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 History
the 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 2026Resurrected Enzymes
Scientists “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!
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. I used the “right” prompts to get a devil’s advocate response. I 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 Area
How it Works
The Benefit
Cultivation
AI sensors balance light, humidity, and nutrients.
Predictive alerts tell growers exactly when plants are vulnerable to pests.
Retail Analytics
Platforms analyze purchasing patterns and market trends.
Better recommendations for you based on your desired effects or medical needs.
Compliance
Automated 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!
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 Baroni 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).
Resetting your baseline and managing withdrawal symptoms.
5:39
The Science of REM Rebound
How THC blocks REM sleep and what happens when the floodgates open.
12:18
Neurology of a Pot High
Understanding Anandamide, Dopamine, and Serotonin receptors.
24:30
The Giggle Factor & Baseline
How a break restores the “fun” part of being a stoner.
27:43
Sesh Review: Galactic Runts
Lab 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.
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?
Product Profile: Galactic Runts (Tribal)
Feature
Details
Product Type
Live Resin Vape Cartridge
Strain Type
Indica
THC Potency
76.8%
Terpene %
8.5%
Top Terpenes
Limonene, Caryophyllene, Linalool
Flavor Profile
Mixed Berry, Pine, “Gummy Bears”
Effect
Thoughtful, 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.
Tell me what you want to see me do.
I’ll do order.
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32:36
I say that I might have subscribe on everywhere.
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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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:
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**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.
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.
Spread Love and Stay Positive
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?
Spread Love and Stay Positive
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.
Spread Love and Stay Positive
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.
Spread Love and Stay Positive
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.
Spread Love and Stay Positive
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.
Spread Love and Stay Positive
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.
Spread Love and Stay Positive
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.
Spread Love and Stay Positive
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.
Spread Love and Stay Positive
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.
Episode -182 – Transcript – Whether you like it or not, you’re being recorded
Episode 182: The Illusion of Privacy in 2026
In this episode of Thoughts Off The Stem, we dive into the uncomfortable reality that privacy is a relic of the past. From smart doorbells capturing neighborhood gossip to the AI in our pockets listening for ‘buying intent,’ we explore why we’ve traded our anonymity for convenience—and whether we can ever get it back.
0:05
Welcome to thoughts office stand.
I’m Justin Baroni, a friendly neighborhood pothead and today we’re smoking mystery weed.
I can’t remember what I rolled in here, but I’m really hoping that it’s the last bit of my liquid imagination.
I’m hoping anyway a little fired up today.
So this ones like a little bit of a wake and bake for me.
0:21
I know you won’t see it till the afternoon on a Friday, but dude, I was driving home from dropping my kids off at school.
OK, I have to go across this very narrow 2 lane while it’s a four lane Rd. but two in your direction lane Rd.
And there’s a certain point where I get like it’s it’s just over the halfway mark where there’s one kid that gets picked up on a short bus for school.
0:45
OK.
And today as I’m driving by, I’m actually at the light right before this kids house and I’m behind the school bus.
So as the school bus crosses the intersection, I have room to go around now the lights aren’t flashing, there’s no stop sign out.
1:02
She’s the bus isn’t even near the house yet.
It’s still like two or three doors down, so I’m behind the bus.
The bus doesn’t go that fast.
I’m not speeding, I’m not trying.
I’m not flying by traffic or anything.
But I figure I’m going to pass this bus because I want to get stuck behind this kid because generally when he get when I when that bus stops, okay, the parents take like fucking 1015 minutes.
1:23
I shouldn’t swear 1015 minutes, the parents take 1015 minutes to get the kid on the bus, giving them hugs, making sure he’s settled in his seat.
Like come on man, get your kid on the bus, get going.
I don’t care like to be honest, if even if it’s special needs, if you’re not in like a wheelchair or something like that, like on and off, other people have other shit to do.
1:44
They’re not waiting for you.
Like you holding up that amount of traffic for one kid is ridiculous because literally it takes maybe not 15 minutes, but like 5 or 10 minutes for these parents to get this kid on the goddamn bus and then it takes them another like 2 or 3 minutes to get off the bus.
Like what are you doing?
2:01
So anyway, as the and it holds up like a lot of traffic, it’s a very busy Rd.
There’s a Tim horton’s across the street.
So like that causes enough of a funnel and like there’s no, it’s unnecessary to sit for as long as they do trying to get their kid on the bus.
The kid is standing with them like, anyway, so today as I’m going, I’m behind the bus.
2:21
Bus starts to slow down.
I have space on my left.
So I go out around the bus and I go to pass it.
As I pass it, the dad, who’s dressed like Ronald McDonald, by the way, in yellow pants and a red shirt, is standing in front of the bus filming all the traffic.
Now I get, I get it.
2:38
You know, it’s a, it’s a, it’s a road where people get impatient and fly down that road.
