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Originally Posted by Golfingnut
The primary reason to smoke marijuana is to get the same buzz as one does with alcohol, but does not have the hangover; therefore can function the next day with no ill effects nor loss of productivity.
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Once again "one man's opinion" - my experience, particularly with youth smoking marijuana is they may be functioning, but there are ill effects and a definite loss of productivity. Actually now that I think of it I know a guy in his 30s that smokes daily who has probably cut his potential in half cause too many times he just can't get it together enough to get the job done. Oh yeah, and then there is my good friend that was a mortgage broker that just wasn't quite on his game if he was smoked up the night before. It's all in perspective and whose eyes you are seeing this through.
I will never forget the day on of my son's friends told my husband and I that he was convinced his mind was sharper and he DROVE better when he was high. That is how a mind under the influence thinks - not real capable of rational thinking.
I believe it would be interesting to have someone that use to smoke speak up about looking back and if they felt their productivity suffered or anything else in their life. I know when I was young and smoking I thought I was in the best form ever - mind sharp and could do anything (if only I could get off the couch). Looking back I see what was really going on and it was fun for a while when I was young, but when I needed to get serious about life I got serious about life and learned to have a good time without the buzz.