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When people live hedonistic lifestyles they often refer to other people like you as a reference and as a way of living in denial and justifying their own unhealthy existence. I knew a woman who was like that and who died in her early 70s with pulmonary complications related to smoking. Yet she often referred to others a lot older than her who did the same and seemingly without consequence. Point being, although good fortune has been on your side for 83 years, there are many who don't make it half as far on the same set of tires. Who knows why, I still think if your goal is longevity then you should try not to poison or damage your body in any extreme manner or on an ongoing basis. Having said that though you have won the game of life and are a walking testament to the contrary. Perhaps it's all just luck and based on winning the genetic lottery. Who really knows?

Is it? But it's not modern American politically divisive driven slang like the current uses newly assigned to those other 2 words. The word cringe was first recorded in 1175–1225 from Middle English and its meaning, the way I used it, was already derived hundreds of years ago.

I completely agree. These political references have nothing to do with weed smoking or any new condo rules about it. The real issue here is the use of weed in a condo and the potential disruption it may cause to other residents. Yet throughout this discussion, I’ve noticed several replies where people use terms like Woke or Karen. Whenever I hear those words, I just cringe. I don’t care what they’re meant to represent; they’re simply modern American stereotypes used to label behavior. I also tend to dislike newer forms of American slang. Words like these often lack humor, wit, or any clever use of the English language. To me, such terms are both meaningless and repugnant and I don't want to add to that kind of discourse by even responding to them. I also generally avoid engaging with people who use them all together, as it suggests a lack of independent thought and a weak reliance on cliched slurs instead of any meaningful expression. Resorting to these labels reflects an inability to describe situations without leaning on divisive rhetoric drawn from political pop culture or cancel culture. You’d never catch me using words like these, or anything similar, even if someone’s behavior aligns perfectly with their definitions. I prefer to express my thoughts in my own words. The last thing I ever want is to be labeled part of a movement where people blindly follow the lead dog, stuck with a narrow, unchanging perspective of something that lacks any substance to begin with.

He was great. He once narrated a fantastic PBS series documentary about the history of New York that was created by Ken Burns. DOS also had a great speaking voice. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220924

Living in a condo there are always going to be rules that one need to comply with. It's part of the package. And smoking is always going to be a contentious issue for anyone that smokes anything while living in a condo. So rules aside, have you come up with an alternative solution that's workable for you?

Agreed. 👍🏼

A completely revolting habit and smell. And so is cigarette smoke. The smell of burning cannabis can be nice when it isn't too strong. It kind of has a pleasant herbal scent to me. Even though I vape, I still wouldn't want to be stuffed in a room full of heavy cannabis smoke either though. Basically all smoke is unhealthy to breathe in and I don't want to breathe any smoke that I don't need to. In fact, everyone should have the human right not to be forced to breathe in any second hand smoke at all if they don't want to. To me that right applies both in the home and in public places. Condos are semi-public places in the sense that it's basically a shared living space. If you don't want to live in that sort of communal living environment where you have to be mindful of others then you need to get yourself a house and you can smoke it up all you want.

I missed that. Yes, possession definitely does go too far. I don't think legally they can even enforce that.

You'll get a different answer from every person you ask. But a dry herb vape is simply an oven. It doesn't contain any illegal chemicals like oils and flavorings as the THC and nicotine vapes do. It is technically a vape, but doesn't involve any of the reasons that the kinds of vapes, that mainly destroy the lungs of teenagers, were made illegal. Also, THC vapes contain extracts that contain more than 0.02% THC, which are also illegal on that basis. What goes inside a dry herb vape isn't illegal. All that aside, take a step back and ask yourself how many incidences have you heard of anyone being arrested or fined for cannabis use in any way since the law was changed in mid 2022? I can't think of one.

Wonderful idea. 👍🏼

You can use it inside your home. You can cook it, eat it. You just can't burn it to where the smell bothers your neighbors.

A few years ago you couldn't even smoke cannabis anywhere in Thailand without risking a serious jail term or a heavy fine. Now you can pretty much possess as much as you want and consume it in any way that you want without any risk. This whole issue kind of reminds me of the message being portrayed in this video:

Have you ever tried using a dry herb vaporizer? Very different experience. All the immediacy of smoking, but none of the downsides.

That's not new. I've heard of that rule being cast in many Bangkok condos over the last couple of years. Honestly, I don't find it unreasonable. One needs to adapt. Vape or use edibles. Or go for a walk and smoke a joint in the Soi.

