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.25 g would be kind of like a toothpick. Just remembered that I have some of those RAW brand papers around. I hadn't looked at them before, but I realize now that they're the same size as the Bambu brand I used to use over 40 years ago; 1 1/4. As an experiment, I just packed in an amount that I normally would've rolled with back then and it came out to be .42 g on the scale. It was kind of a pin joint. Then I did a second one with as much as I could stuff in there and it came out to only .66 g. So, yes, joints were a lot smaller back in the day. Probably averaging .5 g. What impressed me though about these RAW papers was that, back then, if I twisted them as hard as I did these, they would've torn so easily. I guess rolling paper technology has come a long way now too because I didn't even come close to tearing these RAW papers. It would be interesting to see what the Bambu papers are like now. I assume they are not as brittle as they were before either. The watermark on Bambu rolling papers features the brand’s name written in its signature cursive script. The design is embedded in a way that is visible when held up to the light along with some vertical lines.

The cones I bought on Shopee are called "Bros" brand. You can tell by that kind of a brand name that it's a new entry to the world of weed. Paid ฿150 for 100 cones. Possibly they aren't the real brand either for that low price, but they look like they work.

I guess you were. 😊 When I was a young teenager, they didn't even have those pre-rolled cones. The millennials are pretty lucky with all this modern tech. You had to really roll your own back then, but it wasn't a big deal. The weed was so disastrously bunk though that the problem was that it was difficult to get rid of all the seeds and twigs in the weed before you rolled it. You would often end up getting a twig poking through and tearing the joint, or, even worse, a seed would combust inside the joint while you were smoking it and nearly tear your joint in half. We usually called it reefer. Or just pot. And the papers weren't cone shaped either. Bambu were the nicest brand of rolling paper back then. Very thin, and, if you were able to roll a joint with them successfully, then it almost felt like there was no paper on your weed when you were smoking it. If you were not such a great roller, then you went for the EZ Wider brand. They were thick and clumsy, but it was hard to miss rolling with those. I think on average back then we would probably put about half a gram into a normal joint. I don't think we rolled too many 1 g joints. I see you can still buy Bambu brand rolling papers from Spain on Amazon. I might have them send over a half a dozen packs just for nostalgia. One of the Cheech and Chong movies was even titled The Big Bambu.

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Yeah, that brick weed, which is what most of it was back then, came from Mexico or South America and it had THC as low as 2% and probably as high as around 6%. It was all pretty much garbage. There was a bit of that sinsemilla around at times, which is Spanish for "without seeds". It was a lot more expensive, a bit greener and had a bit better smell, maybe slightly higher THC, but by comparison still pretty pedestrian compared to what they grow now. I smoked it for about a year or two as a teenager, then completely quit for 40 years. By the time I rediscovered it last year, everything had changed tremendously. I don't smoke it, but people don't even need to roll their own joints anymore. They sell rolling papers already in the shape of a cone with a filter at the end and all you need to do is pour some weed down the tube and you got yourself a perfect joint. If you fill it correctly, you'll end up using about a gram almost every single time. I did some experimenting with the cones just to see how they turn out and each one came out as a perfect gram on the scale. One of those seems like it would be enough to pass around between four or five people.

The only thing I vape is flowers. I'm using what's called a "dry herb vaporizer". It's basically just a miniaturized electronically controlled weed oven that heats it up to 190°C (or whatever temperature you set it to) which is enough to cause it to release a good blast of THC vapors. But since there is no combustion, you're not inhaling any tar or ash along with it from the weed, it's only the cannabinoids that you're inhaling. I'm generally the same though when it comes to sleeping after vaping. It gives me lots of thoughts and not so easy to fall asleep, unless of course, I'm just really exhausted. Then it can be nice.

I can't answer the question about being stoned on a daily basis with a partner because I don't know, but I don't get any mood swings. And if I'm with a woman, I only get a stronger sexual feeling.

