A User’s Guide To Cannabis As a Psychedelic Medicine w/ Ryan Sprague

Cannabis is not the ‘gateway’ psychedelic. It is also disrespectful to call it weed. The right cannabis in the right context is one of the most powerful psychedelic medicines on the planet. This podcast covers everything you might want to know about how to cultivate it, how to utilize it for maximum benefit, what to stack it with (and what NOT to stack it with) and how to connect with the spirit of the plant. Cannabis is legal in 19 states and readily available nationwide, so it’s high time to cultivate a beautiful relationship with her beyond the ‘anxiety’, ‘munchies’, or ‘sleepiness’, that are side effects of what she is really trying to do. Ryan Sprague is a master cultivator and experientialist with this plant, and this conversation was as potent as some of his strains.
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00:00- intro
1:48- Why Do Some People Get Anxiety & Paranoia?
9:55- Cannabis As Medicine & End Of Life
11:45- Edibles And Initiations
22:44- Potential Negative Consequences & Bad Advice
27:14- Cannabis Might Have The Highest Unrealized Potential
30:36- Pairing Cannabis With Other Psychedelics
42:20- Troubleshooting Guide For Challenging Experiences
57:14- Using Drugs To Numb
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Founder of Onnit and modern philosopher Aubrey Marcus asks the important questions: How do we find our purpose, wake up to who we truly are, have a few more laughs, and human being a little better?
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[@meghanmarquez3065]

I am currently folding laundry and ironing. As a person with adhd and perfectionism my cannabis helps me to enjoy mundane tasks while not worrying so much to make things perfect. I also thank myself when I am done with a chore.

[@j.hernandez983]

I feel this comment lol.

[@jarredsmith5590]

It's my go to when mowing but, I sometimes get sidetracked and start doing other chores while taking a break.

[@playinglife9198]

@@jarredsmith5590 hahaha it goes like "mowing the lawn" to "getting a water break" and ending up journaling or making food while the mower is still out front lol

[@marcusabraham4827]

This is me to a tee

[@michaelwheeler334]

That’s a whole lot of labels you have on yourself there!

[@sicdedworm09]

I did this same thing YEARS ago. I had panic attacks in my late teens. Weed would make it worse. I decided one day to smoke my self uncomfortable and stare at myself in the mirror as the panic set in and I started worrying more, I called for more. I wanted all the panic. It immediately went away and I started to feel amazing. That was a life changing moment realizing how my anxiety and panic attacks were trying to control me

[@_VISION.]

Get help

[@sensibilities1]

Literally don’t understand this but I want to

[@user-wu1gm8xz9u]

So, you basically did a form of self-exposure therapy on yourself? Or maybe even a form of flooding, where you overload your senses with the anxiety inducing stimuli to the absolute limit. Very interesting.

[@iLoveMylifeSofuckingMuch]

This resonates with me heavy. Ima try this if i get anxious again on weed.

[@cartwrightimages7099]

​@@_VISION. Went over your head. Didn't it? You should get some help.

[@carsonelias4594]

Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.

[@JamesTaylor-ff4dp]

Please does anyone know where I can get them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety levels, I would love to try shrooms

[@zarkos2313]

Yes, bergwilly11

[@jorgparker2463]

Psychedelics saved me from vears of uncontrollable depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction. imagine carving heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not in a couple years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues.

[@Elizabeth-gu8hx]

Is he on instagram?

[@Armus187]

Shrooms was the best trip I had. It was an amazing experience.

[@jessetimmmiller1870]

"Bliss is any emotion felt all the way through." Love that.

[@amelio3712]

Wtf do you mean man

[@rileyblake8126]

I'm so grateful that someone else is talking about this, because I've been thinking similar things for a while now. I've been really learning how to connect with cannabis as a sacrament, and a teacher.

[@iamthenewearth]

It starts all the way with how it’s grown to how it’s processed and refined to medicine

[@natetehgreatt]

same here, glad it's not just me opening up to this magical hidden experience

[@adambozentko5877]

My anxiety is terrible, it started out if nowhere at 40.. If I even look at cannabis I Need a Xanax.. It went from a friendly sacrament to something I can barely tolerate or enjoy anymore.. This talk helps me embrace the anxiety somewhat..!.. Thank you for this talk..!.

[@LaurenOliviArt]

Same!!!! This video popped up at the perfect time

[@mindsigh4]

i don't smoke it anymore, it is to help get in touch with feeling healing, i toast raw bud & eat a teaspoon, up to a tablespoon-ful & explore rhythms with guitar, emphasis with healing, opening to healing, trance, chants, song..etc. meditating on feeling healing sensations...prayer for feeling healing...

[@Westeroni3]

The absolute craziest feeling realization ive had while going through a psychedelic experience, was the felt realization that the world outside and the world inside aren't two separate worlds. That outside and inside mind are seamlessly connected and part of each other. I was like "oh, its all just one thing"

[@iamjoy888]

The same thing. I saw it crystal clear in my psychedelic experience that occurred back in 2016. That experience healed me a lot, as an empath + highly sensitive person + having trauma + having big imagination, it's been hellish for me since a very early age. Long story short: everything has been much better for me after my trip, still had really intense lows, but handled them well. But now with war in my country, Ukraine, all of my patterns came back, I'm traumatized much more than ever and have no access to plant medicine when I need it the most. Hopefully, they will legalize cannabis as a medicine here, as PTSD is now a terrible new "norm". I think all of plant-medicines should be legal and people have to be taught to use them mindfully. Now my heart is broken, it hurts, the war is not over yet, I cannot go home and I've seen dirty messy ignorance that popped up here and there. Which I know though, if I haven't had that trip of mine back in 2016, I would have already gone crazy. 💔

[@Westeroni3]

@@iamjoy888 my heart goes out to you, that is a horrible situation. Plant medicine is an amazing tool for revealing what you already have within you. You don't need a substance to be able to sit with that realization, and cultivate that safe, perfect, expansive infinite inner space. I love you and hope that you see no end in your spiritual growth!

[@iamjoy888]

@@Westeroni3 I agree, it reveals all that's inside. I just know it does help to get out of your mind's circles. When I was in my experience, I saw my mind - it was such a teeny tiny piece of what personality is, and personality was a teeny tiny peace of what essence is. I thought I'd never be caught up in mind again. I was living more on my heart's level after that, but now my heart is broken. And which is even worse, it feels like all of my victim's patterns of thinking are back. Thank you for your support, it's much needed 🙏💔🤝

[@R0adkillRacc00n]

this sounds like a glimpse of non-duality

[@iamjoy888]

@@R0adkillRacc00n it actually was, if you mean the experience I talked about. I've just accepted the fact that while I'm here in this reality, contrast is here as well. I was pretty good at balancing on the waves of my emotions, even my art is about rainbow as a symbol of knowing all of your states and emotions as well-being. The thing that's happening now is smth that brings to the surface the worst things, both from the outside and inside. I just hope it's gonna be light in the end of this tunnel eventually 👁👁👁 meanwhile, I'm just living it all the way it is.

