Today My Suspicions Have Been Confirmed

Waves · 07-10-2010, 02:38 PM

Toke of the Town - Experienced Potheads Show No Change In Task Performance

If you're going to smoke pot, for goodness' sakes, smoke it every day, man.

Experienced marijuana consumers show virtually no changes in cognitive performance after using cannabis, according to clinical trial data published online this week in the journal Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior.

Investigators at Columbia University in New York and San Francisco Brain Research Institute assessed acute marijuana-related effects on cognitive functioning in 24 volunteers who reported consuming cannabis at least 24 times per week, reports NORML.

Scientists found that participants' overall performance accuracy on episodic memory and working memory tasks "was not significantly altered by marijuana."

"The present findings show that smoked marijuana produced minimal effects on episodic and spatial working memory of near-daily smokers," the researchers concluded.

"The overall response accuracy on the word recognition and working memory tasks was unaffected by marijuana, although smoked marijuana did increase the amount of time participants needed to complete these tasks," investigators said.

"The pattern of effects is consistent with results previously reported by other researchers studying the acute effects of marijuana on cognitive performance of regular users," the study said. "The finding... stands in contrast to previous findings in occasional smokers who showed reduced accuracy on these same tasks after marijuana."

"The observation that frequent users' response accuracy is not altered after marijuana smoking to the same extent it is for infrequent users... suggests that near-daily marijuana smokers may have developed tolerance to some marijuana-related behavioral effects."

Pretty much what ive felt since Ive been a regular smoker. Thanks, science.

farmergiles · 07-10-2010, 02:41 PM

Nice post Waveling.

The Rev · 07-10-2010, 02:41 PM

Smoking weed hasn't made me any less efficient at smoking weed. That's all the proof I need.

The Rev

**Mafoo** · 07-10-2010, 02:56 PM

Science rules!

Waves · 07-10-2010, 03:00 PM

it was always a good day in science class when we watched bill nye, the science guy.

Kompressor · 07-10-2010, 04:14 PM

Pfft

I've been coming into work with a lunch bowl and evening bowl for years now and I still ran circles around other people.

Though I still do get a tinge of mild paranoia every now and then...

The Rev · 07-10-2010, 05:00 PM

If you feel paranoid while stoned in today's world, do not be alarmed. This is merely proof that you are still sane.

The Rev

**SageTree** · 07-10-2010, 10:59 PM

It's surprising that this is still news. I know I read that same style of study, with the same results over 10 years ago from a British lab. Nice to see the info has crossed the seas.

The Rev · 07-11-2010, 01:21 AM

It's one of those things you have to continuously re-prove, apparently.

The Rev

hijabihippie · 07-11-2010, 07:23 AM

Moral of the story:

Always smoke high quality reefer!!!
We have to do our bit for science, right?

**SageTree** · 07-11-2010, 07:57 AM

Yea, we should all start smoking the 'control groups' buds!!!!!!

farmergiles · 07-11-2010, 08:37 AM

There needs to be a lot more research into the effects of pot. I'm doing my bit.

Bad dog · 07-11-2010, 10:56 AM

it's true though. the less you smoke the more it fucks you up.
I can't smoke only on the weekends or once in a while. The effect simply unbalances me.
when i smoke every day (but not too much) then everything is just hunky dory man..

I would say that I am actually far more productive smoking every day than not.

osirus2020 · 07-11-2010, 11:52 AM

When I wake, bake, have a cup, I'm on my way to a productive day.

Lloydy · 07-11-2010, 03:04 PM

the people who do this "research" have class jobs

shai_hulud · 07-11-2010, 03:06 PM

doubtful. that's like saying gynecologists have class jobs when really...

Lloydy · 07-11-2010, 03:20 PM

these guys are getting paid to get stoned and do simple tasks though, theyre not raking about in rotten fannys

shai_hulud · 07-11-2010, 03:24 PM

the people who do the research aren't the ones getting high, they are the ones collecting and interpreting data. but yeah, my comparison was weak. not to mention im being a pedantic dbag. ill see myself out of this thread.

