I haven’t read this yet, simply skimmed a few sentences here and there. This is really insightful helpful info that every American (and everyone with interest in America) should absolutely check out. The info covers last year, 2022, and how America is changing, spoiler alert, it ISN’T for the better. The writer really didn’t pull punches. This article is essentially China’s version of 2pac’s Hit Em Up. And instead of Notorious B.I.G. as the target, it’s the USA.
It’s a good question. I agree pretty much 100%, and wrt weed from my understanding the prevailing belief is currently that smoking weed is not as bad for your lungs as smoking cigarettes, but in the end it’s still depositing tar and ash in users’ lungs. I’ve thought about how it’s a little strange that we’re being sold something smokeable as a potential medical treatment, when we know that smoke inhalation is itself dangerous and adverse to health. It feels almost like we’re going through another 1950s “cigarettes make you sexy and cure obesity!” phase of propaganda lol, and in 25 years everyone will be laughing at how absurd the claims about weed were. At least I hope.
Although this can also be seen as a rather natural albeit unscientific reaction to weed stemming from the masses, a revolt against the illegality of it and the lies about it, reefer madness etc. From my personal experience, my lungs, body and mind all feel far better as a habitual weed-enjoyer than when I was smoking cigarettes (although I still vape nicotine, so they could be doing even better). Anecdotal of course, and I’ve also spent a long time engaging with it and researching drugs of all forms. I will say I got into weed when I was only 17, that and drinking, and that combination sort of ruined my life for a little bit… it’s hard to say why my life sucked so hard then, heavy drug use or the bipolar disorder or the trauma or what have you, but I’m sure ripping a bong every morning, midday and night was not helping matters - just constantly dissociated.
Now, weed helps me exercise, introspect and escape the chronic pain for a while. Helps me shower and brush my teeth. Maybe it’s because those are the intentions I’m going in with, to get better rather than to get “fucked up” like I used to. Just sharing some of my experience, and I agree completely with your analysis and ideas regarding regulation and education. I shouldn’t have had my hands on it or hard alcohol at 17, but I’m glad I’ve got access to THC now, you know? In a socialist world with a better understanding of chronic illness and healthier medications for dealing with it, as well as less alienation, I may not feel the desire to smoke so much.
yooo just take a hit bro I swear to god this shit cures cancer (inhales an entire 3.5g in one puff, vomits and dies)
There’s a dude on YT who does exactly that shit, he took a legitimate full one gram dab on camera and he made a 2 parter. 1st part is him ripping it, 2nd video is him coughing his lungs out and nearly passing out and coming close to vomiting(he doesn’t). Crazy shit, makes you not wanna smoke tbh
I hate how fast weed burns. It makes you feel like you’re in a race to make sure you don’t waste any. Inhale, inhale, inhale. Maybe I’m just packing wrong, but I’d prefer if a weed cig / J burned at the same pace as a cigarette. Or if it deadened your filia like tobacco does so you don’t cough lol, but in a somehow not dangerous way 😵💫 Mixing tobacco and weed is a way to do it, although I shouldn’t have to emphasize to stay away from tobacco at all costs. There may be a healthier way to enjoy it, but shit is addictive like crazy.
Dabs are a little different, but they still go fast, and if it was a dab vape those feel like absolutely nothing when you inhale them. It’s the fuckin exhale that gets ya, at least in my experience.
Yea nicotine is addictive, working on quitting now. And also I’m not very big on smoking bud bc I agree it burns up fast and seems like a waste of money. I live in a legal state so I do get stuff that I know isn’t gonna kill me bc it’s a fake cartridge or something(a huge problem in the US that’s not talked about, one of marijuana’s biggest obstacles to pass because plenty of people associate marijuana with those Mario Carts or whatever fake shit is out there bc of a lack of regulation.) only way I know to genuinely save bud from being used up too quickly is those vaporization bags. You put a tiny tiny amount of weed in the vaporizer and it fills up a bag that you inhale. You don’t need to inhale the whole thing in a minute or anything, you can pace it out over a few minutes. Or if you know how you can gravity bong but it’s a bit advanced for me and I never did it