The longer weed is part of my life the more there seems to be two polar opposites in my relationship to it. On the one end there is - of course - addiction. As soon not being high doesn't feel good anymore, there is attachment to being high. An issue in priorities that starts metastizising into all other parts of life. Some kind of inner scale is out of balance, more and more steps lead into ultimately wrong directions. I've definitely been addicted at times.

On the other end there is something altogether different. A fulfilled life with plenty of opportunities to sneak in a great time and get some perspective to the rat race. A crutch for balance on an inner level. A tool for integration of other aspects of life. More and more things fall into place. New ideas appear out of nowhere that help us out of seeming dead ends.

The difference is fundamental. On the wrong end of the spectrum, there is a gradual decent into repetition compulsion, laziness, avoidance. On the right end of the spectrum, there is more adaptiveness, more joy in the details of the flow life.

This is a pretty thin rope to walk at times. I keep sliding into subtle or not so states of addiction. Whenever getting high is too much a goal, rather than being part of an overall situation, truly in line with the mood of the moment. But I kind of notice how I can improve this by getting my shit together. In many ways, weed can even help with that. It all seems to be about whether or not we use it to integrate other aspects of our life of as an end in itself. If we really want to use it for integration, "fasting" seems to help. In the sense of: not taking in other substances. Especially not alcohol and other heavy hitters. But for even better effects, why not also cut caffeine and sugar? This turns taking weed more and more into a ritual where we "make room" for it in other aspects of our life. It's kind of hard to describe. It is as if this kind of focus allows us to get actual work done as opposed to messing around and doing nothing of substance. Does that make sense? How is this in your life?

Maybe first we became a Stoner. A committed lover of weed.

Then maybe we became an older Stoner.

Then one day we are talking with fellow weed lovers. Talking favorite strains, or tips and tricks for portable DHV pleasure, distillate vs resin pen, mixing strains and modalities …

and we realize younger Stoners look to us (maybe in shock?). We have become a Stoner Elder.

Do you remember when that happened to you?

My son recently started college and dorm life, which of course in California means smoking more cannabis than when he was at home. I’m not thrilled about that but we have open communication and I’ve done what I can to instill moderation and responsible use, stick to flower, etc. He has a med card.

Being a broke college kid, he’s likely trying to make his weed last as long as possible.

As a DHV (dry herb vape) enthusiast I’m sold on the health benefits compared to smoking, and also how much less flower i now use as a result of switching to DHV.

So I’m torn on whether to get him a DHV as a present. On one hand it’s a harm reduction tactic and a way to save him cash. But I don’t want to encourage him into abusing weed.

I use dynavaps but they’re not practical for dorm life, so I was thinking of a mid range device like the Lobo.

I’d love to hear your opinions. Thanks!

Been a daily smoker for 10 years. Smoked before that too on and off but not daily. Weed always got me so so high. Didn’t seem like it mattered how much I’d smoked before. I was just always a lightweight. Totally fine with it. 6 months ago I quit drinking and got on an antidepressant ( Zoloft). I was a habitual drinker and it was annoying to me. Seemed like such a chore and I wasn’t enjoying it. Also hit the doctor up and he said I’m depressed and gives me the pills. I started taking them and kept smoking. I’m blessed to live somewhere with a seemingly unlimited network of caregivers and dispos.

Lately I’ve just not been getting high from flower. Not like I used too at least and I’m trying to figure out if it’s the Zoloft or if I’ve just smoking so much since I’ve quit drinking that I need a t-break.

Some backstory. Currently in my 30's and haven't smoked in about 4 years.I was a daily user in my late teens/early 20's. I quit smoking around the age of 23 because of a new job. From the age of ~25-27 I smoked a handful of times.

The times I used flower (which was literally a lightly packed 1 hitter) I got crazy panic attacks which i found strange since I had used to smoke multiple times a day every day no problem. But the few times I used a cart it was fine.

Now I'm 31 and looking to start using again from time to time as my job has laced a lot on using and wondering where I should go from here. Should I get a cart with low THC content or am I going to get completely blasted from the years I've been off? My plan was to only take like 1 second hits and hope I only get mildly buzzed.

I feel silly even asking all this but I'm feeling out of touch hoping to maybe run across someone that went through something similar.

What are the best Rap/Hip Hop/R&B/Soul songs with a Halloween vibe?

Just looking to see what others have to say about this. There's a lot out there and it's that time of the season.

Good conversation to have when we're all smoking and stuff so just posting it here to see what y'all have to say.

