Cannabis: Uses and Risks | Dr. Andrew Huberman | The Tim Ferriss Show
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High cbd and low thc is the Healthiest
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I started smoking cigarettes since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting Cigarettes addiction. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. This is something that really need to be use globally to help people with related health challenges.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.
YES very sure of Dr.benshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I'm really happy for you that your mom decided to help you...I hear about alot of family members or so called friends shutting an addict out of their life, which since most addicts do it to mask emotions to me is the worse thing someone can do to an addict.
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
As a retired chronic user (even before the era of these super high potency varieties), i can honestly say I’d no longer be a casual proponent of its “harmlessness” Sure, It had a “helpful” time & place in my life (for probably far too long though) & i can practically guarantee it didn’t make me any smarter. Giving it up has brought no regrets & several benefits.
good thing you quit when you quit this bud now a days is on another level. Im done with it.
@@novelaego2404 ya, I’ve sampled, it’s just stupefying. Good on ya packing it in, when the brain fog lifts we can see a lot more.
@ Less More ✌🏼✌🏼
There's no such thing as a "harmless" anything, I think. You have to know what you're doing and why. Weed is _better_ - _on average_ - than alternatives like cigarettes and alcohol, but it _still has risks._ Know yourself, know your weed, and make a smart decision about it - and for you, you probably made the right call.
@@shimrrashai-rc8fq agreed, there’s always a trade off. Benefits outweighing harms makes use far more justifiable. That’s a much harder argument with booze or tobacco. My experience eventually led me to digging up the roots of what it was helping me cope with. And at that point, the mechanism becomes redundant.
I used to be a big time stoner... it exacerbated my anxiety that I could otherwise overcome by just being sober. It caused me to waste a significant portion of my life and changed my trajectory. I used to have excellent memory, was a decent speller and didn't struggle with basic math. After allowing myself to get sucked into the stoner lifestyle and getting stoned daily for years, that area of my brain has essentially atrophied. It's sad.
It may be ok in small doses, but it's certainly dangerous on multiple levels to be getting stoned out of your mind regularly.
The beautiful thing about our bodies and our brains is that they can regenerate, and they regenerate even faster when we push that area through use. Start doing math problems every day, start writing. Any damage you may have done through cannabis can be recovered. Maybe even start taking an all natural nootropic like Alpha Brain.
As the other commenter said, the "damage" is reversible, moreover I think that you being anxious doesn't help in rationally and objectively understanding your potentials and makes you more pessimistic. I think it's not the weed necessarily that "damaged" you , but lack of exercise. As you've put it, some aspects of your psyche have atrophied but as is the case with muscles, if you work on it, it will get stronger.
So it's your lifestyle that pushed you back but if you change the lifestyle the capacities would slowly get back. Moreover, don't be overly perfectionistic, if you cannot solve a difficult task, that's not a big deal you'll get it right at some point.
@@svetozarkuzman2924it’s the weed
So you have used when you were too young. Under 21 maybe?
I love your honesty about your childhood and how you care to help us all. Respect
I’ve never been addicted to cannabis per se but I’ve gone through brief chapters of life where I enjoy using it until the tolerance sets in and it becomes too difficult to get the right effect. Chasing the dragon, if you will.
The thing i noticed that was the most detrimental effect is loss of motivation to do productive things, like working, exercise and especially cardio. This leads to weight gain and loss of strength, non-positive feelings which I suppose are tantamount to depression.
I actually think weed helps me do more exercise. I go out for a walk or a bike ride and smoke when I’m out. It makes going to the same 2 or 3 places all the time a little less mundane. Definitely makes me a little lazier in the gym though
Long term cannabis user, quit this year and so happy I did. I wish I could 'take 2.5mg nightly' but the problem is, it doesn't work that way for my body. I'm disciplined, mindful, and have not been able to over ride the dependency factory. After a few days the 2.5mg does nothing, then I'd have to double that dose. After a week or so my body is now dependent on the doubled dose and it doesn't really provide the effects except eliminating the withdrawal feelings. So I have to up the dose again. On and on till it's dosing every couple hours through out the day every day all day so I can even function or feel normal let alone the benefits from it. I've quit so many times and tried to be a healthy user, but for me I have finally accepted it is not possible.
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Yeah I’m the same I think I mean I do believe the same thing would happen to me. I think my body got so addicted to alcohol when I was in my 20’s to that even theraflu (night) has me tossing and turning all night at one point. Even a little bit of weed won’t put me to sleep or it will but I’ll toss and turn all night it just wasn’t worth it, messed up my lungs badly to
I was a homeless meth addict for many years, I switched to cannabis and that really helped me stay away from hard drugs. It's been 4 years and have no interest in going back, but I'm seriously psychology addicted to cannabis now and watching myself suffer from all the negative effects
Seems like you’re moving in the right direction and i’m certain that as long as you stay conscious of your use (as you seem to be) youll find a healthy balance with cannabis! Be honest and patient with yourself😊 💚
Hang in there man. The fact you watched this segment is proof of your sincerity and integrity!
i highly recommend making sure you get lower quality cannabis so the thc levels are lower, also make a routine to smoke. The negative side affacts are also most likely because you were a hard drug addict in the past man. This video is very subjective.
Yeah I had to stop I’m still fing coughing as though I’m smoking a joint now it’s awful
Try cbd.
