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The role of drugs in certain religious traditions cannot be overstated as a necessary part of ritual practice, yet certain American laws prevent the legality of specific psychedelic drugs in such religious traditions. Drugs such as caffeine and alcohol are largely present in American religious traditions, whereas drugs such as LSD, marijuana, and peyote are strictly forbidden from legal use in religious rites or recreation. Drugs in America, specifically marijuana and LSD, played a significant role in the 1960s counterculture and spiritualist movement. The case of Employment Division v Smith was also a starting point for a series of debates on the legality of peyote in Native American religious practice. The implications from this case brought upon a series of discussions about the nature of religious experience, the distinction between divine law and governmental law, and the justification for governmental restrictions on religious practices.
Josh WhiteheadPublished 6 years ago in PotentRarest Marijuana Strains That Do Indeed Exist
Whether it's just due to the ability to brag about your drug connects or just a random part of stoner culture, a lot of people tend to claim to have smoked seriously strong, seriously rare strains of weed. Sometimes, newbies will even lie about a certain strain just to look more experienced than they really are.
Iggy PaulsenPublished 6 years ago in PotentCannabis: 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.
Dim ThoughtsPublished 6 years ago in PotentHow To Grow Weed in Your Closet Without Getting Caught
Make no mistake about it—every parent with half a brain realizes what it means if they notice their teenager or young adult suddenly showing a newfound interest in botany. It most often means that their kid is growing cannabis.
Skunk UzekiPublished 6 years ago in PotentWhat Is the Best Way to Dry Cannabis?
Anyone who is a pothead can tell you that you can't just grab bud off the plant and smoke it—at least, not if you want to have a quality smoking experience. To actually get the full flavor and potency of the cannabis you're smoking, you need to dry and cure it.
Iggy PaulsenPublished 6 years ago in PotentHow Dangerous Are Pesticides to Cannabis Users?
The new wave of states legalizing marijuana use has led to a boom in cultivation—and that's a great thing. However, not all legal marijuana is grown the same way. Some use pesticides to prevent cannabis crops from being eaten by bugs, and others don't.
Ossiana TepfenhartPublished 6 years ago in PotentThe Trouble With Mary Jane
Introduction With many people around the world smoking Cannabis for the purpose of pain relief of all types, one can easily see that it provides very clear benefits. Though, as with all forms of medication, there always arises a high chance of encountering undesired side-effects. The most well-known detriment smoking marijuana can have on an individual: the weakening of synapses in the hippocampus, an area of the brain crucial to memory formation. You can read more in thearticle "How marijuana makes you forget," published by the journal Nature in 2012. Having said this, it shocks me to see how quick some misinterpret marijuana as a "golden bullet" of sorts, and the level to which people promote its disproportionate use.
R. J. LeniczekPublished 6 years ago in PotentFirst Timers: Episode 1
Who doesn't love a hilarious, semi-relatable first-timer story? That's what I thought. Stick around and enjoy the ride. As the youngest of all my mothers children, with a three-year age gap between myself and my nearest sibling (sister, boring), it was only natural that I would try to act bigger and cooler than I ever was. Right? The answer is yes. So from the very beginning of my rather wicked childhood, I would do exactly that.
Outside InPublished 6 years ago in Potent