Honestly it's a lil annoying (kids on reddit to begin with is). Kids, teens, whatever you want to call them. I can't help but think at least half the posts in stoner subreddits are "I'm a kid and I'm new to smoking" vibes, which isn't even what a stoner is. These people aren't even legally old enough to vote, let alone legally smoke weed, yet they're online trying to act like stoners because they hit a bowl a few times that they've hidden from their parents.

Please, for the love of reddit, please just quit smoking. Go be a kid and enjoy your youth. Get off of reddit. There's nothing cool about dwelling on reddit. Don't be like these adults that dwelled on reddit and Internet forums all their life since elementary school. It isn't cute or healthy. It isn't a prideful or respectful thing.

You're not a stoner. You shouldn't even want to be a stoner. A lot don't even know what a stoner or pothead actually is. Smoking weed occasionally doesn't make you one. Having to hide your weed usage from parents doesn't make you one. Just slow down now before you even become one.

Keep your mind, lungs, emotions and body clear. Again; go be a kid/teenager and have a fun, experienced youth, but weed isn't and shouldn't be for y'all and I mean this in the most respectful way possible. Especially the weed nowadays.

If you aren't even legally old enough to make your own decisions, to vote, to have a credit card, to even have something legally in your name, you shouldn't even be allowed in smoking communities and you honestly wouldn't be outside of the internet.

Please don't let the Internet influence you or make you think you're older than you are. Just stay with the kid/teen friendly things. Weed isn't all cracked up like you think it is. Please quit coming to "stoner" pages and asking very basic questions too. It just screams "I'm a new kid smoker" and any respectable adult shouldn't engage with a minor about this. It isn't even legal to do so and that's something your parents should be doing, if anybody; not random people on the Internet. There's plenty of "first time smokers" communities but I just don't feel it's fair to call yourself a stoner at that point, therefore an actual stoner community isn't necessarily right for you.

It is legally a liability for adults to engage with anything regarding marijuana with children and teenagers that are under the smoking limit, on and off the Internet, and communities have been harassed by admins in the past because of it. Do I personally agree with the laws? Yes and no. I think someone should at least be 18 if they want to really get into marijuana but I understand why the law in most places is 21. It's a lil cringe seeing 15 and 16 year olds talking about weed, acting like they're this cool stoner, when they've been occasionally smoking for maybe a year and they have to hide it in their room otherwise they're grounded.

You want to do it, nobody on the Internet could prevent you. I could just hope your parents step in and steer you in a better direction. Back before all the social media, teenagers would just get together, hit a bowl, joint, blunt, whatever a few times and go on adventures or something; nowadays the kids converge online to virtue signal how stoned they are.

If you're underage, please keep your smoking activities to yourself/real life if you're bent on doing it but it's extremely awkward being an adult and constantly interacting with kids, especially on subjects related to weed. The amount of kids that attempt to talk about politics is annoying enough, but when it's about an actual adult-oriented subject in a grey area like marijuana, we really don't need to be interacting on that level. Let's keep it legal for reddit's sake. Unfortunately the same kids/teens run to reddit for other things they're not even old enough for as well. I believe reddit as a whole really needs to do better, as well as the parents monitoring them (unfortunately it's increasingly getting difficult for parents to be able to always monitor their kids because the cost of living is ridiculous, parents can't even be around like they need to/want to anymore so they have to constantly sacrifice parenting just in order to survive, then everyone blames the parent for not being able to be there all the time).

Be healthy, he happy, be alive. Keep your mind as healthy as clear and pure as possible. Weed DOES affect you, don't let anyone make you believe differently. The younger you start, the longer you smoke, the more you're affected, and likely not in a good way.

Enjoy your youth, weed shouldn't be for yall!

So im not exactly sure how to describe my problem but lets just start:

I harvested a purple punch strain a few weeks ago. Directly after drying it for 1 Week me and my wife tried it. And it was fuuuuucking amazing. Like out of this world good. We were so high, so happy and had one of the best nights ever.

The next day we tried it again and this super intense feeling was gone. We were high but not as good as day 1. Well obviously not every night and high can be the same and i thought "yeah sure thats tolerance building up".

So then we took a break again for 8-9 Days. I cured it up nicely made sure its in a cool dark place, and humidity is around 55-60% in the Jar. (burped it too)

We tried it again and now we need way more to get high and dont reach the same level. Although the first time we only vaped like + - 0,2g.

It feels like the curing made the weed weaker. Even though it smells great and tastes great and i think ive done a good job preserving terpenes. Def no mold.