[@Iconic_moment]

Psilocybin saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction. Imagine carrying heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not in a couple years the be all over for treatment of mental health related issues. 0:04

[@marshalpeters]

0:04 Is he on insta? 0:04

[@kty149]

Sure. He delivers anywhere and also it's discreet. That's if you're worried about. 0:03

[@MrWarmchocolate]

wtf...

[@The-real-God69]

@@MrWarmchocolatebotz just ignore it

[@RaeRaesRaveReviews]

Me too. One trip on the beach after setting an intention to rewire my brain to be content instead of depressed and I've been good for almost a decade. For the first few months to year after my trip I could feel the darkness trying to creep back in, but it seemed like this external entity at that point that I could just tell to bug off. Eventually it stopped trying.

[@LakotaCat]

I have been using cannabis as my therapist for the last 7 years. She is like the angel on my shoulder telling me what I did wrong and could have done better. Instead of feeling anxiety or getting paranoid about it, I listen and learn. She has made me a better person. I think cannabis is the Goddess of Healing (mind, body and soul).

[@aaronm.2718]

Well said and very accurate👍🏻✌🏻

[@ryanwiley7894]

Yikes this is highly alarming and reads like an addict, unfortunately numbing your prefrontal cortex on a nightly basis is probably not an angel on anyone's shoulders 😅

[@MisfitMods]

Bro is worshipping his weed 💀

[@ryanwiley7894]

@@MisfitMods just addiction, lying to themselves trying to justify poor choices, I'm sure so lazy stoners are sitting next to them selling the same horseshit without any real science to support the nonsense.

[@bratensoe2164]

Bro your just addicted

[@umutcoskun4247]

I did not get cannabis for a very long time. Had a bad trip on it with the age of 19. After that I could not smoke any for the next 12 years, because I got so terribly paranoid with it. 12 years later, I realized, that the plant was telling me to deal with the paranoia which eventually sorted out a lot of confusing thoughts I had about myself and others. Thanks to cannabis I learned to trust in my own thoughts and my intiuation and also to set clear boundries for my social life. I also learned that the world is a darker place than I thought and that you are not supposed to get along with everybody. I believe it is important to accept this uncomfortable truth, as I figured out that hiding from this fact is like going through the world with blindfolders.. no wonder that I lived life in constant state of fear and anxiety. So whatever cannabis is, it is at least an eye-opener / trauma-solver.

[@Padraigp]

Last time I had a puff it felt like it took me eternity to get home...every step i took felt like the path ahead got longer it was so uncomfortable...I was heading home so I just said to myself...we are all heading home to death....slow down and enjoy this aweful ride because it may seem long now but eventually it will be going home time and I will have missed all the good stuff if I am too anxious about getting home fast. I must have looked like a crazy person walking down the road stiffly and then grinnigh to myself. But I dont enjoy smoking it at all.

[@umutcoskun4247]

Update. It turns out that I now smoke weed almost every day. I know its just a phase, but it currently really helps solving my issues with social anciety... I found out that its an awesome creavtity tool if you dont force any thoughts and also if you don't give every crazy thought the same attention... me for example I got crazy high and started to dance while listening to minimal techno. I really haven't enjoyed being alone all by myself and being in the moment a long time... I started spending more time with myself being high and also occasionally online with friends. Than I realized how crazy awesome my life is and that I am ready to start taking responsibility and also now to invite other people (especially a girl) into my life...well..thats how I solved my social anxiety with weed :P its still a progress though ;)

[@umutcoskun4247]

@@thegabbagu I am listening to Richie Hawtin.

[@lennardg3656]

Interesting… last time I did weed i had a mind shattering anxiety attack which caused months of derealization. Now starting to learn the lessons you’re talking about.

[@JamieAllOver]

Thank you for sharing your experience. That's so insightful and something I'd like to keep in mind.

[@MikeJamesJohn]

You know what, I've been a weed user for over 25 years now and I've learnt more in the first 15 minutes of your podcast than I have the whole time I've smoked it, thank you and keep up the good work. Great shows. Regards, Mike from the UK.

[@keikosan1354]

Weed is the best mother nature can offer, when you can't sleep, feel down or no appetite. Smoke a good blunt and you will smile ,grab some food and then go nap. 😊

[@bryanbuff]

I really hesitated liking this comment because it was at 69 likes and I didn’t want to ruin it.

[@Truth-Seeker-333]

​@keiko san Obviously you do not innerstand Cannabis. That doesn't work for everyone. I bun th erb, but when people suffer anxiety, panic attacks and depression. These are things you're unaware of... Cannabis is better taken in oil form or edibles, rather than shooting a bong or fat blunt.. These beings talking aren't spiritually awakened. But some beings believe everything they hear..✌🏼

[@sergiolandz6056]

@@bryanbuff its at 96 now lol

[@PuppetMasterdaath144]

everybody quick upvote the dimwit, he needs it

[@malypejlou4914]

Changing your perspective on smoking weed from just getting high to respecting the plant and letting it help and guide you will tremendously change the effect. Honor the plant and it will be able to help you much more ♥

[@gefferystones2814]

Psychedelics are just an amazing discovery. It's quite fascinating how effective they are for depression and stress disorders. Saved my life,

[@Bastianbishops]

Can you help with the source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Really need! 0:01

[@BrownGeorge-pw2xo]

was actually having this constant, unbearable anxiety due to work stress. Not until I came across dr.lucasmushrooms a very intelligent mycologist. He saved my life honestly 0:01

[@CristiandlfDeval]

Can I find him on instgram? 5:01

[@laurj09]

Yes.Saw people talk about …, checked him out on insta and I must say he is very good at what he does.

[@DonnHowes]

I've done microdosing for help and it works does cut depression out its been the best remedy I've ever had. psilocybin been illegal is actually a crime against humanity.

[@tonyanaymik]

I’ve always grappled with the guilt I’ve had smoking weed, because of my parent not liking it because it was illegal but now that it’s becoming more legal I feel less guilt and listening to this podcast has made me realize that for me I’ve always loved myself under the influence of weed because I get so deep. I have thought provoking realizations, my heart is really into what’s happening to me internally mentally physically emotionally and even spiritually. I would still like to do Ayuhasqua because I feel that there are things that Kahli can show me that I have some block with.

[@wharfrat9489]

My parents were pro weed so it was never taboo growing up. I think it sad that people have to deal with what you did from ignorance

[@sadhu7191]

Check out (the church of ambrosia) on youtube. It's a cannabis and High dose shroom church. 15 dry grams to 30 dry grams

[@alvareo92]

ayahuasca

[@indigo7387]

Just be careful because heavy use results in withdrawal that will destroy your psyche. Take vitamins.

[@avancalledrupert5130]

Why on earth would you feel guilty . Other people's opinions are just not relevant to your personal decisions . Neither are laws . Did you write the law ? No well fuck it then.

[@boycottmainstream]

I love the anxiety. It gives me a bit of challenge in some otherwise boring situations. And being able to handle it then, I feel it truly makes me mentally stronger in otherwise challenging situations.

