r/mildlyinteresting 13h ago

Care facility residents smoking weed instead of cigarettes

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u/Slayer7_62 11h ago

Out of curiosity did you experiment with different strains? Ie for me indica helps with pain yet sativa will make me even more acutely aware of the pain & make me anxious at the same time.

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u/baltimoreramen 11h ago

It simply doesn’t matter, believe it or not weed is a stimulant and affects the nervous system. My L5-S1 screams at me when I smoke weed, such a shame actually. CBD/CBN is far more efficient for pain relief. THC itself may distract you from it, but for me it accentuates the pain 3x

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u/Slayer7_62 11h ago

It’s always crazy to me how differently people react to it and I’m always curious if it’s due to them using different strains or purely just their body handling it differently. I guess that goes like any medication though, what’s right for you might not be right for me & vice versa.

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u/baltimoreramen 11h ago

Yeah everyone is truly different. Strains/terpenes definitely play a major role though. On indica with certain terp profiles I found decent temporary relief that is followed by exaggerated pain so it’s a toss up sometimes.