Cannabis Myths

The Stigma exists.

When you think "weed", you automatically think of the stereotypical stoner.

The dude who chills in his grandma’s basement, smoking out of a dirty bong.

Wearing his typical stoner clothes with dreadlocks. Eating Cheetos in his dirty beanbag chair getting high 24/7 with his stoner buddies. Has no job, car, ambition, or goals. He sells dime bags out of grannies basement to get by.

Let me be the first to tell you, that’s completely false. Every day, successful people use cannabis and 99% of the time you’d have no idea. There are so many misconceptions and stereotypes surrounding cannabis and cannabis consumers. I have compiled a list of the 6 most common misconceptions when it comes to cannabis.

Myth One, All Cannabis users are "Lazy".

I beg to differ.

Being a single parent, running a small farm and my own business keeps me on my toes. With the aid of cannabis, I'm able to maintain all my daily tasks and be a productive member of society.

On the daily, you encounter cannabis users and you'd have no idea. These people vary from your local barista, your co-workers in your office, the repair-person who fixed your washing machine.

My point is, No not all cannabis users are "lazy". You're lazy with or without cannabis.

Myth Two, We are all uneducated, potheads.

I blame the media for this. Don’t get me wrong, I love watching Cheech & Chong, The Trailer Park Boys, and other "stoner" shows but they paint such a stereotypical picture of what people think cannabis users are.

NO, we don’t lose our cars or get lost on the way to fast food joints.

We don’t get high 24/7, eating snacks and laughing like unsupervised gremlins who got into the shroom stash.

A lot of cannabis users are successful people, for example:

-Bill Gates

-The Beatles

-Drake

-Ben & Jerry

Would unmotivated stoners be able to build an ice cream empire?

I think not!

Myth Three, You can overdose on cannabis and DIE!

To date, there have been no recorded deaths from the overconsumption of cannabis.

You can do a certain degree “overdose” but its non-lethal. You are NOT going to die, I promise.

Side effects of overconsumption of cannabis products are:

anxiety,
paranoia,
dizziness,
sometimes vomiting and coordination issues.

This unpleasant sensation will pass. You can counteract a too intense high by remaining calm, drinking water or orange juice and staying hydrated. Taking a shower or getting outside for fresh air is another good way to help calm your nerves. You can also use CBD to help bring your high down. I gave my friend recently a 90mg of THC edible, It was getting too intense for him. So we counteracted it with 40mg of CBD and he was totally fine after that. You can TRY to overdose on cannabis but you’ll fall asleep before you achieve that, it’s physically impossible to do so.