[@raimesey]

I’m the same. I don’t like speaking to strangers when I’m high. When I’m forced to confront the anxiety, it gives me a peaceful feeling knowing that I kept it together and stayed relaxed. I know it’s good for me to mentally confront these little things head on and overcome the anxiety I would never normally face.

[@4D2M0T]

I have really bad anxiety under normal conditions, if I smoke when I haven't for a while the anxiety becomes 10 times more I have no choice to confront it. I love that feeling more than anything once I come to terms and actually start to accept the anxiety it all starts to fade away.

[@AA-gd8yw]

same here

[@acidwanderer6320]

This is so interesting because the type of anxiety weed can bring about is the kind of anxiety I typically walk around with while sober. So obviously, while high, it is heightened greatly and I am leary of weed because of it. It's fascinating that some people like yourself run into that experience purposefully. I hope to be able to embrace it fully in the future as I know it can be a powerful tool. Thank you for sharing your point of view!

[@ird2607]

@@acidwanderer6320 well said. same over here.

[@N3mdraz]

Smoked weed last friday in coffeshop in amsterdam when i was drunk, didnt like it, i felt insecure and air felt heavy. The day after i smoked again, but now sober, nice music, watching travel videos and colorful lighting= soothed the soul. What a difference. Treat drugs with respect for the best experiences.

[@user-lo9sx3vq3e]

Dont be drunk before you smoke

[@Angus1966]

For me , it works better with alcohol

[@aphr0d]

@@Angus1966you are just numbing yourself then. what are you escaping from? something worth investigating for yourself

[@Angus1966]

@@aphr0d get real fuk wit

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Or just idk. . . don't do them? I've been off and on with weed for years. It always ends the same way. Depersonalization and panic attacks.

[@gustavolonewolf]

I’ve been smoking weed daily for 25 years and I am just now getting to look at it with more respect and reverence, which has made me cut down on it and smoke way less. Love the message you’re spreading! Thanks!

[@PvPwithdinner]

I faced my anxiety weed gave me and learned more than i could ever imagine.

[@arthurmurfitt7698]

SAME. I used to fear pot...

[@ngonzales3781]

What does that even mean

[@Bethune_Groundstaff]

@@ngonzales3781 my interpretation is that he goes thru the crucible of learning the roots of his anxiety by learning to live thru it and let go, which has to be tough as nails

[@PherPhur]

@@Bethune_Groundstaff I've done upwards of 50 different substances in my life, and many combinations of those and I can confidently say that nothing gives anxiety like pot can. A high dose of THC is well beyond a terrible DMT or LSD trip. If you take a high enough dose of THC there ain't no "learning to live thru it", you just get crippled, and not just temporarily. True PTSD inducing experience if there ever was one. It's very important if someone is going to use cannabis or a THC like compound to start low and work their way up to where they feel comfortable.

[@stevengallant6363]

I've faced the anxiety weed gives me but I do it alone because my anxiety gets 10 times worse smoking with people. One day I would love to enjoy smoking with people.

[@JacksonPaulsen]

Having had a couple nightmare experiences with cannabis, including one that was and probably will be the scariest, most difficult event in my life, I realized that weed causes my mind to “split” into positive and negative sides. One brings up all the negative things and possibilities while the other tries to argue. I realize this is what’s going on normally in the background, and I’m learning to prevent that split, essentially making myself one person who can enjoy the experience, a huge help with my social anxiety

[@BanterrClaus]

Wow. I feel this exact split sometimes too, between a panic and a confidence. It’s like I’ve been cut in half. But as you say, what a lesson! When you integrate it, a real lived yin yang appreciation can emerge

[@BanterrClaus]

@@drfreebs encountered the two brain stuff via behavioral biology lectures from Sapolsky on youtube. It did cross my mind, but the way it reveals itself via the plant is interesting in its own way :)

[@drfreebs]

out of interest was the negative located right and the positive left in your mind space

[@BanterrClaus]

@@drfreebs unable to remember!

[@koen0th]

@@drfreebs in my experience it switches and depends on the balance, left tends to be more composed, logical and cold, right more passionate, creative and hot.

[@aut0nick]

These are the first people i have ever seen to express literary exactly my thoughts of this topic. 1000% true.

[@careydixon8189]

I've been stating this for many years, that anxiety felt, is shadows being revealed once the days disctractions are dissipated and our mind returns to viewing of the self.

[@CosmicButterfly888]

I absolutely loved this interview! I have become aware of the fact that as we grow spiritually and our brain is re-wired synaptically with meditation and stillness that the paranoia , that cannabis once gave me, has fallen away completely and all that is left is a higher innerstanding and a deeper connection to my higher self and the divine! Cannabis is now part of my daily ritual as a mindfulness practitioner. I think if it as a spiritual tool and a medicine. I do not consider it a drug. It is so much more! Thank you gentleman! You are both amazing divine beings of light!

[@spiritlevelstudios]

It is a drug and does have unwanted (for some) effects like blocking dreams and REM sleep. If it's medicinal and effective, you shouldn't need to use it daily unless you have chronic pain or something.

[@tomorrowtoday4746]

Man, you just increased your tolerance.

[@futures2247]

this sounds like me for a time - I used it carefully and in small amounts for many years with meditation and then it flipped me into psychotic type experiences - these are still reverberating nearly two years clear - I have since discovered the work of this lady - most useful kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKCViHxnndh4ns0&ab_channel=FitMind

[@jessicaparzanese]

​@@spiritlevelstudios Totally agree, dreaming is incredibly important, especially REM sleep. We work through issues in our dreams. Dependancy on anything is giving away your power. I think we can talk our way into believing our unhealthy habits are to our benefit. I think most people who use weed everyday need to take the edge off of their day. I come from experience. Weed will take away the bad vibe but it will also take away the good vibe. The ultimate high is SOBERNESS. A high many people cant tolerate as it is painful to fully face our reality, though facing it completely is the answer to "raising our vibration" and living in truth.

[@jessicaparzanese]

Can't agree with this. Dreaming is incredibly important, especially REM sleep. We work through issues in our dreams. Dependancy on anything is giving away your power. I think we can talk our way into believing our unhealthy habits are to our benefit. I think most people who use weed everyday need to take the edge off of their day. I come from experience. Weed will take away the bad vibe but it will also take away the good vibe. The ultimate high is SOBERNESS. A high many people cant tolerate as it is painful to fully face our reality, though facing it completely is the answer to "raising our vibration" and living in truth.

[@TheFirstCalled.60AD]

42:21 another thing that will help bring you back if you've consumed too much cannibas, is chewing on 1 or 2 whole black peppercorns, because they contain the terpenes pinene and caryophyllene, which are both known to tamp down THC's psychoactive tendencies to create a more calming, therapeutic effect. Peace ☮️✌🏻

[@sirnotawesome7091]

One time when I was high I tried sniffing peppercorns because I heard it could help bring you down a bit and all the lights in my house got so bright I had to keep my eyes closed or else it hurt. Saw CEVs like on shrooms. I haven’t gone near pepper while high since lmao

[@NotMadNomadZephyr]

Super cool technique...will try!!

