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A friend was oscillating between drunk & sober... She told me that her neighbor had offered to smoke up with her.

"You're going to, right?"

She protested that she might need to take a drug test. I replied that she was never going to be able to keep a job like she was (she'd lost 3 jobs over the course of a year on account of not being able to cope with "stress" without the assistance of the devil's drink).

She smoked up with her neighbor and got her medical cannabis card a few months later. She's doing much better now. Art therapy has been a big breakthrough, but cannabis got her stable enough to get to the studio.

She got a CBD vapor pen for my girlfriend, who had methadone-induced alcohol dependency. My girlfriend said the CBD really helped control the anxiety which she'd been using the alcohol to self-treat. This CBD pen got stolen from her before she was arrested, which might've been fortunate because that would've been more charges (prosecutors gotta prosecute, to justify their salaries).

I think CBD [1] is the most beneficial portion of "medical marijuana". Never used it myself,

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol

There are some good prescriptions, but mostly the latest patent medicines are just palliative drugs that don't actually help much. Drug companies gotta hustle [2], to pay their investors...

[2] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hustle

A close friend have used CBD for about a year to help him with prostate cancer, he says that without it he would probably have killed himself due to the stress of not being able to handle a job, have no money and being sick at the same time. This is a person that worked at both SAAB and Volvo as a project lead for many years so being beaten down from such a high horse by life take such a mean twist means a drastic change to your character. So I'm glad that CBD exists or I'm quite sure this man, my best friend, wouldn't.

I live in Colorado.

CBD is a fascinating substance. I've tried CBD vape pens (best way to use it, because it doesn't stand up very well to the digestive system when eaten) and the effect is completely non-psychoactive. Friends of mine on prescription anti-anxiety meds have stated that it works better than their meds, and is actually LESS intoxicating than their pills.

Another property that is widely reported is the way it helps people with chronic pain. Reportedly, they claim to still feel the pain, but notice it is "shifted to the background" and doesn't interfere with their tasks in the workplace.

Most importantly, unlike scrips like Lexapro, the user doesn't develop a sharp dependence. A friend of mine on Lexapro has potent withdrawals the moment they stop taking it. This makes sense, because the MD who prescribed it told him he would need to do a "step-down" over a period of weeks to stop the medication. CBD has none of that issue.

Step down process is necessary with every AD, possibly with everything that messes your senses. Unfortunately, often doctors don't emphasize the need as much as they should. If you slowly go off, it's not s big deal.

Could you give me all you know about CBD vaping ? have you seen/tried home inhalers ? (things you put on table and stick your nose to, to breath calmly)

I'm trying to source one for my mother who started to smoke cigarettes again.

I have CBD oil but I didn't find it enough for anxiety (although it seemed to have done wonders on psoriasis patches).

I haven't tried the CBD carts in over a year, but I've used the Honey Vape cartridges in the past, non-cbd and they have a Trident strain that I was thinking about ordering.(Dream Market) I have some ACDC flower that I currently use that has essentially no THCA, which contains he psycho active effects, and high CBD content. I couldn't recommend it enough. I have psoriasis and a lot of arthritis from years of lifting heavy weights and contact sports.

It's remarkable how this isn't legal in all 50 states already, but within the next 5 years, I have a feeling it will go national.

Not sure if that's the same, but consider this kind of device: https://www.paxvapor.com/

Kind of.

The newest model has the capability to use oils, but it was primarily used for vaporizing flower.

I learned here at HN that tobacco is compelling for many people because of the combination of MAOI chemicals and nicotine.

Niacinamide is very similar to nicotine. I've read reports of niacinamide supplementation helping people quit smoking.

There's a cheap blue aquarium chemical that has MAOI properties...

I could research that, I also stumbled upon a research paper about neonicotinids found in .. honey or something stupid like that.

Depending on which state you live in access to high CBD is restricted. I believe CO and WA allow high CBD, OR only allows low CBD at this time. Not sure about other states.

How high is high ? above 10%

In Europe THC is illegal but CBD is allowed to be produced in some countries, although I don't know the concentration limits.

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