Hello. It was me that posted that a few years back. It’s still there. Check it out, some micro shots of 10/10 “hash” complete with contaminants. Also just because it’s smooth doesn’t mean it’s clean. Continue to be vigilant. Most of it is still shit. See a lot of reviews praising quite poor quality hash from people who should frankly know better. Thank god for people like THC23, and a couple of select others, they’ve got our backs.

Ah, hello there. The post always stuck in my mind for some reason. I think about it when purchasing my hash. Agree about THC23. Another good one on here is Hashlover420 who pops up now and again with some nice proper filtered bits. One of the best hash sellers that are no longer on here sadly was uk420. He’s still around just not here cos of the fees. Agree we all have to be vigilant! Stay well

Could it be true that the second you start messing with that pure green nug things start to go downhill? 🫣🤓

I mean ‘extraction’. It sometimes seems that every method of ‘extraction’ has a downside and the greater the strength the bigger it gets?

What is ‘natural’? hand pressing?….filtering?….washing?….bleaching?… ethanol?.. alcohol?.. chemicals?.. synthesising?…

Let’s be honest we are getting all of those and possibly worse in the race to greater strength…

Even we Biggas are probably not making the best of decisions and I include myself in that….

Let’s be careful out there! 😉

I hear you. It was always simpler back in the day - hash (decent rocky, red and gold seal etc) or weed (if you were lucky - nice bit of sensi occasionally) and that was it. Happy days.

Don't think I've ever even thought about testing it, or would even know how?

I remember reading in Snowblind by Robert Sabbag them testing for purity with 2 methods: dropping into cold water and seeing how it dissolved, and heating under flame in a spoon to see how it melted. Then his choice of cutting agent was Borax, as it mimicked this the best. But that wasn't hash.

No production method involving humans can ever be lacking in impurities, it's just a case of how much and what, and how much expense, time and care you take to remove them, or prevent them being introduced in the first place. At least there's not half a carrier bag in the hash these days, and hash on here after smoking UK dealer commercial hash until quitting it years ago was and still is an utter revelation.

i think I saw that vid. Was it in German or something?

I'm unsure if it was the same vid since oyu asked the question. But in the vid I saw, I think they say something about putting the hash in isopropyl and anything that doesn't dissolve is a contaminent?

Was it in German? Damn! Could have been actually and I was just reading the subtitles. But it sounds like the same one, putting it in isopropyl and anything left is dirty. Wood though!

This is a great question for a canna user.
I found myself in my last job working solely to smoke which is kinda sad and which probably gave me the courage to quit that job.
When you smoke you're gonna suffer stress, and as a canna user without your fav hobby you're likely to get 'bored' (not a word i'm a fan of as we're here on this earth such a short time).
Users that don't get stressed often cause they always have enough are likely to suffer it in other ways like a vendor always watching their back or biggas with a £200 - £400 weekly habit are likely to feel it in their bank balance.
I'd prefer stress to answer the question tho, and it's not gonna be till this country changes it's views dramatically in regards to canna use that this stress will likely subside.
I'm finally gonna make a purchase beginning of week after a big break and am excited for that, a little nervous too i guess.👊❤️

I'm glad I'm on the bottom end of the weekly habit list. Makes me feel slightly less stressed!

in my experience boredom typically leads to stress anyway. and being queer is stressful enough despite what other people on this thread seem to think

Victim alert! Stressful and boring in equal measure.

it is equally stressful and boring having to wait 3+ years for healthcare yeah

Having to wait 3+ years for healthcare whilst the ignorant and the bigoted shit the bed daily over your very existence. I see you friend. Hope you're doing ok <3

thank you friend. gets hard some days but knowing there's people in my corner always helps. you're good people

h, the age-old question: Would you rather be stressed or bored? Let's take a humorous approach and explore the amusing side of these two less-than-desirable options.

In the red corner, we have Stress! Stress, the eternal companion that keeps you on your toes and your heart racing like a caffeinated squirrel. It's the feeling of having a thousand tabs open in your mind, all marked as "URGENT." With stress, you get to experience the thrill of constantly juggling deadlines, responsibilities, and expectations. It's like participating in a chaotic dance where your feet keep tripping over your own to-do list. Oh, the adrenaline rush of stress, keeping you awake at night and making your hair stand on end! Who needs sleep, right?