[@cerebralm]

@@sirnotawesome7091 Brother you snorted pepper while high? That just sounds like a terrible idea for a number of reasons 😅

[@lisamurry4512]

hey! thank u so much!

[@marcelklein3879]

I make THC oil for myself and other people who have sleeping problems. I always make a second batch because there still is THC left. What remains is a pulp that is saturated and wet from pure alcohol. Everyone throws this pulp away, but I make a tea from it. This tea has very strong psychedelic properties. Visuals are less colorful than psilocybin , almost monochromatic, but extremely complex and full of archetypical images, fractals and visuals of growing plants. It's like there is something chemically changed because of the alcohol. Every way you use cannabis has a different effect.I think it is the most underrated psychedelic substance there is.

[@beezlebub3955]

I love that the conversation around anxiety and weed is out in a much bigger realm because even though I always shrugged it off in the moment, and still do, I was always shamed for getting paranoid(ANXIOUS) and I hated it and it pushed me inward to the point that I don’t know hardly anyone I used to know aside from family. The mind is such a wild thing

[@raydivine]

❤❤

[@brushstroke3733]

Same here. I often played the role of the "wet blanket" at parties and gatherings, and weed only enhanced my cautiousness. I tried not to express myself too much, but I always felt like I was not wanted.

[@Rooftopdarling]

Finally someone articulated and expanded on what I’ve always felt about it. When the flower is cultivated properly, the introspective is unique to only cannabis, it never feels impaired or delusional, rather I find myself picking apart what I’ve been doing with my sober states of being and I’m judging that but in a loving way. I look forward to trying this less crystal covered strain 😂🙌

[@theRhinsRanger]

That's what she does, she's a teacher and a medicine ❤

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

every single plant on earth teaches us something.

[@soundcanheal]

"Do things ceremonally" great advice here for the uninitiated. . .also makes me think of Masaro Emoto and his studies on water !!! Bring gratitude into every cup of water or anything you put into your temple

[@elissmystic]

Wow. The thumbnail is what got me clicking. Ryan’s eloquence and reverence for the plant is what got my watching. I haven’t touched cannabis in years because it would make me ridiculously self-conscious and anxious. Now I feel more at ease and ready to try it again in the intentional ways described. Thank you.

[@adamyelle4901]

Wow. The first 30 seconds flips every experience I've had with it on its head. It's always induced horrible panic attacks for me that come on immediately. It seems like a lot of people who are into it think they're pharmacists and would tell me it's because of this or that, nothing they would say would make any sense. This is a great explanation and very helpful. Thanks!

[@GS-uy4xo]

Feeling the paranoia creeping in has been a common occurrence for me in the last few decades the consistent relief has been playing guitar. The channel opens and I can totally relax and connect to the music - I go to another place and it’s amazing; that said it still makes me uneasy in other situations. This discussion is quite enlightening.

[@mrbard1]

Same. I love my music

[@dalerohling5989]

Totally relate to performing music (guitar, sing, drums) where I experience fluidity as a whole experience and new abilities are revealed unlike ever before regardless of practice level.

[@whatyoumakeofit6635]

Ya, me also. I play guitar mostly because it's the most convenient but, I play Drums, harmonica, sing. It all helps. Just listening too music helps alot also

[@tomasr64]

I established myself with Cannabis while hiking in the Grand Canyon around 2012, leaning into that kind of pain while in an incredible setting with only one-two puffs on a joint. -After taking 2 years to restore my back. Sun grown is best. daily user since 2011, 1-2 puffs is still all I do for 8 hours. And its strong. 1g will last me 3 days. I'm also alone for most of those hours. Forest living.

[@TheLeon1032]

that's really cool to hear, a decade of use and you've kept it to a third of a g a day, sounds like You and Cannabis have a worthwhile and positive connection, Respect

[@RaduP3]

damn you are so lucky you can keep it that way for so much time. I smoke like 1-2 weeks then stop 1-2 weeks, etc. After a 1-2 weeks break I smoke exactly the same as you in the beggining, 1g for 3 days, but the next days it starts to diminish, so I need minimum 1g a day until it starts to have no more effect and I stop.

[@crashoverwrite5196]

@@RaduP3 Its all about control. Do it with limits than it will work, but its like with everything. Your body ajusts to it.

[@jmac4952]

Cool.

[@angelnumber2002]

Sun grown just hits different

[@bingflosby]

I have multiple sclerosis and I’m grateful for this plant

[@EQOAnostalgia]

It can have a lot of benefits for people suffering with different ailments, but the people who want to use it to get high, and think it's some savior in their life are in for a hard let down in due time.

[@5cherrybun]

Most of my trips are calming but one trip was pure sadness. I cried for 3 hours straight and fully felt my depression and loneliness. I felt so refreshed the next day.

[@phoenixvette]

I took cannabis or MDMA a lot of times in one summer with the goal of getting over social anxiety and it worked really well! I realized so much in my own approach, attitude, what I say, what I don't say and how the other person reacts and now I'm not afraid to hit up normal conversation while sober, and it was fun!

[@anadrielle7741]

Same here sir ^^' but with Psylocibin not cannabis, cannabis is not psychedelic enough for that ^^'

[@SirDydimus86]

Which was it? Cannabis OR MDMA? 🤔 Two completely different substances. This sounds like garbage though and I'm sorry if it's true.

[@m.i.c.h.o]

@@SirDydimus86 What is there to be sorry about? They became a better person and became more comfortable with their self and others

[@brushstroke3733]

I had a co-worker who I would occasionally run into at the clubs. He never liked cannabis, but I could tell he was always on MDMA (or street ecstacy) or maybe GHB. He was just so friendly and warm and cool at the club compared to how he was at work. And that dude was a chick magnet. Henhad threesomes and such all the time. Even his girlfriends brought girls home with him. Maybe I should have done the same instead of smoking myself into a dull shell every time before I went out.

[@WildRemedies]

Very much loving this interview!… I'm 67 years old and so I've had all sorts of different experiences with cannabis… But right now she's such a good friend… And I talk to the plant herself which happens to be growing somewhere near me… That planted herself there because on my not understanding that if you have a male plant near female plants they produce seeds lol birds and bees and flowers and trees and all that… Anyway now she is a special friend who planted herself in my garden and I use her for all sorts of medicine both topical and internal and she's become a very very good friend… My landlord told me I can't grow her anymore after this year… And we shall see what we shall see… But I've always thought that the plants -All of them are ascended masters that people can do well to learn from if they don't abuse them like they do most everything

[@turtlec7140]

Love that connection that your plant lives nearby and inhabits the same environment as you :)

[@olegloginov2953]

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Cannabis experience is in the first 30 seconds of this video. Bravo 🎉

[@secretsmile77]

I've been a medicine user for most of the 50years of my life. I use Santa Maria (cannabis) as a medicine to open my heart and connect with the sacred. I often feel total love and bliss in the presence of this profound teacher. I have worked through much anxiety and fear with this medicine, and on the other side of these states exists a profound peace and serenity. As a side note I have also used ayahuasca extensively, and after a few years of using ayahuasca in a ritual setting my relationship to cannabis changed from a head experience to a heart experience.

