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03 Feb 2011, 3:04 pm

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I really should look into this more.

I formally did not agree with legalisation, socially in the UK I think our attitudes towards drug-use would mean it would cause too many problems (for example look at our attitudes towards alcohol), until I realised that criminal records for possession are more damning to individuals, in turn to society, than the general social issues that cannabis may lead to if legalised. Medically it's a whole different issue, I know too many people who use it for this reason and would be doomed without it, I've been told I should use it for anxiety, OCD and migraines, but wouldn't want to risk legal issues...we need it more readily available for those who need it for medical reasons, it's disgraceful we have to fund criminals in order to get the medical help we require.


Agree with you one million percent.

Also, since it is criminal, during my school years smoking lots of it made me and friends more isolated in a way. Since most of us developed serious habbits and that it was not socially accepted, it makes it harder for people who do need help to seek it for fear of being called a junky criminal stoner.

For anxiety, try natural herbs which are available at Boots and possibly Holland and Barrat as well.

http://www.boots.com/en/Vitano-Rhodiola ... ts_924196/
http://www.boots.com/en/NiteHerb-Valeri ... ts_924198/

Melatonin, St Johns wart and Gaba spring to mind as well.

Diet is a key factor as well. Avoid refined sugary foods, food additives such as Monosodium Glutomate (MSG) which comes under a variety of hidden names, aspartame which is the non-diet replacement for sugar and products with unhealthy fats.

Feel free to ask questions and i can help. Always do your own research as well to later confirm anything too.


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03 Feb 2011, 3:15 pm

Cannabis has had a great impact on my life. As a visual thinker it helps me in writing, which is my employ. It is the only medicine I use for migraines. My GP prescribed me a few different types of medication for my migraines that make me feel very sick and only get rid of migraines after some time. Not with Cannabis. My migraine with aura goes away before I'm done toking that s***, and my doctor actually refuses to believe me and instead keeps trying to give me different medications with the same active ingredient. I have a genetic heart defect and since these medications are blood vessel dilators it causes me extreme physical discomfort and heart palpitations. In terms of anxiety, it really helps me, though my girlfriend who suffers from anxiety (non-ASD related) finds it makes it worse for her, so obviously it is different for everybody. My only problem with cannabis as a cure is that it does impair some of my abilities and thus I never smoke at work or school, so if I get a migraine there, there is nothing I can do. I would like to see a non-psychoactive derivative of THC created specifically for migraine sufferers like me who are unwilling to smoke cannabis at work or school for obvious reasons.


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03 Feb 2011, 3:45 pm

lol @ "tokin that S**t

The reason it may make you more creative is because it promotes blood flow the the right brain hemisphere.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJGrZx8QzKw[/youtube]


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03 Feb 2011, 4:18 pm

PatrickNeville wrote:
lol @ "tokin that S**t

The reason it may make you more creative is because it promotes blood flow the the right brain hemisphere.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJGrZx8QzKw[/youtube]


I knew someone would be amused by that :)


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03 Feb 2011, 4:25 pm

If you want to get as close as you can to isolating the beneficial chemicals in weed like you said before, I suggest a vaporiser if you can afford one.


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04 Feb 2011, 1:32 pm

PatrickNeville wrote:
If you want to get as close as you can to isolating the beneficial chemicals in weed like you said before, I suggest a vaporiser if you can afford one.


Yes, or eat it.

Controversially, smoking it mixed with tobacco helps to ward off schizophrenia and reduces psychotic episode!



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04 Feb 2011, 2:13 pm

I actually have a vaporizer, but my problem isn't with the 'smoking' but rather with having a buzz while I work my full time job or go to school. I don't get high and take care of business unless that business is writing or some clear Friday nights when I take out my telescope, consult the charts for something interesting to look at and burn one (generally the only time I recreationally smoke). So what I mean is, a THC-like compound without psychoactive effects that could be used in the workplace, or at least, much lesser psychoactive effects that are not obvious


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05 Feb 2011, 6:45 am

Vigilans wrote:
I actually have a vaporizer, but my problem isn't with the 'smoking' but rather with having a buzz while I work my full time job or go to school. I don't get high and take care of business unless that business is writing or some clear Friday nights when I take out my telescope, consult the charts for something interesting to look at and burn one (generally the only time I recreationally smoke). So what I mean is, a THC-like compound without psychoactive effects that could be used in the workplace, or at least, much lesser psychoactive effects that are not obvious


That'll be cannabidiol (CBD). Not all weed has enough of it in. Hash is usually ok but can be adulterated so avoid unless you know how to tell what's what. The people at UCI are looking at CBD for autistic children right now, and GW Pharma have attempted to balance the THC/CBD in Sativex in a 2.7/2.5 ratio so that it doesn't make users too high.

This is important if you want to have a job, but if you just want to stop biting people then high-THC weed will do the job, too much of it will make you sleep, guaranteed.

Marinol (synthetic THC) should probably be avoided - it's a bit spikey and gives people the jumps!