The myth: Weed makes you lazy

[Lestat]

I'm sure everyone has heard it. People who smoke weed are lazy. Wee makes people lazy. Amotivational syndrome is real!

Check yourselves.

There isn't any data to support that, but some people do see pot smokers and think of them collectively as a lazy bunch.

What does that mean, lazy? To me someone who is lazy is someone who does the bare minimum required of them to get by. Someone who will sacrifice quality or work for no discernable reason.

Others think lazy means you are not a "go getter" or over acheiver. Someone who sleeps a lot?

Did you ever think that weed makes people happy? It makes them have a good time and feel pleasant, even content. It reduces anxiety (except for those who get paranoia, a real side effect of marijuana). It makes you feel good about life.

People who feel good about life DO sleep easier, maybe they aren't as concened as the next guy at making quite as much money, why? If you are happy now, what will more money do? Maybe other people look for their high in other places, or are constantly chasing it, but those who have found the herb have what is right for them to make life smooth sailing.

 

[b0und]

I'm high

Well, unfortunately not, but at least I am listening to some good shit.


b0und (oh I wish I was high)

 

[Lestat]

whatcha listening to?

 

[b0und]

Marley, Could You Be Loved - Greatest Hits Album



b0und (Don't worry about a thing)

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

I love dope, I love getting high..

but smoking marijuana definately makes people lazy.. I've been around people smoking dope for over a decade now, and 8/10 times any motherfucker gets high, they almost completely lose all motivation, shit they don't even want to move.

Especially out here, cause our chronic is some wheelchair if you know what I'm saying, like BOOM you're a quadrapalegic (sp) and you aren't able to move even if you wanted too, thus making you lazy.

that's my take it on it.

definately makes a motherfucker happy though.

 

[javaguru]

Bunch of lazy pot heads up in this thread....good thing you have to hit up work on Monday, for the few of you that are actually gainfully employed.

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

Canada day long weekend, fuuuck yaaaa.

 

[needtogetaas]

I'm sure everyone has heard it. People who smoke weed are lazy. Wee makes people lazy. Amotivational syndrome is real!

Check yourselves.

There isn't any data to support that, but some people do see pot smokers and think of them collectively as a lazy bunch.

What does that mean, lazy? To me someone who is lazy is someone who does the bare minimum required of them to get by. Someone who will sacrifice quality or work for no discernable reason.

Others think lazy means you are not a "go getter" or over acheiver. Someone who sleeps a lot?

Did you ever think that weed makes people happy? It makes them have a good time and feel pleasant, even content. It reduces anxiety (except for those who get paranoia, a real side effect of marijuana). It makes you feel good about life.

People who feel good about life DO sleep easier, maybe they aren't as concened as the next guy at making quite as much money, why? If you are happy now, what will more money do? Maybe other people look for their high in other places, or are constantly chasing it, but those who have found the herb have what is right for them to make life smooth sailing.

When I smoke a bowl. I am up for the next ten hours. No going to sleep for me. Weed hypes me out and makes me work 10x harder and faster. SO this weed makes you lazy is a bunch of bullshit. At least for me any way.

 

[b0und]

I do remember that Marijuana seemed to help me improve my focus and concentration when I was younger. It definitely helped my appetite - and food tasted better.



b0und (don't really need it now)

 

[manny78]

Yes it does.

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

Yes it does.

they don't think it does because thier weed is obviously bunk and not very good, hehe.

 

[Walter Szczerbiak]

they don't think it does because thier weed is obviously bunk and not very good, hehe.

Cali buds >>> B.C. buds

 

[manny78]

they don't think it does because thier weed is obviously bunk and not very good, hehe.

Real weed from Health Canada wil knock you out. Their weed (US) is obviously underdosed lol

 

[juiceddreadlocks]

Plenty of anecdotal evidence. Just STFU lestat.

 

[Lestat]

Plenty of anecdotal evidence. Just STFU lestat.

Produce some.

 

[Lestat]

I use it as positive reinforcement.

For example, I would not allow myself to use any marijuana unless certain milestones were met. Finishing a project or paper for college. Cleaning my bathroom. Running certain errands. Etc.

