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Originally Posted by rydabent
(Post 22006364)
Getting "high" is stupid in the first place. And trying to ride a bike makes it worse.
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I haven't gotten high in years, but when I did I loved driving high. I'd eat a chunk of bud and head out. Nothing to it. Did not impair my driving ever. Pot is one of the best pain killers there is, so no pain while driving!
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I could go to any K1 Speed, smoke in the car before and still be in the top 2, even on a track I never drove before. The whole “impairment” applies to someone smoking for the first few times. Imo and I’ve been a daily toker for 35 years. The only pushback is from people who have never done it and have no clue.
At this point in my life I don’t plan it, but if I happen to have smoked and then decided to go ride it wouldn’t stop me. The reality is that once you get into the zone, which weed is really good at achieving, you forget you were high to begin with. ✌️ |
Going down a different but similar path so to speak, some of my hockey friends have played with young guys who played at an elite level but couldn't break the professional barrier so the next stage is recreational/beer league hockey. A lot of these guys are doing coke and all sorts of stuff before they play and are unbelievable athletes. Some of them have to get high to chill out, otherwise their intensity is way too high for recreational hockey and without it, they would be taking guys heads off.
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Originally Posted by base2
(Post 22007009)
As someone who just rode 25 miles, just drank 24 ounces of "hobo beer" Steel Reserve 211, & is currently waiting for 20 milligrams of THC in chocolate form to kick in, I disagree.
In an hour, I'll be washed, showered, & be set up for 8 hour of uninterrupted sleep...That is, unless you'd rather I toss & turn & lay in bed, in frustration "not sleeping" until 3 or 4, or 5am. I mean, I've done a few "midnight centuries" to wait out my restless brain, but realistically there is a limit to how many 36 or 48 hour days with 2 or 3 or 4 hours of restless sleep an otherwise healthy human can withstand. I really don't understand the opinion bias against the only thing that lets me sleep like a normal person. I mean there are cannabinoid receptors in the human brain, afterall. The plant & humans have been in symbiotic relations since the dawn of time. Coincidentally, my friends mother who has had Parkinsons since I met her 33 years ago (!) No longer has a Parkinsons diagnosis. The doctors are legitimately basffled. She's been alive too long for it to be actual real Parkinsons. Her symptoms "evaporated" when she started taking THC/CBD. Coincidence? Absolutely. But she can do stairs now & no longer responds incoherently to simple conversation. She can drive competently & safely now with attentivness & reaction times you would expect a normal healthy person to have. She no longer shakes uncontrollably, & at age 75+, has given up her walker. Am I advocating for a cure-all "snake oil?" Am I advocating anything other than a garden grown bit of Mother Nature? No, there are lots of harmful things out there of all stripes & all manner of irresponsibility to be found everywhere. But, the hysteria about "Reefer Madness" is largely unwarrented I am not advocating any position other than pragmatism & an acknowledgement that blanket policies & opinions don't always address the full spectrum of diversity or nuance in a given population set. As for sleep, as related to cycling and all other things, we have to have it. Cycling is not fun when I haven't slept for forty eight hours or more. In fact nothing is fun under those circumstances. So if I need a little bud to turn the situation in my favor--so be it. One of the things I highly recommend for bikers with sleep issues is a sleep mask. No, not a five dollar Walmart sleep mask. But a forty five dollar high quality sleep mask of excellent material that ensures total blackout and does not bother your eyes or skin. I cannot live without my sleep masks. They have literally changed my life. I don't go anywhere or do anything without them. If you can't sleep and haven't tried this yet--do it! |
BITD - '80s - I was a club rider and a daily smoker. I enjoyed riding while buzzed. We'd blast out to our midpoint, have lunch and before we left I'd have a joint or a bowl. My buddies told me I reliably rode faster on our return trip. I remember that I could get very inwardly focused, very INTO the groove, the rhythm of pedaling...now in my impending maturity modern hydroponic marijuana kicks my ass unlike any of the purported Colombian we would get then. One tiny puff and I'll spend a few hours mumbling and going off on tangents. Today I wouldn't consider riding with my situational awareness compromised. I never even liked using headphones or such like. Sometimes I wonder how I managed to survive, but I never had any close calls while high.
