Comment on UNDER THE THC 🎶

• lemjukes@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  but also, “only minimal anti-nociceptive effect of THC exposure was confirmed.”

  aka

  “it turns out getting lobsters high doesnt really make them that much more chill about being boiled alive…”

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  • normalexit@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    I have experimented on myself quite a bit with THC. It isn’t a pain reliever in my experience. I have had a headache or body pain, used some, and then I was just like “fuck, that’s all I can think about now.”

    It’s great to distract from general malaise or boredom, but won’t help if anything painful is actually happening.

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    • ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Conversely, I’m a medical user exclusively for pain. I take 50mg twice a day and have very little effect on the mind but it stops my pain nearly completely.

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      • normalexit@lemmy.world ⁨25⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

        that’s awesome! I’m glad it is helping you ease your pain. It helps a lot with my anxiety and sleeping, but I’m a weirdo and I’m in my head a lot, so even if I’m super deep it doesn’t shut off that part of my brain.

        I do imagine if I was being boiled alive it would still hurt a lot, but I’d prefer to be on some strong edibles if that “had” to happen.

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  • kautau@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah especially because countries like Switzerland and New Zealand have banned the practice.

    …cnn.com/…/switzerland-lobster-boiling-banned

    Restaurants can use en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrustaStun for the most humane option

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    • blarghly@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Why? Aren’t they basically sea bugs?

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      • kautau@lemmy.world ⁨35⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

        Whether or not they feel pain is a huge ongoing debate

        en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_in_crustaceans

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      • MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨47⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

        Yes, they are, but why not minimize any possible pain? They’re not going to taste any different.

        The way to go is oysters. They have no pain receptors or even a cluster of nerves that could be considered a rudimentary brain. You can eat them still alive (raw on the half shell) and they’re none the wiser.

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