I was not flying.
This guy starts recording traffic.
And as I go by, because I’m the first car, he’s shaking his head like I did something wrong.
First of all, again, there were no lights on on the bus, OK?
2:56
The bus was just slowing down.
There’s nothing wrong with me passing it before it stops.
I look behind the line of traffic around me or behind me now, which is only like is right behind me.
It has gone around the bus as well as it’s slowing down.
The lights come on and start flashing.
3:11
Then it starts flashing.
This dude is out in the middle of the road, OK, filming all the traffic as it goes by, shaking his head as if like everybody did something super wrong.
This is a problem that I fucking have with society, dude, because everybody has a smartphone and the ability to video anything they want.
3:32
Like there’s this, there’s this warrior mentality or this protector mentality.
I don’t know if it’s warrior, but it’s definitely protector.
Like, oh, I’m justice, you know what I mean?
You’re wrong, dude.
I don’t care what you say.
You are wrong.
3:48
You have impeded traffic for years by taking your sweet ass time because you’re so absorbed in your own crap that you impede traffic every morning, piss people off, or trying to get to work because you want to give your kid an extra couple hugs.
4:06
Great.
I am all for showing your kids the love, but also be respectful of your surroundings.
Now I know that this guy’s probably sitting on the side of the road.
Oh, these people are driving and they’re doing something wrong.
Nobody did anything wrong.
The bus hadn’t even put its flashers on yet.
4:23
Nobody.
NOBODY impeded anything that was happening with this bus.
I can understand if you’re getting fed up that the traffic is doing.
You know people are speeding through when the bus is stopped.
I get that.
But for you to stand in the middle of the road and start recording people as they go by just because you think that they did something wrong or you think that they should stop for your situation because you’re there?
4:50
Fuck you dude.
That’s what I have to say.
Too many people, because they have a cell phone and a way to like record people and put them on blast, have this attitude of like, I’m right.
5:06
You’re not always right.
A lot of the times you’re fucking wrong.
Acting like a Karen standing in the middle of the road.
Nobody did anything wrong.
We passed it, we passed it.
We passed a slow car before it put like before it put any of its indicators on.
That’s all that happened.
I don’t care that you got ticked off at it.
5:23
Think about all the people that get ticked off every day for the last however many years, OK, that you have been spending five to 10 minutes putting your kid on a bus when it only takes about 60 to 90 seconds.
Get over yourself.
Move on with it.
5:39
I’ve had on that road, I’ve had so many people like Karen’s videotape my car or try to record my car.
I don’t know why, because you’re driving 40 and I want to go 50.
The the speed limit on that road is 50 kilometers an hour.
I’m not doing anything wrong.
5:55
There’s a 40 past that and then you slow down for the 40 because there’s a school right over there in a church.
But there’s nothing wrong with passing a school bus in A50 at 50 when the school bus is slowing down and there’s no signals on.
I had a guy once when I was driving home, he was driving so slow.
6:12
He’s doing 30 OK, and as I pass him, he’s again.
When I pass him, I’m only doing 50, maybe 55 if I’m being honest.
OK, He’s got his phone up recording me as I drive by.
You’re doing the illegal thing, dude.
6:28
You’re using your phone while you’re driving, you dummy.
I’m so done with people, dude.
I like people individually.
I do not like people that are in groups that get their mind all messed up over what they think is right or acceptable.
6:48
People need to learn that nobody cares about you.
We just don’t.
Everybody has their own life.
I don’t know you.
You’re standing in the middle of the the road recording me for whatever purpose.
You send that to a cop, a cop’s gonna be like, well, I don’t see what he’s doing wrong.
7:05
Like if I was flying by at 150 miles an hour, I get it.
But I’m doing the speed limit.
I’m not.
I’m not causing a problem, I’m not driving dangerously.
I had room to turn.
I signalled.
Same thing with the old guy that was recording me as I was driving.
I was coming up behind him, but apparently a little too fast for him, which doesn’t make sense because he was doing well.
7:25
I mean, it makes sense because he was doing 30 in A50 and I was doing 50.
So I passed the guy like you should.
Why are you in the left lane?
If you’re going that slow, move the fuck over and get out of the way.
The other thing that made me wonder is if this kids on the short bus and this dad is out.
7:45
Literally this guy’s out in the middle of the road recording people like a dumbass in yellow pants and a red shirt like Ronald McDonald.
I think he took the short bus too.
He doesn’t quite understand.
This isn’t how you life, man.
This is how you get run over.
Like great, you have it on video, but now you have broken legs and a messed up spine.
8:04
Like what are you doing dude?
The fact that people have sort have the fact that people find it really easy like have such access to to recording and putting people on blast is bullshit because you can just put it online and then you can have like like you could, he could put my license out there for anybody.
8:22
Do you understand the do you understand the consequences that could happen?
