Long term marijuana use

I'm 15 and this whole year i have been smoking pot about 5 or 6 times a week with fairly heavy amounts. I have noticed that this has hurt my intellect greatly I used to be very smart with an IQ of 153 and I used to get straight A's in school and now I can barely talk, I cant remember the most simplistic words I have a hard time remembering anything in general. I also at random times when im sober ill start spacing out then my vision will get super blurry for a second then when my vision gets back to normal everything seems different like its my first time seeing it. I have heard that since my brain is still developing that my brain wont fully recover. If there is anyway to speed up the recovery process or if you know if my brain will fully recover please tell me thanks

I see a few people commenting of smoking marijuana daily for 10 years, 30 years with health problems. Well of course it's too much for the body in that manner. Besides the amazing industrial potential of marijuana's cousin "Hemp"...Marijuana is at its best use in moderation and specifically used in medicinal applications. I was in a car accident two years ago and recently have gallstones along with other mild health issues from time to time, just like most of us. I smoke quite infrequently for medicinal purposes sometimes one hit per week, sometimes once every 2-3 months, sometimes don't touch it for years. I'm fine and it helps so well in moderation (and for countless others in this manner) that it should be legalized hands down. Optionally, if there's a way to get the THC or other medicinal properties without inhaling the smoke, well then there's something too, even better. Basically the body is not meant to breathe in smoke or consume alcohol.

I see a few people condemning marijuana after smoking it heavily or daily for 10 years, 30 years with health problems. Well of course it's too much for the body to abuse it in that manner. Besides the amazing industrial potential of marijuana's cousin "Hemp"...Marijuana is at its best use in moderation and specifically in medicinal applications. I was in a car accident two years ago and recently have gallstones along with other mild health issues from time to time. I smoke infrequently for medicinal purposes sometimes one or two times per week, sometimes once every 2-3 months, sometimes don't touch it for years. I'm fine and it helps so well in moderation (and for countless others in this manner) that we all should be able to use it legally hands down. Optionally, if there's a way to get the THC or other medicinal properties without inhaling the smoke, well then that's something too, even better.

Marijuana and Brain Damage
There have been no proven long-term effects on marijuana on the brain. There are on alcohol, nicotine, and even some tentative studies for caffeine, but examinations on chronic, long-term marijuana users found no damage to their mind.

Marijuana does cause short-term memory loss during usage, and thus chronic users may appear absent-minded all the time, but even in the most severe cases memory loss will cease within a few months of abstinence.

Marijuana also lessens aggression by stimulating alpha waves, which are generally associated with meditative and relaxed states. Chronic users may appear abnormally "chill" and talk in a dreamy, floaty way. This has no correlation with brain damage, however, and marijuana has actually been shown to heighten the imagination and improve creativity.

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*** And to the person who said they've experienced IBS symptoms as withdrawal when quitting marijuana, it's probably because you have IBS symptoms. Smoking marijuana is a pain reliever, so there fore would have relieved the pain and unease associated with IBS (or similar symptoms.) When you quit smoking pot, you were not longer on pain relief. Make sense?

Wow okay you people seriously get sucked into all the BS about marijuana. I am 21 and I have been smoking weed every day since I was 14. It helps my anxiety and my depression it does not cause it! As for the BS about it lowering your IQ, that is completely wrong. I graduated Victorian of my class. Stop blaming your low IQ on weed and actually study!!! There is nothing more frustrating then people who have an opinion on something they dont no a damn thing about. This is exactly why it has not been legalized. Marijuana is not a drug. You smoke it as is when it is done growing. You dont grind it down and add chemicals to it. IT IS COMPLETLY NATURAL!!!

Get a grip people.

Hello,

60 y/o long term user looking to chat with you....

How are you?

Steve

Hi
DennisD is a retard who believes everything the government tells him.
You can smoke weed all day everyday, your brain will be fine dude.
Now light up and enjoy.
And if this stupid Dennis c**t replies just ignore him, his life is filled with believing everything main stream media tells him and some belief that "the man" has his best interests at heart.
Get high whilst you can, and enjoy the f**k out of it.
Peace

Well i hear alot of people saying "i'm been a long term smoker or a heavy smoker or bla bla" and a few i believed, and a few i believe were talking out of their bottom. I will say this (and this for anyone really reading for an educated answer):

 

I've been smoking pot steadily since i was in 7th grade. I went from a lil everyday to now i'm 26 and smoke a few times daily (about 2-3 grams of consumption per day). When i was a younger boy, the pot was alot milder, but now that i'm older and can afford nice things, i smoke a stronger blend. Here is what i honestly notice:

 

1. If i dont smoke, i'm grumpy. Its more of a mental game, i'm used to smoking like any normal smoker would be and get anxious when i dont have a smoke.

2. My eating habits have changed after long term use. I literally have to smoke a certain bit before getting the appetite i need to eat large meals. Like i said i smoke daily, so if theres a time when i have none, i eat smaller amounts and i lack interest in food. 

3. My short term memory or focus is impaired but only when i'm actively high. This occurs usually when i have multiple things to coordinate. If its simply myself and i'm focusing on work, i dont notice any lack of focus. When i have to juggle task or remember things within the high timespan, things can get jaided.

