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Smoking pot in moderation and tapping into a greater consciousness.

Ziggo - you might want to consider writing a TR about that - make sure you're sober when you do so or else you will certainly write novels ;) If you'd like, you can even re-post most of that there... but whenever you go into Trip Reports and someone is talking about IVing meth, the descriptions are always novels, quiet common.
 
some of you may want to read on low latent inhibition. I ran across a wiki artical on the subject that mentioned canabis and that it may lower latent inhibition.






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Well weed effects everyone differently. I for one become nicer, funnier, more peaceful, and notice and think about things I can't sober. Many people seem to just get high and act stupid though, so go figure. I think a lot of it does have to do with how much you smoke, for me I just take a small bowl and smoke it in maybe one or two sitting. It's not that I can't smoke more and get higher, I can but it just seems like a waste to me.
 
Thc binds to and affects different receptors affecting memory, thought, concentration, time and depth, and coordinated movement. THC also affects the production, release or re-uptake (a regulating mechanism) of various neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are chemical messenger molecules that carry signals between neurons.

THC also acts on the hippocampus which is the part of the brain that is important for memory, learning, and the integration of sensory experiences with emotions and motivation

Source: http://www.druglibrary.org/Schaffer/hemp/BRAIN.HTM

In short when your under the influence of cannabis, your brain process information and relates things differently than when sober, which can cause you pondering something you normally wouldn't have thought of since you relate ideas differently when sober. Your not the only one, Ive come up with some good ass ideas when I'm stoned.
 
ding ding ding, you got it right on the nail. this is my favorite thing to discuss on the subject of weed. talking about how you can contructively bring yourself up through a subtance, used to possibly self-improve you several ways.

another good question is why did you start smoking weed. i would say i always liked the way it made me feel, and it always seemed to keep me balanced. but kept me in-check and in the clear, i felt a greater sense of mind added on to what i already had. it can bring you up, if you let it bring you up. use weed as a tool. to make you better, to make you stronger. dont let it get the best of you, and use it with good intent. if you dont take advantage of it, it wont take advantage of you later on... meaning the backfires from high-binging with this depressant, in a what goes around comes around kinda way.
 
Ritalin LA40 NYC said:
Hello,

I'm curious if anyone else feels like they are tapping into some sort of greater consciousness when they smoke.

Its a little odd, but lately I have been experiencing a new phenomenon. When I'm high I seem to be a lot more observant and intuitive. Almost borderline ESP.

Does anyone know exactly what I'm experiencing?

Thanks,

Seb

P.S. Someone asked in an earlier thread if pot was causing their depression?
I would say that in the short term, pot can alleviate depression. Sadly after a while of chronic smoking (at least for me), I become very depressed.
DON'T BE LIKE ME! I WASTED 10+ YEARS OF MY LIFE IN A ZOMBIE STATE BEFORE I WOKE UP ONE DAY. Everything in moderation. :-)
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i would say when i smoke moderately pot can give me a high that feels like a 'mental enhancement' where everything becomes more vivid and i feel like i'm living in the moment. its probably why i love it so much. my guess is it has something to do with the way it affects the dopamine receptors in out brains. its been a while, but i believe dopamine is the chemical released after we accomplish something and is why we feel good after things like a hard days work or finishing a difficult task. so, assuming my layman's psychology is semi accurate, it would make sense as to why you feel more alert and consciously aware.
i got something similar to this, the first bowl/j leaves me feeling upbeat and happy most of the time. much beyond that i start to become more sedated than 'high', sleepy, introverted and very unmotivated.(i need to cut back..)
 
Laika said:
What is moderate weed use in your opinion?
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I would say once or twice a month, same as a glass of wine, anymore than that is recreational abuse imo, I have smoked pretty non stop for 30 years, but in the last year i have dropped right down to the occasional spliff, and the experience is much more intense and satisfying than just getting wasted for the sake of it.
 
Ritalin LA40 NYC said:
Hello,

I'm curious if anyone else feels like they are tapping into some sort of greater consciousness when they smoke.

Its a little odd, but lately I have been experiencing a new phenomenon. When I'm high I seem to be a lot more observant and intuitive. Almost borderline ESP.

Does anyone know exactly what I'm experiencing?

