You're quite right, i was in a bit of a rush writing that original comment so perhaps didn't elucidate enough. The point i tried to make was that the major damage that cannabis can do is to your ability to achieve, the consequence of which is probably far more widespread and damaging to our culture and advancement than any other ill-effect.
Now i'd be lying if i said i was a drop-out who hasn't achieved anything in the last ten years - i've done remarkably well, putting myself through university, graduating, getting a good job - but there's so much i want to do when i'm not working that i just put off because i get home, get stoned and suddenly nothing is boring - i could probably stare at a wall for hours without a hint of tedium. And therein lies the real point, that cannabis eliminates boredom. Without boredom people don't feel the need to push themselves, try new things, achieve what they want etc.
I've just been postulating on the issue of procrastination so much recently, this post really struck a chord. Also it was a strange coincidence that i wrote a poem on topic yesterday, as i literally never write poems; and i hoped someone might like the excerpt.
haha i like your poem...How I deal with cannabis is that I never do it alone...only when I get together with old buddies...that limits me to doing it once in a cpl months and with that frequency I find it therapautic for soothing my mind!
Glad someone did! It's a work in progress - there are other parts to it, just felt that excerpt was particularly apt :)
I agree that infrequent use is not worrisome, perhaps even beneficial - I always found when I was a less frequent user it made me more conscientious, more constructively critical of my actions/behvaiour and allowed me to see through life's issues with greater clarity (at least that was my perception!).
I'd be happy to get to that stage where my use is recreational and infrequent, which i think i will eventually, it's my next milestone
I don't think it is as common as it should be, I know plenty of kids in school who claim studying while high helps increase their grades, only to watch them scratch their heads in confusion when they've nearly failed a test.