07-10-2010, 02:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Waves Duderino Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: chiburbs Posts: 15,405 Thanks: 991 Thanked 4,036 Times in 2,224 Posts	Today My Suspicions Have Been Confirmed Toke of the Town - Experienced Potheads Show No Change In Task Performance If you're going to smoke pot, for goodness' sakes, smoke it every day, man. Experienced marijuana consumers show virtually no changes in cognitive performance after using cannabis, according to clinical trial data published online this week in the journal Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior. Investigators at Columbia University in New York and San Francisco Brain Research Institute assessed acute marijuana-related effects on cognitive functioning in 24 volunteers who reported consuming cannabis at least 24 times per week, reports NORML. Scientists found that participants' overall performance accuracy on episodic memory and working memory tasks "was not significantly altered by marijuana." "The present findings show that smoked marijuana produced minimal effects on episodic and spatial working memory of near-daily smokers," the researchers concluded. "The overall response accuracy on the word recognition and working memory tasks was unaffected by marijuana, although smoked marijuana did increase the amount of time participants needed to complete these tasks," investigators said. "The pattern of effects is consistent with results previously reported by other researchers studying the acute effects of marijuana on cognitive performance of regular users," the study said. "The finding... stands in contrast to previous findings in occasional smokers who showed reduced accuracy on these same tasks after marijuana." "The observation that frequent users' response accuracy is not altered after marijuana smoking to the same extent it is for infrequent users... suggests that near-daily marijuana smokers may have developed tolerance to some marijuana-related behavioral effects." Pretty much what ive felt since Ive been a regular smoker. Thanks, science. __________________ On this life that we call home The years go fast and the days go so slow

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farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,800 Thanks: 2,281 Thanked 3,746 Times in 2,551 Posts	Nice post Waveling. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice

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The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,864 Thanks: 5,015 Thanked 5,419 Times in 2,864 Posts	Smoking weed hasn't made me any less efficient at smoking weed. That's all the proof I need. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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Mafoo nice daze Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: the anguish of anticipated transformation Posts: 5,975 Thanks: 3,776 Thanked 2,651 Times in 1,697 Posts	Science rules! Attached Images __________________ PLUR For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return

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Waves Duderino Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: chiburbs Posts: 15,405 Thanks: 991 Thanked 4,036 Times in 2,224 Posts	it was always a good day in science class when we watched bill nye, the science guy. __________________ On this life that we call home The years go fast and the days go so slow

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Kompressor Voice of Reason Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Illinois Posts: 8,361 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3,068 Times in 1,634 Posts	Pfft I've been coming into work with a lunch bowl and evening bowl for years now and I still ran circles around other people. Though I still do get a tinge of mild paranoia every now and then... __________________ Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. -H. Bergson

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The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,864 Thanks: 5,015 Thanked 5,419 Times in 2,864 Posts	If you feel paranoid while stoned in today's world, do not be alarmed. This is merely proof that you are still sane. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,767 Times in 4,664 Posts	It's surprising that this is still news. I know I read that same style of study, with the same results over 10 years ago from a British lab. Nice to see the info has crossed the seas. __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

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The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,864 Thanks: 5,015 Thanked 5,419 Times in 2,864 Posts	It's one of those things you have to continuously re-prove, apparently. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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hijabihippie YaHookan Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,481 Thanks: 1,152 Thanked 655 Times in 515 Posts	Moral of the story: Always smoke high quality reefer!!! We have to do our bit for science, right?

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,767 Times in 4,664 Posts	Yea, we should all start smoking the 'control groups' buds!!!!!! __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

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farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,800 Thanks: 2,281 Thanked 3,746 Times in 2,551 Posts	There needs to be a lot more research into the effects of pot. I'm doing my bit. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice

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Lloydy KTF Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: England Posts: 11,976 Thanks: 533 Thanked 2,477 Times in 1,138 Posts	the people who do this "research" have class jobs __________________ Keep the red flag flying high

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shai_hulud Om nom Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ab, ca Posts: 2,161 Thanks: 440 Thanked 600 Times in 335 Posts	doubtful. that's like saying gynecologists have class jobs when really... __________________ "There are only three useless things in this world. Nuns' nipples, bishops' balls and an employer's praise without a raise."

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Lloydy KTF Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: England Posts: 11,976 Thanks: 533 Thanked 2,477 Times in 1,138 Posts	these guys are getting paid to get stoned and do simple tasks though, theyre not raking about in rotten fannys __________________ Keep the red flag flying high

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shai_hulud Om nom Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ab, ca Posts: 2,161 Thanks: 440 Thanked 600 Times in 335 Posts	the people who do the research aren't the ones getting high, they are the ones collecting and interpreting data. but yeah, my comparison was weak. not to mention im being a pedantic dbag. ill see myself out of this thread. __________________ "There are only three useless things in this world. Nuns' nipples, bishops' balls and an employer's praise without a raise." Last edited by shai_hulud; 07-11-2010 at 03:27 PM.