Cannabis Scientist Answers Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED
Cannabis scientist Dr. Amber Wise answers the web's burning questions about cannabis! What's the difference between indica and sativa? Does CBD actually do anything? Why does weed smell like THAT? Is it really okay to smoke weed every day? Dr. Wise answers all these questions and much more!
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Crazy how people can now become weed scientists but there are still people locked up for smoking weed
I know. I live in Canada and I get mine in the mail now haha
I know. I'm in the UK and [redacted] haha
@@Potts2k8 haha
Top comment.
I'd think they made her say “cannabis scientist“ and she's probably versed in a wider spectrum. But anyways, still 100% agree with you. I think most people nowadays are educated and know that yes it's a drug and yes it does have addictive tendencies and yes you should be responsible (just like (legal) alcohol) and no it's definately not harmless (just. Like. Alc.), but just give adults a reasonable choice without having to get criminal. If booze is legal, there are very little arguments for weed being not. Germany is currently getting there, could be we're there in 2024.
hearing a science lady say “the dankiest sticky icky” was the greatest thing i’ve ever experienced
Her casual use of slang in general
Can it now be considered a scientific term?
@@Jmvars hey if a scientist says it
@@Jmvars As sort of a scientist myself I can confirm that "dankiest sticky icky" is a scientific term. Also applicable to any other smelly, sticky and icky areas.
She gets it!
I don't understand how someone can down 30 beers an hour and smoke 2 packs a day then tell me a joint or 2 per week will kill me and is super dangerous
Hypocrisy, See Also: Republicans, NeoLibs and Cops
The white government propoganda machine
Lmao using the lowest standard to compare yourself is not a good idea. You can justify anything with this logic.
@@Macoinebakit’s weed not crack bro
@@Macoinebak Maybe Joseph's point was more about hypocrisy
I'm a veteran, was actually addicted to alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
Amen God bless people. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.
YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I'm really happy for you that your wife decided to help you...I hear about alot of family members or so called friends shutting an addict out of their life, which since most addicts do it to mask emotions to me is the worse thing someone can do to an addict.
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
I was also a cannabis scientist in college, did a lot of experimentation
a pioneer in your field you might say
The difference between science and fing around is writing it down :D
Me too… I’m actually gonna go back to experimenting in a few minutes
As Willem Dafoe said in Spider-Man: You know, I'm something of a scientist myself.
"You know? I am also a scientist myself"
It's nice of her to weed out misinformation.
💀
I like what you did there 😏
Good one
Lol
Shame on you, Jo Po!! Shame.
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!
Yes, dr.sporesss. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.
Is he on instagram?
Yes he is. dr.sporesss
I love how competent and well spoken this lady is while most likely being baked
Studying Organic chemistry while high is a beautiful thing.
Nerdy women do it for me, too . . .
If you smoke everyday you can have a decent tolerance to be able to function properly whilst "baked" but I honestly haven't said "baked" since I was a teenager 😅
@@C_Hart I’m a teenager 👍
Haahhahahahahaha, excellent
The fact that people can scream, shout, sing and fight outside my house at 3am under the influence of alcohol - yet I'm a criminal for just wanting to sit with a game, a bowl of cereal and a puff to help me get to sleep just baffles me 🤷🏻♂️ (UK)
Mental. Hope this change over there soon for y’all ✊
Same man, it's weird
Move to canada my man. Still got the drunks but not going to jail for some green
Drug addicts always deny their addiction and the problems attached to it.
@playstationnetwork8226 Typical addict who thinks weed is not a drug 😆 seek help
Amber was my biochem teacher back in the day and made the class interesting. Glad to see she made it in life lol
Now you know why she looked so sleepy after lunch time.
@@tonyrandall3146 She was unusually laid back for being an instructor to a weed-out course so it all makes sense now. She was great.
@@shockwave.pulsar How odd is it to hear your old biochem teacher throwing around terms like "sticky icky"?
Did she make you support Israel.
@@__loafy__ Free Palestine yes, throwing that out in places where NOT A SINGLE SOUL is talking about it, no. Read the room. And smoke one for the team.
my uncle got diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer and was given 5 months to live, 3 months in he started actively smoking weed and 4 years later he’s still with us. not saying it saved his life or is the reason he’s still here, but it overall made everything more enjoyable for him.
Tbh that's still really important
DMT was life changing for me. I became one face of a multi-faceted experience prism, my side being my particular life experience. My awareness expanded and my social anxiety and depression was entirely gone. Truly magical!
I've been looking to try shrooms. You guys know where I can source?
Dr.Raymycolx is your guy. Best shrooms and psychedelics guy I know
He's on instgram?
Yes…sure
just had my first experience with golden teachers, it was really great! I loved it.
