Courting the maiden

[Jade]

I think I will bow out of this thread as we never come to find mutual understanding.

I will end this with a quick example of this, what I said about vaping marijuana was about that smoking using a flame will destroy parts of the chemical components the plant has to offer. So while I agree that I could do better by growing it myself and trimming it myself, I wrote that only because I thought it'd mean something to you given what was said about DMT in the ayahuasca thread and how you think the chemicals of a plant should be courted.  I did not start vaping for this reason and simply thought it was neat that it allows to get more from the plant which usually is wasted, and that this was worth sharing in this context.

So the intent of my message was not found in the response to it despite that it did relate fully to the thread because I failed at giving value to what I was trying to share. Guess I got a lot of work to do on communication. Been told I express my ideas much better irl, a gemimi needs to move his hands through the air while talking else it ruins it..

I have to admit that I had a thought that I maybe misinterpreted your marijuana comments, because here in Colorado, people who vape mostly vape concentrates. So I was thinking about it in the form of vaping concentrates and not flower, as I don't know anyone at the moment who vapes flower (except you?)

I see your point but my point was towards the concentrates spectrum. I have vaped extracted THC oil, but again, it really isn't my intent to get higher on less, but to manage my consumption period. I'm not sure that if I switched to vaping, I would feel better about how I was courting the plant. Less waste makes sense.

Ayahuasca was a completely different thing, because I can plant a seed a grow a marijuana plant in my backyard with very little effort (I have 6 plants right now!). Even compared to shrooms, which you can go pick off cow turds (or grow quite easily at home), ayahuasca is just a different thing entirely as far as cultivation and extraction for use.

And, practicing communication was the point of this exercise, I assumed?