All Entries in the "Ask An Old Hippie" Category
Ask An Old Hippie: Could Marijuana Be Causing My Nausea?
Dear Old Hippie: First, I love your column! Keep it up! Now for my question: has it been shown, or is it possible for chronic marijuana use to worsen or cause nausea, perhaps as a withdrawal symptom? Back story: I am a patient with Crohn’s disease, MMJ helps me immensely for pain and nausea, and I told my [...]
Ask An Old Hippie: Is Medical Marijuana For Real?
Q: Isn’t it true that “Medical Marijuana” is an oxymoron at best and a joke at worst? — Skeptical In Seattle Frankly, common sense and life experience seem to agree that a “weed that gets you high” has nothing to do with medicine or healing sick people. I must admit, that was my reaction when [...]
Ask An Old Hippie: Should I Smoke An Indica Or Sativa?
Dear Old Hippie: Now that medical marijuana strains are finding their way to people in less-enlightened states, even back alley dealers are claiming their weed to be “genuine Super Sour Diesel Sufferin’ Succotash Lazy Hazy Kush” or whatever. WTF does any of this mean to someone who just wants to know how it will make [...]
Ask An Old Hippie: Is Marijuana Addictive?
Dear Old Hippie: Between the ages of 16 and 20 I used pot recreationally. However, I eventually abused it during that time and became dependent on it at the end of that period. Also all my friends and associates were doing the same thing. We did it constantly. We had to have it all the [...]
Ask An Old Hippie: How Do You Make Green Dragon?
Dear Old Hippie: For a while now, I’ve heard rumors about the legendary Green Dragon that can get you high anywhere without smoking, yet I’ve never heard of anyone selling it. What can you tell me about this fabulous beast? A: The Green Dragon — and his consort, The Gold Dragon — are indeed real. [...]
Ask An Old Hippie: Why Do I Get Sick When I Get High?
From numerous questions: I threw up!…in a parking lot, while still in the car. I couldn’t handle it. I feel as though I must be one hell of a lightweight. I just took maybe 4-5 hits, and immediately after, started feeling really clammy and hot, and after a few minutes, I threw up. How could [...]
Ask An Old Hippie: What’s The Best Strain For Me?
Dear Old Hippie: First off, thank you for all the great information you give. After two years of taking every pill on the pharmaceutical market, my doctor finally signed my paperwork to get my Medical Marijuana recommendation. I used to smoke in the past, but have not smoked any weed for at least two years now. Now that [...]
Ask An Old Hippie: Can Military Veterans Use Medical Marijuana?
Dear Old Hippie: I am a disabled American veteran living in Arizona (which just recently passed their Medical Marijuana act). With all that I go through with the VA….are we allowed to use MMJ? I wanted to apply for my card here in AZ, but wasn’t sure if I would have repercussions from the VA. A: [...]
Ask An Old Hippie: Why Is Marijuana Illegal, Anyway?
Dear Old Hippie, I’ve been smoking weed for awhile and always took for granted that it’s been illegal forever. Me and my buddies always assumed that it was because marijuana helps you think “outside the box”, since it certainly isn’t dangerous or unhealthy. But then I found out that it used to be legal. So [...]
Ask An Old Hippie: What Can I Do With Marijuana Cooking Oil?
Dear Old Hippie: So I bought around a quarter ounce of weed and I ground all of it up. Then I put ¾ cup of canola oil in a pot and started to heat it. When it started to simmer, I put the weed in and added about a cup of water (so not to burn the [...]
Ask An Old Hippie: Can Marijuana Relieve My Back Pain?
Dear Old Hippie: I was in a car accident several years ago that left me with a back injury that unfortunately keeps me in quite a bit of pain a good portion of the day. I have been on a concoction of pharmaceuticals for the past year and a half, and finally decided that I [...]
Ask An Old Hippie: What’s a Body High?
Dear Old Hippie: Can you clarify what people mean by a “body high”? I’ve been high a bunch of times, but I’ve only experienced an intense “body high” that one time I smoked White Widow, and have yet to match it. Every time I’d do an action like swing my arm or touch something, I [...]
Ask An Old Hippie: Will Cranberry Juice Help You Pass A Drug Test?
Dear Old Hippie: I have heard that in many cases you can flush your system with cranberry juice. Is this true? I am eligible for a medicinal marijuana card in Ontario, but before I had the diagnoses that helped me and made it so I was eligible, I consumed cannabis on occassion to deal with [...]
Ask An Old Hippie: Am I Addicted To Weed?
Q: I recently had a bad breakup which triggered some latent depression, anxiety, and nausea, which are all pretty severe. A few months later I discovered weed, and it is the perfect cure for all three. I’ve tried lots of other drugs, but if they had any effect at all, it was subtle and unsatisfying. [...]
Ask An Old Hippie: Why Am I Waking Up Sick After Going To Bed Stoned?
Q: What’s up? I’m from Austin and I’ve been smoking for about 2 years now and I was wondering if the reefer can physically make you sick, because I’ve been waking up every morning sick and I always go to bed stoned. Could it be the reefer that’s doing that or is it most likely [...]
