I bought pot

[Vander]

So yesterday for the first time in my life, I went to the store and bought pot legally.

It didn't have the convenience of perusing the beer isle while grocery shopping, but I was able to walk into a well lit retail space, sit at a counter and evaluate 15 different strains, and walk out with my selection.

There were so many choices I didn't really know where to begin. I'm not much of a smoker anymore, and I come from a time where the choice was either dope or no dope. Green or brown. I asked my dedicated sales person for something "mellow," and he narrowed the selection from 15 or so down to 4 strains. I still didn't really know enough to make any kind of educated purchase. They all looked and smelled very nice, so I ended up just picking one based on some unquantifiable mix of look and smell that spoke to me. I walked out with 1/8oz of "Buddha's Hand" for $60. ($50+$10tax)

It was a very surreal experience. And after taking a little half hit last night, it was, indeed, mellow.

[Tunnelcat]

I haven't tried smoking it yet. I have tried the edibles, but it took almost 6 hours to hit me and when it did, WHOA! That's not something I want to have happen if I'm going to drive a car somewhere. I think I'll try smoking it once and to see how that works. I'll have to wait for a day that I don't need to get anything done however, because you sure don't feel like doing ANYTHING but zoning out once you're stoned.

It's too bad John Boehner didn't change his mind about pot BEFORE he quit Congress. Maybe he and Congress could've convinced the FEDS to legalize pot nationwide, which would allow all those pot businesses who now have to transact in cash to be able to use the banks like normal businesses do. Plus, it would have kept Jeff Sessions from going on his little weed witch hunt these days.

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[vision]

It was a very surreal experience.

I can relate. A few years ago I accompanied my girlfriend to a dispensary to pick up weed for medical purposes (truly medical, and it didn't help). It was strange to walk in to a building and wait in line to buy something I knew in my youth as an activity to be kept on the down low. But here we are. While I am indifferent to the legalization of weed I am interested to see how the cultural effects of decriminalization play out over the next decade.

[Burlyman]

I lean more toward the ThunderBunny side of things when it comes to drugz but I think decriminalization will have a positive effect.

[Jeff250]

I'm somewhat jealous. When I moved to the great white north, buying marijuana from a store was one of the things I was looking forward to doing, but it's still months away here at the earliest. On the plus side, when it's finally legalized up here it will be on both the provincial and federal level.

[CDN_Merlin]

Jeff250,

here in Ottawa you can get it at pot stores all around the downtown core. They aren't legal exactly but still sell.

[Vander]

I haven't tried smoking it yet. I have tried the edibles, but it took almost 6 hours to hit me and when it did, WHOA!

I never cared much for edibles, mostly for the same reason I don't much like vaporizers. It's mostly control of the dosage. The delayed reaction after eating leaves open the possibility of eating too much and having to ride it out. And using a vaporizer, I can barely tell how much I'm actually smoking. I like feeling the smoke hit my lungs, I can tell if I'm smoking a little or a lot.

I also like the more instant and temporary nature of smoking versus eating.

It was strange to walk in to a building and wait in line to buy something I knew in my youth as an activity to be kept on the down low.

Exactly! It's quite a long way from "you gotta know a guy."

On the plus side, when it's finally legalized up here it will be on both the provincial and federal level.

I'm hoping the quasi-legal nature of it will snowball to full legalization here. The rug can still be pulled out by the feds, which leaves things like banking for the businesses still up in the air.

[Tunnelcat]

I haven't tried smoking it yet. I have tried the edibles, but it took almost 6 hours to hit me and when it did, WHOA!

I never cared much for edibles, mostly for the same reason I don't much like vaporizers. It's mostly control of the dosage. The delayed reaction after eating leaves open the possibility of eating too much and having to ride it out. And using a vaporizer, I can barely tell how much I'm actually smoking. I like feeling the smoke hit my lungs, I can tell if I'm smoking a little or a lot.

I also like the more instant and temporary nature of smoking versus eating.

Yeah, the stuff hit my husband a lot quicker than it hit me when we tried it. An hour later and he tells me he's stoned. It took a lot longer for me, but when it did, it DID. And our laws specify a lower amount of THC in edibles too. Since it took me by surprise, it kind of blew doing anything productive for the rest of the day. He also told me about one time when he was in college and was served up some pot brownies at a party. It turned out that they were really loaded up with pot. He was so stoned that he laid around nearly comatose for a day and a half.

[callmeslick]

what is the knock against vapes, Vander. I find vaping to be far easier on my old lungs, no difference in effect, and while the taste sensation is a bit different, you can definitely taste the difference between different strains.

[Vander]

Not really a knock, just a practical personal preference with maybe a touch of "get off my lawn" thrown in. I'm not usually looking to get really high, and a full hit is more than I want. I like just a bit touching my lungs, and if I'm not where I want to be yet, I'll do it again. For that, I've found vaporizers more difficult.

While I can appreciate taste, it's mostly secondary to the flavor of the high for me.

[Tunnelcat]

Does vaping leave an odor around the house like smoking does?

[callmeslick]

Does vaping leave an odor around the house like smoking does?

NO!! It leaves a milder aroma for like 3 minutes. Undetectable by hotel smoke detectors, which was where I got tipped. Travelling folks of my age were at the forefront of adoption here, and the Germans perfected the tech. They are little wonders to travel with! Rave off.By the way, the vapes I use are for dry products, not oils. That is a whole nother animal that has never appealed to me(same sort of personal preference with no real logic past that).

[Tunnelcat]

Interesting.

[Top Gun]

Great, I'm surrounded by stoners.

[vision]

Great, I'm surrounded by stoners.

LOL inorite? I haven't touched that stuff since I was a kid. Though here is Souther California it's pretty much a given everyone smokes weed.

[TRUEpiiiicness]

I have never smoked and I never will.
I sometimes walk past people smoking and it smells like ★■◆●

[Tunnelcat]

Great, I'm surrounded by stoners.

What? So eating ONE THC-laced candy sucker that took hours to hit me and wasn't even enjoyable makes me a stoner? Now slick on the other hand, HE'S the connoisseur.

[Burlyman]

Great, I'm surrounded by stoners.

Wow, for once I actually share the same sentiment with him.

[callmeslick]

of course, moderation and common sense are your guide here.....