[@510tuber]

"I've been a medicine user" "in the presence of this profound teacher" You know just because you take weed and psyches doesn't mean you have to sound cringe, right?

[@sunlight8299]

A lot of what he said about plants and how to treat them came to me intuitively as a gardener but what he said about putting the seed in your mouth to inoculate it was new but makes perfect sense. I often ask a plant for guidance and/or insight when interacting. Not just medicinal plants but all plants. Trees are a great place to start. They REALLY REALLY send out love. They are your 3rd lung and feel very honoured to be so. Happy plant journeys to all 🌿🌾🌱🍀🌳💞

[@myco_ryan1oninstagram100]

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[@falliezhang4269]

Yes you are right. Trees are incredibly loving. I was always overwhelmed by their love. 🥲🥲🥲 If only we pay more attention to them!

[@human-qp1mf]

Third lung. Wow! Interesting. We have two brains maybe more, your head brain and stomach area. I'm healing my brain, me and my stomach area, eat poorly because it's cheap and easy! I'll get it right, I hope! If I had friends like you all, it would be easy, I'm stuck around people who are blind to healing their self. I'm there only light! Isn't that a kick in the pants, me, their only light. 😆😄Help me lord!!!

[@Menace2Society7701]

Emphasize set and setting, especially being around certain people that can completely off balance a particular experience. It's not cool to joke around or play stupid games when a person is in that state of being. I BELIEVE THE "UNIVERSE" shuns that inconsiderate and disrespectful attitude and behavior

[@mrnice7570]

❤

[@playbxy550]

I’m going into my junior year of high school and when I was first introduced to cannabis was my sophomore year. For me it started off as something that I did just for fun and as a recreational thing but then when I started buying my own and smoking alone at home it was a completely different experience for me. It started to become a more meaningful experience and it started with it helping me have so much self love for myself and to be so grateful for the things I have. If continued to help me heal and to learn to love myself. Couple months later into the year, I went though a horrible breakup that I thought I wasn’t gonna heal from and it just left me broken. The next day I had considered using cannabis but didn’t think I should have because I felt that then it would become something I was gonna depend on and become a depressant. I decided that if I was going to smoke that I was only going to do it to have fun and try and get my mind off the breakup. Once the cannabis started to kick in, I started to become filled with so much self love again and I started to realize that maybe I could heal and that I just needed to accept that I wasn’t in the wrong and that I needed to be the bigger person and move on. The healing process was so amazing and it started to transition into a spiritual experience when I started to meditate and do things to raise my vibrations while high. It’s helped me to see that there’s so much more to life and to live in the now rather then stress about the future or past. It’s helped me realize that we aren’t our bodies and to have a deeper understanding of who I am as a person and how to grow spiritually. I’m now going into my junior year and currently use cannabis for the spiritual side it has and have the highest respect for it and am truly grateful for the experiences it’s given me. There are days where I do use it too for just recreational purposes since I’m home with a boring family for summer break. Overall, You should have the highest respect for this beautiful plant because the experiences it can bring you can be beautiful. Remember to smoke safely and responsibly, happy high’s to all the fellow stoners🤍🍃✨

[@starrydaze516]

You sound like a spiritually mature teenager. I was somewhat like that in high school and then it got so much trickier to be consciously self aware throughout life's later experiences, and now I'm trying to embody that space again later in life. I hope you continue to grow and heal, and never lose touch with your higher self no matter where your life path takes you.💕

[@_hi_pwr]

Thank you and I love, keep ballin playa

[@redrustyhill2]

Safely and responsibly for a teen is an oxymorron.

[@Bean31600]

So u got high is what u are saying?

[@AnnhilateTheNihilist]

Holy fuck are you a kid?

[@Fedaalis]

I had scoured reddit, the internet, etc. for this... Seems like most people out there use cannabis to "get high", but a recent experience of mine was incredible - I was at a mall and my anxiety was just going haywire... But being able to see the anxiety SO boldly and clearly also offered me the opportunity to let go of it. I realized.... this is not the drug... This is how my internal state *really* is all of the time.... I am an anxious wreck! I felt wonderful for days after the experience. I now use it mainly for introspection and self-healing. Awesome video

[@Fedaalis]

I think the human instinct toward shamanism will not be repressed even in modern society

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Lay all of that on the Lord. Try it some time.

[@jacobhammond985]

Psylicibin and cannabis are the reasons I deal with the symptoms of what is called Borderline personality disorder. I recently found myself in the midst of ego death. The experiences I have had, have allowed me to cope with the depression by getting into the emotions I have locked away for many years or even things I have felt when a teenager. I have been able to confront the feelings I have not been able to deal with. Medatation is also important and learn from the emotions and experience while not sober.

[@Christian-kg4jd]

what kind of meditation?

[@jacobhammond985]

@@Christian-kg4jd you have to find what works for you. I usually use a sensory deprivation tank to meditate, listening to idoser also helps with meditation as well.

[@dalerohling5989]

Did a 7 day cannabis cleanse, then reintroduced on 12/02/2022 and had a two week explosion of revelations, insights, and pure inspiration on a level I can only describe as life changing. After years of heart numbness, I can now face my traumas and bad experiences more clearly and positively that was like a fire hydrant of emotions. The clincher for me was when this first happened, and unbeknownst to my wife, she said for the first time in our relationship that “you look different” but wasn’t certain how(?). I’m so grateful for God’s medicine for spiritual, mental, and physical healing.

[@BorisBidjanSaberi11]

7 days? Man take a month and see how it is after

[@dalerohling5989]

@@BorisBidjanSaberi11 is that considered the time needed to reset one’s cannabinoid receptors?

[@BorisBidjanSaberi11]

@@dalerohling5989 after a month sober and sweating thc out my body in the tropics, my first time hitting a bong had me feeling like my first time again. Wasn't even crazy weed either

[@dalerohling5989]

@@BorisBidjanSaberi11 Sweating, just one of God’s miracles for health. Thanks for sharing brother.😎❤️

[@JohnSmith-xj7ui]

@@BorisBidjanSaberi11the cbn in your weed might be medicating your body (sweating) and you don’t even know, cbn is a crazy thing, after a month you really shouldn’t still be getting those withdrawal sweats

[@TonyMontgomery18]

WOW!!….you guys completely NAILED this stuff, imo. Every minute of that was amazing and useful for me to hear. For so many years now I’ve thought about and wondered about a lot of this stuff, and for the first time ever I hear someone talking about it. I kept wanting to write a comment but eventually realized I would have to comment on every single thing you guys said! This gives me so much hope and help and clarity….and I don’t have a single person in my life I can talk about this stuff with, at least not w/o them thinking I’m whack. I’m super impressed and happy there are people into this stuff. Thank you!!

[@RoboKatz]

Cannabis is the mother that speaks to us a whole lifetime. I've been listening for over fifty years. My first experience with LSD was back in 1971 at 16ys old. My life's trajectory changed that day. Both of you are enlightning. You speak truth.

