> Do you still smoke, are you able to go without it? Do studies showing decreased IQ and memory retention concern you? Why do you smoke or why not? I feel as though most of the projects posted on this site are not by daily tokers.

You can eat foods that boost the endocannabinoid system (e.g. containing Omega-3)

Short-term memory loss ("give me 10 minutes and I'll remember") is an effect of THC use (which also apparently stimulates hippocampal neurogeneration) and also of head injury (which results in neuroinflammation, which THC does reduce) which is sometimes the result of contact and collision sports.

Pain can also be distracting. Just numbing pain can be counterproductive. Some inflammation is good: the body responds to injury with inflammation; but hyperinflammation is not good. The endocannabinoid system uses Omega-3 to produce endocannabinoids which help regulate inflammation. Most American diets have more Omega-3 than Omega-6. High Omega-6 to 3 ratios are apparently not advantageous for endocannabinoid production.

What strategies have you written down for minimizing the impact of that potential detrimental adverse effect? (E.g. productivity systems like GTD and 43Folders, task lists, I'll just add it to the list so I'll remember it later but if it's only going to take 2 minutes or less just do it now (GTD))

> This is my personal story:

> Throughout university, I smoked daily. It was what we did, and got to the point where I smoked to get homework done.

There are apps for recording strain names, their observed effects, and cannabinoid and terpene content.

Some people have identified certain terpenes as resulting in "intelligence". Bronchodilative (more oxygen), anxiolytic, and eating enough food to get nutrients effects may be linked to "intelligence" as a measured effect.

A crutch is a tool. And sometimes people steal your f crutch or it's not helpful when in certain stressful or anxiety-producing situations (such as talking to some professors and VC sweater vests)

Walking in the woods apparently exposes a person to alpha-pinene (which is bronchodilative)

There are hemp flower (low to no THC) strains that also have terpene content, that can make sleep easier than high-THC strains.

Scientists still aren't clear about how much REM sleep is desirable for optimal cognitive and motor performance.

> I slowly became a lite drug addict. When I graduated, I quit for 4 months, got a job, continued use for a good 4 months then quit again. It's been nearly 5 months since my last break. I no longer have to quit for a career, and I'm pretty tempted to give back. However, I worry about the effect it will have on my work ethics, social abilities, and consistency in personal care.

I think it's cool that you have personal values that you're concerned about upholding. That you have a standard that you hold yourself to, regardless

> On the other side, without it, I find I drink more, so I really dont know what to do. I found physical activity helped obviously, and I have been slacking lately.

Cannabis and alcohol are both anxiolytic vasodilators. Excessive vasodilation ("dangerously low blood pressure") can cause lightheadedness, the spins, etc. THC and alcohol are both paradoxical anxiolytics: at higher doses they increase anxiety ("anxiogenic"; "does anyone in this bar even love me for me anymore?")

Cardiovascular exercise and orgasm both apparently result in release of endocannabinoids.

Like anything else, you can write down a problem and/or symptoms and list and compare solutions (maybe even in consultation with a physician who can recommend things like hemp flower or even actually medically useful medicine or even diet, regular exercise, and a mental health regimen)