74 years old. first tried weed when 20 -22. then not until in forties.
now firm believer in using it once a week edibly, as a health kick for swiming, walking, and general exercise. sure thing
Love the high after a week, and it is definately a great benifit to being me.
That’s a good idea
I'm 54, been smoking weed since I was 11. I'm never going to stop.
I’m watching this with curiosity and fear. I’m a regular heavy user. I’m going to be rational and listen to the parts of this video I don’t want to know. It may be time to reduce the use. I can feel it legalization made me go kinda bazooka Joe on that premium top shelf gas.
Honestly same , all of this is making me question what I do lol
Unfortunately for me I spent most of my times smoking from 14 - 26 haha, exactly when I should not have been doing it. Now I've quit 4 years ago but I can definitely tell that my memory is still garbage and my cognition is probably not as good as it could have been. You live and you learn, there are other ways to relax and get into flow.
@@rihhard1072 Cardio helps heal some of the vascular damage and restores blood-flow to the brain. Thoughts actually start coming back. I started when I was too young as well.
I think Huberman is taking a big risk here. If he is wrong, he could be unnecessarily creating the very thing he's trying to prevent. By putting out the message that marijuana causes schizophrenia he is causing a great deal of paranoia in the very population he is trying to prevent it in...And worst of all, there's no solid evidence to point to it being CAUSITIVE of mental disorder. He points to info on a new rise in homeless schizophrenia which HE suspects could be caused by high THC marijuana use...BUT IF THIS IS THE CASE, where is the signal from the multitude of other populations who engage in high amounts of marijuana use? EG where are all the schizophrenic rappers and marijuana farmers? I'm not saying there's no reason for concern here, but I'm pretty sure Huberman is being irresponsible in how he is going about this.
@@djackson4605 Yes working out has been great, mindfulness too
Watching this as I’m smoking a bowl… But with real curiosity. Like a lot of us I want to grow and succeed, but I also like weed.. Maybe what I learn can possibly influence how I view smoking and why I smoke. I’m scared to learn some things, but I need to be responsible enough to learn.
i stopped but you know best maybe its effecting you negatively maybe its not
You have to sacrifice for what you want, otherwise what you want will be the sacrifice. Weed, halts your ambition to become successful and promotes laziness. It’s not easy to let go, though you can do it. If I can, you can. 🤙🏼
@@corbynking9172 Im just learning this i'm 12 days off and legit feel like superman with how high I just feel on life now
I’m right there with you man. Recently I’ve forced myself into very unfamiliar territory, and the rewards have been awesome in terms of business. I’ll only take a hit or 2 a day, at the most. Definitely helps me relax.
@@corbynking9172wow man that’s facts ! I gotta read thsi again once I wake up tomorrow
Damn im really diving deep into those kind of videos, as an 23 year old cannabis patient i can draw so much knowledge out. Of course i initially became interested in cannabis as an therapeutic due to me liking the hedonistic use aswell, but today about 4 years into the therapy (yes i was 19 when i started and was on heavy opioids) i feel like the negatives are crippling up on me. What makes it complicated for me is that the lets say Performance niveau im working on today (for somebody with conic pain prothesis und trauma) only became possible for me because with cannabis i got a way to manage my pain better, for example make my pain(time) profile, since i suffer from fluctuating cramps an nerve pain for exapmple, more suitable for university. For example, I have been able to successfully pursue my psychology degree for four years. My original assumption was that the negative aspects of cannabis are caused by the attitude with which I approach the use and therefore as a patient with an actually good reason to use, I feel less of these negative aspects on a psychological level, despite all this I notice how the negative aspects accumulate bit by bit and I'm just not sure whether they might have a completely different reason or I need to regulate my use further down but then I'm faced with the question of how to deal with the pain in the future.
as a Cannabis user myself who uses it self manage certain autistic/neuro-divergent traits I can relate to your story. I quite honestly have disliked any type of drugs or alcohol but cannabis changed me. It showed me that even I can can relax and be social. Under the right circumstances with the right Sativa strain I was much calmer. The problem with Cannabis is that it can for sure act like an addictive substance. If you can control your urges and live a healthy and structured life than I see nothing wrong with using Cannabis or CBD variants to manage symptoms or ease pain. If you start NEEDING it on a daily basis than you know its masking certain issues.
Smoked for several years starting in my teens. Stopped for over decade. Recently tried out an 1/8th. Honestly, the first joint generated an interesting perspective shift allowing some introspective thinking, but overall it made me agitated and jittery whilst sapping energy (I slept for 10 hours each night as opposed to 7.5).
I usually wake up annoyed at life, but I was waking up feeling gratitude for just being clear headed again. There's no way I could do it as a regular thing again or even socially. In its current format it's closer to a psychedelic than a recreational substance, and as such should be treated that way and used very sparingly for a specific purpose.
just use different strains
I agree this is why I like mushrooms because once you do them you can do them the next day you won’t get high you have to wait 2 weeks and they are more expensive then weed and less harmful studies have show they help but to abuse those no way I wouldn’t mess with that not in that way. Plus I’m finding weed doesn’t help with Period pain for me it just makes it worse it’s weird 😂
Dry Herb Vaping isn't being addressed. It's for sure going to have negative effects, especially in dramatically high volumes. But it's always lumped into extract based vaping and they're wildly different things. Like every single drug and digestible substance, there's a "least bad" way of doing things and I believe this is a massively overlooked topic.