Like people that are nuts will take that, get enraged, and then potentially do harm to somebody else because you’re too stupid to recognize that what you’re recording is not illegal.
8:39
You may not like it, but that’s not my fucking problem, dude.
I don’t like your face.
I don’t like you in the middle of the road trying to film me as I do regular driving things.
It’s not my part, It’s not my fault you’re stupid.
It’s not my fault that you think that the world revolves around you and everything should happen because you want it to.
8:59
That’s all you’re telling me.
That’s not the first instance I’ve had.
Like I said, I’ve had a few people on that road record me, and I get it.
Like, I know that people get frustrated when they drive.
I get all that stuff.
But the problem is, is that no, when you get stuck in that mindset, you don’t think about what you’re doing, you don’t think about the consequences.
9:20
You don’t think what could go wrong for you?
You know what, what happened if I wasn’t paying attention as well as I should have and this guy walked out from behind the bus to the middle of the road and I fucking clipped them.
That’s my fault, but it’s his fault.
Really.
That’s fucked up.
Like you’re just being an asshole at this point, right?
9:38
It’s definitely got more prevalent because I can remember the first time it happened.
It actually OK, so it happened to me once, like people recording you.
I was at my I think it was my son’s first birthday and my daughter’s like third birthday.
9:53
We had a, they’re two days apart but like 3 years.
So we went to a splash pad and we had like a double birthday party and I remember I was walking around the splash pad.
This would have been in 2010.
So like smartphones and stuff were just relatively new.
I guess they weren’t as abundant as they are now.
10:10
People still had other phones and I was following my daughter around through the, the splash pad recording.
And as I’m recording, I’m, I’m watching the, the phone ’cause I’m not trying to get other, like, I mean, people get in the frame, but I’m not trying to get other people’s kids ’cause I figure, you know, people see a guy in his like late, I think it was my late 20s at that early 30s and taking pictures, you know, videoing in a splash pad.
10:35
But there’s no real kid right around me.
So I can understand how this guy got a little agitated, but it was so stupid.
I’m following my daughter, not trying to record anybody else but her, OK.
And I’m standing there because she goes under the little like mushroom fountain thing.
10:51
And she’s standing there playing and doing her thing.
And I’m just standing off to the side sort of recording.
And then I see this guy in the back of the frame stares at me and he just starts charging at me, like not running, but like, you know, he’s like doing a very aggressive, like saunter over to me.
11:07
And so like, to avoid the incident because I knew there was an incident coming, I started walking towards my daughter.
As I got closer to my daughter, the guy sort of like steps in front of me.
He’s like, yo, what are you doing?
11:23
I go, I’m recording my daughter on her birthday.
Can you move?
So yeah, show me your kid.
Listen, when you do something like that as a person, why do you think that you’re the authority on life?
Like, show me your kid.
No, fuck you.
I don’t know who you are.
11:39
Why would I show you my kid?
I have to be a protective adult too.
You have to respect the fact that I’m there with my daughter on her fucking birthday, you prick.
Like fuck you man.
I hate people like that.
Don’t get me wrong.
Like I think that people should step in if something bad is happening, but I don’t think you should invent a bad scenario just so you could cause some issues or because you can, like, you know, oh, I have to fix this.
12:05
No, you don’t.
You don’t have to fix shit.
You’re not put on this planet to fix anything.
You’re put on this planet to get along with people and do whatever it is you do.
If you’re a cop, you’re, you’re an army man, You’re a firefighter.
I understand.
Sure you want to be involved.
You, you have some training in the ability to identify a bad situation as a regular human being in a splash pad.
12:25
You don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about.
So don’t start approaching people because you #1 don’t know who or how those people are mentally.
Like what if I’m a crazy person?
What if I’m just like, I’m going to fuck somebody up because they’re in my space?
That guy got so close to me that if I wanted to, I could have just knocked him right out.
12:45
I’m not saying that I was going to, but like he chart like a Karen charged right into my space.
What are you doing?
Don’t.
You can’t be filming here.
Yes, I can.
I’m at my daughter’s birthday and I’m not filming anybody else.
Not trying to.
I’m trying to take pictures of her dude, for memories, you fucking asshole.
13:02
If I have a camera and I’m taking pictures, like back in the day, do you know who would walk up to people with cameras being like, what are you doing?
No one because people understood that you’re taking family photos.
Like some people just have such a Burr in their ass that they want to be the person that protects everything, you know?
13:19
And then again, like I said, with the, with the, with smartphones and the ability to capture any image at any time, wherever you want, all of a sudden you have this new sense of like, I don’t know if it’s authority or just personal, like justice.
13:39
You know, it’s, it’s obviously a, a social, just a personal social justice warrior or something like that.
But like, what are you thinking?
Like, oh, I have a phone.
So people aren’t going to do anything because I’m recording you.
