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FrozenReality
Registered: 07/05/08
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Last seen: 10 years, 2 months
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elcharrosays said: How fucked do you think yours are?
I've been coughing up specks of black stuff (sometimes more like giant globs) for the better part of the last 2 years and from what I understand it's a good thing. When your lungs are given time to rest they attempt to repair themselves and the tiny cilia that are coated in tar stand up and begin expelling the gunk. I've been spitting a lot lately but if my body is trying to get rid of something I'd rather not just swallow it back down.
I've noticed it's a lot more prevalent in the mornings and continues throughout the day until I smoke anything and then it returns to just a yellowish phlegm. Kind of like my body just temporarily regresses after being reintroduced to smoke and gives up on healing itself. This began when I quit smoking cigarettes but I definitely notice smoking weed is a major contributing factor. I've read plenty about how marijuana smoke isn't as harmful as cigarette smoke and that thc can actually negate some of the carcinogenic effects of smoking but I guess I'm just realizing this stuff still takes it's toll, especially if you smoke yourself retarded with it.
Like I said, been coughing shit up for about 2 years now and I'm kind of wondering when it's ever going to end.. which also leads me to wonder just how exactly filled up with tar my lungs must be.
Been smoking weed for 9 years, 5 on the daily, smoked a pack a day for 3 years and have had 1-3 loosies every couple of months since.
congradulations you officially talked me into buying a valcanoand It only took the first paragraph. I dont smoke cigs but maybe once a year, a few cigars here and there and smoke pot maybe once or twice every other weekend for the past 6 years, I like to keep my tolerance down so I get more from less and well after what I read in your post.. fuck that.
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Homosapian
DMT
Registered: 12/25/09
Posts: 484
Loc: Austin , TX
Last seen: 14 years, 5 months
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you would not say that if 60% of the population smoked meth... like they do cigs.
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THEBats
The Bridge Master
Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 8,488
Last seen: 11 years, 6 months
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I don't smoke cigs so I'm not really sure. I'm sure my lung capacity has gone down some what but I've never coughed up any black shit or had any problems breathing.
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you know what i did in english class? I came to class stoned out of my mind every day, i chugged vodka in the back of class, i put dead fish in the ceiling tiles. i put a gallon of old milk and orange juice in the file cabinet before winter vacation. i brought snakes in a tied up sweater and let them loose during class. i didnt go to school to learn, i went because i had to. i didnt care, and i didn't fucking listen to that stupid bitch. and i still don't fucking care. i tore the pages out of her books and burned them, and threw away all the books in the class, two books per day.
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THEBats
The Bridge Master
Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 8,488
Last seen: 11 years, 6 months
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Fuck double post. I thought the growery was supposed to prevent this from happening.
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you know what i did in english class? I came to class stoned out of my mind every day, i chugged vodka in the back of class, i put dead fish in the ceiling tiles. i put a gallon of old milk and orange juice in the file cabinet before winter vacation. i brought snakes in a tied up sweater and let them loose during class. i didnt go to school to learn, i went because i had to. i didnt care, and i didn't fucking listen to that stupid bitch. and i still don't fucking care. i tore the pages out of her books and burned them, and threw away all the books in the class, two books per day.
Edited by THEBats (01/14/10 08:09 AM)
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Thebooedocksaint
Dead Dictator
Registered: 05/11/09
Posts: 5,730
Loc: Wild & Free
Last seen: 4 days, 18 hours
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Homosapian said: why in the world would you smoke meff
Because a guy with an assault rifle told me if I didn't hit it I was a NARC.
Good reason in my book.
My uncle/cousins lives were ruined by meth, it was quite a blow to have to do it psychologically.
But shit happens.
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DudeTron
Registered: 10/24/09
Posts: 407
Last seen: 10 years, 11 months
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I've read that living within a mile of a major interstate highway can alone cause up to 1% loss of lung function per year...
Then there's the dust, mold and allergens too.
Unless you're a total health nut, there's probably just as much other shit going on with your lungs than just smoking anyway...
I recently switched to american spirits though, so I'll probably live forever now.
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81renaissance
Coachella '13 KKOTY
Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 4,182
Loc: State of Mind
Last seen: 10 months, 17 days
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Re: Lungs [Re: DudeTron]
#347474 - 01/14/10 08:49 AM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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FrozenReality said: you officially talked me into buying a valcano
Check out www.fuckcombustion.com and do some research if you don't feel like spending 500 bucks on a vape. Some really good options are discussed there. Purple Days, Silver Surfer, Vriptech, Arizer, and they're all hundreds of dollars less.
