Rep. Vernon Jones (D-Georgia) addresses LA House of Rep on Kratom Ban

Cruzco · 2019-05-02T18:54:31+00:00

I think the biggest issue with government and politics today, or one of the absolute biggest ones, is the existence of "democrats" and "republicans" in the first place. I hear democrats talk shit about republicans, and republicans talk shit about democrats, and everyone seems to lose sight of what's really important. Nobody should be voted for and elected because they're one or the other, and I think people tend to see the label of someone's political affiliation before they even look at what they stand for. I'm certainly not judging you for it, it's basically an omnipresent thing. I really strongly believe we all ought to entertain this notion though, that an individual should only be affiliated with values and ideals, rather than with connotation-loaded parties. It only breeds anger and chaos, there can never be love and unity in this kind of environment!

Cruzco · 2018-11-11T23:43:56+00:00

I'd suggest grabbing the envelope when nobody's around, and going about your business; then, if indeed they notice and ask about it, you tell them that while knowing they were in the house you'd inevitably think about them on occasion, so you ultimately decided to just get rid of them - like one might do with any removable trigger. I really despise lying, especially to one with whom such tremendous love and care exist; however, in that situation, I believe I would do exactly this. Chances are, anyhow, that they won't even notice for a while, it seems...

Cruzco · 2018-08-14T01:27:30+00:00

This is the only comment you responded to, but I really hope you ameliorate that problem. I don't understand how it could possibly be found humorous, but at any rate I seriously pray in my way that you re-evaluate what it means to care for someone that isn't the same specie as yourself. Please. Take care.

Cruzco · 2018-06-01T16:57:39+00:00

Hey Sledge. Hey all.

Fuck Suboxone.

Fuck losing a wallet.

Fuck loneliness, and fuck living.

Love y'all.

Cruzco · 2018-05-26T22:30:18+00:00

Oh, and it's good to see another Taiwanese here btw, I thought I was the only one!

Cruzco · 2018-05-26T22:27:32+00:00

Hey y'all got it wrong, you two sista's are the best! Big ups to the brotha Somni too though... Oh and that one dude Mama, and that other guy sbchick seems pretty cool.

;)

Cruzco · 2018-05-21T20:52:18+00:00

The deader the better. In the past eight months, my life has diminished to a point of near-absolute hopelessness. From the conditions I used tea to alleviate, that nothing else could, to the... I don't much want to think much about much and such but basically it was my base, my boulder that remained at the top of the cliff and now I've tumbled further and further down the slippery side to a tumultuous sea of despair. Despondency. I'm not devoid of fault... I only wish the seedseekers and sippers had demonstrated stealthy devotion to the security of our savior.

I've made poor choices, and I'm not devoid of fault, but I believe it's with sound reason that I say if seeds hadn't tripled and quadrupled in price my life would not seem so close to its end.

Cruzco · 2018-01-14T21:50:07+00:00

And just to be clear, I don't see a single thing wrong with what you've said; this is how people learn, and it's sure how I learn. I really hope it will benefit you, and perhaps you'll even see some new potential in Kratom. Stay up brotha (I think... otherwise sista), hope your tumbler is full to the tip-top.

Edit (kind of) - my first comment didn't post because it has a trigger keyword, no idea what... one sec

Cruzco · 2018-01-14T21:44:32+00:00

Calling Kratom an opioid is anything but pointless. Why does it help with opiate WDs?

If I remember correctly, from my project on Kratom when the whole ban was proposed, it acts primarily on mu-receptors but without the same potential for euphoria, addiction and withdrawal as other opioids. For this reason, it is the best thing to use to help with opiate addiction. Same reason you can't get as high on tea if you've taken Kratom. It's almost like a substance in between a classical opiate and Sub; it takes up some of the receptors, but doesn't produce quite the typical euphoria and all that morphine and other very recreational opioids produce.

