Aspie tokers?

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I was into it a lot in middle school, and for however long I stayed in HS. It helped me forget. It gave me something to pursue, albeit not the greatest.

That's the way I saw it then. I see it now like, It makes me eat all my food, fall asleep waaay too early, and burn a hole in my already low funds.

It made me paranoid, and shy in groups more so than I already am. It is illegal and could very well get me in jail (although, not that likely).

I've only had 3 dealers in my life who were available more than 50% of the time, and the rest were jerks that shorted me by a lot and also never re-upped.

My entertainment budget now is for internet and video games, which gives me far more use and fun anyway.

I do drink 'cohol when I get the chance, I drink coffee 6 times a day, and smoke 1 pack of cigarettes every 5 days. I take shrooms, or lsd occasionally. I take a relatively large dose of DXM once a month to gain self insight. It cures heavy handedness, and brash thinking IMO.

Weed has it's uses, i just don't need it right now (although resin and menthol gets me that coolie high, so i smoke it with close friends if it's for free)

Wish I could do it in real life with someone. Oh the woes of being socially inept.

I'm not sure I understand the poster who said : "That was fine back in high school, but its time to grow up"

What does that mean? Most heavy tokers are actually adults (who can afford it!).
Being a former Deadhead, I can say that I have met young teens and old retirees that enjoy having a High Time
on occasion.

So by your logic, all drinkers should stop by the time they get out of college, because that is such a juvenile thing to do?

How about you NOT tell others how to live their lives and mind your own business. That would be very adult of you.

Should anyone over 21 who eats candy be forced to grow up? How about watching kids tv shows/movies,,, is there an age cut-off for that activity as well?

Time to legalize, not criminalize. Prescription drugs kill over 200,000 Americans annually, when used properly according to doctors prescription. Illegal drugs (cocaine/heroin) kill around 5,000. Pot is still at ZERO.

*Many studies have shown that Marijuana can protect the brain and lungs AGAINST cancer! (Three groups of smokers:
1=cigarettes only, 2=cigarettes and pot, 3= pot only. Group 1 had the highest cancer rate, group 2 lesser, group 3 the least.

I am a frequent smoker. Or, I used to be, until they decided to shut down all the dispensaries around the city I live in.
I used to smoke several times a day. Everyday. Up to a gram a day.
Up until a couple days ago, I hadn't smoked for two weeks, which was a nice tolerance break I guess.

The only problem I've had with weed is tolerance, my tolerance goes up too fast, and stays on me for a long time.
Tolerance breaks don't make any difference it seems, but my eyes did get more dry and red.

I can't believe they are making it illegal again around here.
Weed just makes life seem so much better, I can actually live with myself and my dry ways of living.
My psychiatrist doesn't agree though, he thinks it's just a waste of money. It does use up a lot of money though. He says, take some pharmaceuticals!
No thanks. Those are truly problematic.

Guess I'll just go with drinking for now since it's so hard to get now.

I am a frequent smoker.

A good bowl of Kine-Bud does the trick for me. I become quite sassy and I feel less socially awkward, because I can fall back on the "stoner" stereotype should neurotypicals need a label for me.

One of the beauties of being autistic, is that I don't NEED to get high in order to delve deeply into the things I find enjoyable. I don't need to get high, to sit and fidget with textures, or tinker with computers or to compose music...but when I do get high, it's almost as though I feel like my obsessions are all there is in the universe and are just as important as anything else (and they are!) Weed reduces the guilt I feel for ignoring people and diving into my joy!

I also love to get out in the wilderness, and I like it even better when I'm high. My tolerance for sounds and feelings and discomforts rests for a bit.

Like any drug, this one definitely affects each person differently. I first experienced it when I lived in the states, where it is highly illegal. It made me paranoid and confused, mostly because I knew what could happen to me if I got caught. Now I live in a place where it's not even really illegal and people regularly walk down the street smoking in public. When I smoke here, it boosts my creativity, but also lowers my energy and I tend to get lazy, so it's tough to find a good balance.

Many of my close friends smoke a lot. One smokes several grams a day and has more energy than anyone else I know. He gets up, smokes, and just goes to work (something I could never do), and he always walks so fast I can't even keep up with him.

Another friend smokes more than a gram per day, but he has serious problems with it. It helps him with his job (in music), but like me, it also makes him lazy, and his overall quality of life declines when he smokes too often. He's even been to rehab for it because he can't find the right balance.

So everyone's different. However, when used in a safe environment, in moderation, and under the right circumstances, I'm a strong believer in its healing properties. It's cured migraines for me and saved me from panic attacks and meltdowns more than once. It also enables me to meditate - something I've never been able to accomplish without it.

And while I see where the stereotype comes from that it's some kind of youth party drug, it extends far beyond that into the adult world. Aside from laziness and anxiety in some people, I've never heard of a negative side effect of using it. Others have already pointed out the terrible harm that comes from using alcohol and prescription drugs in comparison.

I've had several different strains here, and always the same ones my friends smoke as they're the ones who provide me with it. I'll have to ask them which strains they are, but although part of it may be the type of grass, some of it is definitely the person smoking it. The friend who always has seemingly limitless energy was smoking the same stuff as me - and before you ask, he almost never has caffeine or other stimulants other than cigarettes.

While I'll concede that it has some detrimental effects on motivation, I have to emphasize said effects' potential to reconcile aspergians with themselves. I'm well aware of how problematic it can be when used for its' own sake, but for me, having Aspergers certainly wasn't very motivating in the first place. All it really does for me is relax me within a similar behavior pattern to what I was already following. I've curtailed my personal smoking by grinding & mixing multiple strains for more pronounced experiences and avoiding it during school, but it remains a daily habit. Dependency hasn't really been a problem for me except in that I'm less inclined to socialize when I haven't inhaled in a few days, which again isn't terribly abnormal for me. The biggest reason my habit continues is sleep. Before I tried THC, my visual cortex ran amok more or less every time I closed my eyes, and I was prone to hallucinations, mild sleep paralysis and insomnia. I retain bits and pieces of my sleep issues, but I'd rather stave then off with something benign rather than turn to alcohol or prescription narcotics. While alcohol definitely does more for my social and dating life (or lack thereof), I loathe the systemic side effects and impairment. Cannabis helps me feign a normal life. I couldn't be luckier to live in a city where its' been decriminalized, and I plan on getting a medical license as soon as I can afford it. PM me if you live in Boulder and need a bowl, I understand.

Or just enjoy whatever the hell you feel like. Some of you may find that AS is actually a good conversation starter at parties...

I love smoking weed, but since I moved back home I've had to get rid of all my paraphernalia and keep clean, which is fine, too. I like to smoke a bowl, then turn off the lights and listen to music for hours and hours until I get some sort of artistic inspiration. I've learned how to do it now without the weed, so smoking it is only more of a social thing when a friend offers a little now and again. I also really don't like doing things like going to the store or riding a bus when I'm high. People tend to freak me out more, and I have a hard time keeping composed.

I've seen people get too into it though, and they don't end up doing a lot with their day. And that one day turns into dozens, and then into months, and then years. So it's fun in moderation, but as the saying goes, "A dub a day keeps your wallet at bay."

I used to smoke a fair bit, but too much of it makes me depressed so I had to cut back.

Now it's only very occasional. I figure eventually I'll be able to handle it again, and I prefer it to alcohol.

Don't really get along with the stoner groups either. Though in college I spent quite a bit of time hanging out with them - I think it was just easier on my social skills because they were quite low-octane. I kind of like being an aspie stoner though. It's an interesting way to be.

Im in love with Mary Jane.....lol...but she aint the only one! XD