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July 2nd, 2017 at 2:25:24 AM permalink
fun, fun, fun in the sun. 4th of July: baseball, hot dogs and mary jane


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July 2nd, 2017 at 3:23:16 AM permalink
Already participated and described the experience here:

https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/las-vegas-attractions/other/28951-booked-first-vegas-trip/16/#post597952

All the casino managers/security I talked to are not very happy.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 5:58:08 AM permalink
Quote: gamerfreak

All the casino managers/security I talked to are not very happy.


They should be. Now they'll have more incoherent idiots not paying attention and losing more money.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 5:59:31 AM permalink
Dont have to stop off in Denver on the way to Vegas now
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July 2nd, 2017 at 6:37:15 AM permalink
So can people smoke at the tables?

Can people use portable vaporizers at the tables?

How about on the casino floor in general?
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July 2nd, 2017 at 6:46:22 AM permalink
Quote: Canyonero

So can people smoke at the tables?

Can people use portable vaporizers at the tables?

How about on the casino floor in general?

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July 2nd, 2017 at 6:57:38 AM permalink
Quote: AxelWolf

NO


Thank god for that.

I am all for freedom of choice but this is one law that I whole heartily disagree with.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 7:14:46 AM permalink
Quote: GWAE

Thank god for that.

I am all for freedom of choice but this is one law that I whole heartily disagree with.



I am all for consistency. As long as tobacco is allowed, there is no good reason not to allow cannabis at the tables. Ban both or allow both...
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July 2nd, 2017 at 7:43:49 AM permalink
Quote: Canyonero

I am all for consistency. As long as tobacco is allowed, there is no good reason not to allow cannabis at the tables. Ban both from existence...


Fixed that for you. ☺
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July 2nd, 2017 at 7:53:25 AM permalink
Quote: Canyonero

I am all for consistency. As long as tobacco is allowed, there is no good reason not to allow cannabis at the tables. Ban both or allow both...



That's a horrible argument. Tobacco smoke might give me lung cancer but does not effect my judgment.

Although I do agree with ban both.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 7:55:00 AM permalink
Quote: Ibeatyouraces

Quote: Canyonero

I am all for consistency. As long as tobacco is allowed, there is no good reason not to allow cannabis at the tables. Ban both from existence...


Fixed that for you. ☺



Agreed. I can't wait until the first person does from a dui from a new user.

Btw, why are tourist excited about the new law. In order to smoke it they are basically breaking the law the same as if they did it before. I guess there are edibles though
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July 2nd, 2017 at 8:27:02 AM permalink
Correct, you can only enjoy in a private residence. Most tourists that smoke won't care and will smoke it in hotel rooms, though no one will know if you consume edibles like you said.

Worst case is the hotel hallways smell like NBA All Star weekend all over again for those who remember that.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 8:51:41 AM permalink
You cannot smoke in public or the casinos, which I agree with.

I think if you have a smoking hotel room you should be able to smoke it there, but I've been told at the Flamingo that they will trespass you if they smell it in your room. But the smell of the hallways there tells a different story.

My suggestion for tourists staying at a hotel is to get edibles or a vape pen, the latter is pretty much indistinguishable from an e-cig and has about 1% of the smell of burning the plant.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 9:16:02 AM permalink
Quote: gamerfreak

You cannot smoke in public or the casinos, which I agree with.

I think if you have a smoking hotel room you should be able to smoke it there, but I've been told at the Flamingo that they will trespass you if they smell it in your room. But the smell of the hallways there tells a different story.

My suggestion for tourists staying at a hotel is to get edibles or a vape pen, the latter is pretty much indistinguishable from an e-cig and has about 1% of the smell of burning the plant.



Be very careful with edibles. Eight of us split a bar for Dead and Company, and It kicked my ass. Won't be doing that again.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 9:25:19 AM permalink
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Be very careful with edibles. Eight of us split a bar for Dead and Company, and It kicked my ass. Won't be doing that again.


Very good advice. Edibles can put you on your ass very easily. You should eat a small amount at first and wait at least 2 hour shift to get a feel for whatever product you have. Eating THC is a whole different beast than smoking. Worst case is that you are uncomfortably high for the better part of a day.

