just enough to get a decent sweat going over time to enjoy the high. Next post we’ll jump into the science of these claims, although marijuana is still a schedule 1 drug by the DEA so there isn’t much academic research, but I am sure I will dig up something from somewhere J

 Photo sources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/StonerEngineering/comments/1ooj15/this_is_my_third_lung/

http://whisper.sh/whisper/0515b040bddbaa165034ac704549929289fc27/Anyone-ever-green-out-Smoke-too-much-weed-and-throw-up-everywhere

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/05/27/forget-protein-shakes-the-newest-workout-supplement-weed-man/VDcIZRkSqcQGiYVG8tGcuL/story.html

If you have any remedies, feel free to post 

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Today, social media use is nearly universal among teens.1 While notable shares say they at times feel overwhelmed by the drama on social media and pressure to construct only positive images of themselves, they simultaneously credit these online platforms with several positive outcomes – including strengthening friendships, exposing them to different viewpoints and helping people their age support causes they care about.

Roughly eight-in-ten teens ages 13 to 17 (81%) say social media makes them feel more connected to what’s going on in their friends’ lives, while around two-thirds say these platforms make them feel as if they have people who will support them through tough times. And by relatively substantial margins, teens tend to associate their social media use with positive rather than negative emotions, such as feeling included rather than excluded (71% vs. 25%) or feeling confident rather than insecure (69% vs. 26%).

Young people also believe social media helps teens become more civically minded and exposes them to greater diversity – either through the people they interact with or the viewpoints they come across. Roughly two-thirds of teens say these sites help people their age interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds, find different points of view or show their support for causes or issues. And they see digital environments as important spaces for youth to connect with their friends and interact with others who share similar interests. For example, 60% of teens say they spend time with their friends online on a daily or nearly daily basis, and 77% say they ever spend time in online groups and forums.

Keep reading: Teens’ Social Media Habits and Experiences

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From wikipedia (which is based on this timeline): 

In 1977, [Yayoi] Kusama published a book of poems and paintings entitled 7. One year later, her first novel Manhattan Suicide Addict appeared. Between 1983 and 1990, she finished the novels The Hustler’s Grotto of Christopher Street (1983), The Burning of St Mark’s Church (1985), Between Heaven and Earth (1988), Woodstock Phallus Cutter (1988), Aching Chandelier (1989), Double Suicide at Sakuragazuka (1989), and Angels in Cape Cod (1990), alongside several issues of the magazine S&M Sniper in collaboration with photographer Nobuyoshi Araki.

I think English-language readers would flock to the “shockingly visceral and surrealistic” Manhattan Suicide Addict and Woodstock Phallus Cutter. Someone should hire translator Ralph McCarthy and make it happen. Actually, there is a hard-to-find 1998 English-language book called Hustlers Grotto: Three Novellas…translated by McCarthy! [Image: First edition of Manhattan Suicide Addict, 1978 / Image courtesy: Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo / Yayoi Kusama, Yayoi Kusama Studio inc.]

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I would read Hustlers Grotto if I stumbled upon it.

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Social Media Usage by Teens at an All-time High, According to 2018 Survey

By Jeremiah Ford

What is one thing that has become normalized as we walk into a restaurant, a store or a line at the movies? Everybody is looking down at their phones. In restaurants you can occasionally see an entire family sitting together, and all are focused on their devices, rather than each other. In the line at the grocery store; despite being a short line, that doesn’t stop people from making a quick glance at their social media feed. If you have worked in a school, how many times have you had to ask students to put their phone away?

This constant connection doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon for our youth as a new study points out. According to recent surveys, 95% of teens have access to a smart phone, and 45% say they are connected all the time. The only difference in 2018 as compared to a few years ago is that most youth are choosing Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube over Facebook.

Within this same survey (put on by the Pew Research Center), youth were asked about the consensus teens have about the impact of social media. Twenty-four (24%) percent of the teens surveyed indicated social media had a negative impact on their lives while 45% expressed that these social media outlets haven’t had any impact at all .  The remaining 31% expressed that the impacts of social media were mostly positive.

Of the 31% that expressed a positive effect, these teens say that the main reasons social media has a positive effect is that you can connect with friends and family, find information, meet others with similar interests, entertainment value, self-expression, support from others, and learning new things .

For the 24% of survey respondents who believed social media had a negative effect, their main reasons were bullying, lack of in-person contact, unrealistic views of other people’s lives, distractions, addictions, peer pressure, mental health issues, drama, and other .

Other results determined by the study by the Pew Center showcase that the amount of teens being “constantly connected” has increased from 24% in 2014 to 45% in 2018. When looking at household income, as the medium household income increases, so does the amount of electronic devices being available in the home.  Almost all homes showed similar cellphone use and availability (93% or higher) despite income, gender, and race. As the parents’ level of education increased, so did the amount of devices in the home (such as computers or laptops).

With almost half our teens being “constantly connected”, and 93% or more households having access to smartphones, it becomes apparent that social media usage among teens is on the rise and that we must be aware that almost half (45%)of these teens are unsure whether these outlets are having a positive or negative impact on their lives.

 Source: “Teens, Social Media & Technology 2018” - Pew  Research Center

http://publicservicesalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Teens-Social-Media-Technology-2018-PEW.pdf