 

[nimbus]

i think when people are high they have a dimished capacity to handle small sacrifices/efforts that would enhance their life overall. which is my definition of lazy

 

[Lestat]

i think when people are high they have a dimished capacity to handle small sacrifices/efforts that would enhance their life overall. which is my definition of lazy

I find it to have the exact opposite effect on my behavior.

 

[nimbus]

i wish my roommates would do the fucking dishes when they got high

 

[Lestat]

i wish my roommates would do the fucking dishes when they got high

I can't live with people who leave dishes in the sink or out.

I live with one other person now, and we never leave any dirty dishes around, anywhere. The rare exception is if the washer is running. If its full of clean, we'll empty it asap. Whomever gets to it. Same with taking out the trash. Its really easy when everyone makes an effort to do MORE than their share of work.

 

[juiceddreadlocks]

The multitude of people who I know who smoke weed to sleep or just to ''chill'' is an example of anecdotal information. Obviously, you're going to cite that there are exceptions, which is also obvious.

 

[calveless wonder]

weed makes you lazy. get the fuck out of here with that bullshit that it doesn't.

i am clearly more lazy when i smoke weed on a regular basis

im content doing nothing and any simple task becomes alot more trying

dont tell me you can function the same/better when you're high. its just not true

 

[SaladFork]

When I smoke a bowl. I am up for the next ten hours. No going to sleep for me. Weed hypes me out and makes me work 10x harder and faster. SO this weed makes you lazy is a bunch of bullshit. At least for me any way.

I'm the same way when I puff... I can honestly say I have had some of my best workouts stoned.

 

[jackangel]

i wish it didn't make me lazy. there are too many examples of things that i usually do, but which don't get done once i'm stoned. it makes me physically tired. perhaps it's what i'm smoking, but i don't recall smoking something that amped me up. the few stoned workouts of any kind that i've tried didn't go so well. hell, i think that i'm weaker even the day after smoking. i hope that's not true, though. teh suck.

most of all, i wish i fucking had some. fucking A, this is pathetic. in SoCal, no less.

 

[mrplunkey]

Slightly off-topic question, but does anyone feel guilty about supporting the drug trade industry, even with a drug as mild as weed?

 

[heatherrae]

Everyone that I've known who were pot smokers were SO LAZY. I understand the difference between correlationa and causation, but, damn, I couldn't help but notice the correlation!

 

[Smurfy]

I love dope, I love getting high..

but smoking marijuana definately makes people lazy.. I've been around people smoking dope for over a decade now, and 8/10 times any motherfucker gets high, they almost completely lose all motivation, shit they don't even want to move.

Especially out here, cause our chronic is some wheelchair if you know what I'm saying, like BOOM you're a quadrapalegic (sp) and you aren't able to move even if you wanted too, thus making you lazy.

that's my take it on it.

definately makes a motherfucker happy though.

yeah the handful of times ive been high, in literally paralyzed

 

[Smurfy]

by this thread alone its fair to say that the drug has different effects on diff people. lumberg also stays up wide awake when high

 

[hog#head#cheese]

more like partially retarded

 

[billfred]

I'm sure everyone has heard it. People who smoke weed are lazy. Wee makes people lazy. Amotivational syndrome is real!

Check yourselves.

There isn't any data to support that, but some people do see pot smokers and think of them collectively as a lazy bunch.

What does that mean, lazy? To me someone who is lazy is someone who does the bare minimum required of them to get by. Someone who will sacrifice quality or work for no discernable reason.

Others think lazy means you are not a "go getter" or over acheiver. Someone who sleeps a lot?

Did you ever think that weed makes people happy? It makes them have a good time and feel pleasant, even content. It reduces anxiety (except for those who get paranoia, a real side effect of marijuana). It makes you feel good about life.

People who feel good about life DO sleep easier, maybe they aren't as concened as the next guy at making quite as much money, why? If you are happy now, what will more money do? Maybe other people look for their high in other places, or are constantly chasing it, but those who have found the herb have what is right for them to make life smooth sailing.

My theory is that people are so satisfied with the weed, they have no motivation to go and do something else. But yeah, I think stoners are typically an underachieving group in general.

 

[JayC9]

Plenty of anecdotal evidence. Just STFU lestat.

As a daily hashish smoker, (de-stress, sleeping aid and digestion purposes) I second this.

 

[squatmonkey]

I dont have anything against someone who smokes weed, hell I smoked it for a couple of years. When I smoked was usally right before I did something very active. Like ride my Mt. bike or play tennis. You can use pot as a mild pain killer, thus making it a kind of preformance enhancing drug. You can ride the hell out of a bike when you just smoked some good Hydro.

 

[heatherrae]

Slightly off-topic question, but does anyone feel guilty about supporting the drug trade industry, even with a drug as mild as weed?

Good point.







Hell just froze over...lol.

 

[JayC9]

Slightly off-topic question, but does anyone feel guilty about supporting the drug trade industry, even with a drug as mild as weed?

only when the doctor signs a script
its all calculated, added and recorded
they call it the revolving chairs
one dies and frees a space
push enough and you get a seat
cushy pension, unwarranted elevated status and early retirement

 

[JayC9]

all courtesy of the FDA

 

[hurricane]

havent smoked in about 8 years.. but when i did i smoked all day, every day.. and it used to make me lazy as hell ! lol

 

[the_alcatraz]

lol

Weed makes people lazy....when I used to smoke in highschool, I felt like furniture for a few hours afterwards....everything seemed so far away...going to the bathroom was a journey to never never land

 

[silverstar1025]

False

 

[the_alcatraz]

False

what's false?

 

[drsketch]

I smoke once in a while to help me sleep... I only smoke the good green though, no swag or skunk or compressed shit that been pissed on by mexicans prior to coming over.

 

[silverstar1025]

what's false?

That weed doesn't make you lazy. Any time I have ever smoked all I wanted to do was eat a bowl of cereal and take a nap. lol

 

[SaladFork]

what's false?

Pot might make you lazy, but not everyone. My dad smoked pot also and ran a business with 50 employee's he sold his business in January for 150 million. Every person I know who smokes pot is not lazy, there is the exception to the rule of course.

 

[the_alcatraz]

Pot might make you lazy, but not everyone. My dad smoked pot also and ran a business with 50 employee's he sold his business in January for 150 million. Every person I know who smokes pot is not lazy, there is the exception to the rule of course.

There is an exception to every rule. But pot generally does make you lazy. The words pothead and stoners are not used because they sound pretty.

 

[Basikstylz]

I know for me, I refuse to drive(partially due to paranoia, and partially due to safety.) so that limits what I can do as far as being productive. But if I am home it wont stop me from doing chores, if anything it makes the chores more "fun" haha cuz I'm so relaxed that I don't get irritated about the "little things."

But I do agree that it makes most people lazy.

 

[SaladFork]

There is an exception to every rule. But pot generally does make you lazy. The words pothead and stoners are not used because they sound pretty.

PCT makes me lazy lol...

 

[the_alcatraz]

PCT makes me lazy lol...

 

[Powerbuilder333]

Pot made me lazy.
I've never met a pothead that wasn't a flaky slacker.
I'm sure there's exceptions - but I haven't met them.

 

[HAYEZ]

makes me lazy if i smoke during the day,i prefer to smoke at night then sit on the couch and not move until i pass out..my friends on the other hand need to snmoke in order to work or function...everyones different

 

[seaking420]

Well from a stoner...........It depends on the time/day. I smoke sometimes before I workout and it makes me VERY focus, I feel the pump so much more and im in the zone, nothing can distract me. I also like to smoke when I do chores, watch a movie, listen to music, driving, jetsking, working, fucking....etc.. it makes everything a little more interesting. Sometimes Ill smoke to wake me up in the middle of the afternoon......that being said I also can totally chill with it. I can sit back, smoke a bowl and watch tv until i fall asleep. I never have a problem falling asleep at night since I've been a daily smoker. I think you just have to learn how much of it you can handle so you dont get lazy. During the day when I smoke, all I do is take a few hits and im good to go. At night Ill smoke a whole bowl or joint at itll put me right out.....plus it also depends on the kind of pot......there are so many different kinds of urbs out there........some will make you high, some will make you low.

This is exactly why I love weed, because it can do numerous of different things....all positive......I hate how society looks down on it....but accepts drinking as a social thing.......lol @ people being sheep and not thinking for themselves.

 

[Humble Pride]

I use it as positive reinforcement.

For example, I would not allow myself to use any marijuana unless certain milestones were met. Finishing a project or paper for college. Cleaning my bathroom. Running certain errands. Etc.

See, you need to get all these things done "before" you smoke the weed or it will kill your ambition and you won't get anything done..............

 

[Lestat]

Slightly off-topic question, but does anyone feel guilty about supporting the drug trade industry, even with a drug as mild as weed?

Not at all. Everything I purcashe is produced locally and some of it legally (in california you can grow legally for medicinal purposes).

 

[Lestat]

See, you need to get all these things done "before" you smoke the weed or it will kill your ambition and you won't get anything done..............

I didn't say that. Often times mundane chores like Laundry or cleaning are more fun after smoking some weed.

If I used ice cream as my positive reinforcement for chores, would that mean that ice cream made me lazy since I comitted to get the work done first?

 

[Lestat]

weed makes you lazy. get the fuck out of here with that bullshit that it doesn't.

i am clearly more lazy when i smoke weed on a regular basis

im content doing nothing and any simple task becomes alot more trying

dont tell me you can function the same/better when you're high. its just not true

Its been proven that people do some things better while under the influence of marijuana. Do you listen to any popular music? A fan of certain types of art?

Lenny Kravitz is a good example, he admits he needs a joint or to before going to work in the studio to get his creative juices going.

 

[Lestat]

There is an exception to every rule. But pot generally does make you lazy. The words pothead and stoners are not used because they sound pretty.

I hang out with a lot of smokers and it generally does not make any of them lazy. They are all college educated, successful professionals.

 

[timtim]

i used to do everything high, including work, school, and run my personal shit. this went on for years. i completed nearly 2 masters high. it makes you lazy if you are lazy.

 

[Lestat]

i used to do everything high, including work, school, and run my personal shit. this went on for years. i completed nearly 2 masters high. it makes you lazy if you are lazy.

exactly bro!! finally some sense.

Some people are lazy, many people actually are lazy. With or without weed.

 

[timtim]

exactly bro!! finally some sense.

Some people are lazy, many people actually are lazy. With or without weed.

people need excuses to explain things. weed makes you lazy if you allow it to. smoking was such an everyday thing, like the gym, that it just allowed me to do tons of shit without anxiety. i hope they can synthesize thc into a pill for anxiety riddled people like myself. its a miracle drug for that alone.

 

[hardrock]

Sure seemed to make me lazy after years of daily use. Either that or I was just lazy to begin with. Now since I quit about 3-4 years ago, I am just a little less lazy

 

[nimbus]

weed affects everyone differently. YAY!

/thread

 

[Lestat]

weed affects everyone differently. YAY!

/thread

Agreed.

People still make generalize statements about its use though

 

[puddlemonkey]

damn lazy potheads!

 

[nimbus]

weed makes you awesome at rockband and beach volleyball

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

Agreed.

People still make generalize statements about its use though

Well think of it this way, if weed makes 8/10 people incredibly lazy, and the other 2/10 are still motivated and can do whatever they want.

Then wouldn't the statement that weed makes people lazy be pretty freaking accurate?

cause that's sort of what it seems like.

 

[calveless wonder]

weed makes you awesome at rockband and beach volleyball

i just spit out my milk lmao

 

[Walter Szczerbiak]

it makes me what ever I want to be... tired, excited, happy, focused, etc whatever... it doesn't effect me like other people i know that


everyone is diff when it comes to THC in the brain

 

[calveless wonder]

weed can make me;
-laugh hysterically
-be insanely funny
-be completely socially awkward and paranoid
-make me want to eat all the cookies
-tired and worthless


i feel like weed brings out the hedonistic side of me

 

[Lestat]

Well think of it this way, if weed makes 8/10 people incredibly lazy, and the other 2/10 are still motivated and can do whatever they want.

Then wouldn't the statement that weed makes people lazy be pretty freaking accurate?

cause that's sort of what it seems like.

fair to the 8 of 10, yes, unfair to the 2.

 

[Walter Szczerbiak]

I can't even count the number of times I seen some random people come up to my old college room during parities, rip a bong and have hilarious panic attacks... especially when we had bomb hydro, some basketball players would come in and be like "lets roll it up pimpin".. I laugh, bust out a gravity bong, show him how to use it, then watch him literally puke his brains out because he can't breathe.. 5 min later dude needs help down the steps

 

[seaking420]

^^^^ I love the gravity bong.....havent used one in a long time though......

 

[mrplunkey]

Not at all. Everything I purcashe is produced locally and some of it legally (in california you can grow legally for medicinal purposes).

#1 You don't know its all produced locally. Short of going to the guy's farm and cutting it right off the plant -- or is that what you do?

#2 The sellers/distributors surely don't carry pot exclusively. Aren't you helping firm-up other illicit drug trade by buying one of the "less harmful" drugs?

And yeah, I'm sure you can conjure-up in your mind that home-grown, exclusive dealer that you've purchased from before. But now conjure-up the sleeziest, most questionable scumbag you've ever bought from before -- even if it was a one-time deal (and you know it's happened).

I'm not anti-pot -- as a matter of fact I think other drugs (i.e. E) should probably be legal under controlled circumstances. But when I did purchase anything, I wondered if I was funding a shiny new AK-47 for some columbian guy to use on his local judge.

 

[heatherrae]

weed makes you awesome at rockband and beach volleyball

Oh SNAP...lol.

 

[hog#head#cheese]

I can't even count the number of times I seen some random people come up to my old college room during parities, rip a bong and have hilarious panic attacks... especially when we had bomb hydro, some basketball players would come in and be like "lets roll it up pimpin".. I laugh, bust out a gravity bong, show him how to use it, then watch him literally puke his brains out because he can't breathe.. 5 min later dude needs help down the steps

I hit a gravity bong once and sat on a sofa drooling on myself staring out the window for about an hour If you call that productivity im out

 

[seaking420]

I hit a gravity bong once and sat on a sofa drooling on myself staring out the window for about an hour If you call that productivity im out

rookie

 

[hog#head#cheese]

rookie

I Was Always a weed light weight but that hydro shit used to just cut my IQ in half

 

[digimon7068]

I'm sure everyone has heard it. People who smoke weed are lazy. Wee makes people lazy. Amotivational syndrome is real!

Check yourselves.

There isn't any data to support that, but some people do see pot smokers and think of them collectively as a lazy bunch.

What does that mean, lazy? To me someone who is lazy is someone who does the bare minimum required of them to get by. Someone who will sacrifice quality or work for no discernable reason.

Others think lazy means you are not a "go getter" or over acheiver. Someone who sleeps a lot?

Did you ever think that weed makes people happy? It makes them have a good time and feel pleasant, even content. It reduces anxiety (except for those who get paranoia, a real side effect of marijuana). It makes you feel good about life.

People who feel good about life DO sleep easier, maybe they aren't as concened as the next guy at making quite as much money, why? If you are happy now, what will more money do? Maybe other people look for their high in other places, or are constantly chasing it, but those who have found the herb have what is right for them to make life smooth sailing.

hmmm. . .when was the last time that you shaved on a regular basis, panama red??

 

[jackangel]

i wish i could get me some lazy right now

fucking A.

 

[ortiz34]

I just went to town today with housework and running around

ate something
took ONE toke of the chron don
now I can't get off the computer


it can make you lazy

it can also motivate you and give u focus

it's very versitale, as a drug

 

[curvymommy]

I don't get high but I do love this song about it. They actually play it on the radio a lot here

 

[digimon7068]

I don't get high but I do love this song about it. They actually play it on the radio a lot here

this one's my favorite.

 

[txbondsman]

I'm sure everyone has heard it. People who smoke weed are lazy. Wee makes people lazy. Amotivational syndrome is real!

Check yourselves.

There isn't any data to support that, but some people do see pot smokers and think of them collectively as a lazy bunch.

What does that mean, lazy? To me someone who is lazy is someone who does the bare minimum required of them to get by. Someone who will sacrifice quality or work for no discernable reason.

Others think lazy means you are not a "go getter" or over acheiver. Someone who sleeps a lot?

Did you ever think that weed makes people happy? It makes them have a good time and feel pleasant, even content. It reduces anxiety (except for those who get paranoia, a real side effect of marijuana). It makes you feel good about life.

People who feel good about life DO sleep easier, maybe they aren't as concened as the next guy at making quite as much money, why? If you are happy now, what will more money do? Maybe other people look for their high in other places, or are constantly chasing it, but those who have found the herb have what is right for them to make life smooth sailing.

I think the word would be "unmotivated", not exactly lazy, even though the results are the same. But you geta lazy person high, that's when nothing gets done, ever. I started getting high about 73', smoked regularly up to the late 80's, I started noticing that I got completely bombed, just retarded, I didn't like that. so as time went by, I just stopped using it. Too bad the other stuff didn't have a similiar effect, those went on for years...
Now I'm an ice-T man...

 

[curvymommy]

Now I'm an ice-T man...

lol, you had me at Fritos, Bondsman.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

I'm sure everyone has heard it. People who smoke weed are lazy. Wee makes people lazy. Amotivational syndrome is real!

Check yourselves.

There isn't any data to support that, but some people do see pot smokers and think of them collectively as a lazy bunch.

What does that mean, lazy? To me someone who is lazy is someone who does the bare minimum required of them to get by. Someone who will sacrifice quality or work for no discernable reason.

Others think lazy means you are not a "go getter" or over acheiver. Someone who sleeps a lot?

Did you ever think that weed makes people happy? It makes them have a good time and feel pleasant, even content. It reduces anxiety (except for those who get paranoia, a real side effect of marijuana). It makes you feel good about life.

People who feel good about life DO sleep easier, maybe they aren't as concened as the next guy at making quite as much money, why? If you are happy now, what will more money do? Maybe other people look for their high in other places, or are constantly chasing it, but those who have found the herb have what is right for them to make life smooth sailing.

It's pretty sad if people need illicit drugs/narcotics to be happy or feel good about life though.

 

[Lestat]

It's pretty sad if people need drugs to be happy or feel good about life though.

Is it? People use different things to make themselves happy. I'd say food is very common. Exercise is too. Alcohol especially. Some people thrive on stress. Others by simply collecting something. Why do you judge one person's source of happiness over another?

 

[timtim]

It's pretty sad if people need drugs to be happy or feel good about life though.

its fantastic for someone like myself with high anxiety. its been difficult without it but like everything else, you figure out how to get by. i dont want to get a prescription drug.

 

[fit4sure]

how is that a myth. everyone i know from highschool who is still smoking in thier mid-twenties is doing jack! period. it almost ruined my life. just as bad as alcohol in my opinion, in the wrong hands.

 

[Lestat]

how is that a myth. everyone i know from highschool who is still smoking in thier mid-twenties is doing jack! period. it almost ruined my life. just as bad as alcohol in my opinion, in the wrong hands.

It would be like saying "Alcohol makes you beat your wife" just because some people who get drunk beat their wife, doesn't mean its solely a property of the alcohol.

 

[jackangel]

alcohol does make me beat lestat's wife. i'm so ashamed.

 

[jerseyrugger76]

I'd respond to this post, but I just smoked a fatty and can't seem to find the motivation.

 

[Lestat]

I'd respond to this post, but I just smoked a fatty and can't seem to find the motivation.

lolol

 

[mrplunkey]

It would be like saying "Alcohol makes you beat your wife" just because some people who get drunk beat their wife, doesn't mean its solely a property of the alcohol.

You know that its all based on the differential. A lot of smokers don't die from lung cancer either.

 

[seaking420]

Is it? People use different things to make themselves happy. I'd say food is very common. Exercise is too. Alcohol especially. Some people thrive on stress. Others by simply collecting something. Why do you judge one person's source of happiness over another?