And in the blue corner, we have Boredom! Boredom, the mischievous villain that slowly sucks the life out of every moment, leaving you questioning your existence like a philosophical sloth. With boredom, time stretches out like a never-ending road trip with no entertaining sights or decent snacks. You find yourself staring at the wall, counting the specks of dust, and contemplating the meaning of life while contemplating whether to order takeout for the fourth time this week. Oh, the excitement of boredom, where even the most mundane activities become a welcome distraction from the abyss of nothingness!

Now, let's consider the pros and cons. Stress may provide you with a surge of motivation and urgency, but it also brings sleepless nights, frazzled nerves, and the tendency to resemble a human tornado. Boredom, on the other hand, may seem like a peaceful respite at first, but it can quickly turn your brain into a sluggish blob yearning for stimulation, leaving you contemplating outrageous activities like rearranging your sock drawer by color, size, and fabric composition.

So, which one is the lesser evil? Well, my friend, that's entirely up to you! Both stress and boredom have their unique quirks and challenges. Ultimately, finding a balance between excitement and relaxation is the key. So, when life presents you with the choice of stress or boredom, remember to take a deep breath, find some humor in the situation, and perhaps indulge in a silly dance or a random bout of karaoke to keep your spirits high. After all, laughter is the best stress reliever and boredom buster!

So boredom can be stressful and stress boring?….oh dear🥹

My job, at times, can be incredibly stressful to the point that I and others have often been close to tears due to the pressure, but it's not possible to stop. Newer people sometimes complain that they have nothing to do at times as they're yet to realise that that's the perk for the times that things are relentless and you spend hours desperate to pee.

So I'll go with bored, as it's probably less likely to take years off my life. Plus, as people have said, you can (almost) always find something to do if you really look.

Hey Family,

Boredom would be a privilidge in 21st Century :)


Peace and Respect

I would lean towards boredom. I experience stressed way to often and it'd be a nice change

Ive never bored. I'm always stressed so rather be bored. which will not happen so yeh.

Stressed, I feel like boredom can genuinely drive me insane haha

Bored can always find something to do 😉💨

Too true!….I avoid stress at all times!😎

Thanks that's a good point

If it’s permanently stressed or permanently bored then either one is a horrible reality, I’d rather be gay

But surely a gay person can be stressed and/or bored?…the ones I know can be!

A gay person can never be stressed or bored

Blimey! Fair play 🌈😎

The whole community probably gets worldwide immunity from both for June. Nice weather too, but no rain so minimal rainbows currently.

I've messed about with a lot of them and would recommend AIVA

good recommendation, thank you

wouldn't this defeat the point of creating music if the AI dose it for you ??? then its not your creation ???

Hey buddy- yeah, I’ve got them both and there is a very simple but important distinction between them that I put like this:

The TM2 is a Ripper, the Mighty is a Sipper!

The TM2 is as close to a bong action that you will get with a portable vape. It’s not called a ‘Thermal Extraction Device’ for nothing- you hit it and it hits you back, really it’s as simple as that.

With the Mighty you can put your feet up. You sip casually and can reheat a bowl three even four times. My understanding has always been that the dosing capsules have a 0.1g load but even if it’s bigger you definitely don’t need to pack them. It’s an incredibly economical way to vape. It’s also far more versatile than the TM2 as you can create hash sandwiches, hash with cotton bacon, roulade with extracts- all types of tasty baking creativity without risking your oven.

My current schedule is to kick the evening off with a rip or two on the TM2. Then relax into things sipping the same strain in the Miighty. Personally I don’t use the capsules anymore for just weed, only if I’m getting creative in the baking department 👨‍🍳

If I could only have one it would definitely be the Mighty. It might be the ugly baby of the two but it’s survived so long because it does a bloody great job 🤩

Let us know what you decide👍

Loads on here with both who will chime in mate.

I got mighty and the little capsules as you can do smaller hits.

Great for me as I like smoking sips as Polly put it 😂

I load up a magazine of capsules and just switch em out through a day 👍

AMAZING Flavours and can start low to get different tastes and effects.

Battery is good for a long day abusing it, taking it on long trips fishing and no drama of it running out

Iv read the caps are 0.25/0.3 which is a lot bigger than I’m accustomed
To do you know if there’s a way to use less ? Iv seen they don’t work well unless fully packed

Work fine half packed at 0.1g mate. Just use little poker at bottom and no drama for me.

