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**reachmanxx** · 08-11-2010, 06:30 AM

Sorry for being a d!ck. Maybe I should have "dulled" myself instead of getting pissy.

Back in high school and college I never smoked before school and did average unless I took my adderall; which my stupid doctor prescribed me to. Talk about a horrible drug that way to many kids are prescribed to. That stuff is legal meth and we're giving it to little kids in high doses. I was able to apply myself like never before but it also made me feel like a true crackhead. If any of you give that cr*p to your kids, I would strongly recommend you try taking 20mg's for a week(if you can even handle it) and see how strong that speed is. Some of my friends were prescribed to 60mg's a day and now they have stuff that lasts 12 hours; that's insane!

Anyway, back to my story. One semester in college and one semester only; my one buddy and I had a ritual where we smoked a blunt before class for the entire semester. That semester I got straight A's and one B. Everyone reacts differently to it. I have noticed that it does something very similar to adderall for me but doesn't make me feel like a crackhead speed freak. It kind of puts me in a slight zone and allows me to really think deeply about things and see things from other perspectives. I'm not saying it's the right thing to do but there are a lot of people that give their kids with ADD and ADHD medical marijuana instead of adderall. They have to keep it on the down low; I can only imagine what people would do or think of them. Child protective services would probably be knocking and take their kids. It can't be any worse than adderall because like I said before that stuff is legal meth and we're giving it to our children in ridiculously high doses.

You know...I was thinking about this recently. I also have ADHD, and when I smoked...it affected me differently then it effects the stereotypical pot head.

I could focus on something for longer than 15 minutes. I could sit through, and really enjoy a movie, or play a video game. I could write like a whirlwind.

Basicaly...it made me better able to focus on any single task, instead of jumping all over the place and generally accomplishing nothing because I lose interest in a matter of minutes.

However...these effects only worked when I was actually high, so I don't really think this can (at this time) be practicaly applied to children with ADHD...because it really can have some interesting effects on short term memory (which is crucial for success in school with the way our country educates).

But people forget that ADHD kids grow up to become ADHD adults. And here is where I see a more practical application.

And yeah, too much of anything is bad. Most non pot smokers seem to think of all pot smokers as the stereotypical Dazed & Confused type.

And some are...

But the majority of US pot smokers...hell, anywhere you go...look around. I can almost gauruntee at least 1 out of every 20 people you see smokes pot on a semi regular basis.

The people who turn into useless potheads...it's not the pot that did it too them...it was in there nature to be lazy and useless in the first place. You're not gonna take a person with a good head on their shoulders, good priorities and drive to succeed, and turn him into a worthless bum who lives in his mother's basement JUST by giving him pot (or letting him get addicted to it for that matter).

Different people respond to pretty much anything in vastly different ways.

You can't use a blanket statement like "pot is bad" or "pot is good" because it's different to different people.

For someone who has to fight against his own laziness everyday to avoid calling in to work...pot would be a bad thing, because he does not have any willpower.

For someone like me, who can't focus on anything for very long unless I'm VERY interested in it, pot has proven in the past to be good in that regard.

But then again, I also have the sense of personal responsibility not to do stupid things like drive while under the influence of anything...but that's not really a pot issue.

08-11-2010, 06:30 AM	#39
reachmanxx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 542 Senior Member	Sorry for being a d!ck. Maybe I should have "dulled" myself instead of getting pissy. Back in high school and college I never smoked before school and did average unless I took my adderall; which my stupid doctor prescribed me to. Talk about a horrible drug that way to many kids are prescribed to. That stuff is legal meth and we're giving it to little kids in high doses. I was able to apply myself like never before but it also made me feel like a true crackhead. If any of you give that cr*p to your kids, I would strongly recommend you try taking 20mg's for a week(if you can even handle it) and see how strong that speed is. Some of my friends were prescribed to 60mg's a day and now they have stuff that lasts 12 hours; that's insane! Anyway, back to my story. One semester in college and one semester only; my one buddy and I had a ritual where we smoked a blunt before class for the entire semester. That semester I got straight A's and one B. Everyone reacts differently to it. I have noticed that it does something very similar to adderall for me but doesn't make me feel like a crackhead speed freak. It kind of puts me in a slight zone and allows me to really think deeply about things and see things from other perspectives. I'm not saying it's the right thing to do but there are a lot of people that give their kids with ADD and ADHD medical marijuana instead of adderall. They have to keep it on the down low; I can only imagine what people would do or think of them. Child protective services would probably be knocking and take their kids. It can't be any worse than adderall because like I said before that stuff is legal meth and we're giving it to our children in ridiculously high doses. You know...I was thinking about this recently. I also have ADHD, and when I smoked...it affected me differently then it effects the stereotypical pot head. I could focus on something for longer than 15 minutes. I could sit through, and really enjoy a movie, or play a video game. I could write like a whirlwind. Basicaly...it made me better able to focus on any single task, instead of jumping all over the place and generally accomplishing nothing because I lose interest in a matter of minutes. However...these effects only worked when I was actually high, so I don't really think this can (at this time) be practicaly applied to children with ADHD...because it really can have some interesting effects on short term memory (which is crucial for success in school with the way our country educates). But people forget that ADHD kids grow up to become ADHD adults. And here is where I see a more practical application. And yeah, too much of anything is bad. Most non pot smokers seem to think of all pot smokers as the stereotypical Dazed & Confused type. And some are... But the majority of US pot smokers...hell, anywhere you go...look around. I can almost gauruntee at least 1 out of every 20 people you see smokes pot on a semi regular basis. The people who turn into useless potheads...it's not the pot that did it too them...it was in there nature to be lazy and useless in the first place. You're not gonna take a person with a good head on their shoulders, good priorities and drive to succeed, and turn him into a worthless bum who lives in his mother's basement JUST by giving him pot (or letting him get addicted to it for that matter). Different people respond to pretty much anything in vastly different ways. You can't use a blanket statement like "pot is bad" or "pot is good" because it's different to different people. For someone who has to fight against his own laziness everyday to avoid calling in to work...pot would be a bad thing, because he does not have any willpower. For someone like me, who can't focus on anything for very long unless I'm VERY interested in it, pot has proven in the past to be good in that regard. But then again, I also have the sense of personal responsibility not to do stupid things like drive while under the influence of anything...but that's not really a pot issue.
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