So tired smelling pot everywhere!!!

[mom2rtk]

Seen some reports now that between this and vaping(which is worse) they are tarting to realize they both do lung damage.

It's really just a matter of time.

 

[shh]

Is the physical reaction to marijuana smoke different?

that's an excellent question - can't speak for others, of course, but the person I'm thinking of who has very bad reactions to second hand cigarette smoke certainly doesn't like the smell of pot either, but interestingly, doesn't have the same severe reaction.

 

[prairie_girl]

It does smell like skunk! I go to my sisters house every few weeks and for the longest time I thought there was a skunk living in the woods next to the house. Nope, turns out their neighbor enjoys a “smoke” on his back porch on a pretty regular basis! It is legal. Duh on me!

If you are smelling skunk, they are smoking cheap weed. The good stuff does not smell like skunk.

 

[slo]

Hmmmph. Your Fireball shots say otherwise.

Ha ha ha ha! Love ya!

Love ya too

 

[BrianL]

That’s like asking why people drink alcohol.

To be honest, I've never figured that one out myself. I mean, it appeals to people for some reason, but not to me.

 

[prairie_girl]

A lot of jobs can be subject to random drug testing. Does it not show up in your urine?

It can stay in your system for about 30 days if you’re a regular user.

A question here from an oldie here....What is the value, or reason, to 'get high'?

For me, I use it to help me sleep. Also, it can also just be a nice way to just relax a little. Also, sometimes it can make a fun night with friends even more fun. As with everything else, you should know your limits.

I screwed up the quote, but for the poster who asked about random testing, it isn’t allowed in Canada UNLESS you have a job where people could be harmed by you being high. So, I imagine surgeons and pilots and police officers and jobs like that would be subject to random testing. Working in call centres, I’ve never been tested and never would be. I’m not dumb enough to get high ar work though.

 

[dvcgirl67]

It can stay in your system for about 30 days if you’re a regular user.



For me, I use it to help me sleep. Also, it can also just be a nice way to just relax a little. Also, sometimes it can make a fun night with friends even more fun. As with everything else, you should know your limits.

I screwed up the quote, but for the poster who asked about random testing, it isn’t allowed in Canada UNLESS you have a job where people could be harmed by you being high. So, I imagine surgeons and pilots and police officers and jobs like that would be subject to random testing. Working in call centres, I’ve never been tested and never would be. I’m not dumb enough to get high ar work though.

I know so many people who use low dose gummies to help them sleep now. And honestly, it's likely so much better for you than something like ambien or Xanax.

 

[Dan Murphy]

For me, I use it to help me sleep. Also, it can also just be a nice way to just relax a little. Also, sometimes it can make a fun night with friends even more fun. As with everything else, you should know your limits.

I see.

 

[RangerPooh]

I can’t stand the smell, it makes me sick. I was at Kroger earlier and had to walk between two guys who reeked of it. It’s their choice to do it, but I don’t want to smell it.

 

[mousefan73]

I really am wondering if we smell so much pot everywhere just because the smell is unique and stronger and for some more "shocking" vs cigarette smoke vs people just smoking it everywhere even it not allowed to smoke. I mean have potheads suddendly said hey since It's legal I will smoke everywhere even if I wouldnt smoke cigarettes. On that note, I was recently in Chicago and did notice the smell everywhere on the street. In our nice hotel a group of women having an obvious girls party weekend came in smelling like pot (interesting as my group of GFs have really taken on the edible vs smoking thing).. An hour later I took an elevator back down, must have been theirs as it reeked of pot. So I am thinking pot is a thing that just lingers and is stronger, though maybe not being smoked openly eveywhere.

I mean seriously if smoking is not allowed somewhere, people need to realize pot is not the exception.

 

[BrianL]

I mean seriously if smoking is not allowed somewhere, people need to realize pot is not the exception.

Oh, they realize it - they just don't care.

 

[Mysterian]

Oooo a thread about drugs on the Disney forum! I must bookmark this for later. Time to find out how many of you are a bunch of pot heads. My expectation: 90%. We should all drop acid and hang out in the memes thread this weekend.