Or you can pack one, then get to temp. Have a few sips, turn off and sip as it cools.

Go again later on same keg if not gone crispy / burnt tasting on way out it works good. 👍

Doesn’t beat initial flavour bombs but then just load next one.

I’m sure a pro can confirm but you could prob also pack that stuff I swear they call bacon cotton 😂

Then put less in keg.

Cotton bacon and the Mighty is a great combo that can handle anything you put in it - bud, hash and concentrates. The name is weird but it's basically cotton wool you can use in the dosing caps if you want to put less bud in. I mainly use it for hash/concentrates as it saves so much mess/cleaning if you wrap whatever you're vaping in it. It was Polly who I first saw mention it.

It's high quality cotton fibre cut so it's tearable into US style rashers. Excellent stuff, available from Amazon, and it goes weirdly toasted in the cap when you pull it out.

Sometimes I forget I have not finished, which is a nice surprise later :)

If only I got the TM2, no longer would I be the receiver of jibes… “aawww is that the new vapemaster3000 aye pal?” 😂 the mighty does look a bit dated with it being so huge in hand

But seriously both devices are great at what they do. TM2 is more fragile with the glass stem, you’d struggle to break the Mighty if you tried as it’s a big solid lump.

Not used a Mighty, but the TM2 is an amazing vape. You dont use caps - the weed is vaped through a cooling unit, which you can adjust to contain as much or as little weed as you want - even a tiny amount. It extracts it all pretty evenly, so there's minimal waste.

It also works really well with the water adaptor and a bong - *massive* clouds from a tiny amount of weed that way.

Easy to clean/maintain and it looks great too.

Got mine towards the end of last year and haven't looked back. I love it

So my fella has the plus I believe but I’m mainly the one using it. You shouldn’t have to pack it I don’t think, but depending on what temperature you use it could be a pretty quick smoke lol

Mighty + all day long

https://www.vaporizerwizard.com/reviews/vaporizers/portable/potv-lobo/

This may throw the cat amongst the pigeons! 🤣
The POTV Lobo, pretty much a tinymight 2, at half the price.
Getting really good reviews, dunno about UK availability though. 😁✌️💚

I use 185 , 195 then 210.

Like Polly said, max heat for hash, and I also add a terp perl to the dosing capsule for hash/concentrates

Is hash as good in a mighty compared to a J?

For weed I start at 185, dialling up by 5 for each subsequent hit. I get plenty of flavour and cloud doing it this way. For hash I crank it up to max…👍

I had a crafty + and due to inhaling the vapour direct to your lungs I couldn’t really cope with more than 185 without coughing. 195 for boost after the majority of vapour has gone. With my Arizer xq2 I can comfortably go much high but don’t really like more than 215.

I believe it’s the thc that makes you cough, rather than the temperature. There is more thc at higher temperatures. Vaping green at 210 is almost like smoking it through a pipe

I have an Arizer EQ as I do like balloons but I don’t believe the temperature readout. I have to crank it up to the sort of temps that would blow my noodle off on other devices. Still does the job though🤷‍♂️

Hi! I’m super anxious about using my mighty for hash. I know there’s the drip pad but I’m so worried about fucking it up. What’s your technique please? Has there ever been any issues? Thanks 👍

If you're concerned, you can put some hemp fibre in the bottom of your chamber to catch any run off. Hemp fibre in the chamber, dosage capsule ontop with 2 terp perl and hash inside 👌

I started off this way using the hemp fibre with hash, but i've since found it not to be necessary once I got familiar with dosage etc. But it does give you a piece of mind 👍

Yeah, like Anon I just use a little bit of cotton bacon either in the bottom of the oven direct or if it’s a really melty hash then in a dosing capsule (no drip pad, only use those for concentrates) with a light covering of the cotton.
No problems, although I generally use a Vapman for hash these days as the extraction is superb 🤩😶‍🌫️

Nice, thanks to both.

That’s strange. Maybe it’s because the whole unit it bigger and the bud isnt as close to the heating element?

Yup, I don’t think the Mighty needs to get any hotter..it produces its results at lower temps than some other units👍

I'm seemingly the odd one out and go low. I start my weed journey at 160 and go up to about 175, any higher and it seems harsh. I get lovely flavour, not too much vapour and great effects. For hash, I start at around 195 and work my way up to 210.

straight to 210 if its late and i want to sleep otherwise start at 180 and work my way up to 195

interesting whats up with the escalation

185 for weed.

