Does smoking marijuana really make you stupid?

Question

I didnt use marijuana last year and i had to repeat a grade. This year i smoke everyday and am passing with A's. Are the anti-drug commercials just saying it makes you stupid or is it really true because my grades have improved alot.

For all you people that think im stupid for smoking pot and say that i didnt try last year. I did try i just have little concentration when it comes to meaningless tasks of school work. Smoking a bowl of marijuana before school helps me keep concentrated and i can finish an ordinary test that would take me an hour in 30-40 minutes when im high

Answer 1

Well, they say it makes you forgetful and............. What was the question again?

Answer 2

It would not make me think stupid. It does not kill mind cells. That may be a delusion that was once disproved 30 years in the past. It does no longer scale back IQ in the long run. If it does make you think stupid I endorse not smoking it. One-of-a-kind people react differently to it. It's just like booze. Some people can drink all night with little concern, others are IAHJAA (instantaneous a gap just add alcohol). They should not drink. I to find it mighty how much disinformation about MJ is being handed around this thread. There may be zero evidence that it reasons genetic injury. LOL, amotivational syndrome: a phony disease invented with the aid of the antidrug foyer. It does now not exist. No medical definition exists. Probably the most most remarkable and producive men and women on the earth smoke grass. James W tells an fine story. It didn't make him think good so he quit. It's unwise to smoke all the time. Everything carefully, and if it does not do something for you, don't do it.

Answer 3

You're really stupid if you think your A's are associated to the ingestion of pot. Don't screw up your life. My ex is a chronic user, a very smart man, but it has had serious effects (neurological, psychological, and physiological) over time.

You are using it as a "crutch." You are repeating a grade, meaning you are learning and retaining more through repetition (not through the concentration you think has been brought on by the dope--in fact, it has NEVER been found to increase concentration--more than likely YOU (not the pot) have to force YOURSELF to concentrate more because you're high)...has this ever occurred to you? If you study stoned, it has been shown that you will need to take tests stoned. You can ignore all the warnings you have been given here, and find all the excuses that you want to in order to smoke MJ. I'm an adult now, in my midlife. I have been there, done that...and I have seen what it does. Yes, there are much more worse things to ingest than pot. And, in the short term, you really don't see the effects that it has. The commercials are not conspiracy driven propaganda campaigns...they are created by people who have seen the long term effects, etc. Pot does have its issues. I have also succeeded without it (I'm an A student). But, don't take my word for it...apparently I don't know jack sh*t. You are no different that the millions who have smoked it. Why? Because we're all the same specie.

Give yourself more credit--learn to learn without it and still retain the grades. That's like an alcoholic saying that they need the booze to relate better to others (while in reality they are making a complete as* out of themselves). The truth is not always pretty.

Answer 4

As a mental health and drug counselor with 20+ years experience, now retired, and one who has toked a few myself over the years, I can unquestionably say YES, marijuana smoking on a regular daily basis can clearly make you stupid. Just because you had the experience you delineate in your history, the facts of observed usage by thousands of subjects over time cannot be erased. And, understand, I'm one who KNOWS that marijuana is not nearly as dangerous for your brain and general overall health as alcohol, so, don't jump to any "conclusions" that I'm just "anti-drug" in my answers. Alcohol, a drug as well, is a whole lot worse than marijuana ever thought of being. God Bless you.

Answer 5

Although marijuana is fun, it should not be used during your studies. You need 100% of your concentration and that can't be achieved while stoned. I think you may need to reevaluate the reason your grades improved and run with that. But it's not the marijuana. Save that for later in your life (when you graduate).

Answer 6

From experience, I can tell you that it HAS effected my memory. When you're high you can be in mid-sentance and forget what you were saying.. but it doesn't stop there. Your memory really gets messed up. I always lose my train of thought anymore, I repeat things all the time, ask the same questions twice, etc. I'm much more confused nowadays. so.. YES.

Answer 7

You are repeating the grade - of course it is easier - only someone made stupid from smoking weed would not realize that.

It's the paranoid behaviour and social misconduct that we will all suffer later that really pisses me off about drug users.

Answer 8

I honestly don't know but its funny cuz i believe it depends on the person. for example when most people smoke marijuana it makes their memory bad but it actually improves my girlfriend's memory. i been smoking for about three to four years and i feel it hasn't changed anything about me

Answer 9

It affects people differently. It can make your short term memory go, so if you're doing well now, beware you finals. That info from the begining of the year might not be there anymore.

Answer 10

It kills brain cells which can affect your memory.
By any chance, are you ADHD? It seems that people who are can focus better after smoking...I think it slows down the brain or something. Just a possible solution to your question.

Answer 11

It effects blood flow to the memory and learning parts of your brain. It really does effect you. You can't remember a lot and you can't take in to much info at once.