Stoners, please assemble - I just have a question, well, two

[Cat tit bingo]

Depends. If it's something monotonous it can help you zone out and do it passively but that's not really focus, but It also makes it extremely easy to get distracted from your task. Weed definitely makes tasks more enjoyable but won't make you better at the task, it could be he just doesn't like that task in the first place and Weed just makes it tolerable like 99% of restaurant workers.

 

[3D2A]

I'm legit medically diagnosed autistic and some other things I don't want to power level. I have been in treatment for over a decade for various issues, I am completely treatment resistant. Got a medical card and I'm functional in life, am off all the pills, and started getting my shit together. I can't recommend this for everyone but I'm also an extreme outlier case.

This right here is the shit I support.

I don't believe people need a reason such as autism to smoke weed, it should absolutely be unregulated. Not to powerlevel myself, but I had major surgery over 10 years ago on one of my major organs. The kind of surgery they flat out tell you "Yeah, there's a not-small chance you don't wake up" to fix an issue I have. Smoked weed a ton after that for years (also due to the fact I was late teens/early 20s). Weed absolutely relieved the pain I experienced on a daily basis. However I kinda grew out of smoking weed once I finally found a pill that works for me. But that's irrelevant, because IMO if you're an adult you don't shouldn't need to explain yourself if you want to relax after a long days work or whatever.

 

[Rungle]

I smoke THC Acan vapes and it just makes me relaxed and floaty.
Anyone who says weed makes them productive is liar, ADHD or not.

 

[Angry Shoes]

People will admit to having different tastes and preferences, but when it comes to a drug like weed people have very rigid ideas about the effects. At it's core weed is a psychedelic. The effect you get from it heavily depends on your mindset, setting, and intention.

 

[XYZpdq Jr.]

yeah I think "direct your energies in a constructive fashion" might be worth differentiating from "focus"

if anything, autism is too MUCH focus so you get caught up in a loop of considering the best way to organize the various wrestling clowns of Mexico relative to their employment status with major companies instead of just finishing getting ready to go to work and getting to work on time

weed lets you go "OH NO! SOMEBODY IS WRONG ON THE INTERNET! ... ... ... lol what a fucking dummy I have stuff to do" instead of the more traditional REEEEEEEEEE and immediate correction that would normally come out in response

 

[BikeLock]

Lol
lmao even
Weed does the exact opposite as pretty much any stimulant for focus. It seems to work "as intended" on ADD/ADHD minds.

Source: Myself, who is a weed enjoyer with ADHD.

 

[DumbDude43]

smoking pot helps them focus/function/work better

my experience is the complete opposite. never been a habitual smoker and haven't had any in many years now, but for me it always went like this:
smoke pot, focussing becomes impossible and your brain starts generating really stupid and retarded thoughts, but you think they're super deep and profound and feel like a genius.
i have no idea how people manage to get any work done while they're stoned, i was barely even able to follow what was on TV or keep up a conversation without mentally drifting off and losing the plot.

 

[AgendaPoster]

I smoked quite a bit when I was in highschool/univ. Only homegrown shit basically.
Some of my experiences:
- had to quit for exams, because when I did not, I could not concentrate
- made me super-creative as a point guard (i.e. assists and dribbling), to the point where I made it to the local city team (yes I fucking played stoned, it was a different era lmao). It had a cost in concentration and physical ability, but as a PG I didn't have to be very physical.
- it drove one of my friends full schizo, which was super funny
- it also drove almost all the women we smoked with into frothing panics and hallucinating paranoias, which was even funnier and a major benefit of weed parties. I never laughed as much as I did back then.
Sadly where I live there was a national panic together with police crap, and also my job is not really compatible with being high, so I had to give it up, but I'll always remember the good times.
Productive tho'? lmao
Not even close. More like smoke, munchies, eat 2 pizzas, smoke more, play ball, shower, go to friends party, smoke even more, sleep, reboot - where the hell do you fit "productive" in this.