It does relinquish a little more vapor if you take it higher but it soon becomes rather coarse on my throat .

Thanks buddy. I played around with temp when I first got but I ended up just straight blasting at 210, thankfully I don’t experience many throat problems. You reckon it’s more efficient going through the gears as I smoke like some have suggested? i.e. start at 185, 190, 195 and so on?

If you can survive sucking at 210 then I would suggest there is no point going through the gears

You get totally different effects at low temps . If you start really low it can be great for getting a head buzz without longing you out

I’m with you mate; some weeds are great ar 155 upwards for me.

Totally unique flavours and effects

Don't listen to naysayers. Everyone is different. The benefits of Lion's Mane and niacin stacking with psilocybin is also highly beneficial for brain health. Low and slow, find your level. Research the Paul Stamets stack.

I seen you mention this elsewhere, spot on using it in conjunction with lions mane and niacin good old Stamets!.

I know that double blind studies in the US have shown effectiveness of pyslobin in treatment resistant depression which is great.

But like every one has said it’s no magic bullet.

Not a magic bullet but a very helpful tool alongside other things. If you only read one book, make it "Live more, think Less" by a P Callesen and look into Metacognitive Therapy. Such a simple approach with really really high success rates, over 80%. Made total sense where other stuff just seemed overwhelming.

The whole point of a placebo is that it still works, so that's more a reason to do it than anything.

I went through a horrific breakup earlier this year, end of a intense 5 year relationship. After quite a bit of research I grabbed a mushroom bar from here.

First few days I was still smoking heavily and on the back end of stopping SSRIs so I didn't notice much. After a few more days I noticed a visible improvement in my mood, I felt like things didn't phase me and I was able to get on with my day without being too attached to my thoughts. End of the day tended to be a little somber but I quickly realised I should stop smoking weed while the dose was active.

After the first week I increased my dose from 0.2 to 0.4, best decision I have made, I was able to dig into my past/trauma without my emotions overwhelming me. It didn't take away my depression but it gave me the state of mind to work through the reasons while I felt how I did, and make a plan to process them.

I made a list of the big topics I wanted to work through and for each one planned a small trip, with microdosing afterwards to integrate what I had learned and thought about.

I stacked with niacin and lions mane, I was also eating pretty much whole foods vegan and not smoking tobacco which I feel helped me have the full benefits of my doses.

I'm not dosing anymore, I do therapy trips every few weeks when I feel the time is right but microdosing was absolutely the start of my journey of mushrooms to improve my mental health.

I'm now at the point where I don't really feel like my issues affect me and am volunteering in mental health support.

Do you research, listen to your body and mind and don't go in with any expectations other than to take whatever comes in good faith and understand that mushrooms are a small part of the journey to healing.

Big love, Jedi

It's that time of the year again! Can't wait to go picking.
I swear by microdosing. It really helped improve my mood and my outlook on thinks, like a natural antidepressant without all the side effects! Also helped me with my cravings for cannabis and kept my mood under control when I went without

As far as I know the majority of the research on improvements shown for people with depression from mushrooms is for full doses, not microdosing. Imperial did a study recently showing that the effects of microdosing were at the same level as a placebo. I would consider investigating tripping safely and starting with a low dose to get familiar with it.

From personal experience I can confirm this from a single 1.6g dose that I took 2 months ago after not doing shrooms for over 20 years. My underlying baseline of being 'a bit sad' was reset to neither feeling sad nor happy. I assume this is how neurotypical people feel in general, but I haven't for decades. All gone and reset in one trip. Your mileage and brain chemistry may vary.

They made a difference to mine and I've had countless dms from people saying their life has changed for the better.

Are you currently taking saris? They'll be competing for your serotonin receptors and the shrooms will do nothing. Just something to keep I'm mind buddy.

Whatever path you take. I wish you all the best on your way to better days 🙏

Yes. I found it much more effective than SSRIs.

