OT: Dry January
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This is accurate. Millenials and Gen Z are far more attracted to Cannabis and going full sober than previous generations.
Ridiculous statement.
One is responsible for over 500 deaths PER DAY in the United States and the other has ZERO REPORTED DEATHS EVER. Absolutely absurd argument. This doesn't even get into the medical benefits of CBD/Terpenes for healthcare.
Shut up B*tch
When it was released, Heineken was sending out sample 4 packs. I got one and can confirm that the 0.0 is just as disgusting as regular Heineken.
Not harsh at all, comparing something that causes 500+ deaths PER DAY in this country alone to something that has ZERO deaths on record and PROVEN medical benefits is absurd.
The fact that we have old farts who still are worried about ‘reafer madness’ is absurd these days, and yea, I’ll tell them ‘shut up b*tch’ In my best Dwayne Johnson voice while taking a puff of my ganj.
I’m also someone who gave up drinking years ago and knows first how how much alcohol can destroy one’s life. Cannabis is an entirely different conversation.
What recent science are you referencing?
The report that came out 2 days ago that shows that adult use legalization corresponds with drops in teen use?
New Data Shows Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Corresponds with Drops in Teen Use
www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com
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I started doing it during the 2007-2008 football season. RU had their bowl after Jan 1st that year. I called it Bowl-to-Bowl. Rutgers Bowl to the Super Bowl. I’ve done it every year since.
At first, it wasn’t even a healthy thing. During FB season, I would hit it pretty hard. For me, it was more like - am I still in control? Lol. Plus, I eat a lot of crap between TDay and Xmas. So, just for fun, early on I also added no sweets/desserts. First few weeks back then were ROUGH, haha. Now, I don’t drink as much, but I still eat way too much junk before NYD. So, I really look forward to it.
Between holidays with family, my neighbor that likes to come over for some beers, sporting events, and work outings. it’s hard to completely give up drinking.
I’d say an average I have a couple of drinks per week, but there could be three weeks when I don’t have anything and then one week or I drink three or four times with probably a combined 20 to 30 beers due to the aforementioned commitments
Never got into the whole drink wine with dinner phenomenon or have a beer or two after work, just wasn’t my thing and going to bars typically isn’t my jam either
Hopefully, in the next few years when we move down south, it will just be relegated to sporting events (and less frequent, as Naples is exactly a sports Mecca) and occasional work outings (the guys up here in my industry really like to drink, whereas the rumor has the guys down south aren’t too keen on it)
I’d say an average I have a couple of drinks per week, but there could be three weeks when I don’t have anything and then one week or I drink three or four times with probably a combined 20 to 30 beers due to the aforementioned commitments
Never got into the whole drink wine with dinner phenomenon or have a beer or two after work, just wasn’t my thing and going to bars typically isn’t my jam either
Hopefully, in the next few years when we move down south, it will just be relegated to sporting events (and less frequent, as Naples is exactly a sports Mecca) and occasional work outings (the guys up here in my industry really like to drink, whereas the rumor has the guys down south aren’t too keen on it)
Now THAT’S more in line with what a lot of people SHOULD do. Instead of giving up booze for a month ‘just because’ more it’s shedding the inevitable 10 lbs that I gain every year between thanksgiving and Christmas that come January I need to diet🤣
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Have a goal after your dry month.
Mine has a purpose. By March it's time to get out and do hills and miles to start the cycling season. The first month sets up your entire season. Feel better and having lost weight is a great start to a great year.
Have a goal after your dry month.
My wife just tried no-alcohol white wine. After tasting it I told her to just buy white grape juice instead.
Yup yup, I’ve started to implement stairs and more hill climbing as well. It’s so good for your heart
I gave up drinking in 2016 after my alcoholic uncle died of heart failure at 53 and was the 4th heavy drinker in my family to die under 60 years old. I sometimes miss the occasional brew but between that and becoming a father that year I just kinda never looked back on the booze.
Only one slight problem with that: the world famous Oktoberfest suit no longer fits due to weight loss. 😎
There’s someone missing on the board whom loved to partake in big quantities of alcohol daily and was very proud of this. Have you noticed that?
I don’t want to name names lol
Hope all is okay. 😳
You are 100% correct on that. Tried it on in 2023 and even I was shocked. Falling off. I about 6-8 pounds away from goal of 180. Then I'll have it altered this summer.
You could also go for the David Byrne Stop Making Sense look and save money on the alterations. 😂
Yea it sucked. But it definitely motivates me to this day to do the things I need to do, even if I don’t want to all the time, to be around a long time for my kids
The commercial celebrating the remaster of Stop Making Sense with going to the cleaners to pick up that coat was hilarious.
