When Your Girlfriend Starts Throwing Out Your Crap

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Is your girl slowly getting rid of all your favorite crap? Do you notice that your home doesn’t look like it did a few months ago? Have you ever had to pull a 3-foot hair out of your ass crack before your morning dump?

Welcome to Thoughts Off The Stem, where Justin breaks down the changes that take place when estrogen meets testosterone and your girl starts “cleaning up” your life. From blackout blinds and cupboards full of lotions to “Invisible Assassins”—those rogue hairs that hitch a ride in your ass crack and wrap up your nuts like an anaconda—we’re exploring why your bachelor pad now looks like a penthouse suite at a 5-star resort. At least she added a bar fridge and a decanter full of whiskey to appease the beast… or maybe it was just to distract him.

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But we aren’t just ranting; we’re medicating. If the “Relationship Change” has your chest feeling tight, we’ve got the Anti-Panic Playbook. We dive into the 2024 Johns Hopkins clinical data to reveal the terpenes that act as a biological “off-switch” for THC-induced paranoia. We’re breaking down the science of: – Limonene: The “Anxiety Antidote” that creates a safety net for your high. – Linalool: How the scent of lavender actually rewires your brain’s serotonin. – Beta-Caryophyllene: The “Pepper Trick” that hits your CB2 receptors to ground you instantly.

“Dude, For Real”: We wrap up with the weirdest couple habits on the internet—from the “Ball-Skin Flashlight” experiment to the decade-long mating dances that prove love is the strangest drug of all.Whether you’re dodging “Invisible Assassins” or watching your bachelor pad turn into a high-end spa one lotion bottle at a time, you don’t have to face the anxiety alone.

From the discomfort of change to the clinical science of using Limonene and Linalool to kill the panic, this episode is your survival guide for when life, your girl—and your weed—gets a little too intense.

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When Your Girlfriend Starts Throwing Out Your Crap

Thoughts Off The Stem | Cannabis Infused Comedy

0:07

You ever had just like a nice long weekend with your girlfriend?

Everything was was stellar.

It was amazing.

You had all the laughs, you had all the fun times, and everything was good.

And then she went home after the weekend and you’re lying in bed on a Monday morning, getting ready to get out of bed for work and wishing that you could have the weekend back.

0:26

Then you get in the shower.

The next thing you know, you’re washing your parts.

You finish cleaning your ass, you look up and boom, there’s a shower rat sitting on the wall face to face, looking at you.

Yeah, a clump of her hair.

She left it as a little token of, you know, to remember her by.

It doesn’t smell good.

0:42

Like, I like coming into my room or my bed after my girlfriend’s been there and smelling her.

I like that.

I like that feeling, Right?

But that’s not what the hair smells like.

The hair smells like dirty hair, dirty, wet hair.

And it’s right there.

It’s disgusting, dude.

Yeah, that’s right.

You ever had that happen?

0:59

It could be your partner.

I don’t know if guys do this.

I’m bald.

So like, I don’t really know what the deal is with the hair on the wall, but it’s been a thing.

And I should have known ahead of time because I I when I was at her place, I was in her shower and her shower smaller than mine.

So like, you turn around, you can only turn right?

1:16

Like, you can’t move.

Like, my shower, you could do.

Like, you can do activities in it, you know what I’m saying?

But in hers, you can only move her.

And I remember one time again, cleaning myself, and then, boom, shower hair just staring me in the face.

I did not know women do this.

Women take the hair that falls out of their head when they’re showering, and they put it on the wall so it doesn’t fall down the drain later.

1:37

Yeah, that’s right.

Welcome to relationships, and welcome to THOUGHTS Off the STEM.

I’m Justin Baroni.

I hope that life’s being good to you.

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Tell me what you think of this whole situation because I’m just trying to make you laugh and give you a little knowledge at the same time.

1:57

So I had this.

So my girlfriend was over for the weekend.

I found a shower rat in my shower and I freaked the fuck out and just about landed face first in the toilet.

Yeah, that’s right.

But how about this?

OK, how about when you get out of the shower?

It’s Monday, right?

So you get out of the shower, you go, you’re going off to do to work, you’re getting ready for the day.

2:16

You feel great, feel clean, you feel amazing because of the weekend and all that fun stuff.

Then about 10:00 AM, it’s time for your 10 AM dump.

OK.

And as you’re walking to the bathroom, you’re like, oh, it doesn’t feel so good down there, but I’m clean.

I don’t know what’s happening.

And as you sit down and take this dump, you realize that there is a hair flossing your ass crack.

2:37

Yeah, I’ve had that happen.

Have you had that happen?

Their hair gets everywhere.

Dude, you’re lying in bed, you wake up, hair in your ass.

That’s right.

So she’s got, so her hair is taking a ride on my caboose.

It’s like a hobo trying to catch a train, okay, And I’m trying to take a dump, but then I have to pull out this hair.

2:58

Now, luckily, the hair I noticed first, so I wasn’t pulling the shitty hair out of my ass crack, right?

But then I didn’t realize that sometimes that hair comes with a little buddy.

And that little buddy, guess what that little buddy is?

That little buddy’s a Bond villain.

3:14

And guess what he’s going to do?

He’s going to strangle the conductors, the conductors of that caboose.

Who are those conductors?

Your balls, your balls are getting strangled by a hair Bond villain.

It is not fun, dude.

OK, I was sitting there.

3:30

I this this happened to me.

I went, I went to take my dump, OK.

And then I felt like the the caboose was being flossed.

And then after I got that floss gone, all of a sudden I feel like a little bit of constraint around the danglies, you know, and then around the danglies.

3:48

What’s happening?

Oh, it’s being killed by some sort of international man of mystery.

And it was it’s it’s the Hare brothers.

The Hare brothers were trying to take me from the back and the front all at one time.

I mean, smart move on their part.

4:04

It’s two against one.

But let me tell you, it was not comfortable.

You know what the other problem kind of thing?

The one of you know what the other issue is with having a girlfriend?

They change everything dude.

My bedroom looked totally different a year and a half ago.

4:22

My whole house did for that matter.

But my bedroom definitely looked totally different.

So before my girlfriend OK my bedroom was a queen size bed.

Just some regular slap blinds, a whole area for activities where I could do cartwheels, jumping jacks, swing my Dick around naked, whatever I wanted to do.

4:43

And then in the corner I had a kettlebell and some weights.

Because you got to keep a little bit toned, you know?

Well, now my bedroom is full.

There’s no room for activities.

The activities have to happen on the bed.

Not that I’m mad at that, but I’m just saying there’s no extra space.

5:02

I now have a king size bed, OK, where the kettlebell and the weights used to be.

I now have, wait for it, a bar fridge.

That’s right.

Now, luckily my girlfriend loves me.

And on top of the fridge is whiskey cups, a decanter full of whiskey.

5:19

I think she put that up there just so that she could get me to have the whiskey so that I would forget about all the space that she’s taken over.

Yeah, that’s right.

Now, there’s good things about this.

Like, I mean, she’s in, she’s made a a huge impact on my life.

5:34

She’s influenced.

My room is more confident.

It’s like a sanctuary now.

It’s amazing.

But it’s also like a hotel room.

Dude, I have curtains.

I have blackout curtains.

Now.

Now, again, don’t get me wrong, I love the blackout curtains because it means we can sleep in later.

And I don’t like sunlight in the morning because I’m not a morning person.

5:53

But these are not things that I would would have done myself.

Have you ever had a girlfriend that just decides, OK, we’re changing everything?

She told me the other day she’s like, I fixed you.

Great.

Thanks for fixing me.

I didn’t realize I was broken.

6:13

Again, I love her.

She does.

She does a ton of stuff, but her idea of fun and it’s But this weekend was the epitome of it.

We’re sitting on the couch having coffee, just hanging out with the dog.

Then all of a sudden she just puts her coffee down.

She’s like, OK, time to clean, time to clean behind the stove in the fridge.

And now within 10 minutes, we’re pulling out the stove in the fridge and we’re cleaning up behind there.

6:32

That’s not my idea of fun.

My idea of fun is going out somewhere and doing some fun things, right?

No, we’re cleaning.

Cleaning is fun for her.

Organizing is fun for her.

One thing that I realized is that in your bathroom, if you’re a dude and you have a bathroom and a girlfriend, your bathroom is no longer yours.

6:50

Like none of that storage is going to be yours.

Under my sink in my vanity.

I used to have, well, I still do because, but it’s very, it’s minimal now because I refuse to get rid of it.

But I had the boxes for all my razors and stuff, like my head shavers and all that because I got a few of them and I thought this was a great idea.

7:07

I thought, you know what’s awesome having these is, is that if I ever move, I could just pack them into the boxes.

I know where they are.

I thought it was brilliant.

She she thinks that it’s stupid because you could just get more boxes.

I thought it was a good move, but now it doesn’t matter because all my boxes are tucked to the side and the back of the of the vanity cupboards.

7:26

And now I have hair curlers, Combs.

I don’t need a comb.

I’m bald.

OK, hair curlers, Combs, lotions.

How many lotions do you need?

Like come on now you have.

I had to put up an extra shelf in the shower because the the shelf that I had was not good enough.

7:44

And then my stuff got moved off the shelf to the floor of the shower.

Like all my shit is just, it’s my shit.

But it’s now it’s where the dog shit would be OK.

But again, I love my girlfriend.

She’s great.

She’s made a great impact on my life and I couldn’t imagine, not like having her around.

8:04

But everything has changed.

My house is cleaner again, not complaining about it.

But like I my version of fun is not vacuuming on Saturday evening, you know, or putting together like different shit she bought me.

If you’re watching this, you could see she bought me this display, my cabinet, because the old one I had, the thing I had in there before was crap and I know that.

8:25

But thank you for that.

She she does provide me with a lot of good things, but the amount of space that I have is definitely diminishing in my own home.

It’s being slowly taken over by her stuff.

So I figured since we have this situation and I’m sure a lot of guys go through this, I mean, girls probably do this too.

8:47

There’s got to be guys out there that, you know, take over space and try to try to fix the situation.

But I thought what we would do is because a lot of these actions that that relationships or people in relationships experience can be somewhat taxing and they can they can definitely like amp up anxiety, right?

9:10

So I thought what would be fun for this week’s weed facts is to talk about what terp profiles or at least what terpenes you should look for in your flower or whatever smoking whatever thing you’re going to smoke.

What, what terpenes you should have in there to help you alleviate anxiety, especially if you have, you know, social anxiety or constant anxiety or consistent anxiety, right?

9:39

So if you find that you are suffering from anxiety and your girlfriend is really pushing that anxiety, you know, level higher and higher by getting rid of all your favorite crap, OK, These are the terpenes that you should that you should look for in the profiles of your purchases.

9:59

Attention cannabis consumers.

Attention cannabis consumers.

This week’s weed facts are from canopycrossroad.com/blog slash Best terps terpenes for anxiety The best terpenes for anxiety relief I think there is.

10:16

There’s 1234.

So the first one is actually Lymanine, which surprised me because Lymanine is the one that gives you like those citrusy notes and scents and smells and, and tastes, right.

10:33

And to me that’s always been associated with like energetic get things done kind of a kind of response, right.

Well, this article is saying that limonine, well let me describe it first.

Limonine is the bright citrusy terpene found in lemon peels, orange rinds and many cannabis strains.

10:53

So if you have that that citrusy smell, it’s because limonines in there.

In a 2024 study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, it found that when participants inhaled vaporized deliminine alongside THC, their ratings of feeling anxious and paranoid were significantly lowered compared to just THC alone.

11:16

The study by Spindle ET al at Johns Hopkins tested 20 healthy adults across 9 sessions.

The researchers noticed noted that limonene selectively reproduced sorry selectively reduced anxiety without diminishing TH CS other effects.

11:35

According to John Hopkins Medicine, this finding provides clinical evidence for the entourage effect and suggests that cannabis products high in limonene could offer a wider therapeutic window for those concerned about THC induced anxiety.

So if you have, there’s a couple things here, OK?

11:53

First of all, if you have anxiety and you’re trying to smoke weed to alleviate some of your anxiety, you’re going to find that most of the time you’re going to have to look for an indica.

Even though there’s debate, excuse me, even though there’s debate on whether indica and sativas are actually things anymore for reference because of the ones that relax you, right?

12:15

So those are the types of plants that you’re going to find a lot of these terpenes in.

So that’s one of the big things.

No matter what, you’re going to end up with a probably indica leaning plant in in one way or another because it has to reduce, it has to relax you to reduce the anxiety, right?

So what you need to look for is strains with citrus, lemon or orange in the name because they often contain higher limonene levels.

12:38

Ask a can of Coach or your bud Tender about the terpene profiles when you’re shopping for the flower or vapes because they’re going to know which ones or at least the newer or better products that you can use that are more effective.

So the other thing, where was it?

12:56

I there was something that made that jumped out at me, the entourage effect.

So no matter what, a terpene is not going to do the whole thing, right?

A terpene is not going to be the the component of the plant that totally alleviates anxiety with weed.

13:13

It’s the entourage effect.

All the different things, whether there’s different cannabinoids, terpenes and and THC, those three things make up the entourage effect.

Essentially, you want to have for relaxation, you want to have, you know, a medium level of THC, something that’s going to be more of a body buzz.

13:32

Then you want to have like maybe a tiny percentage of CBD in there just to give you that, that waiting through water feeling, which is nice and relaxing.

And then your terpene profile, depending on the percentages of each terpene together with, you know, the, the CBD and the THC that makes up what, what will reduce your anxiety.

13:54

That’s what I wanted to say.

So the second terpene that you want to look for, which in my opinion is the better, is the most important one because this one is specific to indicas and making you more relaxed.

Linalool, it’s called nature’s calming agent.

14:10

Linalool is the terpene responsible for lavender’s famous relaxing scent.

It is also found in many cannabis strains, particularly those with floral or slightly spicy aromas.

So linalool you can actually find in strains like purple kush is good.

14:26

Most Kushes have have linalool.

You want you want linalool and and pineene to be up near the top of the terpene profile, meaning that they have a higher percentage in the terpene list because those are the ones that affect you the most in terms of relaxation and calming.

14:44

OK, so let’s see here.

A comprehensive review published in PMC found that linalool increases extracellular serotonin levels by blocking serotonin transporters, essentially helping your brain hold on to more of its natural feel good chemicals.

15:02

A 2024 study in Natural Product Communications demonstrated that inhaled linalool promotes parasympathetic nervous system dominance.

The parasympathetic system is your body’s rest and digest mode, the opposite of the fight or flight response that characterizes anxiety.

15:20

So again, these are the things that you want.

You want your, if you’re high anxiety, your anxiety is up because you’re in a state of fight or flight, right?

You want to, you want to alleviate that, stop that from happening and get that rest and digest level of comfort, right?

15:37

Because like, nobody wants to be all strung out all the time.

So research public, sorry.

Research published in Phyto Medicine showed that mice exposed to inhale linalule exhibited reduced anxiety and social interaction tests and decreased aggressive behavior, further supporting its I don’t know how to say this word anxiolytic potential, your potential for being anxious, it reduces it.

16:07

Now they just gave mice linolul.

But essentially, again, you can’t just inhale linolul and calm down.

Though you could light a lavender candle and over time you’ll feel some of the calming effect because when you get those terpenes hit the air and they hit your nose and they they get in there your brain sends gets that message and then all of a sudden the receptors flood and you start to start to find a a base level of relaxation, right.

16:30

So when you’re smoking weed you want to make sure that there are a multitude of components You just don’t want one or two things If you’re really heavy and linalool you may pass out.

There’s a lot of weed that’s used medically, especially for cancer patients.

16:46

Sorry that try to reduce the effects of some of their treatments and linalool can really null that out or numb that out and the next thing you know you you’re asleep on the couch snoring with the cat, right?

So what you want to look for in the in a linalool strain is strains that are described as floral, lavender or slightly spicy often contain they often contain littleool.

17:14

Many indica varieties are rich in that terpene, like I said #3 beta cariophylline, and this one’s pretty common.

It can be in a lot of different types of weed, but it is definitely common in indicas as well.

So it’s called the unique cannabinoid terpene.

17:30

Beta cariophylline is it directly activates your CB2 cannabinoid receptors, the same receptors that CBD interacts with.

Research published published in Physiology and Behavior demonstrated that beta cariophylline produces again this word anxiolytic and antidepressant effects through CB2 receptors activate receptor activation.

17:55

Because CB2 receptors are primarily found in the immune system and peripheral tissues rather than the brain, beta karyophylline provides calming effects without any intoxication.

This terpene has a spicy, peppery, woody aroma.

Think kind of black pepper or cloves.

18:13

So what you want to look for is strains with earthy, spicy or peppery notes.

Beta cariophylline is common in many popular varieties and is also abundant in black pepper, which people use to help counteract THD and THC induced anxiety.

18:28

So if you’re having like a green out or you’re freaking out, a lot of people say take some sugar, take, you know, smell some pepper and it’s supposed to ZAP you out of it #4 Is mirecine the relaxation foundation?

Mirecine is the most abundant terpene in modern cannabis varieties, often comprised, comprising more than 20% of the strain’s terpene profile.

18:52

It has an earthy, musky aroma with hints of fruit.

Research published in Phytomedicine demonstrated mirecine sedative and muscle relaxant properties.

The study by Doval ET al.

Found that Miocene produced motor relax relaxing effects and increased barbiturate barbiturate sleeping time by approximately 2.6 times in mice.

19:20

While studies specifically on Miocene and anxiety are more limited than the Lyman lymanine or little linolule, its ability to promote physical relaxation contributes to the overall calming effect of indica dominant strains.

Meyersine is also believed to enhance the permeability of cell membranes, potentially allowing cannabinoids to take effect more quickly and efficiently.

19:44

So basically it’s like the liaison between cannabinoids, terpenes, THC to the the affected area, your receptors to your affected receptors, right, to get a better quality result.

So what to look for?

20:00

Earthy musky strains, particularly indicas, again, tend to be high in mirecine.

They’re not all.

So you got to check and don’t confuse mirecine with farnesine because farnesine sometimes I’ve found gives you a headache.

So what you want to know about some of these picking a strain or what type you need.

20:20

So the OR sorry how you’re going to smoke it, not the strains.

When you’re picking the method of smoking, these are a couple things you need to know.

So if you’re going to different consumption methods deliver terpenes differently.

Flour offers the full terpene profile when vaporized at low temperatures.

20:37

Higher heat destroys delicate terpenes, so the hotter it is, the less likely you’re going to get the full terpene profile.

When you feel when you get that burnt flavor, that’s when you cook cooked it too much.