My best friend is a recovering Fentanyl addict, he wouldn’t be here without cannabis. Thank you for advocating on the use of cannabis while getting off of opioids.
That’s amazing to hear. Cannabis can absolutely be used as medicine!
I had a friend in highschool who took the opposing path. We were all stoners but he eventually ODd on fentanyl. Very scary drug, he only took one pill too.
Please do not spread misinformation. Fentanyl is used by heroin addicts because its at least the same potent but cheaper. Using Cannabis for doing a withdrawal of such a substance will lead within 24 hours to live-threatening seizures, organ failure or other shock reactions by the body leading to death.
Same never could’ve gotten clean w out it
@@mack3204 happy for you
You can tell she's a true blue educated pot head because of how well she interchanges her educated terminology, and the current slang. Great episode here.
When she said hit different I was like oh yea she be in the hood 😭
A true sign of brilliance, is the ability to take complex issues and explaining them in familiar terms, and she does an EXCELLENT job of this.😊👍🏽🙏🏽
@@ptrschickThis is like the best weed commercial I've ever seen.
@@tyblandon could've also been simply referring back to the question
And because she’s absolutely toasted out of here mind
I'm in my 60's. Growing up, one of my friends got bone cancer and lost his leg at 13. He was one of the very first people to receive chemotherapy and they dosed it really heavy at the time. This made him terribly nauseous. The doctors put him on anti nausea medication which in turn gave him grand mall seizures. I was there for two of them. His dad was a pharmacist and even his dad was glad to see him smoke pot instead.
As a biochemist and pharmaceutical researcher, I can say her chemistry and pharmacology are very accurate. Great educational video.
As a cancer patient I can say it helps on every level imaginable. Pain, anxiety, mood, sleep, nausea…& on & on 😊
hope you’re doing well❤
Try psilocybin.... many testimonials that it really helps
Wishing you the best and a speedy recovery
Praying for a speedy recovery.
All the best! Hope ganja is helping you some
As a professional in a completely different subject matter. I appreciate the 'weed talk' like a normal human discussing the subject "in da couch" and "hot boxing". This is how educators keep the audiences attention. I expect a scientist to know science words, but the presenter shouldn't expect the audience to know science words. Thank you Dr. Wise! .. o and Wired
She has me belly laughing as I roll a J. I love this!
I want to up vote your comment, but it is at 420. Naturally we have to keep it there.
Yeah, definitely. Especially if the topic matter is cannabis. most stoners just don't critical think AT ALL. 💀
“As a professional in a completely different subject matter” are certainly words that mean things
100% passed the vibe check
I wonder if only one of the producers at Wired decided to have her on, or if it was a joint decision.
There were multiple joints involved 😂
that was a pretty blunt joke dont u think. they most likely decided over a bowl of herbal supplements
Are you available for weddings and bar mitzvahs?
😂😂😂😂
I think they just rolled it up as another day on the job..your question sparked my interest though
After seeing the dry mouth question I wished to share. The best defense to dry mouth is hard candy. Drinking liquids will clean away saliva and mucus making the problem worse while hard candy will greatly promote saliva production and if you use a flavor that can be a minor irritant like cinnamon or mint it will help.
Oh that’s a good tip! Thanks for that.
More specifically, hard lemon candy. Just thinking about something sour or tart, can make you salivate
@@queueeeee9000 True. I was going to add citrus as it is actually one of the best choices but so many candies now don't have the citric acid or any actual juice in it so I didn't want to lead anyone astray. If it has a reasonable amount of citric acid or condensed juice though it's perfect. Of course the hardest part is not chewing up the candy lol. You want your body to read it as something that is hard to eat and digest.
Or gum
Just mind your teeth. Sucking on hard candy with no saliva will produce very sticky/sugary spit. Fast track to cavities.
Thank-you! That was very educational, and informative. One subject in particular was handled with the most deliberate grace I’ve seen exercised on the matter for a forum such as this one. Great job!
As a semi vet grower, this Dr was spitting absolute facts. One critique was the grazing over indica vs. sativas - but you could probably talk for hours on how it doesn’t necessarily matter. Great info great delivery!
Working in the cannabis industry for a couple years and seeing how much research and videos like these come out to help break the stigma makes me so happy :’)
how about that research which debunked the things so big in the industry and its marketing like the sativa/indica distinction.. reminds me of how they showed that vine experts are bullshitters.
Michael Jackson sounds in this video
Now there’s marketing for terpenes. “The entourage effect”
@@priapulida i am not gonna disagree with her strongly but imo experience there is definitely a difference. Some weed makes me want to just sit and veg and watch something funny and some makes me want to be more active mentally or physically. When i had the chance to specifically ask for indica or sativa, i compared both varieties in different sessions, sonetimes right after one another. My opinion hasnt changed. That being said, there is not a really big difference.
