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I almost want to login to my non-throwaway/hellbanned account just to laugh at this notion. The times I've been most curious. Most engrossed in a piece of new

I almost want to login to my non-throwaway/hellbanned account just to laugh at this notion. The times I've been most curious. Most engrossed in a piece of new tech has been when I'm high. Some night, I will go home from a 9-10 hour work day and get high to relax and make dinner and then go to bed... but will wind up reading about the latest and greatest in container tech, or whatever. The notion that pot makes you distinctly less interested is just laughable in my opinion.

cbgb 11y ago
I think that what you may be experiencing is a heightened sense of concentration toward a passion of yours that you were passionate about before you smoked pot. However, think about children who smoke pot from an early age and don't develop the kind of curiosity that I'm sure proceeded the pot smoking you're talking about. Did you first discover your passions while you were young, impressionable, and smoking pot? Or did that come afterward, after all the initial experimentation and learning about yourself had already occurred? I think the following quote from a NYC high school teacher better explains what I'm trying to get at: “I hate pot. I hate it even more than hard drugs. I’ve taught high school for 25 years and I hate what marijuana does to my students. It goes beyond missing homework assignments. My students become less curious when they start smoking pot. I’ve seen it time and time again. People say pot makes you more creative, but from what I’ve seen, it narrows my students’ minds until they only reference the world in relation to the drug. They’ll say things like: “I went to the beach and got so high,” or “I went to a concert and got so high.” They start choosing their friends based on the drug. I hate when people say that it’s just experimenting. Because from what I’ve seen, it’s when my students stop experimenting.”[0] [0] http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/129574836736/i-hate-pot-i-hate-it-even-more-than-hard-drugs http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/129574836736/i-hate-pot-...
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- xj9 11y ago
  Teenagers should not smoke cannabis or consume alcohol, not because it is harmful to adults, but because it is harmful to them. Teenagers should not consume any kind of mind-altering substance because it fucks their their brain development. There are very few proven negative side-effects of cannabis on healthy adults.
- ossreality 11y ago
  I'm not sure what to say. Young kids shouldn't smoke pot. Young adults shouldn't smoke pot if they can't keep it from interferring with their lives. Just like alcohol. Just like video games. Just like "hanging out at the mall" or whatever.
rashkov 11y ago
Everyone reacts differently to different substances, etc etc, but perhaps what you're describing is a little different from chronic, every-day smoking? Smoking pot occasionally can make anything more fun, but over time it seems like it would desensitize you to novelty. Your mileage may vary of course. I've met some brilliant and highly successful people who smoke every day to no ill effect.
- Broken_Hippo 11y ago
  That's the thing - most people that regularly smoke blend seamlessly into society. It isn't that we are talking smoking joints as cigarettes. What most people refer to as smoking is more equivelent to binge drinking rather than a glass of wine with lunch and/or dinner.
girvo 11y ago
And for me, every time I smoke pot I become absolutely useless. Anything more difficult than watching whatever the hell happens to be on TV is nigh on impossible for me. And I don't normally watch TV! Anecdotes are fun.
- danielbln 11y ago
  Nobody talks about dosage when they talk about cannabis, why is that? For example, downing a bottle of Jack vs. having a couple of beers. Unless a severe alcoholic, no person will be good for anything after the former (health risks not even included), whereas you are not really impaired after the latter. Dosage matters, and that's true for cannabis as well. Most people won't be very productive/active after hitting the bong or whatever, lightly vaporizing some sativa strain, different story.

cbgb 11y ago

I think that what you may be experiencing is a heightened sense of concentration toward a passion of yours that you were passionate about before you smoked pot. However, think about children who smoke pot from an early age and don't develop the kind of curiosity that I'm sure proceeded the pot smoking you're talking about. Did you first discover your passions while you were young, impressionable, and smoking pot? Or did that come afterward, after all the initial experimentation and learning about yourself had already occurred? I think the following quote from a NYC high school teacher better explains what I'm trying to get at: “I hate pot. I hate it even more than hard drugs. I’ve taught high school for 25 years and I hate what marijuana does to my students. It goes beyond missing homework assignments. My students become less curious when they start smoking pot. I’ve seen it time and time again. People say pot makes you more creative, but from what I’ve seen, it narrows my students’ minds until they only reference the world in relation to the drug. They’ll say things like: “I went to the beach and got so high,” or “I went to a concert and got so high.” They start choosing their friends based on the drug. I hate when people say that it’s just experimenting. Because from what I’ve seen, it’s when my students stop experimenting.”[0] [0] http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/129574836736/i-hate-pot-i-hate-it-even-more-than-hard-drugs http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/129574836736/i-hate-pot-...

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xj9 11y ago
Teenagers should not smoke cannabis or consume alcohol, not because it is harmful to adults, but because it is harmful to them. Teenagers should not consume any kind of mind-altering substance because it fucks their their brain development. There are very few proven negative side-effects of cannabis on healthy adults.
ossreality 11y ago
I'm not sure what to say. Young kids shouldn't smoke pot. Young adults shouldn't smoke pot if they can't keep it from interferring with their lives. Just like alcohol. Just like video games. Just like "hanging out at the mall" or whatever.

rashkov 11y ago

Everyone reacts differently to different substances, etc etc, but perhaps what you're describing is a little different from chronic, every-day smoking? Smoking pot occasionally can make anything more fun, but over time it seems like it would desensitize you to novelty. Your mileage may vary of course. I've met some brilliant and highly successful people who smoke every day to no ill effect.

Broken_Hippo 11y ago
That's the thing - most people that regularly smoke blend seamlessly into society. It isn't that we are talking smoking joints as cigarettes. What most people refer to as smoking is more equivelent to binge drinking rather than a glass of wine with lunch and/or dinner.

girvo 11y ago

And for me, every time I smoke pot I become absolutely useless. Anything more difficult than watching whatever the hell happens to be on TV is nigh on impossible for me. And I don't normally watch TV! Anecdotes are fun.

danielbln 11y ago
Nobody talks about dosage when they talk about cannabis, why is that? For example, downing a bottle of Jack vs. having a couple of beers. Unless a severe alcoholic, no person will be good for anything after the former (health risks not even included), whereas you are not really impaired after the latter. Dosage matters, and that's true for cannabis as well. Most people won't be very productive/active after hitting the bong or whatever, lightly vaporizing some sativa strain, different story.