@@cartier13 sure bud
@Anthony "sobriety is just a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs" Robin Williams
When I was unemployed and unable to land a job, my anxiety went through the roof when I would consume cannabis. I couldn't handle it anymore, so I had to give it up. It's been almost 2 years since then and I still can't consume it comfortably
It's self-evident that tolerance is lowest proportionate to the use of any drug. If you haven't taken it for two years, how would you know if you couldn't handle it comfortably?
@@aaroncrandal I've had other times in life where I stopped for a long time and picked it up again, and the experience was positive. Every time I've tried it again within the past 2 years, the experience hasn't been comfortable at all. The peak is the worst part, after that it's not so bad and somewhat enjoyable but I usually just end up feeling guilty and do something productive like clean or workout. The experience just isn't the same anymore.
What strain were you using. Usually sativa would give me anxiety too. I found if I stick to indicas or hybrids they don’t. Especially the indicas.
That makes more sense and I suspect the same for most of us. It's a more intense drug than folks give credit and requires acclimation which can lead to overuse. What did you replace it with once you inevitably found that next job?
@@Lomogrammaton For sure sativa, it was a favorite of mine for awhile. But I did notice the indicas would give me the least anxiety, especially as bud. The other processed stuff was the worst -- like carts, edibles, etc.
But I also noticed I was able to tolerate it almost completely when smoking with friends which I've done like twice.
I am a 70 year old white male and I use cannabis once every 3 days in tincture form.
I mix .25 mg of 100% THC plus .25 mg of 1:1 THC to CBD. It usually takes 45 minutes to 1 hour to kick in.
I then experience a very pleasant high usually for about 3 to 4 hours. This is when I tend to exchange texts with various friends and I find the THC high enlivens our conversations and I get more enjoyment out of them.
I never drive when I am under the influence of THC. If I have to leave my house I call an Uber.
I find that I sleep very well after I use this mixture and wake up the next morning with no hangover or after affects of any kind. That’s the advantage of using cannabis vs. alcohol.
I want to experiment with mixing in a micro dose of a psychedelic like psilocybin with my cannabis mixture but I’m not sure if that’s advisable. I have never ingested a psychedelic before.
Disclaimer:
Don’t trust anyone on the internet.
But I would test small doses of magic mushroom alone, without weed first. And another time try with small dose of weed. Psychedelics are powerful and weed can enhance the experience, either good or bad. But the mushrooms also told me to not judge experiences as good or bad, just let it be, without my opinion projected onto it.
Andrew, are there studies on repairing Neuroplasticity in those individuals who started consuming cannabis between ages of 13-15?
As someone that has been addicted to weed since I was a teenager I'm so glad there is finally some push back on all the weed glorification ffs. Honestly pop culture, music and movies played a massive role in me smoking weed and helped me make excuses trying to justify it as beneficial somehow when I first got addicted as a teen.
I believe most of the glorification just comes from the experienced messaging the non-experienced about non-ordinary states of consciousness. Having a conversation about drugs with someone who’s never used them makes you feel like you’re talking to a virgin about sex. It’s baffling how much they’re missing out.
Just saying that’s the other end of a radical spectrum, drugs DO destroy lives. What we need is education to make an informed decision, and I’m so happy there’s content like this widely available.
Nope, you can't use it responsibly so it's a you problem. Don't blame the plant.
@@bmar916 I don’t think that’s his point though. The point is that weed is not 100% harmless and that it can have negative effects. Everything in moderation but I got what he’s saying about pop culture acting like smoke blunts all days is no problem.
Great insight and experience you just gave the world
Yeah well my rib condition is about to come back I had to stop it. This happened to me when I was cleaning and got sick from the cleaning products that’s what it’s like to smoke it it’s awful I won’t go back. 😢
Everyone detoxes so differently. Everything is an experiment on ourselves. Starting and stopping anything making a journal of it I find is the most helpful to see if something is actually beneficial or more harmful than beneficial. That can go for anything really.
Yeah it didn’t work for me it would result in job loss 😂 or me being unmotivated, sluggish, nauseated, and now I’m recovering from vaping and smoking it so my lungs are shot. So yea I’m over it. I can’t finally go to the dispensary and not get any of it. They sell other things there
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I think when it comes to any substance, plant, extract, molecule, anything. It's always wise to remember individual responses will always have particular nuance even outside the general awareness, and cultural stereotypes.
The cannabis now is much more potent than when I was younger (maybe fortunately) but I've found if I'm doing dabs or bongs (which I don't do for this reason) I tend to feel like I've just been sucker punched and lose all ability. I personally smoke joints, to increase verbal fluidity, to reduce metabolic input lag which increase propioception and kinesthesia, to reduce myositis and various pain/nerve related issues, increase muscle mind connection, gut brain axis connection, reduce insomnia etc. It is a medicine for a lot of people and the risks are shadowed by the rewards especially compared to alternatives.
Tim does have valid points on potency but something tells me his individual chemical make up means any more than a microdose is unviable for him where as others have to take pretty large doses before they see any remission in symptoms of which they use the cannabis for.
maybe but im over it its boring to me now. To each their own.
@@novelaego2404 hedonistic pursuits often cause you to become jaded. Depends how and why you use it. There are hedonistic qualities to medication too as reducing suffering is pleasurable. But nobody gets bored of ritual
Dabs are literally more clearheaded than flower. You’re dabbing completely wrong if it somehow makes you more comatosed that weed itself.
