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what a great thread - thanks for initiating this discussion.

here's my take on listed substances:

Cannabis - i have used it on and off almost all of my adult life, but no more. when i first began it was a different drug than it is today, in my opinion. i am old enough that back in the 70s and 80s, you could smoke a bowl or a joint and enjoy your activities, those around you and the high was pleasant. i feel now, with the advent of hybridization and growing for higher THC content, the "nature" of the high has changed a lot. it's too strong for me now. i almost always get a paranoid tone to my high; it doesn't feel like the benign weed i used to enjoy...feels more like a narcotic. and that's just high percentage THC flowers; i can't even go near concentrates. some people can tolerate it well - it's not good for me anymore.

i never thought i'd have mixed feelings about the proposition on the ballot to legalize it. i'm voting yes, of course, but mainly because i feel the government has no right dictating what we can and cannot ingest. but i think people are a bit naive; pot is not harmless. and, in my case, i feel it can be addictive.

Alcohol - i don't drink much, mainly because it makes me queasy. i like a good single-malt scotch occasionally, but i don't like getting drunk. makes me feel stupid.

Cocaine - almost killed me in the 70s and 80s. if there is a Satan-as-drug...to me it's coke. i was a slave to it. 'nuff said.

MDMA - this is the medicine that has changed my life. i have never taken it recreationally, but i have used it many times in a therapeutic setting. my therapist works with "medicines" and the impact it has had on my healing is beyond description. i feel that it is perhaps the single most important medicine on the forefront of healing trauma today. i support MAPS fully.

i'll stop here - the others are not really applicable to me.

like others have stated, i only use psychedelics in my personal work now. i look for things that bring me clarity, not fog things up. as my therapist says, "i like teaching medicines."

thanks for reading...

<blockquote data-quote="ducdevil" data-source="post: 3791123" data-attributes="member: 27546">what a great thread - thanks for initiating this discussion.here&#039;s my take on listed substances:Cannabis - i have used it on and off almost all of my adult life, but no more.&nbsp; when i first began it was a different drug than it is today, in my opinion.&nbsp; i am old enough that back in the 70s and 80s, you could smoke a bowl or a joint and enjoy your activities, those around you and the high was pleasant.&nbsp; i feel now, with the advent of hybridization and growing for higher THC content, the &quot;nature&quot; of the high has changed a lot.&nbsp; it&#039;s too strong for me now.&nbsp; i almost always get a paranoid tone to my high; it doesn&#039;t feel like the benign weed i used to enjoy...feels more like a narcotic.&nbsp; and that&#039;s just high percentage THC flowers; i can&#039;t even go near concentrates.&nbsp; some people can tolerate it well - it&#039;s not good for me anymore.i never thought i&#039;d have mixed feelings about the proposition on the ballot to legalize it.&nbsp; i&#039;m voting yes, of course, but mainly because i feel the government has no right dictating what we can and cannot ingest.&nbsp; but i think people are a bit naive; pot is not harmless.&nbsp; and, in my case, i feel it can be addictive.Alcohol - i don&#039;t drink much, mainly because it makes me queasy.&nbsp; i like a good single-malt scotch occasionally, but i don&#039;t like getting drunk.&nbsp; makes me feel stupid.Cocaine - almost killed me in the 70s and 80s.&nbsp; if there is a Satan-as-drug...to me it&#039;s coke.&nbsp; i was a slave to it.&nbsp; &#039;nuff said.MDMA - this is the medicine that has changed my life.&nbsp; i have never taken it recreationally, but i have used it many times in a therapeutic setting.&nbsp; my therapist works with &quot;medicines&quot; and the impact it has had on my healing is beyond description.&nbsp; i feel that it is perhaps the single most important medicine on the forefront of healing trauma today.&nbsp; i support MAPS fully.&nbsp; i&#039;ll stop here - the others are not really applicable to me.like others have stated, i only use psychedelics in my personal work now.&nbsp; i look for things that bring me clarity, not fog things up.&nbsp; as my therapist says, &quot;i like teaching medicines.&quot;thanks for reading...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ducdevil, post: 3791123, member: 27546"] what a great thread - thanks for initiating this discussion. here's my take on listed substances: [b]Cannabis[/b] - i have used it on and off almost all of my adult life, but no more. when i first began it was a different drug than it is today, in my opinion. i am old enough that back in the 70s and 80s, you could smoke a bowl or a joint and enjoy your activities, those around you and the high was pleasant. i feel now, with the advent of hybridization and growing for higher THC content, the "nature" of the high has changed a lot. it's too strong for me now. i almost always get a paranoid tone to my high; it doesn't feel like the benign weed i used to enjoy...feels more like a narcotic. and that's just high percentage THC flowers; i can't even go near concentrates. some people can tolerate it well - it's not good for me anymore. i never thought i'd have mixed feelings about the proposition on the ballot to legalize it. i'm voting yes, of course, but mainly because i feel the government has no right dictating what we can and cannot ingest. but i think people are a bit naive; pot is not harmless. and, in my case, i feel it can be addictive. [b]Alcohol[/b] - i don't drink much, mainly because it makes me queasy. i like a good single-malt scotch occasionally, but i don't like getting drunk. makes me feel stupid. [b]Cocaine[/b] - almost killed me in the 70s and 80s. if there is a Satan-as-drug...to me it's coke. i was a slave to it. 'nuff said. [b]MDMA[/b] - this is the medicine that has changed my life. i have never taken it recreationally, but i have used it many times in a therapeutic setting. my therapist works with "medicines" and the impact it has had on my healing is beyond description. i feel that it is perhaps the single most important medicine on the forefront of healing trauma today. i support MAPS fully. i'll stop here - the others are not really applicable to me. like others have stated, i only use psychedelics in my personal work now. i look for things that bring me clarity, not fog things up. as my therapist says, "i like teaching medicines." thanks for reading... [/QUOTE]