Is weed a performance enhancing drug?

[centrifuge]

The problem with weed is that it makes "everything seem ok" (well until paranoia sets in that is). This feeling of bliss contributes to people losing the desire to obtain meaningful goals.

[Spiffor]

I know a guy in particular who became an utter loser because of pot. Yet again, he had a strong potential to become a loser anyway.

[Snotty]

The problem with weed is that it makes "everything seem ok"

Beer makes me think everything is pretty ****ing A.

[Zylka]

Always to Jon Miller

It can be a creativity based performance enhancing drug (for "certain" forms of creativity). It can be a social performance enhancing drug, most often for people a bit too hard up and edgy normally - and when you're hanging out with other stoners, of course.

Physical? Not a chance. Even sex is lessened with it (tape yourselves next time if you think otherwise then watch it sober)

[Immortal Wombat]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Some people that come here are losers.
Is that the fault of ACS? Doubtful.

I doubt it helps though.

[Snotty]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove


I wonder though, if applied to sports what would happen to the sports injury rate. You know, sometimes those little pains really mean something.

If someone is taking perfomance enhancing drugs then I doubt they are thinking in the long term.

[SlowwHand]

That's right. Blame pot and ACS for your troubles.

[Snotty]

Physical? Not a chance. Even sex is lessened with it (tape yourselves next time if you think otherwise then watch it sober)

Er, no. Maybe my physical dexterity drops, but sensation is increased. My gf feels the same.

[Zylka]

Do you eat nacho topped brownies and pass the wet mulch back and forth via kisses while doing so?

[Snotty]

Eh? Mulch?

[SlowwHand]

Grass (lawn), leaves, and orange peels. Crap like that, is mulch.
Goes on a garden.

[Space05us]

Basketball players seem to use it a lot, so it may actually enhance basketball skills.

I have the same theory. our entire basketball team smokes, or used to anyway, before they started doing the drug tests. If they dont make it to state this year I think it would be safe to say that it enhances basketball skills. (maybe its because they spend less time thinking)

I know a person who is extremely smart, very talented, who can do anything he wants. But instead he smokes just about every day after work.

[BustaMike]

Basketball players seem to use it a lot, so it may actually enhance basketball skills.

No way. Just because basketball players smoke, doesn't mean it is making them any better. Speaking from personal experience (and from watching and playing with others) I would say that pot has a definite negative effect on basketball skills, no question.... unless you suck and then it probably won't hurt.

[Zero]

I know that on paper that weed will impair your physical capability. But for some reason, I find that I can accomplish certain task easier when Im high. I think that we can agree that one's creative performance "can" be enhanced when high, but things such as skateboarding and playing video games MUCH easier. I know of no scientific basis for why theres an increase in these performance, but just about every pothead seems to agree, that weed can enhance your ability to do certain things.. which is weird.

I have a freind that likes to do his physics homework stoned

he gets a lot more of it done than I do

Jon Miller

Thats another thing. Chem practice exams seems to be alot easier for me when im high.



perhaps it has to do with the fact that weed relaxes your brain and helps you not overthink and act calmly? Like balancing yourself in sports like skateboarding, remaingin calm and not swaying back and forth is quite important....

[Zero]

Originally posted by Zylka
Always to Jon Miller

It can be a creativity based performance enhancing drug (for "certain" forms of creativity). It can be a social performance enhancing drug, most often for people a bit too hard up and edgy normally - and when you're hanging out with other stoners, of course.

Physical? Not a chance. Even sex is lessened with it (tape yourselves next time if you think otherwise then watch it sober)

Certain things I agree and disagree.

Creative thing, I agree that it could happen. A bit unreliable to test such notion, but it seems to be the case.

Social performance? Its really a double edged sword IMO. Sure you are more likely to become a cool no problemo kinda guy. Weed can be just like beer in that it can give you more game w/ the ladies and be much laid back, but it could also make you psychotic paranoid who can't shake off the feeling of smallest probaility that something bad is gonna happen to you.

Like I said above, I think sometimes relaxing yo self with weed can help motor functions. Its weird but alot of people say the same thing.

Sex? Any repetitive motion seems to easy to do when your high. And it seems to take forever to.. well you know.