Posted by SteveL on September 29, 2000, at 19:18:34
In reply to Re: the Evil Killer Weed, posted by JohnL on September 29, 2000, at 14:42:18
A follow up to my earlier post:
In my non-medical use of cannabis, and the experience of many friends over a period of several decades, ever increasing doses are not required to attain the same effect. Even after a period of substantially heavier use backing off for a few days or less restores the original potency. Tolerance is real, but rather short term.
If even half of the sweeping claims of gross detrimental effects were true, many people I know, myself included, should be complete idiots by now, if not utterly insane; yet they are well regarded, working members of society with stable families and wide community involvement. I can’t think of anyone I’ve known who really screwed up their life with pot alone; no proof of complete harmlessness, of course. This can be powerful stuff, and I’ve seen it ill-used as well.
It’s worth pointing out that those of us who find our way to this site do not represent a statistically balanced cross section of the general population. Most of us have suffered some kind of significant neurological/psychological difficulties, some quite severe (near-fatal epileptic seizures and their after effects in my case), and should be careful about making unqualified generalizations from our own experiences, and those of our associates.
That said, I will only add that many people have found the ancient herb to be a very useful creative, even spiritual catalyst, and make no apologies. Call it “getting high” if you wish, but if the experiences or insights thus obtained pass the test of later, “non stoned” review, even objectively verifiable technological concepts (I’m not kidding), then what? I’ve gotten some of my best ideas this way, translated into essays, poetry, and even sophisticated working electronic devices, well reviewed by many others (non-users) who had no idea how I did it.
This is not meant as an advertisement for any drug, sanctioned or otherwise, and I stand by my earlier caveats. These matters are highly individual and personal, and ultimately we must all find our own way.
Thanks again for your comments, I wish you all well.
I really don’t think I’m quite psychotic yet, but I have to go now; my glorious alien masters are calling from the invisible Mothership--I hear and obey, Oh Great Ones!
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