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Originally Posted by 8sPOT
What an interesting thread. Huh.
I'm a beer drinker, but also a social drinker. So I've actually drank significantly less during the pandemic. At first I was going on House Party and getting wasted with the boys, but that only last a week or two.
My weed intake is about the same. At first, I would smoke during the day while working but that proved to be very unproductive as Netflix, DIY house projects, Xbox, doing anything BUT work seems a lot more fun while high. So now its the odd beer when watching what little sports there are, and evening marijuana usage. Typically a couple bong rips (big bong full of ice is a game changer for those who don't like to smoke).
As I've gotten older, I have drank less and less. The hangovers, dehydration, etc all just get worse. A night of drinking is a guaranteed wasted day the next day and that just bothers me. Where as with weed, both the benefit and any downfalls are the same as when I was 20 years younger.
One thing that I've discovered during the pandemic is Psilocybin mushroom edibles. While not legal, I believe its only a matter of time. But I've always thought Mushrooms were the best drug out there. All the hard stuff is both brutal and lame in my opinion. Anyways, for $40 you can get a mushroom chocolate bar with 6 doses. For me 2 doses is the way to go, and that lasts about 3-4 hours. Really enjoyable if in the right mood and situation.
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Was this your first time doing mushrooms? Did you do it with someone experienced? The gray-market site I buy my weed/edibles from is now offering mushrooms and I've always wanted to try it but had always heard to do it under certain conditions (not in a bad head space/preferably outdoors/with a trustworth, experienced friend, etc). As it's now cold out, my headspace isn't great, and I can't get together with a friend I'm hesitant to try it as much as I really want to.
My relationship with alcohol has always been very minimal with the odd rager once or twice a year. Weed on the other hand...hoo boy. I spend about $250-$300/month on bud and edibles and that's probably way too much. Funny enough, as a pot smoker for 20+ years I started doing a lot more edibles last month as I was too lazy to go out to the garage to smoke and edibles was just easier. It's been enjoyable but also interesting to observe it's effects. I find I get a nice buzz of any initial dose (roughly 5-15mg for me) but after that I could eat any amount and nothing really seems to happen. I plateau I guess. So I'm back to smoking a bit more after an edible has hit it's peak and worrying a bit about how much I'm doing these days.
The ####ty thing is that I love the high but hate the idea of loving it. Like, I know I could be a better person without it, but I enjoy it and don't feel like I'm hurting anyone - just maybe not helping anyone. I'm stuck in a place of kind of wanting to stop while still wanting it almost every waking hour.