What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience?
In this post let's consider alcohol, nicotine, and coffee drugs, as they are, along with the usual suspects that can get you arrested in most US states and beheaded in Saudi Arabia. I live in Victoria, Canada, which has more marijuana shops than Starbucks, and we have tons of Starbucks. In 10 minutes, I can walk from my house to four dispensaries, which will sell to anyone over 18. OK, enough bragging, For me, a puff, and just one puff (I don't like getting stoned) can be the best tweak ever. A glass of wine is also a fine
compliment. Too much alcohol will increase my enjoyment (because I'm drunk) but put Phil Spector in the room (wall of sound and loss of the stuff I value in my system, such as clarity).
You don't have to smoke pot to consume it. Having now several states with legal weed, you can use vaporizer that is not dangerous to lungs. I don't smoke either. I either vape or eat cannabis infused meals on daily bases. During weekend I'm stoned whole day and during week days I'm stoned as soon as I'm out of office.
@wolf_garcia
There could be possible deaths from marijuana usage, but not from it directly. You can get asleep at the wheel or loose vehicle control and get killed just like from alcohol. Having a descent knowledge about types and grades of weed I can vary my menu weather I want to stay active stoned or passive. Skydiving when stoned is another super-thrill and I do that when I get chance before I reach an airplane! Also want to mention that only naturally grown and unprocessed weed along with medical grade is safe to use. Tried the 'street' grade years back and concluded that it IS dangerous.
I'm meant "directly," and the "just like alcohol" comment is silly and you should take it back or get docked 3 points for misinformation. I can balance on one foot juggling 5 chain saws while solving the Sunday NY Times crossword in 10 minutes while stoned. Most accidents involve people who haven't been smoking OR drinking, so we need to get rid of those people, and understand actual statistics…like the fact that driving deaths plummeted after Colorado legalized weed, and also note I'm 66 and grew up in Hawaii…weed SHMEED…nobody should be worrying about it…and, it's legal in my state (MA).
@czarivey- "Skydiving when stoned is another super-thrill and I do that when I get chance before I reach an airplane!" I’m a jumper(since 1980) and a toker as well(as are about half of those at our DZ). One of the last things I’d do, is impair my senses anytime in the day, before jumping. Not that I’m that obsessed about my own safety(ie: no AAD / 89 sq ft Crossfire 2, loaded 2.1 to 1 ), but- rather concern about my DZO’s reputation and the safety of those on jump with me. There aren’t that many collisions in freefall, but they happen. Canopy collisions are more prevalent, and on the rise annually, due to the increase in high-performance mains and landings. What you do in your listening room, or at home, is one thing. But, your altered state of mind in the air, is dangerous for ALL of us! Here’s hoping you don’t hold any ratings! (http://www.dropzone.com/news/Safety/Marijuana_in_skydiver_s_system_147.html)
Shubert needs to get some new friends. People thinking they "couldn't be better" sounds like what therapists are shooting for. Careful with the gummies geoffkait…they're a gateway to hard candy.
altered state of mind can or cannot be beneficial. if it wouldn't be beneficial, I wouldn't even try it. I wouldn't try to jump stoned being instructor either...
also bear in mind, that there's no test can identify the magnitude of mind impairment of marijuana ESPECIALLY after 2 hours! if marijuana is found in system of skydiving INSTRUCTOR, it still impossible to DEFINE weather the deadly accident occurred of impairment. Often and common assumptions presented as definitions for learning material.
We used to try and surf stoned from pot in Hawaii, and found that generally you had to paddle so much it wore off by the time you got out to the reef. Also, the myth of stoned musicians doesn't hold up in my experience (decades of live non stop club gigs) as it's simply too tiring…I've tried it and a set of music seems to take 14 times as long and it's pretty intense, thus exhausting. Maybe if you ONLY played stoned you'd adapt.
After all the posts here from y'all in the legal states and provinces up in the Great White North, I'm going to try to get some med herb under the pretense that I'm allergic to civilization and it's the only thing that will keep me from becoming a hopeless psychotic....
Well, at least, worse than I already am, anyway....
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But when I woke up, Mom and Dad Are rolling on the couch Rolling numbers, rock and rollin' Got my KISS records out
Your Mommy's all right Your Daddy's all right They just seem a little weird Surrender....."
To me it looks like a well dressed voodoo doll; audio voodoo, that is. Stick cryogenically treated needles in its "eyes" and imaging improves. In its "ears" and that high-frequency hash goes away. In its "feet" and that ground loop hum disappears. In its "groin" and PRAT is better. In its "butt" and those Diana Krall recordings finally sound like jazz 😎
A Little smoke here and their is good for you. I think most people who are perceived to be a mess by smoking is a result of smoking all day and everyday.
Iv met people who smoke all day and everyday and do nothing but watch TV, Play games and waste time.
Then their are those who smoke on the weekend, chill relax and have responsibilities in taking care of families, working and the rest that goes with everyday life.
It all depends on your Will Power and attitude.
Personally i feel Alcohol does more damage to a person then POT can.
It's interesting that somebody would say "Personally i feel Alcohol does more damage to a person then POT can." Personally? Good for you. Facts matter: In this country anyway (I might have mentioned this earlier) there are around 80,000 deaths ANNUALLY related directly to alcohol use. Pot…zero. There is no "toxic" amount of pot, although edibles (processed by your body in an entirely different way than inhaling smoke or vapor) can lead to an overdose which, although uncomfortable, isn't deadly…it passes and you might learn something, with zero residual harm…none…except to your dignity perhaps.
A flat lie , no line for pot use on death certificate where it says cause of death "lung cancer " . Reading these foolish posts makes it more than clear drug users can rationalize anything for their crutch . The SURE sign of a fool is he always goes to something worse to make his case . When you have no touch-stone of values everything is relative .
There is simply no meaningful research anywhere indicating pot smoking leads to lung cancer. None. It's been used effectively to reduce side effects from chemotherapy, and there IS data supporting that. If you have sensitive lungs you might not want to smoke anything at all, but, interestingly, a study did seem to indicate that cigarette smokers who also smoked pot had LESS lung cancer than those who only smoke tobacco…put THAT in your pipe! I invite Shubert to look things up, but when you have no touchstone of valuing actual facts and reality, everything is relative. It clearly is the fool who equates all "drug use" as the same thing, but for some the simple path is easiest.
Without pot i can't perform a thingie. not even interested to! time to get laid always must begin with cannabis and even better if it's man-woman mutual part of 'foreplay'. getting laid all night long high on cannabis is DBest where cannabis is very important factor of endless mutual libido!
With POT I can perform like a porn star :-)
That very often also depends on other partner unless this phrase only meant for solo (pornstars do that too:-)
@geoffkait
You should know that pronounced "Freedom Of Speech" out of First Amendment is actually spelled "Freedom Of Authorized Speech" which is extremely common in English grammar.
Good one, vegasears! I learned just yesterday that a guitarist I played with way back in the late 60’s and early 70’s got drunk on May 5th and drove himself off a cliff in Arizona. He also didn’t put on his seatbelt, was thrown from his truck, and died shortly after reaching the hospital. He was a fine Telecaster/Deluxe Reverb player, and the first guy I met who loved Johnny Cash. We did "I Still Miss Someone" every time we played together.
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