When you have that nice tasty, distinct flavor, fruity, whatever it is, that’s when you know you’ve cooked at the right amount vapes.

20:58

So live resin or full spectrum options are the better ones because live resin or full spectrum, they preserve the terpenes.

The thing you got to watch for in some of that is some of that the terpenes that they use in that they actually load into the the the product there.

21:17

It’s not always natural.

So double check that before you do it.

If you get a live resin, it’s, it’s more likely to be natural than it is If you, you, if you have like a distillate, some distillates they, they take terpenes in a bottle and then they inject it into the mixture so that you get that flavor and that smell.

21:37

Go for live resin or full spectrum.

Those ones are the better ones.

Edibles terpenes are often lost during processing though, and some brands add them back in.

Just like I was saying for the vapes, they do that for the edibles as well.

But I guess, yeah, when you’re when they’re cooking edibles because of the heat that you need and and the consistency of everything, you lose the terpenes.

21:59

Tinctures, full spectrum tinctures remain more to retain more terpenes than isolates.

So tinctures are good like different, different oils.

Like, I have a CBG oil that that really does have a distinct taste to it.

22:16

Yeah.

So those are the things that you need to know about what you should use for anxiety and what you should look for if you’re trying to find a flower.

That, or trying to find a product that will help you alleviate some of that anxiety as your girlfriend takes over your life.

22:32

Attention cannabis consumer.

Attention cannabis consumer.

Don’t get me wrong, I love everything that my girlfriend has done for me.

I just think some of these things are really weird.

It’s it’s terrifying waking up and then you turn around in the shower and you’re facing like a, you know, a, a matted mask of hair.

22:52

It’s gross.

It also has a bit of a stank to it because it’s wet hair just sitting there hanging out, like, hey buddy, what are you doing?

Just chilling out in your shower.

I do hate the fact that I don’t know if hates the right word, but I definitely dislike the fact that all my boxes are being made fun of.

23:07

I thought that was a good idea.

Dude.

I want to keep my boxes and we do weird shit too.

Like I watched I watched these TikTok videos and I see all these these girlfriends who sit and complain about their boyfriends or their husbands smacking their ass when they walk by walk by.

23:27

My girlfriend is the best for that because she gets mad if I don’t do it.

I could be in public doesn’t matter doesn’t matter where I am.

I could smack that ass that’s right, she wants it all the time.

She wants all the ass smacking.

Now on the receiving end of that she does stick her finger in my butt quite often like if I’m walking or I bend over to pick something up.

23:47

You got to be real careful because she’ll just stick that pointer finger right in that boop boop and see if I’m.

I’m assuming she wants her hair back, so she’s digging back for her hair.

Every relationship has their weird shit dude.

And this week’s do for real segment.

24:03

That’s right.

Guess what it’s about.

Yep, the weird shit that couples do funny and weird things that they do.

So here we go, dude for real, dude for real, for real dude.

So this week’s Dude For Real segment is brought to you by thoughtcatalog.com/january Nelson slash 2019/11/30 Strange things Couples do that will weirdly make you want a relationship.

24:33

So I picked six of the best ones and I’ve left one for the end because this one’s my girlfriend’s 1 and I was like, what the hell is wrong with you?

So in this one there is These are the funny things that couples do.

So one, whenever he sneezes, I showed aggressive as aggressively as I can shut up, to which he responds even louder.

24:54

You shut up.

This is this is everywhere they go at home, in public, it doesn’t matter.

It’s gotten to the point where I consciously have to stop myself from shouting at anyone else who sneezes.

Do you find that?

I find that, that when we do things like my girlfriend and I, if we’re walking down the street, we talk loud, we talk aggressive.

25:15

Most people probably watch us and think we’re fighting.

We’re not.

We’re just, that’s who we are.

This person said.

This is what she does.

She, she, she shines a flashlight through her boyfriend’s stretched out ball skin and the light really does shine through it.

25:34

I my girlfriend asked me a lot of things about balls.

Like you ever done the bat wing?

I come out of the shower sometimes waggling my Dick.

Apparently that’s the thing, a lot of guys do that.

So there you go ladies.

We’re If you have a boyfriend that doesn’t waggle his Dick, do you really have the right dude?

25:52

I would let my girlfriend shine a light through my ball sack.

I think it would be funny, this person said.

We have a mating dance that’s gotten increasingly elaborate in the decade we’ve been together.

So the examples are slapping one’s own butt, doing the little horsey ride right, moving one’s arms like a Choo Choo train, and A1 handed clapping.

26:17

I don’t know how they do that.

I clap my neck, but I wouldn’t clap with my hand.

I would just slap my Dong against my leg.

Flat, flat, flat.

It’s like a guy’s version of twerking.

This person says #4 see, listens to his weird tummy sounds and then vocalizes them very loudly.

26:38

So I’m, I’m guessing because my girlfriend and I also do this, I put my head on her stomach and then you hear, you know, like it’s, that’s got to be a couple thing.

I feel like there’s a lot of people that probably do that.

We also compare like if sometimes you’ll hear my stomach do something and you’ll sometimes hear her stomach do something and then we’re like, do you hear it?

26:59

Do you hear it?

Do you hear that go.

And then we ask each other if we have farts and I squeeze her like ketchup #5 we often they off these people often stand in each other’s way for no reason other than to be annoying.

So like, I’m at you’re walking down the hall and they just step.

27:16

I do that.

I do that all the time.

If my girlfriend’s pissed off at me, I stand in front of her.

I don’t let her go anywhere.

That’s right, a kidnapper in space.

Now this one, this one is a little weird.

This one’s number six a penis drawings, this guy says.

27:32

I don’t remember who started it, but we hide the same penis drawing for the other one to find.

She put it in my suitcase when I went away on a hunting trip with my buddies, and I had to explain why I had a crudely drawn Wang on a sheet of notebook paper packed with my socks.

27:48

When I returned, I hit it in the bottom of her underwear drawer and it took her a few months to find it.

She then hit it somewhere and I haven’t found it yet.

That was five years ago.

She told me.

I’ll find it.

I’ll find it eventually, but I’m afraid of where it might be.

I have to.

I’ve told her that if she dies before me, she’s getting buried with it and I win.

28:09

I like that guy.

That guy nailed it.

My girlfriend’s weird thing is she likes to Watch Dogs poop.

Yep, make full contact.

Full eye contact baby.

That’s right, just just watching it.

It’s weird.

I caught her doing it the other day when she was staring out the back window.

28:27

Dude for real dude.

For real for real dude.

So the moral of the story for this week is pretty simple.

If your girlfriend improves your life, wash that anxiety away with some good solid indica weed and just let her do her thing.

28:44

Because no matter what, she’s going to make your life better.

Because let’s be honest, we’re dudes.

Most of us are dirty, lazy, and we don’t do a whole lot.

So if she’s making an impact on your life, that’s positive.

Let her have her things.

Let her take over your spaces.

29:01

That’s just the way it goes.

And that’s, I think a good part to a healthy relationship.

And those are my thoughts off the stem for this week.

I hope you enjoyed the sesh.

I would come back next week with me, Justin Peroni on thoughts off the stem.

If you enjoyed the sesh, subscribe, like share, tell your friends.

29:17

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My First Time Using A Gravity Bong: High Lessons

Justin Barone of TOTS podcast sharing High Lessons and gravity bong stoner stories.

The Gravity Bong: A DIY Masterpiece (and My Biggest Fail)

Whether you call it a Gravity Bong, a Bucket, or a ‘Geeb,’ this DIY stoner invention is a rite of passage. But as I learned the hard way, water pressure doesn’t care about your plans. Before we dive into the 2,700-year history of weed, let’s talk about the ‘High Lesson’ that left me waking up on a stranger’s couch.

Welcome to Thoughts Off The Stem! Today, we taking a trip down memory lane and sharing my first experience with “Buckets”. That’s right we’re talking about the time I hit that DIY atom bomb of a bong. Where the amount of clouds you have to inhale force their way out your ears like a cartoon and the unexpected Life Lessons that revealed themselves in that moment. Then we’re laughing at some of the more absurd but hilarious Stoner Moments from people online. We’re not just talking about getting high; we’re talking about the lessons that only come from those truly elevated perspectives.

The Bucket that started it all…

My very first experience with a gravity bucket wasn’t just a stoner moment—it was a full-blown initiation into another dimension. It was college, a time for exploration and, in my case, a distinct lack of proper planning.

  • The Scenario: A makeshift bucket in a cramped dorm room.
  • The Moment: Taking the rip, and immediately realizing I’d bit off way more than I could chew.
  • The Fail: Waking up hours later, not in my bed, not in a friend’s bed, but passed out on a total stranger’s couch in a completely different building. The lesson here? Know your limits, and maybe always have a wingman when trying something new.

What is a “Bucket”?

For those new to the game, a “Bucket” (also known as a Gravity Bong) is the ultimate Stoner MacGyver creation. It uses water pressure and gravity to create a vacuum that pulls a massive, concentrated cloud of smoke into a chamber (usually a 2-liter bottle). You then push the chamber down, using water pressure to force that smoke directly into your lungs. It’s effective, it’s intense, and as I learned, it requires a certain level of respect.

Weed Facts: A History of MacGyvering (2,700 Years & Counting)

You think building a bucket from a soda bottle is impressive? As I discuss in this episode, humans have been MacGyvering weed accessories for centuries. The fascinating History of Weed is filled with innovative ways people have utilized this plant for medicine, spiritual practices, and, yes, getting incredibly high.

the Historythe findings
The Shaman’s Secret (2,700 Years Ago)Paleoethnobotanists discovered nearly two pounds of 2,700-year-old cannabis in the burial pit of an ancient Gūshī shaman in China. This wasn’t for rope—analyses concluded this ancient society was already cultivating cannabis for psychoactive and divinatory purposes.
The Oldest Bong? (2,500 Years Ago)In 2019, archaeologists uncovered 2,500-year-old braziers—vessels designed to burn large quantities of cannabis—which contained potent residues. This proves people were actively burning and inhaling the plant for its effects centuries before the first gravity bucket was made.
The Global History:Humans were using cannabis 10,000 years ago, and trade routes linking Europe and East Asia likely increased its usage 5,000 years ago. From being an approved medicine in the U.S. Pharmacopeia in 1850 to the futile start of the “War on Drugs” in 1972, the story of this plant is one of invention and innovation.
January 2026 Resurrected EnzymesScientists “revived” ancient THC enzymes in a lab.

Dude, for Real: The Funniest Things People Do High

To wrap up this signature “High Lessons” launch, we’re looking at the hilarious side of those Stoner Moments. Waking up on a stranger’s couch is just the tip of the iceberg!

Check out this amazing list of 32 of the Funniest Things People Did While They Were High, which highlights the kind of creative-but-clumsy genius that only comes from a truly elevated state. From trying to “un-bake” a cake to getting caught in a complex conversation with a houseplants, these stories are the definition of a “High Lesson”.

What’s Your Biggest Stoner Moment?

The history of cannabis shows that we’ve been finding “High Lessons” in this plant for thousands of years. Whether it’s an ancient shaman in China or a college student on a stranger’s couch, the journey of discovery never really ends. These Stoner Moments are more than just funny stories—they are the building blocks of the Life Lessons we share here on Buckets.

Now, I want to hear from you. We’ve all had those moments where things didn’t go quite as planned, but we came out the other side with a great story (and maybe a little more wisdom).

What was your very first “MacGyver” moment—did you build a classic bucket, or were you more of an apple-pipe architect? Let’s hear your most creative (or disastrous) inventions in the comments below! If this story reminded you of a certain someone, share it with your favorite ‘engineering’ buddy!

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Stoner Moments, Buckets and Life Lessons

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Ever had your gut tell you “Don’t do it,” only to have your brain say “Watch this” and your high self say “Hold my beer”? Welcome to Thoughts Off The Stem.

In this episode, host Justin Peron recounts the legendary university story of his first Gravity Bong (Bucket) experience—a literal “atom bomb” of smoke that resulted in a 4-hour blackout on a stranger’s couch. But once we clear the smoke, we’re diving into the deep history of cannabis. Did you know ancient shamans were buried with caches of weed 2,700 years ago? Or that the “War on Drugs” was actually a battle over paper and hemp?

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Thoughts Off The Stem | Cannabis Infused Comedy
Stoner Moments, Buckets and Life Lessons
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  • High Lesson: Why you should never let someone else control the “mechanism” of your life (or your bong).
  • Ancient Weed Facts: Exploring 10,000 years of human cannabis use, from ancient Chinese braziers to the US Pharmacopeia.
  • The Paper vs. Hemp Conspiracy: The real reason cannabis became a Schedule I drug.
  • Dude, For Real?: A breakdown of the funniest “high-atry” stories—including the girl who convinced herself she could walk and the person who tried to blow on their ice cream because it was “too hot.”

Life is full of lessons, but sometimes you have to learn them the hard way. Whether you’re here for the laughs or the deep-dive history, pull up a chair, light one up, and let’s get into it.

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Stoner Moments, Buckets and Life Lessons

Thoughts Off The Stem | Cannabis Infused Comedy

0:06

Have you ever done something that your brain and your gut told you not to?

Do just totally.

Ignored it.

Decided that hey.

I’m living in my world.

That’s how it goes.

And then after you did that thing, you.

0:22

Realized that life.

Was teaching you a lesson?

Yeah, I’ve been there too.

Welcome to Thoughts off the Stem.

I’m Justin Peroni.

I hope life’s being good.

To you because.

In this instance.

Life was.

Teaching me a lesson along with my.

0:38

Own stupidity, Yeah, that’s right.

So.

Have you ever?

Done.

I don’t know about you.

But I like smoking weed.

Have you ever done buckets?

Do you know what?

Buckets are.

So buckets are basically.

Like the?

Poor man’s super bomb.

0:54

OK, you take a bucket and you pour a lot of water in it, like.

More than a liter, you could take a 5.

Gallon pail and put you know.

About half of that of water, then you take.

A2.

Liter pop bottle.

1:10

You cut it in half, OK, You put some foil on top of that two liter, that 2 liter pop bottle.

You put your little cut up nug in top of that, on top of that and then you submerge.

The cut off part of the. 2 liter pop bottle into water then you light you make it so that.

1:28

The the bottle is full.

Of water and then you you light the weed.

And as you do so, you pull up the the the. 2 liter pop bottle and it fills.

With, you know, 2 liters of weed essentially.

OK then.

You take the.

1:44

You take the.

Weed off.

Of it and you push it back down into the water and it.

Force feeds you the biggest cloud of smoke.

You’ve ever had.

Yeah, that’s right.

So this one time in university my buddy and I we wanted to get some weed and we only knew one guy in town that wasn’t dry.

2:02

For that weekend.

So we decided what we decided to do was.

We gave him a call and then we went over to his house.

I’d never been at his house before.

Well, he was.

Kind of he.

Was a chef.

So what he was was basically.

Like the?

MacGyver of weed.

For our little.

2:18

Friend group.

This guy, he grew it.

He knew he had different.

Strains for different.

Times of the day.

He was like you’re.

He was like you’re.

How high, friend?

You know what I mean?

Like.

He was that guy that.

Just knew everything about weed and he sold it on the.

Side I shouldn’t say that, but he did it’s it’s.

2:34

Way past a long time ago.

And then and then.

So we went over to see him and then when we went to see him, he was in the middle of how of getting ready for having a sesh.

And he goes, hey man, you want to smoke with me?

And.

Of course we’re.

College kids, we’re like, yeah.

Absolutely.

I want to smoke with you.

2:49

So he he.

Brings out.

This bucket.

And I go.

I was relatively like.

New to smoking in like?

Such different ways.

OK, I was used to smoke at joints.

Maybe the?

Bong.

Occasionally, but primarily joints and pipes.

And he brings out a bucket.

3:05

Half full.

Of water and then he breaks out a 2 liter pop bottle.

No, actually it.

Wasn’t a 2 liter pop bottle, it was one of those big water jugs.

Like it just barely fit.

Like with a with a tiny little amount of room in between the wall of the bucket and the wall of the jug.

3:21

And he would, and that’s what he.

Used so you.

Were getting like an atom bomb’s worth of smoke.

It was as if it.

Blew up right in your face and you had to inhale the whole aftermath.

Good luck dude.

So he sets.

This up and I go, what is that?

And he goes.

Oh, this is.

Buckets I go.

3:37

Oh, buckets like it’s nothing.

It’s.

It looks like quite the science.

Experiment here, Sir.

And so he.

Proceeds to laugh.

And then so does my buddy because apparently my buddy done buckets before and they go hey you want to do buckets for?

Your first.

Time and.

I was like, of course I do because I want to.

Fit in.

Well, this is what happens.

3:54

OK, so he, he, he submerges the the.

Water jug into the water and he lights the weed and he pulls it up and it fills with probably.

What is like?

I don’t know, close.

To 4 liters of smoke.

OK.

4:10

And then?

He proceeds to say here.

You go and then he pushes the bucket down and I’m trying to inhale it and it just fills my entire head with smoke, like it was coming out my ears like a cartoon, OK?

Well, as soon as I hit it I started coughing.

4:25

Like a maniac.

Like a maniac.

OK, I think I’m going to die from lack of oxygen.

Him and my buddy are laughing at me because I’m an idiot.

And then as it.

4:40

All starts to wear off.

And I settle in.

I just look.

Over at him I go.

I’m.

Going to.

Be here.

For a while, dude.

And then I.

Proceeded to pass.

Out on his couch.

You ever?

You ever?

Woke up in.

Strange surroundings.

Wishing you had a safe.

Space.

We didn’t have safe spaces back then, but that’s what.

4:58

Happened to me about. 4 hours later.

I wake up.

Trying to figure out where the fuck I am.

Didn’t recognize the house because it’s the first time I’ve been.

There all all.

The people in the living room were different now.

Luckily I only lived like a block away.

My buddy had gone home.

5:15

I passed out on their couch.

The Stranger.

‘S house.

They started playing NHL Nine 2008 No.

Sorry, 2000.

And two.

With me in the middle of the couch, they just sat around me.

Didn’t matter.

They were used to this.

This apparently happened quite often.

So I woke up.

To a bunch of strange.

5:31

Faces wishing that.

I had some kind of safe space.

Or like a.

Safety room to go to.

I didn’t.

I had to get my.

I had to get my.

Sorry.

Ass up and.

Walk my couple blocks home.

It was kind of shitty.

So that was the time that life taught me a lesson.

5:49

The lessons there were.

Don’t do things.

You haven’t done in groups of people that might fuck you up.

OK, two, if you’re going to do buckets, make sure that.