Some people don’t give a shit and they’re going to, they’re going to deal with you whether you have a phone going or not, you know what I’m saying?
13:58
Especially if you get like the wrong person.
Like if you’re the dude that’s going to, that’s sort of like if you’re the dude that’s pressing it and getting in someone’s face, like the guy at the splash pad, there’s a high probability that somebody’s going to knock you out or mess with you or try to fight you or physically harm you.
14:17
Like don’t get in people’s space.
If you’re that concerned about it, you call the cops.
That’s what the police are for.
I’m Canadian.
I can say that.
But yeah, I don’t understand why people think that it’s their job to take on.
14:33
And then when people do take on the responsibility of trying to set things right or hold people accountable, like they’re not actually thinking of the scenario, they’re thinking or or live in the scenario.
They’re thinking about the possibility of the end result of if this scenario goes bad.
14:51
You know, like that guy’s filming everybody even though not one car did anything wrong passing that bus.
He’s filming that thing, probably thinking why aren’t you stopping for the bus for my son?
My son can’t get on safely.
Keep your son on the fucking sidewalk like a grown up, OK?
And a proper father.
Put your phone the fuck away and pay some attention to your child before they go to school so that you’re not holding up the rest of society because you want to give an extra 22nd hug. 30 SEC whatever.
The Reasons
The Logic
Smart Devices
Everyone’s got one and they think recording is more important than safety.
Public Surveillance
Everyone is watching everyone even when we should be jumping in to help out, we’re reaching for our phones.
Main Character Syndrome
Everyone thinks they’re the main character of everything, recording others because they’re but hurt or want the views.
15:20
Be responsible.
You’re asking other people to be responsible.
You need to also be responsible.
And being responsible is not fucking recording people that aren’t doing anything wrong just because you have a Burr up your ass about the flow of traffic that you impede every day.
15:38
There’s no other person on that road that’s getting picked up, it’s that one kid and you’re going to take 5 to 10 minutes out of everybody else’s morning commute because you want to give an extra hug.
That’s selfish bullshit, dude.
It’s as selfish as the people that if they have drove past this thing because they got impatient, the world doesn’t stop for you.
16:02
Nor should you be the social justice warrior Karen that tries to take on how society operates.
If you have a problem and laws are being broken, you call the God damn police.
That’s what happens.
You don’t take it on yourself.
You’re not Rambo, OK?
16:19
You’re not any movie character.
You’re not.
You’re not even Tim Kennedy, a real life human who could take out a lot of people because he’s an Army Ranger.
You’re not those guys.
Don’t start those problems.
You don’t want that smoke.
You hide behind a camera talking, talking all kinds of nonsense.
16:37
Just you’re beating people and threatening people with certain things that you’re going to do.
Like you’re recording nobody doing anything wrong and threatening them with, you know, probably some like calling law or something like that.
16:53
Like it’s such a bullshit.
If you’re going to be, if you’re going to be that guy, at least be right.
At least do it when it’s the right time.
17:10
You know, I know there was another instance with my dad and my son when my son was like, I think it was 5 or 6.
My dad used to live on this like, well, my parents, they lived on this like quiet little, you know, what do you call?
17:27
I don’t know what it’s called drive.
Like the street that like had a dead end.
He had to come out so people would walk because there was a ravine in the forest, the area behind them, lots of paths.
So people would walk along there all the time.
And my son, when I was going through my separation, had a bit of like an anger issue.
And sometimes my parents would watch her for the weekend to give me a break so that, you know, I could because it was a lot, man.
17:48
Anyway, the point being was that one night my dad and my son are out on the porch and my son is acting up and he’s like kicking like full on sitting in the chair, apparently just wailing on my dad.
I wasn’t there.
He called me, he goes, what do I do?
18:03
How do I get him to stop?
And well, I mean, he knew, but he eventually just left him in the chair till he cooled down and then he came inside.
But as this kids kicking him and my dad’s getting frustrated who’s like at the time, I think he was in his 60s, right, late 60s maybe could have been even early 70s.
18:20
No, I think 60s in his late 60s, and he’s having some health problems and stuff.
And so then, you know, my son’s kicking him and this guy walking by, my dad’s just trying to control his feet.
And this dude walking by on a walk puts his phone up.
He’s like, don’t touch that kid.
18:36
Like, who the fuck are you, man?
You don’t even know what’s happening, you uninformed idiot.
Like people like that piss me off.
That’s the type of Karen that drives me the fuck nuts.
Sorry.
I know I’m trying.
I know that overall I’m trying not to swear it’s tough it’s a tough Rd. because I’m also fired up today.
18:56
That guy really pissed me off in his Ronald McDonald pants and T-shirt.
But yeah, so this dude was walking by my dad’s house sees the my kid kicking my dad and my dad just holding his feet trying not to get wailed on and this guy starts some kind of I’m recording you and it’ll end up on thing if you do anything wrong like why are you threatening people you asshole?