So i dont know, can anyone relate? Did my weed got weaker in the jar? Does it need more time to cure? Do we need to take longer breaks?

I consume twice a week, but its a bit on and off. I regularly have 1 Month breaks because i dont like the feeling of needing more and more to get to the same lvl. And had a longer break before that first session with the new purple punch.

But my wife rarely consumes and that made me a bit suprised by this. She is a bit dissapointed now because after the first session she was like holy fuck weed is the best shit ever and now she is like where has that feeling gone.

I usually smoke flower but I have a disposable distillate pen (eureka indica)that I’m finishing. I’ll take 3-8 hits depending.

Odd things I notice

1. It feels harsher on my lungs than smoking flower. Much harsher than DHV
2. I don’t like it by itself. It’s best 3-6h after smoking
3. Big pink eyes effect
4. It takes me down hard and fast in a way flower doesn’t. Great bliss but I’m down for an hour and pretty wiped for hours

I probably won’t by any more after this one - for me DHV and smoking are both way better

Anyone else like me?

I had my appendix out in early 2023 and I didn’t smoke for about a month. I went from needing 2 or 3 bowls to feel high to having 2 rips and being super panicky. I get that having a tolerance break will change how much I can handle but it seems crazy to me that after nearly 2 years I still can only handle 2-4 rips off one bowl before I’m too stoned and on the verge of greening out. On one hand I’m not complaining cause I’m not using as much product so I’m saving money, and on the other I’m curious of why my tolerance hasn’t gone up at all really in the last 2 years. Maybe it’s just in my head?

Also, I’ve never had paranoia with weed before. Ever. I’ve been smoking since I was 16 (26 now) and before this surgery I could smoke more than any of my friends and not get paranoid or have a bad high. I was smoking daily and it was always fun/relaxing for me. Since the surgery I’ve had panic attacks and motion sickness a lot even when I take one rip every few days. I’m considering not smoking at all anymore just cause it usually starts out as a bad high and kinda mellows itself out, I hate the first 20 min after smoking now

I’m curious how common this is

I smoke about 1/2 oz over about 20 days a month. The other day I smoked 10 500mg prerolls over a fun day. So average tolerance right?

Thing is I realize I get 80-90% as blissed with 1 joint (or DHV chamber) as I do with 10. The main benefit, other than smoking pleasure, of smoking lots of weed is I stay stoned a lot longer.

But a lot of time I can’t be stoned super long.

Anyone else get this? I’m going to try smoking less than I usually do just to see if this holds up.

Currently am smoking a couple hits each nights, every night. Helps me wind down, is enjoyable, and helps me sleep. When I frequently travel out of state for work, I don’t have any issue not smoking. I have a young child and consequently a wife that can’t partake. Because of that, I want to cut down a bit and I currently don’t smoke at all until the little one is asleep. However, when I’m home and I don’t have a specific thing stopping me on a random weekday, I struggle to not smoke. Anyone have any tips on how to go from daily smoking to limiting yourself to just a few days a week?

I've been smoking a lot lately and I've finally realized why: I hate the comedown. So I may wanna be high for just a little, but when I'm high and come down, I just feel blah. I'm fine when I'm sober and come up and peak but the come down just blows.

I'm sure the answer is just be healthier and or do less weed but in case there's anything else I can do, I'd love some thoughts. Or just to know that I need to be healthier/smoke less

Livin paycheck to paycheck is some bullshit lol. Seems like most people on Reddit are financially well off so they don't really have to deal with this kinda thing. I have $11 on my PayPal to use towards some weed (only amount I could put into it were fund lmao) and fronts are no longer possible at the moment. All I really need to do is make 9 more dollars to get a dub lmao 😂 what are some of people's favorite go to's to make a lil extra money for some buds?

Used to do online surveys years ago but the shit takes so long (especially when half disqualify you). People told me to look into the online sports betting thing (put $10 in and could possibly win hundreds+) but I really don't wanna risk what I have for a maybe 😂 I'm not a a gambler and really don't follow sports much (besides the NBA, which isn't currently in its regular season) so I'm bound to not win anything lol.

Used to donate plasma and have scars on my arms to prove it. Hate needles so much and at this point I haven't done it in years lol not even possible at this time of day either.

What kinda things do you guys do in order to get a lil sack to enjoy? Smoking shouldn't be this difficult lol.

Just looking to see what people's thoughts are and what they usually do! Maybe it would give me some ideas.

Paycheck to paycheck stoners, let's unite with productive conversation!

