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[mmKay]

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[Nemra]

16 hours ago, Nemra said:

I haven't smoked for about a year. I don't quite remember how I felt, but overall I was alert.

@moonawakening444, and I should say that for testing, I was smoking 1 or 2 pinches of grounded cannabis.

I don't know, perhaps the strain was the problem. If I remember correctly, it was the cheapest and the least potent one. However, I don't want to harm my lungs anymore.

Next time, I should probably try to vape some variant of THC.

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[Terell Kirby]

@Leo Gura thanks for acknowledging both spiritual and addictive elements of smoking weed- most teachers are either/or in their perspective.

I personally only used recreationally and had to stop because it became addictive and really limited my life and Mind. It takes deep self reflection on how drugs affect us, and acceptance of our limitations with them.

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[No1Here2c]

The more I think on it the more it begins to feel that not enough could be said about the addictive potential of weed.

Weed certainly has value.

Weed certainly can be overdone.

There is a balance and a correct way to use a sacred tool.

Addiction is seen as more a personal attribute than it is anything of the substance itself. Some chemicals may just not be right for some people.

[Nemra]

7 hours ago, Nemra said:

I guess if Δ⁹-THC is too potent for you, then after oral administration, the amount of metabolized 11-OH-Δ⁹-THC would be higher compared to inhalation, and probably, you'll be overwhelmed by the experience.

Although Δ⁹-THC : 11-OH-Δ⁹-THC ≈ 1 (oral) and Δ⁹-THC : 11-OH-Δ⁹-THC >> 1 (inhalation), the bioavailability of Δ⁹-THC is significantly higher when inhaled.

However, the total amount of Δ⁹-THC and 11-OH-Δ⁹-THC will be much lower when orally administered, and 11-OH-Δ⁹-THC has much higher affinity than Δ⁹-THC.

It would be interesting to know whether the above actually makes all people have much more intense experiences after oral administration of Δ⁹-THC or not. Why would the difference in ratio and total amount of the two cannabinoids make the trip qualitatively the same and also more potent when orally administered?

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