I will state that i dont have ANY long term memory problems. My current job requires that i remember pages of text and quotes and i dont have a problem obtaining that material from my memory.

I will also state that people are wrongly informed that pot kills brain cells (check online to see that study debuked). My mind is still pretty sharp, enough to excel in highschool, reach the presidents list in college, obtain my bachelors degree, and then further develop my own business.

So to break things down, heres the postives and negatives i've gotten out of pot and long term use:

Positives
1. Stress Relief (i personally enjoy it more than alcohol, but different strokes for different folks)

2. Creativity or a different outlook (if you not naturally creative, then i'm sure you wont find any advantages)

3. I just enjoy smoking (i dont like cigarettes or alcohol or any other related vice)

Negatives

1. short term memory/focus loss

2. appetite distortion (mainly a long term problem)

3. costly and shunned by society (self explanatory)

4. Grumpy if i dont have a smoke

 

 

 

 

 

I will say....everyone is different and there are alot of variables that effects people differently. These are just personal HONEST observations put out there for people who do above-average amounts daily.

Really? They let you be the victorian? Heh.

Hi I'm not sure if you're still logging on to this site? As you posted your ques a year ago, I want to find out if you were able to get any more info re: IVF/ long term marijuana use? I am also going through IVF ( 2 cycles resulted in BFN) and was hoping you are now pregnant? Or have had a child since you posted your ques? I guess I'm looking for reassurance as I smoked marijuana for about 5 year pretty much every weekend I have stopped now ( I'm going through IVF no 3) and wanted to know if you were able to get pregnant after you gave up? I hope to hear back from you soon if you're still out there. Many thanks,Mrs O.

a friend of mine did a master's thesis on Schizophrenia , and they used alot of Cannabis users in the study. There were alot of control subjects too.

the basic upshot of his study :
if you begin using Cannabis between 14-17 , you have 20x the likelyhood of developing schizophrenia than a person who has never smoked.
if you begin using Cannabis between 17-21 , you have  6x  the likelyhood of developing schizophrenia than a non smoker .
if you begin using Cannabis after 21 years old, you have the same chance of developing schizophrenia as a non smoker.

it clearly points to Cannabis has an affect on young brains , and messes with the chemistry of a growing brain .

a developed brain knows how to handle the chemical swings that THC brings.

i started using Cannabis at 25yo , and am now 41.
I have yet to have any significant issues.
Well , a bout of insomnia in 2007 , but not much else.
i eat a healthy diet of fruit , vegetables, fish , eggs , nuts , breads , 4 piccolo latte's daily , with thai takeaway 2-3 times a week .
I don't eat meat.
I drink about 1L of water 
Probably smoke 3-4 cones / day .
i smoke using a bong , always filtered with water , and i use a cotton make up pad over the mouthpiece of the bong.
there's a difference in water cooled smoke using a filter , and smoking a joint .
Smoking a joint = dry hot smoke entering your lungs , as well as the smoke from your tally ho paper , with no filter.
Whilst i am no scientist, i am pretty sure after trying both ways , that water filtered smoking
i can go 3-4 weeks without Cannabis without freaking out , but i usually go back to it, cause life is just more fun being a little baked most of the time.
I have a decent paying job, and i am a functioning member of society.

I do plan taking a sabattical from my THC for a few months  , as my wife and i are trying to conceive, but i probably will go right back to it i imagine , if we are lucky enough to get pregnant.
 

Ok i smoked alot in the past, had some strange experiences before hand while smoking and afterwards 

while giving up i went through a spiritual awakening and also had some doubious times which later scarred my brain by following the rabbit hole the pshychatrist said i have psychosis

I will say i went and did daily routines while smoking but unlike some peoples here i craved Mary Jane the smell the effect etc at the time

 

Over the years it affected my nerves, my thought patterns as i later found out as all the routines and paranoid times went into me and caused backlash cause all thoughts are energy - cause and effect people

 

Following putting bad habits to rest i have had many memories come back to me actually i have some everyday, my eyesight has improved from needing glasses to 20/20 vision

My brains functioning has increased, i havere-learned to eat right and to get out of negative thought patterns and on the road to recovery :)

 

I agree that abusing anything is bad and that young people should not smoke expecially if they suffer from depression etc

Hemp is something that has great potential in many aspects of life and is great to study

i use it as protien on my diet

 

Do meditate and it has helped grately i still have a very creative mind :)

 

Just wanted to post this incase its beneficial to someone

 

 

you are so full of sh*t its absurd......................

just like any DRUG people will find an excuse to use and abuse. how about being yourself without "medication" try it sometime it works. if you believe inhaling burning smoke is in any way good for. see you on the darkside of the moon. i'm 30 and have been smoking daily for half of my life. thats 15 years for all u stoner mathmeticians out there. you arent fooling anyone but yourself and are bound to get caught up in either being broke or in trouble with the law and/or your workplace. you can be amazing without pot. take it from a VET.

^He is 100% right. Anyone doubting him can watch The Union, a documentary explaining the real truths to cannavis despite its bad rap President Nixon an dhis era brought upon the plant.