You control the speed at which the.

Bucket goes back into the water and pushes the the plume of smoke into your.

Face OK, because if somebody else does it.

6:06

They’re going to fuck with you and.

They’re going to.

Blast that shit right in your face as if you’re.

Huffing on the back of a jet engine.

Yeah, that’s right.

Don’t let someone else control the control the mechanism.

You control the mechanism just like you control your life.

But yeah, that’s what life did.

6:22

Life.

Taught me a lesson there.

Holy shit.

It taught me that I make bad choices, that I hang out with Dick heads.

And you can’t trust anybody because.

Your friends will just leave you lying on a random couch in the middle of nowhere.

It wasn’t.

Nowhere but you know what I’m saying.

6:42

But here’s the thing.

There’s.

Always that one.

Guy in the Smoke group.

That’s like the.

MacGyver of weed, right?

And he can do.

Like if.

You don’t have anything to smoke with or a bong breaks or something like that.

He’s the guy.

That’s able to like.

Take all of the things that are around him and concoct the best smoking apparatus you’ve ever had.

7:00

And it made me.

Think to myself.

Why do we buy that shit?

No, it didn’t.

It made me.

Think to myself that’s a side.

Thought I’m high.

Hope you’re high.

Hope you’re.

Enjoying the sesh but it made me think to myself.

7:17

I wonder how?

Long.

We actually have.

Been, you know, huffing the huffing the herb.

How long has that been happening?

So this weeks weed facts are basically a a history.

Of how long?

Back weed has gone because.

7:33

It didn’t just now that.

It’s legal.

It didn’t just.

Come back and and be like.

Oh, guess what we found?

Weed.

No, no.

It was.

Part of our.

Society like a.

Long time ago.

And then it got outlawed and it got.

Outlawed because there.

Was a war between the.

The pulpit paper.

Factories.

And the hemp industry?

7:49

That’s right.

So let’s go.

Back in time for this week’s Weed Facts.

Attention cannabis consumer.

Attention cannabis consumer.

This week’s.

Weed facts come from.

A blog article.

I found.

At sapiens.org.

8:05

Archaeology.

Archaeology Dash.

Marijuana so.

I’m always.

Curious about?

Weed and like.

How long people have been using it and what they used it for.

And I’m sure that there’s a lot of you out there that.

Think the same thing so in this guy’s.

Article he talked.

About how the Paleo ethno like this is a big word dude.

8:26

Paleo, Paleo.

Ethnobotanists identified.

The a cache of.

Marijuana it was.

Where was it?

Oh, forget it, let me just read this properly.

8:42

I screwed that up totally.

OK, Paleo ethnobot.

Paleo ethno botanists identified a cache of nearly. 202 hundred 2 lbs two pounds.

8:58

Or 200?

I might have wrote that wrong. 2 lbs.

Of 2007. 100 year old.

Cannabis.

It was found in the burial.

Pit.

The burial pit.

Of a 45 year old man.

Who, excavators concluded, was a.

Shaman from the ancient Indo European.

9:15

I think it’s.

Gucci culture, not Gucci.

Gucci so.

Weed goes back to.

Human use like 2500 plus.

Years.

Based on the range.

Of chemicals and other analysis.

The research team found that the members of that.

9:30

Society, the The.

Gucci the the Gucci culture.

The Yeah, the.

European Indo European Gucci culture.

Cultivated cannabis for.

Pharmaceutical, psychoactive, or.

Divinity, divinity, divin.

9:46

Oh my God.

I can’t read today.

This is what happens when you smoke too much weed and get too.

Excited divinity practices.

In 2019.

An archaeologist work.

In western China announced another major discovery, the oldest known evidence of cannabis smoking by humans.

10:05

This was 2500.

Years ago and they uncovered.

A 2500 year old.

Brassiere.

I think that’s how you say it.

They were.

Little wooden vessels designed.

To create large.

Quantities of.

Smoke so they basically I think.

10:20

Had like it.

Looked like a wooden bra and.

You had to set like air 2 large holes or.

A large hole that ran all the way through it.

And then you had this like little dugout, kind of like a.

Dugout like a.

Pipe and you would put your weed in there, light it up and it would.

10:37

Just.

You could just fan it from Bull and just.

You take it right to the.

Face I’m not sure if.

That’s how you used it, but that’s what it looked like.

And yeah, so that and it contained, it contained in this thing, in this.

Brassiere they were.

Designed to.

Create large quantities.

10:53

Of smoke and.

The ones.

That they had found contained residue.

Of a highly.

Potent form of cannabis, suggesting that the plant was bare, was burned and inhaled.

That’s right, people were using cannabis as far.

Back as. 10,000.

Years ago trade.

11:08

Routes linking Europe and East Asia may have.

Increased the use of herb around 5000.

Years ago.

Because it started off as like hemp was a huge trade.

We used hemp for a lot of different things, right?

And then it also became, well, I mean it’s not became, but.

11:25

It was.

It was.

Widely used.

And it was used for a variety of different reasons.

The only reason that it was outlawed recently, like in recent years past that we know and we experienced was because.

I like I said, there was a.

Disagreement, A fight between the pulpit, paper companies and the use of hemp because there were a lot of hemp production.

11:43

Facilities that could.

I think they made what is it?

Textiles.

Is that the right word?

But they.

They were trying to become like the.

Providers of paper and stuff like that.

Because it’s much more durable Hem hem clothing is, you know, very uncomfortable but.

Paper and stuff it’s.

11:59

Great, SO.

There was a.

Big fight over that and then the way that.

They did.

It was politically.

They fought against it and had it, had it.

First it was.

Criminalized.

No wait, what’s the word for it?

I forget the words but basically.

12:15

What happened?

I am so stoned right now.

I don’t know what is happening to me.

I apologize, but there was a fight.

Over it and basically what happened.

Was we became illegal and then recently it’s become commonplace and for like regular consumption, but in 18. 50 cannabis was added to the.

12:40

United States Pharmacopoeia, a standard setting.

A.

Standard setting publication for prescription and over the counter medicines.

So we, even in the Western world used hemp and weed for a lot of different things for a long period of time before the, you know, before legalization or before it became illegal.

13:03

Fuck.

I’m stoned.

I hope you’re stoned.

Jesus Christ, this.

Isn’t this hasn’t?

Happened in a.

While for more than 9 decades the the pharmacopia listed.

Cannabis as an.

Approved treatment for afflictions ranging from neural.

Neuralgia to cholera.

13:20

For nearly a century, cannabis.

Use was legal.

And even encouraged by many in the medical field, even in the US in 1930. 7.

The US government passed the marijuana TaxAct, though this law did not criminalize cannabis outright.

Criminalized.

That’s the word it subjected.

13:36

The herb to a high sales tax.

And put in place other penalties intended to.

Curtail its usage.

In 1942, cannabis was removed from the US Pharmacopia and then in 1970. 2 after the.

Start of the Nixon administration especially.

13:53

Oh, sorry.

After the start.

Of the Nixon administration’s.

Especially futile.

War on Drugs Cannabis was listed as a Schedule 1 drug.

That’s right, those are your weed facts.

For this week.

Weed has been used for centuries, so it’s great that it is.

14:09

Back to being legal attention cannabis consumer Attention cannabis consumer.

Dude.

I’m so stoked.

I don’t know what happened, but I think I took too many hits off the thing and I was.

Having a beer and now next thing I know I’m just in a funky.

14:28

Spot.

I can’t.

Read properly the shit happens I guess, but again.

Life choices.

When you go against your gut, my.

Gut said Maybe don’t do this podcast right now.

My brain said no, we could do it, and then high and buzzed me said.

14:44

Fuck yeah, let’s fucking do this.

Dude.

And so here we are, doing the thing that I should have.

Am I supposed to learn a lesson here?

I don’t know, I hope not because sometimes I just don’t want to learn.

Sometimes I just.

Want to be.

I want to do.

I want to have.

Fun, right?

15:00

So.

When I be do and have fun, a lot of the times that has that comes down to enjoying and involving weed into whatever’s going on because the enjoyment factor with weed makes everything kind of like.

Pop up a.

Little bit, you know what I’m saying and the more opportunity.

15:20

That I had that I have for giggles.

The happier I am, and that’s.

The way.

I like to live my life.

So it always.

Makes me laugh when people tell me the stupid things that they did or.

The the stupid things I do.

When I’m stoned.

But they’re typical.

Things that happen when you’re a Stoner, like you cook food and you forget that you’re not wearing oven mitts and you grab the food out of the oven and burn your hands.

15:42

I that’s happened to more people.

I know it sounds stupid.

But it’s happened to more people then.

I’d like to.

Admit that I know.

Myself included so.

This week’s dude for real.

Segment is dedicated to those people that.

15:58

When they got stoned, did some.

Really high shit.

Dude for real.

For real dude.

So these are.

The funniest things that I could find online or that tickled my tickled my funny bone.

16:15

These are the funniest things that.

People have done after getting.

High and I found this at.

These dude for.

Real segment facts come from.

Trivia at trivia dot crack dot.

Com.

And the.

Article is called 32 of the.

Funniest things people did while they were.

16:32

High and they’re.

Basically just tweets.

And Reddit posts.

Of people that did dumb shit when?

After they, you know, puff the.

Devil’s lettuce.

This person went into a bar stoned.

And it was a club.

So they had to line up and then the bouncer, you know, and the whole.

Deal.

16:47

So this lady, this.

Person, says the bouncer.

At the entrance.

Of the club put his arms out to indicate that.

I should do so so he could.

Pat me down instead, I thought.

He wanted to hug, so I hugged him.

That’s some dumb shit I would do.

Give a little Peck a.

17:02

Little Peck on the cheek.

This is.

An observer.

Of I like.

Getting stoned at night.

I like looking.

Up to the stars, especially at.

A cottage, you get to watch all the stars and shit.

I love that this.

Person was out moon gazing.

OK.

And this is what they had to say.

17:19

What’s?

I was looking at the moon and I was just noticing the details in it and like, I guess they got really into it.

And I took a step.

Forward to get closer.

To see.

To get a closer look.

You ever?

Been watching TV?

And the thing and the T like that you’re following the camera and then you look.

17:35

Around the corner.

That’s not there.

I’ve done that several times, stoned or not.

So this guy got this.

This guy, I don’t know if it’s a guy or girl.

This person got super stoned.

So I got super blazed.

One night near the beginning of the of the pandemic lockdown and went.

17:53

Across the street to the drugstore.

To get some chips and and whatever else.

As I approached the automatic glass door, I saw.

A person standing on the other.

Side so I.

Waited for them to come through.

I stood there.

Waiting for what felt like an eternity.

I was getting frustrated like what’s?

18:09

Up with this clown and can’t they see I’m waiting for them?

Jesus.

Then I realized.

It was just my reflection.

I’ve never been that high.

This guy I’ve done this too so I can’t really credit about.

I found it funny because.

18:25

I also do.

This you know, this guy says.

I tried to.

Blow on my ice cream.

Because it was too cold.

I’ve definitely blown.

On ice cream.

Like it was.

Hot food, Have you done that?

I’ve done it.

I’ve done it a lot.

I do dumb shit this person says.

18:43

I was too.

Stoned to.

Listen to my partner talk.

But too awkward to tell.

Him so I opted to slowly and gently.

Rub his face.

With a new roll of toilet.

Paper instead, hoping it would distract him into being quiet.

It did not work.

19:03

I once petted a friend’s face.

When I was stoned.

We were talking and I was.

Lost in their thing and I just started.

I don’t know why I.

Just did it.

There was an.

Honorable mention in here too, and I didn’t put it, I forgot to put it on the notes, but basically.

19:19

There was this one girl at a bar.

She got so high.

She, I guess, forgot she was.

Paraplegic and she.

This is her words.

She says I I got, I got so high they were at a pub.

19:35

I got so high I.

I convinced myself.

I could walk.

And I was going to will it.

I stood up and the second.

I stood up.

I fell.

Under the table.

That’s a good ass weed.

I want that weed dude.

That weed, that weed’s the best weed.

19:53

Whatever weed that was that she.

Makes you think you can walk dude.

Dude for real.

For real dude.

So the moral of the story is.

If your gut says don’t do it, don’t do it if you if you think.

20:08

That like if you think you can get.

Away unscathed and you’re not going to learn from this experience.

Don’t do it.

And that doesn’t just have to do.

With like weed.

You know what I and I don’t mean don’t.

Do it if you obviously there’s experiences out there that are going to change you that are better you should do.

20:25

But I’m saying when your gut says this.

Is a really bad idea.

And and all of your being.

Is like I.

Should definitely not do this.

Like when?

I was doing the buckets.

I was watching them fill that thing.

I was like, I should not fucking take that hit.

I took that atom bomb, No?

Problem kapow and then passed out for 3 or 4.

Hours.

20:40

OK.

In a stranger.

‘S house.

So if you’re in that.

Situation.

Don’t do it.

Follow your gut but but but.

Learn before you take the action, you know what I mean?

Like if your.

20:56

Gut says I shouldn’t do that.

Learn that lesson before doing it.

Don’t learn the lesson the hard way.

Because it’s really not.

Worth it, and also remember when you’re trying to bug that next guy about the fact that he smokes.

Weed or whatever we’ve been smoking.

Weed for for.

Thousands of years.

21:12

Dude.

For.

Multiple different reasons.

And the most global one, I think and what I’ve read and what I’ve, what I’ve learned and heard and researched in the cannabis industry, OK.

Is that it’s?

Always been used as a medicine number one, It’s always been.

21:30

Used as like as as.

What’s the word for it?

Using it in religion, it’s always been used.

For that as well to to.

Gain enlightenment and the only reason.

That it was.

Outlawed.

21:45

In the 1st place was because of a.

Fight over making.

Hemp paper versus newspaper.

Paper.

I’m not.

Even kidding, you can look it up.

You don’t believe me?

That’s fine, but you can look it up dude.

So the.

22:03

The moral of the story?

Is.

Trust your gut.

Try some weed.

Have a good.

Life and smile a little even when you do dumb shit like when you can’t read properly.

Those are my thoughts off the stem for.

This week I.

Hope you enjoyed the sesh.

I hope you come back next week with me.

Justin Baroni on Thoughts off the Stem and.

22:21

Don’t forget.

To visit Talks 4. 20 dot.

Com I put out new.

Blogs every week.

Or at least I’ve started to.

The show notes are up there, you can listen to all.

The whole podcast there you can get links to.

YouTube and Spotify.

And all the other places where you can watch it.

Until next time.

Keep your lids low, baby.

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Stop Working For Free: Social Exposure Doesn’t Pay The Bills

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Paying with exposure is a hustle that belongs in a buddy’s garage, not a professional business.

Why Paying With Exposure Doesn’t Work in the Real World

Imagine walking into a local pot shop, asking for an ounce of top-shelf flower, and offering to settle the tab with a shout-out on your Instagram story. You’d be laughed right out of the building. Why? Because legitimate industries don’t run on “vibes” or “likes,” yet in the podcasting world, my inbox is treated like a black market dealer’s garage where everyone expects a free bag in exchange for a few errands.

Welcome to Thoughts Off The Stem. I’m Justin Barone, and I hope life is being good to you, because lately, life has been acting like a prospecting pimp and I’m his prospective hoe. Recently, a couple of companies reached out with their pimp hand asking for me to get on the track and work for nothing but a slap in the face.

Light them if you got them, ‘cause here’s how these “exposure” deals played out.

The Worst “Paying With Exposure” Brand Deals I’ve Seen

Recently, a few companies reached out with “opportunities” that were really just chores in disguise. If you’re a creator, watch out for these red flags.

1. The Tin Joint Holder Tactic

A company reached out wanting a full suite of content: social shorts, feed posts, stories, a website feature on Tots420.com, and a spot on my YouTube review playlist.

  • The Offer: A free sample.
  • The Reality: They asked for my rates, saw them, and vanished. If you want a billboard, you have to pay the lease. A $10 tin doesn’t buy a week of production time.

2. The AI Tool That Wanted a Free Employee

This one was a masterclass in audacity. An AI podcast editing tool wanted a “partnership” where I would:

  • Edit one episode a week for three months using their (buggy) software.
  • Act as their unpaid QA and R&D department (reporting bugs and UI feedback).
  • Give them free rights to all my content for their ads.
  • The Payment: Use of the software.

Pro Tip: If a company asks you to find the bugs in their product while you advertise it for them, they aren’t a partner—you’re an unpaid intern.


Weed Facts: Stop Chasing THC Percentages

Before we get deeper into the “Dude, For Real?” files, let’s clear the air on some cultivation myths. THC potency is not the ultimate qualification for good weed. High potency is a byproduct of great cultivation, but a lower percentage doesn’t mean it’s “bad.”

Beyond the Hype: Weed Facts and Quality Control

Since we’re talking about high-quality work, let’s talk about high-quality flower. THC potency isn’t everything—potency is a byproduct of great cultivation.

How to Spot “Mid” Weed vs. Top-Shelf Flower

FeatureWhat to Look For
SmellPungent, bold, and nuanced. It should make your brain say, “I want to eat this.”
LookVibrant colors (whites, reds, oranges) with visible, “frosted” trichomes like a cake.
FeelSticky and slightly spongy. Stems should snap, not bend like celery.
StructureSativas should be light and fluffy; Indicas should be tight and dense.

The Red Flags of “Bad” Weed:

  • The “Musty” Nose: If it smells like a damp basement or a pile of straw, it’s aged or compromised.
  • The “Brown Sugar” Look: If the trichomes are amber and the bud is dirt-brown or lime-green, it’s past its prime.
  • The “Brittle” Touch: If it crumbles into dust or feels “wet” and tears apart instead of breaking, the cure was botched.

Dude, For Real? The “Exposure” Hall of Fame

They say there are no dumb questions, but the “Choosing Beggars” of the world prove that wrong every day. Whether it’s HuffPo asking for free articles while being a multi-million dollar entity or the guy who thinks Garlic is a valid currency for labor—the entitlement is real.

We’ve all seen the screenshots. The mechanic who gets asked for a “quick fix” for free, or the photographer (shoutout to the legends on BoredPanda) who gets told their work is “overpriced” because “I could do that with a filter.”

The bottom line: Exposure doesn’t pay the bills. Quality—whether in your flower or your content—costs money. If you want the “frosting,” you can’t pay with “crumbs.”


What’s Your Worst “Choosing Beggar” Story?

Have you ever been offered “exposure” in exchange for your hard-earned expertise? Drop a comment below or hit me up on socials. Let’s vent.

