Asperger's and Marijuana

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Hi Opi,
I did consider a vapouriser because I used to sell them. Anyway, I built one out of a soldering iron, a table and a jar, pretty much. It did an excellent job, and you could vapourise other substances, like lavendar, chocolate, mint etc. But it doesn't work out in the cultural / social sense, everyone I know wants to smoke bongs (the worst).

I was the same but I saw so many people getting joy out of it I persevered with it casually for a couple of months. I tried using larger amounts to see if it did anything and it still barely gave me more than a buzz like having a couple of beers. And even that would wear off after twenty minutes or so while the heavy smoker I lived with would seem high for hours after smoking the same amount. Usually my eyes are really sensitive. If I get water in them in the shower it looks like I've been in a chlorinated pool or the ocean for hours and hours. They're bright red. Yet smoking weed didn't even make them glaze over let alone go red and close up. Finally I stopped because one morning after having two huge joints with my house mate I had the worst panic attack I've ever had. It lasted for like 3 major waves of panic over several hours. It even took a while, a few months, to get back to 'normal' (or at least what's normal for me ). It's a shame it's not for me but I guess you can't miss what you've never had.

All of this is purely hypothetical and some roleplay.

I smoke cannabis. Sativa gives you a high and indica strains give you a stone. I like a 40/60 hybrid. I like my plant a few weeks immature as it gives a lot less couch lock. I don't particularly like high concentrations of THC. Dealers often grow with 24 hour light which results in a reduction in CBD but faster growth. I like to grow my own becuase of this and I definately notic the difference.

Don't think you tried it once and you didn't like it. For me it surpresses the random thoughts that helps me concentrate so I can finally focus as well as helping with plenty of other symptoms but I have to be smoking specific stuff for it to work.. anxiety (need CBD for this else just gonna make it worse in the long term which is why I like to grow it myself plus I know there's no chemical nonsense.)

EDIT (Just noticed date... Sorry for necro)

Marijuana is the best drug known to man, as an aspie I can honestly say that I've managed to gain a much higher level of consciousness through the use of marijuana . god bless this godly plant and legalize it for the good of mankind

I think you should be able to put whatever you want into your own body without needing permission from the nanny state.

Medical use is a huge argument for legalization, but just the fact that someone just might like to smoke because it makes them feel good, why would that be a problem? It seems that purely hedonistic reasons or motives are always rejected because f**k you if you want to just feel good.

And the reasoning is always this: Just because someone who messed up their life did activity x, it has to mean that activity x was directly responsible, so it must be banned for the good of everybody. Of course, no reason to take into account all the circumstances in that persons life. Just blame activity x. That has to be the reason, right?

I tried pot for a few evenings since I moved to legal Oregon. It eliminates the random, free floating, restless anxiety that plagues me everyday.
I'm trying to figure out which is healthier for me, the prescription mess or the kush. There aren't any clear cut answers. Such a personal, individual decision and each strain has unique reactions.
I've found a new passion/ obsession/ special interest...growing weed. I had never seen a live plant before and I'm allowed to legally grow a few plants. It involves a ton of reading and research.
Anyone else grow?

I used to think about it, but the penalties in Texas were harsh and I never did. Now, I've started thinking about growing again. I'm legal to do it, but I live in an apartment.

From what I hear, it's a pretty good plant to start with, but you have to carefully control the temperature to get good quality buds. My friend's first crop was spectacular, and the second not so much. The main difference was ventilation, as far I as know. He used seed from the same batch and the same lighting, feeding and watering schedule, but in a location that got hot during the day.

This year, I noticed some weed at my dispensary that had the same texture and flavor as the second batch. The only time I ever saw it was a few weeks after a really hot period here, so I think I've identified the smell (a hint of burning rubber) and texture (super ropy) that result from overheating. I haven't had a chance to talk to an expert about it yet.

It's usually helped me with my autism, and being able to get it legally removes all the paranoia from the equation. The only drawback is that I used to have kind of a built-in rationing mechanism, and now I have to do it myself.

I do quite enjoy the marijuana, it helps mellow anxiety and depression and also one can get high from it which is a pleasant sensation.

I think one reason I like the grow process is that it is complex and detailed. Trying something new and something that was previously banned is rather exciting, as well as confusing. Working to rid myself of the old stereotypical "bad pothead" and instead see it as on equal footing with my prescription meds. There are positive and negatives to both and I'm figuring out which helps me most.
Yes, I need that mellowed out feeling...I'm not used to it.
Thanks for your replies

I do not believe dope should be used as a recreational drug, I can't even stand cigarettes and hate the way people go on as if weed is the cure for everything.

There's no call to should all over me.

Hi, lol. my name is James, I've had a habit for the past 6 years of weed alcohol caffeine and tobacco. its only recently ive managed to cut all of them out. i'm currently going through some bad withdrawal but i'm soldiering on as they say. i have nothing against weed even now. but a warning to all people on the spectrum; STIMULANTS ARE BAD FOR YOU. i found out that everything from strong illegal stimulants to the seemingly harmless legal ones all set of my anxiety to an overwhelming point. i would like to say weed doesn't set it off but I've never had it on its own so i cant say and until I've gone a month sober i wont have a clear answer. what i can say about it is it clears the autistic mind in a way that seems impossible without it and there lies the problem. every autistic person has social problems, problems regulating emotion and learning difficulties in one or many areas, so it is very important to face your problems on a regular basis in order to build the life and the mind you want and NEED. weed can make you very happy, in the way that sleep makes you feel rested, but you cant sleep forever. if you are using weed to improve your life in a general sense you are on the right track, but if you are using it on a regular basis to avoid feeling your real emotions and you cant imagine going without it, you are in quicksand and if you don't let others help you out, no matter how they do it or you do it, it will drag you down. before you know it you'll be completely submerged. so always control your habits and avoid stimulants!! peace!

I think 'take a different perspective on my emotions' rather than 'not feel my real emotions,' but otherwise your point seems sound. I definitely have more anxiety if I overdo the coffee, but I am also a better person with some coffee than I am with know coffee. Fact.

In the process of obtaining medical marijuanna here. I have tried most of the pharmacy and an absurd number of treatments for my various health problems. I cleared some of the last major hurdles, my family doctor is on board and my religious far right parents are surprisingly on board. I am just waiting for the clinic which prescribes thr marijuanna to call me. I have a referral already, so I'm just playing the waiting game.

I hope to use it to treat/benefit my severe pi-IBS-D, chronic pain, nausea, sleep, anxiety, mood, stress, help stabilize my blood sugar, and my asthma, all which there is evidence in medical papers stating the possible benefits of such. I want to drastically reduce the quantity and variety of medications that I have to currently rely on.

Good for you. The weed toking has greatly reduced my anxiety and sensory overload symptoms. It helps me greatly to get to sleep. I had a heavy duty sleepin pill that just felt excessive and the pot allowed me to eliminate the pill in favor of the pot.
My digestion has improved and my pain from a neck disc disorder has eased a lot.
I also have PTSD and it seriously helps me. I don't startle as easily and my fears are reduced.
I feel that my body reacts more gently to the pot than to the pill.
Keep me posted.

Get a good vaporizer so theres not need to smoke it although ingesting might be best if your asthmatic.