@@Ryan88881 nah it's definitely my tolerance. Something I'd like to keep as low as possible given the sheer cost of it and the cost of supplements, good food, everything.
Everyone can push past the point of cannabis induced flow state into being "stoned". Dose size changes the experience entirely which is why I prefer joints as it's easier to gauge. As well as just being preferable as it lasts longer than one hitters/bongs/pipes. I don't want to feel out of it all the time I use it mostly to mitigate the feeling OF feeling out of it from Inflammation and brain fog. Helps me massively with that.
@@danielmclaughlin2145 You don't understand. I give beginners, people who can't even handle flower dabs and they can actually enjoy themselves because they're not overly inebriated after. You're just taking too high of a dose and you're probably taking them too hot as well. Dabs are far easier to gauge and dose than flower, let alone a flower joint.. You're just overestimating how much you need. Your dabs should be near microscopic and as low in temperature as you can do without wasting it.
Low dose is great. I mix 2-1 ratio of CBD to THC. The THC flower is max 20% strength. The CBD flower is minimum 20% strength. Mainly use it for pain management. But depending on my blend I can garner focus or relax. I also do it before lifting to keep pain low and focus on the lifts. But I have massive respect for the plant. It is a mild psychedelic, hence why I avoid strong THC strains. Also focus more on terps that are good for pain or for relaxing. I can totally understand why high dose thc can be a problem. It really is a mind warping chemical. If that’s your thing, cool. But for me I learned to treat higher dose THC as a psychedelic and thus set and setting are key.
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@@novelaego2404 For real, what a loser.
I do 50:50 so not as diluted as yourself but in wouldnt consider less cbd at this point. Cbd seems to largely cancel out the negatives huberman is bringing attention to but its not discussed.
That’s smart I agree with you on that avoid high levels of THC if possible
I wish I knew a lot of this a few months ago. I had been smoking fairly consistently and one night I had too much and it sent me into a panic attack. Im told that it could have been a psychotic episode. I havent smoked since and im still trying to recover from my alleged psychosis, I at least hope I can recover...
Happened to me, as well. It may feel like a slow repair. It was for me. But you WILL get back to feeling normal. Took me about a year to feel fully back to normal.
i had one in 2018. never smoked weed again. i dont use meds and my diagnosis was drug induced psychosis and it lasted for maybe 3 weeks, 1 of them being full blast psychosis,like really crazy stuff. Do yourself a favor and dont smoke ever again and hope for the best that it doesnt switch or comeback as a more serious mental health issue. i'm 27 and since 2018 i finished my degree and masters too. it will get better
Shoulda mixed that weed with CBD weed then it wouldn't of happened
You didn’t smoke enough lol
Where’s the research on vaporizing flower which is different than both smoking and vaping?
I'm an avid user and for my pain a nerves there is nothing better, I've been a mm patient for 5yrs now, but I've indulged since my teenage yrs, I can honestly say it's been a miracle worker for me and allows me to live a normal life, my daily usage is between 10-30 MG of THC
That’s great wow I’m happy it works for you at least I can’t do it I get too addicted 😂 probably not now that I hurt my lungs I could probably do less but I would have to just do eddibles it scares me to think of smoking it sense I damaged my lungs
Well... You have a new subscriber.
Have you ever tried it yourself? I've been smoking weed every other day with THC levels from 10% to 20% for 20 years and have never (badly) experienced what your "experts" claim. It has been an amazing therapeutic plant medicine for my anxiety and has benefited me on my spiritual journey and growth. I've been aging fantastically, I'm amazingly fit physically and mentally.
Think of the lung damage you are doing smoking. All that resign in your pipe and on the roach, that's in your lungs. Multiply that by years-emphysema, copd, etc.
Good luck with that
From my personal experience, I have a few discrepancies;
I've for sure had reactions to even 10mg CBD tincture, especially in terms of restfulness in the morning. I've also felt "stoned" (slightly) from CBD tincture, as well as gotten the munchies. Once I dabbed a CBD strain, and I got very stoned, not as much as a regular dab, but it got me pretty damn ripped.
For THC; I've been smoking flower for 25 years or so, and honestly it was pretty strong back then, too, at least on the West Coast. The difference between 18% or 28% can be less than you think. They both can get you absolutely ripped off a single bong hit if your tolerance is low (like mine). That might be where terpenes come in to play. I've certainly found that if something smells great, it will make you feel great, and terpenes carry all those beautiful aromas.
I never was a user but worked with many that did. Long term use has been a negative for them.
I eventually quit after 30 years of smoking Pot and I would notice that when imbibing in it regularly I would suddenly have problems going to sleep and get anxious after running out or while things were dry. I've also noticed no shortage of Potheads who would let the smallest things bother them to no end when they had no Pot to smoke. I'm not saying it should be illegal but Iam saying people wrongly assume it to be harmless and far too many start getting high far too soon in life instead of waiting until they are established adults to try it. Another thing I can say for sure is it sets off those prone to Schizophrenia, Schizzoeffective Disorder and Bipolar.
Sleep all the time seems very depress smoke weed daily.
"smoking or vaping anything it's bad" - but vaping in context of like vape synthetic fluid, or vaping like heating up herb with devices like Mighty? Because I think these two are way different.
Not a user since I developed tinnitus due to neck issues, but curious anyway.
Live to be how you feel.
I've recently started using cannabis vape last thing at night for my insomnia and I'm having the best sleep in decades! I wish it was legal in my country.
