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  • 50% of U.S. adults say they have experimented with marijuana
  • About one in six Americans (17%) are current users
  • Three in four Americans are concerned about effects on young/teen users
    • Chozo@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      If you’re not in a legal state, look into delta-8 products. They’re derived from hemp instead of cannabis, so they’re legal in most places (in the US, at least), and they contain THC delta-8, which is a very slightly different molecule from the THC found in cannabis. Different enough that it’s legal enough to be sold in gas stations and smoke shops.

      I find that they tend to have a lot of the pain relief and relaxation effects of normal cannabis, but without nearly as much of the psychoactive components. You can still get high on delta-8 products if you really want to, but it requires a lot more product than regular cannabis to get to that point, so it’s not a financially sound way to get high.

      You can get delta-8 in a lot of different types of products, from edibles to vape liquids to hemp flower that you basically smoke like regular weed. Personally, I’d recommend the vape products, as they tend to go into effect quickly and it’s pretty easy to control your dosage with them.

    • tacosplease@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      In my experience it doesn’t help with pain nearly as much as people act like it does. But it helps with relaxation and mood. Still better than not having it.

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        1 year ago

        That’s fair. Everyone has their own experience. Personally for me if I’m in pain and take some edibles, I am aware there is pain, but my brain doesn’t care about it. Certainly an interesting experience IMO

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          1 year ago

          Oh, funny, I just replied to the person above you about this. That’s exactly it. It’s a ‘pain modifier’ as my neurologist calls it.

          Being in pain and caring less about it is not as good as not being in pain, but it’s better than being in pain and it being at the forefront constantly.

      • UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Marijuana doesn’t help with pain specifically, but some of its other elements like CBD can reduce inflammation by allowing more bloodflow since it relaxes your veins through dilation.

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          1 year ago

          What it does for my nerve disorder is what my neurologist calls pain modification. The pain doesn’t go away, you just care about it less.