The best way to have no paranoias;)

[Malfatty]

Have a beer - don't get drunk (unless you want of course), but just a little something to take the edge off. Might help.

Can't agree with this less. Never mix! Bad times

im with you appollo never mix the 2 ive had a bad experience through mixing weed with drink

It's true that's not a great thing to do combinating alchool with cannabis,but sometimes I travel from drunkness to a stoned phase without realizing...In those cases it's cool!
But in Amsterdam I won't mix alchool and cannabis!

[cofblunttohead]

Wont mix weed and beer, bunch of pussies

[Old Timer]

Alcohol first then weed can be dangerous (potent) if you're worried anyway.
Weed then alcohol is usually less potent.

[Bob2]

just bong constantly, youll be so smashed you wouldn't even notice the paranoia..

[Malfatty]

I also had lots of paranoia/anxiety cases when I used to smoke weed a lot.One of the reason is probably due the fact that it is illegal.Shameful to admit,but I always need some beer,wich seem to help me with my "weed anxiety"..hard to image smoking weed without beer..
Nowadays, because of my work, I smoke just a couple of times a year,but recently I have grow more interest towards weed again, after seeing how the legislation progress in some countries are starting to slowly showing a bit better..
As mentioned in my first post,I am planning to go on september to amterdam for the first time with some good friends of mine, and I am also searching information what strains would suit best for me.This topic has gave some good information,and I probably will try to start with some mellow indica and maybe in the evening some sativa and hash..

Perfect,as said before I'm going to Amsterdam at the end of April so When I'll come back I'll write down some tips for you too,about the mellow strains to start the journey in the best way;)
Malfatty

[Malfatty]

Don't worry I WON'T mix alchool with weed when I will be in Amsterdam....
I just said that's happened here in Sardinia and wasn't not so bad...surelly it was without anxiety because I didn't feel the change from drunkness to stoned/hig phase(I won't do it in Ams;))...I think that is mostly the sudden change from normal situation to stoned/high situation that makes me paranoia or anxiety.

[sea72]

Alcohol first then weed can be dangerous (potent) if you're worried anyway.
Weed then alcohol is usually less potent.

Absolutely true.

[Big C]

In the previous post in this thread, I stated "some people should not use cannabis at all".

FYI

Er... in the post you made directly above mine where I first raised the oh-so-controversial abstentionist view, you recommend indicas for those anxious souls and go on to describe finding the 'right' strain as a "worthy goal". You quote above comes somewhat later. There is a chronology here...

Apologies to those young 'uns who might struggle with my use of words in lieu of moronic emoticons. It's an age thing.

I've always defended cannabis against those who believe it has a deleterious effect. But if they came here, they might well believe it DOES make you stupid.

This place is for kids or those who refuse to grow up. So bye Peter Pans - keep photographing bud as it very very worthwhile. Toodle-pip and ga naar je moer!

I said he was a troll.....

Gronin....

Thanks for showing your true colors. Was a bit too easy to draw you out though. Next time you may want to work on that.

Good luck with your next mission.

Here's a little going away present.....

LMAO

[Big C]

To the opening poster,it would appear imho that you all ready have some anxiety about your forthcoming trip,you should really start now in allaying those fears,or you may become overly anxious.Bear in mind these things;It is okay to smoke in a coffeeshop,it is okay to giggle and laugh in a coffeeshop,it is okay to have weird conversations in a coffeeshop with people who you don't know and not feel foolish. These are all totally acceptable,you will also find yourself people watching so expect people to also people watch,there seems to be a lot of staring in coffeeshops this is a sign of a good coffeeshop selling quality weed.

Pre smoke advice-Make sure you have a good meal,make sure you know where your digs are,go into the coffeeshop and buy a coffee/tea drink etc,puruse the menu at length maybe have a chat to some one else in the shop,approach the bud tender ask his advice.When you have bought your weed smoke a little at a time and always remember it is easier to add than to take away and everybody has at one time been new to a coffeeshop experience.Enjoy!

So true.

[Malfatty]

To the opening poster,it would appear imho that you all ready have some anxiety about your forthcoming trip,you should really start now in allaying those fears,or you may become overly anxious.Bear in mind these things;It is okay to smoke in a coffeeshop,it is okay to giggle and laugh in a coffeeshop,it is okay to have weird conversations in a coffeeshop with people who you don't know and not feel foolish. These are all totally acceptable,you will also find yourself people watching so expect people to also people watch,there seems to be a lot of staring in coffeeshops this is a sign of a good coffeeshop selling quality weed.

Pre smoke advice-Make sure you have a good meal,make sure you know where your digs are,go into the coffeeshop and buy a coffee/tea drink etc,puruse the menu at length maybe have a chat to some one else in the shop,approach the bud tender ask his advice.When you have bought your weed smoke a little at a time and always remember it is easier to add than to take away and everybody has at one time been new to a coffeeshop experience.Enjoy!

So true.

...So printed in my mind..
Grazie;)

[gronin]

Hey I'm back... you don't phone, you don't write. Don't you love me anymore?

So to sum up the entire thread (for pussies): Don't drink and take your mum.

And that my learned but stoned friends is... satire. Or detournement.

Love you all. Peace love and buttplugs.

But seriously just for a moment... some of the muppet ideas here.. well you'd be compelled to take the piss wouldn't you? It's not as if I'm calling anyone a cunt? Gronin you cunt! Oh... At least I make the effort to type properly when not translating Dante's Divine Comedy into emoticons. For the youth you understand.

(Gen Y version of all the above: )

This post illustrates the danger of mixing hash and booze. Your experience may differ.

[treetop]

n/t

[stanleymoon]

i am on the side of this discussion which maintains that there are people for whom cannabis is not a suitable drug. therefore it is my considered, fairly well educated and in no way humble opinion that not taking the drug in the first place is an excellent strategy for use in avoiding drug related paranoia.

does describing cannabis as a drug count as trolling on acd?

[RvanSteensel]

smoke weed

[MellowStu]

Grass before beer and your in the clear,
Beer before grass and your on your ass!
All joking aside, I would avoid alcohol if you are not in the habit of doing both at the same time. Mabey get a small glass pipe and just have neat hits? Avoiding tabacco can only be a good thing. Hope you have a safe trip!