The lower your tolerance is & the less you use the less long term negative side effects you’ll get. Moderation is key with everything
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What do you think guys about cbd gummies. Is it worth?
I wonder how much ones environment and perspective/opion of cannabis affects ones experience of cannabis? In the case of heavy metal music - it can relax those who enjoy metal but can intimidate those that do not. Much like with classic psychedelics, ones state going into the experience can have a large effect on the experience itself. If one believes cannabis is for lazy people and that it will make you lazy then it is more likely to do so. On the contrary, if you get rid of any prior dogma or stereotypes and just listen to your body, cannabis can bring about boosts of energy or creativity but these positive effects can be easily overpowered by the mind. Just some food for thought.
yes.. no matter what youre taking, you still create your own inner world.
Lazy people become lazier pot heads. Having a mental breakdown is one thing but blaming cannabis for anything else is an excuse. And your specific state of mind, perceptions, and location do play into the perceptions of your high. Roll the same joint twice and smoke two days in a row at the same time of day. Once at home and then once in public. notice all differences this one factor can influence
super interesting phenomena
Over here in Europe currently smoking a joint with cannabis concentrate (hash). I had to go back to the dealers area to return the stuff I bought first as it was inflaming my throat (very likely due to poor quality) then I got some new stuff here in return which is almost as bad as the first stuff I got. I envy those who are allowed to purchase legal and pure quality weed. Usually I try to avoid the bottom grade stuff, but the quality hash has been disappearing it seems. I'm bummed out that we have to settle for low quality maybe even adulterated weed.
You returned shit to the plug??
Try to grow your own, not difficult
Boy i wish i could share mine with you. Pay a visit to holland buy the potent seed and grow it if required use U.V Lamps. Look it up in the net on how to grow it. Your final achievement gives you the drive.
I used cannabis heavy for about two years. I had to quit cold turkey due to a new job. Now that I am able to smoke it’s practically impossible due to the anxiety it brings me. Weird
Same. I used to smoke regularly in my teens and twenties. Stopped for a bit and tried it again in my thirties and it was pure anxiety. I can’t smoke it anymore, and that’s fine by me.
I'm 20 at the moment and I experience the same. Stupidly I just smoke it often when I do, and that makes it bearable. Though then it becomes a problem for a few weeks.. I guess I'm going to miss it, but I really have to stop.
We can’t run from our pain and suffering ..we have to face it so that we can become the fullness of all we are meant to be. There is nothing you are undergoing that is too much for you to face with the one who is always with you
Interestingly I often use cannabis for exactly the opposite reason. I find it forces me to look at the things I’m running from and fearful of. Doing this often brings a lot of insight that holds up even the next day when I’m sober.
@@vantage789 For sure, I could see that.. I think he’s talking about people who use it as an escape to numb or escape their reality, which I can relate to. Could be porn, video games, weed, many things
Thc to cbd ratio is very important. Like the theanine balances caffeine in tea.
CBD counteracts all of THC’s effects though, including its positive/beneficial effects not just the negative or uncomfortable ones.
@@Ryan88881 i think it balances it. Science found a relationship with indoor weed and psychosis because outdoor grown usually has higher cbd. High thc low cbd makes you anxious too
@@iddicted That is completely dosage dependent. If you have psychosis from weed that isn't temporary then you either abused the shit out of it or had bad mental health and dormant psychosis to begin with. When a drug is more potent, you simply take less. Lower potency drugs almost always feel less 'clean' and have more side effects.
As for "balancing", that's not really an accurate assessment overall. It doesn't merely 'balance'; it literally counteracts. Both of these drugs counteract each so maybe ya you can call it balancing but that's not necessarily a good thing. They are competitive agonists at the same receptor and as I stated before; THC has plenty of positive and even medicinal effects (antidepressant, anti-anxiety, anti-dementia, etc.) that will be toned down if not almost entirely eliminated by CBD and vice versa. THC has its own anxiolytic effects too, not just CBD and evidence shows that THC is anxiolytic in low doses but anxiogenic in moderate to high doses so again, dosage dependent. And it's also known to cause depression and aging of the brain (dementia) when used too heavily too so THC really does the opposite of what it's 'supposed to do' when misused.
I don’t see any evidence of it countering the effects. The first plants were pretty much 50/50 and they still got people high
@@br4975 i don't think it counters but it helps balance. Has anti anxiety effect. Strain matters too
I also find 2.5 milligrams beneficial for occasional sleep issues via edible dosing. I also have found 2.5 dose beneficial for day use to calm my anxious feelings and rumination or help to increase my feeling of presence in the world around me, which I struggle with due to complex trauma. I use this rarely however, for no other reason outside of my own pure inconsistency. For whatever that is worth! I wanted to share.
simply means you're not at all addicted
eh
Yes I wish I could get to that point with weed if my boyfriend said, “save it for tomorrow so we can get high…” i would actually save it
What does huberman mean about psychotic episodes not being reversible? 2:24 I experienced one 3 years ago when I was 19 and curious what he means here
I think he means it's not just an episode, but it develops into full blown, "permanent" psychotic disorder.
@@svetozarkuzman2924 damn, luckily I not seeing too many signs in my life for that 🙏
He is saying that in some cases, users who started at a young age don't fully recover from psychosis.