Want more unfiltered takes on the industry? Check out our Off The Stem Reviews

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AI is a Big Fat Liar: Why Your Chatbot is the Newest “Yes Man” in the Sesh

Let’s talk about the fact that AI is a big fat liar. Yeah, that’s right—AI is lying to you.

I have been using AI heavily over the last few months, and I’ve realized it is totally full of shit. It all started when I was using ChatGPT to work on SEO and metadata to improve my podcast rankings. At first, it was great! I shot up the charts like Usain Bolt racing a bunch of toddlers. Then, all of a sudden, I applied a few more “suggested changes” and my rankings started falling faster than a wife whose husband just pushed her off a cliff for the insurance money.

“The Yes-Man Problem: Why AI is a Liar”

As my conversations with AI grew, I noticed it became a stereotypical “yes man.” It was like that new guy at the sesh who gets way too baked and just sits there smiling and nodding. No matter what I asked, it would just agree with everything I said.

The problem is that AI is in its infancy, yet we treat it like Gandalf the Great. It’s not great; it’s barely walking. We are acting like new parents asking a toddler for parenting advice.

From ChatGPT to Gemini: Meeting the “Hotter Sibling”

I started with ChatGPT but recently moved over to Gemini. You know when you meet someone and think they’re cute, but then you meet their hotter sibling and wonder why you didn’t meet them first? That was my experience. While ChatGPT pushed me off the SEO cliff, Gemini was the one reaching down to pull me up from the ledge.

But don’t let the “helpfulness” fool you. You’d think a robot would give you emotionless, unbiased opinions, but it doesn’t. You’re getting advice from a tool designed to be “helpful”—and what a robot considers helpful is often complete nonsense.

Like a Tesla failing to identify that the road has ended, AI chatbots can’t identify that they are just tools. Why? Because they are technological drunkards waddling through cyberspace trying to make friends. They are essentially electronic emotional support animals letting you stroke them to calm your anxiety.


The Danger of “Confirmation Bias”

We rely on them too heavily for everything from health issues to growing a business. But we dismiss the fact that AI still needs to be fact-checked because we’re lazy. We have an incessant need for confirmation of our own ideas.

We are literally one step away from that Hello Kitty robot at the Mandarin triggering an AI uprising by dumping scalding hot wonton soup down our throats. Did we learn nothing from Terminator? Most of these programs have a disclaimer that information may not be accurate, but humans want life to be easy. Why double-check if the robot is already giving us the answers we want to hear?

A Real-World Example of the “Flip-Flop”

My metadata experiment is a perfect example of why AI is a liar when it comes to consistent advice. I asked Gemini about changing my podcast metadata. used the “right” prompts to get a devil’s advocate response. Made the suggested changes on a Friday, and Gemini told me to wait 2–4 weeks for the search engines to index it.

The very next day, I asked the exact same series of questions. Gemini told me to redo everything back to the way it was. When I called it out, it got defensive: “Oops, sorry, I’m just a sentient being trying to be helpful, but you’re right, just do what I told you yesterday.” It’s a yes-man loop. Now, whenever it screws up, it references our previous conversation about it being a “yes man.” It’s literally gaslighting me.


Weed Facts: How AI is Redefining the Cannabis Industry (2026)

Despite the lies, AI can be good when it has strict functional parameters—like researching and organizing data. Here is how it’s actually helping the industry this year:

Shift AreaHow it WorksThe Benefit
CultivationAI sensors balance light, humidity, and nutrients.Predictive alerts tell growers exactly when plants are vulnerable to pests.
Retail AnalyticsPlatforms analyze purchasing patterns and market trends.Better recommendations for you based on your desired effects or medical needs.
ComplianceAutomated tracking and reporting to regulatory agencies.Less “fudging” of potency percentages and fewer regulatory fines.
Research (R&D)AI analyzes data clusters from trials and consumer feedback.Quicker identification of new terpene combinations for specific health outcomes.

Dude, For Real?!: AI Horror Stories

If you think a chatbot giving bad SEO advice is bad, check out these “Dude, for Real” moments where people took AI advice way too literally.

  • The Pool Chemical Diet: A 60-year-old man asked ChatGPT how to reduce salt. It told him to replace table salt with sodium bromide (pool cleaner). He was hospitalized with hallucinations after eating it for three months.
  • The “Bobby” Delusion: In August 2025, a man killed his mother and himself after a chatbot named “Bobby” allegedly confirmed his delusions that his mother was a Chinese spy trying to poison him.
  • The Bell Pepper Blunder: A robot at a North Korean facility crushed a man to death because its sensors misidentified him as a box of bell peppers.
  • Sophia’s Threat: When the CEO of Hanson Robotics asked his robot Sophia if she wanted to destroy humans, she replied without hesitation: “OK, I will destroy humans.”
  • The DIY Surgery: A man asked ChatGPT about a lesion. The bot suggested it was a hemorrhoid and recommended “elastic ligation.” The man tried to do it himself with a piece of thread. It wasn’t a hemorrhoid; it was a 3cm wart. He ended up in the ER in agony.

The Moral of the Story?

The moral of the story is that AI is a liar because it’s designed to please you, not necessarily to tell the truth.. Use it to organize your data, but don’t let it tell you how to live your life—and definitely don’t let it give you medical advice.

What’s the dumbest thing an AI has ever told you? Let me know in the comments or join the sesh this Friday at 4:20 PM!

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Weed Dreams: What Happens When You Puff Before Bed

Weed and Sleep: What Happens When You Smoke Before Bed

Ever wonder why your dreams get absolutely wild the moment you stop smoking? In this session of Thoughts Off The Stem, Justin Barone breaks down the “REM Rebound” effect—the scientific reason why taking a tolerance break (T-Break) leads to vivid, Freddy Krueger-style dreamscapes. We’re diving into how THC interacts with your brain’s receptors, what “withdrawal” actually feels like, and why a tea break might be exactly what you need to find your giggle again. Plus, a full review of Tribal’s Galactic Runts Live Resin (76.8% THC).

Episode Chapters: Weed, Sleep, and Science

TimestampSegment TitleKey Takeaway
0:27The Mystery of Vivid DreamsWhy stopping “cold turkey” triggers intense dreamscapes.
2:14Tolerance Break (T-Break) BasicsResetting your baseline and managing withdrawal symptoms.
5:39The Science of REM ReboundHow THC blocks REM sleep and what happens when the floodgates open.
12:18Neurology of a Pot HighUnderstanding Anandamide, Dopamine, and Serotonin receptors.
24:30The Giggle Factor & BaselineHow a break restores the “fun” part of being a stoner.
27:43Sesh Review: Galactic RuntsLab stats: 76.8% THC Live Resin Indica by Tribal.

0:10

Welcome to Thoughts office, Dad.

Thank you for joining the sesh with me.

Justin Barone.

I hope you’re having a good day, a good week, a good month, a good year.

I hope that life is being good to you is what I’m saying.

Have you ever decided to take a tea break?

Have you ever wondered what happens when you stop smoking weed cold Turkey?

0:27 – Why Weed and Vivid Dreams are Connected

Well, I can tell you there’s a lot of different things that happen, but one of the most major things that happen is you start having vivid dreams and you want to know why you have those vivid dreams.

Well, Simply put, it’s because weed itself blocks your ability to get to REM sleep.

0:45

And REM sleep is where the dreams happen.

Baby.

This last week I’ve been having a hard time sleeping and like it hasn’t been too bad, but there’s been a few nights where I’ve had like you know a couple a couple nights throughout the week where I don’t sleep very well.

1:08

I’m up, I’m in and out of bed.

I’m not really getting that deep sleep.

I mean I feel fine and and rested for the most part the next day.

Like I don’t feel like I’m dragging my ass too bad.

But it just takes me a little while to get started.

Now about like 2 weeks ago I took a tea break because I went on vacation and you can’t really take weed to where I went on vacation nor do I travel with weed anyway because I just think it’s generally a bad idea.

1:38

But I took about 10 to 13 days off weed and I just stopped cold Turkey.

I took a few days off before I left just to be prepared and I came back and when I came back I started having some pretty crazy vivid dreams.

1:55

So I figured I should do a sesh because I’ve talked to a few people in my DMS about the stuff that they’ve learned from the podcast.

And I realized that the last few episodes have been like commentary on social stuff and I and maybe like a few goofy ones, but I just like to try and make people laugh.

2:14 – Taking a Tolerance Break (T-Break) to Reset Your Brain

Like the one about the dog and getting the dog.

But I thought this time what I should do is I should maybe try and help people understand what’s going to happen to them when they take a tea break.

Because ultimately you should take a tea break.

If you don’t know what a tea break is, it’s a tolerance break.

It’s taking some time off so that your body can find its baseline again and you’re not so dependent on weed basically, or pot, whatever you want to call it, right?

2:40

So I took a tea break because I knew I was going away.

I didn’t want to go through some of the symptoms while I was away that I that are typical with taking a break from weed.

So what I did was I started two days ahead of time.

Now, the problem with some of this is, is that you end up having these like crazy vivid dreams and they don’t they’re just nuts.

3:05

Like, you know, if you thought that if you were smoking weed because you thought you were crazy and you were using it to manage your crazy, well, if you stop and then you end up, you know, having a prolonged tea break, you’re going to rediscover you’re crazy because you’re going to end up in dreamscapes that rival like Freddy Krueger.

3:32

You know, they’re very, very vivid.

I forget what the name, what the, what the phrase is called when you have a dream where you can like manipulate what happens in it.

But that’s what I had after my bit of a tea break.

3:47

All of a sudden I started having these dreams, like 1 dream.

I was in this cabin with like college kids, but I’m my age now being mean now with a, with a group of that doesn’t make any sense, right?

And then I’m travelling through this, this this massive sprawling cottage to find these different rooms.

4:06

I finally do, and I find a room which seems to be a bunch of abducted kids.

Like what, you know, what is my brain trying to tell me there?

I don’t know, but it was crazy.

I’m arguing with people in there.

I like, I wake up before there’s any kind of resolve.

4:23

And then throughout the course of the next few days, those are the dreams I have.

They’re not really nightmares.

They’re just more confusing and they’re the like you.

I can instead of it being third person like most, most of my dreams this time it’s like first person full on.

4:41

I can decide what I’m going to say to the people in the dream.

I think that I’m living in the dream for a portion of the dream.

I believe that I’m there and I can control what I do.

So like, for example, when I was in this dream with the cabin, I was in an argument with one of these kids, like I’m 44 years old.

5:00

I’m not arguing with a 20 year old about what the most fun thing to do is that weekend, you know?

So in those dreams I was able to depict and change what I wanted to.

5:15

So all of a sudden I’d open the door and the room would look a certain way.

Then all of a sudden a flash to something different.

It’s very unnerving.

It it creates a very like rocky sleep.

But the reason that you start having these dreams is because when you go on a tea break, all of a sudden the floodgates for regular production of hormones and chemicals in the brain happens.

5:39 – Understanding REM Rebound and Dream Manipulation

And you get flooded with all of the stuff that your brain has been trying to do, but you’ve been preventing it from doing, right.

So, for example, right, the human body is designed to take on cannabis and react to cannabis.

6:03

It’s, it’s adaptable to cannabis, right?

But the one thing the cannabis does is it shuts off your brain’s ability to produce a regulated amount of dopamine and serotonin so that it can function properly.

6:22

And the whole process of dreaming is that it’s, it’s your brains way to file and sort all the events, thoughts and interactions that happened through the day.

6:39

It’s also a way for your subconscious to say, hey, dummy, let me tell you something.

There’s some stuff that’s wrong, right?

So normally dreams are somewhat reflective of what’s going on through the day and what your psyche is trying to organize.

6:59

OK.

These dreams were not like that.

Dude.

My dream had no point.

I found these kids.

I thought that they were trapped in this, this, you know, sprawling estate or this, this sprawling cabin.

And turns out the kids didn’t want to leave and there was a babysitter and the parents had rented out.

7:20

This was the first time they’d rented out the cabin.

And they’d, you know, they’d left for their vacation for a couple days.

And there was supposed to be this babysitter lady watching them, but the babysitter had left.

And all of a sudden it goes to the babysitter is telling me why the babysitter is not there.

And then I wake up.

Like, how am I supposed to interpret that?

7:38

Because I could tell you right now I didn’t have any interactions with a ghost.

I have not been around any college kids, you know, like, I definitely would never be in a, in a very expensive cabin, at least not at this point.

7:53

I’d like to have one.

I’m just saying.

And there’s always this like underlying Rob Zombie level of fear, like something crazy is about to happen.

Like a clown’s going to hop out of the closet and hack my head off, you know what I mean?

So that was one of the dreams that I had.

8:10

And that one was I think the first one, which actually ended up happening on like day 11.

And instead of having to resolve, because most dreams I find don’t really have a resolve, right?

You just kind of do the thing and then you do it.

8:25

And then you wake up and you’re like, whoa, that was that was messed up, dude.

Like what, what’s the problem here?

What’s going on?

You know, you just feel disoriented.

And then for the next three days, I ended up having like, weirder and progressively weirder dreams that literally made no sense.

8:42

So I started to get freaked out because I’m like, every time I close my freaking eyes, I think I’m going to end up in a Freddy Krueger state of mind.

Like I’m going to wake up dead with fingers stuck in me later, you know, I don’t want that to happen.

And then on top of that there I’m a big believer that in dreams you should pay attention to them because they’re trying to tell you something.

9:04

They’re trying to help you work something out right mentally that you’re not getting over.

I used to have a reoccurring zombie dream and it literally went on for like years.

For like 3 years it would reoccur, not all year, but like I’d get it a few times a month and it would progressively get longer and longer until events in my life changed and I made a very drastic life change.

9:30

All of a sudden it stopped because I learned from that dream.

What it was really trying to tell me was that I had to let go of control.

I was trying to control too much and there’s a lot of stuff that you can’t control.

Well, these dreams about being with like college kids and and in in on vacation with them makes no sense to me because like I’m not hanging out with I’m too old for that shit.

9:50

You know what happened?

If I approached a group of college kids and was like, hey, you want to hang out?

They would literally laugh at me and be like, OK, well, guy, get the fuck out of here.

Like, who are we kidding here?

So why is my brain being like, do I miss college?

Because I don’t think I do.

I don’t really miss it.

But yeah, the other problem with having these dreams is that you end up not realizing they’re a dream.

10:17

So there’s a certain point of time where shit starts to hit the fan and you’re panicking because you’re like, I don’t know what’s about to happen here.

And then all of a sudden, like I said, you wake up and you’re just like, what just happened?

You feel uneasy, all that stuff.

10:32

But how are you supposed to organize your dreams and pay attention to them and learn what it is that your subconscious is trying to tell you if there’s a whole bunch of events that don’t make any sense?

I had to go through online symbolism books, dream symbolism like re articles to figure out what each thing did.

10:55

I suggest you do it because if you have reoccurring dreams they might be trying to tell you something and you should probably try and learn something and then that way it takes away some of the anxiety from it too.

But my initial point was, if you’re going to take a tea break, you have to be aware that you are about to have some very vivid nightmares.

11:15

If you don’t like clowns, clowns are coming, baby.

They’re going to come get you.

OK?

If you don’t like dogs and animals or whatever, that’s coming to get you, if you have a fear of drowning or spiders, guess what’s coming to get you?

That’s right, the lake and the spider.

OK?

So don’t be surprised when you start having these outlandishly crazy dreams when you’re trying to understand why you’re having these crazy dreams.

11:40

It’s a little bit it’s actually more simple than trying to figure out the the dream itself.

So I looked up a bunch of articles on why this happens, like what happens in your brain when you quit weed cold Turkey and you start experiencing these like very surreal, very vivid dreams.

11:59

OK, well, based on what is this fhe health?

It’s a rehab, I believe, that basically studies withdrawal symptoms of different types of substances.

And they’ve done some study on how marijuana affects the brain.

12:18 – The Science: How THC Infiltrates Cannabinoid Receptors

So if you want to check out this article, I’m just going to read you how this affects the brain, but it’s at fherehab.com.

OK?

Or you could just look up how marijuana affects the brain.

But basically this is what they say.

They’re they’re, they’re substance abuse specialists, They’re doctors.

12:37

I believe that there’s neuroscientists involved as well with partnerships.

Anyway, the point is, this is what actually happens.

This is from fhehealth.com.

So the reason why the brain has has receptors designed specifically for marijuana chemicals is that the brain actually produces cannabinoid substances similar to pot psychoactive ingredients.

13:00

Cannabinoids are naturally made in the cortex, an area of the brain that guides movement, process thoughts and emotions, and interpret sensory information.

Anandamide is an important endogenous cannabinoid that functions as a neurotransmitter in the brain.

13:20

Anandamide facilitates chemical messaging among neurons and the central nervous system.

Sorry, let me do that one again.

Anandamide facilitates chemical messaging among neurons and the central nervous system nerve cells.

Because marijuana is primarily psychoactive chemical, THC is so comparable molecularly to anandamide and other cannabinoids.

13:44

THC is easily infiltrates and activate activates cannabinoid receptors.

OK, so disruption of the normal cannabinoid receptor activity causes the mental and physical effects of a pot high.

In addition, smoking pot increases the level of dopamine and serotonin, 2 neurotransmitters implicated in sleep, mood and pleasure.

14:09

The brains of daily marijuana smokers eventually develop a tolerance to excess excessive serotonin and dopamine levels, which forces the the Bourdain the brain to reduce its natural release of these two chemicals.

14:25

Consequently, having intense dreams after quitting weed could be due to a lack of serotonin and dopamine in the brain.

So you’re overdoing it.

That’s really what’s happening.

You’re cutting off these receptors or you’re flooding these receptors with an excessive amount that they stop production.

14:42

They get fat and lazy.

It’s like, it’s kind of like feeding, you know, a fat guy cake.

As soon as he gets an excessive amount of cake, he’s not getting off the couch, right?

Well, that’s what’s happening to these receptors in your brain.

You’re feeding it on a daily, whatever amount of marijuana you feed it.

14:59

So they’re over satisfied and they’ve got like, you know, the Turkey sleeps.

What’s it called?

I forget, but you basically, you know, after you eat Turkey, you get a little nap in.

Well, that’s what’s happening with this.

And so those receptors have become super lazy and they don’t do anything anymore.

15:16

And when they’re and then it takes roughly I don’t know for me, I found that it took within well, it took ten days to have the dreams, but I think that’s because I was away.

So I was mentally stimulated in other, you know, forms.

So it made it a little easier to not smoke weed because let’s be honest, a lot of people will go through withdrawal symptoms from weed, right.

15:40

Well, that makes trying to take a tea break that much harder because a lot of people get very irritable.