19:15
Maybe think about like that to me says that this guy doesn’t have kids because clearly you don’t know what it’s like to have children that are out of control.
Like he had real bad anger issues.
It was a, it was a problem.
He him, he, he tried to hit me a couple times back then, you know, So like, I’m not trying to, I’m not trying to say that you shouldn’t hold people accountable to their actions, but you really should be thinking before you do, you know, because just running up into somebody’s business is not the move, man.
19:47
You might get the wrong guy on the wrong day.
Sure, there might be consequences for that guy’s actions, but at the same time you don’t want to, you know, it’s like one time I got into a fight, well like a road rage incident where I was pulling out of my house and I was driving.
This guy kept cutting us off till finally he followed us into a parking lot and he stopped behind my van.
20:07
And at the time my kids mom was pregnant with our son and we had my 2 year old daughter in the back.
OK.
And.
This guy pulls in behind us, behind us, gets out of his car and starts approaching the car.
20:22
I tell my girl to stay in the car.
I get out.
I go to the back of the van and meet the guy at the back.
And this guy’s irate in my face.
Now I didn’t because my I had my youngest kid and my pregnant wife in the car at the time.
I didn’t think like, oh, I might get hurt.
I thought this guy can’t get to the front of the car because he’s so like gonzo on this situation that I can’t let him get to the front of the car.
20:43
Who knows what will happen then.
So I remember he came walking up to me, arms out, screaming and yelling.
I just grabbed him by his collar.
Dude, I threw my jacket off.
I grabbed him by his collar.
I picked him up and I slammed him down on the hood of his car just to hold him in place because I was like, you’re not doing stupid shit.
20:59
And eventually the cops were called.
Cops show up.
I get sort of like, I get told like, you know, you shouldn’t have started this fight.
I was like, I didn’t start the fight.
So once they got all the information, they found out that this guy was actually in the wrong and the guy admitted to being in the wrong.
And the cop who I was talking to, he looks at me, he goes, you know, just for like future reference, like I wouldn’t get involved with people like that are this crazy because, you know, you never know what they have on them, like if they have a weapon or something like that.
21:27
And I looked up at the cop just being me.
I go, you don’t know what I have on me.
So like, it goes both ways.
And the cop goes, do you have a weapon on you?
I go no.
But I’m just saying like, you know, neither of us know.
But I also didn’t think because I was in like protection mode.
21:43
But I also have never been in a position where I got so irate with somebody over a potential scenario that had that plays out that I’ve like gone after them to the fact to the point where like I’m more cautious about that.
I’ve been, I used to work concert security.
I used to like I think about before I get into anything physical, I think about the consequences and I weigh the scenario.
22:05
It’s always better to walk away, dude.
So like, you walking up to somebody and shoving a phone in their face while you’re filming them and telling them they’re not doing something or doing something you don’t like, it’s bananas to me because like, what are you doing?
You know, you’re just provoking somebody.
22:23
Nobody likes being put off like that or caught off like that.
And again, if you’re going to be that person, be right, make sure that there is an infraction, a crime, real issue that happens before you decide to start, you know, trying to call people out because 1, you start doing that and everybody on the road in the scenario, this dude from the side of the road will look at you like a moron, OK?
22:52
You put yourself in danger by walking into the road because who knows if everybody’s paying attention or not, right?
And there’s nothing wrong with what you’re doing.
What what they’re doing.
There is something wrong with what you’re doing.
You’re walking into traffic like you can’t just do that.
It’s called jaywalking at the very least.
23:09
So like, you know, and then you’re going to go and look like a fool because now you’re recording that you’re going to put it online or you’re going to send it to the cops.
Be like, look what’s happening on my kids bus stop and the cops are going to go, well, there’s they’re passing.
The bus doesn’t have flashers on or anything.
23:24
Like they’re not on your, they’re not going to be on your side.
If the flashers are out and the stop sign’s out, I get it.
And the cops, I’m sure I’ll be like, OK, well, there we go.
We got this guy, this guy and this guy.
But it’s not like, and again, if somebody’s speeding, I kind of I kind of understand that, but don’t walk into it.
23:41
Like take it, you have a camera, it zooms like take it from the side of the road.
Don’t get involved.
You know, if you see somebody at a splash pad that doesn’t look right, maybe don’t just have your first reaction to be just to like walk right up to their face and try to, you know, put them in their place.
Maybe watch what’s going on, get a sense of how it’s of what’s happening and then proceed correctly, like calling the cops, not approaching people.
24:06
You know, if you see somebody, if you see a kid fighting with an adult at the front of the house on a property, you know, maybe don’t interject yourself in that because you don’t know what’s going on in the day.
24:23
I don’t care if you’re a parent or not.
If you notice that there is some severe violence going on and the kid is getting pummeled, maybe call the cops, you know?
