Recreational Use Marijuana - Recommendations

From what my neighbor tells me, the sales people are super knowledgeable and can make a recommendation to you based on what your needs are. They are well versed in how each strain performs and can guide you with your purchase. Just let them know you are new at this and I bet they will take the time to explain the anticipated benefits of the various kinds.

My neighbors both use daily, the husband for pain and the wife to reduce her anxiety. She gets edibles. I’m in California where it is also legal, but my doctor told me that I can’t partake since I am currently on opioids for chronic pain and it would be dangerous for me. I even considered switching to marijuana instead of opioids just to try it but it wouldn’t be covered by my insurance whereas my morphine is. I only pay $15 for a month’s worth of morphine and I know any pot product would be much much higher, especially since I would need to be using daily.

Good luck, and let me know how it works out.

What kind of high are you after? Sativa will be a lighter high, with giggles and energy. It typically doesn't have much cbd in it. Indica is a body high, with introspection and sleep help. It usually has quite a bit of cbd.

Edibles can take a while to hit you. I've known loads of people who have taken too much because they didn't wait long enough and others who forget they even took it and can't figure out why they feel funny. Smoking hits fast.

You may want to try a search, there is a pea that posted a butt load of great info not too long ago.

No judgement here. I actually have a condition that is "on the list" for medical marijuana. But the weird circle that is my life, I work for the state. The state law says legal, but the state as an employer says no. I can take all kinds of heavy medications and they care not one whit, but touch the weed and get tested? Lose my job.

Anyway, just popping in to say good luck.

Posting at the same time! That's what I was thinking...

Definitely ask the bud tenders at your store what they recommend, they are very knowledgeable.

Higher THC will give you an uplifting, energetic high
Higher CBD will give you a sleepy high.

It’s so silly the way the US has embraced CBD but continues to vilify “marijuana” (a term which is also highly racially charged and was never broadly used until the Marijuana Tax Law came into effect).

Definitely check your specific state laws and your employer's regulations. There are specific rules in IL, like smoking in your home/apt is OK (unless your landlord says no), but not in your yard or on your porch (although the mayor of Chicago and interim police chief said they wouldn't be arresting for that). And please make sure your high is over before you drive.

Edibles. It's cleaner, no smell, and you're not putting stuff into your lungs. Just give it time to feel the effect - usually about an hour. Don't pull a Maureen Dowd.

There's a difference between Indica and Sativa. Indica is better for sleep and migraines. Sativa is better for creative work. Then there are hybrids, and a knowledgeable bud tender should give you recommendations. Ask about what insecticides -if any - were used on the product. I don't like them in my food or skin products, and I don't like them in my weed.

Congrats and enjoy! Pick out music that you like, or movies that you enjoy. I like photojournaling with edibles. My visual/spacial sense is heightened with edibles.

Recently on the news I heard the pot we were smoking back in the day was about 15% THC vs. now at 80%.  No wonder my first foray back into cannabis land left me sitting and staring at a wall...

I’ve been a smoker for over 30 years now & I can truly say that what I get today to smoke is nothing compared to the shit I was getting years ago!

It used to be you took whatever was available now I order exactly what I want. If I want an indica & not get my ass off the couch all day then that’s what I order. If I want to get something done around my home then I order a sativa.

I’m not much into edibles but I make them for my friends who prefer not to smoke. There isn’t anything that can’t be turned into an edible.

I am using an indica oil today and it is helping. I am sick but I have that peaceful easy feeling. Edibles are very fun but strong.

If one strain like indica makes you feel unpleasant there are still other solutions. I don’t use hybrids nor sativa. I feel too weird on them. Only indica works for me. You might need to try a few things to get your right strength or strain or method. Don’t give up. ashley and I both have success with it as do lots of other peas.