The longterm smokers here report different effects from what I've seen, Chiilinoutblazebowls. Cannabis affects different people different ways, of course, and how it affects people depends on the strains and the methods of ingestion/inhalation, too. It may be that you're one of the ones for whom it causes some memory impairment and brain fog. I'm convinced that some of that may be simply the action of the smoking itself and the way it challenges oxygen saturation, too.

The last time I smoked was about two years ago when my older sister was using it for her chemo symptoms. I didn't notice this when I was in college and smoked weed, but as a middle-aged adult, it definitely caused me some memory interference and slight brain fog. Enough that it wasn't something I could continue and successfully function at a high level, but that's just me. I'm also perfectly willing to believe that I was under a tremendous amount of stress at that time because my sister was basically in the early stages of dying, so I'll never really know if the memory impairment or brain fog was attributable to a few hits of weed. I do know that while it made me feel sorta cloudy in some ways, in others, like in the area of creativity, it seemed to enhance my abilities.

Some people report good brain clarity results with ginkgo biloba supplement, which seems to contain antioxidants and thought-to-be-beneficial ingredients like flavanoids and terpenes, assuming you get a bottle that accurately contains the supplement it says it does. There's no testing of nutritional supplements so you know you're actually getting what you're buying. Ginkgo enthusiasts believe it enhances blood circulation, which it does appear to do, and it also provides some anti-coagulation effects. This can either be a good or a bad thing depending on what other medicines you take because its anti-coagulative effects can be a bad combination with prescription anti-coagulants or anti-platelet meds (like Plavix or aspirin). I don't know that there are any specific reports on the benefits of offsetting cannabis brain or memory fog with ginkgo, but ginkgo is thought to have good brain effects in general.

Exercise has many of the same benefits in boosting brain circulation and helping brush away neurological cobwebs! It's been found to be one of the most helpful tools in staving off Alzheimer's and/or symptoms of age-related mental impairment.

It'll be interesting to hear what others have to say here!