As an very informer ex heavy cannabis consumer You might sleep more easily with thc but the quality of your sleep , even if you dont notice it , is greatly diminished. (The paradoxal phase in which your brain regenerates and in which your dream is disabled if you take thc before sleeping) Furthermore if you take it regularly you will end up increasing the dosage to have the same effects . And no high thc edible could not be considered as a psychedelic
I've used more days than not for the past 4 years. I never smoke more than one gram daily and almost never smoke within 3-4 hours of sleep. I still dream almost every night, but I agree that it is true that there must be some degradation of sleep quality with the substance, just as there would likely be some with caffeine and alcohol.
I've noticed in the past I'd smoke so much that I'd wake up groggy the next day. So yes, it does in fact effect sleep quality and disrupts the Brains ability to reach REM sleep.
I quit heavy cannabis use 25 years ago. For the last 10+ years I've been unable to sleep properly throughout the night because my dreams would wake me up. I decided to smoke a cannabis vape just before bed and now I sleep soundly without waking up. I don't smoke in the day time and I will never go back to smoking it full time. Right now I'm enjoying being able to sleep. I have three different strain vapes so I mix it up a little.
I've tried every natural way to fix my sleep but nothing worked as well as cannabis.
20+ year smoker here, Dreams every night! Some are simple not cut out for smoking it seems, good you found out and did something about! Respect.
Just a quick note. If you remember dreams it means that your REM cycle was interrupted. Remembering them isn’t indicative of good sleep architecture.
Would you consider three joints a day a normal use or overuse of cannabis? What is moderate use? One, two, three or more?
I’d say one is moderate a day, but I only smoke two every weekend one for sat and one for Sunday, gotta have moderation in life 😊
lol are joking right? 3 per week is high usage… you are addicted
What is considered a high dosage thc?
Currently not smoking. But i tested early at 12 years old. And then around age 15 it snowballed to from once in a while to a gang who smoked everyday. In sweden 15 years ago i dont think its super strong, but often we get hasch easier depending on factors.
My dad started earlier then me, and never stopped. He had ADHD and later in life became scizophrenic and well, details. He recently passed and i coped with started smoking again. 2.5 g everyday i think. Restocked alot for 1,5 months.
Its like you cant stop. I become tolerant so quick, i only smoke by myself well the times i do.
Am i predisposed to mental illness because of this?
Thankful for anything at all, opinions, knowledge.
Personally i dont want to smoke or stuff anymore, i lost the touch and became a couch slouch with it.
I lost my brother 18 years ago to “cannabis induced psychosis” which ultimately led to his demise. This is commonly known about in the mental health wards, the outcome for schizophrenia is low because ultimately they end up taking their lives or accidentally overdosing on other things. To drown out the voices. Interestingly- it’s is young men, late teens to early 20s. But what wasn’t mentioned here is that women in late 30s are at higher risk too. I’m extremely careful now I’m in this bracket, and clearly it’s in my genes. It breaks my heart to imagine all the gravestones and people who have gone out this way. He loved to smoke so I’m not against anyone here but I’m not going to tread lightly when I’ve seen what I’ve seen.
My friend was telling me a story about toking up with our fourth grade teacher. We are in our forties and the teacher hadn’t toked up in like 40 years. He could barely walk afterwards lol
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It is a psychedelic and its risks are way underestimated especially for those with sensitive systems or mental imbalances.
Psychedelics are literally safer than weed.. Also it obviously has dissociative and psychotomimetic/deliriant-like qualities as well and arguably even hypnotic qualities like ambien or muscimol.
For me with my epilepsy, it keeps me away from thinking negative and being depressed. I can go to work like any other person, I have a full time job and really work hard. Work doesn't make me feel like being lazy for as I have to keep active for time to move. BTW I don't have a prescription for weed, but have take a whole lotta of anticonvulsants that make you feel like a zombie and trigger you to depression and anger as side affect
I started in 7th grade and by high-school I was a chronic daily user for more than 25 years, TBH It was a huge waste of time that robbed me of wAy more than it gave me..
Same here except I did earlier.
Not so much in adulthood though , .... but then again I think ? the legality issues was the only reason why It did in my youth honestly with the whole dope smoker label haha.
Was smoking weed wasting your time, or the activities you participated in during your high? I ask because smoking weed usually doesn't take many minutes a day for typical daily use, but the activities one does when high can of course consume a lot of time.
I honestly could see the argument for edible THC in high doses being a psychedelic. If you take enough, you can see the fractal images in your retina like with LSD or shrooms, which is not the case with MDMA in my experience. It more or less just makes surfaces appear to “pulse”.
Started at 12 only cannabis and not every day but at 14 smoking weed was life than 16 to 23 smoking the high thc pens were very dangerous aswell mix with lsd smoked my last joint and hallucinated that I had to stop for while get my shot together hopefully and I pray I can continue to use cannabis after a good tolerance break but yea shouldn’t smoke if not over 25
07:23 "no cannabis is going to be better, for most people, than any cannabis". That's the key point right there.
If I use cannabis only occasionally will it still effect my dopamine levels negatively?
