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Dear Ngaio,<\/em><\/h2>\nIs it okay for me to smoke cannabis during this pandemic? I keep hearing different things.<\/em><\/h2>\n\u2014N. Flammation<\/em><\/h2>\nThis is an excellent question. Let me preface this response by reminding folks that I am not a doctor. I don\u2019t even play one on TV. I specialize in cannabis advice, not medical advice. But here is what we know: COVID 19 is primarily a respiratory disease. The virus gets into your lungs and causes severe inflammation and respiratory distress. So keeping your lungs healthy is the most important thing.<\/p>\n
While cannabis works well as an anti-inflammatory, smoke (of any kind, weed or cigarettes or a forest fire) is a lung irritant. All of the experts I know (like\u00a0Dr. Junella Chin) recommend cutting back on smoking in general, and not smoking at all if you have any symptoms.<\/p>\n
\nRelated<\/div>\nCOVID-19 and medical marijuana patients: What you need to know<\/div>\n<\/div>\nBut don\u2019t fret, there are plenty of other ways to get high. Yes, vaporizing is easier on the lungs than smoking, but really, this is probably the best time to start using tinctures and edibles.<\/p>\n
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(Courtesy of Fiddler\u2019s Greens)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nTinctures take effect almost as fast as a bong hit in most cases (your body absorbs the THC through the membranes in your mouth and gums), while edibles take longer to take effect, but the effects are stronger and last longer.<\/p>\n
And since you probably don\u2019t have much to do today, a stronger, longer session is probably exactly what you need. If you are new to edibles, the good folks at Leafly have made a\u00a0chart. Have fun, wash your hands, be safe.<\/p>\n
\nDear, Ngaio,<\/em><\/h2>\nI want to buy some weed, but I am hella worried about this pandemic. What should I do?<\/em><\/h2>\n\u00a0\u2014Ann Ziety<\/em><\/h2>\nDon\u2019t panic. Weed has been declared an essential service. Who knew? Anyone else remember when pot was a gateway drug that would lead children and white women directly to the murky underworld of hard drugs and opiate addiction? Just me? OK. But now, if you live in a state with legal weed, you shouldn\u2019t have too much of a problem when visiting a dispensary.<\/p>\n
\u201cStay safe. Wash your hands. Don\u2019t swap droplets with strangers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Ngaio Bealum<\/strong><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\nJust follow the guidelines: Stay six feet away from other people. Wear a mask, don\u2019t stick your nose all up in the jar (Yes, I know I wrote a piece about bringing back the \u201cdelicatessen style\u201d dispensary, but times are different now),\u00a0 and use some hand sanitizer after you leave the club.<\/p>\n
\u2014N. Flammation<\/em><\/h2>\nThis is an excellent question. Let me preface this response by reminding folks that I am not a doctor. I don\u2019t even play one on TV. I specialize in cannabis advice, not medical advice. But here is what we know: COVID 19 is primarily a respiratory disease. The virus gets into your lungs and causes severe inflammation and respiratory distress. So keeping your lungs healthy is the most important thing.<\/p>\n
While cannabis works well as an anti-inflammatory, smoke (of any kind, weed or cigarettes or a forest fire) is a lung irritant. All of the experts I know (like\u00a0Dr. Junella Chin) recommend cutting back on smoking in general, and not smoking at all if you have any symptoms.<\/p>\n
\nRelated<\/div>\nCOVID-19 and medical marijuana patients: What you need to know<\/div>\n<\/div>\nBut don\u2019t fret, there are plenty of other ways to get high. Yes, vaporizing is easier on the lungs than smoking, but really, this is probably the best time to start using tinctures and edibles.<\/p>\n
\n(Courtesy of Fiddler\u2019s Greens)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nTinctures take effect almost as fast as a bong hit in most cases (your body absorbs the THC through the membranes in your mouth and gums), while edibles take longer to take effect, but the effects are stronger and last longer.<\/p>\n
And since you probably don\u2019t have much to do today, a stronger, longer session is probably exactly what you need. If you are new to edibles, the good folks at Leafly have made a\u00a0chart. Have fun, wash your hands, be safe.<\/p>\n
