Welcome to Cannabis School. I'm your host, Jesse Angeles. And I'm Brandon Elder. And we're here to talk to you about everything pertaining to cannabis from vape flour, edibles, strains, and everything in between. Oh cool, you wait 3 seconds and it exit the setting. OK cool, now fuck. Speedy. That's a lot. Oh, you don't have to smoke at all. Oh no, I definitely. Don't have to. No I definitely won't but I'm just like fuck dude I don't even take that not even close.
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Is a gateway drug. Yeah. And being a gateway drug that you know being. So what? What is a gateway drug? Well, it just means that a drug that you would it's well and and this is the this is the problem that I have with it.
The gateway drug is the the proposed idea is that if you use cannabis, it's just the gateway into harder substances, which is, is really ridiculous because I love the way when I was going back and forth and trying to find out information and, and get some good details from it. The funniest thing was it's like, yeah, all of a sudden you smoke pot and then now you're like fucking stealing shit from your parents, pawning it to get
heroin. And also like, like, it's Grand Theft Pharma and you're like raiding people's, like you're going to eat all the pain pills. Right, like it's going to send you into this crazy stupor and you're going to spiral downhill, which is really interesting it the. Funny because it was popularized during that that time period and
that time period. It was before because back in the 1972, during the Nixon era, they had the Schaefer Report where they went through and they actually did a bunch of studies specifically on marijuana. And their report that they brought to Nixon was, hey, this is not a gateway drug, and we should actually decriminalize it because we found that all the claims that we've been putting out are false. I don't think they talked about being a gateway drug.
During the Schaefer report yeah, because it was the gateway drug theory that happened back with the Nixon's era. Now it was really pushed in Reagan's era with the DARE program and Nancy Reagan. So in the Schafer report the whole point was to see if there was causation 'cause they were worried that it would cause to leading to stronger drugs. And so that was the whole point and so the Schafer report when they brought. It up they actually recommended.
Tunics and like, hey, this is there's a lot of false claims we've been stating and we should actually decriminalize this because these things that we're saying is actually false. And they were like, we're going to ignore that and we're going to double down. And so they started Nixon's war on drugs. They brought in Nancy Reagan's like DARE program, like it became this whole it just
continued to trickle. And you know, it's been a very interesting thing, but there's not been any direct causation that we've seen. Yeah, I didn't even pull that up. Well, you've been cutting a lot of this. It's. Not something new that I've learned. That was something I learned about years and years ago. Well, and that's what I'm, I also like I, I want to know more about it because it just sounds so clear cut and dry and it's
like, hey, I want to know more. So that just makes me like, I'm going to dig more into that because it's like, you know, it, it usually when you hear something like this is the way it is, It's like it never really is that way.
It there's something behind it, whether it's someone's making money or someone just feels a certain way because like if you take Barr, James Barr, who was the attorney general during the first Trump administration and his the one he had before that, and that guy was like hardcore against cannabis. So was Barr so hardcore against cannabis. And, and all I kept thinking was like, why? And I knew the other guy because he was a crazy fucking like, hardcore. Let me show you I'm a Jesus
freak, right? Shove it in your face. Yeah, big. Time. Make sure you know. Authoritarian. Like, how dare you? I have, you know, authority because power. It's they are right, and that rightness comes with a air of authority and power because, well, I am correct. It it it's a. It's a a side effect of a cultural something. That's weird old thing that's. Well, it went from societal to cultural, because then it be it became a part of their culture,
right. It was like grandpa, whenever you talk about black people, right, We just like it was just like but he's he was born in what, the nine different 1900? 1910s. Yeah, 1910s. And so I mean, yeah, of course his outlook is gonna be different. Yeah, but it's a side effect and it's, it's, it's really weird. The the the reason why I bring that up is because it's really weird that it's still in people's heads that this is bad. We got a gateway drug.
Yeah, well, it's interesting 'cause even all the discussions that we've had, like me and my dad over the years, I was helping him work, remodel an apartment and a tenant was coming and looking at it or something. One of the tenants there at the apartments, we were talking and they were saying something was like, oh, yeah, well, that's why I smoke weed. And and my dad's like, yeah, well, you don't have to be addicted to it.