Thanks,

Seb

P.S. Someone asked in an earlier thread if pot was causing their depression?
I would say that in the short term, pot can alleviate depression. Sadly after a while of chronic smoking (at least for me), I become very depressed.
DON'T BE LIKE ME! I WASTED 10+ YEARS OF MY LIFE IN A ZOMBIE STATE BEFORE I WOKE UP ONE DAY. Everything in moderation. :-)
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You're very lucky.
Low tolerance use of weed did give me a completely different mindset, but now I am tapering from benzos, I stopped other psychs that altered my mind in a sort of 'cosmic' way. I took some good guidance from psychs, which helped mature me as a person previously emotionally stunted.

I don't however, know how to comment on the psychotic/otherworldly side of cannabis, as I've only had speed pychosis, but I guess that there are many who may view this as psychotic.

Cannabis psychosis exists, I heard a friend of a friend believed he was Jesus through heavy pot useage, however, an important thing to consider is the similaritys and differences of psychosis and psychic awareness.

That is - psychic people can, at their own will, enter, and leave the same state of consciousness in which psychotics cannot.
The psychic consciously navigates the depths of consciousness, yet the psychotic gets thrown into these depths with no navigation skills or conscious awareness that he is in an altered state.
 
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smoke weed and let you be open to innovating on a basis to be contructive. use it at your good will, create a connection to it. let it tune up your higher advanced mind power, blowing you to the next proportion. try to do it big, then go and do it big. you can do it either way, sober or high allot, but its allot more awesome when you got buddha in the mix. weed can also motivate you in your endeavors, which is why it can be good. if you can handle it, then do it. if you cant, then dont. dont take your chances and let weed bring down & destroy you, only use it if you know how to make it bring you up.
 
Wolfmans_BrothEr said:
Source: http://www.druglibrary.org/Schaffer/hemp/BRAIN.HTM
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according to that article.: "Marijuana does not produce reinforcing effects" & "The definitive experiment which measures drug-induced dopamine production utilizes microdialysis is live, freely-moving rats. Brain microdialysis has proven that opiates, cocaine, amphetamines, nicotine and alcohol all affect dopamine production, whereas marijuana does not."



which is pure bullshit. marijuana stimulates the release of dopamine via the nucleus accumbens. JUST LIKE ALL OTHER RECREATIONAL DRUGS.
 
Lost Ego said:
I've noticed that when i feel emotions and dont speak on them when im high, my body twitches or moves.
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What exactly do you mean when you feel emotions and dont speak them? Do you mean things truobling you in everyday life or do you mean specifically at points in the high or?

Just because my body sometimes twitches/moves when i get high and ive never pinpointed what caused it but it makes me paranoid as hell as i've had 3 grand mal seizures in my life (only GABA/Alcohol related though)...
 
I firmly believe that all this talk about spirituality and greater consciousness is a key factor in anxiety and paranoia while stoned.

Leave the Terrence McKenna bullshit for the internet. It's just weed. If I repeated anything I read on this site to any of my buddies, I would be laughed at.

Yeah, THC psychosis is real and panic attacks suck. It has nothing to do with some being greater than yourself. I haven't read this entire thread, but I really don't want it go in that direction.

I understand that THC does hold insightful value for some as a psychedelic.
 
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You really should have read the thread before condescending everybody in it and making out you and your "buddies" are correct/superior and others with their personal beliefs are somehow to be ridiculed.

I get major anxiety and panic attacks when stoned. I do not believe some greater power is in control of that...I simply believe that Cannabis helps uncover parts of my (subconscience) mind I can't normally access which in turn makes me uneasy as I have alot of shit buried away deep in my mind I'd rather forget about.

Cannabis is a spiritual tool if you want to use it that way. It's a shame you are that ignorant that you won't try utilise it to it's full potential (because there can be more to it than just GETTIN HIGH 4 LYF BRO), but I respect that decision and belief. Just don't mock others for what they believe and how they use it.
 
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Sorry, son.

There's an interesting link on erowid im trying to find in keeping with the thread content.
 
I have smoked Weed like a chimney for 2 years now trying to get into Vaporizers again but still want to smoke it a bit for the higher CBD effect.
 
ziggo said:
I accept anything I think or feel I need to do or feel nowadays. I'm writing this shit because I can't even think of a because or reason. Maybe since most of these thoughts were from using meth in moderation so far but large doses IV. The negativity the meth has could mean that the ideas it helps with thinking of are all actually evil truths that I believe, and think I'm spreading truth but it's really only giving negative vibes to everyone. Except I don't believe that because I've just been feeling more happy and content with most of my thoughts and have never felt better in this life! Say the total average happiness I experience every day, keeps getting stronger then I've known could exist sober.