I worked in the industry and it killed my passion for awhile for growing. Shady people and greedy corps 😂
How did Wired miss the chance to release this video on 4/20?
they put it out early so it would get caught by the algorithm by 4/20. i guarantee they're better at this than you lol
Happy 420!
What does that mean, please?
@@ulalaFrugilega weeds birthday
@@ulalaFrugilegareally
I'm glad you addressed the difference of indica and sativa may very well be in our heads. 100% smoking is a different experience now than 20 plus years ago. Ak47 won the cannabis cup for sativa and a few years later the very same plant won the cup for indica. Even if it is in our heads you can still tell the difference. I almost wish there were no strain names or packaging lol.
It's not in our heads. The terpene percentage determines if a strain is indica or sativa. Indicas have higher amounts of terpene called myrcene which makes on tired. Well sativa has higher amounts of other terpenes that make one energized and have more of a head high.
@@ABirchwoodVampire With such clear differences you would think there would be people who could tell which was which just by smoking it however I can't do this and I've never met anyone who can. Also indica and sativa refer to genetics, and terpene profiles aren't really dependent on that. You can have an indica and a sativa with very similar terp profiles or two indicas or two sativa's with very different terp composition.
I have used cannabis for over 50 years. The effects on me , sativa can energize and indica sits you down. Of course , today the hybrids in the marketplace change everything.
What I’ve heard is there are no pure indicas or sativas anymore bc if crossbreeding over time but now I wonder if that’s true.
@@P-Funk69when landraces were popular, it was based upon your geo region. In Afghani(stan), Pakistan, and India, indicas grow naturally and have a naturally bushy structure, shorter but chunkier. Tropical regions naturally breed sativa's, such as Mexican, Thai, Jamaican, etc. They were often taller and thinner.
It would be great to hear a doctor discuss complex syndromes like cannabis hyperemesis syndrome
I love that she addressed the political science as aptly as the physical science.
It's incredibly hard to separate the two. Cannabis has been a part of human society for thousands of years, and the politics go back just as far. Look up Chris Bennett, he's a researcher who has written numerous books on the subject, and has a few good youtube videos out there where he talks in depth. I recall him talking about how in pre-Judaic times, high priests (but NOT the common people) take part in the "meeting of the tent" to anoint themselves (as well as burn incense) with oil infused with, among other things "kaneh bosm" - which is thought by a growing number of researchers to be cannabis.
Me too cannabis definitely appeals to both
Thank you for explaining that using cannabis daily for medicinal reasons is not always a problem. Sometimes people who use it recreationally or non users just don't understand. I know some who claim I'm an addict only because I use it daily. I'm in an illegal state, but I have had multiple doctors and therapists who I was honest with about my use agree that it helps me with some issues related to my PTSD/CPTSD.
I’m in a state where it’s legal and you can apply for a green are specifically to have medical weed at a discount price. One of the qualifications you’d have to have is PTSD. I haven’t gotten the card yet but I definitely smoke because of PTSD and it helps a lot.
Same here
People also tend to forget that cannabis has a lot if different substances/molecules with different effects. There are different breeds grown for different uses and effects. Some are grown more for the high effect. Others are grown to be more relaxing. And even others are grown that are more effective for things like pain management and nausea reduction, while barely giving you any high effect at all.
You are only concisered an addict if not having it negatively disrupts your life and and and you keep being distracted by not having it untill you buy more. If not smoking is going to mess up your sleep cycle and diet then you are concisered an addict. But people need to cope, not everyone can have the optimal social health and weed is a better coping tool then gambling, binge eating, drinking, promiscuity and thrill seeking
for the record, I am addicted to weed. when I stop smoking, I have physical symptoms that take a week to three weeks to normalize. sweating, loss of appetite and focus, quick to rage ect why do I want t stop? I'd love to save all that money, it's not great for my lungs and weed suppresses your REM sleep at night making it harder to control your emotions and respond to emotions in other people but it's the most effective way to put a lock on my hyperactive behavior and sometimes manic . I literally vibrate with out weed
as an extraction technician currently in the cannabis industry, loved this video! very informative as well!
I’ve always thought the difference between sativa and Indica were the genetics of the plant. However depending on how long you wait to harvest after the trichomes form on the buds will determine whether it’s more of a head high or body high. The longer the plant goes without being harvested the darker and more cloudy the trichomes get. The darker they are they heavier the high feels.
when the trichomes get darker the plant starts overriping. shouldnt let them go past amber-colored you might only want up to 40-50% amber, rest cloudy,
I think we need her here a minimum of once a week. Very informative, and she also seems pretty cool too.
I hope she look this comment
I was thinking the same thing, I could listen to her ALL day.