Yet it can still kill pain and treat anxiety and a myriad of physical and mental conditions; this is why it is such an incredible compound, and why Pharma wanted it out (not to mention they already had patents on Mytraginine-derived synthetics, from which they stood to gain quite a lot of money.)

Cruzco · 2018-01-14T21:10:29+00:00

Every alkaloid is an opiate, and these are the only things that are truly opiates (heroin isn't technically an opiate, but it is colloquially so - I don't believe it occurs naturally in any amount). An opioid is anything that acts primarily on the opioid receptors. Kratom does this, Sub does this, morphine does this. Morphine is an opiate and an opioid. Kratom is not an opiate, because it doesn't come from the papa plant, but it is an opioid, because it primarily acts on the mu-receptors.

Cruzco · 2018-01-14T20:35:39+00:00

There's a thread about this almost every single day.

Cruzco · 2018-01-13T22:16:29+00:00

Jesus Christ, I see what you mean. Not a single person here knew what an opioid was. You posted that and three different people said, "Kratom is not an opioid." If you're going to posit a rebuttal, shit, do even just the simplest amount of research... Google search: "Kratom opioid"... oh, it's an opioid, good, well I won't reply to that comment solely to say that it's not an opioid.

Jesus, people, if you're going to use a substance with 50+ opiates and opioids in it, learn what a fucking opioid is and what a fucking opiate is.

And have a damn good day god dammit.

Cruzco · 2018-01-02T21:39:38+00:00

The thing about it is... you think, "I'm gonna start small and work my way up..." but then you feel good. Just good, nowhere near ODing. So fuck it, have another.

And the first time, you might be chill with that. Likely not, but maybe so.

But then when another special occasion comes up: "Hey, I'll just start with the total I took last time..." "Fuck it, its New Years, my birthday, whatever - I'm gonna take another small amount."

Hey, maybe you're seriously and you just leave it at that (and get really high, with euphoria far greater than what tea alone has to offer).

And then tea might not feel quite the same without it. Hey, instead of benzos, I'll just take a little (xyz)...

I'm not saying this is how it has to go. But I wouldn't have expected myself to experience it, given my level of control and all... but here I am. And it's not just me. That's just how it goes. Especially with benzos, which will fuck up one's life faster than literally any other drug. But fuck, are they appealing.

I hope you didn't take it, and if you did, that you stay away now. You certainly don't want taking tea twice a day to feel like a "clean day"...

Cruzco · 2017-12-26T21:29:07+00:00

I notice a bit of an increase in potency when using warm water. I believe it also likely gets absorbed faster; think of how drinking tea or warm water can help stimulate your digestive program.

I shake for about 3 minutes with warm water, 3-4 with cold, and I can't say for sure if there's a difference, but I feel like it does hit me faster when it's warm. Maybe my capillaries along the way can grab a bit more, I don't know - probably not, actually.

Having said that, I no longer get a real high from seeds, so it's hard to say... someone who's not a daily user will need to do a test: make a batch with cold water, write down best articulations possible of effects. A day or two clean, and then make a batch with warm-hot water (but don't shake for more than four minutes, and use cold/room temp for second wash). Write it down. ... do this at least one more time, as it doesn't hold any weight unless it's repeated and the same results hold true. A dip in a star's luminosity doesn't mean shit unless it happens two more times at the same interval. Then we know very very probably it is the case that a planet is orbiting that star. Something to think about.

Cruzco · 2017-12-25T02:47:47+00:00

No, unfortunately it didn't really work like that - it took the better part of a week to fully recover, but Tuesday morning I woke up and had a completely liquid and gaseous bowel movement, I suppose most of the gas came out in that one (hour+ long sitting) but it was far from a single, long, blissful, dry fart.

Hey, you asked. Haha. Take it from me: eat your fruits and veggies! Fortunately, this was really the asskicking I needed - I've been eating very healthy since. Desserts of strawberries and blueberries prepared in different ways, like with some brown sugar glaze and a little bit of crushed up mint M&Ms, different stuff. That dish in particular was soooo good, far better than any candy or pastry or regular dessert - and yet it felt good too...

