RE: America's War on Drugs
September 5, 2012 at 3:40 pm
(This post was last modified: September 5, 2012 at 3:41 pm by Autumnlicious.)
There was, if I recall correctly, a study of late that claimed that long term (>15 years) usage of marijuana correlated to an 8 point drop in IQ.
I'm not terribly certain how to interpret it, as the control group didn't seem properly restricted to me, and I wasn't under the impression that the quality and quantity of the weed wasn't tracked properly.
In any case, an 8 point drop in IQ for me, who was told once by a mensa recruiter that I clearly was in the 130 IQ group (I doubt it, nor do I really care to flex my e-peen and get an actual IQ test (cause that costs money)), is nothing.
I'd rather pay a bit of my sharp intellect to get peace of mind, being able to deal with people and being able to go to sleep every night.
Whenever I lay off the weed for any reason other than "I'm simply tired of it and keep forgetting to get high", I get incredibly agitated, sharp and mean. In reflection, I realize that is closer to my natural state all the time. Take a look at my first posts here on AtheistForums.org a few years back. I get incredibly vitriolic. Still do at times.
Of late though, I've forgotten to get high just because I'm bored and tired from the stress of late. Which isn't a problem, because I'm too worn out to care anymore.
I'm not terribly certain how to interpret it, as the control group didn't seem properly restricted to me, and I wasn't under the impression that the quality and quantity of the weed wasn't tracked properly.
In any case, an 8 point drop in IQ for me, who was told once by a mensa recruiter that I clearly was in the 130 IQ group (I doubt it, nor do I really care to flex my e-peen and get an actual IQ test (cause that costs money)), is nothing.
I'd rather pay a bit of my sharp intellect to get peace of mind, being able to deal with people and being able to go to sleep every night.
Whenever I lay off the weed for any reason other than "I'm simply tired of it and keep forgetting to get high", I get incredibly agitated, sharp and mean. In reflection, I realize that is closer to my natural state all the time. Take a look at my first posts here on AtheistForums.org a few years back. I get incredibly vitriolic. Still do at times.
Of late though, I've forgotten to get high just because I'm bored and tired from the stress of late. Which isn't a problem, because I'm too worn out to care anymore.
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