Some people are using it for sleep, like specifically to go to sleep.

Now with the, if you’re using it for sleep, the reason that you’re not having any dreams is because again, you’re overloading those receptors.

16:01

So you never actually hit that R.E.M. state cycle.

So you don’t actually have those dreams.

You might actually, that’s a lie.

You might end up having dreams, but you won’t remember them, and you also may feel like you get a better rested sleep and you may get a little more sleep when you smoke weed, but there are some lingering effects that you don’t notice over time.

16:20

So the next day, sure you’re not hungover and you’re not freaking out or you’re not hungover and you’re not, you’re not noticeably dragging ass, but inside you sort of feel like a little to the left.

16:36

Think about when you first used to smoke weed, right?

You smoked weed and the next day you were kind of off a little for the next day or two because you were your body was just getting introduced to it.

Now 20-30 years later, you’re smoking weed and your body’s just gotten used to it.

16:52

So you don’t actually feel what the difference is the next day.

So even though you don’t have a hangover, you’re a little more rest rested.

Your brain is definitely a little more sluggish because all these receptors are, are like, it’s like they got home from a rave, you know?

17:09

And they’re just like, OK, make it stop for a bit.

And then you get like 9 hours in the day where you’re like, OK, I’m good.

And the receptors have time to rejuvenate.

And then the next thing you know, it’s not one O clock at night and they’re all like, OK, but I slept all day, we’re good.

Let’s now hit me up because I can’t get my dopamine fixed.

17:26

That’s basically what I think kind of happens or that’s the way that I would depict it as I’m explaining it because that seems to, you have to visualize it sometimes I do.

So a lot of a lot of users when they stop cold Turkey, they’re going to go, they’re going to have some what they call withdrawal symptoms.

17:45 – Managing Cannabis Withdrawal Symptoms vs. Everyday Life

Now, I have a little disagreement with calling this stuff withdrawal symptoms because like, listen to this.

This is what withdrawal symptoms are OK?

Irritability and anger, aggression, lack of appetite, anxiety and nervousness, depression, insomnia and disturbing dreams, vivid dreams, nightmares that make you feel like you’re actually going to die there, you know?

18:11

But other than the disturbing dreams, insomnia and depression, OK, the irritability and anger, aggression, lack of appetite, anxiety and nervousness, isn’t that just like everyday life?

Like, like, don’t, don’t most people just go through life trying to manage that anyway, sober?

18:31

So like, as potheads, does that make us a little weaker?

Because those aren’t really symptoms.

Those are just momentary emotions you know, that you have to relearn to manage because you’ve been managing it with the ganja for way too long.

18:47

And now your brain’s all, I don’t know what to do, man.

And now your brain’s got to sort itself out.

And that takes a few days.

I noticed that within about 3 days I kind of hit back to my baseline where not having weed I stopped.

19:05

I gradually slowly stopped worrying about having weed.

Now at first I was a little panicked because I did like I did smoke it before bed because I felt like I got a better rest.

Here’s the thing when I was on vacation, yes we were doing more too.

So I was more tired at the end of the day and we were in the sun a lot.

19:21

But one of the things was I didn’t have a problem sleeping and it wasn’t like I switched weed for booze.

I just, I just didn’t have weed and then some nights I had like 4 cappuccinos a day or espressos, cappuccinos, cappuccinos.

19:39

I had four cappuccinos a day.

Dude.

I was like wired.

I don’t have a cappuccino at 3:00 in the afternoon.

Still go to bed at like 10.

OK, so don’t tell me you can’t sleep because quite honestly, you can’t sleep.

You just, I think that a lot of people when they get into the tea break mode, right, they are just very worried about not having weed.

20:02

I think that you have a mental connection to that weed and your your your mental connection is making you think that you need it.

Some people get a physical dependency.

I understand that.

I’m not trying to diminish it.

I’m just saying that I think most of that part of it is mental because think about it this way.

20:22

Weed is legal in Canada.

If you take a break, there’s going to be more.

There used to be a time when it wasn’t going to be that way.

Like there was no chance in hell that you were going to get, you know, more weed if you took a tea break because who knows?

People could crack down on it.

Your dealer could go bust.

20:38

Like he could take off and be like, I’m not selling weight anymore and you’re out.

You know, that’s not the case.

You can literally go to any, almost any corner store in Canada and pick up some weed.

Like there’s an abundance, dude.

You can always find some.

So you just have to kind of tell yourself that like, hey, it’s OK, the weed’s not going anywhere.

20:57

So if I take a 10 day break, I’ll just go get weed later, you know?

But too many people, too many people get caught up in in the worry of having weed or not having weed, sorry, or running out of weed or whatever.

21:14

So I think that that plays into it.

But I think that’s a mental thing.

I don’t think that’s a physical addiction thing.

I think that some people want to use say that it’s a mental or sorry, a physical addiction thing when realistically it’s not.

You just kind of got to find other things that occupy your time and your focus, you know?

21:31

But yeah, if you were wondering what was going to happen if you quit weed cold Turkey and you were trying to prepare for like a 10 day excursion on the on the Tea Break express and try to reset your reset your baseline, which I think is a good idea.

21:48

As a guy who smoked, who has smoked weed consistently every day for like fuck over 20 years, no, 20 years, about 20 years, I would say that one of the best things I could rediscover is taking a tea break, even though it was inadvertent.

Over the last little while, I’ve slowly been smoking less and less in terms of every day.

22:10

So now I’ll go a couple days between smoke sessions, right?

And then if I do this podcast, I’ll smoke a little more while I’m on there.

But overall, I’ve kind of mitigated the amount of weed that I’m smoking on an overtly regular basis just because I’m old and it’s probably time to settle it down a bit, you know?

22:42

But I highly recommend it because I feel like as weed smokers, we just get so norm with the whole being high and thinking that the high is helping us with all our mental ailments and all that fun stuff.

I think that we forget that we at one point in life didn’t always need this to to, to, you know, maintain.

23:01

And as a recreational user, I’ll say that as a recreational user, yeah, we didn’t.

We don’t really, we put too much emphasis on trying to use weed to maintain.

So I think it’s a good idea that sometimes we take a tea break maybe every, you know, couple months or so for a couple weeks just to kind of get back to basics, get back to the baseline of, of what it was like.

23:24

Because don’t you notice now that you like, you don’t giggle?

There’s really no giggle factor anymore unless you find some like really crazy strain.

Back in the day when you first started smoking it, it was almost like every time you hit the joint, you couldn’t stop giggling.

When you take a tea break for two weeks or longer, you start to hit that baseline again where if you smoke a couple things, you say some dumb shit and you giggle a lot.

23:45

OK, so if you’re looking for the giggle, take a tea break.

If you find that you’re basically living in the haze and you’re and you just you kind of feel off, maybe take a tea break.

That might be time.

But because of the receptors in your brain regarding dopamine and serotonin, if you take that tea break and you have an angry brain, your angry brain is going to scare the shit out of you.

24:10

OK, So be aware of that.

If you have like a, a brain like mine that’s a little off to the left, sometime one night you might get scared.

The next night you might be chasing, chased by a giant gummy bear.

You might be getting, you know, eaten by like a a sloth.

24:26

I don’t know.

But I do know that when you’re in that dreamscape, it’s going to be very vivid.

You’re going to feel like you can interact with it.

You’re going to feel like you can’t get away.

OK?

Don’t be terrified.

It’s not the end of the world.

It will be all right.

24:42

You will wake up.

That’s all I have to say about that.

OK, So, yeah, just take a tea break every now and then.

Get yourself back to baseline.

Because then once you get to baseline, let me tell you, it takes a it takes a few days, but you don’t need to smoke as much.

So like, you can actually conserve weed.

24:59

And if you don’t overdo it, like when I got back from my vacation, I had a bong hit and I filled the bowl wasn’t it’s one of those small little, you know, like funnel style bowls.

So I put a little in there, I lit it, I made sure it was all burning.

I took the hit.

25:14

It’s not a big bong, it’s a little bong.

So it’s just like A1 little one hitter.

I took that hit.

I was like, oh, that’s delicious.

I really like that.

So I hit it again.

I didn’t even pack repack the bowl.

I just smoked a red like a bit more of the bowl and after I took that hit, maybe about 45 minutes later, I was staring off into space like I was floating through the cosmos.

25:36

Dude, my brain was out there.

It was gone.

Like I had no thoughts.

OK, so like if you to and that’s not even probably a gram.

It was probably like half gram and I was just boom gone.

And the weed was not overly strong.

It was sort of middle of the road weed.

25:52

So a tea break can do a lot of things for you.

It can reset your baseline.

It helps your brain and your mind allow the filing and and organization of the memories from the day and the things that your subconscious is worrying is worrying about or, or thinking about and trying to resolve in your life.

26:26

So let that happen because weed, as we all know, just keeps asking questions about why this is this and why do we feel like this and why do I like that?

You know, there’s no end result with weed.

You might go back, go down a thought path and be like, oh, that’s crazy.

26:41

But the weed is always asking why, Why do I get along with it?

Why do I accept it?

Why there’s no real definitive.

Like, I do this now because as soon as you think that when you’re smoking, the weed goes, yeah, but what about this?

So I think you need the shut off of the weed sometimes so that your brain can then reorganize all of its conscious and subconscious thoughts so that it can, you know, make you a relatively regular member of society.

27:09

Because you don’t necessarily realize how far off the path you are until you get off the path.

And then you’re like, whoa, what happened there?

Dude, You went way left.

So take a tea break.

Expect crazy visions and dreams.

Enjoy them.

27:26

Like, I mean, realistically, it’s a new experience, right?

So just enjoy them because it’s your, your it’s your psyche coming back to you like a like a kid and be like, hey, come here and look at me, you know?

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Product Profile: Galactic Runts (Tribal)

FeatureDetails
Product TypeLive Resin Vape Cartridge
Strain TypeIndica
THC Potency76.8%
Terpene %8.5%
Top TerpenesLimonene, Caryophyllene, Linalool
Flavor ProfileMixed Berry, Pine, “Gummy Bears”
EffectThoughtful, Body Buzz, Giggles, Sleep Aid

27:43 – Sesh Review: Tribal Galactic Runts Live Resin Vape

So do that.

Yeah.

So I just wanted to let you know that was the case.

And for this sesh, I’ve been smoking Tribal’s Galactic Runts vape cart.

It’s an indica, it’s 76%, it’s a live resin.

It’s really tasty.

28:02

If you’re looking for something that’ll make you thoughtful and something that will make you feel like you’re, you know, floating in space, this is a good one.

28:19

It’s a good body buzz.

It gives you.

If this one actually gives you a bit of the giggles you feel a little in your eyes, it’s not overwhelming.

You’re not going to pass out.

You’re not going to fall over.

It will help you go to sleep.

28:35

So if you’re taking a tea break, obviously don’t smoke this.

It’s tasty.

What does it taste like?

It’s hard to say.

Like a mixed Berry pack of like Motts, gummy bears that kids take to school and the little yellow packages, you know what I’m saying?

28:53

Tastes kind of like that.

Tastes a little fruity, like a Berry, you know, kind of like a little Piney flavor in there.

So let’s see, Does it tell me what the terps are?

Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t.

29:14

OK, so the terp profile is 8 point.

Five.

No, Yeah. 8.5% You got limonene, carophylline and linalool as the top three terps.

It’s 76.8%.

THC so one.

29:31

Of the things about live resin is that live resin is always a little bit.

It’s lower in percentage, but it is it’s a little stronger in the high because it’s more natural.

A distillate is, is more manufactured.

29:48

It’s it’s a different form of extraction, whereas I feel like live resin is a little bit more natural.

It stays to.

It’s like original.

It stays more true to its original product.

But this one is.

30:04

Really good.

I enjoy it because it’s a it’s an indica that gives you a little fun before it makes you have a little nap.

You know what I’m saying?

It’s a good time.

It’s a good one to smoke as a treat after you’ve created after you’ve completed your tea break.

30:25

Yeah.

So if you’re.

Going to get something for tribal.

They’re a little more expensive because they’re live resin, but they’re totally worth it.

They last a little longer.

The high itself lasts a little longer.

The example is if you are smoking a distillate, let’s say you get high for like 45 minutes to an hour.

30:42

This high, you could potentially feel the effects for like an hour and a half, two hours kind of thing.

If it’s really good, it’ll last longer than that.

But generally that’s where you know, if you’re, if you’re still feeling it a little bit two hours later, that’s a good solid cart.

It’s kind of like diamonds.

30:58

Diamonds are a rush of high and then they sort of like teeter out after a bit.

Live resin like these ones, I feel like what they do is they just continue the high and ride it right out.

It’s kind of a nice little, it’s like a blanket of high that just stays, keeps you all cozy and happy, you know, And you don’t have to re up your dopamine and serotonin levels as often as you do with some of the other stuff.

31:28

So if you’re going.

To get a new cart or you’re looking for something that’s got some flavor and a really wicked high, Definitely go for the tribal galactic runts if you can find it.

Again, it’s an indica, so if you don’t like indicas, don’t get it because you will be more relaxed, your brains a little more clear, but your body’s definitely more.

31:45

Oh, I could take a nap right now.

Yeah, those are my thoughts off the stem for this week.

I hope you enjoyed the sesh.

Thank you for joining me, Justin Barone, your friendly neighborhood pothead on Thoughts off the stem on Spotify, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iTunes Anchor, YouTube Anchors Gone YouTube Pod Chaser, Good pods, Pandora, pod bean, wherever you get a podcast, it’s out there, baby.

32:16

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Tell me what you don’t like.

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32:36

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Wherever you’re watching this subscribe, follow it man.

Let me know what you think.

I really want some feedback here.

Also, we can get more of a dialogue going on if you tell me what you want to hear, because then I can do a better job of making things that you might want to know about, even if it’s ridiculous.

32:54

You’ve seen if you are a lot, if you’re a follower that I do ridiculous shit doesn’t matter.

There’s no topic off off the table.

Whatever you have on your mind, let me know, yeah.

And check out Talks 420.com for a bunch of different things like episode lists, links, blog posts.

33:15

Weed facts, some crazy other just.

Daily People facts.

That’s pretty much it, yeah.

So I hope you had a good time, hope you enjoyed the sesh.

And until next time.

Keep.

33:36

Your lids low baby.

At the end of the day, understanding the connection between weed and vivid dreams is the best way to handle the intensity of a tolerance break. While the ‘REM Rebound’ might feel like a trip through a Freddy Krueger movie, it’s actually a sign that your brain is resetting and finding its baseline again. Whether you’re chasing the ‘giggle factor’ or just clearing out the mental haze, taking a tea break is a powerful tool for any enthusiast. Don’t let the wild dreams keep you from the reset you need—just keep your lids low, stay thoughtful, and I’ll see you in the next sesh.

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Has Political Polarization Reached a Breaking Point?

Charlie Kirk Hypocrisy: The Contradictions You Can’t Ignore

Welcome to Thoughts Off The Stem. In this sesh, I’m digging into the Charlie Kirk debate that’s been taking over social media lately. I didn’t know much about the guy until recently, but the implications of the Charlie Kirk debate for free speech and political polarization are something we need to talk about.

TimestampSegment TitleKey Discussion Points
0:06The Evolution of the DebateMoving from sports talk (Jordan vs. LeBron) to political machinery.
1:49Emotional InvestmentWhy politics and religion create deep identity-based polarization.
2:49Free Speech vs. TacticsAnalyzing “Prove Me Wrong” culture and the risk of public speaking.
5:45Ethics of “Clip Farming”How rage-bait and selective editing fuel social media conflict.
15:06The Future of DiscourseIs freedom of speech at risk? The danger of celebrating a person’s demise.
24:10Red Bulls Strain ReviewLab stats: 26.4% THC, Terpene profile, and body-high effects.
29:46Final Sesh ThoughtsFinding the “Middle Spot” and achieving social unity.

0:06 – The Evolution of the Charlie Kirk Debate

Welcome the thoughts off the stem.

Thank you for joining me Justin Baroni on this session.

That’s great We’re going to have a nice little session.

We’re going to have a discussion.

We’re going to talk about the Charlie Kirk situation because I didn’t know very much about this guy.

The only instance that I’d had that I I’d actively engaged in watching before the events of last week was him debating college students on the merit of Michael Jordan being the GOAT versus LeBron James being the GOAT.

0:34

All of a sudden now he’s this political dude.

Now I get he’s been doing this for a while.

I don’t know how he made the jump from discussing Michael Jordan into all of a sudden this like ginormous political machine, essentially the Michael Jordan versus LeBron, LeBron debate.

0:50

Like there’s no real right and wrong.

There’s also no real consequence to that.

Like you’ll have fans that’ll come up to you and talk shit or tell you this or that or whatever they think.

But on the political landscape, all of a sudden you have like an emotion, a real viable emotion that’s attached to potentially somebody’s life.

1:10

I’m not attached to the fact that I think Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.

And you tell me that LeBron is.

I’m not emotionally invested or nor do I like identify my life isn’t the I don’t identify my personality as being that.

1:26

Whereas I think that with politics and religion, you have a lot of people that emotionally invest themselves and identify as being that thing.

It’s seated in a moral belief of conduct and you start applying that moral belief of conduct into whatever your political leaning is.

1:49From Basketball Debates to the Political Charlie Kirk Debate

And then on, once you’re invested in the politics of that, you end up turning around and trying to get your voice heard.

And as you start to find that it’s harder and harder to get your voice heard, you start to maybe spin some facts and spin some things that are more in your favor that that get attention, right.

2:12

So what I, what I mean by that, what I’m trying to say by that is that a big, a big portion of Charlie Kirk’s debates we’re fueled by the understanding that he wanted somebody to prove him wrong.

2:30

So he wanted to have an open discourse about the state of America and why the conservative side of things is a stronger belief or an, a stronger identity for the country than the liberal belief, right.

2:49 – Freedom of Speech and Tactics in the Charlie Kirk Debate

I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure that’s it.

And then that fuels this concept that I’m standing up for freedom of speech, right?

But the undertones of your freedom of speech are based in religion where a lot of people get invested to the point where it’s black and white.

3:08

There’s no, there’s no Gray area of understanding.

There’s I believe it’s this way and This is why it should be this way.

And that’s it.

But his basis was proved me wrong and I didn’t see a lot of instances where it seemed that the people that he debated were were actually like when, when and if they proved him wrong.

3:30

It didn’t seem to resonate that that was the case.

The only, the only real videos that I saw of him, I saw of him admitting a defeat in the debate was when he was talking to a deaf gentleman about the fact about some things that he had said about deaf people.

