<<also, i have found that smoking before i go to bed after a night of heavy drinking greatly reduces my hangover. in fact, it often eliminates it all together. this doesn't work for everyone, but i'm really glad it works for me.>>

wow your'e lucky. I usually get the super-mega-spins when I do that, and will often wind up with my face in a toilet bowl, puking up all the alcohol I drank earlier that night..

so maybe it reduces my hangover too!! ;)

well said, ben!

moderation is key to any activity, and especially indulgences/vices.

i too, learned that it best to step out (literally) of the circle of people smoking, (especially when i did not know how potent the pot was) after a couple of hits or i would automatically smoke more and get too stoned or feel ill at ease. alone, or in an intimate setting of one or two friends, it's more comfortable to get a good buzz and do things that seem to be pot friendly.

only once, in my life (and i've been smoking a long time) have i ever gotten dizzy and felt the need to lay down after smoking some extremely potent pot (with a friend who afterward apologised to not have pre-warned me on this special high grade hybrid clone), but i do know people who say that they can't mix pot & booze without getting ill. it doesn't do that to me, but i'm not a big drinker. (never drink alone, most always in a social setting) so for some, i guess it might be a matter of:pick your poison. the sticky green bud gets my vote every time.