Marijuana and Brain Cells

[Captain Wiggles]

wow man, you use weed to focus? I find that hard to swallow.

I'd bet you'd feel the same if I told you people use Beta blockers for the exact same reason? Especially to combat performance anxiety. Simply allowing some to relax and focus.

[stoney26]

I can honestly say that I have never smoked weed to get my self to focus better on something. Doesn't work that way for me. If anything it's the opposite. I'll smoke a bowl or a blunt to get my mind off of things or "unfocus" if you will. I've had some friends claim they smoke to help them focus but in my opinion that's bull**** and that's when someone is just trying to sound cool. But MJ affects everyone different so maybe I'm wrong and it does help them focus. It's just the opposite for me.

[joeknows]

I'd bet you'd feel the same if I told you people use Beta blockers for the exact same reason? Especially to combat performance anxiety. Simply allowing some to relax and focus.

yup yup yup... i am so much more productive after a few tokes and my mind slows down enough to actually accomplish tasks instead of having 10 different tasks partially complete

[Metalhead]

I thought it was common knowledge that "it kills brain cells" was a figure of speech, not literal, i.e. weed simply makes you dumb, lazy, and reduces reaction time.

[robotfire]

Here's a wikipedia entry, which has lots of references: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_effects_of_cannabis

It looks to me like the stoners got to the first few paragraphs, and then were too lazy to try to debunk any of the actual content below it.