Or like, oh, he you know, he went off on this thing about like, oh, well, that can lead to this. I'm like, no, it no, it doesn't. We've had these discussions, like, why are you going back to this old rhetoric of like, oh, but it does that. What do you mean? Like you'll be addicted to cannabis or you'll get addicted to no. Like it, it can lead you to harder things like all this other stuff. And I'm like, there was a study, it was the US versus Netherlands
studies. And they actually found that like people in the Netherlands, where they have a lot more liberal stance on drugs, harder drugs, everything like that, even cannabis, they found that Americans who had a much more tighter restrictive legal thing around harder drugs, Americans were more likely to try harder drugs than people in the Netherlands. Well, yeah. And so it was like, OK, so it's not necessarily causation that like cannabis causes you to do this.
They found that most of those things where it was like, hey, it's like societal or pressures of. Causation is not correlation, and so it's it's all. It's all hearsay. It's all and it's not hearsay, but it's all case by case. Like just because like Brandon smokes a shit load of it and he's like this shits not touching me anymore. And then also come over and there's fucking little balloons everywhere and I'm like, dude, this guys doing black tar heroin off of a fucking spoon with some
insulin needles. And I'm like, you know, that's tragic, That's horrible. But that is not like that is a big fear of an aging population. And even now, like you used to start to see like younger kids are like, I don't know, maybe this isn't for me. And I I agree. I don't think that they should be touching at a young age and using it and consistent consistently. Like I know people who did lots and lots and lots. We talked to the doctor. I'm like, that's great, but
she's she's not. That's the way that I think it should be looked at on both sides. It's an individual, but it is not the trend because how it affects us all differently. Yeah, 100% and every strain is different and like every interaction is different in the time of day of like hey what foods in your system have you worked? What's going on in your mind
that day? Like so many differences that you're like, hey, even this strain where normally it's set and setting, you know, even Doctor Riley Kirk had talked about it. Hey, when I try to strain that normally I'm very comfortable at home or with this I went right before getting up on stage to go speak and I use the same exact strain. That's so funny.
Yeah, and she felt super paranoid and had to go take a step back and like and walk to go, hey, I need to get back to being OK because normally this strain that I'm not displaced with, I am now displaced because my set and setting is different.
And so even for a seasoned user, who I would say very seasoned user, she would be at that point would have a very and as a Doctor Who teaches on cannabis, would have a very robust understanding of like how cannabis interacts with her body, like this setting experience, all of that. And so even her would think, you know, but that's what she took a step away and went on a walk. Like, hey, I noticed that this is not giving me the same interaction because I'm not in
the same place. It is really hard to have a, a specific study test because even like a lot of the tests that I've looked at now, they've been trying to get more conclusive data because they're like, well, now we're testing siblings, we're testing twins. We're doing these types of tests to try and get more robust studies. But still, again, there's differences in endocannabinoid
systems. You just might get closer with like the social economical things, the other influences of like family and religion and culture and society like there that you're like, OK, we're trying to negate as many differences as possible to make sure we have as many common grounds to go, hey, what's and they'll go 1 twin didn't have this and 1 twin did. But we didn't notice any difference of like causation of leading towards like this type
of thing. Yeah, no. And and that's the thing, like, you know, it is a gateway drug, though I will admit that is a gateway drug. It's a gateway drug to having better food. I am a far better cook now. I'm more into every single meal that I prepare is very focused on the experience I had. My wife always makes fun of me because I judge my food so harshly. But if the chicken comes out slightly dry and I know it, I don't like it.
And usually I'm using cannabis while I'm cooking so I'm like, I can taste things better. I love it when I do because I don't feel as rushed. I'm more patient and like, OK, no, this needs this lower temperature. I need this to create this flavor. I need to do this instead of like, I'm rushed, I'm stressed. I'm just going to do this. No, I'm, you know, all this other shit's still going on. But like, maybe I'm not feeling quite as rushed. Maybe I'm more focused on it.
Maybe I'm more aware of like everything that's going on. And so like you said, your dishes are better. I feel like as a person, like. Introspection. More connected relationships with myself. With. With other people because I found more of me which allows me to like connect better to others. Yes and no. It it depends on who you're around. I would say like, you know, where our interactions or our similar people, we would have these great interactions.
My interactions, my first interactions around like more people in cannabis. The -1 was your friend Chad. He was very pushy. He really wanted you to do everything higher doses and I didn't like that at all. It's like, you know, that's a negative. The person, yes. It's a negative and that's what I'm saying like you, if you're guided, No, I'm not.
I'm not trying to go he's bad. I'm saying if you're guided by someone like that, you're not going to experience a very introspective way because you are more focused on the experience of just being high and numb or a euphoric instead of because it really is. It's an intent when you have intent going all right, what am I looking for right now?
