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I have been smoking marijuana for a little over two years now, and since then my life has gotten better. My GPA is a 3.5 and has stayed the same or even improved throughout the years. Smoking marijuana really opens the mind up to a world of knowledge that was not apparent before. It gives the smoker a completely different outlook on the world and the way that it is meant to be viewed. Smoking alters the mind and the way that things are perceived through the smokers eyes, mouth, body, and ears. When high, there are lots of things that I think about that I would have never thought about while I was sober. It just makes you take a step back and really look at things for how they are. I have learned more about the way the Earth works and how to live a happy life through smoking and adventuring with my friends than school or parents could ever teach me. The people that are so against marijuana usually have not smoked it themselves, and have only heard the stereotypes. It can really make you think about some things and I honestly feel like I have learned a lot through smoking weed.
This is a hard subject to think about right now but anyhow. Politicians and marijuana. Sounds pretty weird. I've never heard of a politician who spoke in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana and if there is one or some please let me know. Can you imagine the support a pro-marijuana politician would have? A lot probably. Take for example our current president, Barack Obama. There was a dramatic increase in the number of blacks and college-age students who voted, merely because he was black and he was a refreshing change from the stiff-nosed white Republicans who had had their fun long enough. But how can we convince such a politician to emerge with the way society is now? It is safe to say that today's society will not see a victorious elected official who openly supports legalization of recreational marijuana outside of states that have already legalized it. We live in a time where both parties criticize our president because he smoked marijuana in college. That was over twenty years ago, and people still have something to say about it. There is no way that politicians and Americans are ready to see this change if we can't even tolerate our President, who smoked during his youth. Today's society is who keeps the images circulating and the talks going about what he used to do way back when. Progress has been made, but to openly support legalization and try to hold a political position is near impossible.
Typical stoner? Since I came into the underground of marijuana the stereotypes that I had of a stoner have been blown out of the water. I have smoked with people of all kinds. From straight A students to complete idiots. With people whom I would have never EVER in my wildest dreams thought to have any knowledge about marijuana, let alone actually smoke with them. Peer pressure seems to be an angle that parents and other adult figures take when talking about marijuana (or any drug) to their kids or whoever but in reality "stoners" are the most accepting and most helpful at advocating other people. When I first arrived at Western I was lost, didn't have a clue who I was as a person, and didn't have any local friends who could be of any help. The first group I was welcomed into was the stoners. I have never felt more welcomed and more accepted for who I am than when I'm with my friends. (I never smoked nor drank when I was in high school.) I didn't realize the group I had been so welcomed into were the stoners until I went on a hiking trip and was offered some marijuana. I refused and they were perfectly okay with it. I was positive that I was about to experience what my physical education teachers and other school officials had warned me about. Here came the peer pressure. But no one spoke of it and no one asked again that day.
Ah, the joys and wonders of smoking cannabis. If you are having minor stomach pains (non-serious, non-harmful that is) smoke a bowl, you'll feel better. Loss of appetite? By all means take a hit and you'll soon require a buffet. For me, marijuana enhances the interactions I have with people and music. First let me talk about people. If I don't like you when I'm high, there's a good chance I won't like you when I'm sober. Maybe not because that individual is a bad person, but because people give off vibes and if I'm not digging you while under the influence, I'm not going to be digging you when I'm sober. Alright on to the next. MUSIC IS SO AWESOME. Thanks to a combination of MJ and my History of Rock & Roll class, I have developed more of an ear for music. When I'm high, listening to music is the ultimate activity. Once again, the vibes from the artist and the beat are more prominent and can be actually felt. I don't listen to a certain genre of music when I toke but rather a variety of genres across the board. I'll go over a few. It's exciting to listen to EDM (Electronic Dance Music) because there is an anticipation of the beat dropping that is magnified by the high. Also house music is subtle and chill, and sometimes I can feel the sensation of coolness. Then there's hardcore trap music, which no stoner's music library is complete without. This playlist is saved for when I have friends over and all we do is pass bowls and smoke hookah. Or when I get high by myself and feel the need to release my inner Jay-Z. |
Author19 years old. Sophomore in college. Archives
March 2015
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