"pothead" stereotypes

hey everyone..i've been smoking for about a year now and i was just wondering if all the myths and bad connotations put on weed like it makes you lzy and stupid are true...i smoke about every day and none of the stereotypes have come into affect for me so i was just wondering

 

yup it does come true.

 

It's certainly true that the side effects of marijuana cater to a lot of habits exhibited by lazy folks, but far too many people overlook the fact that there's a prerequisite of temperament involved that has nothing to do with drugs.

 

i think its true, im soo lazy haha and im not that smart... but i dont think it was weed that made me slow, i just dont really pay attention in school... maybe cuz im blazed or wat idk but i def think it makes u lazy. especially if u smoke it everyday all day haha

 

Those stupid myths are not true.

* Smoking pot will not make you lazy (unless you're high of course)
I am a full time college student, and I work 35 hours a week at my job.

* It won't make you stupid
I maintain a 3.2 GPA with no trouble.

It may however interfere with your short term memory, which may lead to forgetting assignments, etc., so to counter-act that, carry a note pad. I keep one in my back pocket at all times.

MARIJUANA WILL ONLY DAMAGE YOUR WORK/SCHOOL CAREER IF YOU LET IT.

People like forest420 perpetuate the stereotypes of pot smokers, people who can control their smoking, ie; people who don't smoke "everyday all day" shouldn't experience any problems.

 

Man, I got a 713/800 on my GED so I could get out of the whole public drama/violence deal and I'm probably going to college this fall...

Like the man above says, it'll only let you damage you if you allow yourself to live up to it or you let it.

And I have smoked everyday, all day... it's just that if I'm baked or something (I like to smoke and clean sometimes) and I start cleaning or folding laundry, I'll end up hearing music and start dancing to it or see a tv show on the national geographic channel or something, then I'll get distracted from some little thing if I'm multitasking. But that's not really a big deal or anything. I do it when I'm not smoking, it's just that it happens more when I am.

 

There is no question about it.... if you smoke a lot... the pot will try to make you lazy. You can easily fight it.

Notepads, whiteboards, post its, thinking logically, etc

I eat healthy, exercise and lift weights regularly. I work and go to school.

It can be done.... you just have to put the effort. If you don't put effort, marijuana will take control of that for you.

 

yep.

 

all of you who had said pot doesnt make you lazy are in denial r havent been smoking for long enough to feel the side effects of pot.
once you start smoking everyday all day ( and that's where you are going eventually, just a matter of time) you will really feel how negativly pot can affect you.

In the last period I've doing alot of revaluation about pot. My views on it have drastically changed. Now I feel how addictive pot can be (the first thing I think about when I wake up is pot), How unmotivated it can make you, ho lazy you become when under the influence.

Maybe not everyone has an addictive personality like mine. Pot is not worth the risk to find out.

untill a few months ago I would have encouraged anyone to try pot, now If someone I really care for asked me wether to try pot or not I would defnitly say no.

 

^^ um i find the biggest problem with ppl finding pot to do this to them are falling into the trap that our upbringing sets for us. i smoke everyday and although im not a genius with a 3.2 GPA i can still do just as good as i did before. if anything pot has made me more motivated. i work hard because i want that fat bag at the end of the week. i work for my weed. i study hard because i want a good steady career so i can consistantly get my stash refilled without worry of not having spending money. most of the problem with weed is the culture that has come to represent it. many "stoners" or "burnouts" are falling into propaganda! its all about laying blame. ppl can be lazy now and blame the weed instead of blaming their own lazy ass for not making an attempt. sure my short-term memory is kinda slow but my long-term has improved a responsible person CAN smoke everyday without a problem its irresponsible kids who ruin it for the rest of us. they are losers, but they were like that before pot came into their lives. kar33m, the reason you think about pot when you wake up is because of 2 things

1: its become a habit/routine, the brain loves routine its the way we are built.

2: weed is enjoyable, that why before you smoked you proly thought about things like, oh say, sex as soon as you woke up. pot is not to blame for any problems, by saying so your no better than the bullshitting health teacher, or even the blue bacon.

 

Pot does make you lazy and unmotivated IN EXCESS...I only smoke like once a week

 

^^anything in exess makes you like this not just weed or other drugs(i.e. food, sex, money, TV, even free time)

 

man it makes me experiance the short term memory thing for sure lol
but not my long term

 

I have been lazy with school forever! and my marks didn't drop when I started smoking, I didn't get stupider, I didn't get smarter, I was an everyday toker. I'm definetly picking it up where I was when this month ends. In my honest opinion it has no effect on my mental health.

 

youre saying sex makes you lazy and unmotivated?? umm okay......

tell that to jenna jameson.

seriously though, pot isnt all its cracked out to be, you people will soon find out. I know of alot of people who smoked all day every day 24/7 and they eventually cleared their heads and realized that pot sucks. Ive seen so many potheads say about another pothead that they do stupid shit, and are lazy and slow when they smoke pot, but they didnt realize that they were the exact same way, until they stopped smoking it for a month or so...... its all denial. you guys are young, and youll soon find out.

 

Myths like that are DEFINATELY not true, I've smoked weed since i was like 13 or 14 and i still get good grades ( but i don't really much that often)

 

I have stopped for almost a month, nothing yet. I say its worth wile, and those who end up saying it sucks didnt know how to smoke weed anyway.

 

didnt know how?? they were baked all the time.

 

It affects everyone differently. It actually motivates some people, but still makes others lazy and unmotivated.

 

I mean, really chill and have a bomb sesh. Even if I wasnt getting stoned, I love the smoking process a lot. I will smoke this for my entire life. After I start again Im going to take more 2 week breaks.