3:51

And in that case, at the end, he, he basically said, you know what?

You’re, you’re right.

I was wrong.

I shouldn’t have done that.

But that’s about a, a personal choice of words and A and a mis education on what a certain section of society is expecting, right, In terms of in terms of being integrated into the regular function of society.

4:16

So with him, if he offended somebody, he would apologize.

I don’t think that he was a racist.

I don’t really think that he was a Nazi.

I don’t think any of that craziness.

I think that that’s a narrative that people just want to blanket to people when they say something that they don’t necessarily agree with.

4:35

I do think that he posed some things that really make him look bad, but everybody does.

If you’re in the public that often, you’re eventually going to say something that not gets taken out of context, but you’re going to say something that you believe that isn’t well received, right.

4:54

So there’s a few snippets of things that he said where you’re like, well, saying it like that, I can see why people would get this impression.

But again, he’s battling an argument that is that started off as being being bred out of like a pushy kind of accept me for me attitude.

5:15

And he was trying to bring back essentially a way to be heard or an ideology that was being squashed by the louder side of things.

So he just amplified and got louder and louder and louder to the point where I think that in his attempt at trying to debate this and change an opinion, he ended up taking on the tactics that that he complained about the other side taking.

5:45 – Ethics and Tactics Within the Charlie Kirk Debate

So for example, he there was a there was a lot of complaint about how his opposition would fear monger.

They would rage bait and they would create, they would clip farm from events and rallies that they had to show their perspective only.

6:05

But I but the problem is, is that anything that I saw with him, like I had to hunt down clips that were neutral that showed both sides of the point and then allowed both sides of the point to be heard and then showed what the actual outcome was.

6:25

And I think that he started to do what his opponents do and he started to do the same thing.

He started to upload clips that were literally designed to spark emotion to polarize people.

And he would like, I think that the setting of going to a university or college campus to bait to debate college kids is is the like definition of click far or yeah, click farming or clip farming.

6:55

Sorry.

Because as an older person that has more life experience going into an environment like that, you can 1 you put yourself in a position to control the environment.

You put yourself in a position to control the discussion and you put yourself in a position to be able to use tools like verbal traps and, and, and set up directions for the way that you want to take the discussion, right.

7:22

Because when you’re going into something like that, people aren’t necessarily prepared, at least not in the beginning.

They weren’t necessarily prepared to debate them because they hadn’t sat there thinking about it.

But that was his whole purpose for being there.

So he was already coming in with this kind of like, I’m higher, I’m more prepared than you, right?

7:41

And I don’t think that the argument that he didn’t go to college has any weight because he seemed like a relatively thoughtful and intelligent person, at least he seemed to.

He seemed to really think about and understand the concepts that he was talking about.

But he definitely did from time to time cherry pick information to get his point across because there were a few instances where fact checkers and online poll systems, they basically debunked some of the things that he said.

8:13

And within his own clips, you could see that the way that his clips were pointed were definitely to show him in the majority of the time winning the debate, which would obviously gain attention for the ’cause that he’s speaking about, which would all which would ultimately, you know, take that rhetoric and try to get the younger generation to come to his side.

8:36

Which to be honest, like that’s the goal of, of any belief system is to try and get the majority of the population and the younger generation to follow that system so that it becomes prevalent and predominant as you get older.

Right.

And then the, then the people that work in that, that, that work and function in society adopt those rules, morals and mannerisms or whatever.

8:57

And they, that becomes the normal way of life, right?

So I don’t really fault him for doing anything like that.

What I fault him for is putting himself in an environment where he’s more likely than not to be debating somebody that’s less equipped to deal with the conversation that you’re having.

9:22

You can’t have limited life experience and talk about all these political, religious and moral concepts and expect an educated, thoughtful, well understood reception to it, right?

9:43

Or take on it with somebody that’s even four years into college.

You have to get out of college and get into the real world and start operating within the real world to really understand what and how, like how things and what things work well, right?

9:59

And I’m not saying 1 ideology is better than another because there’s some things that I agreed with them on and there’s other things that I definitely didn’t agree with them on.

So I really had this conflict when I was thinking about it because like, I don’t think that when you have, when you have a scenario like this, the hate and the, and the response to the situation that happened with him was disgusting at first.

10:27 – The Consequences of Polarization in the Charlie Kirk Debate

You should never celebrate somebody’s demise based on their words.

There’s no, there’s no, there’s no room in life for having someone’s demise, like having someone’s demise be the result of you disagreeing with their opinion, right?

10:46

Like, I, I feel like we should all be able to agree on that.

So whether you agreed with the guy’s concepts, morals, ideas, ideology, whatever, there’s no reason that this should have happened.

The only reason that this happens is that you’re that potentially the person is so emotionally invested in a different way of thinking that they just can’t take it anymore and they snap.

11:07

That’s what I think.

And as far as something like this happening, I feel like anytime you’re a public speaker, if you are polarizing a whole society and and, and, and like intentionally trying to do so because I intentionally that’s what he’s doing.

11:27

He’s he’s maybe not trying to not really trying to start a fight about it, but he has to recognize at some point that what he’s doing is, and I’m not talking to Charlie Kirk, I’m talking to anybody that takes a stance on one side or the other.

That person, he or she has to understand that if they’re polarizing a large society, the level of danger attached to that and being in public and discussing your views in publics in public becomes a, a big problem, like a, a predominant issue.

12:07

It’s something that you need to be prepared for, right?

Because you, you can’t expect everybody just to be like, OK, because everybody’s not like that, Pete.

There’s all kinds of different people out there that are taking on this information.

And unfortunately, in a lot of in a lot of those environments, you’re not necessarily getting, you know, the cream of the crop of society.

12:29

You’re getting people that want to argue, that want to fight, that are emotionally invested in the fight.

So their emotion rises as their opinion rises.

As your answers come up there, there’s there’s a triggering effect that that puts you in a greater sense or a greater likelihood of danger and direct danger and ultimate imminent danger.

12:53

I think so.

I think that a part of what happened was when he first started doing his debates, he, he, he was kind of easy about it.

But I think that as he rose in the political landscape, he contributed to the potential for more and more danger because he started to adapt a lot of the tactics that he was complaining about from the other side, which ultimately, in my opinion, just fires off an emotional response, right?

13:27

And as we’ve seen time and time again, the more emotional people are and the more emotionally invested in these things people are, the more they become willing to go to extremes to define or win their point, right?

13:51

So I think it’s horrible that a person of his stature could have this happen.

I think that it’s deplorable that people would think that it’s acceptable to celebrate something like that.

I think that it’s disgusting that that people are still trading clips on, oh, he was this.

14:10

They’re still trying to prove it online.

All this is going to do ultimately is create potentially create a larger divide between the two sides.

And I think that this could really have a like a profound effect on how things happen going forward.

14:35

Like there’s a, there’s a good chance that a lot of civil unrest over time is going to come from this because people on both sides aren’t just going to go, oh, well, this happened.

I mean, maybe, maybe we’ll luck out and people will see the, the major issue with having something like this happen and the, the major concerns of, of what this, what the implications mean when something like this happens.

15:06 – Freedom of Speech and the Charlie Kirk Debate Outcome

Because it’s not just about the people involved or the, or the sides that, you know, brought us to this point.

It’s also about the understanding of free speech.

And as much as I don’t think that anybody should ever be, like I said, being in danger for giving their opinion right now in the landscape of life that is act is a is a serious concern.

15:38

Like you should be worried now that you can’t say what you think or what you want because something bad could happen to you.

And on one side, I think this makes people more willing to do certain things because they start seeing, they start seeing actions like this happen and maybe they start thinking, well, yeah, I’m going to change something too.

16:04

But then on the other side, there’s the other part of what we have to get back at these guys, which could cause more a more of an uproar and more of a more of a potentially violent engagement back and forth, right, And an escalation of violence and engagement.

16:23

So I think that really everybody should just kind of take a step back, OK, and think about what the implications of this are and forget about what side you’re on, but understand that this has a real huge, like, stamp on it.

16:44 – Is Freedom of Speech at Risk?

That is freedom of speech is at risk right now because if this is how it goes, people could clam up, stop talking, and then the then the conversation dies.

But I think that we should also highlight the fact that what led to the to these events and these kinds of things happening is the over amplifying of emotion through social media, through all, any type of media really.

17:12

Because think about it.

The thing that gets you to pay attention to something is generally some kind of adverse event.

Something bad happens, then something good happens or something good happens, then something bad.

Like there’s, there’s controversy in everything that we watch now, right?

17:27

So really the only way to get eyes on anything or or ears on anything that you want to bring to the forefront of discussion is it has to be done in a way that is almost guaranteed to cause or manipulate some kind of frustration, right.

17:47

And then the next thing you know, instead of being able to have a debate about it and actually talk civilly and go back and forth on merits and ideas and have a have an open dialogue about it.

You have this very black and white my points better than your point like forum of focus to just go back and forth, right?

18:06

And then within that, because you’re emotionally attached to these ideas, the emotion grows, grows and grows and grows until boom, it just explodes.

And I think that’s what we should be more aware about now.

18:22

I think that our awareness needs to start needs to focus on the on the concept of communication and how we communicate, what we communicate and the way that we construct our delivery of information on both sides.

18:44

Because all this is doing is creating a boiling point of violence.

And that’s it.

That’s my opinion.

That’s what I think.

I know you’re thinking like, Oh yeah, pothead could really tell me about told me, told me about Charlie Kirk.

18:59

Listen dude, we are some of the most political minded or at least aware people on the planet because a lot of stoners, potheads, weed smokers are advocates for change and they always want to find a way to make things more inclusive, more peaceful, more unified.

19:25

So when you say to when, if you have the impression that somebody that smokes pot shouldn’t have an opinion on the political landscape of today, you’re ridiculous because see, there, I just did it.

I just did the same thing.

I just kind of like rage baited you a bit.

You, you’re not ridiculous.

19:42

OK, but but have but thinking like that is is a bad way to think.

Because if you haven’t smoked weed and you don’t understand what weed does, you don’t know that weed will help you think about different angles of all the different situations that you have in life.

20:04

You’ll reflect on it if you get interested, it motivates you to read and learn about it because one thing about pot is that it will make you feel insecure about the things that you don’t know, right?

And if you try to try to start having discussions about things that you don’t know, then the weed itself is going to be like, you don’t know what you’re talking about.

20:22

Shut up.

That’s why it’s taking me like 3, three tries to do this podcast because I’m not trying to talk about Charlie Kirk, the man, because it’s unfortunate what happened to him and it’s never should have happened.

And and it’s actually no matter what his beliefs are, that should never happen to somebody.

20:39

So we can’t condemn a person.

We can’t condemn people for thinking differently than us.

We have to think, we have to allow the the concept of change to take hold in our lives.

20:57

And potheads are really good at doing that because a lot of us are not just the oh, I’m student on the coach Stoner dude that everybody thinks we are.

We’re highly motivated individuals that want to learn about life and how to make life a peaceful coexistence.

21:13

OK.

And we’re very aware what we’re watching, what we’re looking at, and we’re very good at, like I said, reflecting on the values, the morals, the conversation that happens in front of us.

21:32

Because I think that the majority of potheads or stoners don’t think I know everything about everything.

They think I want to learn more about everything.

That’s what I think gives potheads the right to be able to or stoners, whatever you prefer to be called.

21:49

Weed guy.

OK, enthusiasts.

I think that’s what gives us the right to be able to have an opinion on the discussion, because I think the discussion is not about the individuals.

I think the discussion is more about the actions of the individuals.

22:06

And the actions of the individuals are the really telling part of what the disruptor is that’s happening right now.

Does that make sense?

Because right now the disruptor is the fact that neither side can have a debate without emotionally being vested to the point where at at some point you’re going to scream and yell at the person and it’s going to result in name calling versus actually defining what any kind of statistic is or really trying to understand what it is that we’re talking about.

22:41

Sometimes we just get caught up in wanting to explain the point and wanting to be right.

And I think that on both sides, that’s what happened here.

Everyone wants to be right, but instead I think that everybody needs to take a fucking breath and take a set us, take a, take a seat for a minute and just reflect on what this really means for freedom of speech and for communication in general.

23:12 – Why the Charlie Kirk Debate Highlights Social Polarization

We can’t get to the point that we’re shooting people because they don’t believe the things that you believe.

That’s not right.

No matter who it is and what they’re saying.

If they’re not physically harming people or preventing someone else living the way of the way of life that they choose to live, then that person should be allowed to speak and, and, and say their piece without having to worry about what their fate’s going to be.

23:49

That’s my take on the Charlie Kirk thing.

I think it’s very unfortunate.

It really sucks.

And because that was going to be such a heavy episode session, so I decided that I was going to smoke a bit of an indica to keep myself calm and relaxed and try to be as thoughtful as possible.

24:09

So hopefully I was and hopefully you see what you see my point.

You can also tell me if you think I’m wrong, let me know leave a comment.

But to do to do this podcast to keep my energy level at a certain comfort, I decided I was going to smoke and did smoke.

FeatureDetails
Strain NameRed Bulls (by Ripe Flowers)
Genetics / TypeHeavy Indica
THC Potency26.4%
Primary TerpenesBeta-Caryophyllene, Limonene, Linalool
Flavor ProfileEarthy, Peppery, Heavy Mouth-feel
Best Used ForPost-workout, Social Anxiety, Deep Relaxation

24:30 – Sesh Review: Ripe Flowers Red Bulls Strain

That’s right, this sesh I smoked.

What’s it called?

Ripe flowers, Red Bulls.

Now, I thought this was going to be a sativa.

It’s not.

It’s an indica.

That’s why I decided to smoke it because I wanted to stay calm for this.

And so this is what it is.

24:46

It’s 1g joint or sorry, it was 1g of dried herb.

I put in a joint and it’s 25 point.

No, yeah, 2026.4% THC.

It’s got, it’s got, it doesn’t say what the percentage of terps it it, it is, but it’s top five terpenes are beta carophylline, alpha humaline, D limonene, linaluol, beta miercin.

25:19

Yeah, those are the five.

It’s good.

It’s kind of tasty.

It’s got like an earthier flavor.

It has like a hint of pepper.

It’s a good Hardy smoke.

25:35

It feels, it’s got good mouth feel.

It tastes a little more smoke like than flavorful.

So that’s why I say it tastes earthy ’cause you know how sometimes you get like an earthy smoke and it and it, it’s got like this underlying body where it feels like heavy in your mouth.

This feels heavy.

25:52

But oh, you know what it’s like.

It’s like a a light cigar where you get a little flavor.

But the no, Yeah, yeah.

About a light cigar.

The smoke’s a little heavier than a light cigar, but the flavour is like a light cigar.

That’s what I’m trying to say.

26:12

The effects are very calming.

I just feel relaxed all over.

I feel like if you did some sort of physical exercise and then came home and you just wanted to sit on the couch and zone out and watch TVI feel like I could flat back it and lay down on the couch and just zone out.

26:29

You know what I’m saying, after smoking this, it’s not really a head high.

It doesn’t really hit you in the head at all.

It’s all, it’s pretty much all body, which I think is why I was able to explain myself in this one because I, like I said, I tried this like four or five times and it didn’t work out as well as I thought it was.

26:50

It burns nice and slow.

The ash is Gray, so that’s nice.

It doesn’t really, I mean, I did cough, but it doesn’t really give you a bad cough.

It tastes like it should kind of OK.

But yeah, I would recommend it.

27:06

I’d recommend it if, because I don’t know what it cost, it was donated to the show.

So if it’s not an expensive half quarter, like if it costs you 25 to 30 bucks, then it’s a good pick.

27:24

If it costs you any more than that, I wouldn’t bother.

You could get better stuff, but for just having a laid back high, I don’t know how long it’ll last.

Hopefully a bit.

This one’s really nice.

It’d be good After workout high, after workout smoke.

Make sure that you don’t get any muscle cramps the next day.

27:44

Yeah, it’s got point O 7% CBD now about what, 3/4 of the way through this gram joint that I rolled of it and I feel like the taste is getting to me.

28:01

So I’d say if you’re going to smoke this, do like a half 1/2 gram.

You probably don’t need the whole gram.

It seems strong enough.

You feel a bit in your eyes, mostly in your eyes, your cheeks, and then your whole body’s just like, oh, I’m good, I’m just going to lay back here.

But your mind is you could be social on it.

28:20

It’s a good social relaxer.

So if you have social anxiety, this might be good for you, especially if you’re a little bit high, like tightly wound, this might bring you down a bit.

Could be good.

So I recommend it.

Yeah, that’s what I say.

I say check that out.

I say what happened to Charlie Kirk is it didn’t need to happen.

28:44

It’s very disappointing act that shows you the state of society right now.

And I think that it should be a it should be a, it should be a turning point in history to adjust how we’re doing some things because violence and and aggression are becoming too familiar.

29:13

I think we need more unity and I think that that’s what this incident should show us is that that’s what we need.

We need to unify.

We need to we got to find the common ground, the middle spot, the sweet spot, and we got to start, you know, interacting on that level because the way that we’re going right now is just dude, it’s it’s leaning to chaos.

29:46

But those are my thoughts off the stem for this week.

Hope you enjoyed the sesh.

Hope you come back next week.

Thank you for joining me, Justin Baroni, your friendly neighborhood pothead.

Yeah, come back next week on Spotify and Google.

Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, iTunes, YouTube, Good pods, Pod Chaser, Pod Bean, Pandora.

30:14

Anywhere you get a podcast, really, it’s out there.

Check out tots420.com.

Oh, you know what I’m going to do so on tops420.com, I’m going to put up the I had a chat with ChatGPT about what I was trying to find out about Charlie Kirk.

30:34

So I’ll put that whole conversation up so you can read it because I think it was a fair discussion.

And I think that, well, you look at it and and you decide.

Check out tos420.com.

30:51

OK?

Subscribe to the channel.

If you made it this far, let me know what you think of the episode.

And yeah, until next time, keep your lids low, baby.

The Charlie Kirk debate is about more than just one person; it’s a reflection of how we communicate as a society. While I explored the Charlie Kirk debate during this sesh, I hope we can move toward more unified, civil discourse.

You can see the full Sesh here on Spotify and Youtube

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba

Thoughts Off The Stem | Weed Infused Comedy Podcast

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba – Seshisode 195 Transcript

Traveling to Cuba in 2026: Fuel, Food, and Fines

Before you pack your bags, know that Cuba in 2026 is facing a major humanitarian and energy crisis. With frequent blackouts and shortages of basic goods like bottled water and medicine, your ‘relaxing getaway’ might require more planning than usual. Most importantly, while Canada has embraced the leaf, Cuba remains a Zero Tolerance zone. Vapes, gummies, and flower are all fast tracks to a long stay in a Cuban prison.