I've tried 50 to 60 strains over the last year. None of them really affect me any differently, some are a bit stronger than others and that's about it. To me, high is high. But nothing compares to the strength of the edible cannabis oil. It's really potent. If I take enough of it, it definitely exceeds the intensity of the high from any weed that I've vaporized. I also don't see how the effects of vaping cannabis could last a week like you mentioned. In my non-expert opinion, the depression seems unrelated to that particular vaping event you had and possibly more to do with your overall state at the time. Anyway, I can definitely understand how you would feel better after getting off of the weed. I wouldn't say you were a heavy user, but an abuser. I had a friend, also in Thailand, who was also consuming those amounts for a few months and ended up needing some psychiatric treatment. Delusions, schizophrenia, paranoia, the works. I spoke with the doctor who treated my friend, using that amount in a day is definitely the path to nowhere. I think there is a point with cannabis where if you really go beyond a certain amount of it daily, and for a sustained period of time, then it's not going to have a positive outcome. Like everything else in this world, including the most healthy foods, everything needs to be in moderation. Chicken eggs are a perfect example. There is a great amount of nutritional value in the yolk, but when I consume too many per day, and for a sustained period of time, my LDL levels go through the roof. Too much of a good thing. Also, I would be surprised if you're going to find anyone here also smoking 3 to 4 g a day who's going to be able to provide you with any kind objective opinion about their own experiences. In my view, that amount is just way over the top and anyone using that much per day is in denial if they think that that's a good thing. At most, I vape .75 to 1.25 g in a day, on the heaviest of days, often less. A quarter gram in the vape, couple hours later, another quarter gram and it goes on, but never more than say five loads in a night, and I never use any more than that amount unless I'm sharing with somebody else. I can also understand why everything is more enjoyable to you now that you stopped smoking. You were in such a state that it seems like your other sensories shut down. Inhaling that much cannabis smoke every day probably also killed your taste buds too. When I first started using cannabis, I did smoke it, before I discovered vaping, and smoking it was awful. The aftertaste in my mouth lasted for hours. And back then I was also using such minuscule amounts because I was a new user. I can't imagine what my mouth would be like after smoking 3 to 4 g a day. My tongue would probably fall off. I often vape a bit now before I eat something and it enhances that too, just the way it enhances sex. But the reason my experiences are different I assume is because this comes back to the whole theme of moderation. Anyway, my suggestion to you would be to never start it up again, period, or perhaps you could end up back in the same dark place you were before. But on a positive note, it sounds like you are already aware of the fact that it's not a good thing for you anymore. Best just to forget about it and look for other things in life for fulfillment and best wishes to you with the way forward.

You mean using it for sex or just when spending time with a partner in general? I don't have a regular partner. So I'm usually only with them for a couple of hours. But some of them have vaped with me before having sex. Not sure how it affects them in that way, but it's a good question. I'm also not sure if it enhances sex for women the same way that it does for men, but perhaps it does. Do you use cannabis too? And if so, do you have any experience with that?

I think moderation is definitely possible. It all comes down to personality type. If somebody has an addictive personality then they typically abuse everything. I'm not acutely addicted to anything. So it doesn't have that effect on me. If anything, I view it as something of a medicinal aid rather than a troubling recreational drug habit. I've been using weed for about a year, and I started ramping up the quantity a bit recently as my tolerance has increased. I pretty much use it daily and mostly in the evenings. Sometimes midday when I'm really tired and if I want to take a nap. But the last week or so, I haven't been hardly using it at all, which is a bit unusual for me, but that demonstrates that it is a switch that I can flip on and off when I want to. Normally, when I'm high, I can only focus on one task at a time, but there are times when I need to be more productive, such as in the last couple of weeks when I've had a number of things that I had to take care of. So that's why I backed off it during that time so that I could stay more focused and sleep and wake up at the times necessary to carry out those needed tasks. I actually prefer using it the most when I really have nothing to do and then I can just lounge around getting as high as I want for as long as I want. Perhaps I'll ramp it up again soon now that most of those things I had to sort out have been taken care of. Or maybe I won’t; it just depends on how I feel. I like having the option though. I keep plenty of stock on hand for both vaping and also the edible cannabis oil that I make, so it's always there whenever I want it. As to the OP, I don't see any real downsides to it, nor do I see any reason to want to stop at this point. No cognitive issues, hangovers, or latent brain fogginess from it for me. But if I do at some point in the future, then I might reconsider. I also don't ever smoke it, so I don't have any throat or lung issues, nor any other health issues from it that I'm aware of. I also just had a chest x-ray last week to see if vaping has had any negative effects, and everything was normal on the chest exam as it was last year before I started vaping cannabis. As opposed to some people who find it to be destructive, I feel like it enhances my pleasure and relaxation when I use it. I also think it's fantastic for sex and don't enjoy sex as much anymore without it. For me, I don't find it to be a very good sleep aid; sometimes it even has the opposite effect if I'm feeling restless. I find it best used for sleeping when I'm really exhausted, like when I need a nap, and then it seems to help me and prevent me from having any disruptive dreams. If you do consume it in very large quantities, there is the possibility of becoming schizophrenic or delusional from it, or having bouts of heavy paranoia, but again I think that comes down to an individual and their own constitution and set of personal circumstances. People in those situations often have other underlying mental health issues as well I believe. As usual, all the old clichés apply: everyone is different, everyone's results are different, one size doesn't fit all, to each his own, and there is no right or wrong on it.