She looks like she did some before doing the video.
Yes
Yeah but she isn't gonna talk bad about weed. She says it's OK to smoke weed everyday? I have a friend hooked on it and he's a dozy mess.
Like she said, schedule 1 is for "no medical benefits which we now know is not the case." So no matter where it is scheduled, it shouldn't be where it is at right now. And we knew that when we scheduled it in the first place, just less formally. It is absolutely a social justice issue
Well the government couldn't constitutionally make being nonwhite and/or against the Vietnam War illegal, but they could criminalize a substance associated with those demographics and use that as an excuse to take away people's freedom, their rights, and their lives.
Social justice, politics, economics, corporate pressure, fund raising, social controls and more reasons depending on when your talking about.
Actually even the former ONDCP director Michael Botticelli must have known about USA patent #6630507: Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants ...
Not only that. The agencies that regulate and tax drugs don’t want to deschedule it. Sounds a bit interesting. Especially when the marijuana industry is worth so much and government drug enforcement of this product rakes in millions
Well she did basically admit that the only medical property it has it to get someone high.
Very informed video, probably the most information you could cramb into a video. Great video.
as a person who has spent most of their life researching, working with, and educating others to try and make cannabis a more functional medicine in the future, I thank you for this content. I am 4 minutes in and everything so far has been very accurate and well articulated!
As someone who has been working in the cannabis industry for a few years now and has been invested in the educational aspect of cannabis, this video is amazing. One point I want to add though. On the topic of Indica vs Sativa, The names actually just refer to the manner in which the plant grows. Sativa plants typically have longer, more fanned out leaves while Indica plants have thicker, more bunched up leaves. The reason these terms started to apply to the effect is because of the terpene profiles that were common among the landrace strains. Indicas were typically higher in terpenes like myrcene and linalool. Giving them the relaxing effect that the name is famous for. Whereas Sativas were typically higher in Limonene and Caryophyllene. Which gives an uplifting, euphoric effect. Hope this helps clear up some confusion!
Exactly one grows short and the other grows tall. And both have different percentages of terpenes that effect if it's indica or sativa. The genetics basically shows they are subspecies of each other and not the exact same plants.
Got any citations ?
i couls kiss you
So it's the terpenes that give us the effects?
no, but they modulate the psychoactive effects of THC and other cannabinoids @@Hehehehhehehehehehehehhe78
U hear a lot of the terminology around weed thrown around quite often, she did an excellent job explaining those here imo
Indo vs outdo
Thank you for that. ❤ you answered alot of questions I have had over the years. 🙏 much love to you❤
I don't partake any weed of any sort like I used to...but, I do think it is medicinal for so many people. The information she gives is the best I've ever seen about weed. I hope to see more of her!
I'm really grateful to hear Amber come right out the gate with why some people smoke daily, and without any stigma involved. I am so sick and tired of people lumping me in with this pre-conceived notion of laziness, addiction, and bad life choices. I am an auDHD, disabled 24 year old. I have never been on a mood stabilizer that works better for me than weed. I have hEDS, fibromyalgia, and polyarthritis, as well as several cervical spine issues. People need to stop with the unwarranted advice and realize that there are legitimate, natural healing properties in this plant. My mobility, mood, and overall ability to function is completely due to weed at this point in my life. We have to also remember that in the U.S., healthcare is not accessible at all. Weed is far more accessible than healthcare, even in non-legal states. Weed helps me to unmask, and dulls my sensory overload to the point I'm able to manage social interactions a lot better. I also grew up with parents who were addicted to hard drugs, and while obviously people struggling with addiction deserve resources, care, and empathy, I am tired of weed being compared to other addictions. The only reason I am unwilling to stop smoking as of now is because of how well it helps me maintain my health.
Agreed 👊🏼
I don't smoke any more because of a high regard for MY EFFIN' LUNGS. But even so, smoking every day just seems to do nothing after a while? Is that just me or common for everyone. If I eat a gummy, the next day it takes 2 gummies, then 3, then 5 and then I don't even bother for a month or so.
@@justgivemethetruthsome people do tolerance breaks so they can go back to smoking less and getting the same effect. It’s a totally normal experience. Although idk how it differs when comparing actual bud to edibles
@@justgivemethetruththis is the case w all drugs yes, especially bars / tabs
@@justgivemethetruth get a high quality dry herb vape
I'm an on/off recreational user. I realized that responsible use only has positive effects for me, but as my usage becomes irresponsible, negative effects start to manifest. Below I've listed my subjective positive and negative effects. Positives (responsible usage): insightful thoughts about things you care about (like music production), relaxing activities are way more relaxing and enjoyable, headspace and visuals when tolerance is low, absurd music enhancement, and potentially more complex and intentional art creation or ideas. Negatives (heavy usage): no dreams, weaker and fragmented mental visualization, less thoughts overall, less curiosity and general motivation, and unpleasant mental effects upon quitting (head feels empty and hypnagogic hallucinations are heavily exaggerated, aswell as an inability to sleep that makes you slightly delirious and further intensifies hypnagogic hallucinations) I recommend buying a time capsule case or something, and only taking out enough for you to smoke in a single sitting, then lock the case for atleast 24 hours or beyond. Irresponsible use basically just means addiction for me. And responsible use is about how much space you can create between sessions, so to milk the positive effects and prevent any negatives.
