Tag / marijuana
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My new article “Seven Myths about the ‘Recreational’ Cannabis Market” now on cannareporter.eu
Cannabis brings us an awareness of what we have spent our entire lives being trained to ignore, forget and put out of our minds. — Alan Watts The recreational cannabis market is…
7. April 2025 -
The Effects of Cannabis on Body Image Perception
“The Effects of Cannabis on Body Image Perception”, article by philosopher Sebastian Marincolo
28. February 2025 -
7 Myths About Cannabis and Creativity You Still Believe – And Why They’re Wrong
Cannabis and creativity have been closely linked for decades, with countless artists, writers, and musicians such as William Butler Yeats, Walter Benjamin, Frida Kahlo, Maya Angelou, John Lennon, Allen Ginsberg, Hunter S.…
19. February 2025 -
The Art of the High – How to Use Cannabis for an Outstanding Life, First Pages
The Art of the High. Your Guide to Using Cannabis for an Outstanding Life The following text is from the first pages of my book “The Art of the High. Your Guide…
7. February 2025 -
Eventbrite Webinar/Conversation with Matt Ritchey, Founder of the Inner Circle, Tonight at 1pm
Tonight at 1pm PST I will be speaking with California-based Matt Ritchey from the Inner Circle in a webinar event on Eventbrite about my research and books on the psychoactive potential of…
15. May 2024 -
The Beginning of the End of Cannabis Prohibition in Germany
On April 1st, Germany finally enacted its new cannabis law CanG (“Cannabisgesetz”). It entails: – legalization of possession of up to 25 grams in public spaces for personal use is permitted, and…
3. April 2024 -
My second conversation with George Monty on his TrueLife Podcast
I had the pleasure to talk again to George Monty on his TrueLife podcast about my new books, “Elevated. Cannabis as a Tool for Mind Enhancement” and “The Art of the High”.…
16. January 2024 -
ELEVATED, Book Chapter 3: “Cannabis, Creativity, and Cognitive Liberty”, Part IV
The Persistent Mindful Surfer (PERMIS) – Approach The surfboard is a very useful metaphor especially as it concerns a point that relates to Hommel’s metacontrol states model (MSM) of creativity, for which…
27. July 2023 -
ELEVATED, Book Chapter 3: “Cannabis, Creativity, and Cognitive Liberty”, Part I
Abstract “Chapter III. Cannabis, Creativity, and Cognitive Liberty” delivers much-needed conceptual groundwork and an evaluation of the empirical research so far to explore how a cannabis high can affect creative activities. It…
22. June 2023 -
Podcast Video Interview for Clarisa Strohmeyer / Ganjly Magazine Podcast
Clarisa Stohmeyer from Ganjly, one of the only minority-run and woman-owned cannabis publishers, recently interviewed me about my latest book “The Art of the High. Your guide to Using Cannabis for an…
7. March 2023 -
New Interview on “The Art of the High” with Frank Scalambrino Online
I recently had the pleasure to talk to the philosopher Frank Scalambrino who interviewed me on my research on the cannabis high and the many mind enhancements reported by inspirational cannabis users…
7. March 2023 -
The Art of the High – Tutorial 1: From Short-Term Memory Disruptions to Flow
Can we improve the way we use a cannabis high if we want to experience various mind enhancements, such as better pattern recognition, creativity, or introspection I would say yes, and it…
11. April 2022 -
New Book “The Art of the High” out now!
Are you still looking for a present for the holiday season? The Art of the High is a state-of-the-art minimalist guidebook teaching cannabis users to induce a high that can bring a…
13. December 2021 -
“9 Ways in which Cannabis can Impact Your Thinking”
Gregory Frye, editor-in-chief of the magazine “The Bluntness”, summarizes some of my research in his new article on nine ways in which cannabis can impact your thinking, including the hyperfocus of attention…
27. April 2021 -
Value Your High – Interview With Gregory Frye/THE BLUNTNESS
15. April 2021 -
New Ebook “17 Mind Enhancements of the Cannabis High”
Gregory Frye just published his e-book “17 Mind Enhancements of the Cannabis High. Exploring the Astonishing Research of Sebastián Marincolo” Gregory Frye is a writer, journalist, and currently serves as executive editor…
26. February 2021 -
The Zen-Effect of Marijuana
„When walking, walk. When eating, eat.“ Zen proverb One of the most predominant effects of marijuana is a hyper focusing of attention during the high. Often, this hyper focusing is experienced together…
5. December 2020 -
For Lester Grinspoon. Your Light is Here to Stay
My dear friend Lester Grinspoon peacefully passed away in the presence of his wife Betsy on June 25th, one day after his 92nd birthday. I was about to call him that…
30. June 2020 -
Henri Michaux and The Flying Carpet: Cannabis Explorations of an Unique Mind
„Everywhere I go I find that a poet has been there before me.“ Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) He was admired by many of his contemporaries both for his poetry and writing as well…
5. September 2016 -
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 -
Quote: A Marijuana High Can Enhance Core Human Mental Abilities
“A cannabis high can enhance core human mental abilities. It can help you to focus, to remember, to see new patterns, to imagine, to be creative, to introspect, to empathically understand others,…
16. February 2016 -
Just Another Altered State of Consciousness
“Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?” Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Altered States of Consciousness and Western Culture There is the marijuana…
3. February 2016 -
What a High Can Do For Sex
“If one wanted to depict the whole thing graphically, every episode, with its climax, would require a three-dimensional, or, rather, no model: every experience is unrepeatable. What makes lovemaking and reading resemble…
21. December 2015 -
“War on Drugs” – Quote
“There has never been a ‘war on drugs’! In our history we can only see an ongoing conflict amongst various drug users – and producers. In ancient Mexico the use of alcohol…
3. December 2015 -
Insight Quote
“The movie Koyaanisqatsi shows non-commented time-lapse footage and focuses our attention on the very rhythm of our civilized modern life and nature. A marijuana high can do something for a user similar…
13. November 2015