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My son would be unhappy, anxious and basically depressed. He would take a little cannabis and become alive, bright and witty and chatty. Pretty much like someone taking amphetamine medication. It appeared that the cannabis was substituting for some chemical deficiency in his brain. Dopamine I would think. If I remember correctly, cannabinoids attach to dopamine receptors which would 'raise the level of conciousness'. But usually people who take cannabis become 'dopy' and less alert, pretty much like alcohol but to a greater degree. So I would say generally no, cannabis does not raise the level of conciousness. The more cannabis one smokes the duller one gets.
You have one flaw in your receptors. Science has shown the body has cannabinoid receptors all over and the most sensitive are in the brain.
I think the more medicated one becomes - on pot - the more relaxed they are. Take a handful of Vicoden and function versus a few bong hits. Bong hits win.
Drugs or booze. Each person's reaction to it is different. Some people handle it better than others also.
I have found pot smokers to be more pleasant to be around. Each person has their own little world in their head.
Edit: The full title/question is supposed to be: Is it accurate to say a marijuana high makes you "more conscious", while being drunk on alcohol makes you "less conscious"?
I would absolutely agree but that level of consciousness is not always a good thing. If you're up in the mountains camping or hiking or at the beach then that level of consciousness can be good thing. If you're at work or even at the grocery store it can be a bad thing because that level of consciousness means that you're taking everything in which can be very distracting. I am most sharp and concentrate best when I'm sober, no music or tv is on and no one is talking to me.
Marijuana makes smokers think they are brilliant and artistic, but all it really does is making them dopey and slow (and less interesting). Perception and reality are different. But that is what drugs do, they alter your perception of reality.
yup. Remember George Carlin talking about a stoner who is throwing up? "I DON'T CARE ABOUT MY SHOES....BLAAAAAHHHH" It makes you not care. But yep, you think you're all that.
Marijuana makes smokers think they are brilliant and artistic, but all it really does is making them dopey and slow (and less interesting). Perception and reality are different. But that is what drugs do, they alter your perception of reality.
But that's the puzzling thing. My son Denver dramatically livened up. He became sharp and alive - like becoming his 'normal' lively self. But then he was mentally ill depression and anxiety) although once he had taken marijuana you would never think so. Even with alcohol use, he never appeared drunk. I would only know because he told me. Makes me wonder what was going on in his brain!
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