I've found more or less the same for me. Limiting myself to only once or twice a week seems to be peak enjoyment with minimal side effects to my life. That said it can be hard to limit when you have it at hand.
@@Tych333 I think it's so easy to become addicted because at the start its really beneficial and fun but once you start smoking every hour of the day, it gets bad. I'm definitely buying a time capsule case the next time I start smoking again.
I've had similar experiences. Thanks for laying it out like that, reading it helped me understand myself better.
It's not just the substance and its users. The consumption method actually affects your intake profile as well...
@@narvi5779 Echoing that, this was wonderfully articulated and I thank you for it as well. It's something I've always thought about but not really been able to put into words regarding my own irregular (but sometimes TOO regular) usage. Very well laid out!
I suffered the borderline disorder for over 23 years. With so much anxietyNot until I came across psilocybin mushrooms treatmentPsilocybin treatment actually saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms
thanks for the good info! i have wondered about many of these things.
Nice explanations. It is such a pleasing and rare experience to find real experts on KZhead!
As a bud tender, I agree indica and sativa is not the best way to classify plants, but what I do use those terms for is to understand what they are looking for. For example if someone says they are looking for an indica I know they want to relax/sleep, I use that to pick strains that I know will give them the effects they want.
What about a strain that you can use while you're doing physical activity?
@@nathanvaltierra8707 alot of hybrids are good for that, you can relax while still going about your day and just enjoy it a little more
To be fair for the average cannabis consumer there isn’t a better method, at least not widespread enough
Based on personal experience, there is a difference. Im all in Indica, its relaxing and heavy on the body. Sativa, im allergic to it I get paranoid fr
I always suspected there was little difference between indica and sativa, because without knowing, I simply could not tell any difference. And always wondered what everyone was always talking about or if I was somehow just missing it all. Good to finally know I was actually MORE perceptive than most, not less.
I smoke weed but I also know that inhaling any type of smoke into your lungs is not good. Was hoping she'd touch on this subject.
You seem to already know the answer. If you don't want cancer then get a vaporizer
You could use an herb vaporizer that heats the flower past the boiling point (solid -> gas) of various cannabinoids without heating the plant to the point of combustion (burning). That would make it so that there is no ash nor other byproducts of the chemical reaction that is “burning”.
It's true inhaling any smoke is bad for you lungs. Nothing is going to make inhaling anything "safer". Your lungs can only handle air and of course like temporary medications like steroids for like asthma attacks and other lung diagnoses.
@@luxuryenby Crazily enough, I saw something about that a very long time ago (15+ years) and I understood something similar. Like, smoking causes cancer but the THC and CBD somehow makes it so that the cancer cells metabolize off and build back or something crazy. I was actually not high when I read it but I had smoked a few times but I remember thinking "This plant is pretty awesome, I wonder why we aren't allowed to have it".
The risk IMO is mechanical and certainly *NOT* addressed since the FCTC/COP6 of December, 2014... Designed in Moscow/Russia behind closed doors in absence of journalist nor even observators. Due for a 10 years revision soon i bet!
Thank you for an honest informative Q & A
Great video... I love how you danced around the addiction question
As far as dreams and weed,what she said is spot on. I can barely remember my dreams when I'm blazing but when I stop I can have and remember vivid dreams
can't remember them, cuz in your dream you was takin a nap.
its a fact for me too. also a huge, huge fact for me: i only get nightmares sleeping on my back. if anybody out there has nightmares, try it out. its a 100% thing for me. i lived a life without nightmares since knowing this at a young age. books are good.
@@kosmique I used to get reoccurring nightmares/terrors as a kid
same, i’ve been sober for months now and i remember my dreams clearly contrasting to when i smoked i could never recall what had happened in my dreams
same for me
Interesting stuff. That bit about increasing blood flow to the prefrontal cortex got me thinking about the people I know with ADHD who are more functional when they smoke weed.
Yes the varying strains, dosages, mode of consumption, etc can severely impact the pharmaceutical industry due being capable of having so many different effects.
My experience has been the opposite instead of slowing the brain down, it speeds it up. Stimulants slow it down. It's weird.