With it being legal now though, they are a little more predicable as the THC dosage is lab tested and equally distributed throughout a portion. If that bar was homemade, it's possible you got the entire dose in a 1/8 piece.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 9:41:07 AM permalink
No, it was store bought with supposedly an equal amount in all eight squares. I rarely smoke anymore, perhaps three times in the last five years, but some of my Brothers smoke everyday and it kicked our collective asses. Felt more like mild acid than a pot high.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 9:43:57 AM permalink
There was a cop on TV talking about how one can't even smoke it in one's apartment. Not sure if that applies to condos. Each HOA may be different. Having managed apartments, that was a big complaint from people with children.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 10:13:02 AM permalink
Tresspassing people without a warning for smoking dope would be as "anti-Vegas" as casinos could get (exceptions exist). This is why they need to set up a "smoke shop" experience (sell small amounts, give people a place to smoke). Ban alcohol, rent bongs, sell cool ranch doritos, maybe have video poker. It would be a wonderful business for a hole in the wall at the strip & Harmon. You know all those little independent shops?

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Delivery places appear to still be advertising. I wonder how long before they're shut down. Same thing happened in Seattle, dealers became semi-legit weed delivery, but got shut down after there became a way to legally buy/sell.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 11:46:38 AM permalink
Quote: billryan

Be very careful with edibles. Eight of us split a bar for Dead and Company, and It kicked my ass. Won't be doing that again.





I was playing poker at Planet Hollywood in March and two guys next to me pulled out some edible gummy bears. They split one in two and shared it. Within 30 minutes they were both showing the effects, laughing and loud. They both ended up losing their stack!

Obvious conclusion: Edibles make you lose at poker but have fun in doing so.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 12:18:37 PM permalink
Quote: RisingDough

I was playing poker at Planet Hollywood in March and two guys next to me pulled out some edible gummy bears. They split one in two and shared it. Within 30 minutes they were both showing the effects, laughing and loud. They both ended up losing their stack!

Obvious conclusion: Edibles make you lose at poker but have fun in doing so.



Look for poker rooms to start springing back up in Vegas like it's 2003 again if this happens.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 12:38:52 PM permalink
Given the party mentality on the strip, there is no doubt that many revelers will mix alcohol and weed, with mixed results.

Back in college, when we had a good buzz from mixing the two, we said we were "droned," and if it was lousy we felt "strunk."
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July 2nd, 2017 at 1:23:56 PM permalink
While I would not partake in Marijuana, casinos of course will have to deal with the effects of people having edibles. That will be by far the most consumed product by tourists.

I understand why security staff at Casinos hate it as they will have to drag out stoned individuals and more than likely there will be lawsuits suing casinos for allowing gamblers to gamble while high.

The 2.5 oz limit sale over two weeks I think has gone away due to privacy concerns.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 2:11:34 PM permalink
People are all smoking pot all the time now anyways. I don't think I have been to a parking garage lately that I haven't smelled it in. I smell it all the time in the elevators and walking past people's rooms.

I haven't noticed anyone getting in trouble for it or acting any different.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 6:12:23 PM permalink
I have not been to Vegas in a long time, maybe 20 years. I had a very bad day and it has punished me for that long. I am going back for the first time in August. I don't ever remember anyone smoking in a casino, is it true. Are people allowed to smoke cigarettes in a casino? I don't smoke, never have, I do enjoy weed, it calms me. As a Doctor of Pharmacy for 32 years now, I can definitively attest to the studies on THC and CBD prove that they are both less harmful than any medicine I dispense and that includes OTC medicines. Caffeine is exponentially more addictive and many times more dangerous than THC. I am thrilled that the USA is finally following the example set by the Netherlands, and finally allowing research facilities here to test this substance without the researches going to Federal prison as a convicted felon. But we all know, what the tobacco industry has known for 50 years....... it's all about money.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 6:17:11 PM permalink
Just wanted to say, I like your Steely Dan musical quote. It certainly applies to me.
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July 2nd, 2017 at 6:27:54 PM permalink
Marijuana might be the single most useful plant on earth in its variety of applications, and grows in almost any climate. The only way to make money off of it is either to regulate and tax it, or outlaw it.

Better for you than either tobacco or booze, and many beneficial effects , especially pharmaceutical. Pretty much impossible to overdose.

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July 2nd, 2017 at 7:51:05 PM permalink
Cannabis is not just safer or better than any other substance currently used to alter your personal reality, it is THE CURE FOR CANCER, and even if that was the only positive effect, of which it presents dozens of other benefits without side effect problems, I would only own a single home. How will my 127 hospital discharge units (across 38 states) make the ridiculous profits we demand, if we don't hold on to our patients for 10's of thousands of unnecessary dollars spent on their cancer treatments, monthly, if we allow patients to be cured before they die in agony? (requiring more drugs for their painful end), for even more profit.
All of my oncology patients spend between $8,000 and $35,000 dollars each month for about 2 years avg. before their demise. Cannabis will take my salary down from $37,000 monthly to about $20,000 monthly...... follow the money.