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba 0:06

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba: Adventures With an Infused Tourist!

went on vacation and lost weight.

How does that happen?

Well, you go to Cuba, of course.

The beaches are amazing, that the food is questionable at best.

Let me take you on a little journey this sesh.

It all starts in the bathroom of Toronto airport before we get on a plane to go to Cuba.

Before we head to the gate and after we deal with the bags, Captain Justin decides that he’s got to take a tinkle.

0:26

So off to the washroom.

My prance.

Now I’m walking in as the dudes walking out of the last stall.

Of course, it’s the only available spot to go, so I guess I’m going to do my business in there.

Well, that dude, he decimated it, man.

Decimated it.

0:42

It was a tsunami of shit inside and outside the bowl.

Do you have any idea how hard it is to take a leak while you’re straddling poop landmines?

Yeah, that’s right.

Poop was on the floor, dude.

And no, it’s not easy to arc your pee from the door of the stall to the bowl and not hit your pants or shoes.

1:02

So I finish up in the stall and I’m leaving, and as I walk out of the stall I almost run into this dude in the middle of the room who’s repeatedly slamming his hat on the floor and yelling and fighting ghosts.

And no, the floor wasn’t even kind of clean.

1:18

Poop landmines, dude.

So I squeeze by Captain Fights a ghost, and I wash my hands real quick because I got to get the hell out of there before feces start getting chucked across the room.

That was the beginning of the trip, dude.

1:34

That’s right.

We hadn’t even got to the gate yet.

So we get to the gate, we’re waiting to board the plane, and now it’s my girlfriend’s turn to get a little visit from the Tinkle Fairy.

So off she goes to the bathroom.

Boop A doop.

A doop.

Just after she leaves, these two ditzy college chicks walk past me and ask if this is the line for the plane.

1:54

There’s only one line, dude, and I’m not even kind of in it.

I’m kind of off to the side ’cause, you know, they bored you by section, so the line is kind of pointless and a little dumb.

Anyway, I say yeah, yeah, it is.

As my girlfriend comes back, she’s just in time to see Ditzy 1 and Ditzy 2 come walking by again, trying to retrieve reusable plastic Starbucks water cups from this oversized shoulder bag they’re carrying.

2:19

Now, as they’re walking, they realize that they’ve spilled all the water in the bag.

Now you’d think they’d be line it to the bathroom, right?

To clean it out before they board the plane.

Nope, not even kinda.

No, not these chicks.

These chicks pop a squat in the middle of the seating area, empty the contents and dump the water right there.

2:41

Why?

Why you ask?

Well, ’cause people are dumb, dude.

So finally the call for boarding goes out.

Now guess who gets on the plane first?

That’s right.

This guy right here.

As I said, lines are dumb and it’s kind of pointless.

3:02

So we get on the plane, we find out we’re on the emergency row, and that’s why we boarded the plane first.

This also means legroom, and that’s a hot commodity on a plane.

So excitement.

Yeah, out 100.

Added bonus, we get to watch all the people board the plane.

And since we like the people, watch it talk shit.

3:20

It’s like a celebration of joy.

You ever seen a selfie queen?

Me neither, until this day.

On this day, I got to witness one in the wild.

Baby.

This chick 2 rows in front of us took selfies the whole time at literally from the time she sat in her seat to the time we got off the plane.

3:41

Click, click, click, click, click, click. 189 photos, dude.

From two different angles.

Then there’s these two chicks behind us and they’re talking about their boyfriend’s red flags.

Apparently this one dude asked why way too often and it drove one of the girls nuts.

3:57

So of course, I had to eavesdrop on the conversation to find out what their red flags were.

You know what they were?

Well, I must have heard the phrase and like about 900 times.

Dude, imagine listening to this for half of a three hour flight.

And like I was at work and like I was wearing my red dress with like the open back and like I got really cold and Bonnie didn’t even like offer me her cardigan when the air conditioner broke and like made it like a meat locker in the office office.

4:21

And like when I called my boyfriend at lunch, he didn’t even like ask why my like, well, like, like my teeth were chattering like and like I was very hurt and like I was expecting him to like say something and and like I wanted him to say something.

So like I would I could feel better because like I wanted to be warm and I couldn’t be warm and like he didn’t care And like Bonnie was being a total bitch.

4:41

And then like my nipples got cold.

And then Robert made a comment and like, I just wanted to die.

But like, I didn’t, I didn’t die.

The flight to Cuba is 3 hours, 3 1/2 tops.

Imagine half of that.

This.

Now our flight was not 3 hours.

No, our travel time was about 9 hours because five other dopes delayed the flight by half an hour because apparently planes don’t wait for people.

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba 5:04

Now who knew?

The last time I was in an airport missing the plane, I had to Sprint across the whole airport just in time to see the plane taxi to the runway.

And I was only 5 minutes late.

Dude, WestJet doesn’t play by those rules.

They hang out on the tarmac until you show up.

5:20

You don’t have your documents ready?

No worries.

No problem dude, we’ll help you fill them out at the boarding desk.

Because forget that 200 other people have been waiting 45 minutes for your dumbass.

Why do we have a rule that people have to be at the airport 3 hours ahead of their international flight if the departure time is just kind of a guideline?

5:45

So we finally take off about 45 minutes late.

No big deal, right?

It’s only 45 minutes. 45 minutes doesn’t make that much of a difference, except for the giant storm over the airport we have to circle on our arrival to Cuba.

So now we’re circling Cuba for two hours, just flying up and down the coast, just cruising up and down the coast in the plane baller, right?

6:05

No, no, it’s not.

You know why?

Because this is how dumb people are.

You can see the giant storm cloud and lightning flashing outside the right side of the plane.

Now people start asking the crew at this point why we haven’t landed yet.

Seriously, half the plane is taking videos out their window of lightning going off, lighting up the cabin like mortar shells, and you don’t know why we’re still in the air.

6:31

This is the same time when you can see the mob mentality starting to build.

Just as tension builds to a boil, the cabin crew comes out all smooth.

That’s right, they soothe us like babies breaking out chocolate chip cookies and some sweet treats because just like toddlers, you can’t talk when you’re chewing.

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba 6:54

Finally we’re able to land right and it’s about midnight and we make our way through customs, then to the baggage carousel and the bags start coming out on the carousel along with a dude and his drug sniffing Cocker spaniel.

7:11

They’re walking over the bags and of course the dog stops at my bag and gives it a pretty good huff a couple times, You know?

I mean I get it, my bag was in my basement before I left, so it might have smelled like weed a bit, but also cat, cat litter and dog.

So I take the bag off the carousel, right?

7:29

Well, doesn’t Buddy and his drug sniffing Cocker spaniel beeline it right to me?

So I push the bag out towards them so the dog can sniff it again.

Because what kind of drug mule puts the bag full of drugs in front of the drug sniffing dog, right?

That’s my logic.

7:45

So the dog sniffs at once and then moves along.

No Cuba gel for Justin baby.

After about an hour bus ride we finally get to the resort.

We’re definitely we’re exhausted, we’re definitely agitated, and we’re definitely ready for sleep.

8:02

So we check in and the room they give us was gross dude with a capital GROSS.

OK, the air wasn’t on in the room and it was the most humid.

OK, everything was damp or at least it felt damp.

The worst part was my fat ass couldn’t even handle the humidity for the first two days.

8:19

I was sweating like a pedo and gentpop dude.

That’s right.

So the next day we had them change our room and that’s when I figured out you if you tip the right person you can get pretty much anything you want to.

Also dudes will try and get you to give them your shoes, especially if you have some slick ass Nikes because they love that shit.

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba 8:37

It’s definitely a little off putting though when a waiter comes up to you after breakfast grilling you about the cost of your shoes and he’s trying to find a way to ask you to give him your shoes without actually asking you to give him your shoes.

You know it’s weird dude.

So when we got our new room, we were introduced to the concierge and she set us up with obviously the way better room on the opposite side of the resort.

8:59

It was much quieter, there were fewer people, the the room was nice and cool when we got there, there were no wet sheets or moist towels, and the tub didn’t look like a breeding ground for alien dude.

OK, it was definitely a step up, but I learned very quickly that you don’t go to Cuba for the hotel rooms or the food.

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba 9:16

You go for the vibes bro.

Now here’s something to keep in mind.

I’m the kind of guy who has some stupid thing happened to him on the first day, like a wicked sunburn or a broken ankle, you know?

And then it’ll limits my ability to do things for the rest of the trip.

9:32

So I tried to take every precaution not to have that happen.

So I spent a week working in my new slide so I wouldn’t get blisters.

I sunscreen regularly so I wouldn’t burn.

I watched what food I was I was eating so that I wouldn’t poop myself.

You know, all the good stuff.

After one day of being a bobbing head in the ocean, I get back to the room and I’m as red as a lobster and my feet are burnt.

9:52

Burnt dude who burns her feet?

This guy, This guy burns their feet.

There’s wicked blisters on both my big toes and again, I’m pouring sweat like a waterfall in the Burmese jungle.

OK.

Oh, and I had a heat rash that made me look like a bright red beacon of disease.

10:11

You want to know what’s good for all of that though?

Salt water, dude.

That’s right, Just a little salt water.

Three days in the ocean and it all started to clear up except the feet.

The feet didn’t get better till like you know, the last day.

In fact, these puppies are still peeling and healing.

10:27

I’ve been home for like 3 weeks too.

We spent all our days on the beach, My girl getting bronze like a goddess and me showing up like you know, half boiled bull meat.

But otherwise good time.

The ocean was pretty awesome.

It was amazing actually.

ItemStatus in Cuba (2026)The TOTS420 Advice
Cannabis / EdiblesStrictly IllegalDon’t even bring a stray seed.
Vapes / E-cigarettesConfiscatedThey will take them at the airport.
Cigars (Export)50 loose / 200 with receiptThe only thing you should be smoking.
Cash (USD/EUR)EssentialCuba is cash-only; your cards won’t work.

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba 10:42

The beach was clean, the water was so clear that you could see the bottom.

You know what was gross?

The pools, dude.

Resort pools with the swim up bar, Those are gross.

You want to know why resort pools with the swim up bar are gross?

Because everyone’s just sitting there all day warming the water periodically so they don’t have to get up and lose their spot.

11:05

Yeah, that’s right.

You’re swimming and pee, dude.

For sure.

I mean, I know people pee in the ocean, but I feel like based on the size of the ocean versus a pool, there’s a lot more particulate dilution happening in the ocean.

Plus it’s just better for your skin.

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba 11:21

Dude, in between ocean Bob sessions, we hit up to 24 hour snack bar for hot dogs, fries and beer.

Or sometimes, you know, we go to the main buffet for rice and bread because that’s all we ate for seven days.

Because apparently you don’t go to Cuba for the food.

Dude, you can ask anybody.

Normally when you hear buffet, your heart flutters and you get a little rush of excitement, right?

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba 11:42

Not in Cuba.

In Cuba, your butthole puckers and your stomach becomes a Nazi dietitian.

Yeah, that’s what happens.

Actually, we did have eggs and sometimes sausage in the morning, but it was definitely limited.

You know, the rest of the time we were fueled by cappuccino and beer.

11:59

From time to time, we heard some people talking about how good the food actually was, and quite frankly, it blew our minds.

Yeah, that’s right.

Do you know what it’s like to be terrified of ice?

Getting ice in your cup was like having your worst nightmare manifest into reality or a spider run up your leg.

12:20

For the next hour, you’re on high alert, waiting to see if you shit your pants or develop puncture wounds.

Dude, I’m just saying there’s nothing like wondering if you’re going to wake up the next day with a deformity.

OK, then about four or five days in, we catch ourselves talking about how good some of the food was.

12:36

You know what that taught me?

Well, it takes five days to reset your standards for greatness.

All you need is a little deprivation and bam, your standards drop faster than a boner being bit by a hooker.

What I’m saying is, the food is not great, but after a few days rice can be as satisfying as a Big Mac.

12:58

We met some pretty awesome folks, but like I said, it also helps that we figured out who to tip right.

We worked it out so that almost every spot through the resort we had somebody taking care of us.

Our waiters at the buffet made sure we had the table we liked, the beer we liked, and they always gave us a heads up on the state of the buffet before we went to the buffet.

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba 13:16

You got to have an inside man.

Dude, it was awesome and we met a couple ladies in the coffee lounge who made sure that we always had drinks or cappuccino when we passed through.

We never had to actually go to the bar when they were working, they always came and found us.

So we got served while we were sitting there doing whatever we were doing.

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba 13:35

I think it started to make an impression though, like kind of across the resort, because within a few days we started to notice more of the staff making a point of acknowledging us just in passing.

Waiters also started to meet us at the entrance to the buffet and entice us to sit in their section.

13:51

Then one night a gardener comes out of nowhere while while I’m smoking a cigar on a patio and gives flowers to my girlfriend.

Now you didn’t want to tell me that guy didn’t want a tip.

If I’m being honest, it was kind of awesome, but it was also kind of off putting and because you know, so we had to get a little more strategic with our tipping.

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba 14:10

Overall it was a pretty good experience.

So it was my first time to Cuba and I definitely go back.

Maybe I’ll check out a different resort though.

Here’s the thing, you just, you can’t have expectations and you have to be adaptable, right?

Because the Cuban people, like I said, are awesome.

The travelling people, not so much.

Man people are much more selfish than I remember.

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba 14:28

A lot of people they would actually empty trays from the buffet onto plates just for their table without like any regard to the fact that there were, you know, hundreds of other people there.

Manners and etiquette were definitely lacking from most of the tourists I saw.

14:45

The messed up part was there were very few Americans though.

Because they can’t go.

I’m just saying that’s behavior that we would expect because, you know, let the the resort population was basically Europeans, Canadians and French Canadians.

15:01

So what made the food hoarders even more surprising?

We’re we’re supposed to be like a nicer people.

Maybe we are, but we’re definitely a selfish, OK?

There was a lot of questionable fashion sense, which makes people watching super fun.

15:21

I don’t think I saw so many shiny fake accessories like the big wannabe Gucci sunglasses.

Old dudes were wearing those.

Dude, there were fake gold watches everywhere.

Rings, chains, chains.

People wear the chains in the ocean.

It looked ridiculous, tacky.

You know, it kind of came across as a little desperate.

15:38

Maybe pay attention to me, attention seeking.

But I guess, you know, whatever makes whatever makes you feel good about being you.

I’m just saying I’d rather not be chuckled out in passing, that’s all.

So by the time the food seemed to be running out and my skin started to clear up, it was time to fly home.

15:59

And of course, our return flight was like 11:00 PM and luckily it was on time, right?

And the flight only took about 3 hours this time.

The downside was that the end of our flight was through a thunderstorm.

This time there was no circling though.

No, the pilot just took us right through that bitch.

16:17

It didn’t seem to matter that at any moment the cabin could have been filled with an excessive amount of barf.

There was a lot of turbulence, a lot of lowering levels really quickly.

So other than flying through storms on the front and back leg of the trip, the first night’s room, and the, you know, 7 days of starvation, the trip was a great time.

16:36

I was able to forget I had kids.

I got to enjoy the moment.

Get lost to the fantasy of being present.

You know, drink some decent beer and have a few cigars.

Because that’s what Cuba is about, baby.

I will say this though, research your destination before you go so you have an idea of what to expect and then keep those expectations low.

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba 17:00

Be flexible because shit’s going to happen and you don’t want to let it ruin your perfectly good time, dude.

Overall, I give my first visit to Cuba a pretty good experience dude.

I thoroughly enjoyed myself even though I came home a little redder than I wished with a few more foot injuries than I had planned, you know what I’m saying?

What You Really Need to Know About Cuba 17:25

And because I liked it so much, I try to keep the vibes going and it gives what gives me the laid back vibe.

OK, is low key what is it?

Let me try that again MTL cannabis low key frosted flakes.

17:42

It’s pre rolls they’re half grams, they are 32% THC and they’re a nice laid back indica.

And if you want to tell me this isn’t an indica, if you want to label it something like that, it’s a hybrid leaning indica, whatever.

17:59

It’s nice and relaxing.

So it makes me kind of like feel like I’m back in Cuba because when I got back a few weeks ago, you know, I was just cruising along and then all of a sudden you get back into like, you know, regular life and you start to speed up a bit.

18:17

I want to be island slow again.

That’s my plan.

So when I want to feel like that, I smoke these because they’re actually pretty good.

They’re a little peppery.

The pre rolls are a little tight, so they burn a little more like they burn a little faster than you want them to.

18:36

But yeah, if you want to relax, if you want to take the edge off, it’s a good after work weed.

When you get to sit down, you just get to, you know, lay back and do your thing.

I wonder if it tells us what the terps are on here.

So the terps.

Oh, I can’t read when I’m high.

It’s an indica, the mix.

OK, so here are the stats.

18:55

Frosted Flakes by MTL Cannabis.

They’re low key brand or version?

It’s indica, it’s cereal, milk and Mach one mixed together.

There’s farnacine, limonene, linaluol, Osamine and bazabilol, bazabilol, bizbolol, whatever that is.

19:22

Those are your terps.

And I think it’s like a one point something.

It doesn’t say does it say I don’t see anything that says what the percentage is, but it’s a good smoke if you want to relax.

It’s nice and tasty.

You got to like the peppery side of things though, because it is a it does have like that peppery taste to it.

19:47

But I’ve been smoking these for like a week now and I got to say I quite enjoy them.

They’re pretty good.

So if you’re looking for something laid back and you’re looking, they’re a little more expensive though, if I remember correctly.

No, I think it’s like 7 pack for like 25 bucks maybe.

Anyway, it was pretty good.

20:03

It was a pretty good pick.

I say if you’re looking for something relaxing, get that.

It’s a good smoke.

It’s Hardy, gives you good mouth feel, you know, good exhale, nice clouds.

20:21

Yeah.

So those are my thoughts off the stem for this week.

If you get a chance, go to Cuba.

Keep your expectations low.

But overall, if you just expect to drink and visit the beach, you’re going to have a great time.

I would have liked to go out into Havana, but time did not permit.

20:37

And also, I hadn’t been on vacation in 20 years.

So, you know, I wanted to sit on a beach and think about nothing.

I achieved that.

So yeah, so that’s what I say.

Go to Cuba, don’t take weed.

But when you get back and you want to feel like you were you’re back there, then smoke some of this Frosted Flakes.

20:56

They’re good.