I've noticed that I can remember longer strings of numbers since I started using cannabis gummies and tincture. At my age that's a plus.
@@tphillips37 I think people can be almost complete inversions of each other. Definitely, not everybody reacts in the same way to the same thing. I was talking to a friend, a while back, and we both have the opposite reactions to the light spectrum than what is commonly believed (orange and red light wakes us up and blue light makes us sleepy). At some point science will find some function of some gene that makes some brains behave in the opposite way to what the current science insists is the case.
@@tphillips37 There are some people like you. For me one of the weirdest things is amphetamines prescribed to ADHD people, to slow them down and make them more focused. I used to read a bit about that stuff. A couple of amazing books were written by a guy called by some "grandpa Shulgin". PIKHAL and TIKHAL. Very interesting stuff. I remember also there was a wonderful website called "Erowid Vault". It had an amazing knowledge and a ton of stories written by people using chems. Yes, I checked. Over 20 years later and it's still active 🥰 For me personally, I just hate putting MDMA into a trash bin by FDA. After Alexander Shulgin synthesized it, practically rediscovering it again after over 50 years, he and his team reported a great potential use in psychotherapy, especially for PTSD and couples therapy. And FDA just thrashed the whole thing because it had "metaamphetamine" in its name...
The self-reported distinction between indica and sativa is a good example of placebo effect. So, if your friend says they only like one or the other, just tell them it’s that one.
That was instructive. Thank you for the video!
Absolutely loved her! People like her make subjects like this absolutely and rationally discussable, she helps not to easily fall into absurd stereotypes that don’t favor effective discussion. Great vid ❤❤❤
This whole series is honestly one of the best content on YT. I always learn so much in so little time, and I have yet to see a guest that wasn't super interesting and super clear in its explanations. It clear all the people you invite are really passionate about their field and love to teach it to others. Please continue, WIRED !
I have one problem with one of these responses, indica vs sativa. See indica plants should contain higher amounts of CBN the cannabnoid resposable for making you sleepy in cannabis while sativa contains higher levels of cbg, this is the main difference. One problem I found when mas specing strains is that many venders dont care about this information and are selling it as what ever tbey feel it smells more like this is not a good way to classify this plant. Also as thc sits it tends to brake down slowly into cbd cbn cbg etc but expacaly CBN so the time frame in witch you smoke/decarb the plant is very important. Also watch out for different consintrates being marked one way or the other, most venders get quite pure thc and then add terps and then call it indica or sativa, this is a problematic part of this industry for individuals who are looking for medical purposes. Me I use pure CBN tinctures with my flower to make sure im geting the disired effect.
First time subscriber here. This show actually answered a few questions I had about weed. Unfortunately I’m so high right now I’ll never remember the answers. Hehe
It's nice to see someone who is actually smart talking about weed. Usually it is someone who is partially informed and they just *sound* smart.
I have MS. The big issue with MS is that it can attack any part of the brain or spinal cord, so the symptoms can really be anything. But one of the most common symptoms is depression. Weed really helped me cope with that. Another super common symptom is fatigue, which I know weed would only make worse. But I'm on adderall for both adhd and chronic fatigue, so weed also helps me fall asleep when the addy wears off.
This was the most enlightening explanation I've ever seen. It answered all my questions & then some. Brava!
That was really informative! Thank you!
Never thought I'd hear "that is the dankest sticky icky" on wired. But I support this content.
I feel so vindicated about the indica vs sativa thing. I've been telling my partner for YEARS that there is no discernable difference.
Me too!
Yeah man. I tell everyone this. I always say it has more to do with what's in your stomach and how hydrated you are. Also, HOW you inhale. I get a different high if I cough and I get a different high if I inhale fresh air while inhaling smoke as well.
Yes there is.
@@justinjackson4342 coughing effect has been debunked too
it's all about the strains and crosses...
I can listen to Dr. Amber ALL DAY. Thank you so much! I did learn a lot ❤
Thank you for bringing up that it helps with neurodivergent issues. A vape can pull me out of a panic attack in 30 seconds and help me deal with severe anxiety, but I am currently getting held up on getting meds to help with neurodivergent stuff because they want a drug test and will fail for weed. Im literally trying to get on meds that will help me better and im getting stopped because I am unable to deal with the issue on my own without any assistance first.
DDG asking a question 😭😭 12:15
Great video, although she sort of glossed over the "10-30% of users develop a use disorder". She's right of course that it is waaay safer and less addictive than most other drugs, but speaking as somebody who was extremely and unhealthily dependent on weed for about 2 years, I wish I had known before starting that it had the potential to get that kind of hold over you. I'm 100% pro-legalization and de-stigmatization but I also think we need to be more honest about some of the risks involved and advise the public.
Sounds like a personal problem not cannabis’.