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July 2nd, 2017 at 11:55:46 PM permalink
Quote: AxelWolf

I haven't noticed anyone getting in trouble for it or acting any different.


They've been knocking on doors at 4am at the Flamingo trying to find out the rooms where smells are coming from.

One lady told me she thought someone was breaking into her room and was terrified and did not answer the door. She said the front desk called and told her she was required to unlock the door. When she opened the door she said they were trying to find the source of the smell.

It was some little old lady who I don't think was smoking weed....

It's really terrible how they are handling this.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 1:05:27 AM permalink
Isn't it true if they smoke it using vaporizers, there is no smoke and smell? Maybe casinos will need to rent them in the minibar.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 1:37:13 AM permalink
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Isn't it true if they smoke it using vaporizers, there is no smoke and smell? Maybe casinos will need to rent them in the minibar.


No smoke (just vapor like what you see with e-cigs) but it does smell a bit. The odor isn't so much like burned weed as unburned weed.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 1:47:28 AM permalink
A local Comedian said years ago as a joke,"Tommy smoked crack and had a heart attack and is now in the ICU. Billy smoked weed and then ate a sandwich." That joke stuck really hard with me.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 3:11:53 AM permalink
Quote: lilredrooster

fun, fun, fun in the sun. 4th of July: baseball, hot dogs and mary jane

Baseball hot dogs and mary jane are fine for those inclined to such things, but add in gambling???

I am shocked that a gambling financed state went for this. Next thing you will tell me is Utah went for coffee, tobacco and booze.

The closest I come to a little plastic baggie is when I buy some chia seeds or turmeric. I don't smoke real cigarettes much less those funny ones.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 5:01:33 AM permalink
I wonder how many people here smoke weed and how often? I don't think I know or hang out with anyone that does(at least anyone close to me). I doubt I will ever smoke it. I might try a puff or two but that's about it.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 5:32:06 AM permalink
Quote: AxelWolf

I wonder how many people here smoke weed and how often? I don't think I know or hang out with anyone that does(at least anyone close to me). I doubt I will ever smoke it. I might try a puff or two but that's about it.



I think you have a large mix of people here of many backgrounds and ages so I would guess if everyone is honest, it's close to 50/50, even occasionally. But I also believe almost everyone is in favor of it at a minimum for medical use. I don't think legal sales will increase the amount of people using it though. Maybe a few that don't normally smoke might try it at a party where it's offered. I envision this at a party where the hosts had to hide their smoking in the past since it was illegal but now might feel open to offer it now.

The illegal sales will continue for multiple reasons including credit, price and quantity.

Casinos are going to have to deal with tourists in rooms smoking but prostitution is also illegal in LV and it's still everywhere.

Most of my employees smoke it and for some it's about the only thing they spend their extra money on. I'm no expert but I do believe it is addictive in the fact that many smokers enjoy it enough to use it everyday. Could they quit easier than an alcoholic? No clue but I know they don't stop.

As for me, I'm with you. I didn't smoke in school growing up when many did and never picked it up later. But I sure as hell drink my share. Is one worse than the other? Many will say alcohol is worse but it's all up to how the person handles themselves by using responsibility.

Taxing and legalization is a step in the right direction, hopefully more states get on board with it.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 6:05:05 AM permalink
States such as Washington and Texas often bring child endangerment charges against those who have pot in their homes or who ingest/inhale it while they are lactating.

Its absurd. I don't know very many safer drugs and breast milk already has THC in it. Indeed, we all, even as adults, convert some of those milk proteins into opiods.

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July 3rd, 2017 at 6:13:59 AM permalink
I can't wait until a tourist goes to vegas and smokes pot. Then goes back to their job and gets drug tested and fired.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 8:29:24 AM permalink
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They've been knocking on doors at 4am at the Flamingo trying to find out the rooms where smells are coming from.



That's because the folks who were smoking weed in their rooms weren't "cool" about it, they didn't take the steps necessary to avoid detection.

It's pretty easy, really.

Only smoke in the bathroom, with the exhaust fan on and the door closed; leave the fan on after you're done.

I sometimes put a towel at the bottom of both the bathroom door and entrance door, thinking it helps prevent smoke from wafting out underneath the door.