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I tried a couple more strains from "FIS High 420" that are in the 23-25 Baht per gram price range. I tried ones this time from their "JJ" coded varieties showing within their current Google Drive cloud link. These JJ series ones have a bit of a stronger smell and flavor than some of their other strains that I tried before and THC levels are also really good and strong on this latest batch too. No complaints at all. This stuff is really good value for money. Buds are green with bits of orange color and look very fresh. Overall it looks quite good. Very pleased to be getting really nice weed like this at this lower price level. Cheers to @BritManToo for sharing this plug! 👍🏼

I don't smoke it for the same negative reasons that you mentioned. Hard on the throat and lungs. The smoke also irritates my tongue and the roof of my mouth for some reason. Even though smoking cannabis isn't as bad as smoking tobacco, it still contains ash and tar when you inhale cannabis smoke. And it can really smell up the place. So I stick only with either dry herb vaping or using some form of a cannabis edible. In my case, I use edible infused cannabis oil which I make myself by cooking raw dried cannabis in MCT oil for around 5 hours. The oil is a fantastic and potent way to go and you can make a large batch of it in one shot which can be kept used for many months ahead. But most of the time I still vape. The vapors don't contain any of the bad stuff, because there is no combustion involved. So it is only the good stuff contained in the cannabis that gets inhaled. I often cough just once or twice after taking a big hit from the vaporizer because it's a lot of dry heat, and it causes a slight and sudden irritation on the throat. But the irritation stops immediately within a few seconds. Anyway, onto the psychoactive effects of cannabis. The first few times I used it, I also ended up just lying in bed for a few hours and not being able to do much. Some people call that "couch lock". It's pretty common for first time users. The first few times you use it, you pretty much drift away into a euphoria that lasts around three hours, during which you can't really focus on anything. After using it for a while though, your tolerance will increase and eventually you'll adjust and be able to function normally when you're high. It took me a few months to get to that point, but now I can pretty much vape it all night and I never really get couch lock anymore. To me the feeling is happy and relaxing, so I enjoy it. I can still concentrate and do things when I'm high, but short term memory suffers while your high and it's hard to stay focused on small details, so obviously I am more productive doing things when I'm not high. But it's all fine for me. Most of the time I use it only at night. Sometimes in the day, if I'm planning to take an afternoon nap. It just depends on how I feel. I don't see any downside to it, health or otherwise. So for me, it's a good thing. Alcohol to me is the opposite, lots of health risks and can impair physical judgment, making it difficult to drive and do other things. Anyway, alcohol is a discussion for another time. Other people don't like the feeling from cannabis of not being able to focus so much and some get paranoia from it too. So it depends on the person. For me, it's a good thing. It does raise my heart rate a bit initially, but that dissipates after the first half hour or one hour after using it. Sometimes I don't even notice the increased heart rate. But for some people, cannabis is not a good thing at all. So it's a very individual thing. But I think it's hard to make a decision whether you like it or not based on using it once or twice. I think it takes some time for the brain to understand the psychoactive effects that are taking place and get used to the state of mind from it before one can really decide how they like it. I would say the best thing would be to try it three or four times over the course of a week or 10 days and then decide further what you think. In the beginning, I also preferred to be alone when I used it. Now it doesn't matter to me if people are around me when I am high or not.

Bad advice for a chronic condition. Good only for short term use for an acutely painful condition.