This short video debunks the myth of
cannabis use being benign, the cannabis
strength of the 70s was much weaker, but
with hybrids has become vastly stronger,
and to compare it with alcohol is like
comparing apples and oranges
Gonna quit on Sunday for a few weeks been smoking heavily everyday for 6 years and haven’t had the greatest of times like a lot of us haven’t if you reading this and you smoke everyday I would highly recommend stopping as soon as you can it’s really hard to come off this’ll be my 5th attempt and I’ve had first hand experiences of exorcism like withdrawal systems seeing floating demons like an acid trip gone bad if you’re gonna smoke it it’s better to smoke it on a day off in the morning after breakfast ect and smoking it whenever through out the day I find when I’ve been working or haven’t smoked it all day on the night when a light a joint the effects just don’t feel the same makes me very paranoid but if I smoke it throughout the day I’m fine so when or if I want to smoke again I’m just gonna have it 1 day a week on my day off throughout the day love weed just hate how antisocial it makes me like I just want to sit in my own energy and my energy only wish me luck
@Benjamin Kufre I failed miserably 🥲
You shouldnt be gettin physical withdrawal, are you taking with tobacco by any chance? Vaping helped to reduce my cannabis use and eventually come off. I use sparingly now, a couple times a month in much smaller doses. vaping instead of smoking helped the transition.
It looks to me like your cheekbones and jawline has become way more defined. Are you/have you been using the homeobloc or simillar devices for this purpose lately?
Maybe it’s not as bad as alcohol but for me it was a different kind of worse. I smoked it for a while all day and night ended up almost getting bronchitis, had bad fatigue, wheezing, cough, phlegm, felt like a bad cold to the point I had to take a Covid test. The theraflu helped took it two days in a row the night time one and am feeling better.
What is considered heavy use?
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As someone who has severe anxiety from anything resembling an “experienced” dose, 2.5mg has been a game changer and I am so relieved that so many companies have embraced this and make products with a low dose. 2.5mg is more anti-depressant for me than any SSRI or opioid given to me by a doctor and I feel normal, happy and energetic. Companies that make these THC drink shots with 50+mg of THC are doing a disservice to the community.
Sun grown or green house over indoor. Keep it natural. The way I feel after the high is gone is night and day.
Huberman speaking on cannabis as a non user is intriguing
The question is why does dr huberman has two mics?
I feel like if an adult starts at like 25 even if they smoke once a day or so the risks are far less then starting at 14 years old
Like me as a 33 year old male when I smoke I can smoke 3 joints in a night chill and the next day I would feel exactly the same even on days I wouldn’t have smoked - and it’s funny because it used to not be like that for me
Like when I was younger and I’d get super duper high the next day I’d feel like shit - now I just get dry eyes
As someone who used to be a heavy user, trust me you’re better off without it lol
I use THC in pair with my therapy because my body reacts too strongly to side effects of regular medications, such as citalopram, venlafaxine, ritalin, etc.
When your usage is well controlled and balanced, it can honestly be quite helpful. It helps me focus on my work and helps me regulate my mood, just like meds would.
But please keep in mind **paired with therapy, planned usage with the therapist and regulated dosage**
Abusing the thing is detrimental on all levels
As a former (very heavy) user, I have a few questions. Did you smoke before therapy? And how do you go about planning the use? Curious as I could never seem to limit my intake (currently not smoking)
@@m1ndfox i smoked occasionally when i was a teen, stopped completely for about 7-8 years, and restarted using around the time it became legal in Canada. It was very much recreational at first, but after a very traumatic adverse reaction from venlafaxine, i switched to using thc/cbd to help me control my ocd and anxiety.
My therapist asked me a ton of questions on how much i would usually consume, what's my tolerance level, etc and she wrote me a dosage plan according to my answers.
With a max dosage per day it really helps to stop the "what if i become addict" recurring questions, which is really nice
(It also helps you to learn how to manage your quantity through the day and use it in a smart way)
to each their own weed is played out
@@m1ndfoxI don’t go to therapy, but I only smoke on weekends, workout everyday on weekday and also have work all weekdays, it’s a way of treating myself for working hard, everything in life must have a balance, abusing anything that makes you feel good can never have a good outcome
@@__lil_mex__1381 Very true! I think my balance tips when I smoke more than I work. When I'm in a busy period I don't feel as guilty. Happy it works for you, thanks for the inspiration!
Tim Ferris is like,”I do 2.5mg man” while I just chucked back 40mg
Tim so wanted to fire it up haha
MDMA is definitely a psychedelic Tim.. it was as visual and powerful as any other psychedelic I've experienced
Psychedelics are by definition substances that expand consciousness (in Huxleys case mescaline). MDMA isn't one
no it isnt, it is just better extasy
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What about regulated vs not regulated? I’ve heard there’s significantly less chances of mental health issues… due to what’s sprayed on it. (Eagle something?)
5 mg of edible sativa causes me to develop radio and tv reference. In other words I felt like the radio and tv were conveying messages directed specifically towards me. Sometimes it was really cool but at times it was very scary. I have a family history of schizophrenia. Oh I’m also a medical doctor and I don’t eat weed anymore 😊
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He's spot on, I've had 8 psychotic episodes all triggered by Cannabis. Was a horrible experience and I had delusions of grandeur, one episode lasting 3 years. I also ended up homeless several times and I can confirm a lot of people I know in the homeless community and mental illness triggered by weed. Not saying I hate weed, I miss it and wish I could smoke but unfortunately my genetics and the fact I smoked heavily since 15 I simply can't smoke for more then a few months without going back into psychosis.
