Marijuana is a DRUG and should be used with appropriate caution!

I consider myself an OG Stoner. I took my first puff at 21 years old (after a "nervous breakdown" or "mental health crisis") and it really mellowed me out. Back in my early days, smoking weed was mostly a social activitiy. "Puff, Puff, PASS!" was the rule. I had to be sneaky about my habit because in the early 2000s you could still get in big trouble if you got caught with the reefer. Employers still wanted to test your pee for THC to work entry level jobs (like grocery store cashier). Having a criminal record would haunt you and a DUI was really bad news for everyone in society.

Things started to change when individual states started to legalize marijuana... both medecinally and recreationally. I can't say I'm happy with the way things are going down with dispensary businesses. "Budtenders" who sell marijuana are not qualified to be selling super-potent strains, cartridges and high-dose edibles. The products in the dispensaries are DANGEROUS!!! There is scientific evidence that C.A.D. is a growing problem... "Cannabis Abuse Disorder" if you don't know the acroynmy. People brag about their tolerance being high like it make them cool. No - what it really makes you is an addict in need of help. People are so careless with edibles that "cannabis poisoning" is a thing. LIttle kids are getting into their parent's stashes thinking it's candy. Elderly folks with health problems are expirementing. Getting way too high is dangerous for them and can be deadly!

We are absolutly failing as a society because it is now trendy to be a stoner and using drugs is actually encouraged. A lot of businesses are making a lot of money. States who have legalized weed are raking in tax revenue. Who pays the cost? That would be the fools going to the dispensary opperating under the assumeption that legal means safe. That couldn't be farther from the truth. Our irresponsible actions have created yet another generation of addicts. We decreased consumptio of alcohol, tabacco, narcocits, etc. That was great but we gave people another vice that can be just as destructive if you take it too far.

I prefer cracking jokes and giving cooking tips. I love making art. Sharing knowlege with likeminded pople is my passion! I had to address my feelings about the over-consumption of cannabis first thing though! Also, I have to mention the fact that I think psychiadelic psychiatry is the future and I'm hoping it will save us from the "medicinal industrial complex" that is making us all sick and miserable.

Love y'all!