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Marijuana: Facts, Myths, and plain old Stupidity.

If we're going to start talking about weed's relationship to motivation, then the discussion has to include information like (a) strain, (b) method of ingestion, (c) AMOUNT of ingestion, and (d) what you happen to think counts as productive/motivational. Simple statements without this info just don't cut it.
 
NAOS said:
I do agree, though, that there is a lot of variability from person to person.
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This.

Two people can smoke the same stuff in the same amounts and have two completely different responses.
 
The only time I ever clean my apartment is when I'm stoned. Like even if I have no intention of cleaning, I'll get stoned and notice something is dirty/out of place/disorganized and I'll start cleaning. I'm not an OCD person when it comes to being neat and tidy, but it happens sometimes when I get high.

It kind of helps me focus on specific details if I'm motivated to do so.
 
Red said:
I was hired on by the USPS when Reagan was in office, and worked there for several years. No testing at that time. I still have friends in the USPS. I know, at least as recently as half a dozen years ago, there was no random drug tests in the Post Office. Or, if there was, it was not a national policy for them. But I don't know if that holds true now where the hiring of new employees is concerned.
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The State of Utah doesn't drug test either. I always thought that was odd given the character of the state. I don't partake in illicit drugs so it's not an issue for me.
 
NAOS said:
what strain of weed? The effects of sativa and indica can be very different.

If it's great for thinking and other sensual experiences, then how can it also "kill your motivation to do anything"? Those sound like things. Important things.
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This is the case with me regardless of strain or level of hybridization. I'm a sativa man all the way. I love the stronger head-high. Indica will make me more lazy, but both will kill my motivation to do things I typically do, and need to do, when sober.

I agree with the second statement. Motivation is a complicated issue with many facets. Weed makes me motivated to draw for example. Nonetheless, If I was to be high during my day-to-day life, It'd be a disaster. I would not be inclined to do a lot of things that need to be done, professionally and personally. But I still think weed is wonderful, and it will always have a place in my life. Others have different experiences, and I understand that. But 15 years of smoking has taught me what works and what doesn't for me.

Edit: As for intake method, I will usually smoke or vape. I have done edibles a few dozen times, and I enjoy the longer lasting effects. But eating it is my least favorite method because of the weaker head-high and the stronger body high compared to vaping the same strain.
 
Red said:
I was hired on by the USPS when Reagan was in office, and worked there for several years. No testing at that time. I still have friends in the USPS. I know, at least as recently as half a dozen years ago, there was no random drug tests in the Post Office. Or, if there was, it was not a national policy for them. But I don't know if that holds true now where the hiring of new employees is concerned.
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Well ****, maybe I just completely imagined that law.
 
Siro said:
This is the case with me regardless of strain or level of hybridization. I'm a sativa man all the way. I love the stronger head-high. Indica will make me more lazy, but both will kill my motivation to do things I typically do, and need to do, when sober.

I agree with the second statement. Motivation is a complicated issue with many facets. Weed makes me motivated to draw for example. Nonetheless, If I was to be high during my day-to-day life, It'd be a disaster. I would not be inclined to do a lot of things that need to be done, professionally and personally. But I still think weed is wonderful, and it will always have a place in my life. Others have different experiences, and I understand that. But 15 years of smoking has taught me what works and what doesn't for me.

Edit: As for intake method, I will usually smoke or vape. I have done edibles a few dozen times, and I enjoy the longer lasting effects. But eating it is my least favorite method because of the weaker head-high and the stronger body high compared to vaping the same strain.
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You dabbed yet?
 
King Cy said:
The only time I ever clean my apartment is when I'm stoned. Like even if I have no intention of cleaning, I'll get stoned and notice something is dirty/out of place/disorganized and I'll start cleaning. I'm not an OCD person when it comes to being neat and tidy, but it happens sometimes when I get high.
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Same.
 
Siro said:
This is the case with me regardless of strain or level of hybridization. I'm a sativa man all the way. I love the stronger head-high. Indica will make me more lazy, but both will kill my motivation to do things I typically do, and need to do, when sober.

I agree with the second statement. Motivation is a complicated issue with many facets. Weed makes me motivated to draw for example. Nonetheless, If I was to be high during my day-to-day life, It'd be a disaster. I would not be inclined to do a lot of things that need to be done, professionally and personally. But I still think weed is wonderful, and it will always have a place in my life. Others have different experiences, and I understand that. But 15 years of smoking has taught me what works and what doesn't for me.

Edit: As for intake method, I will usually smoke or vape. I have done edibles a few dozen times, and I enjoy the longer lasting effects. But eating it is my least favorite method because of the weaker head-high and the stronger body high compared to vaping the same strain.
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...that may say more about what you do day-to-day that it does about being high. Maybe not. In a lot of cases, the demands labor places on sobriety are just as crazy as a drug-induced affect. I'm not trying to be disagreeable, but that just seems like a better truth statement, IMO.

I spoke way more uniformly about marijuana before moving to California, even though I had smoked pretty regularly for years before then. But now I know that there is such an enormous number of (a) varieties MJ (strain; end-product) + (b) consumption options -- paired with basically unlimited quantities and access (which you need in order to run valid experiments on yourself) -- that uniform patterns of speech on this subject are highly inaccurate.

You know what works for you, and that's cool. I guess all I'm trying to say is that there's way more to learn, if you're interested.
 
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