fact or fiction
Is it a fact or is it merely fiction? Fact or fiction explores the lesser known truths in the cannabis universe.
Is Marijuana Withdrawal a Real Thing?
Discussing the subject of marijuana withdrawal is no easy task. Many people are simply unwilling to ask the question: Is marijuana addictive?Proponents of both medical and recreational medical marijuana use are quick to insist that smoking marijuana isn't at all addictive, making it impossible to go through the withdrawal process. Detractors, however, decry it as a gateway drug, and suggest that your first toke is also your first step toward substance abuse. It's a complicated situation. The truth lies somewhere in the middle, as it usually does. To be fair, it skews toward the safety of marijuana consumption. While withdrawal does exist, and addiction by the same token, it's not widespread. In fact, you can say the phenomenon is rare. It depends more on the individual than the cannabis.
By Wendy Weedler8 years ago in Potent
Can You Get a Weed Hangover?
We’ve all been there. Binge drinking with our college friends, sniffing something that shouldn’t be sniffed, putting alcohol or any sort of foreign drug into our body—these are all examples of behavior that can and will most likely lead to a massive hangover. Hangovers can last hours and sometimes even days depending on what substance you put into your body, but does this include cannabis too?
By Sigmund Fried8 years ago in Potent
10 Facts Regarding Cannabis and Sex
With more states than ever before having legalized medical marijuana, people really, truly want to know what its full effects are. For the most part, people who are interested in investing in marijuana stocks or are curious about the benefits of medical marijuana know a lot of the research already done.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Potent
Is Cannabis Our Friend?
Buzzfeed is a popular media page that shares most of its blog-like articles on Facebook. While it uses other social media platforms like Twitter, the primary outlet is Facebook. The post discusses the popularity of Marijuana in the US. It focuses in on the fact that couples are beginning to replace open alcohol bars at their weddings with open marijuana bars. This has become a fad that most people are agreeing with. At the end of the article, Buzzfeed ran a survey to see if the reader thinks “It’s a great idea!”, “It’s crossing the line a bit…”, or “I don’t care, I only go to weddings for the cake." Sixty two percent of responses were in favor of the first answer, Twenty one percent thinks it’s “crossing the line a bit,” and seventeen percent didn’t care either way (Torres). Wedding favors at these events are usually cannabis-oriented, and there ends up being no alcohol present. There are many companies in states where weed is legal that cater these events with expensive cannabis-laced sweet treats and favors for the guests. For some couples, cannabis is incorporated into the ceremony as a substitute for the unity candle. Cannabis has also been proven to be cheaper than alcohol at weddings. For a 100 person wedding, the cost of a marijuana bar for two hours is around $300. For every hour after, there is a $100 fee (Torres). Proven to be cheaper than alcohol, many people are turning to this type of wedding. This is proof that the cannabis industry is thriving and becoming an extremely popular and acceptable aspect of US culture.
By Hanna Hudnall9 years ago in Potent
Best Reasons to Eat Raw Cannabis
Hang on! Before you try to learn how to roll a joint like a boss, instead try eating your marijuana raw. I'm not even joking, there's a vast majority of reasons to eat raw cannabis, but most people think this is cause for immediate concern (either the person eating the weed is crazy, or the person suggesting so is). You'd be surprised to find there's a great many reasons to eat marijuana raw, many of which tend to get scrapped as hoaxes or simply unfounded information.
By Alfred Taerz9 years ago in Potent
Signs You Have a Weed Hangover
There are reasons why you should smoke weed daily, and then there are reasons you shouldn't. It's all about pacing, knowing your body, and understanding the limitations of marijuana use (whether by your own system's standards, or the actual standard). In my personal experience, I have never felt nor even witnessed a weed hangover, but they are real and can happen to anyone (even myself). There are, unsurprisingly, loads of studies and diagnoses on the so-called weed hangover, the earliest recorded of them being in 1985 by Chait et al., which states:
By Alfred Taerz9 years ago in Potent
How Weed Affects Our Dreams
As deeper and more embedded research unlocks the secrets in the marijuana plant itself, insight into how weed consumption affects our dreams have been greatly explored. What most of these studies have come to show, however, is that cannabis may actually reduce the likelihood for one to have a dream, more accurately put: marijuana limits an individual’s REM sleep. Thanks to the 2008 study, we now know that heavy marijuana use does, in fact, disturb one's natural sleep cycle. This is what is necessary for one to even have a dream in the first place: Rapid Eye Movement requires a person to be in a very deep and natural slumber.
By Gerald Oppugne9 years ago in Potent
Legal Drugs That Will Induce a Psychedelic Trip
Speaking as a hard drug user, I have a lot to say about the current state of legalization in our country. Many of the most harmless drugs are illegal—including marijuana and magic mushrooms. Highly beneficial psychedelic drugs, including MDMA, have life-saving attributes for those of us who have PTSD. And yet, these drugs are illegal.
By Iggy Paulsen9 years ago in Potent
Medical Marijuana: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Marijuana is a drug that does both harm and good. As for harm, it decreases motivation in addicts who smoke too much. Second-hand smoke can give people around the smoker contact highs, but it can also give people with HIV appetites or people with cancer who feel nauseated from chemo more of an appetite. The use of cannabis and cannabinoids are what gives marijuana its medicinal value. Marijuana can cause dizziness, tiredness, throwing up, and hallucinations. Few studies have been done on the long-term use of marijuana. More research needs to be done by the medical establishment.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez9 years ago in Potent
Cannabis: Good or Evil?
Have you ever sat there and thought to yourself: What's the point of everything, the world—why do I exist?...Fear NOT, you are probably not alone. Recently, every time I smoke weed I notice a trend that my brain goes through. Normally, when I smoke a hybrid or sativa, at least, I go through these waves where I like to question everything and think about different scenarios and grassroots to world issues, personal life conflicts, and more.
By Dim Thoughts9 years ago in Potent