No personal experience but my friend orders his shrooms off here and swears by microdosing. I think the reason for the conflicting accounts is the highly subjective nature of the effect which is probably down to brain chemistry.
He absolutely says it removes his brain fog and allows him to regulate his emotional response to stress.
Mushrooms are very safe and I think there is nothing to lose in trying it.
E

microdosing is bullshit, like homeopathy. still might work, mind, but so might orange smarties and they taste a lot better. pretty sure neither will kill you.
an actual proper dose of psilocybin can function as a sort of emotional master reset - if you just can't seem to snap out of a depression even though your problems are in the past, it can be highly effective (speaking from my own experience) - if you still have problems in your life, though, it can make them seem much worse and make you much worse at dealing with them.
also, tripping when you are depressed is likely to be a truly fucking awful experience that has you praying for it to end (it will, but not for ages). if you are expecting to have a bad time, you will, anxiety is what causes bad trips.
p.s. you do know that weed and very especially opiates both cause depression, right?

Lots of unscientific junk here.

Psilocybin is now in stage 3 trials for the treatment of depression as well as many other issues that start in the mind. The proof success is out there in abundance. Also there's a lot more to be learned from a bad trip than another experience I've had. I had 2 bad trips that helped me to address the real cause of problems I'd had for years. To compare microdosing magic mushrooms at a dose that is at a level that a subtle change in perception can be felt isn't the same as adding a drop of an active ingredient to a few litres of water as one would in homoeopathy. That being said the trials for psilocybin have covered microdosing with shaky results so I need to look at what they're considering a microdose. 0.1 grams of a decent strain is enough to improve my mood and actually feel a chemical shift without rendering me useless for the day. Maybe that's more than this studies did.

Yes well aware of opiates and weeds effects. I use weed once a day at night now to help after work

I don’t actively take pain meds these days btw

You couldn’t pay me to suck on that!🤢

You could transfer it as pixel says, personally I would be introducing it to Mr.Bin….or in your case M.Le Bin….

Hopefully that’s the first time you have ever said that beginning sentence 😂

If it is I'd be truly amazed. I'm thinking at least one past instance of it being delivered with great disdain, channelling Uncle Monty from Withnail & I.

Buy a decent ceramic cart from Amazon and transfer the oil to the new one - just heat it gently, it will pour. Your coil has burned out. This won’t be good for your lungs.

Was this an RR cart? I had a few of mine go like this, they changed the carts pretty soon after. Kept getting blocked and would go burnt like this

That's the one. Nice to know it's been fixed as it's a tasty and decent product.

It’s oxidation from the coil getting too hot

It's not tasty any more, but sort of works. What's the technique I need to use to make the thing draw through? The low draw puff thing ain't working. I'm in France for the rest of the week, then it's going in a bin before the border if it's not finished anyway?

See how the black shit kind of whisps out of the hole into the clear? I saw one of these tiny little whisps coming up from the inlet holes on my cart as it was almost empty and I took this as a sign not to refill this cart as I assumed it was the coil burning up.

Be good to hear what it actually is from experienced biggas though!

On a full unused cart, the oxidising can occur if the coil isn't primed, common with thick oils.

My battery has a preheat function which I use at the start of the day. Am I doing it wrong? This is only the 2nd cart I've ever smoked, and both have been 100% live resin and I've done the same with both.

Oh, I've paid full attention to that hole. It was where bubbles used to form as the colour became darker and darker...

A coil shouldn't burn up halfway through a cart when not using high voltages, surely? I'm clueless. Maybe it does? Very poor experience though, despite the 'premium' wood finish.

It's not the coil burning up but the oil oxidising. I have reused carts that have gone like this but they do tend to discolour again around halfway. The nectar ones from Amazon do not seem to have this problem. They also have a 2 year warranty.

When looking into buying my own empty carts I saw many bad reviews about carts being doa or burning up before halfway through. When filling my own I’ll stick to 0.5ML carts to avoid em changing taste before finishing but I’ve had great luck with 1ml pre-filled carts on here honestly

Think my original purchase is a re-buy. Should have ordered another from them but this was already in my stash.

UL bro but i've never vaped, Bongs and joints don't do this :/

True, bongs and joint just let all that burnt shit straight into your lungs!

Wonderful

bro i started smoking in the 90's i still put tobbaco in my joints :) i'm too old to care..

I'm 45, I've been regularly consuming cannabis in some way now for at least 28 years and I have no intention of stopping unless I'm somehow forced to.

I've quit various things in my adult life, including a 24-year long tobacco habit which is notoriously tough to kick, and I don't think my prolonged love for weed is due to addiction.