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When I was young and foolish I often rode high. Shoot, we drove and smoked in the car. Of course what we smoked then would not be considered worthy of notice today.
The last time I drove really drunk, about 50 years ago, I followed my girlfriend home between the two pairs of yellow lines. Haven’t done anything like that since. Now a days, I don’t drink more than a single glass of wine or beer with a meal before driving home. Haven’t been in a restaurant lately. More than the plague year. Still wouldn’t drink alcohol and drive. I avoid driving at night and only use cannabis in the evening now so it’s not been an issue. But, I probably would avoid driving a car high now. I only started riding a bike as an adult two years ago a haven’t had the opportunity to be high and ride. On July 1 it will be legal to use cannabis here in NoVa. Perhaps I’ll take a weekday ride on the WOD this summer to see what it’s like. A new challenge. |
Who are you to wave your finger?
You must have been outta your head Eye hole deep in muddy waters You practically raised the dead Rob the grave to snow the cradle Then burn the evidence down Soapbox house of cards and glass so Don't go tossin' your stones around You must have been high... |
With all the ding bat drivers, and their inattention, you need to be fully alert to be safe, not impaired with illegal drugs.
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Originally Posted by rydabent
(Post 22015907)
With all the ding bat drivers, and their inattention, you need to be fully alert to be safe, not impaired with illegal drugs.
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Originally Posted by Ted Noiz
(Post 22007984)
I haven't gotten high in years, but when I did I loved driving high. I'd eat a chunk of bud and head out. Nothing to it.
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Originally Posted by Rotgut
(Post 21997239)
I'm mid 50s and enjoy a small dose edible once in a while in the summer evening after a good ride or brisk yard work. (Not much of a drinker.) I've been wondering if anyone here has ever actually ridden high? I know the obvious dangers, and I'm not talking about look-at-your-thumb-while-slobbering high. I'm talking about being functionally high, the kind of high where you feel every stretch and every sore muscle in a good way. I usually end up stretching a lot when I'm high, kind of yoga-like. I've never actually ridden high and am genuinely curious if anyone has gotten any satisfaction from it, or if crashing paranoia sets in. Or if I should take this question to the 20+ forum.
Please, no anti-pot lectures. As I say, I'm genuinely curious. |
Originally Posted by Riveting
(Post 22016202)
I thought it was common knowledge that eating it raw doesn't work. It needs to be heated in some fashion to pull out the THC, via butter, baking, vape, or smoking. No?
I haven't seen hash in years but you can eat hash and it will get you stoned, maybe because it's already processed? A friend of mine who is a lifetime runner had a bout with cancer and the chemo made it nearly impossible for her to eat, and she was quite lean to begin with. Her oncologist suggested she try some edibles but he couldn't help her get it. She had never used thc before but she got some tablets and it helped her immensely. |
Originally Posted by rydabent
(Post 22015907)
With all the ding bat drivers, and their inattention, you need to be fully alert to be safe, not impaired with illegal drugs.
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Originally Posted by Riveting
(Post 22016202)
I thought it was common knowledge that eating it raw doesn't work. It needs to be heated in some fashion to pull out the THC, via butter, baking, vape, or smoking. No?
To each his own. But I prefer eating the cannabis. More bang for my buck, won't stink the place up and no pain anywhere. |
Originally Posted by Ted Noiz
(Post 22016261)
Smoking only puts it into the respiratory system, so you're deprived of oxygen, the buzz is mostly in your head, and the eyeballs turn red and glass over.
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Originally Posted by Ted Noiz
(Post 22016261)
...Smoking only puts it into the respiratory system, so you're deprived of oxygen...
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Originally Posted by Eric F
(Post 22016359)
You might want to do a little more research on how lungs work.
What does it do then? |
Originally Posted by Ted Noiz
(Post 22016363)
Drawing smoke into your lungs doesn't deprive you of oxygen?