\nDear, Ngaio,<\/em><\/h2>\nI want to buy some weed, but I am hella worried about this pandemic. What should I do?<\/em><\/h2>\n\u00a0\u2014Ann Ziety<\/em><\/h2>\nDon\u2019t panic. Weed has been declared an essential service. Who knew? Anyone else remember when pot was a gateway drug that would lead children and white women directly to the murky underworld of hard drugs and opiate addiction? Just me? OK. But now, if you live in a state with legal weed, you shouldn\u2019t have too much of a problem when visiting a dispensary.<\/p>\n
\u201cStay safe. Wash your hands. Don\u2019t swap droplets with strangers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Ngaio Bealum<\/strong><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\nJust follow the guidelines: Stay six feet away from other people. Wear a mask, don\u2019t stick your nose all up in the jar (Yes, I know I wrote a piece about bringing back the \u201cdelicatessen style\u201d dispensary, but times are different now),\u00a0 and use some hand sanitizer after you leave the club.<\/p>\n
But don\u2019t fret, there are plenty of other ways to get high. Yes, vaporizing is easier on the lungs than smoking, but really, this is probably the best time to start using tinctures and edibles.<\/p>\n
Tinctures take effect almost as fast as a bong hit in most cases (your body absorbs the THC through the membranes in your mouth and gums), while edibles take longer to take effect, but the effects are stronger and last longer.<\/p>\n
And since you probably don\u2019t have much to do today, a stronger, longer session is probably exactly what you need. If you are new to edibles, the good folks at Leafly have made a\u00a0chart. Have fun, wash your hands, be safe.<\/p>\n
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Dear, Ngaio,<\/em><\/h2>\nI want to buy some weed, but I am hella worried about this pandemic. What should I do?<\/em><\/h2>\n\u00a0\u2014Ann Ziety<\/em><\/h2>\nDon\u2019t panic. Weed has been declared an essential service. Who knew? Anyone else remember when pot was a gateway drug that would lead children and white women directly to the murky underworld of hard drugs and opiate addiction? Just me? OK. But now, if you live in a state with legal weed, you shouldn\u2019t have too much of a problem when visiting a dispensary.<\/p>\n
\u201cStay safe. Wash your hands. Don\u2019t swap droplets with strangers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Ngaio Bealum<\/strong><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\nJust follow the guidelines: Stay six feet away from other people. Wear a mask, don\u2019t stick your nose all up in the jar (Yes, I know I wrote a piece about bringing back the \u201cdelicatessen style\u201d dispensary, but times are different now),\u00a0 and use some hand sanitizer after you leave the club.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u2014Ann Ziety<\/em><\/h2>\nDon\u2019t panic. Weed has been declared an essential service. Who knew? Anyone else remember when pot was a gateway drug that would lead children and white women directly to the murky underworld of hard drugs and opiate addiction? Just me? OK. But now, if you live in a state with legal weed, you shouldn\u2019t have too much of a problem when visiting a dispensary.<\/p>\n
\u201cStay safe. Wash your hands. Don\u2019t swap droplets with strangers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Ngaio Bealum<\/strong><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\nJust follow the guidelines: Stay six feet away from other people. Wear a mask, don\u2019t stick your nose all up in the jar (Yes, I know I wrote a piece about bringing back the \u201cdelicatessen style\u201d dispensary, but times are different now),\u00a0 and use some hand sanitizer after you leave the club.<\/p>\n
\u201cStay safe. Wash your hands. Don\u2019t swap droplets with strangers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Ngaio Bealum<\/strong><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Just follow the guidelines: Stay six feet away from other people. Wear a mask, don\u2019t stick your nose all up in the jar (Yes, I know I wrote a piece about bringing back the \u201cdelicatessen style\u201d dispensary, but times are different now),\u00a0 and use some hand sanitizer after you leave the club.<\/p>\n
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