Ounce of prevention and all that (pun intended).
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July 3rd, 2017 at 9:09:20 AM permalink
Quote: MrV

That's because the folks who were smoking weed in their rooms weren't "cool" about it, they didn't take the steps necessary to avoid detection.

It's pretty easy, really.

Only smoke in the bathroom, with the exhaust fan on and the door closed; leave the fan on after you're done.



Many years ago a pot user published a most enjoyable book titled, A Child's Garden of Grass. I collect children's picture books and saw it in the children's book area of a large department store. Even though it wasn't a large-format picture book, it sure caught my attention. (After the department store wondered why it couldn't keep that book in stock, it checked and quickly decided not to offer THAT book.)

IIRC, the author lived in NYC (or some other large city) where it was important that other nearby apartments not detect evidence of one's pot use. The book's advice almost exactly dove-tails that of MrV, but with one addition: Once one finishes smoking, turn on the shower as hot as it will go, close the bathroom door, fill the room with steam from the hot water, and then open the door to the air-conditioned living areas, causing the steam (and the pot vapor) to condense.

Please use the potty responsibly, OK?
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July 3rd, 2017 at 9:12:11 AM permalink
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I can't wait until a tourist goes to vegas and smokes pot. Then goes back to their job and gets drug tested and fired.



Why? Will it give you a thrill for someone to lose their job?
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July 3rd, 2017 at 9:26:02 AM permalink
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They've been knocking on doors at 4am at the Flamingo trying to find out the rooms where smells are coming from.



Hmmm... I know some WoV members who fussed because they cannot carry their pistol into the casino when they go to gamble, even with a concealed weapon permit. Forcing entry at 4am into the rooms of folks like that may result in someone getting shot by some retired law enforcement officer, don'cher know?

What idiot in hotel management came up with the idea of waking EVERYONE on a floor at 4am because SOMEONE may have smoked pot? Definitely not a candidate for this year's customer service award.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 9:29:51 AM permalink
Quote: GWAE

I can't wait until a tourist goes to vegas and smokes pot. Then goes back to their job and gets drug tested and fired.



I'm sort of surprised this hasn't already happened. Perhaps we're just not hearing about it. Washington and Colorado are two states that both had significant income from tourism before pot was legalized, and both have pot - tourism as a "thing".

I smoked pot for a couple years in college, and on occasion after that (was usually too poor to buy any, even Omaha ditchweed) for a couple years. Then I got a job that required abstinence, and I took an oath that I respected, though I continue to believe I was subjected to illegal search and 4th Amendment violations. (I was hired before they instituted involuntary and random testing without cause.)

So, even though I could now afford it, I didn't smoke for 30 years of that career. In the mean time, cannabis has changed radically, in variety, potency, availability, and public acceptance. I finally tried some one night last month from a friend, and wow! I chilled out, my chronic back pain disappeared, and I slept better than the previous few weeks, woke up refreshed. It only took about 4 drags from a small pinch of pure medicinal grade kush to feel the effects.

Alcohol never did anything close to this for me, but maybe different body chemistry makes substances work better for some than others. So, I rarely drink, and usually have opioids or other painkiller prescriptions unfilled (or take one, get no relief, and toss the rest out).

Funny (sort of) story; when I mangled my arm (near amputation, took 2 plates, 11 screws, 8 months rehab to regain use), they gave me hydrocodone/oxycontin prescriptions I filled but didn't use. At the time, I had reunited with my closest college friend, who had developed many severe medical problems but had no insurance, and needed pot for relief. Turns out 10 pills = 1/4oz hi grade pot, at least then and in that black market. The things you do for the people you love...though probably a good thing the statute of limitations exists. Lol.

So, maybe someday when it's legal where I live, I'll be a regular baker. Don't know yet; if it turned into a counterproductive habit rather than occasional recreation, i probably wouldn't. Certainly, if I develop a condition for which it's medicinally recommended (not sure the back issues qualify), I'll seek the prescription.

I know, during the 3 years of hell and chemotherapy my dad suffered through, he would have benefited instead from good pot, so I full-on supported the law - change all 3 times Florida had a campaign. But it's still all about the money in the Sunshine State, with tens of millions of retired (read: medicare) seniors, so not surprising the legislature blew off the populace and legalization mandate to this point.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 9:50:15 AM permalink
Quote: beachbumbabs

I know, during the 3 years of hell and chemotherapy my dad suffered through, he would have benefited instead from good pot, so I full-on supported the law - change all 3 times Florida had a campaign.