But if the kid is kicking and there’s a 68 year old man trying to just hold the feet so that they that this, you know, 8 year old doesn’t kick him too hard, maybe just chalk it up for what it is, an upset kid and a grandparent trying to manage the anger of an 8 year old.
24:52
You know, I’m just saying, before you become a Karen, before you start recording everything, before you start putting a camera in someone’s face, maybe pay attention to what is happening at the moment.
Live in the moment.
25:08
Don’t be clouded by what your interpretation of the end, what the end result might be in terms of how you deal with that situation.
Maybe, maybe calculate your reaction and then match it to, you know, having an acceptable equivalence to what the actual scenario is.
25:39
Don’t walk in the middle.
Don’t walk out in the middle of the road trying to record people, you know, speeding or doing something illegal when they’re not stand on the sidewalk.
Use the Zoom feature on your phone.
Then catch the person you see somebody don’t I wouldn’t approach them.
That’s a good way to somebody, you know, some for somebody to hurt you.
25:57
Like I feel like in this world, anxiety is at an all time high and people are stressed out like crazy.
The world is falling apart, you know, and I feel like most people are not actually acting accordingly.
They’re really just pressing the agenda of negativity with their actions.
26:22
Yeah, I think that’s the best way to put it.
So keep your shit together, think, be smart, act accordingly, and don’t react on emotion.
That’s what I’m saying.
Don’t be a Karen, don’t be a Ken.
26:38
Don’t try to create a problem where there isn’t a problem.
I don’t know what this joint is.
I wish I could tell you.
It seems to be a sativa, so it might have been liquid imagination.
But yeah, those are my thoughts off the stem for this week.
26:58
I hope you enjoyed the sesh.
I hope you come back next week with me.
Justin Baroni, your friendly neighborhood pothead.
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27:16
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27:37
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Because that’s really all I’m trying to do is is put a smile on your face and put out some relatable content.
27:57
We’re all living life, man.
That’s all we’re doing, having a session, living life.
But yeah, I hope you have a good week.
I hope you have a good month, a good year.
Hope life is good to you.
And until next time, keep your lids low baby.
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In recent years, the spotlight on cannabinoids has intensified. Illuminating CBG and a vast array of potential benefits and applications beyond their recreational use. While THC and CBD have long been the center of attention. A lesser-known cannabinoid is emerging as a promising player in the field: Cannabigerol, or CBG. Often referred to as the “mother cannabinoid,” CBG is garnering attention for its unique properties and potential therapeutic effects. Let’s delve into the world of CBG and explore its burgeoning significance.
Understanding CBG the mother cannabinoid:
One of over a hundred cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant is CBG. Considered a precursor to other cannabinoids such as THC and CBD. It’s the first cannabinoid produced by the plant’s genetics. As the cannabis plant matures, CBG converts into other cannabinoids through natural processes. CBG is typically found in low concentrations due to this. Making it relatively rare and more challenging to extract compared to THC and CBD.
The Therapeutic Potential of CBG:
While research on CBG is still in its infancy. Preliminary studies and anecdotal evidence suggest that this cannabinoid may offer a range of potential therapeutic benefits. Areas of exploration include:
Neuroprotective Effects: CBG has shown promise in protecting neurons in the brain, which could have implications for neurodegenerative conditions. Such as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease.
Anti-Inflammatory Properties: Like other cannabinoids, CBG exhibits anti-inflammatory properties. Which could make it a valuable tool in managing conditions characterized by inflammation. Such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and arthritis.
Antibacterial Activity: CBG has demonstrated antibacterial properties against common pathogens. Suggesting potential applications in fighting bacterial infections, including those resistant to traditional antibiotics.
Pain Relief: Early research suggests that CBG may help alleviate pain by interacting with the body’s endocannabinoid system. Which regulates various physiological processes, including pain sensation.
Potential Cancer-Fighting Properties: Some studies indicate that CBG may inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Particularly in forms of cancer such as colon cancer, making it a subject of interest in oncology research.
Overcoming Challenges:
Despite its promising potential, CBG faces several challenges that hinder its widespread adoption and research progress. These challenges include:
Limited Availability of the Cannabinoid: Due to its low concentrations in mature cannabis plants. Obtaining significant quantities of CBG for research or commercial purposes can be challenging and costly.
Regulatory Hurdles: The legal status of cannabinoids varies from one jurisdiction to another. Thus creating regulatory obstacles that impede research and development efforts.
Lack of Research on CBG: While interest in CBG is growing. There’s still a significant gap in our understanding of its mechanisms of action, potential side effects, and long-term safety profile.
The Future of CBG:
Despite these challenges, the future looks promising for CBG. As research continues to expand and technologies for cannabinoid extraction and synthesis advance, we can expect to unlock more of CBG’s therapeutic potential. Moreover, as public perception of cannabis evolves and regulatory frameworks adapt, the landscape for cannabinoid-based therapies, including CBG, is likely to become more conducive to innovation and exploration.