I was researching CHS and REM rebound recently and again noticed a lot of the research is 1970s. Crazy!

My impression is current speculation is that for daily users the brain adjusts somewhat to cannabis by upregulating compensatory systems. If cannabis stops we feel the effects of the now unopposed compensatory systems.

With CHS in particular it’s speculated that the weed/upregulation balance gets brittle, so upregulated systems induce nausea/cramps on awakening that progress to CHS.

All speculative given the state of research.

Anyone seeing progress on the research side?

Is anybody else experiencing tar/sap buildup at the bottom of the joint while smoking in cool (5C° [41F°] to 12C° [53F°]) and moist environment?

This leads to blockage and sometimes sap leaks out of the bottom of the tip.

I have had this issue with hash and weed and I usually mix with a bit of tobacco.

Does anybody else experience this as well and are there ways to avoid this?

In a dream come true I had lots of fine prerolls and 4 days to smoke them.

So I decided to smoke 9 joints (4.5 gm) over about 11h. Every hour or so I got my treat.

And as expected after the first 3-4 each later jay was a lovely smoke and a nice buzz but otherwise all normal.

I had reached the all day smoker Norma-stone. No greening, no glorious bliss, but very nice mellow and I can smoke as much as I like.

I could see smoking 3-4 oz a month like this. Sadly I’ll have to go back to regular use, but I definitely get the hourly weed appeal!

Ingredients:

Corn Syrup (from Corn),

Sugar (from Beets).

Deionized Water,

Gelatin,

Citric Acid.

Natural flavors.

Pectin (derived from fruits),

Colors (derived from fruits and vegetables).

Vegetable Oil (coconut, canola).

Carnauba leaf Wax (to prevent sticking).

Delta 9 Distillate.

My girlfriend and I started using edibles after an 8 month break from THC. We don’t want to smoke for health reasons as well.. is there anything in here that could be causing us stomach issues or is it just the D9 THC itself? Would straight THC capsules be better if we could find those instead? It’s a shame because we love getting high on weekends, but don’t want to mess with our stomachs up like this.. we usually take 10mgs on Friday and 20mgs on Sat + Sun, then sober M-Th.

One of my vices is I smoke too hard. I’ll start with good intentions but soon I want a lot more of that delicious smoke and I pull harder. I get wonderful hits but the weed burns faster than the paper. The ash gets buried in a collar and I gotta relight. I don’t like relight!

I think it’s worse when I pack lightly, better if I pack harder than most like.

Am I imagining things or is this plausible? I could pack in a bit more weed and get less collar of doom.

A question for weed smoking parents; would you allow your child to smoke?

Would you allow them to smoke weed once they're in their teens? Would you stray them away from it because of the possible issues? Would you supply them so you know their source? If not, would you ask who their source is and see if it's okay?

My son is 5, I'm a weed smoker. I'ma probably quit in the future for my own benefit but I'ma also always support it for what it is.

I have awhile until my son becomes a teenager and even possibly thinks about trying it, so things could be different then for everybody. I'm just wondering what people think about this now.

I hope everyone in your lives is healthy, safe and alive. Let's have a positive conversation!

Friday Stoner Rollcall: What are you currently doing, what time is it for you, what are your plans and how is your Friday going so far? 6:36 pm, I'm just watching YouTube at the moment, don't really have any plans but my Friday is okay. What about y'all?

If I remove the label and put it with my medications in my luggage all in a plastic bag will they care? I’m traveling to Russia and then the Philippines. Omg jk I’m just traveling out of state. I’m reading mixed answers online but it seems like putting it in a bag, removing the label and storing it with meds is fine.

I made a site that gets the prices of THC products from hundreds of stores and finds the best deals. Can you guys take a look and let me know if you'd want anything changed?

https://blazed.deals/

I started out making it because I was tired of feeling like I was getting a bad deal buying gummies but ended up kind of going all out lol

PS it is tracking about 1,500 products right now, but it has only been running for about a week and has a backlog of about 50,000 pages, so if you check back it will steadily track more products.

Hey, fellow 29-and-older stoners.

If you're looking for a place to congregate and smoke your weed with your peers, join us on Discord*: https://discord.gg/Qv9DtHU6kQ

We're a little different than you might expect. First, you might notice that we're not that busy for our member count. We don't purge though, because sometimes members who haven't spoken in years pop into voicechat for a sesh, or let out a random exclamation in our scream-into-the-digital-void channel then go about their day. We don't mind lurkers.

