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Hey mutant. Allow me to correct you and explain myself - perhaps I wasn't clear enough in my original post, or perhaps you just misinterpreted it. I did not in that post, nor have I ever said that addicts cannot make decisions or life choices. What I said was that you can't make a truly informed decision on your substance use until you've experienced sobriety. Because you've probably forgotten what being sober feels like - you can't know whether it's worthwhile or not for you. Not going to address the first thing you said, that was just a childish outburst. Not impressed. If you have no problems dealing with life without cannabis - then why do you find it impossible to quit? You might not be thinking this, but by saying you can't go without, you're saying you must have cannabis in your life and can't be without it. If everyone has been telling you the same thing since the beginning, it's probably true. Definitely did not say that stoners can't make good longterm decisions - only that you can't make the decision about quitting pot or not until you reexperience sobriety. I've never smoked 1.5-2.5 grams a day (that's a LOT of bud) but I have definitely been in a place where I used cannabis too much and found it difficult to control my use. Right now I'm on a break and haven't smoked in about a month. What I said to you about sobriety comes from my direct experience, I'm not sitting high and mighty judging you. That said I do have a nice fat stash waiting for me when my break is over If you were trying to impress me with the "depths of your drug abuse" you've failed with that five way combo. But I'm pretty much done - I don't think you really want to change, you just want to lash out at everyone that wants to help you. I wish you no ill will man, but I'll honestly say that I've never talked to anyone who I think needs to get off drugs more than you.

I'm not going to try and address the big issues..what's wrong with the world etc. But I will say one thing - I love our little community and our collective pasttime. People give entheogens a bad name, but the same people go on about how shallow our society is, the way we can't peel ourselves away from our phones, our tvs, our gadgets. Then there's the noxious celebrity culture and how lazy we all are blah blah blah. Then there's how socially disconnected we are. Well I find it effortless (almost a compulsion really) to have hours long conversations with whoever I'm tripping with. No phones, no tv, no distractions. The conversation is usually deep and interesting too - who here just LOVES to down a foot of San Pedro and just goss about Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber? I don't know anybody like that, we're all into philosophy, science, botany. Plus we're all avid gardeners (a bit of a fading hobby these days sadly). Say what you will about entheogens, they pull us in a different direction to the soulless, empty train-wreck that is modern western consumer culture.

Thankyou Exo I hope you find it useful (if you have a similar problem). Mutant honey you can't talk about the post pot cloud depression until you've been off it for a week. Depression and anxiety are classic symptoms of withdrawal. The 'you' while you're going off pot isn't the reality you'll have to deal with once sober. Your mind readjusts and those problems are much easier to deal with sober than they are while self medicating with cannabis. If you can't at least take a week off to clear the pot haze and see what life is like sober and see whether it's worth going back to weed to deal with your troubles, then you have a serious problem that means you probably shouldn't be on it anyway. I'm not saying life might not be easier while being a regular pot smoker, maybe it does deal with your problems, but without a sober perspective you have no idea whether it'll be better or not. You need that perspective before you can make long term decisions about your drug use. Otherwise you're flying blind. Do you remember how you felt on a day to day basis before you were taking your triple drug combo? Or has that faded into the haze as well?

And yes they do blue when you put them in alcohol, Psilocin forms dark blue oxidation products. It wasn't because you were wearing a blue outfit If you were to go mushroom picking and accidentally bring home some illegal mushrooms and then accidentally drop them into tea and then leave that tea for a few hours you'll come back to find it the most beautiful azure colour. That or just accidentally scratch them and see.

Has your friend lost the desire to deal with his substance problems or the ability to do so? I'm just curious where he's at right now compared to when the thread started.

So when was the last time your friend went a day without smoking?

It's very complicated, but my very basic understanding (feel free to correct me anybody) basically the UDHR doesn't mean anything, even if it's been ratified, until Australia passes a domestic law giving legal weight to it. The UDHR specifically is more of a declaration. The more relevant covenants are the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - which implement the rights outlined in the UDHR. And I don't know off the top of my head the extent to which these treaties have been implemented into Australian law. Just look at the way the right to asylum is being treated. Also - what about mycolatry? :D We musn't forget our fungal friends.

If you let contaminations grow too long and open the jar, the spores released can wreak havoc on your respiratory system. As far as contaminants affecting the mushroom - I don't know if it actually assimilates mycotoxins and other compounds produced by competing molds into the mycelium, so I'll leave that to people more well informed. Better safe than sorry though!