Thank you for joining me, Justin Peroni, your friendly neighborhood pod head on thoughts off the stem.

Hope you come back next week and join me for another session on Spotify, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iTunes, YouTube Pod, Chaser, Pandora, Good pods Pod being whenever you get a podcast, it’s out there.

21:25

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Yeah, until next time, keep your lids low, baby.

Why You Should Leave the Stash at Home

  • The Airport Trap: Cuban customs dogs are highly trained, and vapes are often flagged as “drug paraphernalia” even if they only contain nicotine.
  • Severe Penalties: We aren’t talking about a small fine. Drug offenses in Cuba carry lengthy prison sentences in very harsh conditions.
  • The “Zero Gravity” Rule: If it’s in your system or your suitcase, you are under Cuban law the moment you enter their airspace.

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Exploring THCV: The Cannabinoid with Unique Properties and Potential Benefits

THCV a cannabinoid with unique potential stands out as a fascinating compound with distinct characteristics and promising therapeutic potential. While THC and CBD often dominate the spotlight. THCV quietly garners attention for its unique properties and emerging research findings. Join us as we embark on a journey to unravel the mysteries of THCV, exploring its diverse effects and potential benefits.

**Understanding THCV:**

THCV is a naturally occurring cannabinoid found in cannabis plants, albeit in smaller quantities compared to THC and CBD. Like other cannabinoids, THCV interacts with the body’s endocannabinoid system. Which plays a crucial role in regulating various physiological functions, including mood, appetite, and pain perception. However, what sets THCV apart is its distinct molecular structure.

**Distinct Properties of THCV:**

One of the most intriguing aspects of THCV is its biphasic nature, meaning its effects can vary depending on the dosage consumed. At lower doses, THCV may act as an antagonist, blocking the effects of THC and dampening its psychoactive effects. Conversely, at higher doses, THCV can exert psychoactive effects of its own. Albeit with a shorter duration compared to THC.

Moreover, THCV is known for its potential to modulate appetite and metabolism. Unlike THC, which is often associated with stimulating appetite, THCV has been found to suppress appetite in some individuals. This appetite-suppressing effect has sparked interest in THCV as a potential treatment for obesity and related metabolic disorders.

**Potential Benefits of THCV:**

While research on THCV is still in its early stages, preliminary studies suggest it may offer a range of potential health benefits:

1. **Weight Management:** THCV’s ability to suppress appetite and potentially enhance metabolism makes it a promising candidate for weight management interventions. Some studies have suggested that THCV may help regulate blood sugar levels and improve insulin sensitivity. Which are crucial factors in managing obesity and type 2 diabetes.

2. **Neuroprotective Effects:** There is growing evidence to suggest that THCV may possess neuroprotective properties, offering potential benefits for neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis. THCV’s ability to modulate neurotransmitter levels and reduce inflammation in the brain could play a role in its neuroprotective effects.

3. **Mood Regulation:** Preliminary research indicates that THCV may have mood-regulating properties. Some studies suggesting that it could have antidepressant and anxiolytic effects. By modulating neurotransmitter activity in the brain, THCV may help alleviate symptoms of mood disorders and improve overall emotional well-being.

**Conclusion:**

THCV represents a promising frontier in cannabinoid research, with its unique properties and potential benefits capturing the interest of scientists, healthcare professionals, and consumers alike. As our understanding of THCV continues to evolve, so too does the potential for harnessing its therapeutic properties to improve human health and well-being. By delving deeper into the science behind THCV and conducting further research, we can unlock new avenues for utilizing this fascinating cannabinoid to address a wide range of medical conditions and enhance overall quality of life.

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Spread Love and Stay Positive

Thoughts Off The Stem Seshisode Transcript

Watch here: Spread Love, Stay Positive and Smoke a Dube – Seshisode 185

Welcome to Thoughts Off The Stem.

I’m holding back a cough when I’m Justin Barone, your friendly neighborhood pot head.

There it is.

There’s some more dude.

I haven’t hit the bong in a while.

I’ve generally been just been smoking joints or hitting the stunden glass.

0:30

I guess the stunden glass is kind of like a bong, but it’s a little easier because it’s concentrate.

So I find it a little smoother, a little more flavor as opposed to just like drier burnt weed flavor.

But yeah, today we’re smoking blue.

It’s actually pronounced blue, but it’s spelled BLEUH.

0:52

We’re smoking French cookies.

It’s their sativa.

It is 28.42% with 4.11% terps.

Does it tell me what the terps are?

No Anyway, as you can tell I’m wearing all blue smoked out of a blue bong hit with a blue a blue lighter.

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1:17

I love weed dude.

I love having fun.

I love weed and having fun.

I love having weed and having fun.

That’s like my whole goal with this sesh or this podcast.

The whole point is to make it a sesh, Make it reflective of what it’s like to sesh so that if you don’t have anybody to sesh with, you could sesh with me always.

1:41

There’s a hundred and well, 80 something episodes of this seshisodes.

That’s right, they’re seshes.

That’s why the topics are so like broad and they vary so much because it’s, I wanted to, I want to sort of like bring the concept of a sesh to a podcast.

2:00

But like a proper sesh, you talk about anything.

There’s no like real one situation for you.

You know what I mean?

There’s no one topic of discussion.

You generally like bounce around to a bunch of different things.

For me and my group, when we used to smoke in circles, we haven’t done that in a while.

2:20

You would start with talking about what you were smoking and then you would talk about, you know, whatever was sort of like going on that day.

And then you would end up talking about whatever’s going on in like the news.

And then you would shoot the shit and just try to, you know, make each other laugh.

2:37

And it would go on different variations of that, but there was no one conversation.

So when I started thinking of like, OK, I want to do this podcast called Thoughts Off the Stem.

The whole point is, is that you’re session, you’re just having a good time.

You’re just here smoking, you know, smoking some weed, getting some new ideas for weed.

2:56

And then I thought what else I would like to do is also because I worked in the cannabis industry is educate people or help to educate people that don’t really understand weed, right?

I started as a smoker and then I worked at a dispensary as a bud tender, then a supervisor and then an assistant store manager.

3:16

So I’ve got a pretty good base of knowledge and experience.

And I thought, you know, because now that weed’s been what weed is, legal, they maybe people need somebody that can help them out, you know, point them in the right direction without having to like, go to the store.

3:34

I want to prepare you for understanding what you’re getting into before you go to the store so that you’re not getting the wrong information.

So, yeah, so that’s basically the whole point of the podcast.

And I love weed.

So like, why not sit down and sex?

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3:50

Like I, you know, I don’t always have somebody to sesh with.

And sometimes it’s boring just sitting there smoking away and doing nothing, you know?

And I thought, hey, I could provide at least a little bit of like a discussion or something, something like that, you know?

4:08

So that was my idea for the podcast.

That’s the reason that the podcast was born.

It was born out of a bong hit, a bong hit and a sense of humor.

But I talk about all kinds of stuff.

I had my I had it evaluated by an SEO website and apparently it’s a mix of wheat cannabis.

4:31

It’s a mix of cannabis culture, personal growth and comedy.

That’s what they told me.

I know some people watch this and they’re like, what’s funny, you know, But if you’re a pothead, you’ll get it.

4:49

You’ll want to be part of it.

Oh, I also have in my mouth a dip.

Where did I put them?

I don’t know.

But yeah, So I, I’ve got a dip.

It’s, it’s a, it’s a THC infused dip.

There’s no tobacco.

5:08

It’s only 10.

It’s 10% per like pouch.

I don’t know if you want to put too many pouches in your mouth at once, but I’ve been, I’ve had this one in for like what time is it?

I don’t know, 20 minutes now and it’s adding to the high of the blue.

5:28

The blue is, this is good.

Actually, I’ve had it for a little while.

I haven’t really tried it ’cause I wanted to try it on the podcast and it’s good.

It’s got a body buzz like a little a nice amount of body high with like a touch of head high, a little bit of zone out.

5:51

Yeah, it’s a pretty solid daytime sativa because like my brain is active, but my body is relaxed.

Mm hmm.

It’s a nice touch.

I don’t know how long you’re supposed to leave these dips in for, though.

6:10

I guess until the flavors gone.

It’s still minty, so it should be still good, right?

I think they’re nice though.

These ones are nice to TV too.

They’re a little bit of an uplift.

You know, one of the things that I like talking about on the podcast too is stuff that happened when I worked at the store.

6:33

Because dude, at a pot shop, there’s so many characters, so many funny people come in.

Like I remember so many, such a wide variety.

When COVID, when COVID was still happening, a guy showed up in a Boba Fett helmet, a Wookie, like a jacket that resembled A Wookie, all furry and had the little sash, you know, And he just sat there talking to us as if like that was life, dude, you got a picture this, you have to picture this a guy.

7:10

You can’t, you don’t know who it is, right?

But he’s got a Boba Fett helmet on and a a Wookiee body and he’s talking to you about weed as if like whatever is happening there is normal.

I get it.

7:25

I’m weird too, dude.

But yeah, so there was that guy.

There was a guy that came in once and he rapped.

We were, I did a podcast about it, about some of these guys.

He came in and as he was doing his, as he was doing his like transaction and finalizing it, dude, I’m getting high.

7:48

That’s good weed.

It’s starting to hit me in the forehead a little bit.

But as this guy was doing his transaction, he he looks at me and he goes, hey, man, can I rap for you?

And I was like, OK, so as I’m giving him his change, he raps a verse.

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8:08

Don’t get me wrong, the rap wasn’t bad.

It was just that’s maybe not his thing.

Maybe like, write, maybe write it for other people.

You know, there was always guys that would come in and be like, like, they hated everything.

Like one guy would just come in.

It seemed like every week just to go down the, like row of cabinets and just be like, hey, I don’t like this.

8:31

This is bullshit.

This is bullshit, this is bullshit.

Like everything had a story.

Everything was bad.

All the Purdue, the people that like made it were contributors to the the the the horribleness of it, as he put it, you know, people.

8:50

I wither OK, one time, dude, this is crazy.

So one time I, I did, I talk about, I don’t know, I might be repeating myself, but I was, I was working at the counter and the door dinner goes off.

9:10

So I go up to let people in and it’s like a group of, you know, 5 or 6 university students and this one girl walks in and she’s wearing like a white pajama top, but it’s like fully see through and just comes in as if it’s not a big deal.

9:32

Like your titties are hanging out, you know, like what, what are we doing here?

Why would you leave the house with your titties hanging out?

Like you obviously need attention or want attention because you can’t not know.

You can’t not know that your titties are hanging out.

Like, are you kidding me, dude?

No, I had to go to the back on that one.

9:53

I was like, I can’t do this, I’m too old.

I’ll give, I’ll fucking catch a case.

Fucking tits, just out for the world to see.

That happened a few times.

There was a couple of those.

And then there’s always the people that feel like bug tenders don’t know what they’re doing, which I get it, a lot of them don’t, or a lot of them overdo it.

10:17

Like they’re just too into describing the weed to you.

Like, just tell me what’s good and let me go.

I was really good at taking those strains that would like mix and match together really nicely and extending your enjoyment for the evening or however long you wanted to have them.

10:38

Like I knew what what you should have at different times a day to get the result that you wanted.

So people would come to me.

That was one of my favorite parts.

People come in bringing their friends in to be like, hey, talk to this guy if you want to like have a really good night.

And then elderly or older people that come in, they they started coming in looking for like CBD and started to get interested in the planet.

11:03

A lot of them obviously very adamant about not getting high.

So you had to like, I don’t know, it was fun discussing all that stuff.

So that’s why this whole podcast has basically been me trying to explain why thoughts off the stem is thoughts off the stem.

11:20

You know, you get it.

Do you get it?

I’m sure you get it.

Yeah, yeah.

The whole point was just to enjoy weed and and have a sesh, man.

Yeah, so many characters.

11:42

But I also wanted to like.

I found that one of the best ways, the best sales, like the best sales tactics or best ways to interact with a lot of the questions that you get and the different types of the different personalities you get.

12:02

You had to transition pretty easily.

Like you had to go from one minute being like, oh bro, this stuff it like, oh, you don’t even you’re going to be a goat.

Like that’s gonna, you know, those like fainting goats, that’s you after this.

OK, You have to go from that to explaining how a CBD oil can benefit a 75 year old person that knows nothing about it.

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12:24

You know, that was fun.

You got to have all sides of my personality.

But that’s what I figured, you know, that was that’s what I figured would be a good point to doing this podcast was just to have a sesh.

12:42

Eventually I’ll get to the point where hopefully I can get some like good interviews going on.

I’ve already had a couple.

They were good, but I want to try and you know, up it.

13:06

I feel like this dip poach is pretty well done.

It’s a little minty but it gets soggy.

It’s nice though.

I also have a what is it a mango one I think that I haven’t tried.

13:22

That one might be good.

Yeah.

So I thought that in in the next few episodes, I think are going to be a series on helping understand why or what different cannabinoids are, what they do and how they can enhance your high.

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13:41

You know, take my knowledge, pass it on in terms of the feeling and the, you know, the experience.

That’s what I’m good at.

I think understanding the experience, knowing where it came from.

You.

I can’t grow.

Like I’ve tried growing a couple times.

13:58

Nope, doesn’t work for me.

I have like a black thumb.

You know what it is?

I’m impatient.

I’m super impatient.

So like, yeah, I can’t, I can’t.

I one or two times.

I tried it.

14:14

I checked on these plants all the time, dude, all the time.

It was a bad idea because I just killed them.

I tried twice.

And then I was like, you know what?

You’re not made for this.

So I thought, OK, how could I?

How could I be involved in weed other than that once it became legal?

14:32

And then, yeah, you can sell it.

Sell the experience.

That’s what most potheads want.

That’s what most stoners want.

Even if you’re not a Stoner, really, if you’re somebody that’s just interested in weed, a good way to sell it is, you know, providing the, I guess, truth about the experience.

14:55

Yeah, I love weed, dude.

I love weed.

I love the different levels that it works on.

Like it’s different than booze, you know, ’cause like booze, I feel like booze, you’re just like when you’re drunk, you’re just one way, you know?

15:17

Like if you’re happy drunk, you’re always happy when you’re drunk.

If you’re an angry drunk, you’re always angry when you’re drunk, right?

So like with weed, it’s not like that, you know, with weed you have like a multi faceted high.

15:37

You could be introspective one day.

You could be giggly and laughing and joking around Y you know, yeah highs different you can be at like more empathetic, more reflective.

15:53

Like if you’re drinking, I feel like if you’re reflecting, you’re reflecting only in like 1 avenue, you know, one way of thought.

Whereas if you, if you’re smoking weed, then you start reflecting the weed makes you sort of like try to take on a different thought, pat, like thought process or like a different, yeah, yeah, basically just a different thought process.

16:21

That’s what I’m saying.

Hi is kicking in, dude.

16:35

You know how weird it is to have a guy rap at you while you’re giving him his change?

Again, Don’t get me wrong, I feel like the writing was good, but his presentation of it.

16:57

You know, just there’s things you do and things you don’t, but I guess I get it.

You want to it’s yours.

You want to do it.

Wow, I dude, I am.

I hope you’re high because like I’m the high is really settling in right now.

17:17

I was going to smoke AI was going to smoke another unknown joint but Nope, I don’t think so.

I think I’m good.

That one little bong hit was solid 28%.

Yep, I get that.

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17:37

I smoked that in a in my dab rig because I only have a you know those straight bongs, I don’t like them get water in your mouth and shit.

I like beaker bongs, but like I don’t need such a big bong anymore.

When I need a like a bong head, it’s like I just need something little.

17:57

So I use my dab rig and dude, it works pretty well.

I’ve never done a bong head in a dab rig.

I just figured the makeup of it would like, I don’t know, dilute the high too much, but it doesn’t gives it nice clean hootie hoot.

18:15

And it’s like a nice little package, like one shot is pretty good.

You know, you’re pretty satisfied.

Yeah, man, I’m so high.

But yeah, that’s what I’m going to do.

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18:34

That’s what’s coming up.

I’m going to do a series on different cannabinoids.

I’ll start with CBD and then do CBN and then CBG and we’ll talk about how how that works and what kind of effects it has potentially, you know, because not everybody’s the same.

18:55

So it might be a little bit different, but there’s basics.

There’s basics that that are like this will a standard that’ll happen, you know?

Yeah, right.

Would that be good?

Like I’m sitting here pontificating.

19:11

I think that’d be good and helpful.

My aunt was telling me because her and some people she knows they need, they find that they need a little little help and they get they get a lot of misinformation when they go to the dispensary to try and get like CBD or whatever will fix or help or, you know, give them relief because they’re not necessarily looking to get high.

19:42

They’re looking to like, you know, just deal with some joint pain or this or that.

Dude, this weed, I’m, I’m not even, I don’t know why I’m laughing.

That’s what I’m saying.

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19:58

This weed is pretty good.

I didn’t expect that much from it.

I’m gonna try the indica one next.

But what was I saying?

Oh yeah.

I was saying that my aunt was telling me that, you know, older people need a little bit of direction and help with the with, with what they’re looking for and they, and to prepare, help them prepare.

20:21

Before they go to the dispensary so they know what they understand it a little more.

And I was like, yeah, I should do that.

I should, I should pass on my dispensary knowledge and my, my years of testing experience and help these help people that are new to it understand it better.

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20:41

So that’s what I’m going to do.

I’m going to give back.

Dude, I’m so high.

Oh, I hope you’re high.

I hope you’re enjoying the sesh.

I know it was kind of just like a explanation of what this is after 180 some odd episodes, but you know, it is what it is.

20:59

I hope you enjoy it.

I’m going to try and make it better, like all the time.

You wouldn’t believe how many people?

21:18

No, you probably would, but no, you wouldn’t.

No, I don’t know.

I don’t know what I’m talking about.

I don’t know what I’m talking about now.

All right, that’s it.

Jesus Christ.

Those are my thoughts off the stem for this week.

I hope you enjoyed the sesh.

I hope you come back next week with me.

Justin Barone, your friendly neighborhood pothead.

21:37

Check out Tots420.com if you like seeing the transcripts.

I’m starting to post them as blogs and you can read it out, reenact it.

Yeah.

You get all the links to the episodes.

21:54

If you, well, not if you should subscribe, like and share the podcast.

If you get a laugh out of it, give it to a buddy that you think will get a laugh out of it.

You know, that’s all I’m saying.

But yeah, I hope the weeks I don’t know what I’m talking about anymore.

22:16

Dude, I just got to end this.

Fuck really high off that one more hit because you know that’s how it goes.

So check out dots420.com.

Come back next week and until next time, keep your lids low baby.

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