Holy hell, I'm sad to hear that :( I've seen it with Swedish people as well, when I was in Stockholm.
Whenever I smoke I feel as safe as drinking alcohol: i.e. nothing to fear from law enforcement if you don't go overboard with it.
I smoke once every 2 months or so, on average, 1 to 4 puffs, always in social settings. I'm 30+ years of age. My family has a history of drug addiction (all of them). What I've learned is that drugs can be healthily managed. If it couldn't I'd have gone down the gutter at the age of 28 since I started to experiment at 27.
My addictions at the moment are: YouTube, WhatsApp (friends), coffee, HN (to some extent)
So I'm not without my flaws, but the way society criminalizes drugs is beyond me. This is especially after having tried all the big names and realizing it's always a combination of: having a shitty life + having a social circle that heavily enables it + thinking you'll be fine and won't get addicted (I'm well aware of how all of them lull me into a false sense of security) + starting it at a very young age (all family members started around 14 years old with at least alcohol, less information means less protection).
One other way for me to not get addicted to them is to realize two things: (1) how being sober is awesome and being able to not be anxious; (2) how to use techniques like: meditation, exercise, Wim Hof Method, intensely listening to music, and dreaming in order to more or less recreate all the drug experiences I've had.
Guess what I started at a young age? Gaming and learning a lot of stuff at school. No wonder I love watching edutainment stuff at YouTube to the point where it is unhealthy.
All good man, whenever I get these feelings now I just continue taking puffs and all is good.
My only police encounter was something to remember, too. I was sitting in the park at night (because I mostly work at night), smoking a doobie and settling in to go to bed soon, when suddenly a Politie car came shooting up the bicycle path straight towards me. You can probably imagine I almost shit my pants.
They asked super nicely if I need any help because they got worried about me sitting there alone at night and wanted to check on my well-being.
No weed that night helped come to terms with the mindfuck.
> So I'm not without my flaws, but the way society criminalizes drugs is beyond me. This is especially after having tried all the big names and realizing it's always a combination of: having a shitty life + having a social circle that heavily enables it + thinking you'll be fine and won't get addicted (I'm well aware of how all of them lull me into a false sense of security) + starting it at a very young age (all family members started around 14 years old with at least alcohol, less information means less protection).
EXACTLY this. If you ask me, the drug epidemic in the US is a perfect example, and when Americans argue about prohibition and regulation they almost always do it with a completely unconscious bias and not seeing the true reasons.
> They asked super nicely if I need any help because they got worried about me sitting there alone at night and wanted to check on my well-being.
Awesome
> when Americans argue about prohibition and regulation they almost always do it with a completely unconscious bias and not seeing the true reasons.
Haha, I've seen it with some Dutch people who never tried drugs but who have seen some people go under because of it. I get where they're coming from. I've seen it too. I've seen it too many times. And yet, here I am. It can be done in a healthy way. It took a very intelligent someone to show me how to do it responsibly. I'd have rejected such a showcase from almost anyone else, which I have done countless of times.
Whenever I smoke I feel as safe as drinking alcohol: i.e. nothing to fear from law enforcement if you don't go overboard with it.
I smoke once every 2 months or so, on average, 1 to 4 puffs, always in social settings. I'm 30+ years of age. My family has a history of drug addiction (all of them). What I've learned is that drugs can be healthily managed. If it couldn't I'd have gone down the gutter at the age of 28 since I started to experiment at 27.
My addictions at the moment are: YouTube, WhatsApp (friends), coffee, HN (to some extent)
So I'm not without my flaws, but the way society criminalizes drugs is beyond me. This is especially after having tried all the big names and realizing it's always a combination of: having a shitty life + having a social circle that heavily enables it + thinking you'll be fine and won't get addicted (I'm well aware of how all of them lull me into a false sense of security) + starting it at a very young age (all family members started around 14 years old with at least alcohol, less information means less protection).
One other way for me to not get addicted to them is to realize two things: (1) how being sober is awesome and being able to not be anxious; (2) how to use techniques like: meditation, exercise, Wim Hof Method, intensely listening to music, and dreaming in order to more or less recreate all the drug experiences I've had.
Guess what I started at a young age? Gaming and learning a lot of stuff at school. No wonder I love watching edutainment stuff at YouTube to the point where it is unhealthy.