…in terms of revitalizing the public discussion about the nation’s failed drug policies, according to this article on AlterNet. Best quote from the article: “Controlling and regulating marijuana will mean jobs and revenue that the state currently cedes to criminal cartels and the black market.” Yes, perhaps it took the state of the economy to […]
Month: August 2010
Ask Old Hippie – Why Do You Get Higher After 10 Minutes?
Note to the Reader: after some more in-depth research, I’ve determined that I was wrong about this. I was assuming that there was a delay due to absorption through mucous membranes, but in fact, that absorption also occurs instantly. The delay is due to a yet-unknown (at least by me) ramp-up of THC blood levels […]
Ents Find Cannabis Cures Multiple Problems
In a beautifully written post on /r/trees, an Ent named Shinks7er summed up some of the ways that cannabis can help people with serious problems that aren’t always physical, but can often be life-changing. There are a number of excellent comments that tell their own stories here. My favorite quote is “Cannabis is LITERALLY the […]
Ask Old Hippie – My Teenage Daughter Started Smoking Pot
A very interesting post on /r/marijuana got over 100 thoughtful responses. Here was mine: …I think I might be relevant because I also have a 16-year-old at home (although I am a generation older than you…apparently I had kids late and you had them early). I also started smoking at 15 but hadn’t smoked for […]
Canna Caps Experience
I decided to try one of the Canna Caps I got at All Natural the other day on my dispensary tour, and wrote it up in real time on /r/trees. Here’s what happened: The bottle is from Royal Blends and says the caps are 200 mg. made with coconut oil and cold water hash and […]
Ask Old Hippie – Does Weed Shrink Your Balls?
Dear Old Hippie: My parents keep trying to convince me to stop smoking weed. Their latest tactic is to tell me that “weed shrinks your balls”, and they’re using our family doctor as backup. I personally think this is a lot of crap, but I need some more information when my balls are at stake! […]
Jimboy's Tacos
Tonight I watched the new Futurama (catch that “toke his medicine” line?) while eating an enchilada plate from Jimboy’s Tacos (“the Mexican fast food joint that doesn’t fuck up your orders like Taco Bell and actually tastes like real food, try the fish tacos OMG”). While my wife was sleeping in the other room. Drink: […]
SacramENTo Dispensary Tour Report
I finally got a chance to use the car today (my truck has been suffering with the Thermostat Gasket From Hell) so I met with my new friend Ay (who actually is 29 or so) and together we went to check out some dispensaries in the Carmichael area. I was looking for edibles and similar exotic […]
Official-Looking Anti-Marijuana Document Proves…Nothing
In response to this nonsense, as seen on /r/trees: Like most government propaganda, a lot of what Wikipedia calls “weasel words” and other techniques of stretching the truth and intimating things without actually lying 100% of the time, which would be too obvious. Actually, learning how these things are done — especially easy to do […]
My Secret Business Highdea
I used to work behind the counter at my grandfather’s candy store (this was a real NYC candy store in the 1950s) and I still remember how to make every kind of serious soft drink, including the infamous egg cream. In fact, I remember distinctly mixing Cokes. By hand. With syrup and seltzer. But wait, there’s […]