I've lived with mental health issues since my early teens and the Nineties weren't exactly the most enlightened when it came to those matters. No access to like-minded souls via the internet at the time and a total lack of understanding within general society led to my symptoms being mostly misinterpreted and left unaddressed. Even my teachers at school made things worse through sheer ignorance, and I began to feel there was no relief to be had.

The first time I smoked proper weed, that changed forever. My thoughts stopped going in 20 different directions at once at 100 miles per hour. The chatter that was similar to a bunch of detuned radios in my head distilled themselves into a single train of thought and, for the time in ages, I actually felt in control of my own mind.

It genuinely seemed like an awakening so I made sure it wasn't just a fluke by trying again a few times (proper science needs experimentation 😉). I've used it ever since and can't envisage a time when I won't want it in my life.

Like anything worth having, I believe it requires some level of moderation and caning it all day, every day is probably not going to do you any favours. It used to be the first and last thing I did each day, as well as any available opportunity in between, but my tolerance got so high that I couldn't and I lost the only pleasure I had at the time.

I learned after that to respect it and dial it back a bit. I take t-breaks when I feel the need and while I would say I'm probably addicted, I wouldn't say that I'm dependent on it. I suppose it depends on individual motivations for using cannabis but I'd say I'm definitely a lifer. 💚

Thanks Ed, this actually changed my perspective on things. Your comment about "while I would say I'm probably addicted, I wouldn't say that I'm dependent on it" made me realise than you can still have an addiction whilst keeping it managed. I guess a big part of being addicted to something is making sure it doesn't get worse.

I have a similar situation to you, mental health issues since a child but I have various bone issues too. I would have to agree with everything you've said. It's a massive relief to have something that understands you, even if it can't speak. Do you tend to have t-breaks much?

Thanks for sharing your side of the story Ed❤️

Yeah, I think addiction and dependency are often used interchangeably but they're not the same thing.

You can be addicted to anything that gives you a buzz/rush - chocolate, gambling, sex, shopping, they're all addictive. That just means you want to do it a lot though. The danger starts when the urge to do that 'something' becomes your overriding priority over everything else, at any cost.

Being honest, my next t-break is long overdue. I usually try for at least one every few months but depends on whats going on in life. Even a day or two without makes a difference for me so it doesn't need to be weeks of abstinence!

Hope you find the balance you're looking for, take care buddy.

Oh, sweet summer child. You'll change your mind as you age, no doubt. My best dealer was in his late 50s when I was around your age and he used to come clubbing with us. Was like going out with your mate's Dad who just happened to get the best damp, yellow, piss smelling speed known to man. 2 dabs of that out of the bag and you'd be off your tits for most of the night/day.

So I've been smoking weed now for about 28 years. Many other drugs too, but I've never done opiates as I have a massively addictive personality. No doubt some vendors on here may think I'm addicted, based on my purchase levels, but I quit for 7 years and didn't smoke a thing, other than a couple of puffs on a joint a couple of times during that period. I'm on holiday now and I haven't used the nicotine patches that I brought with me. Started smoking joints again in January this year, and I'm back to my 1/2oz+/week smoking level. Roughly 8 joints a day, maybe with extra hash and whatnot. Brought a cart with me to France, and for the first few days I was getting so fucking high off it constantly. Got well over half of it left, but I've found I've been smoking it less today. Is my addiction to nicotine? If it is, how can I just stop? Haven't had any since Wednesday last week, and don't want any.

Christ, this is as long and rambling as some of my reviews, isn't it? Sorry, can't help myself.

tl;dr Don't assume that you'll feel any different in 25 years time. You'll be almost exactly the same person mentally, just tempered by time and aching more with less free time for yourself.

I remember speaking to you privately about your 7 year break. I actually told quite a few mates about it as it really intrigued me how easy it was to get your tolerance back even after all that time. It shows how easy we can get used to things. It's my whole saying of "a footballer can have a year break and still come back into the game". Do you smoke cigarettes on their own? I personally smoke weed and roll ups. I notice that when I have weed I don't want to smoke fags at all, when I'm out of weed, I smoke fags to get that feeling of me smoking something. If you are still smoking fags when smoking weed too, there's a chance it is the nicotine.

Thanks for the reply Rux😊

When I quit in 2016 I'd progressed to smoking fags (or, 'straights', as I was recently mocked by a young lady for using in a joint) on their own and needed to take nicotine patches with me on night shifts. I was using patches when I was trying to quit and when I went to change one after work I didn't have one to take off. I'd forgotten to put one on and hadn't realised. I didn't put another patch on. Had to Google at one point 'can you fart yourself to death?' Google and experience suggests not, other than in very extreme circumstances. Spent years saying 'not fags' if people asked if I smoked (depending on the audience) and I can genuinely say that again.