In conclusion, Cannabigerol (CBG) represents a fascinating frontier in the realm of cannabinoids. Offering a wealth of potential therapeutic benefits yet to be fully realized. The growing body of research and anecdotal evidence underscores the importance of exploring CBG’s properties further. As we navigate this exciting journey of discovery. CBG stands poised to make significant contributions to the fields of medicine, health, and wellness.
Cannabis has long been celebrated for its ability to foster a sense of community and camaraderie among enthusiasts. From ancient rituals to modern social gatherings. The shared experience of cannabis consumption has played a central role in bringing people together and strengthening bonds. In this blog post, we’ll explore how cannabis positively impacts community dynamics and fosters connections among individuals.
1. Breaking Down Barriers
One of the most remarkable aspects of cannabis is its ability to dissolve social barriers and facilitate open communication. From passing a joint among friends or sharing a bowl at a community event. The act of smoking together creates an atmosphere of inclusivity and acceptance. Cannabis has a way of bringing people from all walks of life together, transcending differences in age, background, and culture. In a world that often feels divided, cannabis serves as a unifying force that reminds us of our shared humanity.
2. Fostering Creativity and Collaboration
Cannabis has long been associated with creativity and innovation, and its effects on community dynamics are no exception. People coming together to smoke and share ideas, often find themselves inspired to collaborate on creative projects or pursue shared interests. Whether it’s brainstorming ideas for a new business venture or jamming with fellow musicians. Cannabis has a way of fueling creativity and fostering collaboration. In this way, cannabis serves as a catalyst for collective growth and self-expression within communities.
3. Cultivating Compassion and Empathy
The experience of sharing cannabis with others often leads to deeper connections and a heightened sense of empathy. As individuals come together to smoke and share stories. They inevitably develop a greater understanding and appreciation for one another’s perspectives. Cannabis has a way of fostering compassion and empathy. It encourages individuals to listen with an open heart and offer support to those in need. In this way, cannabis helps build stronger, more resilient communities where individuals feel valued and supported.
4. Creating Spaces for Connection
Cannabis consumption has inspired the creation of unique social spaces where individuals can come together to connect, relax, and unwind. From cannabis-friendly cafes and lounges to outdoor festivals and events. These spaces provide a welcoming environment for enthusiasts to gather and share their love of the plant. By providing opportunities for meaningful interaction and engagement. Cannabis-friendly spaces play a vital role in strengthening community bonds and fostering a sense of belonging.
5. Sparking Conversations and Building Bridges
Cannabis has a way of sparking meaningful conversations and breaking down barriers to communication. Whether it’s discussing the latest strain or sharing personal experiences. The act of smoking together often leads to deep and meaningful exchanges. These conversations have the power to build bridges between individuals, fostering understanding and connection in the process. By creating opportunities for dialogue and reflection, cannabis helps bridge divides and promote unity within communities.
Cannabis and Community
In summary, cannabis has a profound impact on community dynamics. Fostering connections, and strengthening bonds among individuals. It breaks down social barriers, promotes creativity and collaboration and cultivates compassion and empathy. Cannabis serves as a powerful force for positive change within communities. As we continue to explore the potential of this remarkable plant. Let us embrace its ability to bring people together and celebrate the rich tapestry of human connection it inspires.
Ah, Canada – land of maple syrup, hockey, and now, legal weed. Since the legalization of recreational cannabis in 2018, the Great White North has become a beacon of hope for stoners everywhere. But behind the haze of smoke and celebration lies a tale of irony, because the cannabis regulations in Canada seem to be more tangled than a bowl of spaghetti.
What’s Changing in 2026? The “Red Tape” Review
Five years after legalization, Canada is finally loosening the belt—slightly. Health Canada’s recent ‘Red Tape Review’ has started streamlining the rules that make legal weed feel like it was packaged by a high-security prison. We’re seeing more flexibility in co-packaging (finally, multi-packs!) and a shift away from the boring, uniform font sizes that made every bag look like a prescription for blood pressure meds.
Let’s start with the basics. In Canada, cannabis is legal for both medical and recreational use. Sounds simple, right? Wrong. The regulations governing the production, distribution, and consumption of cannabis would make even the most seasoned bureaucrat’s head spin.
First off, let’s talk about the licensing process for cannabis producers. In order to legally grow and sell cannabis in Canada, companies must jump through more hoops than a circus poodle. From rigorous background checks to strict security measures, obtaining a cannabis license is no small feat. And don’t even get me started on the mountain of paperwork involved. It’s enough to make even the most dedicated entrepreneur question their life choices.
