NOTE: This conversation between myself and Isaiah was recorded during a strenuous walk up a steep cemetery drive – the first of what might become a series of “Zone 2 Podcasts.” Zone 2 is the range of physical activity at which your heart rate is elevated, but you are still able to maintain a conversation (albeit with some huffing). Despite the sound quality limitations, I like this format and hope you will enjoy the freestyle discussion. However, if you want to cut to the chase, I’ve summarized the key points in a “Sweetened Condensed Transcript” below. I first crossed paths with Isa ..read more

Does cannabis make you more creative, or just make you feel like it does? What makes someone opt to get high versus doing other things that are naturally rewarding? Josh Weil, my good friend and freshman year roommate tries to help me remember what those early days of smoking were like – when every high carried so much potency, and seemed to put me at my creative peak. In hindsight, while we had a lot of laughs, I'm not sure the musical stylings of our dorm room band were quite as genius as I thought at the time. Josh also relates his knowledge of resistance flexibility and Traditional ..read more

My name is Charlie and I'm a marijuana addict. Join me on my recovery journey – in search of pipedreams and Paradise Lost – in the heart of California's San Francisco Bay, where nature and the elements hold the key to unlocking an inward calm and healthy functioning Endocannabinoid system. Learn the 5 things that have kept me clean for 6 years and counting. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.charliedeist.com ..read more

Being sober is more than just not using your drug of choice, whether marijuana, cocaine, alcohol, or anything else. It means being at peace with your identity as an addict, who craves the substance, but also a human with naturally good desires. The paradox of addiction is that the more we use our preferred drug, the less we get the desired effects over time. With cannabis, this is especially insidious, since it increases our dreams and ambitions while making it harder for us to realize them. Rather than idolize or demonize the drug, we should see the desire as fundamentally good, but disorder ..read more

Modern life is inherently constricting, stultifying, and often just plain boring. It's no wonder that more and more men are opting out of the rat race. If you once found marijuana to be a reliable gateway into unexplored realms, but are not struggling to peel yourself off the couch, I suggest reframing your dependency as a catalyst to break free of the constrained path you're on, into literal open space, where you can inhabit your body with confidence. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 50mileman.substack.c ..read more

Does cannabis make you more creative, or just make you feel like it does? What makes someone opt to get high versus doing other things that are naturally rewarding? Josh Weil, my good friend and freshman year roommate tries to help me remember what those early days of smoking were like – when every high carried so much potency, and seemed to put me at my creative peak. In hindsight, while we had a lot of laughs, I'm not sure the musical stylings of our dorm room band were quite as genius as I thought at the time. Josh also relates his knowledge of resistance flexibility and Traditional ..read more

My name is Charlie and I'm a marijuana addict. Join me on my recovery journey – in search of pipedreams and Paradise Lost – in the heart of California's San Francisco Bay, where nature and the elements hold the key to unlocking an inward calm and healthy functioning Endocannabinoid system. Learn the 5 things that have kept me clean for 6 years and counting. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 50mileman.substack.com ..read more

Being sober is more than just not using your drug of choice, whether marijuana, cocaine, alcohol, or anything else. It means being at peace with your identity as an addict, who craves the substance, but also a human with naturally good desires. The paradox of addiction is that the more we use our preferred drug, the less we get the desired effects over time. With cannabis, this is especially insidious, since it increases our dreams and ambitions while making it harder for us to realize them. Rather than idolize or demonize the drug, we should see the desire as fundamentally good, but disorder ..read more