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BlueBerry_Swisher said:I want French fries. No, I want a penis French. Thank you. I'm so excited. I can not contain myself. Now I eat chocolate. It is so good. I'm trying to rub it all over myself. And then lick. Now I need a hot shower. The end.
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Fox
healer
Registered: 10/10/09
Posts: 476
Loc: traveling
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Quote:
81renaissance said:
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FrozenReality said: you officially talked me into buying a valcano
Check out www.fuckcombustion.com and do some research if you don't feel like spending 500 bucks on a vape. Some really good options are discussed there. Purple Days, Silver Surfer, Vriptech, Arizer, and they're all hundreds of dollars less.
yes indeed do your research first. Volcano's for some reason are viewed as the Holy Grail of vaporizers, which I thought so too until I started looking at other options.
fuckcombustion is a wonderful resource, after you do your research there PM me and I'd be happy to assist you in finding the vaporizer that's right for your needs if that forum doesn't answer your questions.
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Harry_Ba11sach
cannoisseur
Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 11,753
Loc: Nepal
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Re: Lungs [Re: Fox]
#347530 - 01/14/10 11:57 AM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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I have a silver surfer and it rocks
vaporizing definitely is a different high than smoking though, and a lot of people don't really like that
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Fox
healer
Registered: 10/10/09
Posts: 476
Loc: traveling
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true, but the type of high is also largely dependent on the type of vaporizer used, method of vaporizing, and quality of cannabis used.
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Harry_Ba11sach
cannoisseur
Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 11,753
Loc: Nepal
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Re: Lungs [Re: Fox]
#347533 - 01/14/10 12:04 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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hmmm... do any vapes have a similar high as smoking? my SS is a much more clear headed high, but sometimes it's way too light for me. if I'm looking to get baked it's just not really possible with that utensil
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Fox
healer
Registered: 10/10/09
Posts: 476
Loc: traveling
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does the SS have a variable temperature setting?
If so, you might be setting it too low. Having a low setting, depending on how efficient the vape is, will only vaporize THC which will account for that clear head high. Crank the temperature up and you will effectively vaporize the majority of THC and also CBD and CBN, among other cannabinoids that are responsible for the "baked" high.
THC has a lower boiling point than most other cannabinoids.
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MFDoom666
trash hoarder
Registered: 04/24/08
Posts: 8,842
Loc: emerica
Last seen: 7 years, 1 month
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kelly and slater brah, slater and kelly.
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FurrowedBrow said:
They should teach african engineering at the college level. mcgyver 101
Harry_Ba11sach said:
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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Harry_Ba11sach
cannoisseur
Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 11,753
Loc: Nepal
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Re: Lungs [Re: Fox]
#347544 - 01/14/10 12:20 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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it does have variable temp, but it's touchy. sometimes it's too hot and the weed will actually ignite, which obviously is not the goal
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FarBeyondDriven
Truthfully, I'm a bullshitter
Registered: 04/22/08
Posts: 13,834
Loc: Greenbow, Alabama
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MFDoom666 said: kelly and slater brah, slater and kelly.
zack and jesse bitch
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MFDoom666
trash hoarder
Registered: 04/24/08
Posts: 8,842
Loc: emerica
Last seen: 7 years, 1 month
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FurrowedBrow said:
They should teach african engineering at the college level. mcgyver 101
Harry_Ba11sach said:
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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FarBeyondDriven
Truthfully, I'm a bullshitter
Registered: 04/22/08
Posts: 13,834
Loc: Greenbow, Alabama
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screech and lisa
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Fox
healer
Registered: 10/10/09
Posts: 476
Loc: traveling
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you might have to do a bit of experimentation.