@@ec1866personal experiences make up the statistics
@@ec1866addiction is always a personal problem. It's good to be aware of risks before taking any drug
Unfortunately addictive personalities are going to find an unhealthy attachment. The difference here, is although mentally you might feel there’s an addiction, there is no physical addiction like alcohol or opiates. It’s true that anything can become an addiction.
I belive that gambling has a 10-30% chance of causing life problems in all gamblers life too.
Excellently presented!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
As a heavy user of cannabis, I often recall my dreams and often can guide myself into a specific dream by essentially thinking of a story as I fall asleep.
I think that the trend of striving towards maximum THC has actually caused the plant to not feel as great. Having schizoaffective disorder, I could rarely consume weed without tripping out in an unpleasant way, and was about to give up on the plant, that is, until I discovered the anti-psychotic properties of CBD hemp. By mixing hemp and weed to a ratio of about 1:1, 2:1, or 3:1 CBD to THC, the sessions have become almost exclusively successful. I feel chilled out and high with very little paranoia. Mixing sage also improves this a little.
Not sure where you live, but in Canada there is a wide variety of strains available everywhere. You aren't forced to buy the wheelchair stuff.
How do you recover after tripping out in an unpleasant way?
And how long does it take I’m a little worried
@@iluvfruitpunch i have before, if you jus forget about it and move on you'll be alright and be back to regular
@@iluvfruitpunch it depends on the person and what type of trip. I had derealisation episodes where I couldn't tell if I was real and was unable to eat well for weeks after because I was convince I was going to choke on food. The thing that helped was to ground myself by being close to family and friends who assured me that I was very much real and wasn't going to die if I ate. So yeah no more weed for me ever, they were high cbd and low thc edible too 😭
Thank you so much for explaining why eddibles "hit different"! I have never been able to figure out why edibles don't get me high but hearing how they're metabolized into different molecules was definetly an a-hah moment for me.
You may also just be getting crappy edibles. Dosage can be pretty inconsistent.
@@Aelffwynn 100%
nobody will ever start calling it X, it's Twitter.
I've smoked for 35 years and Ive not dreamed for decades except when Ive briefly stopped.I agree that Indica and Sativa don't feel any different, but early picked buds (milky trichromes) are more heady and speedy later picked buds (amber trichromes) feel more sleepy.
I've always said that the whole Sativa/Indica debate goes back to people who were growing on mother natures time. They harvested everything at the same time, and the indica was over done and the sativa wasn't done yet.
I loved this video! My only quarrel was with the addiction question, which I felt was a bit biased of an answer. While it’s true that it’s not physically addictive and does not cause withdrawals, many have used the term “psychologically addictive” to say that they find it incredibly difficult to stop smoking, and always find a “reason” to keep smoking, no matter how dire the circumstances. As someone who’s been a smoker themselves, and surrounding by people who partake as well, I’ve seen it countless times where people just cannot quit smoking, even when they’re about to lose their car or something. That’s addiction.
M'well, at least you're happening to admit your own source of perpetual self-sustained confusion right there: « ...I’ve seen it countless times where people just cannot quit smoking... » Try read it and re-read abain and again, as many times as necessary to realize the real deal just ain't only about cannabis and people... The bigot victorian-age prohibitionnists can be satisfied and happy.
That’s not an addiction. That’s a dependency and a lack of discipline.
@@PhenomRom you just described addiction
That's ridiculous. Of course it causes withdrawal. Addiction and dependence are not the same thing either, that's a complete myth. There is no such thing as "physical addiction". All addictions are mental, all dependencies are physical. Where people get mixed up is comparing neurological physical dependencies (like with weed, stimulants, etc.) to somatic physical dependencies (such as with opioids).
@@Ryan88881you are genuinely the only sane and correct person I’ve seen in these comments. Can’t believe she didn’t define addiction correctly. I’m totally pro legalization and getting people with weed charges out of prison, but I’ve struggled with weed addiction and been in treatment for years. It’s just like any other pleasurable thing. It can and will become a problem if the circumstances are right for it to become a problem
I wish she'd talk about the difference between regular edibles and newer fast-acting edibles you can get at dispensaries these days. I'd love to know the science behind them.
Has a lot to do with the formulation and encapsulation of the cannabinoid. If you get deliver it quicker through the membranes, intestine wall and Inhibit degradation you’ll get it quicker and a better bioavailability.
@jacobbenriquez6832 Um, doesn't sound like a scientific explanation ! Your credentials?
