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Choice quote for the article: >Mostly, what Lowell Cafe taught me is that I am getting old. I can’t tell you how long we stayed at the cafe, though I doubt we

Choice quote for the article: >Mostly, what Lowell Cafe taught me is that I am getting old. I can’t tell you how long we stayed at the cafe, though I doubt we came near to reaching our allotted 90 minutes. A guy that used to smoke copious amounts of weed before he was 21, once again dives into the culture, with an inept guide, and quickly succumbs to the potency of modern strains. It would be nice to have a counter-take from his friend who was supposed to be his guide (and did a terrible job from what I could see). And I totally agree with the commenter who said the cafe should offer strains of lesser potency - and also have a staff knowledgable enough to guide people towards strains suited to their background and needs/wants. It does sound like the cafe has work to do in this regard and I would say this aspect would be a good take-away review, but instead the author just focused on his own negative reaction to super-strong weed his friend suggested. Bummer.

proc0 7y ago
Your ability to handle weed has nothing to do with age, not to mention smoking before 21 is probably very bad in the long run. Your body gets used to copious amounts of THC if you just keep smoking every day for some time, probably 6 months to a year. Everyone can do it, imho, but nobody even considers it because of the social taboo. Everyone is ok with drinking caffeine till the point you get headaches if you stop, but smoking a joint a day is still seen under negative light.
- dadarepublic 7y ago
  I agree and it was what I was trying to point out. I wasn't focused on the age of the smoker at all but the length of time it had been for him as a 'regular' smoker. He obviously needed more curation and guidance. I was probably a bit too snarky in my comment which made it come off as being focused on his age - hope this helps clear the air on that point.
  - proc0 7y ago
    I see, I may have misread it np. Yeah dosage is always the key.
asdff 7y ago
These people are going to the bar and ordering the whole margarita pitcher to themselves. If your tolerance is zero, one hit. Maybe 3. See how it goes from there. On a counter point, lower % products could be sold at a discount, but the worry is if they end up being sold at current pricing, and the existing strains bump into another price bracket. Cafes in trendy cities would see their customers all the same, but they'd end up being the tourist stop, like Medmen which just cut 20% of their staff recently.

proc0 7y ago

Your ability to handle weed has nothing to do with age, not to mention smoking before 21 is probably very bad in the long run. Your body gets used to copious amounts of THC if you just keep smoking every day for some time, probably 6 months to a year. Everyone can do it, imho, but nobody even considers it because of the social taboo. Everyone is ok with drinking caffeine till the point you get headaches if you stop, but smoking a joint a day is still seen under negative light.

dadarepublic 7y ago
I agree and it was what I was trying to point out. I wasn't focused on the age of the smoker at all but the length of time it had been for him as a 'regular' smoker. He obviously needed more curation and guidance. I was probably a bit too snarky in my comment which made it come off as being focused on his age - hope this helps clear the air on that point.
- proc0 7y ago
  I see, I may have misread it np. Yeah dosage is always the key.

asdff 7y ago

These people are going to the bar and ordering the whole margarita pitcher to themselves. If your tolerance is zero, one hit. Maybe 3. See how it goes from there. On a counter point, lower % products could be sold at a discount, but the worry is if they end up being sold at current pricing, and the existing strains bump into another price bracket. Cafes in trendy cities would see their customers all the same, but they'd end up being the tourist stop, like Medmen which just cut 20% of their staff recently.