[@bratensoe2164]

Yeah your just addicted for 50 years. Speaking of a drug as mother is just disgusting

[@joshuacromley7439]

​@@bratensoe2164 your accusation reflects the duality of a Satanic/egoic mindset

[@joshuacromley7439]

​@@bratensoe2164 and for the record, ANYTHING pertaining to "matter/material" pertains to the mother. The words "matter" and "material" are derived from the Latin "matér" meaning "mother," because "matter" is the feminine vibration of existence.

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Man you guys lol. "Cannabis is the mother" no. . . it's a plant. It's here for certain purposes, when people abuse it, often times it leads to depersonalization disorder and anxiety/panic disorder. Seek Christ, lay your problems on Him, He cares for you.

[@joshuaanjali6569]

So much gratitude for finding this.THIS is the most valuable conversation to be had about entheogens today. We are opening the pandoras box of increased access to these evolutionary tools, widespread access...and the methods of utilizing the tools productively when cultural traditions are missing, is still in development. The new methodology and forging of a new set of traditions is in danger of being sequestered by corporate actors. Thank you for bringing this concept to a wider audience, outside of the ethnobotanical community. There is so much more to be developed beyond the "set and settings" possibilities. The set and setting, intention, and spirit during cultivation has EVERYTHING to do with the effects of the medicine....This is a treasure-trove of pertinence. Keep pushing onwards!

[@themooseling]

This is the best down to earth discussion. In the 60 years I've been on the journey of mother cannabis I've had the pleasure to watch and connect to.

[@sadhu7191]

Check out ( the church of ambrosia) its a cannabis and high dose shroom church

[@phoenixed2718]

My bf says I’m nicer with cannabis 😅 things that normally would bother me or irritate me don’t when I’m on cannabis or I gain a different perspective of that thing. I thank the spirit of cannabis with all my heart cause it has brought me closer to my true authentic self.

[@immyco_ryan1oninstagramgot406]

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[@apparently_sonam]

While that is true, you are still reliant on a substance to take you there. You're connected to your true self smoking, but of course it goes when cannabis is absent. Through meditation, you can access these experiences and learn to control your mind, to not be bothered or irritated on the daily, to be greater. Making these skills, is like going to the gym. You need to build up the muscles to have lasting peace and joy. We can't get around not doing the inner work.

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Stay off it for a few months, you'll find you really don't need it to be "nicer"

[@Ashley-oy5dc]

finally hearing about the experience of healing and living a life using cannabis. i loved all aspects of this conversation so far✨

[@morgandragomatz3582]

I have just started smoking cannabis again after a long 20 year break . I am now experiencing its amazing medicine in small doses . It’s allows me to sink into ‘Observer’ mode . This chat is fab! confirming all that I have been contemplating 👍🏻🙏🏻

[@sofianeto4486]

I love doing the daily mundane things in the zen and the most amazing lessons I've had has been in those moments. As you say, how you do one things with presence is how you do everything. Cannabis has been healing for my body and soul for many years and I am so grateful I've been open to use it and allow it to guide me too 🙏

[@SuperDickiedavies]

So true…I feel it allows you to almost reflect whilst actually being aware of living in the “now” if that makes any sense…

[@StayTrueToMyLies]

I think exactly the same way. Most people who think they are psychotic when smoking weed are actually having an intense psychedelic experience. It's just your unprocessed thoughts without a suppressing filter mechanism.

[@tattedking9666]

Yeah and that comes from smoking your feelings away. Dont believe these woke weirdos who promote drugs. I smoke weed over 10 years to.

[@andyd9199]

Even the fear, anxiety and racing thoughts? It’s all there just kinda flows out like you say “unfiltered “

[@johnm2089]

I hope you never witness a person that is having a psychotic episode from weed. There are also phyisically hemodynamic changes in their bodies. Don't talk out of arse pls

[@user-jn2zm6mj6v]

@@johnm2089you’re referencing the tiny minority. So stop chatting out your ass in a video targeted to general users.

[@WillThomas-hs3oj]

Nah fck that, heavily smoking weed, esp if your younger, is a dumb idea, I did it, and I don't think it benefited me at all, I think it was the opposite, pyscedelics is the only "drug" that actually helped me longterm, cannibis didn't imo

[@Just4Growers]

Thank you so much for having this extremely important and pertinent conversation and SHARING it. You guys rock. A million thanks.

[@deharco2810]

this is the best conversation i found on yt. so many things I think the same about. I don't agree with everything, but that's okay! thank you very much guys

[@janerenee7098]

its so refreshing to hear ouid enthusiasts talk abt negative experiences and anxiety, it reminds me that im not the only one who has the feelings arrise while smoking. i feel like i only ever hear from people who only have positive experiences rave on abt it like nothing distressing can happen

[@lauralindsay319]

Thank you for reinforcing the message I've been receiving from her. Which was to step away until I can come back with the respect she deserves. Great chat as always and so grateful for the wisdom shared 🖖🌲💪

[@junedreamer]

I had a horrible time being high sometimes before I was spiritual & had high anxiety but after lots of inner work the couple of times I smoked I found it magical just to sit alone & see all the cool images pop up in my vision with my eyes closed. & feeling the frequency & perfection of a moment & all the synchronicities that happen when ur rlly aware :)

[@BLUEY-il3dx]

My dad died 3 years ago, lost my family, lost my business. Nearly was on the streets. Right on the edge of ending my life but smoking cannabis has stopped that. Been a long ass ride, deep dark black hole but I'm still here and still stomping through this sickness I have no clue about but I'm here that's the main thing thanks to cannabis and my two dogs and all the podcasts out there. There ain't no other help we just get told to phone 100 different people go round in circles and make you more sick. Can't trust real life we all got to come to KZbin. It's joke but that's all we got.

[@lisamurry4512]

hey you are going to be ok. You are healing more every day.

[@BLUEY-il3dx]

@@lisamurry4512 thanks Lisa I hope so ❤️

[@aprilsparks1111]

Thank you for bringing this topic to the conversation in an intellectual and open minded spiritual way. “Illuminating” indeed

[@Estiedegangdelaids]

I am now at peace with cannabis, which is a old friend that i barely have contact with nowadays. This episodes makes me honor my past as a teen smoker, and i would like to try this medecine again. Gratitude. One of you best episode

[@petermarkowsky5716]

"Bliss is any feeling fully felt" love that statement 🥰

[@flouserschird]

I’ve had to take a break because of my daily abuse of it. When I first started smoking, I didn’t do it daily and only small amounts. I need to go back to doing it the right way

[@eviewilde354]

Wo! This interview has been so helpful! Cannabis has been my 'sacred medicine' for 20 years, but then I would always fall into the trap of overusing it because it would allow me to feel deeply connected with my authentic self and my creativity, and I would want to keep diving deeper without integrating. Now that I've just learned about Ryan's courses here, I will definitely be seeking further teaching from him. Thank you Aubrey for interviewing such wonderful beings as Ryan and being such a beautiful being yourself.