What does it do then? |
Originally Posted by Eric F
(Post 22016388)
You said smoking only puts it into the respiratory system. This is not accurate. Compounds of the smoke get into the blood stream through the walls of the air sacs, the same way oxygen is transferred from the air we breathe into the blood stream. Those compounds in your blood stream are what get you high, not oxygen deprivation.
As for me, I bypassed all this fiasco and simply ate my goods, wasting nothing, breathing no smoke, not stinking up the place and displacing pain instead of oxygen. My buzz is optimally and evenly distributed throughout my body, so to speak. |
Originally Posted by Ted Noiz
(Post 22016261)
Definitely NO. It works better eating it. Eating it ensures you get it all, for one thing. Nothing is wasted. Chewing it (yes, it tastes like crap) until it is liquefied puts it immediately into the bloodstream through the mucus membranes. Then it's swallowed and digested. Smoking it is wasteful and dangerous, obviously. Much of the good stuff just literally goes up in smoke. Plus, you're smoking. Breathing smoke into the lungs isn't good for you. Eating the weed permeates the entire body, thus nullifying pain everywhere and causing total relaxation. Smoking only puts it into the respiratory system, so you're deprived of oxygen, the buzz is mostly in your head, and the eyeballs turn red and glass over.
To each his own. But I prefer eating the cannabis. More bang for my buck, won't stink the place up and no pain anywhere. |
Originally Posted by Riveting
(Post 22016538)
You sure about that? Maybe you're experiencing a placebo effect high? Source: article about eating raw weed
I just eat it raw. Easiest. |
Originally Posted by big john
(Post 22016229)
I'm not sure but it seems like if you ate a bunch of it some of the thc would get into your blood. The simple way to release it is to grind the bud to a fine powder and then saute it in butter on low heat, or so I've been told. You can then bake with that butter or just spread it on some toast, or so I've heard.
I haven't seen hash in years but you can eat hash and it will get you stoned, maybe because it's already processed? A friend of mine who is a lifetime runner had a bout with cancer and the chemo made it nearly impossible for her to eat, and she was quite lean to begin with. Her oncologist suggested she try some edibles but he couldn't help her get it. She had never used thc before but she got some tablets and it helped her immensely. |
Originally Posted by Ted Noiz
(Post 22016545)
Whatever it is I experience--it works. They don't put all that good weed into lollipops and brownies for nothing.
I just eat it raw. Easiest. I'm not sure how lollipops are made, so no comment there, but the raw weed in brownies works because they're baked in an oven at 400 F. You shouldn't get any effect from eating uncooked "special brownie" batter. Sorry if I ruined any of your future placebo highs. |
Originally Posted by Riveting
(Post 22016548)
According to this article, the THC doesn't truly exist until heat is applied, causing the decarboxylation process to occur.
Eat weed, you'll get higher than a kite and enjoy a pain free body buzz while you pedal the metal. |
Originally Posted by Riveting
(Post 22016554)
One time when I was 13 or 14, a "friend" tricked me into smoking oregano, and I felt high.
I'm not sure how lollipops are made, so no comment there, but the raw weed in brownies works because they're baked in an oven at 400 F. You shouldn't get any effect from eating uncooked "special brownie" batter. Sorry if I ruined any of your future placebo highs. |
I ride with some old childhood friends and they just do everything high, lol. I gave it all up in my twenties so I didn't have a conflict when raising my kids.
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Originally Posted by Riveting
(Post 22016554)
I'm not sure how lollipops are made, so no comment there, |
Originally Posted by curbtender
(Post 22016648)
I ride with some old childhood friends and they just do everything high, lol. I gave it all up in my twenties so I didn't have a conflict when raising my kids.
https://youtu.be/ah-uikFRW40 |
Edibles are NOT raw weed, they are made using "distillates" so that the actual THC, CBD, etc. is available to your bloodstream.
Eating raw weed you may as well eat a paper bag. My cousin worked in the industry for years and he's all about the edibles and 'terps and distillates. Eating raw weed does not get you high. They don't just stick raw weed in your lollipops..... https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/art...aw-weed#can-it |
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