Tag / Lester Grinspoon
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My Cannabis Odyssey: To Vaporize or Not To Vaporize Dr. Grinspoon
A few years ago, my friend Lester Grinspoon asked me in one of our many Skype conversations about the cannabis high if I ever had the chance to try the cannabis strain…
7. April 2016 -
Marijuana, Escapism, and Mind Traveling
„Is this not the true romantic feeling; not to desire to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping you.“ Thomas Wolfe We all need to escape from our daily routines once…
24. March 2016 -
Marijuana, Empathy, and Severe Cases of Autism
“You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.” John Steinbeck, writer, 1902-1968 “Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eye for…
3. March 2016 -
GUINEA – A Guerrilla-Neurophilosophical Approach to High Science
What is it like to be high? What is the positive potential of this altered state of consciousness for medical and inspirational uses? How exactly does marijuana enhance cognitive functions like our…
27. August 2015 -
Carl Sagan, Cannabis, and The Right Brain Hemisphere
„What it comes down to is that modern society discriminates against the right hemisphere.“ Roger Wolcott Sperry (1913-1994), neuropsychologist and neurobiologist, known for his revolutionary studies of split brain patients In…
2. July 2015 -
Marijuana and The Power of Imagination
„Logic will take you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.“ Albert Einstein The Underestimated Value of Imagination When we think about our capacity for imagination, we often think…
22. May 2015 -
Marijuana and Creativity – A Love Story
“O! For a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention.” William Shakespeare (1564-1616) In a good relationship, a loving partner can inspire you and help your creative output…
11. May 2015 -
Marijuana and The Slowdown of Time Perception
“Oh! Do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch.” Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, English novelist…
22. April 2015 -
Marijuana, Pattern Recognition, and What it Means to be ‘High’
“To understand is to perceive patterns.” Isaiah Berlin, philosopher, 1909-1997 “As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge.” Henry van Dyke,…
7. April 2015 -
Vipers, Muggles, and The Evolution of Jazz
“I’m the king of everything Got to get high before I sing Sky is high, everybody’s high If you’re a viper…” ‘Viper’s Drag’ (1934), by Fats Waller Without doubt the history…
24. March 2015