@@Sawblade46 weed has been proven to cause psychosis in a low percentage of the population. People who are genetically disposed to psychosis. Just because you can smoke and be fine doesn’t mean others can. Just because you love weed doesn’t mean you can’t acknowledge the potential downsides it has on certain individuals. I used to be just like you until I realized weed was having a negative affect on my mental health. Peace
I think, as with anything, everyone is different. Some people get paranoid when they smoke weed. All of those people (that I’ve met) don’t consume weed. It’s not their thing. For those who are smokers, moderation in all things is best. ☮️❤️🌷
What about highly percolated bong rips? How does that relate to smoking. And not grounded up weed
Small amounts of edibles for training, I love how much focus it brings. But if I feel dependancy begin, I will break off from it.
Dude I'm 35 and I ate a bunch before biking on some trails months ago and haven't biked that much since a teenager haha yer so right.
@@chaosdweller I respect that🤣 class stuff
In these times, I need my weed💯💨
Me too bro
I smoked weed for the first time when I was 14. Started heavily smoking for a few years and then I developed an anxiety disorder from it. Some people will argue “well it was predisposition, weed just brought it to light” no… it was because of marijuana use at a very young age. Now as an adult male with a fully developed brain I can’t take even a little amount of thc without having a psychotic break.
There’s most likely a major problem with using marijuana before your brain fully develops. I don’t know how you could run scientific tests about adolescent use but if I could go back in time I would. I’d never use marijuana that young
same. Still waiting for that episode that Andrew said he was going to do all about insight and recovery from cannabis use during adolescence.
Check hubermans episode on cannabis. I’m no scientist but the study on gray matter thinning in underdeveloped brain showed that chronic use almost doubled the rate of loss of gray matter in prefrontal cortex. Other studies have shown almost a 4x likelihood of psychosis also (with teens and young adults under 25) that never go away. And schizophrenia like symptoms in chronic long term users
The problem with a lot of moderrn cannabis is that is being bred for high THC and unfortunately the other cannibinoids are being bred out. This isnt always the case but if you look at the values there is often just very litte percentage or cbd, cbn, cbc, cbgs. Fortunately there is the market now for the high cbd and C cannibinoids lol. I feel some of that modern cannabis loses that entourage effect in pursuit of How High. So the link between high THC being the Pyscho active cannibinoid and mental illness makes total sense looking at it.
I'm gonna go ahead and coin the term "Hubermaniacs".
this conversation feels incredibly dated.. People were moving to CO for Charlette's web like 10 years ago.. CBD has been widely available for people globally for years now.
I think we ought to worry more about the flouride in the water, the additives in food, the glyphosates and the geo engineering which is done right under our noses and not acknowledged by hardly anyone. It's just ridiculous to be so willfully ignorant about what the zero carbon is supposed to achieve here, let me give you a clue it is not for the environment and do please remember you are a carbon creature! Stop all the bullshit and start to focus on what's really happening here can we please! I'm sick of all these stupid topics being discussed whilst all the above is blatantly being carried out and let's not forget the pharma for profit and CERTAINLY NOT HEALTH cause healthy people don't bring money into the coffers and to pretend anything else at this stage is either delusional or willful ignorance.
you dont knkw about marijuana its ok poser
In Indian corporates this is a problem.(Extremely Big)
the Era that made the term "Stoner" never had the Powerful stuff available to day .
The term comes from people who have munchie induced hyperglycaemia
It works for me but it's not for everybody apparently which meaning your mileage may vary person to person on how they can handle cannabinoids in the CB1 and 2 receptors there is also a new one out there called thca which is hemp derived and it is perfectly legal it does in fact hit just like the illegal version of Delta 9 that we all know and love
a gram or two a week is the perfect dose to start sticking to for daily users who want to quit
just make sure you dont smoke it every damn day
The fact certain individuals do have psychotic reactions to excessively high grade Marijuana leads me to believe there is something to the idea of Reefer Madness.
duh
@@novelaego2404 those blunt smoking gang bangers sure missed the memo about Pot making people peaceful.
@Elijah Wilson weed does the opposite lol
@@novelaego2404 then why do those gang bangers that smoke blunts shoot at each other?
Or certain people are predisposed to psychotic episodes with or without cannabis
What is considered a “very high dose of thc?”
Is it bad tht I eat a indica 10mg gummie every night?
What % is high?
It used to be under like 5% now it’s goes up to 40%
Great info. Both have amazing wisdom. but I feel Tim's rather slow, overly methodical delivery, Always waiting waiting for him to get to his point,might be exemplary of the topic?
@@mitchellmiguel7847 and.... the online store?
I smoked weed (also cigarettes) about every day, for more than 40 years, and have been weed and tobacco free for almost 10 years and I feel much better now. I still like my beer though. Not a lot, but a few after work.
What does he mean when he says “later in life” ? Like you smoke weed as a kid you quit and then you randomly have psychosis because of what you did as a kid ?
Everything in moderation. Simple as that.
Why do they talk about how strong it is? How old is hash? Hash is pure
I smoke 20 blunts a day and still work 8hrs..it's Motavation for me
One of the biggest side effects is happiness and contentment
Medical marijuana saved me from alcoholism. Any substance can be abused. I will also say it has made me a more open, less opinionated person. I just feel at peace.
Similar thing here! I was slipping into alcoholism which is waay more dangerous and then the pot took over, however it took me some time to learn how to control it the use, when I was younger it wasn't as easy
I guess I’m going to be a schizophrenic homeless guy when I’m older because I’ve been smoking week for like 15 years since a teen.
Never tried, never will
Whenever I have 0 to no tolerance and I smoke weed, I talk with demons and endlessly create beats in my head.
High potency is less harmful because less needs to be smoked or vaped.