I'd like to give you my personal, reflective, historic viewpoint on that old favourite substance; Dope. I can't remember every variety I've tried, but I gave them all a pretty good workout, and, unlike a lot of the youth of my day, I held down a good sequence of executive jobs and didn't end up in any limbos, while socialising to the full and observing my fellow tokers with a keen but sometimes blurry eye. The biggest drawback I can see with this stuff is what goes on at cellular level in the participant's body; it coats the cells, that THC oily substance, and it doesn't want to shift; I say this as, after a lengthy involvement, I decided to go clear, and needed the help of a homoeopath to affect a total clearing of that ligering influence. You can guffaw at this; fine by me, but the same scientists you are listening to were really cool about tobacco for too bloody long for my liking; sure, I used to smoke tobacco too, but only the cleanest, preferably export to Japan grade tobaccos, free of the nefarious shit that every tobacco company sees fit to foul their product with; the Japanese rejected shiploads of top brand tobaccos, and it was their attitude that woke me up to being careful what one inhaled. So yes, I got clear of the influence of THC, but still socialised where a lot was being smoked, and the passive participation still needs clearing on a regular basis. Since going clear, my decisionmaking processes have hardened up; I don't accept second grade options in my life, and I don't regret being clear about all that. I know, above all other impressions of dope and its adherents, that even a casual user will develop a fixity of outlook that absolutely spoils their chance of a great view of the world. Compare this to the LSD crowd, who had the acid break down the cellular boundaries and open group consciousness to unprecedented levels; often to a level that average intellects find hard to encompass, and you have suddenly two fringes, supposedly similar, who are; a) too wide eyed to comprehend anything deeper than the 'geewhizz' factor, or; b) too fuzzled to see anything that isn't already 'far out' and clichéd beyond belief.
I've got a few acquaintances who still smoke; I don't see that it improves the quality of their life; whether it is physical or intellectual, there is nothing I've found that cannot be matched and exceeded 'straight', and as a pretty fast and furious skier, there is only one memory I retain of an awesome experience; I was given one of the first Walkmans in the country, a tape of Santana 'Borboletta', and a tab of unidentified LSD, to experience off the top of one of New Zealand's more exciting skifields; that was a fine day, but I just need me and the mountain; keep the rest; the experience is very simple, and mostly between the ears, and we kid ourselves greatly about what makes it great for us.
Nuff said.
I've got a few acquaintances who still smoke; I don't see that it improves the quality of their life; whether it is physical or intellectual, there is nothing I've found that cannot be matched and exceeded 'straight', and as a pretty fast and furious skier, there is only one memory I retain of an awesome experience; I was given one of the first Walkmans in the country, a tape of Santana 'Borboletta', and a tab of unidentified LSD, to experience off the top of one of New Zealand's more exciting skifields; that was a fine day, but I just need me and the mountain; keep the rest; the experience is very simple, and mostly between the ears, and we kid ourselves greatly about what makes it great for us.
Nuff said.
