Smoking weed

(funny story - I'd baked some in little chocolate cakes and my mother turned up in passing. 'They look nice!' she said. 'Oh, no, they're very stale, from last week - so I'll have to throw them out.' I replied)

My brother smokes a bit of weed every day to help with the constant pain he is in from a serious road accident a few years ago. He lives in Australia where they seem to be less strict than the UK.

Just to clarify if my previous post sounded a bit judgy of those who prefer alcohol. I, like many, a joy a glass of wine with dinner every evening. As with any drug, it is not something I would abuse, too fearful of dire consequences.

No; never - not even a whiff of tobacco.

My brother uses it has had back pain for many years (three operations, ) and also has Parkinson's , he finds it helps with the pain.

No, never.

A few years ago I visited someone who had been sectioned in a small psychiatric unit and, according to the consultant, every other patient on the unit at that time was there because of skunk. Until then I had always had mixed feelings about legalising cannabis, but that and subsequent experiences have persuaded me that instead of decriminalising it we should be tackling dependency as a major health issue.

grannyactivist

No, never.

A few years ago I visited someone who had been sectioned in a small psychiatric unit and, according to the consultant, every other patient on the unit at that time was there because of skunk. Until then I had always had mixed feelings about legalising cannabis, but that and subsequent experiences have persuaded me that instead of decriminalising it we should be tackling dependency as a major health issue.

I know two young people that had cannabis psychosis. One seems to have got his life back on track but the other suffers from anxiety and doesn’t work. So I have mixed feelings about it. If I had MS or Parkinson’s I’d start taking it although I’ve no idea where I’d get it from these days.

Many young people with mh problems have used cannabis. The chicken or egg analogy remains. A friend had a psychotic breakdown aged 18 in first year at Oxford in 1967, well before skunk arrived
I used it to sleep when nothing else helped RA pain. A spliff at bedtime was all .I stopped as soon as I got effective meds. Stopping was easy I threw the tobacco/weed etc in the bin and eight years on never had any desire to use it again
I’m conflicted about legalising any street drugs. We have a huge substance misuse problem in this country. I’d like to see resources going into preventative services

We have lost the war on drugs: what’s the alternative.
I was listening to a program on the amount of cocaine that goes through Rotterdam port, it’s staggering. The police estimate that 40,000 lines of cocaine are snorted every day. Rotterdam has a population of 651,000.
I believe legalisation is the only way.

Yes, between the ages of 20 and 33. I stopped because I had a bad bout of bronchitis and couldn't smoke. After 2 weeks being ill I didn't want to inhale anything ever again. I did enjoy it. In fact my OH and I gave up smoking after a holiday in Wales with some friends. Joints smoked throughout the day and the dope ran out as we were about to return to London. Didn't touch cigarettes afterwards.

None of us drank very much - unlike some of today's youth. We sat around in somebody's flat, smoked a few joints, had a laugh and got the munchies. As far as I'm aware no one became a junkie or freaked out.

Yes, between the ages of 20 and 33. I stopped because I had a bad bout of bronchitis and couldn't smoke. After 2 weeks being ill I didn't want to inhale anything ever again. I did enjoy it. In fact my OH and I gave up smoking after a holiday in Wales with some friends. Joints smoked throughout the day and the dope ran out as we were about to return to London. Didn't touch cigarettes afterwards.

None of us drank very much - unlike some of today's youth. We sat around in somebody's flat, smoked a few joints, had a laugh and got the munchies. As far as I'm aware no one became a junkie or freaked out.

Sorry about the double posting. I've got a new mouse which moves very quickly. Strictly now beckons.

Our 46 year old DD has been in a rehab unit in London after being diagnosed with primary progressive MS in August. Various drugs were tried along with intensive physio to try and help her walk again.
After seeing her Neurologist last week she was prescribed Cannabis spray, which has just been approved for medical use in MS patients. We FaceTimed her today and she really feels progress has been made with loosening her knee joints and she can walk with a Walker.

joannapianno I hope your daughter continues to make progress and her mobility improves.

I smoked quite a lot of weed in my teens and early 20’s which I did enjoy. But we went for dinner with a male friend who made some cookies. We were so ill we thought we’d have to go to hospital. I became paranoid and would not touch the dinner as I thought he was trying to poison us. After that I never touched anything ever again.

Message deleted by Gransnet. Here's a link to our Talk guidelines.

Aribmass - I’ve reported your post as a sales pitch.

I

No, never.
Read an article about the effects of getting 'high' in the 60s, and it sounded like the worst effects of a migraine, so far too scared to even try.

Message deleted by Gransnet. Here's a link to our Talk guidelines.

Have never ever taken or smoked any drugs that were not prescribed. Never felt the need, however low life got.

Message deleted by Gransnet. Here's a link to our Talk guidelines.

Reported as spam

Yes back around 1970. I was not a smoker so did not like the taste. I much preferred a glass of wine.

I have never tried any illegal drugs and have no intention of doing so.

Yes, regularly when I was a young student but only once since. The weed today is VERY potent and had a much stronger affect on me, I felt awful. I think it's much more dangerous today and certainly wouldn't encourage anyone to try it.