Competition ICMag.com Contest - November 2024

[Hoss_Beardman]

hoss_beardman on discord

I tried cannabis in 1998 because my friends wouldn't stop talking about it. First attempt was a little metal bowl between 7 of us, mexican flat commercial brick weed. I didn't get any feeling from it, but a week later I smoked a joint that looked like a tooth pick with 3 friends and got rocked. He said it was some pretty good weed, I removed some seeds from his bag. It wasn't as brick like and was lighter lime green with red hairs.

My interest was sparked immediately upon finding out it had seeds in it and could be cultivated. That year I started popping seeds and trying to figure it out.

 

[Ringodoggie]

What got you to try cannabis for the first time?

Peer pressure. Definitely peer pressure.

It was 1968 and I had recently converted from a super cool greaser with a comb in my pocket to a laid back hippie with a nickel bag in my pocket. Trends were changing and I wasn't going to be left behind. LOL

Been stoned every day* since.

*Damn near

Not on discord

 

[Northwoods]

How do you choose the right cannabis products for your needs?
I look for products that will help me to grow in the short growing season here.

Northwoods on the Discord

Thanks!

 

[Scottay]

Has cannabis changed your life? How?

I was a severe alcoholic trying to drink away PTSD in addition to chronic depression. I realized that when I used cannabis I drank less. I was taking 8 psych meds and I was barely functioning through the fog. I soon realized that when I used cannabis I didn't blackout. It also helped me with my daily struggles.
Fast forward to today I use cannabis daily. I don't drink alcohol and I'm on 2 psych meds. I don't miss alcohol nor all the psych meds. I live life now how it should have been. Life saver for me.
Thanks for your time!!
S

 

[Lama97]

it was at school, third year of middle school, a friend of mine handed me a joint, I thought it was a rolled cigarette.... it wasn't! Since that day she has been my best friend

 

[TheGhostoftheNorthside]

My pops used to give me a hit off his j when i was a lil kid to calm down lol . im not a heavy smoker. But he used to have clarks book on marijuana botany laying around by 13 i read it like 3 times and started growing in the back yard.. As you can tell gen x boomers left us to run wild it ,was great.

 

[Orange's Greenhouse]

I finally learned how to grow houseplants through weed. Now half my appartment is green and thriving.
It truly is a gateway drug.

 

[BC LONE WOLF]

How do you choose the right cannabis products for your needs?

The right product for my needs... it's gotta be my own organic flower.

Since I became aware of the value in the energy exchange transaction between man and nature, I tend to put a lot of my energy into the medicine I grow. I know it will come back to me in abundance at harvest and even a more wholesome result once I start smoking the flower tailor made for my physical and spiritual needs.

I am also rocking it on your Discord Icmag.

 

[ninox33]

Cannabis changed my life by giving me the mental shift/perspective that I consider normal or better than the alternative. Smiling inside

 

[Samuel Caldwell]

Has cannabis changed your life? How?

It keeps me healthy. Mind, body and soul.

 

[pop_rocks]

the first time i smokes was on the beach before surfing with some older guys
i was lucky to be able to catch a ride to the beach and felt lucky they invited me to paddle out with them
it wasnt until i was in the water that the feeling really hit me but i kept my cool and had a great surf
the next day i asked if could i buy a nickel bag

 

[RequiredUsername]

How do you choose the right cannabis products for your needs?

It begins with trust. Trust in the breeder. Trust that you are getting the medicine you need. Trust that he hand picked each breeding project from hundreds to thousands of phenotypes. Trust that these seeds are exactly what you requested. Trust that it is the highest quality regular seeds, just as mother nature intended. Trust. That's why I trust horticulturalists and breeders I know, that I talk to personally.

I'll try the Landrace Warden seeds if I'm chosen. I wouldn't want anything from the other Phoenix thing. They only have the feminized seeds, and hemp hybrids. Somebody else can have them. Life is too short to deal with problems from bad breeding practices or growing hemp hybrids with weak short-lived effects. Just saying it like it is, no offense intended.

 

[DokMcPuffin]

Has cannabis changed your life? How?

Yes, It helps me manage my ADHD and OCD so I can function fairly normal.

I'm on ICMAG Discord

 

[WelderDan]

What got you to try cannabis for the first time?

Peer pressure! All my friends were smoking it. I tried it and 50 years later I'm still smoking it.

 

[clearheaded]

How do you choose the right cannabis products for your needs?

-gotta try them all i think is only sure fire way... once completed, start again

 

[Baba Karuna]

Dear ICMag users,

We’re thrilled to announce a new contest here at ICMag in November 2024! In partnership with Landrace Warden and THE VAULT, we’re giving you the chance to win some nice seeds and premium forum access!
Extra prizes for 2 lucky users that also joined our ICMag discord channel here:

Join the Official International Cannagraphic Magazine Chat Discord Server!

Check out the Official International Cannagraphic Magazine Chat community on Discord - hang out with 387 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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Contest Details:

• How to Enter: Answer ONE of the following questions :

What got you to try cannabis for the first time? (OR)
Has cannabis changed your life? How? (OR)
How do you choose the right cannabis products for your needs?
(and mention if you are on our discord, so it's easier for us to check who can get the extra prizes)

• Deadline for Entries: Tuesday, 3rd of December 2024 (2 weeks from now)
• Who can play: Any ICMag user. Winners of September and October contests will be disqualified from winning again this time.
• How Winners Are Chosen: Totally random from the valid entries!