 

[Dakota731]

I'd much rather be around a group of high people as opposed to a group of drunk people. I don't enjoy the smell either though. High people around the campfire are a blast, the drunk ones not so much.

And people seem to totally forget the impaired driving issue. Cannabis is the drug most frequently found in the blood of drivers involved in motor vehicle crashes, including fatal ones

 

[Dakota731]

For people with asthma, allergies or other breathing issues, your cigarette can immediately trigger severe coughing fits to the point of needing emergency help, nausea, headaches - not to mention the proven cancer risks from second hand smoke. (A loved one DIED as a result of lung cancer - from second hand smoke from parents, then spouse).

Any smokers who expect others to breathe their poison, knowing what we know now about tobacco - has lost THEIR marbles.

“Smoke is smoke. When you burn something, it releases dangerous chemicals and marijuana is no different. Secondhand marijuana smoke contains many of the same cancer-causing substances and toxic chemicals as secondhand tobacco smoke. Some of the known carcinogens or toxins present in marijuana smoke include: acetaldehyde, ammonia, arsenic, benzene, cadmium, chromium, formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, lead, mercury, and nickel”
According to American Lung Association

 

[Dakota731]

I have young adult kids, who’ve had very easy access to pot since they were kids. It was super easy to get before legalization. And much cheaper. I’d much rather teens get it from a vetted source, so much on the street is laced with fentanyl and pcp, it’s dangerous. Vapes too.

They are consuming cannabis that is far more potent than ever before, as measured by the amount of THC it contains. THC, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, is the chemical responsible for the drug’s psychoactive effects. In the 1970s, most marijuana contained less than 2% THC. Today, marijuana routinely contains 20–25% THC, thanks to sophisticated farming and cloning techniques, and to the demand of users to get a stronger high more quickly. In states where cannabis is legal, many users prefer extracts that are nearly pure THC.
National Institute of Health

 

[TheIncredibles!]

I’m high w4/7

LOL. Hey, I have a simple solution so those of us who cannot stand the smell don't have to just "live with it."

EDIBLES. Win-Win. You get your high, I don't have to smell you.

edibles sadly don’t work for every person

 

[Robbie Cottam]

“Smoke is smoke. When you burn something, it releases dangerous chemicals and marijuana is no different. Secondhand marijuana smoke contains many of the same cancer-causing substances and toxic chemicals as secondhand tobacco smoke. Some of the known carcinogens or toxins present in marijuana smoke include: acetaldehyde, ammonia, arsenic, benzene, cadmium, chromium, formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, lead, mercury, and nickel”
According to American Lung Association

I have to slightly disagree.
When you burn a nice piece of wood with a steak over it or a piece of salmon….. is not same as someone getting high driving down the highway

Totally agree the smoking Tobacco or marijuana and the second hand smokes effect Are the same

 

[Micca]

Can't say I've really noticed the smell, but I imagine this would require leaving the house.

 

[PollyannaMom]

...worked at this same high school about 7 years ago (before legalization here) and it's such a vast difference. Don't get me wrong plenty of issues before, but it's a complete mind change and shift of right/wrong that cam with the legalization (for adults). Many parents don't care...

This worries me as well. Young people today don't see any danger in it because they equate "legal" with "nothing to worry about".

I know so many people who use low dose gummies to help them sleep now. And honestly, it's likely so much better for you than something like ambien or Xanax.

Not that those things are great either, but there have been more and more reports of chronic stomach problems due to prolonged pot use. It doesn't seem to affect everyone that way, but it is definitely awful for some.

And people seem to totally forget the impaired driving issue. Cannabis is the drug most frequently found in the blood of drivers involved in motor vehicle crashes, including fatal ones

This is what scares me the most. Anybody could be driving around impaired because it stays in your system longer.

I was OK with Rx use for medical reasons, but I think we've made general use too normal, too quickly.

 

[RedAngie]

Out of sheer curiosity, how much does marijuana cost these days? Back in my college days, I heard it was $40 to $45 per ounce. Of course, most people bought half ounces or dime bags. Or so I’ve been told.