Brown University researchers run joint-and-drink study to find alcohol consumption falls after smoking cannabis
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So cannabis being a gateway drug is actually correct?
A gateway to a more sober life.
The number of daily or nearly daily users of marijuana overtook daily users of alcohol in 2022 in the US, passing it for the first time. Checks out.
Anecdotally… It does
Agreed. No matter how many drinks I’ve had, the second I take a few tokes, my desire to continue drinking immediately stops.
If I smoke after many drinks it’s game over for me. A lesson I never seem to learn as I curse myself having the spins 😅
Yeah I remember being young and getting the spins too. It stops happening with enough experience. Eventually you learn exactly how much you can drink before you smoke and not suffer any negative effects.
It worked for me. I rarely touch alcohol these days, as it is so debilitating. A THC gummy or two puts me in a social mood for the whole evening.
They make THC patches which give you a nice, steady [2]-[3] for a solid eight hours.
I need this, cause vaping only lasts about 15 minutes and edibles have about a 25% success rate for me. Do all legal states sell these?
I only found them once at a medical dispensary in MD
I get nice THC suppositories.
Farnsworth?
So those maggots can also get high, nice.
Explains why Jack Daniels wants it banned in Tennessee.
thats why big alcohol lobbied mitch mcconnel to block/legislate the recent ban on THC/HEMP. depression, equals consumption of more alcohol. weed probably makes you forget about depression for a while.
Alcohol companies used to (still do?) be part of the lobbying effort to keep weed illegal. They’ve known for a long time.
IIRC, RJ Reynolds has had a copyright for a cannabis cigarette package design, “Camel Blues”, since the late 70s. Hmm…
Scot.gov this is your next step.
Every alcoholic I know used weed to curb their drinking.
Add me to the list
Vaping it is better for you than smoking it, but smoking it isn’t near as bad as smoking cigarettes. Obviously eating it is healthiest, but it’s not everyone’s favorite.
I mostly use a dab rig, which technically counts as vaporizing rather than smoking, and I find that low temp dabbing is a good replacement for nursing a drink, high temp dabbing or smoking an actual bong is a good replacement for shots
I should start using weed
It’s not as bad for you as alcohol but it has its own drawbacks that must be managed. Also, it’s not that great to be around stoned out folks.
Its at least worth a try
Californian here.
California sober can alternatively mean coke, but no booze.
Anecdotally, weed is hard to dose I go from a subclinical dose to a wicked depressive hangover spanning multiple days with weed whereas alcohol just keeps me feeling bad for a day. There’s also a lot of focus on making 1000mg gummies that you can have 1/10th of instead of a steady .1mg per gummie that you can have 50 of. It doesn’t replace a beer socially, yet.
But I’m interested in what’s developing in research as far as quality and reliable dosage and most importantly the type of high. There’s a lot of variables and I hope that the research can happen because some people react so positively to it.
Weed hangover? Escucheme?
It affects everyone differently. I have definitely noticed a lack of motivation after getting stoned. My partner has never experienced it at all.
Lack of motivation definitely true, just wouldn’t equate it to alcohol level hangover lolz
Something to keep in mind with edibles is that they will hit harder if you eat them with any fat in your stomach. So I like to eat some cheese after eating mine to give it a boost.
You might be doing something similar if you’re finding your dosage feeling off.
Fat-soluble is exactly why pectin+pedialyte+multivitamin+water = urine luck. 🤌🏼
what
IYKYK 🖖🏼
Brownies and Cookies make more sense. But are perishable. 🤔 I never really considered that.
Then someone needs to make nacho chips with thc.
NaTHCo Chips, it is.
I personally like Weed Stroganoff
Ooh, put the weed in the salsa, and dip the chips in.
Damn it is the other way around for me. But then again I am a regular user (0,3g/day vaporized).
Used to hit the bar every Friday. Now I have a bottle and a half of wine gathering dust in my fridge. I opened the half bottle a month ago.
Tbh nowadays, weed makes me feel good and alcohol makes me feel hot, sweaty, and sleepy. Maybe im just getting old though
Might want to sniff, then taste if safe, and see if you have a half-bottle of vinegar for salad dressing.
No shit, it’s hard enough to get off the couch, let alone go find or buy more alcohol. Personally alcohol taints the high so I never mix them anyway.
Replacing one addiction with another usually works
Worked for my dad and a couple other people I know.
Not the same story for me but hey that’s life
I’m not addicted to either. I drink a bit socially, like 2 or 3 drinks when I go out with friends maybe once a week. Lately even that much alcohol fucks me up for 2 days. One puff of week is enough to replace a similar buzz to 2 beers for me so I can avoid drinking. And weed is just less addictive. I really dislike the smoke though, and want to change to a herb vapourizer.
Vapes are cool, I’d recommend getting a higher quality one if possible like a storz and bickle.
Otherwise carts (from reputable sources) are the best for smell and ease imo
I want the kind where you actually put the plant material inside. I’m in Europe so those brands are not really here.
Storz and Bickel is a germany company lul
Haha fair enough!
That’s just not true lol
I can vouch for this one. Went from near-daily ~3 drinks to maybe 3 drinks a week, if that. Never even want a drink; have to convince myself to have one, and even then, I don’t usually finish it. I credit cannabis (partial credit to a psilocybin experience) for killing my alcohol habit
Fuck yes! Way to go! Also, I would like to subscribe to your username’s newsletter. Sounds edifying.
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