Does Smoking Weed Reduce Tattoo Pain?
Does Smoking Weed Reduce Tattoo Pain?
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A licence to smoke weed ,you must be joking .
Dosage and timing are very important. I live in Washington state, so recreational marijuana is legal. That being said, I prefer edibles to smoking or vaping. The standard dose for an edible is generally too strong for me (yeah, I’m a wimp.) So I tend to go for a half dose for recreation, and a quarter to a half for dealing with pain or unwinding after a stressful day.
One of the great things about edibles is that you can get CBD only edibles! So, following James’ advice, I think I’d probably take one or two full doses of CBD edible and a quarter to one half of the THC edible to make my tattoo experience as easy as possible. I’d do this about 30 to 45 minutes before my appointment because that’s about how long edibles take to kick in for me.
Hell yes brotha enjoy your med card!!! Your art work is fucking unreal!!!!!
For me smoking makes me feel almost no pain, it is amazing but also scary at the same time…
I smoked lightly before my first tattoo, didn’t feel much at all. Had a weird lip quiver for like a second but nothing other than that
the tattoo too thats new
It makes the pain feel more intense… definitely not a good idea… weed makes your skin feel more tender… think about it… weed makes you feel more colder than you really are… I always get chills sometimes when I smoke
I’ve never not smoked weed before a tattoo
does cbd oil work?
For Canadians skip to 1:24 )
It really just makes it easier to handle the pain. Makes me more relaxed and easier to sit still. For me the worst part of the tat isnhaving to sit in weird positions
It definitely didn’t help me pain wise 😖
Indica = In da couch 😂🌬💨 haha getting my second tattoo today wish me luck 🤟
Im watching this because i wanna get a pretty big piece on my ribs
If the artist is cool with it i hit the vape pen during the tat but only if its on the legs where moving my arms wont affect my legs moving as much. Or whenever the artist takes a break.
Being in an illegal state shops can kick you out for being under the influence. I can’t really compare getting inked high vs sober. The few times i did get stoned and inked or stoned during tattoo, was with a "prison style" gun so hella hurt, went to shop sober wasn’t that bad, even my huge calf tattoo (2 1/2 hours) wasn’t as bad as prison gun one lol
Video funny asf an true man keep it up dawg 💯🤜🏽🤛🏽😂
Don’t do it.
I have a severe smell sensitivity, I’m getting a tattoo. If the place I get a tattoo smells even faintly of smoke, I won’t be able to sit through it.
Today I asked myself, "Wonder how my artist will feel if I smoke weed before my appointment?" And this popped up in my recommends! I could blame google for reading my thoughts but the reality is your channel is so god damn comprehensive that you really cover it all. And well.
Cannabis is legal in m country but it’s still probably illegal to tattoo someone who’s under the influence. Can I let my artist know that I’ll be consuming cannabis or would that make him uncomfortable? I mean obviously I’ll have to get a feel for his personality first but do you find most artists to be sticklers or are they more, "as long as you’re not a pain in the ass, do what you gotta do" ?
What I decided from your video is it would be best to bring some edibles and take a 10 g candy midway. They only take about 20 min to kick in and I find eds come on a little gentler than smoking does. I want to be sober for placing the stencil as that’s honestly just as important as the design, and I don’t want be TOO chill about it. Also who knows what my brain chemistry will be like with all the adrenaline pumping through it. I do want to be "in the moment" as getting tattooed is a unique experience, but I’m also pretty chatty and some artists hate that. Bringing an edible lets me go in sober and then if I feel the need to medicate I can just do it.
This is funny because i typed this in my search bar and this popped up lol 💯🤣🤣
Getting tattoos while your baked makes it worse in my opinion. Weed enhances shit, and enhances feeling of the tattoo. Imo
To answer the question from a first timer, I just got out the chair. I was ripped, and I think it may have helped me personally.
Anyone saying the pain is unbearable, or intolerable is exaggerating. It really doesn’t hurt that bad at all.
I’m from Seattle and I just got a tattoo in Slovenia for the first time, and my tattoo artist was smoking joints and taking bong rips and drinking schnapps between each section of the tattoo. The tattoos turned out really good but DAMN that was a completely different experience from getting tattooed in the US.
Hey!! Can you talk about what to do when a lot of your tattoos have faded!! Do I need to retouch them but I have like 17 so that’s a lot to touch up what would be your advice?!
Weeds legal in Maine!
Im gonna try weed for the first time right before getting my first tattoo
I smoked a blunt once and passed out lol
i took a fat ass dab before my tattoo today nd honestly it feels the same painful i got it in the ribs
I appreciate your coverage on these kinds of topics from an artists point of view!
I smoked a blunt before my first tat felt like i could feel it more than when i was sober on some of my others
Omg! I highly doubt I could during a tattoo me as I get spasms badly. Legal here but not going to happen while getting a tattoo or piercing.
Many years ago an artist named Mike told me that THC effects your bodies ability to produce (natural) pain-killing endorphins. Makes sense to me but I hear ya on the restlessness.
i took two cbd gummies and was pretty good for most of my tattoo tbh. it made me very calm
No
My experience with pain and nausea is that it is eased with meditation, which is helped by smoking for me. Having a friend chitter chat at me when I just want to stay relaxed is unhelpful. I would agree with indica as a preference, and you’re right on about not getting too high, which will make you nauseous as well. If you’re going for cbd value your edible is your best bet of course. That would let you discretely pop a bonbon and relax.
You deserve a lot more subs man!!
I’m Planning to get a tattoo, but im orienting first and get the most info possible.
Keep up the vids 💪🏿
So from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Aren’t tattoo artists supposed to decline any clients that are under the influence of something?
Great video. Glad i came across you recently.
Shit I get ripped before all my tats I love being stoned and getting tatted
I love you dude
Ur last names like my first name if Michael Jackson said my name.
Quite honestly, if you can’t handle the pain of getting tattooed you’re a pussy. I’ve got multiple tattoos all over my body and many of them done in several hour long sessions and I really never thought I’d need something for the pain. The only thing is you get really impatient and can’t sit or lie still anymore but weed won’t help that to be honest, it makes it worse.
After. Not during.
Maybe an hr or 2 before. It just makes it more tedious and makes it last longer.
Im sorry you had to lose ur 2nd amendment rights in order to treat ur pain safely.
Im fighting to change that my fellow american.
i always smoke before getting a tattoo, skywalker OG, ultimate calmness
Its a focal point drug…not a good idea…you focus on pain…duh
I had a client scheduled for a 2pm appointment. I had him sign the waiver, but they don’t always read what is placed in front of them. I told him to not smoke beforehand the last time I tattooed him. This was the 2nd session and ONLY 1 MINUTE into the tattoo, he asks for water and then passes out. The dude tells me after he smoked hella weed, hadn’t eaten ANY food since the night before and was dehydrated. The first time I tattooed him he said that he smoked before and didn’t have any issues. After he woke up I said to him “dude you can’t do that, I don’t care if you were late to this appointment or not. You need to take care of your body before getting this done. It’s not a joke.”
I SAY NO I think it would make it worse but a few drinks I’m all for that . I’m fully inked and never got one sober not shit faced drunk just a little buzzed .
Great work. And enjoy your videos as advice u give is good. I have W. U do make design request at all. Reason is I like some of ur work but I am from uk so unable to get there but like u design me tattoo so I can take and get it done. Is that possible.
Well said James.
Smoke 2 joints get a tattoo and call me in the morning 😂😭🤣 i love this guy