First off, all the really dumb stoners are in jail!

That left a "gene pool" of somewhat smarter toking people. Cannabis use spreads like a contagion. You tend to "turn on" friends and relatives. :thumbsup: People in a smart person's "group" include relatives, who, being genetically related to the person, have a better chance of being intelligent, and their friends, who would have a tendency of also being intelligent.

Cannabis smokers also tend to be open minded and able to deal with new ideas. I look at cannabis as a "mind lubricant"- I make novel connections in my mind when "stoned out of my little gourd".:stoned: My profs LOVED my papers when I was in college- I wrote most of them stoned!

Plus, as it was already brought up, the production of decent cannabis involves math, chemistry, botany, biology and more! Cannabis doesn't let your mind grow lazy (the body may be a different story if you got a good couch-lock indica!).

And the same "mind lubricant" effect brings out the creativity in many of us. I paint, sculpt, quilt, and design lesson plans for my special ed kids. I made most of my paraphernalia- pipes, mostly.

Yes, I believe that pot smokers are a bit above average when it comes to IQ and creativity. - Granny:hippy: