My Thoughts On Marijuana

Will do...getting some friday...see what I accomplish this weekend besides gaining a few lbs lol

I don't know of any movers and shakers smoking weed.

Try meditation and fasting instead it will take you to the same place, won't cost you nothing, and you will definitely have a better chance at becoming a mover and shaker.

Thanks man, I'll keep this in mind. The old cliche is usually right: everything in moderation.

Couldn't put it any better than that.

100% agree and relate Andrei.

First, cannabis isn't a chemical or a drugs it is a plant. THC is one of the active chemicals in weed and is the one I believe you are speaking of.

Second, implying that cannabis can only lead to your brain becoming negatively altered is completely wrong. There are so many other results that can be derived from it that to talk about them all would require me to write a book. Too name a few: cancer inhibition, hunger stimulation which is helpful in numerous diseases and chemotherapy, pain relief which is much safer and healthier than taking pharmaceuticals, fabric/clothing, rope and other textiles, a extremely good source of fiber from the seeds, ect. ect. ect.)

Third, schizophrenia is a condition (if you even believe it is a true disorder) that is not caused by cannabis. It is true that if a person already has symptoms or a tendency towards schizophrenia, that these tendencies can be amplified (meaning that it is really only showing a hidden part of yourself that you have yet to see). So in reality, cannabis doesn't bring about issues in the form of mental disorders, but it can have an undesired effect by surfacing issues previously mild or dormant.

This is also stereotypical and doesn't really have any ground. All cannabis does is one of two things: amplify one's personality or alter it (not usually the latter). Some people have a tendency to be lazy and this shows more when using cannabis. Others are extremely productive and more efficient because it's within their nature and character to be this way. It's all really relative and it could go either way depending on the person.

The OP also didn't state as far as I can see that he is a heavy user of cannabis, so assuming that he is I'd say is a little presumptuous. But I can definitely agree that the amount and frequency consumed will change how a person is effected by using it drastically.

Two definite negatives to cannabis use are:
1. The possibility of addiction/overuse, which can be detrimentally harmful psychologically (just as any addiction can be).
2. Smoking cannabis isn't as harmful as smoking cigarettes, but with inhaling any kind of smoke comes the risk of throat and lung health concerns. This includes throat and lung cancer among other issues. This problem can be avoided simply by eating/drinking cannabis instead of inhaling it.


Not trying to be rude, just stating my opinion and didn't want the people reading this topic to be misled.

I crafted my post without referencing any others opinions or sharing, however I think this post is exactly what I am attempting to illustrate, if the original poster comes up with ideas that increases his well being and ability to have a financial gain beyond his investment in the substance, then in this scenario it would be a great use of Marijuana, while living life. However seeing the poster put emphasis on the right subject his state of mind and its effects, which ultimately boils down to survival success or failure. The poster I quote points out how in other cases the substance is not worth the investment and only led to not only career failure, however loss of life and harm to limb. I would hope in this millennial time where we live unlike are forefathers in so many ways, that our parents and grandparents would hardly understand. We live in a world where at at least state level in many places people can live legitimate and prosperous lives with many jobs and careers in Marijuana consumption, if only we had a federal czar in the united states to work with every states county czar and sate czar we might actually paint a different future where the taboo decreases and we look at the comments for failure no different than when we see a successful person ruin their life consuming alcohol and at the same time witness others celebrate the great events of life "Popping Bottles". So I take all the negative post and life happenings with Marijuana in-like stride as we pray for the day when we deem illegal and do without it all, or accept the factors governing success and failure in fair and reasonable not disingenuous response and responsibility. Don't be candid and act like you don't know, it's bad cause it is illegal and we are using legal tender to get it, if it was legal the Christmas party, the wedding ceremony would be lets toke, and eat THC, for real!

It's incredible that people still think smoking marijuana automatically makes you stupid and unproductive.

It really depends on the person. Personally, I cannot be productive while intoxicated in any form or fashion.

But there is no way I'm going to condemn the use of a drug that is 10x less harmful than the asprin, ibuprofen, or acetaminophen that 90% of you probably have in your medicine cabinets.

Here are a few weed smokers that I look up to:

Francis Crick: Won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of double helix structure of the DNA.

Carl Sagan: Pulitzer Prize winning author, Emmy award winner, Co-Founder of Seti and the Planetary Society.

Joe Rogan: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, successful stand up comedian, UFC commentator.

Eddie Bravo: One of the most well known and iconic Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blackbelts alive.

Kary Mullis: Another Nobel Prize winner. Developed a system that duplicates parts of DNA.

Michael Phelps: Won more Olympic gold medals than anyone in history.

Richard Branson: C'mon do I really need to elaborate on what he's accomplished? He's been known to get high with his son from time to time. And has stated on multiple occasions there's nothing wrong with it and would sell it if it were legal.

Michael Bloomberg: Here's a name that's synonomous with business and success. Here's what he's said when asked if he smoked weed, "You bet I did. And I enjoyed it."

I could go on and on...

Like I said, I'm not productive at all on weed. But the same goes for alcohol and any type of intoxicating drug. But it's not the drug, it's just how my body reacts to it.

My main niche is in Personal Development. I'm all about people finding what works for them and using any tools available to create the life they want to live. The only way I can truthfully do that is to be as unbiased as possible.