[@gigilaroux762]

Finally! Someone is talking about paranoia on pot. Also it would great if they made super light THC strains just to be able to use it more just to grind the edges of life off. All these high strains are ridiculous.

[@kathygildea2025]

Oh they do make strains with very high cbd, low thc, which I like a lot to take the edge off. Search around, I even love many strains of cbd flower, very little or no thc. Good luck on your quest, its worth it!!🤗

[@SirDydimus86]

Was going to say something along those lines. There's plenty of cannabis flower out there with low THC levels. Seems those with lower T levels come with higher CBD levels. I will say this though, if you live in a state where it isn't medically or recreationally legal, it's difficult to find what you're looking for and you're always at the mercy of your dealer. Before Med and Rec I would go through a couple dealers a year because they always supply with stuff that wasn't helping with pain. They often take it personally

[@gigilaroux762]

@@kathygildea2025 I am in a med state and the high CBd and low thc sell out like hot cakes.

[@MentePositivaRafael]

Cannabis has been a good friend to me from my early days. Saved me a lot of stress and cleared my mind in the process. I respect all the plants given to us, It's about the relationship you have with everything, so everything loves and respect you back. Love is the light that guide us! Keep the good work, regards from Brazil.

[@jameskim3915]

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[@jameskim3915]

I get my psychedelics and microdosing stuff from an online store where I got my own his on Instagram and also on Telegram with the below handle

[@jameskim3915]

*Mycopete.*

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Jesus saves, cannabis just gets you high.

[@PowMusic]

This was the reframe I really needed 🙌

[@greg205]

Ryan Sprague is a true gem of a man..may he be blessed on his path

[@dranamarie]

No matter what you consume, praying over it first can help so much

[@GingeRenee]

Cannabis has been a true game changing element in my life. As a person who has struggled with mental health issues, cannabis allows me to connect within and see clearly. It grounds me and allows me to process traumas and clear them. I cannot imagine where my life would be if I did not have access to cannabis.

[@aResoluteProtector]

Jesus will change your life. Weed will make you feel good for a long time, and then one day you realize you NEED it to feel normal, it's garbage.

[@guyjerry]

This is crazy to watch because it’s very close to the way I figured out how to break my cannabis anxiety. Was a daily smoker for years, then in my early/mid 20s anxiety set in. Bad. 50% of the time I’d smoke I’d have some level of anxiety, sometimes a full blown attack. Then one time during a panic attack I realized “on some level I wanted this” and it brought me out of it and quite quickly. From then on, whenever the anxiety came I would just tell myself again “on some level I wanted this” really feeling those words and the truth behind them. Hasn’t failed me yet, and it’s enriched the overall experience in a big way. The other game changer for me is to use strains that have at least some cbd in them, or blend it with a cbd strain (say 80/20ish of flower to cbd flower). It really helps smooth out the rough edges. Thanks for the great content

[@Craig-wb4hc]

After watching this pod I'm never getting stoned again. From now on I "interact with cannabis"

[@MissOpal]

I had a beautiful journey with Santa Maria and I learned a lot from her. Especially how to detect my mental patterns and work with them. It also helped to recognize different emotions and I worked with the intensity of them in order to become a merely observer. She is one of my teachers and I wish for everybody to have this profound connection with her, to treat her in a respectful way. Really grateful that this conversations happen more often.

[@RaduP3]

I do that too and have been doing from the beggining. that's what I love about my little mary. It's fun ocasionally to just be a legume and watch comedies, but what literally tickles my brain is the profound intuitions you can have in your emotions + thought patterns. Though I rarely hear people use it in this way. I swear, for me what captivated me about its effects is that besides you being chiller and it cancelling some of the worries bla bla, it seems in my observation that it also enchances CERTAIN (have no idea what) mind capacities. When I started smoking, I drew only as a child. started drawing and in 1 month maximum I did this work of art that for some newb it seemed impossible. But it wasn't impossible, I did it lol. Also used it some times to plan certain things or to watch videos on youtube and learn science or whatever. I swear I feel like my brain switched from regular gas to kerosen. Even though I get tired a lot faster and the energy spent in the thinking process are much larger, the results are also so much more profound and in-depth.

[@playinglife9198]

​@@RaduP3 I feel you in this experience. Cannabis has certainly demonstrated (to me) its ability to bring upon an experience of complete abandon and of falling into the depth of the present moment. It's as if it condenses energy inside of us to allow our focus to be concentrated at a higher volume on a specific task. Potentially how you were able to extract so much creative power out of yourself. It might've allowed you to access a natural form of expression you might've not given yourself permission to fall into before. One recurring experience I have with Cannabis is crafting better ways to love and honor myself, and as a result of that I end up in similar situations where I allow myself to completely dedicate the energy I have on a specific area of life I'm excited about. I have noticed that it's a challenging wave to surf at times because such intensity brings me to burn through my energy reserves quite fast. I have learned to stay mindful of how much energy I need to trade in order to feed those intense bouts of dedication. Sobriety allows me to execute on a calmer yet smoother level a lot of times, I have found.

[@RaduP3]

@@playinglife9198 First of all, damn how good it is to read the message of someone that is properly articulate. Second, yes, I agree with what you said about going in a place where I didn't give myself permission before. As life continued, that place became familiar and now thank God I allow myself to create from it whenever the need arises, either sober or after I smoked. It seems that our experiences with it have some common areas from what you said.

[@playinglife9198]

@@RaduP3 Thank you haha, I spent a lot of time rewriting some sentences to make it palatable. I'm happy you've found a way to find that place where you gave yourself permission. And yes, it's great to hear about someone else with an experience I can relate to. Cannabis seems so unique to everybody that I rarely hear the same feedback.

[@RaduP3]

@@playinglife9198 thank you man, and also agreed

[@orlandoruizperez4367]

Bros, this episode is pure medicine for me. I'm a cannabis user for 14 years and I've never heard such a great teaching about this plant, like in this interview. Thank you so much, this is so needed for this world! Aho Mitakuye Oyasin

[@orlandoruizperez4367]

Could you send me some information about this? Couldn't find some online Thanks for the hint brother @FabioDaSilva-pi2fl

[@rsps12]

One of the best shows on anything I've experienced this year! Thanks guys ❤

[@viiahempco]

Excited to tune into this pod, big fans of Ryan Sprague over here. Thanks Aubrey for this interview 🌿

[@heynowde]

Such a timely video for me. Thank you! I’ve been meditating with cannabis for a for years now. I really appreciate the tips on how to connect with the medicine when you don’t know where/how it was grown. And I REALLY loved Aubrey’s comments about the various perspectives of God!

[@crimsonhermit]

Breathwork is the master key to all of these experiences. Plant medicine isn’t necessary for those that are truly illuminated. The plants have their place, but in the end it’s all about the individual.

[@hannespi2886]

Thank you so much Marcus for bringing the light on the this guest and this ever so important topic.

