weed and you bass playing

[BOOG]

I agree. I don't think many of the people that are against it realize that like any other substance knowing your level of tolerance is key.
Most people continue to consume long after the thc will affect them in a positive way.
For example, in a session, I can consume .2 of a gram and feel the effects. The average "joint" would be about .5 of a gram or more.
So yes, there is a difference between "lifted", and "stoned". I don't play stoned. I rarely consume to get to that point.

Question....
I am pretty ignorant about Canadian pot laws. The argument down here that the opponents of legalization use is that there isn’t a way to test for it in cases of reporting to work or driving within “x” amount of hours of consumption. With that argument the opponents of legalizing say it can’t be legal as, people will be driving and working under the influence. Is there a reliable system in place for employers to regulate employees from reporting to work within say, eight hours of ingestion for pot much like there is for consumption of alcohol?

 

[LYNCHMAN]

Nope...won't even drink a beer until the gig is done...rehearsals too.
makes me play sloppy.

 

[JW56789]

'Weed and You bass playing'. Never happened, can't happen, ain't never gonna happen. It also obviously screws up your grammar and/or typing . . . . .

 

[BurtMacklinFBI]

Sadly, the stuff gives me an upset stomach and just generally makes me feel weird in a bad way. I don't mind if people I play with smoke it so long as they don't get so goofy that they can't function, though. It's just not for me.

 

[getBAK]

I know a lot of people who think they play better after smoking. Very few who do

 

[Heroinsheep]

Freudian slip?

Definitely but not a very meaningful one

 

[ruju]

Question....
I am pretty ignorant about Canadian pot laws. The argument down here that the opponents of legalization use is that there isn’t a way to test for it in cases of reporting to work or driving within “x” amount of hours of consumption. With that argument the opponents of legalizing say it can’t be legal as, people will be driving and working under the influence. Is there a reliable system in place for employers to regulate employees from reporting to work within say, eight hours of ingestion for pot much like there is for consumption of alcohol?

Driving impaired is illegal. Just like with alcohol. So, that's up to the individual to know if they will still be impaired or not.
I believe pilots require 72 hrs between consuming and reporting to work.
I haven't actually heard of any cases of someone being arrested for driving under the influence of cannabis although I don't doubt it happens.
There are still rules about consumption locations as well.

 

[BassFishingInAmerica]

“Where’s my bass?”

“You mean the one you have on?”

 

[Bander]

Driving impaired is illegal. Just like with alcohol.
I haven't actually heard of any cases of someone being arrested for driving under the influence of cannabis although I don't doubt it happens.
There are still rules about consumption locations as well.

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Yes its against the law the be intoxicated, and there are legal limits. There is a subculture of folks that think legalization applies to being high - not so. You can be fired, denied access, denied benefits, denied about anything if you are performing many jobs while intoxicated. Some occupations don't care, don't test, and don't tell. But a lot of the better jobs and professions are not for folks addicted to, or under the perpetual influence of any intoxicant - in any state, under any substance laws.

 

[BurtMacklinFBI]

I bet there's more to the story than that isolated factoid.

There is. Specifically, it was the murderer himself who made the claim that using marijuana had caused him to kill his wife, not a medical professional. The guy was trying to bargain his way down to a lesser charge and that was one of his excuses. He could just as easily have blamed heavy metal or Dungeons and Dragons.

 

[kevindahl]

Like most substances, it depends on the amounts and frequency, just like it's not the same having a couple of beers here and there and drinking a bottle of vodka for dinner.

Some weed (and not all 'weed' is the same) in moderation can be a great booster of creativity and help focus.

I'm not saying you have to do it, but when people find that what they do has a positive effect in them, give them some credit instead of assuming you just know better than them.

The OP asked for opinions and I gave mine. I only mentioned memory and my post definitely did not reflect I know better than the OP.

 

[GravyGoodness]

You should call NIH and become part of a study because every study that I looked at before posting this response shows that marijuana is detrimental to learning and memory. Maybe you're the one person who could prove the entire medical community and years of research wrong.

No moral judgement here, what ever someone else does is their own business not mine, but man, be honest with yourself.

If you're so omnicient that you actually know the perception of how his mind works - then just call him a liar instead of dancing around it like that.

I don't have a dog in this fight, but how can you tell someone the way they feel about something is wrong? I'm really glad you read an article or 2 before posting that response. Must of been incredibly informative.

 

[Scoops]

This is all I can say

 

[Wissen]

I know this isn't a "share your anecdote" thread, but I'm bored.

The only time I ever smoked weed and played bass, I fell asleep. In the middle of the song.

That was the last time I smoked for a very long time. Because it wasn't the first time I had fallen asleep.

 

[BarfanyShart]

When swimmer Michael Phelps was photographed at a party smoking, a Craig Kilborn made the joke "luckily Marijuana isn't considered a performance enhancing for anyone except bass players." That still makes me chuckle.

 

[lfmn16]

If you're so omnicient that you actually know the perception of how his mind works - then just call him a liar instead of dancing around it like that.

I don't have a dog in this fight, but how can you tell someone the way they feel about something is wrong? I'm really glad you read an article or 2 before posting that response. Must of been incredibly informative.

Oh, I guess I hit a nerve. I'm one of those silly people that believes science and scientific studies and facts. A big part of the problem with the world today is all the people who think that just because they feel some way about something that it's true. I'll trust 50 years of observation being around impaired musicians and scientific studies. You can believe in the Easter Bunny for all I care.

 

[ezstep]

Don't. I will drink a beer or two (usually an audience member buys a round or two) but that's it. A couple of beers over 4 hours.

I have worked with MANY guys who tell me that "I play better after I've had a few drinks to loosen up!" No. No, you don't. You should hear what I hear.

 

[GravyGoodness]

Oh, I guess I hit a nerve. I'm one of those silly people that believes science and scientific studies and facts. A big part of the problem with the world today is all the people who think that just because they feel some way about something that it's true. I'll trust 50 years of observation being around impaired musicians and scientific studies. You can believe in the Easter Bunny for all I care.

I find it hard to believe you can tell someone they are wrong about what they percieve when you aren't them.

I bet you're a real joy to be around.

I'll believe in the Easter Bunny all I want to as well. And Santa too.

 

[beaglesandbass]

We don’t do drug threads here, so I’m closing this. While marijuana is legal in some states for adult use, it’s still illegal many places as well as federally.