VERY TRUE!!!!!

how is that a myth. everyone i know from highschool who is still smoking in thier mid-twenties is doing jack! period. it almost ruined my life. just as bad as alcohol in my opinion, in the wrong hands.

This is completely wrong....you're generalizing such a small group of people. If you talk to me you get the complete opposite. Im doing better than many of my friends that dont smoke, and I smoke daily. I also have a few close friends that are VERY successful in life and business and they smoke daily too.

 

[Jacob Creutzfeldt]

I think the effect of weed is somewhat personal. I tend to get a bit paranoid, but the paranoia is almost amusing. Weed tends to make me very introspective and also decreases my short term memory. It also raises my libido noticeably. Weed makes me lazy in one sense: I have difficulty multi-tasking and writing while stoned. It does however lend itself to me accomplishing long, engaging singular projects. Once I worked out stoned and it was interesting. I had extreme concentration. It helped me to dissasociate from the feelings of pain and fatigue while exaggerating the pleasant feeling of the contractions and pump. The appetite stimulation is almost frightening. I also notice that different strains produce slightly different attributes. They tend to exhibit an amplified version of one of the previously mentioned effects ie. more paranoia than others, more forgetfulness than others, more appetite than others, etc. Two strains did cause mild hallucinations, but I am not sure if they were "laced".

I know a couple of people who practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu while baked. It's popular with some professional Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and MMA fighters apparently. Doesn't some big name football star (Ricky Williams?) keep getting busted with THC in his system?

I can see how "weed makes you lazy" became a popular myth. It is generally relaxing and slightly disassociative. That effect is desirable for some inherently lazy people. These folks will be lazy with or without the weed, although weed probably amplifies the effect. I'm also sure that some diligent people will experience over-relaxation. The effects are dose dependent too.

 

[jackangel]

weed hardons are totally sweet. fucking is better, like my man just said.

 

[DBBT]

I love smoking out and then going for a drive, with the system bumping The Game's new shit.

 

[blackhat]

I get pretty lazy on indica... never had the luxury of some sativa though. It would be fun to try out

 

[blueta2]

I'm too lazy to read this whole thread and I am not doing weed, but weed makes one lazy. Super ass lazy
I don't mean one J here and there, I mean a constant stream of weed in the blood.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Is it? People use different things to make themselves happy. I'd say food is very common. Exercise is too. Alcohol especially. Some people thrive on stress. Others by simply collecting something. Why do you judge one person's source of happiness over another?

I should have clarified. Illicit drugs/narcotics like weed usually end up negatively affecting people around the user in addition to themselves. You shouldn't have to take stuff that impairs your abilities/judgement in the process of trying to feel better about yourself. There are better ways to do it, some like what you mentioned (food, exercise, and even alcohol if it doesn't lead to becoming a drunk). Most everyone college age goes through an experimental druggie phase, myself included, but eventually it's best to develop internal strength.

 

[redguru]

I would have posted earlier in this thread but then I got high.

 

[Jacob Creutzfeldt]

I should have clarified. Illicit drugs/narcotics like weed usually end up negatively affecting people around the user in addition to themselves. You shouldn't have to take stuff that impairs your abilities/judgement in the process of trying to feel better about yourself. There are better ways to do it, some like what you mentioned (food, exercise, and even alcohol if it doesn't lead to becoming a drunk). Most everyone college age goes through an experimental druggie phase, myself included, but eventually it's best to develop internal strength.

I quit drinking excessively, re-established ties with my family, stopped doing meth, and went back to school to dual major in molecular biology and history in part due to the introspection weed provided me all in the course of months. It has helped change me for the positive and hasn't harmed the people around me. I would have to say weed did the opposite of impairing my judgment in my case.

 

[mrplunkey]

Is it? People use different things to make themselves happy. I'd say food is very common. Exercise is too. Alcohol especially. Some people thrive on stress. Others by simply collecting something. Why do you judge one person's source of happiness over another?

Right. And some people get happyness from crushing-up a few Oxycontins and stuffing them up their nose. Others get it from injecting a little heroin in their veins.