[cbgb]

I think that what you may be experiencing is a heightened sense of concentration toward a passion of yours that you were passionate about before you smoked pot.

However, think about children who smoke pot from an early age and don't develop the kind of curiosity that I'm sure proceeded the pot smoking you're talking about. Did you first discover your passions while you were young, impressionable, and smoking pot? Or did that come afterward, after all the initial experimentation and learning about yourself had already occurred?

I think the following quote from a NYC high school teacher better explains what I'm trying to get at:

“I hate pot. I hate it even more than hard drugs. I’ve taught high school for 25 years and I hate what marijuana does to my students. It goes beyond missing homework assignments. My students become less curious when they start smoking pot. I’ve seen it time and time again. People say pot makes you more creative, but from what I’ve seen, it narrows my students’ minds until they only reference the world in relation to the drug. They’ll say things like: “I went to the beach and got so high,” or “I went to a concert and got so high.” They start choosing their friends based on the drug. I hate when people say that it’s just experimenting. Because from what I’ve seen, it’s when my students stop experimenting.”[0]

[0] http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/129574836736/i-hate-pot-...

[xj9]

Teenagers should not smoke cannabis or consume alcohol, not because it is harmful to adults, but because it is harmful to them. Teenagers should not consume any kind of mind-altering substance because it fucks their their brain development. There are very few proven negative side-effects of cannabis on healthy adults.