 

[waffle]

yeah I think "direct your energies in a constructive fashion" might be worth differentiating from "focus"

if anything, autism is too MUCH focus so you get caught up in a loop of considering the best way to organize the various wrestling clowns of Mexico relative to their employment status with major companies instead of just finishing getting ready to go to work and getting to work on time

weed lets you go "OH NO! SOMEBODY IS WRONG ON THE INTERNET! ... ... ... lol what a fucking dummy I have stuff to do" instead of the more traditional REEEEEEEEEE and immediate correction that would normally come out in response

I have PTDS from getting molested when I was a kid, and apparently when you have childhood onset PTSD it makes it really hard to tell if you also have autism or not, but this is very much my experience with smoking weed. It makes it way easier to move on from stuff and go be productive instead of ruminating and getting on a spiral of negativity or obsessive planning because I'm worried about something.

 

[Harbinger of Kali Yuga]

People who are perpetually stoned are losers, especially people who are stoned while working, but a little bit of weed on your off time isn't bad. As I've stated elsewhere on KF it has done wonders for my insomnia. It's all in how you use it. Even alcohol has some practical uses in some situations.

Basically don't let shit interfere in your life and NEVER get stoned while working.

People will admit to having different tastes and preferences, but when it comes to a drug like weed people have very rigid ideas about the effects. At it's core weed is a psychedelic. The effect you get from it heavily depends on your mindset, setting, and intention.

Weed is not really a psychedelic, and if it is just barely at very high amounts when taken as an edible.

 

[Friend of Dorothy Parker]

Thanks to everyone - I'm digesting what you've shared (and may come back with some follow-up questions once I have). This is a crossover area (neuro x mental x pot) I don't really have experience with and am trying to get grounded in/understand, so I really appreciate the input and info.

 

[WTBOnlineFather]

I know some 'tists who swear by it and claim it helps them focus and who actually do appear very functional when stoned but for me it does the exact opposite, it scatters my thoughts and makes me retarded. It's fun but definitely doesn't help productivity in any way whatsoever. Also it fucks with my ability to put together coherent sentences so I avoid it when hanging out with sober people.

 

[coof coof]

i have no idea how people manage to get any work done while they're stoned

Stoned is different than a not even noticeable buzz, though. If I'm actually smoking smoking I will just want to bing chilling as well. Focus probably isn't the right word. It just helps you achieve a flow state much easier than it normally would be for someone with fucked up spaghetti-brained thinking.

 

[General Disarray]

I go through about a QP every two months ($250 a pop - current batch is called First Class Funk). I have a good, reliable connection. I smoke from a glass bong that I clean daily, and at night I pack a brass old-school bowl to bring upstairs in case I have a hard night (I sometimes wake up and can't get back to sleep at like 3:30am). I've been smoking since I was a teenager and I am over 50; guess I am just used to it. Helps get me motivated to do housecleaning and other "move around" stuff, but when coupled with an edible it helps me concentrate on artsy projects that are detailed, or chill and polish my nails. I don't get any side effects like munchies anymore. Matter of fact, first hit with coffee and cigarette really helps get things moving

I drink once every 4-6 weeks. I much prefer getting stoned. And yes I do it every day, a hit here and there all day as I putter around the house in my retirement.

 

[United Abominations]

i call them a pussy and tell them to down a fuckload of benadryl and talk to hatman and experience abject terror

if you are going to be a retard and take drugs that drop your IQ, don't bullshit yourself about hippy nonsense "lessons" that always amount to "just be nice to each other" or "love yourself", go all the fucking way and be an example to people as of why to avoid that lifestyle

i have taken DMT and mixed 5 scoops of bucked up at the same time and the effect was abject terror and me telling the DMT entities to go and fuck themselves and that they weren't real and their ideas on universal love and kindness were nonsense, the only thing i got out of that trip was my previous weed and psychedelic usage was gay and a waste of energy, absolutely do not mix pre and psychedelics but i firmly believe that experience did cure me

 

[Jason Wynn]

Not exactly what you call a stoner, but I smoke weed every now and then.