@@wayne6971trust me bro
Very interesting & informative 👏🏼💚great episode
The state I live in passed some very lax medical marijuana laws a few years ago. At age 40, I tried the stuff for the first time. I have always had trouble concentrating, or making myself do things. I'd managed to bumble through life up until that point, but I knew something was "wrong". But when I tried the devil's lettuce, I felt my mind straighten out and start working right with almost an audible "click". I could just... DO things. I did all of the laundry that day, washed, dried, folded, and put up. I'd never been able to do that, just had laundry in baskets. I was able to complete tasks that required great concentration, or tasks that were uninteresting, without issue. Marijuana turned me into a normal functioning adult, and I wish I'd tried it decades ago.
The thing I hate about smoking is not being able to remember dreams much if at all. However when quitting and the vivid dreams hit it's amazing and can be very intense for the first few days
I think REM sessions are lowered altogether, not just remembering them. And we usually have several occasions of REM-sleep a night, and our memories of them squish together upon awakening, which is one reason they often seem so bizarre. We all normally have several every night and forget all but the last, or just bits and pieces, and its common not to remember at all. Anyways, it's a good reason to take breaks if you are a daily user.
@@squirlmy You're right
I’m exactly the same! I never remember dreams when I’m actively smoking but when I take breaks I have the most wild and vivid dreams lol.
This is one of the reasons why I enjoy smoking... if I dream they tend to be nightmares. I prefer not to remember my dreams.
When I do remember dreams, i wish I didn't
I think there is a strong cautionary tale in the reduction of REM.
Yup. Especially long term. Only takes a few days for mental fatigue and sleep deprivation to alter the brain and human bio
Are anandamide and anthocyanin linked? At 8:50, you explain that anandamide is the reason behind cannabis making us feel happy, but the text explanation that shows up says anthocyanin--which you eventually mention later being the thing responsible for cannabis sometimes being purple/offering the plant UV protection. Wasn't sure if just a typo or not. Fascinating video!
it was all about ressin in the 90s. one inch cube made thru multiple screens. soooo potent
REM sleep is not just "the part where you remember your dreams", but the part where your brain actually gains proper rest. Reducing REM cycle has serious knock on effects.
Mm, REM is associated with restoring a lot of things but I'm pretty sure deep sleep is where most 'rest' is gained.
Thanks for being so blunt, good way to keep yourself out of a sticky icky situation.
Thank you! This was some good info.
Thanks Doc, very informative.
Can we take a second to appreciate her hexagon earrings looking like a molecule structure diagram?
Love this video. Thank you for debunking so many theories. We need a part 2!
thank you so much for responding to all the questions proffesionally and really be a subjective information source!!!
Ever since my father passed I’ve been using weed to help me cope with the grief and I realized recently that I treat it like Xanax pretty much. Like when everything’s overwhelming and nothings right I’ll use weed and it chills me out and reminds me that it’s okay and life has meaning and joy
Amber, this was brilliant. I have never seen one of your sessions before. I love (and agree) with your answers.
Moderation in everything is key
Tell that to an addict. That's like saying just stay happy to a depressed person
Why for any reason would you moderate happiness, joy, euphoria..? You don't need to moderate everything. :)
@@56BBS not really
@@yhelloh Why? Castration-like logic: « tough love »...
Hello, i really liked this video and i have a question i dont think was mentioned in this video.. i was wondering how big can the nugs get??
Very helpful. Thank you.
Definitely would love a part2. There's so much to learn about this plant!
This video should have come out on Thursday
growing up, my eating disorder was just out of control. when i started smoking, i began eating more, being more comfortable with eating food. instead of feeling immense, irrational fear while sitting down to eat a meal, i felt a genuine craving to fuel my body. smoking a doobie has helped me in ways i can’t even describe 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
@ 8:50 wrong word used in text "anthocyanin" has to do with colors in plants. I believe you meant to type the word "anandamide". Anandamide is a lipid mediator that acts as an endogenous ligand of CB1 receptors. These receptors are also the primary molecular target responsible for the pharmacological effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive ingredient in Cannabis sativa.
Super informative!! Thanks!!
20 + years of smoking weed, i can't remember the last time i had a dream .
Yes. Do you think that's a wholly good thing, though?
@@batintheattic7293 im not a doc so i wouldn't know , but at least i don't get nightmare's either XD i don't miss dreams though .
50 + years myself. I still have dreams , what's wrong with me? I smoke and eat shortbread cookies , coconut oil extract daily. Glad I still have dreams
I take edibles everyday and I get dreams all time. Normally I get good dreams and happy ones and not traumatizing dreams
@@ricechido1089 i never do edibles just because its 2 expensive. so maybe stoned by digestion doesnt mess with the rem sleep? Interesting.
I'm a long term heavycannabis smoker. im'm 30 now but when i first started smoking when i was a teenager, i deffiantly had some psychedelic experiences with cannabis, somewhat simalar to the affects of Mushrooms of LSD
Saw a lot of purple flowers during Spring this year in California
Thank you for this informative video