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Hello y'all!
I've been lurking around for a while now and have finally decided to make an account and join the fun on here.

I'm an Amsterdam local, in my early-to-mid 20's and have been proudly self-medicating for about 5 years now. For the most part I have been smoking the lower end of the menu's, the 5 gram Amnesia/AK-47/PP deals. But that is about to change, going to smoke a lot less and focus more on the higher end of the menu's and their medicinal advantages. I'm hoping this is the perfect place to share my experiences and learn from others.

The Toke & Talks have certainly drawn my attention. Those might or might not be something I can attend in the future, I'm quite socially awkward in person and suffer from some social anxieties. So I have some interesting times ahead of me.

Peace.

- S.

Sheska wrote:Hello y'all!
I've been lurking around for a while now and have finally decided to make an account and join the fun on here.

I'm an Amsterdam local, in my early-to-mid 20's and have been proudly self-medicating for about 5 years now. For the most part I have been smoking the lower end of the menu's, the 5 gram Amnesia/AK-47/PP deals. But that is about to change, going to smoke a lot less and focus more on the higher end of the menu's and their medicinal advantages. I'm hoping this is the perfect place to share my experiences and learn from others.

The Toke & Talks have certainly drawn my attention. Those might or might not be something I can attend in the future, I'm quite socially awkward in person and suffer from some social anxieties. So I have some interesting times ahead of me.

Peace.

- S.

Hi S. Welcome to the forums. With you on the TnT's. Also have some social anxieties myself. Your experience of lower end 5g deals may prove to be useful for many on here. Myself included.

treetop wrote: Your experience of lower end 5g deals may prove to be useful for many on here. Myself included.

+1

I recently moved to Amsterdam and living here has shown me that I really can't afford to be smoking the more expensive stuff all the time. Would be really interested to hear your recommendations for good weed with the lower price tags =)

The Toke & Talks have certainly drawn my attention. Those might or might not be something I can attend in the future, I'm quite socially awkward in person and suffer from some social anxieties. So I have some interesting times ahead of me.

Hi S. Welcome to the forums. With you on the TnT's. Also have some social anxieties myself. Your experience of lower end 5g deals may prove to be useful for many on here. Myself included.[/quote]

+1 again here we should have a socially awkward T&T

welcome aboard.. the first few t&t's might feel weird, but acders are always fun, ill be setting a few up for when im back during the cup. hope to see you about..

Heya! Have you seen your huisarts (GP) to mention your self-medication? He might be willing to discuss medicinal cannabis options with you. I have had several types of medication for autism-related anxiety over the years and the only thing that helped were benzos (massively addictive) and pregabalin (better, but not ideal). My doc was the one who then suggested medicinal cannabis (but sadly it's not very effective for me and if I overdo it then it'll worsen matters). Also, the apothecary cannabis was quite pricey for its effects and my insurance didn't cover it, although some other health insurance companies DO cover it (partly).

Exercise. Frsh air and new friends....youll get over the social anxiety, i did, you can too... Just dive right in and let the good times roll

Ps - skip the benzos and make mj your drug

Hello and welcome! T&T's are fun,so hopefully you would be able to do it ,it 's a good way to socialize with like minded people -coffeeshop lovers))

orle wrote:Heya! Have you seen your huisarts (GP) to mention your self-medication? He might be willing to discuss medicinal cannabis options with you. I have had several types of medication for autism-related anxiety over the years and the only thing that helped were benzos (massively addictive) and pregabalin (better, but not ideal). My doc was the one who then suggested medicinal cannabis (but sadly it's not very effective for me and if I overdo it then it'll worsen matters). Also, the apothecary cannabis was quite pricey for its effects and my insurance didn't cover it, although some other health insurance companies DO cover it (partly).

I have indeed researched it a little bit, but quickly came to the conclusion that it's not really worth the trouble to even try to pursue. I do have officially documented ailments which could possibly result into getting the prescription. I suffer from anxiety, stress, insomnia and chronic headaches, but also from back/neck(cartilage) pains and muscle cramps. Sadly tho, the requirements for a prescription and insurance coverage has become quite strict. Even tho I have some similar symptoms, cannabis very rarely gets prescribed to people suffering from anything other then MS, ALS, tourettes, glaucoma, aids or cancer.

After that, I think the rules/guidelines could be good enough for my situation. As far as I can tell, there is no maximum to the prescribed amount, could potentially be multiple grams per day. But the available medical cannabis is saddening compared to some US states. 3-4 different varieties. Very little indica's, usually only 1 CBD strain. But most of all, very high costs. Basic production costs are already around €8/g, easily pushing €50-60/5g.

Even though current compensation rules, from my health insurance provider, state that the compensation is 100% of the medicinal costs without a maximum, it is quite difficult to get it. The request for compensation has to be submitted by a specialist, not your GP. That specialist must specify your exact symptoms and diseases including the specific amount of cannabis you'll need. A specialist can request compensation based on any and all symptoms or diseases, there is no list of things you must be suffering from to qualify. But in the end a 'specialist' team will make the final decision on your individual request, who sadly turns down pretty much everyone that isn't suffering from the above mentioned MS, ALS, tourettes, glaucoma, aids or cancer.

It's always worth a try, probably nothing to write home about, but even getting compensation for a small amount would be technically profit. But then again, I smoke around 3-5g per day, which is 3-5 ounces per month. Which is only financially possible if I buy directly from growers at discounted prices which I often have to properly cure myself. Then you're looking at €150-200 per ounce or about €5-7 per gram. You'd easily pay €12-16 or more per gram in regular coffeeshops. No way in hell I could ever get something like that covered by any insurance company.