But wait, it gets better. Once a company has managed to navigate the treacherous waters of licensing, they’re faced with another challenge: marketing regulations. In an effort to curb underage consumption and promote responsible use, Health Canada has imposed strict rules on how cannabis products can be advertised. Forget about flashy commercials or catchy jingles – cannabis advertising in Canada is about as exciting as watching paint dry. And don’t even think about using celebrity endorsements to boost sales. Unless your spokesperson is a talking beaver, you’re out of luck.
Then there’s the issue of product packaging. In an attempt to make cannabis products less appealing to children, Health Canada has mandated that all packaging be plain, standardized, and devoid of any flashy graphics or colours. Because nothing says “fun” like a plain white box with the word “CANNABIS” stamped on it in bold letters.
3 Absurd Realities of Buying Legal Weed in Canada
The Reality
the reason
The Sticker Shock
Between the “sin tax” and provincial markups, legal prices often stay 20-30% higher than the legacy market.
The Plastic Graveyard
Even with 2025/2026 updates allowing for “recycling symbols,” the sheer amount of waste in a single 3.5g purchase is still a punchline in every stoner’s house.
Marketing Muzzles
Budtenders still can’t technically tell you if a strain will make you feel “happy” or “creative” without catching a compliance violation.
But perhaps the greatest irony of all lies in the price of legal cannabis. Despite the government’s best efforts to stamp out the black market, legal weed in Canada remains prohibitively expensive for many consumers. Between hefty taxes and production costs, buying legal cannabis is enough to make even the most die-hard supporter of legalization question whether it was all worth it.
So, what’s the solution to this regulatory quagmire? Well, that’s a question for the ages. In the meantime, Canadian cannabis enthusiasts will continue to roll with the punches, navigating the murky waters of regulation with a joint in one hand and a copy of the Cannabis Act in the other. After all, where there’s a will, there’s a way – even if that way involves jumping through more hoops than a circus poodle.
Canadian cannabis regulations are the equivalent of an over bearing “helicopter” parent. The government needs to back off, give us space, let us run and most importantly let us live damn it!
Which part of the Canadian “Red Tape” drives you the craziest—the packaging waste or the pricing? Let’s get a debate going in the comments! And if you’re tired of the bureaucracy, share this post to help wake people up!
Welcome, dear readers, to a journey through the whimsical world of 4/20, where laughter is the best medicine, and sometimes, so is cannabis. Buckle up your giggles and prepare for a ride through the haze of history, the cloud of culture, and the munchie madness that is April 20th.
The Origins: A Quest for the Green Holy Grail
Picture this: a group of high schoolers in the early ’70s, roaming the halls of San Rafael High School with the determination of treasure hunters. But instead of searching for gold doubloons, they were on the hunt for something far more elusive – a stash of abandoned cannabis. Thus, the legendary Waldos were born, meeting at the sacred hour of 4:20 to embark on their quest. And thus, a holiday was unwittingly born, a day where potheads and pranksters alike would unite in celebration.
The Rise of 4/20: From Basement Bongs to Global Giggles
As the years rolled on, so did the legend of 4/20, spreading like wildfire through the smoke-filled rooms of dormitories and basements across the land. Soon, it wasn’t just about finding that mythical stash; it was about coming together, sharing a toke, and reveling in the joy of community – or, let’s be real, just giggling uncontrollably at the word “fritos.”
Popular Culture: Where Snoop Dogg Meets Martha Stewart
Fast forward to today, and 4/20 has transcended its origins, becoming a cultural touchstone that spans generations and genres. From Cheech and Chong’s classic comedy to Seth Rogen’s stoner sagas, cannabis culture has infiltrated every corner of entertainment. And let’s not forget the unlikely duo of Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart, who have turned baking brownies into a high-class affair. Who knew that a joint venture between a rapper and a homemaking maven could be so… uplifting?
Celebrating 4/20: A Day of High Spirits and Higher Snacks
Now, dear readers, let us turn our attention to the festivities themselves. On April 20th, the world transforms into a kaleidoscope of colors, flavors, and aromas. From cannabis-themed concerts to munchie-filled food festivals, there’s something for everyone on this hazy holiday. And let’s not forget the countless memes, gifs, and puns that flood the internet, providing endless entertainment for those who prefer to celebrate from the comfort of their couch.
The Future of 4/20: Blazing Trails and Breaking Stereotypes
As we look ahead to the future, one thing is clear: 4/20 isn’t just about getting high; it’s about breaking down barriers and sparking conversations. With cannabis legalization sweeping the globe, the stigma surrounding the plant is slowly but surely fading away. So, whether you’re a seasoned stoner or a curious newbie, let’s come together on April 20th to celebrate the joy of laughter, friendship, and, of course, a good old-fashioned smoke sesh.
And with that, dear readers, I bid you adieu. May your bowls be packed, your snacks be plentiful, and your laughter be contagious. Happy 4/20, everyone!
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