I drink at a good consistent clip...in sales and we have a bar in our building. I am doing dry Jan (minus a client Bruins game last week); I started Dec 26. This is the second time in my life and I feel great. Thinking clearer and I feel lighter.
Why am I doing a this a second time? From the warnings about sugar and I know booze is bad; I am getting terrified of prostate cancer.
Alcohol is a poison. It wasn't difficult to realize bringing smoke into your lungs was bad.
Will I go back in Feb? Yes. But I cut my drinking way back in 2018. This Dry Jan is just another step to get the amount of booze down another level.
Why am I doing a this a second time? From the warnings about sugar and I know booze is bad; I am getting terrified of prostate cancer.
Alcohol is a poison. It wasn't difficult to realize bringing smoke into your lungs was bad.
Will I go back in Feb? Yes. But I cut my drinking way back in 2018. This Dry Jan is just another step to get the amount of booze down another level.
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Consider taking up hiking. Good for you in so many ways. Alone or with a group.
Zero deaths ? You must be high. Lol also have you seen the stoners on the road ? You spot them all over now running red lights , stopping when they are not supposed to , swerving and doing 20 miles per hour in the fast line on and on. Both alcohol and drugs are bad .
Hey bus you reminded me with the story of your dad. One year I did not give up alcohol. I gave up Tabasco instead. It was the most miserable Lent ever. Yes I like my beverages, but except for tailgating and a few other circumstances I usually do not have alcohol until the evening. Tabasco??? Everyday all day does. Not matter the meal. I love the heat And flavor of Tabasco if anyone likes Tabasco try a drop or three on vanilla ice cream.
Yeah, that is kind of young to give up drinking.
That's why I had a Dry Tuesday!
By the way, I'm celebrating my self control and dedication by having a dram of Glenmorangie 14 year old Port Wood tonight.
Is that so? Despite the fact that we have thousands of years of history and use to look at and never once has cannabis been the cause of death compared to 500 deaths daily in the United States alone from alcohol, but now all the sudden things are gonna change in the next 20 years and people are gonna start dropping dead from weed?
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I play a lot of disc golf which in many ways is just hiking with an object. I’m the type that hates running or hiking just for the sake of it but when you add a game/goal to it keeps my attention. Play both with groups and alone if I have time, at least once a week but normally 2-3 rounds per week. That and my 7 year old has taken a liking to it so it’s something we can do together
Zero deaths caused by cannabis yes, EVER.
When did you make the leap that driving while inebriated was legal? It’s not! Your argument is that one must break the law and start driving while intoxicated in order to cause a death by automobile…. That’s not caused by cannabis. That’s caused by stupidity and anyone dumb enough to drive while intoxicated. Interesting you bring that up though as drunk driving deaths happen at a FAR greater rates and is not factored into the 500 deaths per day in the United States caused by alcohol. No thats 500+ deaths per day based on CONSUMPTION. Find my a single death cause by consumption of cannabis alone. You can’t.
Heavy Alcohol use over time destroys one’s kidneys, liver, brain and heart… that doesn’t occur with cannabis. Heck the one potential negative we have seen with COPD/Breathing issues is caused by the smoke itself when consuming cannabis and now you can just pop a gummy and avoid that entirely.
Bro, respectfully, you have no idea what you are talking about. It’s all good though, pots not going away and something about watching weird squares try to justify ‘Reefer madness’ is just amusing to me these days
Who’se not in control?
Looks like being a smart*ss is a symptom of not being a square!
It’s all good buddy, you do you with your tucked in pink button up khaki’s white new balance self. I’m good over here🤣
In all honesty, the cocktails of today, by and large, are weak as hell.
We need to get back to our roots on the cocktail side. Champagne cocktails; manhattans; rob roys; anything served in a martini glass. I think these spirit mixes in a can are just... destroying the value proposition... because they are eroding the allure and sophistication of a well-mixed drink.
When I think of a cocktail, I think of James Bond. Not of a can. No self respecting Bond would drink a long island iced tea...nevermind an LIT out of a can.
Rant over.
You shouldn't be saying this because...it's just not true.
There's ample science that has connected heavy cannabis use to psychotic disorders (e.g. schizophrenia). This is well established now and the early findings are setting the stage for further confirmatory research. Schizophrenics have a 2.5x rate of death relative to a general population.
Cannabis use and the risk of developing a psychotic disorder - PMC
We briefly review the evidence that cannabis use in adolescence and young adulthood is a contributory cause of schizophreniform psychoses, by summarising longitudinal studies that: a) have examined relationships between cannabis use and the risk of ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Assessing rates and predictors of cannabis-associated psychotic symptoms across observational, experimental and medical research - Nature Mental Health
The authors synthesize data from previous literature on observational, experimental and medicinal cannabis research to assess rates and predictors of cannabis-associated psychotic symptoms.
www.nature.com
