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NoBeginningNoEnd

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Attention Seattleites: Wildfires question
#22272773 - 09/22/15 06:22 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hi, I'm planning a weeklong trip to Seattle around mid-Oct or Nov, and I want to know if the wildfires that are raging in east Washington and the surrounding areas have affected Seattle in any way. Does it smell or look smoky? How about the surrounding parks, like Mt. Rainier or Olympic National Park?
I'd like to schedule my trip during the best time to go hunt for Ps. cyanescens, because I love the wavy cap and the large clusters, and I have only ever seen 2D pics of them on the Internet; I want to find them growing naturally and hold them, smell them, etc, and experience them in person. It's something I have wanted to do for a long time.
So would it be better to come in mid-Oct or in Nov, to maximize my chances of finding them?
Another reason for the trip is that I suffer from major depression and anxiety, and I want to try many sativa-dom strains of cannabis to see if they can help me with my symptoms.
Here, I only have access to one dealer, and it's always the same generic indica, which relaxes me but doesn't do much for my mood or social anxiety. Only once, by pure chance, did I acquire what felt like a sat-dom strain, and that was like a decade ago. I remember it very clearly though: it smelled very pungently exactly like a fresh-cut grapefruit, even through the bag, and no matter how depressed or wound up or stressed I was, if I had a few puffs of that wonderful medicine, I would become extremely happy and energized! It didn't have a trace of skunky weed smell, just 100% effervescent grapefruit, it was amazing! I couldn't stop sniffing it, it smelled so delicious and exactly like the real fruit! I haven't been able to get it ever since 
Cheers!
Edited by NoBeginningNoEnd (09/22/15 06:24 AM)
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WhyDidiDoThis
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I was just there 2 weeks ago. I think its stuck east of the cascades. It was pretty clear and crisp. I think the bay winds help. Youd prolly be good.
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WhyDidiDoThis
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Re: Attention Seattleites: Wildfires question [Re: WhyDidiDoThis]
#22272785 - 09/22/15 06:28 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Cannabis wont help your depression. Itll lock you in your cycle.
Only the percerveance of your emotion will over come it. Break the habit of the destructive convincing thoughts brother.
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Untitled
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Re: Attention Seattleites: Wildfires question [Re: WhyDidiDoThis]
#22272791 - 09/22/15 06:31 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Smoking weed regularly is enough to depress you all by itself.
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thebitterbuffalo26
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Re: Attention Seattleites: Wildfires question [Re: Untitled]
#22272804 - 09/22/15 06:42 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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People have all kinds of chemical imbalances, it seems plausible to me that weed could help.
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WhyDidiDoThis
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To help the imbalance sure. Its more of a physical healer than a mental one. Psilocybe is a good mental healer, geanted its prepped correctly and a large enough dose to get the mind running.
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nexxone
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Re: Attention Seattleites: Wildfires question [Re: WhyDidiDoThis]
#22273253 - 09/22/15 09:49 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I would say cyanescens peak mid October for sure, November is getting real close to the freezes tho. I have not been in a recreational shop in Sea-town yet, but I have heard it's crazy expensive and not anywhere on par with top shelf medical so yeah. On another note as far as weed and depression/anxiety goes. I wouldn't recommend that weed be your fix for that. It will only be temporary fix.
As far as the fires goes, yes it did heavily impact our air here, the sunsets were apocalyptic from the smoke/ash in the air. I do not notice this as much anymore Wich leads me to believe like others have said the rain/winds have gotten rid of it.
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SkagitHunter
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There are some excellent recreational shops here. Just be prepared to spend an average of fifteen dollars a gram. They have ten dollar grams or I've seen over twenty for a gram. The weed is insane, way better than before. I bought an ounce for $189 that was 26% THC. They also sell $300 dollar ounces of mediocre weed. You just have to look around. Also, don't be intimidated or get nervous and just by any old thing. Take your time and ask about the different strains; since you are used to smoking mediocre stuff then you will feel the different effects of different strains, no need to go for the highest THC content.
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NoBeginningNoEnd