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Yes, edibles definitely do work. I've made my own cannabis infused edible oil, which is very concentrated and strong and you need to be careful with the dosing. And the oil could now be added to food too if you want. I often put a few drops on top of a piece of chocolate and give it to somebody as a bit of a cannabis confection. If I'm using it myself, though, I just put it in my mouth as is. But with all edibles, the cannabis has been first heated up, and/or the THC has been extracted into an oil or an alcohol base using heat, and then eaten directly, or put into a food item like butter or oil and then added to foods like brownies, cookies, muffins, etc, or some other edible form.

That is also my understanding, but I've never tried eating it raw myself. They say that heat is required first to convert the THC in the flowers to THCA, the form of THC that can be absorbed by the body's cannabinoid receptors. I have also heard of people making tea from flowers and getting the effects from it that way, but I'm not sure if there's a special process involved with that or not.

Do you mean you just eat raw, dried flowers? No heating it up first to decarb it? Why not make it into an edible oil infusion? Would likely give you better absorption and a stronger effect. Just some ideas...

Yes, I think if ingestion were really the goal, anal absorption would likely offer much better bioavailability. I did some reading, and it’s fascinating. While some absorption can occur through the skin of the penis, the vaginal lining absorbs substances directly into the bloodstream quite efficiently. This means the woman might experience a more pronounced effect than the man. That said, both partners could potentially feel increased physical and mental stimulation, including relaxation and heightened sensation. Of course, the effects would vary depending on the individual, as experiences with these kinds of substances often do. One consideration is the potential for skin irritation caused by the oil’s ingredients, which could be an issue for either partner. It’s an intriguing idea, though, and I’d be tempted to explore it under the right circumstances, with the right, consenting partner, of course.

Fair enough, sometimes all good things need to come to an end. Amidst all of your ingestion experiments, have you ever placed a bit of strong THC oil on the tip of your unit and plunged it into the opposite sex? If so, how were your results? 😀

Thank you for the education on pasties. I had never heard of them until BMT mentioned them today and then I did a bit of digging around to learn more. I was always familiar with and enjoyed the British meat pies. 30 years ago, I used to eat lunch sometimes with friends in Chequers in Soi 4. They had nice English pies and are still doing them it seems. When I first arrived in Thailand, there wasn't much international bakery stuff around though. In the Sukhumvit area, some of the best stuff was from the Landmark Hotel's pastry and bakery shop on the ground level. I remember they had something called "curry puffs". From what I remember, they were these small flaky pastries with a bit of a chicken curry filling on the inside. A bit bigger than bite-sized, but they were really nice. I suspect the recipe had its origins from the UK. Other than that, some of the best bread at the time was from the small bakery attached to the German restaurant in Suk Soi 20 called Bei Otto. This was at a time right before Emporium opened its doors and there wasn't much good bakery stuffs around. There you were eventually able to get some really good bread too from a bakery shop that was run on the top floor of Emporium by The Oriental Hotel.

Yago, if you are in Bangkok now then I suggest a little experiment. Order a gram each of the 4 most expensive (฿120 strains) currently on the Bangkok Kush website (screenshot below). 4 grams will cost you ฿500 in total. His LINE ID is posted above. You can just send him a text in English and tell him what you want, give him your hotel/apartment address, and it should show up in your hands within a couple days (not sure, may be a bit of a New Year delay though) and you can pay COD. I think you'll be pleased with what you get and I'm sure it's going to be on par with what you're getting in Cambodia, maybe even a bit better and at a bit of a lower price. Below is the link to the website if you want to see more photos: https://bkkushhh.com/product-category/exotic/?orderby=price-desc

Those look really good. By mince you mean mined beef? I guess that's a traditional Cornish Pastie recipe? I read that the British put other fillings in them too. I might prefer something more like the ones with ham and cheese like a toastie or with potato and egg inside. I guess you can also put other things in them like vegetables and curry. I was on the island of Santorini in Greece about 25 years ago and they had something very similar that they ate a lot of down there. The bakeries were filled with all kinds of these type types of large, fluffy pastries. The dough was a bit more flaky like a croissant and I remember they contained fillings like cheese and bacon, etc. They were really good too.

I'm familiar with British pies in general, and some of them are really nice, but I don't think I've ever eaten any of those pasties. They do sound good though. Basically like a pie inside of a baked pastry dough with a meat and vegetable type filling, but more portable. Is that it?

Is that really a big thing? I've only ever come across a few of them and never felt inclined to watch them regularly, if more than once or twice. They all seem pretty pedestrian to me. Is there anything particularly alluring about them to begin with? This is a serious question, I'm just curious.