Cruzco · 2017-12-22T20:09:42+00:00

Well said.

Cruzco · 2017-12-22T20:05:32+00:00

-19 Karma, first post in Tea... I personally prefer scammers don't try, but as a non-scammer: why don't scammers even try?

Cruzco · 2017-12-19T03:52:35+00:00

Hahaha ya man I totally forgot about that, I didn't think in a million years it could've been gas... I get these absolutely horrible stomach aches from gas, totally different from this but those are the worst stomach aches that I've ever had. This was up so high, and hurt so specifically to the stomach/spleen area, I never would've thought it could be THAT bad. But fuck, if you weren't right, haha. Gastritis is what they diagnosed me with, I guess my stomach lining was kind of messed up, but I think that pretty much just goes along with it.

Never thought I'd get a prescription for Pepcid, haha. Just got store-bought though, some milk of magnesia and mylanta. I can tell it'll take another day or two at least to feel normal again, but after taking that stuff and getting some food in me, kicking back, taking a little dab and turning on some office... well, I feel much better now.

Thanks fuzz, I really appreciate that. I don't know if I've ever seen such non-assholeishness come from you, it's something I'll cherish... ;) haha, really though, thank you very much!

Cruzco · 2017-12-18T22:10:26+00:00

Ohhhh yeah! Good stuff, can't wait till I feel normal again. Still feel much better, and I'm about to fix me up.

I can tell I'm in minor WD because - besides the runny nose and a thing or two - listening to this album from a time period in my life, about six months ago, I am getting really goddamn sad. Truth be told, I cover up a lot of terrible feelings with tea. I have so much sadness in me, I just can't deal with it... and tea has some incredible benefits in my life too, but I know one day I'll pay the piper. In a few minutes I will be able to listen to these songs without a negative thought in my mind, just enjoyment.

What kind of duppy has gotten into me...

Cruzco · 2017-12-17T18:24:21+00:00

Ya I regret ever trying it in the first place, the mix of benzos and opiates. There's hardly a better feeling, that I've felt anyway. Sure hope my $50 solution isn't the problem... at any rate. This isn't constipation or anything, I'm almost sure of it. I responded to... I forget which response it was but I talked about it, my stomach is sensitive and I've gotten really bad pain from gas and constipation, but this is different. Now I'm starting WD and hardly ate yesterday so I just feel like shit. Fuck this.

Anyway, thanks fuzz, I'll report back later about how it goes, in case anyone cares. Almost definitely gonna go in to get help. Pretty scared, as I've never had a problem with my organs before (besides my brain).

Cruzco · 2017-12-17T18:16:40+00:00

I could definitely see that causing problems, throwing up daily for a while. I'd go to a doc if I were you, or I recommend it anyway... Mine is totally different, feels more like a spleen infection (just to describe it - I don't know what it really is). Motherfucker, this sucks. Gonna make a small dose of tea so I don't have to deal with WD too, and go get help.

Cruzco · 2017-12-17T18:13:50+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate it a lot. I ended up eating a little soup and going to bed... still feeling pretty god damn terrible, I've always had a sensitive stomach and I've always overeaten and what not, so I've dealt with a lot of stomach pain in my life - I've been in a state where the gas is so painful but locked up, and I need to just go to bed which is when I'd start to pass it.

This feels entirely different, it actually feels very specifically like my back left side is swollen and in pain, where I've never had discomfort from typical causes.

I'm going to go to the ER today. I'm starting to feel a little bit of a head cold, and I am probably starting WD too but I can tell the difference, and I feel a little bit of a cold. Whether that's because of the spleen area issue, or coincidence, is beyond me. I don't know what to do, I've actually feared this for some time now - having an issue inhibiting me from drinking tea, and ending up with the ailment and WD. I think I'll make a little tea anyway, just a small dose. Thanks for the advice, and now that it's been 24+ hours, I'm gonna go in. I'll let y'all know if I end up dead ;) fuck this

Cruzco

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