If you can get a thermometer and make an accurate reading, this guide should help you:
Phytocannabinoids, their boiling points, and properties
Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Boiling point: 157*C / 314.6 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Euphoriant, Analgesic, Antiinflammatory, Antioxidant, Antiemetic
cannabidiol (CBD) Boiling point: 160-180*C / 320-356 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Anxiolytic, Analgesic, Antipsychotic, Antiinflammatory, Antioxidant, Antispasmodic
Cannabinol (CBN) Boiling point: 185*C / 365 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Oxidation, breakdown, product, Sedative, Antibiotic
cannabichromene (CBC) Boiling point: 220*C / 428 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Antiinflammatory, Antibiotic, Antifungal
Δ-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ-8-THC) Boiling point: 175-178*C / 347-352.4 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Resembles Δ-9-THC, Less psychoactive, More stable Antiemetic
tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) Boiling point: < 220*C / <428 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Analgesic, Euphoriant
Terpenoid essential oils, their boiling points, and properties
β-myrcene Boiling point: 166-168*C / 330.8-334.4 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Analgesic. Antiinflammatory, Antibiotic, Antimutagenic
β-caryophyllene Boiling point: 119*C / 246.2 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Antiinflammatory, Cytoprotective (gastric mucosa), Antimalarial
d-limonene Boiling point: 177*C / 350.6 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Cannabinoid agonist?, Immune potentiator, Antidepressant, Antimutagenic
linalool Boiling point: 198*C / 388.4 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Sedative, Antidepressant, Anxiolytic, Immune potentiator
pulegone Boiling point: 224*C / 435.2 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Memory booster?, AChE inhibitor, Sedative, Antipyretic
1,8-cineole (eucalyptol) Boiling point: 176*C / 348.8 degree Fahrenheit Properties: AChE inhibitor, Increases cerebral, blood flow, Stimulant, Antibiotic, Antiviral, Antiinflammatory, Antinociceptive
α-pinene Boiling point: 156*C / 312.8 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Antiinflammatory, Bronchodilator, Stimulant, Antibiotic, Antineoplastic, AChE inhibitor
α-terpineol Boiling point: 217-218*C / 422.6-424.4 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Sedative, Antibiotic, AChE inhibitor, Antioxidant, Antimalarial
terpineol-4-ol Boiling point: 209*C / 408.2 degree Fahrenheit Properties: AChE inhibitor. Antibiotic
p-cymene Boiling point: 177*C / 350.6 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Antibiotic, Anticandidal, AChE inhibitor
borneol Boiling point: 210*C / 410 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Antibiotic, Δ-3-carene 0.004% 168 Antiinflammatory
Δ-3-carene Boiling point: 168*C / 334.4 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Antiinflammatory
Flavonoid and phytosterol components, their boiling points, and properties
apigenin Boiling point: 178*C / 352.4 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Anxiolytic, Antiinflammatory, Estrogenic
quercetin Boiling point: 250*C / 482 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Antioxidant, Antimutagenic, Antiviral, Antineoplastic
cannflavin A Boiling point: 182*C / 359.6 degree Fahrenheit Properties: COX inhibitor, LO inhibitor
β-sitosterol Boiling point: 134*C / 273.2 degree Fahrenheit Properties: Antiinflammatory, 5-α-reductase, inhibitor
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If you want a vaporized high very similar to a combusted high, you need to try and get the heat setting just a hair under actually igniting the herb. However this does in fact negate the use of a vaporizer because the closer to ignition the more toxins you release. Turn the heat up to just before ignition and take a big hit, blow the vapor cloud into a light and observe the color... it should have a blue hue to it. That would be benzene, a nasty chemical. Turn the heat down slightly and you will see the blue disappear, meaning the benzene is left behind in the plant matter.
Keep this in mind though, something that many people overlook when considering vaporizers... Igniting cannabis actually lets out toxins that cause lethargy, which is a big precursor to the "baked" feeling. Add on top of that using a butane lighter and flint smoke, you ingest a lot of nasty chemicals that all work together to produce certain effects. Just as you would essentially get a different high if you use matches or a wic rather than a lighter... do you ever see any connoisseur cigar smokers using bic lighter? no way! When you make the leap to vaporizing, you're cutting out a significant amount of toxins, most of the ones which cause lethargy. This indeed gives you a much clearer high, so it's not possible to get 100% the same high from vaping than you would from smoking. It's a trade-off. The wonderful thing about vaporizing is that once you have the technique down and you understand the workings of the whole system, you can essentially pick the kind of high you want. Would you like a clean, "up" wake-n-bake, how about a locked on the couch stone, a high good for outdoor sports...? it's great fun!
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Shr0000ooooms
Cannabis Sampler
Registered: 10/22/09
Posts: 3,870
Loc: Hindu Kush Mountains
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Re: Lungs [Re: Fox]
#347574 - 01/14/10 01:41 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Why didn't you add a stal to the cigarette one?
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elcharrosays
Registered: 04/24/08
Posts: 2,757
Last seen: 14 years, 5 months
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Re: Lungs [Re: Fox]
#347576 - 01/14/10 01:43 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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holy shit man I've been looking for a breakdown like that for years
but yeah regularly vaporized weed definitely lacks that certain je ne sais quoi. Feels a lot like the difference between sativa and indica, vaporizing feels a lot more heady and not so much body stone. I've always just attributed it to the fact that you're only vaping THC and a lot of the extra cannabinoids are left behind in the duff. I always save my vaped weed to either bake with or smoke when ridiculously desperate.
vaping is awesome but a lot of the time you just really want that full spectrum high and the sensation of smoke is a major part of the ritual.
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