Hey Jonathan, so nice to see a happy face, one which I can attach to a nickname. I personally would like to see more of that from other contributors, but for some reason, privacy is lauded quite a bit here so I appreciate the photos you've shared!

Even though there are obviously loads of people in California, there are currently (afaik) none posting on Liketu, we seem to attract people from Aceh for some reason, so congrats on being the first!

Even though I am American by birth right, I have basically spent zero amount of my adult life there, and I really don't understand or know much about it beyond what I see on blogs and MSM. As such, I'm also quite interested in the Cannabis community because I know it was legalised there a few years ago, and I wonder what sort of effect that has had.

My run ins with weed began (much like most people) in school. I used to sneakily acquire it from the dodgy dude at the corner of an even more dodgy street. I would have no idea if it was legit, frankly I didn't care at the time. I would hide in cemeteries smoking it with my friends thinking how terrifying it is that we are "breaking the law" but at the same time, how exciting it is to be getting away with it - and of course how much inherent fun smoking the legit stuff is.

It wouldn't be until way into my adult life that I revisited this and saw it completely differently. I suppose I had a second "growth spurt" in my way of thinking as I explored crypto and it unlocked more liberal views, particularly on bodily autonomy. I have since visited Amsterdam several times and happily smoked, and eaten weed, enjoyed it so much that I make it a semi regular occurrence now.

Meanwhile in the UK, it still remains a very taboo topic and the mention of it usually results in application of "pot head" label you described. We are very behind here and have a long ways to go before it becoming legalized.