Yeah I've only done meth iv a few times so far. When I'm on it I can think about all my memories and somehow come to conclusions about my "belief" in it or the most true thing you have come to experience so far in life over this issuse you couldn't decide on. Next that belief in an idea or way can change what you know as the most none lie about what this "anything" is so far based on your experiences with that ANYTHING material or person. Could The way your brain gets wired be based on how we experience every moment in our life & the lessons we learn from them? I know in my mind when I have any existential questions they bother me enough to try to find the truth and meaning that has so far given me a happier outlook on life and each moment, even if it's not a high when you crave it.

This quote was a large factor in this thought.
"In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true."
-John C. Lilly

That's another thing with all drugs I think almost every one will cause you more negative thoughts & pain that is because they are made or filled with negative energy. Any amount of positive thought or experience can be strong but I find I normally forget anything too amazing and strong but I didn't care then, do any of you? I mean the negative thoughts they give could just be a small intrusive thought to do more or craving. I mean cravings for hard shit must be naturally evil because we I learned from my habit is I didn't get much hope for most of moments to be positive & not have pain more of the day then not.

I also don't want to try and push my positive thoughts & experiences on someone who doesn't want to hear it or isn't open minded to learning someone elses perception by using their imagination to sense it perhaps? Or maybe if someones mind wishes to stay ignorant on a topic in this moment then they will just either not be able to understand what the other person is saying or they will just not believe it more then their experience of this life yet.


That's totally fine by me! I just for some reason want to type this down and see if other people actually have similar thoughts/experiences I mean that's why i'm on this forum. And at this moment I think most people will take my for having temporaral psychosis or something but I just am living my life how I feel and think and I've made tons of new friends for what reason? Does positive energy just believe what is more positive? Same for negative energy? The amount of neg/pos energy something has determine what that someone can believe in based on how they decide.

Ok well I'm feeling like I shouldn't write down my whole book yet although I've never had this much motivation or energy to reach this dream I have because of all what I am. It's the ability we humans have to live in an unconditionally loving world that I have my believes made in, at this moment, but who knows about the future. And I'm sorry if this offends anyone or whatnot I never wish to cause pain to others or myself ever again in life, and to do that I must never tell lies. The truth may set me free or eventually just a weird happy person any possibilities are things I will accept as I accept what I feel right doing now.

This is getting very long I'm sure but it's amazing for me to just type my thoughts as the train is moving just because I wanted to and felt like this was meant to be done if I can finish and I want to re-read my weird ideas from my sober perspective so I can see if I need to dismiss myself as well!

Also why I picked this topic I guess was from my idea that pot gives me the ability to be creative in whatever way and also to figure out things that puzzled me in the past. Whereas I feel like this meth gives me thoughts that have changed me and I can't return but I'm loving this moment and feel good about the rest. If anything my strongest dream right now is to find the ultimate love or the strongest energy I can think of, and it to me must be a person that you and them can both love each other as much as you love yourself and if you love yourself fully and completely & unconditionally as you then you can to everyone else as well. The others won't take your energy if you give it but that true lover person will be able to feel that experience with you. Now I don't feel like I want to make people think anything or try to sell my "shit" but then why do I talk about anything with more passion or more comfort and truth?

I always needed to know the answers about how my brain works with relation to the rest of the universe. The desire to learn all the experience I've had to the best of my ability and it's lead me to this spot. Far many more walls of text exist in my mind to try and write a book with eventually. I'm lucky I suppose if anyone even could follow this tweekd out ramble of mine, but if one of you tells me it's lead to positive feelings in your life I would be glad I did this, and if not I'll stop telling these delusional thoughts to others and just be happy I feel better and don't crave the drug that could have killed me with how I was abusing it. love & peace don't do meth if I have scared you, I know I will try and never use it again and I hope my willpower will keep me in check.

I wish I could just write only what really applies to this topic, but these thoughts to me are just in my mind can fit anything. Also that if you were meant to read this then I guess I was meant to post it for your gain of information/insight and everyone either creates or destroys what it is that gets in the way of their dream.
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This was very informative, thank you <3
 
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