We're incongruously wholesome for a stoner server -- we are sfw and politics/current events/religion are not topics of conversation. You don't need to believe what I do to share my smoking space, but we've found it best when we all remain blissfully ignorant of conflicting viewpoints.

There are 2 40-something cinephiles who love to share movies. We come up with ones we want to rewatch and wait until we find someone we can schedule it around. The last we streamed was Gosford Park; upcoming are District 9, Lou, and The Big Short. Some we've streamed multiple times, such as Burn After Reading, Spaceballs, and The Man from UNCLE. We like a wide variety! Sometimes TV too.

We have DnD, if that's your thing. Old, Stoned, and Going to Hell has been going on nearly 2 years approximately 2-3 times a month, with 2 original party members and a dm who is considered one of the best in the circuit. We have a good time and welcome spectators (you'll be muted if you're not in the party). We have the opportunity for walk-on roles, one-shots, and other campaigns around the corner.

Also: Crafts! The server owner is an avid cross stitcher (with a touch of embroidery thrown in) and likes to ping the crafty role for Impromptu Craft Nights. Just mention to someone in chat that you're into sittin' and stitchin' (or knitting, or arting, or modelling.....), and you'll get the role.

Maybe this is a bit of a longer glimpse into the server than a call for entrants should be -- but we're not for everyone. If you got this far, though, maybe we're for you.

We look forward to meeting you.

[*] For those who don't know, Discord is a chat platform with servers equivalent to houses, with channels equivalent to rooms, where people gather in text and voice to hang out. If you have problems getting into the server, send me a private message or a chat and I'll get you sorted.

What kind of videos are calming/satisfying for you?

What kind of videos do you put on when you're in a mood to relax, feel calm, something satisfying. A lot of people enjoy ASMR, a lot of people enjoy watching workers do their jobs perfectly, some people enjoy watching multiple colors and shapes align, some like the serene nature, some like space, others like psychedelic vibes. There's really no right or wrong thing. It could be a category of video, a style of video, a channel/creator, whatever. Feel free to share some links if you want.

like title says, do these exist?

the most premium grinders ive used, santa cruz shredders and space cases, still leave metal shavings in my ground flower

i dont want to smoke metal or inhale metal shavings

ive gone back to using the crappy free plastic grinders from storz and bickel until i can find a better option

Anyone else have a similar experience?

I started smoking years ago and I went from a bowl to smoking full "jumbo" cones and still not getting high...then the Vape carts until I had to vape every few hours and was spending too much at the dispensary. I kept track of my spending and I decided to quit smoking and vaping just to save money. I used edibles (gummies, mints) to reduce the withdrawals; adding more and more time between doses until I had a 4 day streak without any THC. Then I went out to dinner with friends and took 5 10mg gummies and I was flying high! When I was vaping all day, I took a 100mg edible and didn't feel anything.

Since then it's been over a month since I smoked/vaped. I've put together a few more multi-day streaks of no THC at all. I don't see myself ever smoking/vaping again. I'm starting to branch out to other types of edibles and I even bought a THC beverage (never tried that before). I'm also spending 90% less at the dispensary.

I mainly just wanted to ask you all what kind of edibles you guys like to eat/buy? What flavours are people digging at the moment? I have a few of my own creations in mind i’d like to add to the menu, but wanted to get a gauge on what kind of stuff people like to eat nowadays so there is something for everyone. I’m happy to take requests but I’d still like to put together a menu for people to select from. Sweet and savoury are both on the table. Anything you wished you could buy but no one makes/sells it?

To clarify i’m asking what kind of flavours people are liking nowadays, not how you make your edibles.

E.g. pistachio, marshmallow, orange, lemon, peanut butter, nuts, fruits, strawberry, white chocolate, dark milk, mint etc. Would they like to see ice creams and full sized birthday cakes? cheese? blocks of infused butter? More savoury things, pastries, pasta bakes/dinners and lunches? Things that you don’t really often see on a street menu. That kind of deal 🤍

I really appreciate anyone that takes the time to read and input

edit: i’m in the UK if that helps with flavours and the like

I like a variety of stones. Mostly powerful stones every day or two.

I often start with a low dose edible as an entree. It will support all else.

The main course is a joint or two.

My DHV chamber moves around. It’s convenient to vape when walking or biking or at the bus stop. Today it was dessert. A bigger joint meant I was just below “too much”. For the first time I spread out the DHV into a recurring set of 12-13 nice hits. I think I did 5 or so sesh over maybe 30 min. I could bump my stone up each time but always ideally. Never “too much”

Anyone else approach being stoned with multiple dishes and recipes?