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I was about to say who's al, before i realised you meant Albert.Quote:
Originally Posted by jpbc99
No, no proof that i can find, i watched a documentory about him - and it was mentioned on a program about weed.
If you'd like i can try searching for any clips on youtube or googlevideo - but dont hold your breath.
And what's this about a picture of him with a pot plant? Never seen it - so no.
I am serious about the pic. He is sticking his tounge out, holding his pipe witha pot plant in background. Reall,y would not suprise me at all if he blazed.
i was hopin it was true, as in document somewhere. definatly think that pic was in hightimes.
I just googled and well i lost faith in google. some shit comes up, most forums and shit. this site hits halfway down.
i think google filters results hardcore nowdays. i dunno.
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Originally Posted by LIP
I'm going to have to try and find that pic - and no luck on the clips. I didnt think anyone would rip them - it was onyl a documentory - nothing too special - but they were positive he did.
Makes me wish i kept my hightimes mags. i use to buy them in mid 90s. i had the one about nirvana in it.
hold on lemmi google more.
I give up. It was probably trickery anyway. Its gonna drive me nutts now that im thinkin of it.
gdi.
whatever. einstien smoked.
anyway...anyone see that pic im talkin about...or is my mind playin tricks on me.
i aint smoked in like...a month. im kinda goin kookoo causa it. i wish i could smoke again.
:x
lol
Well said. I don't really think it greatly affects your intelligence one way or the other although a few times after smoking everything just seemed to "click" better in my brain and my thoughts were clearer and more lucid. Of course some highs leave you stupified.Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt the Funk
People who think that pot makes you dumb or lazy are mistaking correlation for causation. It just so happens that more less intelligent people smoke pot; probably because those with a higher education and more knowledge have also been exposed to more propaganda;).
I have met some really dumb stoners. And ordinarily I'd qualify it by saying I've met some dumb teetotalers too, but some potheads I've known have been pervasively stupid in a very particular cannabis-addled way.
There is such a thing as smoking too much pot, and what I've learned is the value of the whole enterprise is found in the difference between one state of mind (high) and the other (not).
There is a proportion of sober time necessary to maximize the amount of spiritual, creative, or intellectual energy you can harvest from smoking marijuana. Or at least, I believe this to be true for me and the vast majority of people I've met.
Sober time is the time for work; for doing the less fun parts of life or a specific task. One night you might be high and think of a project you'd like to do, or task you'd like to accomplish.
You'll want to be sober to drive down to the store, make a list of the things you'll need, plan the project out, and so on. Extending this a bit, there's also work - and that might be studies or a job. The job might earn you the money you need to do things you want to do, as well. There's nothing pretty about being unemployed or not able to afford one's own place, and so on (unless you're some kind of anarchist squatter, in which case, more power to you).
To everything, there is a season, and all of that.
One thing I like to do when baked is look at the map and plan road trips I'd like to take, like going way out into the desert, to camp. In order to arrange my work schedule, plan for expenses to get out there, and so on, I'm going to need to do a fair amount of planning and sober work.
As I get older it becomes more and more important to do and accomplish things. I have big dreams; maybe people who don't can make do with a lot less than I can.
I find that - and again there are exceptions - stoners tend to talk a lot, and not do a lot of what they plan. Being high makes you happy with less (if you're that way all the time), and, as such, while I would never advocate going through life completely sober, it seems important to balance the two states of mind. I think being sober all the time or being high all the time, or even 50/50, would burn me out fairly fast.
When I was in college, I smoked every day, and still graduated in 4 even years (somehow). Nowadays, some years later, I find once or twice a week at most, is the best. I'm sure this will vary for others, but I honestly don't think being high all the time, is likely to be optimal for anyone. Obviously, it's everyone's choice what to do with their life; that's just my opinion.
One nice thing about smoking, say, only on a Friday night, is how special it is. I look forward to it all week, and then tend to plan the session out a little - what I'm going to do, what I'm going to listen to. Also I try to get a lot done during the week so I feel like I "earned" it. This seems to maximize the pleasure I get.