Prizes:

From ICMag & @Landrace Warden :
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-First prize:
1 pack x 10 seeds of your choice from Landrace Warden, perfect for your next grow!
6 months of "Premium user" access to ICMag, that allows you to check all premium areas of the forum (VIP Lounge, Exclusive Grow Area, Trading Post & ICMag Archive)

-EXTRA PRIZE from ICMag and Landrace Warden for users that are also on our official discord channel:
1 pack x 5 seeds of your choice from Landrace Warden, perfect for your next grow!
6 months of "420club" access to ICMag, that allows you to check some of the premium areas of the forum (VIP Lounge & ICMag Archive)

*Prizes from Landrace Warden will be chosen from the following varieties:
Quetta City, Balochistan
Dasht Desert, Balochistan
Kalat, Balochistan
Tirah Valley, Hindu Kush, Pakistan
Gilgit, Baltistan (Purple selection)
Gilgit, Baltistan (Green selection)
Kandahar, #1, Afghanistan
Kandahar, #2, Afghanistan

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From ICMag & @The_Vault_Cannabis_Seeds
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-First prize:
3 packs x 5 seeds of your choice from Phoenix Seeds, perfect for your next grow!
6 months of "Premium user" access to ICMag, that allows you to check all premium areas of the forum (VIP Lounge, Exclusive Grow Area, Trading Post & ICMag Archive)

-Second prize:
2 packs x 5 seeds of your choice from Phoenix Seeds, perfect for your next grow!
6 months of "420club" access to ICMag, that allows you to check some of the premium areas of the forum (VIP Lounge & ICMag Archive)

-EXTRA PRIZE from ICMag and Phoenix Seeds for users that are also on our official discord channel:
1 pack x 10 seeds of your choice from Phoenix Seeds, perfect for your next grow!
6 months of "420club" access to ICMag, that allows you to check some of the premium areas of the forum (VIP Lounge & ICMag Archive)

*Prizes from Phoenix Seeds will be chosen from all varieties available on their website.

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Let’s celebrate our shared passion for cultivating the best cannabis possible! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to share your experiences and possibly win some amazing prizes.
Thank you @Landrace Warden and @The_Vault_Cannabis_Seeds for sponsoring this, you can check their vendor subforums here:

Landrace Warden®

https://www.icmag.com/forums/the-vault-cannabis-seed-store.85/

& their websites here:

Home - Landrace Warden

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https://www.cannabis-seeds-store.co.uk/breeders/phoenix-cannabis-seeds

Many thanks to @Landrace Warden & @The_Vault_Cannabis_Seeds & and everyone who has helped to make this possible

Q: What got you to try cannabis for the first time?

A: A friend of mine had scored some top quality hashish imported into our part of Arabia from Pakistan. Once he told me he had secured some top quality hash and that it was extremely uplifting and induced a hilarious mood, I knew I had to try it. That first pipeful was all it took and I instantly became a cannabis devotee. I am extremely grateful that my first experience was with landrace hashish

🪷Om Śivamastu🪷

 

[moose eater]

>>""What got you to try cannabis for the first time?""<<

About 6th or 7th grade, like another poster, sat through a drug education class for health class. The presenter (LEO) brought processed marijuana incense to burn so we'd know what it smelled like.

The hippies seemed to have some good things going on, and I was curious about the fabled weed for several reasons.

I was in Lower Michigan at the time, and a friend told me his older sister in New York state smoked pot, so I phoned her and inquired about getting some. Never heard back from her. Probably freaked her out.

Beginning of 8th grade outside Edinboro, Pennsylvania, a new-to-the-area classmate had very long hair, and the staff incorrectly IDed him as 'the new girl' in our classroom. Somehow or another, I ended up invited to meet him after school, out behind the school, where he produced what was likely about a 1/4-oz. of Mexican. I got zero perceivable effect.

I was then just past my 13th birthday by a couple months or so, and determined to give this new 'vehicle' a test drive, I went into Edinboro, to the combination head shop and record store (music shop) and purchased an early-70's style hash pipe (brass, of course), and through an older acquaintance of my classmate, a nickel bag of Mexican.

I went home, laid on my bed, and filled up and smoked 2 or 3 pipe loads in a row. Then when I tried to it up, I couldn't.

The rest was history...

No, I'm not on discord.

 

[Dozin714]

What got you to try cclosannabis for the first time?
Girls what else at 15 teen back in good ol 1969. Living in a very cool area in Flushing Queens Ny.
Nexteedoor upstairs neighbor Barbara was smoing as tuterind I asked what it was she said a indian beady kinda like clove cig. But a werd hand roll. She asked if id like to try some Grass.
we went direcly to one of the gangs hide outs on the garage roofs. Then back to her parents house to hang and yea baby. Did I mention that she was likè 22.5 years older.
Nice memory
Peace Enjoy

Yes I'm on Discord

 

[brickweeder]

What got you to try cannabis for the first time?

I used to see my dad smoking joints, asked him what is was and he said marijuana and said he got high. I had no clue what high meant, so I started pinching his stash and replacing it with oregano from the spice rack. Didn't feel anything the first couple joints I smoked, then I smoked 4 joints with a friend and WHAM! Fucked up bigtime...woke up the next day still stoned. Finally told him I pinched his stash as a kid (when he was in his 80s), he said "shiiit" and laughed.

 

[oldmaninbc]

How cannabis has changed my life...I live in a chaotic world where I feel I don't belong. Cannabis has helped me with the fortitude to navigate a hostile world.