What do I need? Because if I'm seeking cannabis, and that's another reason why I like, I, I stopped carrying my vape pen like even when I go out because I used to just take it, you know, yeah. And I'm like, no, I'm not going to do that anymore. Because we, we talked about that when we were gaming one night. We're just like, I feel like I'm just. I just go. Time not getting any higher and so it's like, so it it triggers
this response. That's why I was like in the last episodes I was talking about like, man, maybe you should be looking. If you're using a lot of the vape pen, that's usually a good sign that something's going on. And then that's a time to be introspective. Yeah, maybe what you're smoking on is just amping you up and you're like, fuck, maybe I needed something to kind of
chill me out. And those introspective ones, those ones have helped me open up more to ideas and thoughts and, and not trying necessarily like I was narrow sided, but I'm open to interpretation. But I'm also open that I don't have to agree with anybody. No. But I would say you, you definitely from my perspective seem like you have a much broader perspective since you've introduced cannabis. Oh, absolutely.
But I mean, The thing is, it's like, you know, a lot of people use substances these days because it's a weird fucking world. Well, it's constantly. Everyone's medicated, whether it's a medicine of like pills or something else from their doctor. Oh no, I'm not just saying that. I mean, but I mean we see an Upwork. All using something to manage life. Right, right, and.
Most people, whether it's they're going to alcohol or they've got SSRIs or whatever it is, most people are using something, some sort of substance that's not themselves. No, but I'm just what I'm saying is, is that it's it's been a increasing like crazy amount. Of I could say that of percentage of people. Oh. Way more because of how. Especially in the United States,
we have a really. High the entire world is crazy right now on it, you know, and it's but the reason why is it you weird like inducing it. It's like an induced schizophrenia. You have constant voices around you non-stop in your ear, on your screen in front of you. You, you. Dude, back in the day, if you saw somebody talking to themselves on the street, you'd be like that poor guy is sick. Now he's having a conversation. Oh yeah, and he could be talking to himself.
Who cares? We we have just kind of like, yeah, no big deal. Yeah, the only difference between the crazy person and the not crazy, not crazy person is one person has a headphone in their ear. Yeah, pretty much. Right. Well, even that, I mean, it's, you know, people are are. And that's the thing too with cannabis is that it's it is a gateway drug to melt a lot of good things, but it also can be for bad things. You can abuse cannabis. Yeah. You can abuse a lifestyle.
Anything else? Yeah, right, right. And so it's, you know, it's, it's not a cure all, it's a tool. Predispositioned like genetically or other things that it's like, hey, you're, you're prone to seeking out something, whether it's cannabis, alcohol, some type of thing, escapism, like a lot. There are some of us who are more prone to that than others, just genetically, yeah. Not that every single person is, but there are some. Who? Have higher tendencies and things that we just.
Yeah. I mean, you know, you take alcoholism or babies born on heroin or meth, like they're immediately addicted to that, right? And it it goes down the bloodline. Like I have serious alcoholism on my mom's side. And and so that was, you know, always a worry, but I never felt like I wanted to drink all the time, ever. Not because of that. That didn't get me going. Oh, no. Yeah.
My family was always the same. They're like, oh, alcoholism runs in here, 'cause this grandpa did the crate, someone did this and I was like, OK, so don't drink. And then I found so funny. I really really liked drinking for a bit, but I don't know if it was 'cause I really liked drinking or if it was just. Social aspect so. Sheltered. And it was like, Oh my gosh, this is a whole new experience of something I've never had. And then it became a, a darker depressive like thing of like,
well, now I'm just numbing. Yeah, I'm numbing life because life's really shitty. So now I'm drinking to numb that pain. And that's not, that's more escapism of like, I'm trying to get away from life. So I need to drink, you know? And and now I actually like I don't. Every once in a while I have a craving for the flavor of like an alcohol drink, but I don't really have a craving for like the feeling. No, I I lost it all last time. Like I told you, wife and I our
last anniversary. Felt like shit afterwards. Oh, dude, I hated it. Yeah, absolutely hated it. Mm hmm. I was like. Oh yeah, well, Emily had done her 75 hard. She had two drinks during that entire time, basically when I chose to have a drink. And she was like, OK, And for her, that's crazy. And then at the end of her 75 heart, she had a drink. She was like, oh, I want to have a Margarita just to celebrate. And she had two. And she was like, that was the worst decision I have done.
