Brown University researchers run joint-and-drink study to find alcohol consumption falls after smoking cannabis
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TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works · 46 pts · 291d
Anecdotally... It does
N0t_5ure@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 291d
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.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 291d
They make THC patches which give you a nice, steady [2]-[3] for a solid eight hours.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 9 pts · 291d
I get nice THC suppositories.
TheFrirish@jlai.lu · 4 pts · 291d
So those maggots can also get high, nice.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 290d
Farnsworth?
Psythik@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 289d
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?
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 289d
I only found them once at a medical dispensary in MD
Psythik@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 289d
Agreed. No matter how many drinks I've had, the second I take a few tokes, my desire to continue drinking immediately stops.
Obi@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 289d
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 😅
Psythik@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 289d
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.
Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca · 34 pts · 291d
Alcohol companies used to (still do?) be part of the lobbying effort to keep weed illegal. They've known for a long time.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 291d
IIRC, RJ Reynolds has had a copyright for a cannabis cigarette package design, "Camel Blues", since the late 70s. Hmm...
7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 33 pts · 291d
Explains why Jack Daniels wants it banned in Tennessee.
rafoix@lemmy.zip · 29 pts · 291d
Every alcoholic I know used weed to curb their drinking.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 291d
I should start using weed
Makhno@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 291d
Its at least worth a try
rafoix@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 290d
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.
Revan343@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 290d
Add me to the list
Revan343@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 290d
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
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 pts · 291d
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.
karashta@piefed.social · 7 pts · 291d
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.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 291d
Fat-soluble is exactly why pectin+pedialyte+multivitamin+water = urine luck. 🤌🏼
umbrella@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 289d
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 289d
IYKYK 🖖🏼
paraphrand@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 291d
Brownies and Cookies make more sense. But are perishable. 🤔 I never really considered that.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 290d
Then someone needs to make nacho chips with thc.
Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 290d
NaTHCo Chips, it is.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 290d
I personally like Weed Stroganoff
jol@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 290d
Ooh, put the weed in the salsa, and dip the chips in.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 290d
Weed hangover? Escucheme?
jaaake@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 290d
It affects everyone differently. I have definitely noticed a lack of motivation after getting stoned. My partner has never experienced it at all.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 290d
Lack of motivation definitely true, just wouldn't equate it to alcohol level hangover lolz
Hazmatastic@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 291d
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
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 291d
Might want to sniff, then taste if safe, and see if you have a half-bottle of vinegar for salad dressing.
frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 6 pts · 291d
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.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 290d
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.
sausager@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 291d
"It's bombshell news that legal experts are calling, 'Duh.'"
Evotech@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 290d
Replacing one addiction with another usually works
jol@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 290d
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.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 290d
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
jol@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 290d
I want the kind where you actually put the plant material inside. I'm in Europe so those brands are not really here.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 290d
Storz and Bickel is a germany company lul
jol@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 289d
Haha fair enough!
Devmapall@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 290d
Worked for my dad and a couple other people I know.
Not the same story for me but hey that's life
ComradePedro@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 290d
That’s just not true lol
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 291d
No. Shit.
🤦🏼♂️
DarkFuture@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 290d
Californian here.
California sober can alternatively mean coke, but no booze.
Honytawk@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 289d
So cannabis being a gateway drug is actually correct?
A gateway to a more sober life.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 291d
GLP-1s like ozempic also reduce drinking, which is likely a bigger problem for liquor companies.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 290d
I expect a lot more lobbying coming from big alcohol simply because kids are drinking less. Alcohol is getting more expensive and becoming less cool.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 289d
thats how the bill wound up with the ban on hemp/thc products, mitch mcconnel is in knee deep with the alcohol industry.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 289d
recently medicaid/ said they wont cover the drug next year, something tells me alcohol liqour lobbyist had something do with it, came at the same time the shudtdown ended with the bill that would ban said thc molecules.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 289d
It's likely partially due to expense of the drug, but it did hurt alcohol and junk food sales.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 289d
true. the cost, but its too convenient this happened the same time. interesting, its 200$ for a single prescription for both wegovy and omezpic, so not too expensive, relative to other medication.
Supervisor194@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 290d
Very tiny slices of gummies help me greatly with minor aches and pains, I can use it instead of stuff like Aleve. But if I get even 1/4 of a gummy in me it drives me mad. I'm wide awake, my eyes are burning fire, I can't stop eating and my brain starts doing repetitive loops. It's incredibly unpleasant to me and I really wish it wasn't.
Lucky_777@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 291d
Booze is good in certain settings. Like going out to the bar (obviously) and hanging with multiple people. Getting high is just better in general for regular use. Near zero hangover and it's actually helping your body instead of poisoning it.
I wouldn't trade my college drinking days for weed, drinking has it's place. But weed is simply overall better.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 289d
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.
Vile_port_aloo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 289d
Scot.gov this is your next step.