Cannabis Cup

[IA951]

This is one is for the smokers out there.

It is one of my declared life goals to attend the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam.
Ever since I discovered herb, I knew that I would have to make the pilgrimage at least once in my life.

I was sharing a smoke with a friend one time and we were talking, not about anything in particular, just stoned talk really and I made the statement that I really did not know what I had done before I smoked, how I had made it, how I had coped.
My friend agreed, he was like, I know what your saying man.
It's almost like your life is divided into two sections, before weed and after weed.

That in turn got me to thinking,
it's amazing how weed opens your mind sometimes,about what an amazing experience weed can be you know?
There have been quite a few times when I have come home from work just PISSED OFF you know? in that real shitty nobody better even fucking look at me mood you know? I knew the cure. Sit down and smoke a bowl or two, your worlds away and totally removed, instant attitude adjustment.
That's one of the effects that weed has on me, it acts as an equalizer you know, really evens me out.


So, this is my question:

Who here has actually been to Amsterdam? or the Netherlands for that matter.

 

[sch00lteacher]

Why, wadda ya want to know?

 

[AusTess]

Never been there,but i can relate,to an extent.

Without weed?
I'm nasty.
temperamental,moody,agressive,easily pissed off and often cruel.

With weed,i basically couldn't give a fuck.
I'm prolly still all them things.
I could just care less.

I hate myself everytime i have a bong,which lately,has been as soon as i'm out of bed.
I smoke all day,go to work,come home,smoke some more and go to bed.
And so it goes on.

I'm really quite pathetic.



Tess,in a nutshell.

 

[IA951]

Why, wadda ya want to know?

You've been?
dude that's so cool!

I don't want you to get the wrong idea, I know that there is ever so much more to Amsterdam than just the red-light areas.
I would love to visit all the museums and cultural sites.

How long ago were you there?
Were you on vacation, there on business?
What were your impressions of the city?

 

[Rubyfruit]

IA, do you plan on indulging in the city's sexual offerings as well?

 

[IA951]

Never been there,but i can relate,to an extent.

Without weed?
I'm nasty.
temperamental,moody,agressive,easily pissed off and often cruel.

With weed,i basically couldn't give a fuck.
I'm prolly still all them things.
I could just care less.

I hate myself everytime i have a bong,which lately,has been as soon as i'm out of bed.
I smoke all day,go to work,come home,smoke some more and go to bed.
And so it goes on.

I'm really quite pathetic.



Tess,in a nutshell.

Dude, your not pathetic, trust me.
When I was first introduced to weed, I sorta overdid it.
I was spending every cent I could pull together for some, selling things if I needed to. hell, I used to trade cd's to one dude for weed, he was really into dance music and so was I so I would trade him my imported cd's for weed.

I calmed down though, almost like I had throughly soaked myself in THC and just needed a little to get through each day.That's how it is now, I hit up two or three fat bowls a day.I have never really used bongs,I've tried them, I had a trippy one that was shaped like a gun and the barrel of the gun was the mouthpiece. I use little glass pipes myself.

I'm just better to deal with when I'm getting the weed steady.
No one wants to see me without weed.
I'm one ill-tempered motherfucker.

 

[IA951]

IA, do you plan on indulging in the city's sexual offerings as well?

Fuck no.
I could give a fuck about the whores.

Maybe just for the hell of it, just to say I did it, I might take in a live sex show. That would be the extent of my sexual activities.

 

[sch00lteacher]

You've been?
dude that's so cool!

I don't want you to get the wrong idea, I know that there is ever so much more to Amsterdam than just the red-light areas.
I would love to visit all the museums and cultural sites.

How long ago were you there?
Were you on vacation, there on business?
What were your impressions of the city?

I used to got there a lot when in the military, it is one fun place to chill. The Red-Light District is a gotta see, no matter what your interests. Everyone should see it at least once.

The Dutch used to like Americans, back in my day they loved us. We got rid of the Nazis in their eyes. But today after so many years of our young ones going and hanging out, getting high, and being disrespectful, the view towards Americans is changing. They don't care that you get high, it is what Americans do when they get high if you get what I mean.

The art is fan-fucking-tastic. "Nightwatch" by Van Gogh, wow. The sucker is HUGE like a whole wall. Next to Paris it is the best place to see art.

The city was clean. Everyone rode bikes, or got on the bus-boats. Good food, lots of cheese. Wooden shoes...

I'd go back. And I don't smoke. (not against it either)

 

[SINthysist]

Yeah, yeah

And it keeps me regular in the mornings...

 

[Jimi]

Have an Amsterdam good time!

Like 'Teach says - it is a MAHvellous city...

Even though I have been known to partake in the demon weed - very little in last 15 years... but that's not the only "fun" part of the city.

If you go - try to experience a bit more than the "coffee shop" scene - there are a lot of American "Dead-Heads" that never leave, and the cops, though polite - tend to treat them firmly.
I was approached in Dam Square by this dude that looked EXACTLY like Hendrix - he was pretty high and wouldn't get lost - well - two plain clothes guys came outta nowhere... and he was just quietly hustled off the street! "Gone in 60 seconds".