A (conservative Republican) legislator related a similar story during one of Florida's discussions of possible medical pot legalization. His dad was suffering from effects of chemotherapy, including inability to sleep due to pain and loss of weight due to problems keeping food down. The family staged an intervention. One of the (other, IIRC) family members had baked some pot brownies, and they were going to insist Dad eat one.

"I'm 90 years old and I never used drugs before," he told them. "And, I'm not going to start now!'

The family replied, "Dad, you started smoking when you were 13. So, shut up, sit down, and eat that brownie!" He did. He could sleep again. His appetite returned.

I looked to see if I could locate that news story, but it's probably just as good I cannot. However, I thought it mighty brave for that legislator to confess that in open session of the legislature.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 11:51:06 AM permalink
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Why? Will it give you a thrill for someone to lose their job?



Because people are stupid.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 12:59:07 PM permalink
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That's because the folks who were smoking weed in their rooms weren't "cool" about it, they didn't take the steps necessary to avoid detection.

It's pretty easy, really.

Only smoke in the bathroom, with the exhaust fan on and the door closed; leave the fan on after you're done.

I sometimes put a towel at the bottom of both the bathroom door and entrance door, thinking it helps prevent smoke from wafting out underneath the door.

Ounce of prevention and all that (pun intended).



I went to LMS for my honeymoon and decided to rip a big'un in the hotel bathroom "cuz it's got a vent" and there were hordes of people all about, preventing an outdoor toke. Get all burnt and step outside for a cig, GD system ventilated right at the foot of mine own door. Ain't never seen nothing like it.

All this bother with detection, ain't none of y'all ever made a spoof before? Just cut the bottom off a plastic bottle and stuff the bottle with dryer sheets. Exhale through the bottle. It don't do a thing for the smoke off the bud, obv, but your exhalation smells springtime fresh. And it's a damn sight better than being a 50+yr old professional standing on the GD toilet seat, mouth pointed at the ceiling hole -_-
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July 3rd, 2017 at 1:05:43 PM permalink
I just don't know how people can smoke weed and function at anything. I take one hit and I'm frozen on the couch for an hour, staring off into space. I can barely walk a straight line if I had to, let alone do more complicated tasks like gamble or drive.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 1:16:08 PM permalink
Quote: TigerWu

I just don't know how people can smoke weed and function at anything. I take one hit and I'm frozen on the couch for an hour, staring off into space. I can barely walk a straight line if I had to, let alone do more complicated tasks like gamble or drive.


Everyone is different. Same with alcohol. Some people are angry drunks, some love everyone and everything when they drink. Although I've never seen weed make anyone violent.

I'll also say the effects can be very different between strains. Indica dominate strains give you that body high and "couch lock" feel you're describing. Sativa dominate strains give a much more energetic high.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 1:33:01 PM permalink
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All this bother with detection, ain't none of y'all ever made a spoof before? Just cut the bottom off a plastic bottle and stuff the bottle with dryer sheets.



Hadn't heard of that one.

Sometimes I exhale directily into a towel; works pretty well.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 3:18:44 PM permalink
An easier way to make a spoof is just use the cardboard roll thingie from paper towels, or toilet paper.

I don't know why people recommend or still do the bathroom thing. I swear it doesn't help at all, you just end up with a hallway that reaks of weed.



But I really hope it's inaccurate somehow or just a fluke with casino slamming on doors at 4am. I'm not a violent person or get mad easily, but I absolutely 100% HATE IT when maids or anyone that I'm not expecting knocks at my door, especially when I have the DND sign on my door.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 3:33:18 PM permalink
I did way too many edibles at once (50mg) in June when I was out there. When it peaked I ended up sweating it out in a Planet Hollywood bathroom stall for 20-25 minutes until I was coherent enough to be able to sit at a VP machine by myself. One of those full body sweats where even my forearms were drenched. I was on the borderline of asking the next person that walked in to call security and have them get me a wheelchair to get me out of the bathroom. Luckily I knew it was just a weed high, that I wasn't going to die, and that I could just wait it out.

I can definitely see people doing too much edibles and freaking out like that lady that wrote that famous article. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/opinion/dowd-dont-harsh-our-mellow-dude.html

My other edibles were 20mg each and half a bite and half a bite an hour and a half later was perfect dosing.
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July 3rd, 2017 at 3:38:31 PM permalink
I don't even smoke weed habitually and it's a great thing it's legalized. What else are people supposed to do on their weekends? The current Call of Duty sucks, and the new one isn't coming out for a few more months.
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