I guess the only real way of knowing is if you were to be without bud. That's the only reason I know that it's the bud I crave and not the cigs (I guess technically it's just the smoke I crave but the weed is obviously a lot better/nicer to smoke than a cig). If you were to go without bud now you've started it back up again and notice you smoke a lot of cigs now then that would probably determine the issue.

Since you started have you gone without much?
Each time you go without the more easier it is to deal with the next time.
I go without for up to a few days every fortnight.
i look at it as my medicine, whereas when i started smoking heavy in my late 20s it was just for the buzz.
You smoke enough of it and it becomes a way of life, for me to quit i would need to change my life and right now i can't see me doing that.
You're 25, as you get older you'll see more and more how dark, petty and evil the world really is, and that puts more perspective on our hobby, which harms no-one else but ourselves tho it heals more than it hurts.
Canna is a plant given to us by the Creator, to take the edge off this nasty world, unlike alcohol (i refer to it by it's real name ethanol) which only helps add to the carnage we see.
It's not addictive it's just a very useful and pleasant herb, it has the power to open eyes unlike ethanol which only blinds.
You're 25 you shouldn't be thinking beyond next week. Work hard, be kind to your brothers and sisters in this life, appreciate nature and the wonderful animal companions we have, and at the end of the day all that matters is your health. Health above all, don't eat their tainted food with carcinogenic nasties, know what you're putting into your body, and know there are good people on this earth that do care.

I think the whole "you're only young" comment is why most of us are so messed up later on in life😂But I do get what you mean. It's just in my eyes, there's no harm in making a change you feel may be beneficial later on in life. Age is all but a number, it's how you have lived your life is what matters. An 18 year old could have been through a lot more than a 35 year old for example meaning they would have more of an understanding of the repercussions of their actions over the elder that has potentially had their life go at a steady upwards pace. It doesn't make any of them wrong for being how they are but their mindsets may be completely swapped around from what you would expect. This is why I would rather figure it out now then when it's too late for it to matter. I feel people should alleviate from basing issues of age or even life in general off of age. There's plenty of teenagers nowadays that completely throw me off with how much they know/care about their body. Believe it or not, it's not a big thing to smoke anymore. Kids don't idolise it as they used to. Maybe that's because of all the balloons they've been doing but that's a different subject. From what we think may be okay, others may not. Usually we consider that to be the the shift from the eldest to newer generation however it's now the other way round. The whole "worry about it when you're older" mindset is gone now as people understand the repercussions more. Whether that's due to the internet and just more access to information now I'm not sure.

In terms of the breaks, I do have quite a lot of them. I'm a registered medical user (now) so I use it just to be able to get on with my day. When I started at 14, the buzz is all that mattered. In 10/11 years, my mindset has already changed in terms of how I feel about smoking. In another 10, the same could happen. I do agree that each time I have a break, I feel closer and closer to quitting. But it's so easy to get back into the day 1,2,3 cycle again. I guess it's more of a case of not wanting to be smoking still when I'm 50 rather than "if" I'm going to be smoking then.

I really appreciate your response 😊

I wouldn't advise anyone to start smoking canna, but for those that do i've not much advice as i'm in same boat and happy with my choices.
I think whatever you do you'll make the right choice when it comes, there's always another option to what lies in front of you, always.
Stay Blessed, Alleyne.👊

You too BBDoom, thanks for the discussion!

I have a few side affects
Intolerance to people's BS
An overwhelming desire to do fuck all
A lack of dreams (mine were crushed years ago anyway)
An unexplainable hatred of Ed Sheeran
And I have also found I still have the purile humour of a school boy
Otherwise I'm fine

Nothing unexplainable about a hatred of Ed Sheeran.

True but my hatred goes beyond rational, to the point that half of my life is dedicated to plotting various methods of his demise. My favourite would be to not actually kill him but plant some kiddy porn on his PC, ruin him proper, Glitter styley

Jesus! I'm glad I just get the munchies.

Brilliant 🤩

That Ed Sheeran is a prick, stoned or not!

ahh i didnt realise the Ed Sheeran thing was related.