I've met with him since the class and to my knowledge he still hasn't done anything with the tapes...he told me he's just been listening to them over and over again...I've been tempted to ask him if I can borrow them so as to make a transcript for all to read, but I really don't think that's necessary...I believe I wrote down most of the important parts of that particular class...I do, however, look forward to going back and continuing where he and I left off...I have so many more questions than before, including additional ones from MNS members who found out about it after the fact...to stop smoking for a few days is not hard for DJ...I would say he thinks of it as necessary...he looks forward to taking a bit of time off so that he can rebuild his tolerance and balance himself out again...it allows him to appreciate his medicine more when he partakes...in that respect he looks at his breaks as somewhat exciting...he looks forward to taking breaks because they benefit him and his state of mind...it sounded like a form of discipline when he talks about it...he is disciplined enough to take time off, so his reward is that much greater at the end of his "fast", if that makes sense...as I understand it, he does much of his smoking at night, or in the after hours...he spends much of his day working on different projects, so he is not inclined to medicate constantly...think of it more as the beer at the end of the day...he is a focused individual and he enjoys his work and his downtime equally...when everyone else would go and medicate during class breaks, he would sit and smoke his tobacco pipe...the only time I saw him try anything cannabis related was when someone put some fine quality hash in front of him, and even then he just tried it...listening to him break down the effects of the hash as it hit him was a wonderful experience and really gave me a window into what he thinks when he smokes...he's always assessing cannabis and it's effects and that really is something to be respected...hope I answered all of your questions...take care...jay

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what a lovely response thanks so much for that Jay you answered everything i wanted to know mate cheers for that. Your whole thread has made me think real deeply about my relationship with cannabis and iv decided to follow in DJs footsteps and go on a 5 day break clear my head a little. What an amazing class you lucky bugger LOL. I loved what he said about healing and helping people as well so important in life that we give a little back considering how fortunate we are in the western world. As iv said mate well done for taking all those notes priceless information and i shall be checking in everyday for new updates. LOVE DJ SHORT AND I LOVE MNS