The pubs and restaurants, as well as the public places, like the RijksMuseum (where the HUGE painting hangs) are fantantastic. I stayed in a tiny hotel (the Admiraal) right in the old canal area, that had about 10 rooms and a bar - built in 1678 - really cool.

Enjoy, but be cool - it is after all, a big port city.

 

[shynsexy]

im not tryiong to step on anyones toes but i have read a few people postings saying they get out of bed and from that moment on they are stoned.. i dont get it... is it like being an alcoholic (me) ??? do you get addicted to weed? again, im not trying to flame anyone, just want to know. i have smoked a few times but never really got the bid deal of it... shy

 

[Starfish]

im not tryiong to step on anyones toes but i have read a few people postings saying they get out of bed and from that moment on they are stoned.. i dont get it... is it like being an alcoholic (me) ??? do you get addicted to weed? again, im not trying to flame anyone, just want to know. i have smoked a few times but never really got the bid deal of it... shy

If someone can't gain emotional balance or not go without a substance, but would suffer only withdrawl symptoms that are reflected by their mental state, then it is refered to as a pyschological dependance. It only is an addiction when it is a physical addiction as in Nicotine and Heroin. Psycological dependance can couple with addiction, but they are not the same thing.


All the same, it isn't healthy and is as much a concern for a persons well being, as is a physical addiction.

 

[april-wine]

I have smoked, can take it or leave it, I mostly leave it.....When something becomes the biggest influence in your life, it's time to come to grips wth a problem.....You are moody without it, proabably cause you are addicted.....When you cannnot control your own emotions, time to get to the doc and look for deeper seeded problems......Weed ain't helping you, it's only making things worse.......

 

[shynsexy]

caffine

i am totally 100% addicted to caffine... if i dont get some pepsi in me before 9 am my whole day is ruined... i need some form of caffine to help me feel normal...is that how weed is for some of yall????

 

[sch00lteacher]

It took me coming close to death a few times to find out that I am actually allergic to the demon weed. My thoat shuts down, can't breath, wicked bad headache. Have to get a shot of that stuff they give you for like Bee stings.

I knew I was allergic to certain grasses, weeds, and trees. But come on, hemp? I am dead serious, this isn't a joke. I am allergic to pot. So is my mother.

So I don't smoke. And I can tell if you just did, cause I start to get sick. A great thing for a cop, who needs a K-9.

There is more to life that getting high anyhow. Say, pass the Vodka would you?

 

[IA951]

Re: caffine

i am totally 100% addicted to caffine... if i dont get some pepsi in me before 9 am my whole day is ruined... i need some form of caffine to help me feel normal...is that how weed is for some of yall????

Hell yeah man.
I like to have a little breakfast first before I take my dose.

Yes, I can very moody without at least one smoke during the day.
I don't know if I would say addicted, dependent perhaps.

 

[IA951]

I have smoked, can take it or leave it, I mostly leave it.....When something becomes the biggest influence in your life, it's time to come to grips wth a problem.....You are moody without it, proabably cause you are addicted.....When you cannnot control your own emotions, time to get to the doc and look for deeper seeded problems......Weed ain't helping you, it's only making things worse.......

I hear what your saying.
And I know that I have bigger issues which have driven me to seek refuge in weed.

I suffer from clincal depression.
I suspected it for years and was only diagnosed about four years ago.
I took prozac for 6-8 months and I don't know things just seemed too weird with it.

I will readily admit that I have been an emotional wreck when I have not been able to secure a supply.
I've weeped over not having it, no joke.

 

[IA951]

It took me coming close to death a few times to find out that I am actually allergic to the demon weed. My thoat shuts down, can't breath, wicked bad headache. Have to get a shot of that stuff they give you for like Bee stings.

I knew I was allergic to certain grasses, weeds, and trees. But come on, hemp? I am dead serious, this isn't a joke. I am allergic to pot. So is my mother.

So I don't smoke. And I can tell if you just did, cause I start to get sick. A great thing for a cop, who needs a K-9.

There is more to life that getting high anyhow. Say, pass the Vodka would you?

I have heard about people having this condition.

And had read of some who were fine before they started smoking then developed an intolerance after chronic use.

 

[Guest]

Interesting subject

There technically are several DSM IV Axis 1 diagnoses in the MJ dependence catregory: MJ use, rule out abuse, MJ abuse, and MJ dependence. While these are worded similarly to, say, ETOH or Opiate dependence, addictionologists agree that there is no scientific evidence for physiological addiction to MJ. They instead see common similarities of people "self medicating" with MJ to alleviate anxiety and to some degree depression. The inability to alleviate these conditions does lead to a psychological withdrawl. But that is not technically the same as addiction.

Kudos to the sea creature She knows her shit....

Never been to the big "A", but would you keep us posted?

Hmmm..... natural Zoloft.....

 

[riff]

I never went to Amsterdam. But I would love to go smoke hash and catch some sex shows and then go back to the hotel and fuck my life out.

I watched a Seymore Butts video where they did just that. All I can say is that if Seymore and Alisha can do it, then I can do it too!