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So it amplifies stupidity?Absolutely not. If you are stupid to begin with, and you do not bother to understand how weed can help you, then for you, it is simply going to amplify your bad habits. Roam around the site and take a look at how it really works.
So it amplifies stupidity?
Does "getting real" with oneself change who we are for the better?I would say in a way it amplifies nearly everything to some degree. A movie you would already laugh at might be a little more funny. A good meal you enjoy might be a little more tasty. Sex might feel a little bit better. If you are naturally lazy it will amplify that as well. It is simply working with what already exists. For those of you who blame cannabis or any other doc on your personal problems: It is time to get real with yourself.
Weed just makes the rookies stupid?weed effects everyone differently and certain strains can cause a person to seem like their stupid, when really there just experiencing sporadic, super short term memory loss. marijuana only amplifies stupidity, when you a rookie smoker or your just stupid to begin with.
Does "getting real" with oneself change who we are for the better?
Memory loss is a loss of control don't you think?only if a positive change is made? getting real with oneself means to recognize and face your issues. blaming drugs for a drug addiction, is foolish. we control ourselves.
http://m.livescience.com/36143-iq-change-time.htmlWell I JUST saw a special on this a couple hours ago. There was a Dr from Yale said it lowers your owned by 8 points. Idk if that's even alot lol.
i personally think weed makes you stupid. after 2 years of smoking everyday you start to feel really dull. your brain is shot, and you say the stupidest shit trust me it happend to me
There's been some (very early, they need more research) studies conducted at the University of Sasketchawan as well as Hebrew University. Which is considered to be a "mecca" of sorts for Cannabis research, it's where most of the molecules, including D-9 THC was discovered. It's also where they put forth the idea that the 49-ish cannbinoids and the 5-8-ish mirror-compounds are needed to gain the full effect vs, say "sativex."
So while it does have an affect on short-term and (possibly) long-term memory. One must take into account that most of the research done on that front was either done at NIDA (where they are required by law to report any findings as abusive. Dr. Donald Tashkin talks about that at great length if you youtube/google "Dr. Donald Tashkin NIDA" and use keywords like "can only report as abuse" or "can't report findings" or "can't report positive findings/research/results" etc.
I'll add any links and provide any citations on request inasmuch as I can (sending PMs to me would help)
Anyway here are a few links on this study that shows cannabis can promote brain cell growth
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051016083817.htm
http://budfacts.com/243/new-study-proves-that-marijuana-increases-brain-cell-formation/
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=253377&rel_no=1
You can see some of the nuances between people who have an agenda (like me, I fully own it, I want this stuff to be true! Though as (at least I like to think of myself as one) a rationalist I'm open to whatever scientific findings are produced. Ironically cannabis is one of the most studied medicines in human history so the "it needs more study before we make it legal for recreational use" is silly and as for medicinal use, plenty of study can and should be done but we have more than enough for a non-biased FDA to put it through, except for those pesky lack-of-being-able-to-patent-it-and-make-trillions business
Anyway, this is one of many aspects of cannabis that gets shoved under the rug or research gets minimized, ignored, shut-down or just not given enough funding and manpower.
We should also keep in mind that neuroscience is still in its infancy and that everyone's physiology and mentality is different. But there are some things that happen to everyone. Example: Your CB1 and CB2 receptors in your brains and bowels will be activated, and there are some theories (though they don't have a formed consensus, some peer reviewing and falsifiable evidence though, which is why I don't say "hypothesis") that people who are naturally low on compounds/chemicals in their endocannbinoid system could be missing certain things or low on certain things and that cannabis helps get your endocannbinoid system in gear.
Fun fact: The endocannbinoid system is as important as any other system in the body, but it isn't universally taught or even known about in many medical schools! The reasons are political, mostly. It's the equivalent of discovering the central nervous system and finding a flower that helps balance the CNS out but instead of studying the CNS we ignore adding it to the curriculum and acknowledging it exists. Continue to base practices around it instead of in a symbiotic relationship with it, and we make the flower that potentially helps CNS-related issues illegal because it cannot be patented and that it makes latinos and black men go crazy and want to rape white women.
It really sounds quite mad when you paint it in a different light, doesn't it? %)
Just because it happened to you doesn't mean it's anything other than anecdotal evidence from one person. We don't know the average type of strain smoked, your physiology, mental and physical health, etc.
I've been smoking cannabis for a lot longer than two years and for me it helps calm my mind and it also helps me be more social, helps with my aspergers, empathy disorder, and (sexual molestation-based abuse and sexual torture at age nine, I even lost a testicle because of it) severe PTSD. I had my first real, healthy relationship at age 25-28 (right up until her death, cancer), and I was able to deal with what came after in part because of cannabis.
So to all that I say "To each their own"
It might be better to say "weed makes me, personally, stupid. Or at least it makes me feel that way," it's a less general statement and since there is very little scientific evidence one way or another and almost no study of the endocannbinoid system going on it's really hard to say if it makes you "stupid" or not.
I find it to be a rabbit-hole. For one, how do you even define intelligence? Some people do rather simplistically. "intelligence is being really good at math and other academia" Others might say there are different kinds of smart and different kinds of stupid, both good and bad. A brilliant athlete like Michael Jordon vs a brilliant physicist like Stephen Hawking. Both are the at the top in their fields, both have made history. One (Dr. Hawking) is putting forth and has put forth ideas and theories that could benefit the whole of mankind. The other could act as inspiration for other athletes. Rocky Marciano, only undefeated heavyweight in history and one of the most underrated fighters ever. Brilliant boxer? Maybe not so much, but a brilliant offensive/defensive fighter? Oh yes.
And brilliant in conditioning himself, one of the very best who ever lived in that arena.
And in sciences you got people who are brilliant horticulurists (cannabis farmers, for example) and people they might work with who may specialize in cross-species genetics. Who is more intelligent? It becomes rather philosophical at that point. A great sci-fi writer might make a poor scientist, as a final thought on that front.