Anyone who tries claiming it enhances their brainpower, or cures cancer or any of the other bullshit chronic stoners try to pass off is a retard. Weed is good if you just want to chill out and do a whole lot of nothing for a couple hours. If you want to eat a bunch of junk food, watch classic movies/tv and laugh really hard at your cat who’s probably wondering what the fuck your damage is, weed is for you. I’ve tried writing and being productive while high and it’s never helped me. Maybe it works for others but I can’t claim it’s done anything to enhance my creativity or job productivity. Shit, I can’t ever really play vidya while stoned because I end up really sucking.

As far as “too much” again that’s relative. I smoke once or twice a week and think that’s fairly moderate, while my brother will smoke several bowls a day and I get extremely annoyed trying to have a conversation with him because he can’t ever remember shit said less than five minutes ago, or can’t ever seem to do anything without lighting up first. People who do the whole “weed isn’t addictive maaaaannn!” annoy the fuck out of me because it’s a blatant lie.

 

[eatler]

Get ready for some TL;DR but pots legal in the state I was in so I got to experience a lot of people smoking with it.

The first one was a family member and someone who was attracted to it Via popularity and trauma. They spent probably 150 each month as someone stated earlier and probably more since the weed store wasn’t open in my area yet. This was probably the last person who needed to smoke because everytime I came home it fucking reeked. There was a time where they would light up 4 times a day, weeds a lot like alcohol in the since that you do more if you require a good high. I’d also say that their anxiety was made worse because withdrawals would happen more often, the high was the thing keeping the anxiety away. Also they would spend a lot on snacks and actually got more obese because of it. They’re better now but it definitely was rough dealing with that.

This other person I knew had a really tough childhood with abusive parents and the works and he used to smoke weed to help him out with his extreme anxiety. He was a very capable worker and very passionate at what he did and he did it good, He was an obsessive freak though with how he ran his business (I guess apart of the trauma). The big thing with him though is if he wasn’t working he would smoke and play COD that was his life, work and COD. So I guess in the case of extreme trauma it’s fine as long as you still work an mostly function.

In my case when I tried it I got nothing, the only time I felt it was when I had an edible and that put me on my ass I fell asleep immediately. If I want a drug I’d choose alcohol or cigars because those were more effective in my case but to each their own.

 

[Spitz]

One time, I was way too high, and I went outside to smoke a cigarette. I was wearing a heavy coat because it was snowy and below zero. I had four packs of cigarettes, two in each pocket, but only one of them had the cellophane removed. In my stoned stupor, I fumbled around for 10-15 minutes trying to find it. By the time I got the cigarette lit, my teeth were chattering so much that I dropped it in the snow.

That was back when the THC was between 8-12%, and I was probably using 2g/day.

Last time I smoked, the package said 29% THC. That shit might as well have been laced with coke and PCP, with how much it fucked up my head. Some of the worst anxiety and paranoia I've ever experienced.

For me, clean living has been the best living. Especially once I got all of my vitamin/nutrient/lipid/hormone levels in the proper range.

 

[glue eater]

Used to smoke weed all day every day in my teens/early 20s. Which is interesting because I like an energetic, active high, Im definitely a stimulants guy, the opposite of what weed does. It was mainly a social thing, all my friends smoked so I did it too. My best friend grows weed to this day but its been a year since Ive touched the stuff. I smoke like a joint or two per year when Im drinking with him. For some people quitting weed is really hard, for me it was really easy, once I got a job and stopped hanging out with unenployed pothead losers I had zero need to shlonk weed. I do adderall once a blue moon while working on a project, that's all I need.

 

[elrond hubbard]

Thanks to everyone - I'm digesting what you've shared (and may come back with some follow-up questions once I have). This is a crossover area (neuro x mental x pot) I don't really have experience with and am trying to get grounded in/understand, so I really appreciate the input and info.

Blaze it up nigger