Like, I feel so garbage. She was like, and is this why you don't drink? And I'm like, yeah, because I started feeling like crap every time. And it was like, why would I? Why would I do this? Enjoy. This again, it's it's it's like there's there's home cooked meals, there's fast food and then there's street food in India and that is drinking to me because it is so like, like I might get the shits, I might throw up. Oh yeah. Like I'm not checking I might have tapeworm, who knows?
The Montezuma's revenge for India. Oh dude, no. Montezuma's revenge there too. Oh no dude, I mean you just look in a lot of places with an Indian. Not all of India has a massive place, but there are places in India where their their water is mixing with their sewage. Oh yeah, there was a video maybe. Remember I showed you that one. Yeah, and. He's literally like. They're like pouring raw. Seeds 30 feet down the stream from him and I was like. Yeah, right.
But it's like gross. That's the way I treat drinking now because I, I have, I remember when I was younger, but I remember because my body was experiencing these things for the first time and I was around other people. And again, it's always set and setting. Like, you know, I, I, I typically had good experiences drinking. I would hang out, we would do silly things. We, we would have fun, play practical jokes because we're just acting like kids.
And then the other part is getting in fights and stuff like that. And I still see that as a positive thing because I didn't, I didn't mind. I like that that that rush, but it is. Now I just don't see it the same way. Like, I mean, try to convince me to do something bad on cannabis. Let's go fuck up somebody's car. It's like. Let's go get in a fight like. No. And The thing is, it'll make you way more likely to think about it and overthink about it instead of go.
Yeah, I know. That sounds like a smart idea. Let's go do it. Well, and another thing, it's a gateway drug for two is open up to new music, opening up to new genres of fiction, whether it be movies or books or games. Like I played more games that I never would have thought I would play. I was like shooting everything right and. Yeah. And then and I was really, I still am. I'm really good at those games, but I like role-playing games now. I like depth, I like story, I
like I like to be frustrated. I like challenge and I like to go deeper in that. And then I like to read fictions that I would normally. I gave up fiction for a really long time. I just didn't enjoy it because I thought I needed to constantly fill my brain. But sometimes it's great to be able. 20 years I gave up fiction. Yeah, I'm yeah about that too. That's nuts because I read so much growing up and then as soon as I graduated high school, I was like, I'm, I'm done.
I don't, I don't want to read. I don't want to read. And then after that I got back into business books and like other books and history books and stuff. And it was really hard to get into fiction. I don't, I don't know what it was. No, it's it's hard because it you, it just your tastes change man. It's the same with alcohol. Like am I shitting on alcohol? No, like if, if that's your jam, cool, dude, it's straight poison. I mean, if shit will take off paint and clean you.
I know now I'm like, I think of it that way. I'm like, fuck, I don't, I don't know why I do it, but sometimes it helps. You know, it's been great for like when people have like, dude, there are so many old school Mormons around here that still have whiskey in their medicine cabinet. Really. Yeah, they'll take like my grand. My wife's grandmother, every time she had a cough, Grandpa dedicated Morgan like crazy about it, right? He would get her like a couple. Dedicated.
More Yeah dude like he's a robot dude like that's Yeah, they are all he's like he's just like the. Super Pious are incredibly robotic and. They're just, they're just so afraid that somebody will see the, the dents in their armor. Like, you know, I I love my wife's grandfather, but you know, the way he talks about it, he's going to take care of the whole world that gives all this money to all these Galatian people and these Thai people and Vietnamese people in the ward. Yeah.
You wouldn't help out his own his own kids. He wouldn't help out his own kids when they were trying. He had tons of money and he's giving it to these communities. Like, I would give him shit. And I'm like, hey, they going to build you a golden statue out there in Thailand? I thought it was funny. It was like the year that really struggled, lost my job was dealing with court stuff with the kids. Oh yeah, everything all at once.
And I was still helping my dad when he needed help and he paid me hardly anything at the end of the year. He was bragging about how much he gave to the church because he wasn't able to do tithing. So he just gave it at the end of the year because the Bishop came around going, hey, it's Christmas time. We could use a donation. Would you? Would you help some families? And so my dad was like, well, I wasn't able to give tithing, so I just paid it all at once. And I had massive lump sum.
And I was like, here and look, look at what I did. And I'm like, cool, I bet that made you feel so good, didn't you Like. That's so funny dude. But that's it's the very pious, like, oh, Jesus is going to look at me and go, hey, you gave so much money. I'm so proud of you. Isn't that funny to you? I'm. So proud of you.
And and that's another thing too, like a gateway drug to being able to kind of explore your faith if if you have faith, whatever it may be. It's one thing that I've really enjoyed about cannabis is that it is brought me closer to to my God, the to to that your. Connection and belief. Is, yeah. And and then I'll leave it at that because. Of that looks like.
And, and some of you may be going through that, you know, but the other thing that's been really cool is the type of people that I would talk to cannabis consumers are all walks of life. Yeah. And I unfortunately, because where I grew up, how I was raised, I just had this different view of different people. Oh no dude. And the big reason why was because stoners look like stoners. Oh, yeah, or, or even bikers or people with like tattoos or piercings and stuff.
I was raised as like, oh, they're bad people. Like look out and I'm like, and then I rode motorcycles and hung out with bikers and got tattoos. And I realized all these people are just people. And some of them are way better than the incredibly pious people that I saw who were so well presented and dressed and so eloquent and, and all of this. And yeah, yes. And then I go and I see this biker or this other person. I'm like, they have the most
honest, loving heart. They are the most real person. And they would do anything for me or anyone else, not just, hey, is God watching? Is my neighbor watching? Like I, I should show up like this. And I'm like, that's what I loved is I realized I didn't have to fear people so much. I learned to love the diversity, all the difference of people and go holy shit, like you're so unique on your own. You're so fucking different than me. That's amazing.
I wish that I could be more unique like you because I feel like I'm so much of all these other. But it's, it's awesome too, because it was a blank canvas at that point where you could go and explore. And you know, I, that's the one thing that I, I, I think is so cool about cannabis. People like, dude, how many people I've met in business, regular life in my, in my church around other people like randomly like that. Dude sitting on the side of the road where we smoked a bowl with
and it was like. Or that woman out there that we're going to have on our podcast. Yeah, she, I mean, her life is completely changed with cannabis. And it's so cool to watch and see. And it's like, dude, she would be the quintessential of scary. But you know, when you're at a place in your life where you're just like, yeah, well, what
could it fucking do? That's what really like, I think that's what for me stemmed why this show really exists was like because grandma when I started making her edibles and I saw her go from like having to be, she was on fentanyl and she went from that to not having chronic migraines, not having it, not to use any of that. And she weaned herself off cannabis too because she was like, I don't need this eventually, but like that change in her mindset and her quality
of life. And then, like, I've not met this lady yet, but you've told me the experiences, and it feels so incredible to just go, hey, I saw that person's life got better, and it was just something stupid and simple. And all I had to do was talk to them and care enough about them to go, hey, I see that you're struggling. You're hurting this, like, and maybe maybe this helps.
Maybe it doesn't. Yeah. But I see that you're really having this hard time, and this might be something that's worth trying. Well, and that's the thing man. Like I, you know, I wanted to kind of wrap it up with the, you know, this is a gateway drug into introspection if you want it to be. It's a gateway drug to less pain. I'm not going to say it's going to take away all your pain.
Some people it works great. I still have pain, but it'll take away a good portion of it. Yeah, so I can function like a normal person or like that Lady who can move and do shit that she wasn't able to. Do so. I mean, she was on oxygen, so it.
Still is, but yeah, a gateway to a better life if you utilize it as a tool and you're using it in, you know, proper dosing, proper methods, not trying to go crazy high and see if you can fly to the moon 'cause you can still experience euphoria and all of those fun things if that's what you're looking for without going overboard. Yeah, and you know, for those parents or grandparents, 'cause I know there's a lot of amazing grandparents that listen to this podcast as well.
Hey, if if you find that your kid or your grandkid is using cannabis, don't, don't come down on them punitively. You're teaching them that this is bad. So just saying, hey, what's going on? Like, are you having difficulty right now?
Is is this helping you instead of going like you're not supposed to do it because the law says like yeah I understand that but if that was the truth then you wouldn't be giving your kids Nyquil and shit back in the day because it was alcohol in it and not some other random it. They just put like Benadryl in it now. Lame. Nyquil used to be awesome anyways, but you know. Bring back Nyquil. But. But cocaine? Cocaine. Oh, dude, dude, that the rival. How am I going to go off a dead
you? But no, it's a it's a gateway drug into something different than where you're at right now. And allow those who are coming up, you got to teach them about this, Don't. I? I would really, really encourage you to share if you are keeping this from your family members. If they're crazy zealots, don't don't. It might not be the don't do it.
