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Stupidity and Pot

Stupid before
5 (23.8%)
Burns out more brain cell the more you smoke
6 (28.6%)
Pass the cheetos, dude.
10 (47.6%)

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Chicken v. Egg
« on: August 27, 2013, 08:46:03 AM »
Are you stupid and therefore smoke pot or does smoking pot make you stupid?

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Re: Chicken v. Egg
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2013, 09:49:00 AM »
At my 25 year reunion I met up with a high school buddy who, when we graduated, was only a couple tenths of a point shy of being an honor graduate.  After 20 years of some serious home-rolled recreational pharma, he's only a couple tenths of a point shy of being a houseplant.

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Re: Chicken v. Egg
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2013, 10:31:02 AM »
One of those mutually-reinforcing deals.
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Re: Chicken v. Egg
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2013, 10:34:06 AM »
Quote from: Roo_ster on August 27, 2013, 10:31:02 AM
One of those mutually-reinforcing deals.



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Re: Chicken v. Egg
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2013, 10:41:28 AM »
I have no experience to go by.  I just remember a younger kid in my high school who supposedly got the max score on the SAT, but smoked dope, didn't study and was in the process of flunking out.  Lots of people are self-destructive in one way or another. 
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Re: Chicken v. Egg
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2013, 06:37:07 PM »
I know a lot of folks who smoke pot (who I'm AWARE smoke it, anyway), and I can only think of two who hold regular jobs, are productive members of society, and have solid ethics. Neither of them have personalities that are prone to addiction, either, though, and I think that has a lot to do with it.

I know, I know, pot "isn't addictive" but I really believe that although maybe it isn't chemically addictive, people can become addicted to whatever high/feeling they get from it. There's absolutely nothing chemically addicting about gambling either, but apparently people get "addicted" to that, so where's the difference?
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Re: Chicken v. Egg
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2013, 06:54:19 PM »
Quote from: MrsSmith on August 28, 2013, 06:37:07 PM

I know, I know, pot "isn't addictive" but I really believe that although maybe it isn't chemically addictive, people can become addicted to whatever high/feeling they get from it. There's absolutely nothing chemically addicting about gambling either, but apparently people get "addicted" to that, so where's the difference?

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Re: Chicken v. Egg
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2013, 07:00:44 PM »
Quote from: Brad Johnson on August 27, 2013, 09:49:00 AM
At my 25 year reunion I met up with a high school buddy who, when we graduated, was only a couple tenths of a point shy of being an honor graduate.  After 20 years of some serious home-rolled recreational pharma, he's only a couple tenths of a point shy of being a houseplant.

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Re: Chicken v. Egg
« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2013, 08:24:39 PM »
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It's all about the pancakes, people.
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