[@04dram04]

I am so happy to find this talk. I have always saw Cannabis as a spirtual sacrament. And have been frustrated to find that most users dont discuss this

[@bevy4290]

The beauty and benefits of the sacred cannabis plant are endless. Thank you for this enlightening interview. ♥️

[@SkullyTheHypnoSkull]

Before weed was legal, I used to go to drink and draw clubs but I could never draw while drunk. I draw while stoned these days, and that is a spiritual experience. Weed and beer are very different, and the things weed does is nothing like how it is depicted in movies like Reefer Madness. In addition, no gateways have opened me to other drugs and I don't even drink any more.

[@Arden7one]

1:00:23 "It's really the energy behind how you're doing it, that makes it the relationship it is." that just blew me away Ryan. Having sages as teachers like you two just makes me feel so confident when my monkey mind begins the usual "reasoning" process behind my actions, each time crunch time hits the rush hour. I need to rewatch this like x1k times 😂 Much love your way to you two ❤ please keep blessing us with your wisdom. Your impact in the world is ineffably appreciated! 🙇‍♂️

[@Sashas-mom]

This is incredibly interesting due to the obvious experience and profound insights of you both. Seriously this answers questions I didn’t know how to ask. This is my third or fourth viewing and that has been my experience each time! Isn’t that cool? Thank you friends. 🙏🏻

[@thebreathingtemple]

I am so blessed for having this video pop up on my notifications

[@immyco_ryan1oninstagramgot406]

Get your LSD, MDMA, SHROOMS, DMT, KETAMINE, MICRO DOSES and all psychedelic stuff from the above 👆 handle.

[@hunterhemingway]

1:00:20 “it’s really the energy behind how you’re doing it that makes it the relationship that it is”

[@jcdenton7914]

That opening clip is exactly what I learned as someone who was anxiety stricken by marijuanna, and I choose to overcome it.

[@zatoichiMiyamoto]

Cannabis induced mind states had help me realize that cannabis was not a drug that i should take on a daily basis (for me). And helped me get out of the addiction of thc. Now i just use it once a month or less. I'm really grateful for every thc induced mind state that i could be in.

[@TheOfficialFHFC]

Cannabis makes my anxiety skyrocket. I have had to completely recluse myself when I'm high because I can't stand to be around people.

[@kevinjones2211]

As a person who is bipolar I have never had a negative experience with cannabis or any other psychedelic. The higher the dose the better I feel. It just makes me feel “normal” it gets rid of my anxiety and depression and it gives me a hopeful and positive outlook on life.

[@ladev91]

Everyone's different. I get panic attacks if I take too much. If I take the right amount I feel good though

[@lillyandtheghosts3597]

How my BF is too that has bipolar

[@countryrds1]

So fortunate to catch this video, it is amazing to connect with these guys.

[@alejandraartigas984]

Thank you both for this, truly grateful I listened to this exact podcast today, on the day of my fathers passing. Luckily for both of us, we shared a moment of true connection with the help of cannabis before he died. That was 9 years ago, my late 30’s was my first time feeling it’s magic. Prior to catching my father light up, that one incredible night, after putting my kids to bed, I’d only smoked ONE handful of times in highschool, didn’t get anything out of it, coincidently in Austin where I grew up:) Fast forward, now single, living in Mexico, and alone for the first time, completely alone. Now with wifi, and podcasts like yours, (my check point Charlie,) I look back over these years, since started smoking pot. Having never been around people who consumed substances before, I’m just now learning about life haha, hearing what it is like for others, how they feel it in their body. Aubrey, yes, the breathing, the body work, kinetic sensation everything is new for me. Lost over 40kilos after the discovery of how great life actually is, with the help of some plant friends. I’m always saying, as a kid, they put me in a corral and threw some horses in it. Ever wonder what would happen if you gave a horse a psychedelic? That’s me, no idea, unsuspecting. Except Ayahuasca, all were taken home alone, with no prior googling. Reason being, never wanting to create and expectation. Some fucking un believable shit went down, started writing about it, no witnesses. Went all in with the studies, never paid much attention in school. Thank to the Univ. of KZbin, I now believe I may have an equivalent to a Ph.D in Psychedelic studies, and Neuroscience. Thanks to you guys, I’m now understanding the cycles, one goes through when smoking Cannabis. Going through a really rocky bottom patch in my life now, after having been operated on a broken clavicle twice in a month, shit hit the fan fast. Unable to ride, move, rendered me into a downward spiral. Right now, I’m feeling like that friend, wants to be a rock star, sitting here, millions of ideas (by which came to me via plant meds), life changing, incredible things, all inside a guitar case, in my case, back in the Corral one again, and it ain’t ok with me anymore. Psychedelics created so much, showed me what’s possible. Heard these Terence McKenna recordings before, about taking in the lessons and hanging up the phone. Succeed in applying them before the fall. The pain made me dependent, paranoid, with dire thoughts. Love this lesson you guys gave me, I’ll only be smoking when NECESSARY, and or weekends like Ryan.

[@wesleymitchell8462]

One of the best things, is how the herb brings people together, regardless of age or any minute differences.

[@geoth44]

Man I loved this talk. Deep respect to Ryan. Such a rich and insightful podcast.

[@vexhia6792]

What a fantastic episode! I truly learned so much from this. I wish I could have found this video years ago!

[@cynthias665]

My kind of conversation!! Thank you! Haven’t found a grower yet with an uplifting essence that comes through the plant. Looking forward to learning more

[@annslow41]

I am resonating with the concept of treating medicines with reverence and honesty. It's a new concept for me, and I really appreciate your sincerity

[@myco_ryan1oninstagram100]

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[@pete4693]

It's the thoughts that are the healing property. Well said.

[@bouncebck9594]

The growth environment and what the plants are exposed to while growing is something that I have always felt had an impact on the Cannabis and its overall effects. Not to mention all the chemicals most use to get the biggest, stickiest, most potent or whatever the individual growers goal is. For me naturally organically grown is ideal and then what can I learn from the experience exchange. Thank you so much for this video.

[@williamm8069]

Remember if you intake a lot of caffeine, pot can amplify the caffeine effect so you go on an anxiety rollercoaster that can even linger for days afterwards

[@actosium]

Word? I felt like I could handle but I feel like being addicted to such a nice feeling is bad for me. I didn’t want to mix it with caffeine but I still did. A cup of caffeine is a lot for me

[@ottoflouer1750]

Same love the boost of caffeine but it's super addictive and I enjoy life without craving it more, look into improving your sleep and diet, you won't need to reach for the artificial energy boost when youre full of energy for life 😄 so worth it I promise

[@Paunify]

yes that is why i stop with coffe😊

[@ZacharyLumpkin]

Wow I had drank a bunch of coffee quickly at my last job and hit my weed pen and I freaked the hell out thinking I would die and legit almost did and since then it's been rocky to smoke

[@afterthestorm221]

Great topic! Treating cannabis as a tool of self discovery in my recovery from opioid dependence and short term pharmaceutical remedies has opened a window inside.

[@jimboogie4039]

I really enjoyed this thank you. The things you’ve discussed are so inspiring Im glad someone is discussing cannabis in such a responsible way.

[@greggjarvis133]

Two super smart guys that handle their ideas very well. All this stuff is important right here