Just don't do it. You already know the outcome, but if you've got people around you that love you, respect you, and they want to see you happy, explain it to them. Explain it that this not why you're using it. Start talking about the the positive things of reasons why you've looked into it, where you've come up to, and then you've made a decision. That's it. You're not asking for permission.
And often it kind of feels like that when you need to go, Hey, I got to tell you something like like my sister texting me in the middle of it. Like it does kind of feel like permission when you're trying to hide it from your parents or something. Like even as an adult, it took me so long to open up to my parents. Granted it wasn't legal even in the state at that point. It was just like, hey, this has helped here, here, here. Like even your church is OK with it in medical use.
Like look at all these states that they have this. Oh yeah, dude. And and it was just like trying to put it in a perspective of helping them actually understand it. And it took years before and then it was like, OK, hey, you probably have already known, but I've been had cannabis in my system every single time you've seen me for 3-4 years now. Every time you would have seen me, I would be what you would classify as high. And yet you wouldn't notice any difference because you had no
idea until I tell you. Dude, my dad, I've ever one time I, I, I brought a bag from your place to mine and I didn't have like a a smell proof. And so it was like in the middle console thinking, Oh, I'm not going to smell. Anything. Yeah. Fucking hell yeah, that that was really. It fucking smelled awful. Unless it's like, really shitty. But it was really good smell of wheat. So I was like, this shit smells good. I picked up my dad later on, the smell was still in my car.
And my dad gets in the car and he goes, why do I smell marijuana? Jesse? Enough said. Because there was marijuana in my car, dad. And they just stared at him and he goes, you really shouldn't be doing that while you're driving. You really shouldn't be telling people what to do. Dad just go funny. But it's like, I don't care. Like, you know what? I told my mom I'm like, hey, I'm smoking cannabis. Mom goes same. Oh man, what do you want, right? See, that would be great.
I would love to maybe one day. No, my, my dad did. My dad used cannabis later on, Yeah. And I mean, he was totally. Helped him navigate a lot of stuff and I think that was amazing. Yeah. He was not currently consuming though, right? No, he doesn't currently consume, but for a while when he was struggling with alcoholism, yeah, And there was a lot of depression. Like, I was like, you've been drinking that long, but it was the amount every day. Oh yeah, retired.
That's what gets. You COVID. Yeah. In his house alone, yeah. Fuck, dude. Well, well, that's what mine was. Because I was divorced half the time my kids weren't home, so it was me alone at home and it was like. I don't want to feel like shit. And so my light nights were like 6 to 8 beers and Oh yeah. And then it got to like, oh cool, I could drink a 12 pack and be just fine. There was a night that, yeah,
and I've always been small. So it was like I had one night I had 13 beers and like 3-3 shots of something and something else and I was still just fine. Like I wasn't chip faced and but granted it was over a decent amount of time but like it was a problem. Yeah, a problem. Definitely a problem. And that's I. Metabolize so fast too so it was like I could drink.
Forever yeah because it would just go right through you yeah yeah I know and it's the same with like cannabis with you unfortunately because it's it's just because of keep doing that because you metabolize it so quickly so it's you know it it's good to know a lot of different things before you start getting into cannabis but at the same time you know is this a gateway drug yeah totally it's a 100% gateway drug you just need to make a decision on how that's good what gateway it's going to
take you down the one thing that I I I was going through is that it is the vehicle but it is not the destination so it's just a tool it's not a cure all it's not going to fix you but if you allow it to like like a lot of people that we know ourselves when you allow this to act as like a reflection tool to help you navigate life better in a way yeah but it's a it's again it's a vehicle it just depends on where you want to go well.
And you might find in times that evaluating your relationship with cannabis, there's times where your vehicle is parked up on the mountainside watching the sunset for a while because life's really fucking stressful. And other times that vehicle might be on the highway, you know, going in a really good direction because you're hyper focused. And you know, your vehicle might have all sorts of different trips that you take in life, but it just.
You know, what's great about it and being a tool is that cannabis can just kind of tweak things just for you to be able to fix everything. But. Use it as a gateway to tune in next week, yeah? And make sure to go check out Cannabis School. And check out the bomb on Cycloud because. Yeah, go into the. That thing's fantastic. That thing is cool. We, we. This is awesome. All right, guys, take care.