By the way, just so you know what you have to look forward to. I haven't smoked in oh, about 3 weeks now (I take periodic tolerance breaks and don't smoke that often to begin with these days) and haven't been drinking or doing anything else. It's fantastic, not coming home at night and craving some substance to relax and enjoy yourself. You walk around all day high off yourself. People who smoke weed all day....they forget what its like to be sober and how fun it is, it seems like a joyless existence, but it's not (I've been guilty of this in the past, too much and too often). Remember the view of a more sober life that's presented while you're smoking every day is not an accurate one. The only thing I don't like is dreaming.... people go on and on about their significance, but personally I think they're just a jumble of random thoughts and I find them vexing and tiring, don't like having them and I LOVE when bud erases them.

I think a deep, hard introspective trip is in order. One that might not even be pleasant, but will be productive. You need perspective, to rise above the haze of your, hrmm, proclivities. Please plan it, do it, then tell us how it went

You've raised deep questions and they deserve a deep answer that I don't have the energy to give right now. But I think before the philosophy gets too deep that a distinction must be raised between subjective and objective truths. When the terms are specifically defined, truth becomes absolute. "Were you at the pub at 6pm?" is a yes or no question. "Does true love exist?" is not, because the terms are subjective and ill defined

Mutant, I'm curious. You talk about having regular access to Psilocybes and you've mentioned low dosing them while using weed and alcohol (I'm guessing for the body high and mild euphoria?). But how do you feel about your cannabis use while you're in the depths of a deep mushroom trip? How do you feel about your alcohol use? Do you drink while you trip? I'm guessing you smoke during, most people do.

Interesting study. I'm more and more interested in learning about the microbiome - it's so intriguing and so underexplored. I don't have much appetite (har har har) for the endless carb/meat/grain/protein wars that are waged incessantly on the internet, but I'll be celebrating four years of being a vegan in a few weeks. I lost a -great deal- of weight, I used to weigh about 140kg and now I'm down to 80. What's more, the weight has stayed off. I like Subs idea that vegetarian meals (although there's a lot of variance within that) aren't digested long enough to unlock all their energy. Cacti Jihadist (love your name, lol) being a vegan is a tremendously rewarding experience and you should definitely work towards it. I haven't had eggs and cheese for nearly four years and I don't miss it. Peoples tastes change and they fall out of old habits. Almost every vegan I know has had their tastes and cravings alter once they became a vegan - I suppose the body recognizes its altered diet and adjusts itself to compensate.

Alright, this sounds like fun. I'll bite ^_^ Something good : I have a lot of determination. A few years ago I was in an awful situation due to a severe anxiety disorder. I had no life to speak of, no social life, no work life, no academic life, nothing at all. It was a mindless fearful existence that was self-reinforcing. I climbed out of that hole bit by bit and made my life the complete opposite, I've done so many things I never thought I'd be able to do and had so many experiences I never thought I'd have, while many people I know are still in that same hole. Something bad : I'm too critical of myself. This is the flip-side of the determination that made my life what it is, I'm constantly seeking to improve and to better myself, but I am not good at appreciating what I've done and what I am. I denigrate my achievements and measure my worth based on what I haven't accomplished, but when I accomplish those things I never appreciate myself. In my heart I still feel like I haven't done anything and I'm not anywhere close to where I should be and that there's nothing about me that's good or worthwhile. Like I'm a pale imitation compared to other people. This is all so personal, the fine folks of the Corroboree will know more about my inner life than most people around me. I'm curious to see what this thread will turn into - it's such an interesting concept.

"Synthetic marijuana arose from the "unfortunate manipulation of science far outside the intended purpose" to study the effects of cannabinoids on brain functioning and their efficacy in treating pain" That's not what happened at all.... The synthetic cannabinoids were created (and this comes from a direct quote by their original synthesizer) because the governments of the world puts such ridiculous restrictions on cannabinoid research. Just like with the current RC issues, the blame lies squarely at the foot of politicians, jumped up lawyers who think they know better than scientists and doctors. Let me correct this "Synthetic marijuana arose from the "unfortunate manipulation of politics far outside the intended purpose" to study the effects of cannabinoids on brain functioning and their efficacy in treating pain"