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Re: Attention Seattleites: Wildfires question [Re: SkagitHunter]
#22282428 - 09/24/15 07:38 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thanks for the input everyone.
About the cyans: are they as common in Seattle as I've read? From what I gather, they are very common, and can be found easily even in the urban core of the city. Is that true? If I went there unguided and visited different parks around the city looking for woodchips (or even the woodchip landscaping around buildings), would I be likely to find them, or it's harder than that? I can imagine going there, looking, and not finding anything, with my luck. Or it'll be dry the whole week that I'm there lol... Ideally I'd go with someone who has experience with finding them, but I don't know if that can be arranged, so I want to know the chances of finding them on my own. And is hunting very popular in Seattle? Would I have a lot of competition? And how are the cops about it? I guess that since parks are public places, maybe hunting there is not safe, unless Seattleites don't care if people hunt. How friendly is the city towards shroom hunters? I want a realistic idea of what to expect. Maybe there are areas in parks that are less open, so it wouldn't be that risky to look. I have no idea what the parks look like in Seattle, but I'll start researching now! Of course, mushrooms wouldn't be the only reason for visiting Seattle, but it's certainly part of my decision to go there.
As far as weed is concerned, some strains are said to lift your mood and help with depression, and even if it's just for a couple hours, it would be nice to feel uplifted and energized for at least a short while. I figure also that it would help to create a positive mindset for partaking in a mushroom experience, were I to be able to find some cyans. And studies are showing that psilocybin can produce long lasting positive effects on mood, so the combination of happy weed and cyans might be very good indeed.
Edited by NoBeginningNoEnd (09/24/15 07:44 AM)
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nexxone
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well everyone is different, but from what your discribing i would get blue dream. its very common to find and usually you can always find some top quality batch of it somewhere here. it is a sativa dom strain and i have found personally it does make me very uplifted and giddy compared to other strains. taste is also a very very if not the msot important part about weed for me lol, and blue dream has a very good and unique taste, def can taste hints of blueberry in almost all batches ive had. its also a very big yeilding strain so you usually can get deals on it. and somepoeple complain about not being able to sleep well after smoke sativa dom strains, but blue dream i have never had any problems curbing out after enjoying the uplifting high.
189 for an ounce of 26% from a recrational shop sounds crazy to me but i never been in there before my medical card expires near the end of this year so maybe i wont need to renew it, will def check out the recreation shops sometime.
anyone who regularly frequents the rec shops have any specific places they want to recommend for this thread? i personally like the top top top shit but i wont consider paying more then 200/oz and im not sure how the tax will effect the price on somthing thats only 189
and about the cyans i am under the impression that the habitat you're describing is the ideal perfect settings u want to find them. along woodchip lines i would also scout the grass for some of the other spiecies like beaos, i think they are similar in potency to the cyans. the main problem right now is lack of rain in seattle so if i were u i would look at seattle weather and pick a time u can make it after we have a decent rain, things should really pop off
/cosses fingers
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Edited by nexxone (09/24/15 12:34 PM)
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PhlockingOutside
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Re: Attention Seattleites: Wildfires question [Re: nexxone]
#22283991 - 09/24/15 01:36 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Uncle Ike's on 23rd is the largest that I know of in terms of variety, and the best in terms of prices. I've been to about 6 rec shops.
Cyans are common but the competition is stiff. Don't expect to stumble on a huge patch in a commonly accessed area. I've found half a dozen good patches in the city and only ONE was not shared. The suburbs are easier in my opinion. Think about it, if there are bus stops all around abd there are free drugs on the ground, don't you think our street kid population would grab them up? Try harder to reach areas.
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NoBeginningNoEnd

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Some good advice, PhlockingOutside. Makes sense what you say, and it's good to have realistic expectations. I shouldn't expect to find a large patch where there are lots of people, you're right. Seeing pic after pic of large patches on Shroomery can give unrealistic expectations.
I don't mind checking out the suburbs actually (and I was thinking of renting a car). The burbs would be quieter and less hectic, and I'd be less likely to be seen so more privacy.
Other than people's front yards, which I don't think I'd be comfortable checking out unless it was a really quiet street, where would it be good to check out in the suburbs? Small local parks, trails in the woods, landscaping around hospitals, areas like that? Or are the bulk of them found on people's front yards? That would be unfortunate.
Edited by NoBeginningNoEnd (09/26/15 05:00 AM)
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NothingsChanged
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Habitat restoration buffer zones around all new construction sites
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