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  • Podcast by George Monty in conversation with Sebastian Marincolo

    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”.…

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    16. January 2024
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  • 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…

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    24. March 2016
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  • 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,…

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    16. February 2016
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  • cannabis macro art photography by sebastian marincolo, stigmas, trichomes, cannabis leaves, leafs, ripe stigmas, cannabis flower, marijuana, weed, THC

    Marijuana and the Enhancement of Episodic Memory

    „A memory is a beautiful thing, it’s almost a desire that you miss.“ Gustave Flaubert, French writer (1821-1880)   Our memory is simply amazing. We can store information about thousands of situations…

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    25. June 2015
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  • Marijuana, Dopes, and Cognitive Enhancements

    When genius mathematician and originator of cybernetics Norbert Wiener moved with his family from Cambridge to Newton, his wife organized the move and let Wiener concentrate on his work as a professor…

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    12. June 2015
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  • A portrait of Irish poet and cannabis user William Butler Yeats

    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…

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    11. May 2015
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  • Portrait von Autor, Bewusstseinsforscher und Cannabisexperte Sebastian Marincolo

    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…

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    22. April 2015
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  • art photo of Ipanema Beach, Brazil, by Sebastian arincolo

    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,…

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    7. April 2015
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  • 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…

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    24. March 2015
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  • Cannabis Insights: Myth or Reality?

    Countless users of cannabis have claimed that it can act as a catalyst to obtain real insights. Are these reports just exaggerations of users justifying their smoking habit? Or is it true…

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    22. March 2015
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  • cannabis macro art photography by sebastian marincolo, stigmas, trichomes, cannabis leaves, leafs, ripe stigmas, cannabis flower, marijuana, weed, THC

    Cannabis, Mind Enhancements, and Culture

    “(…) for the actual experience of the smoked herb has been completely clouded by a fog of dirty language by the diminishing crowd of fakers who have not had the experience and…

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    20. March 2015
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  • macro photo of cannabis trichomes and stigmas with deep field lighting and focus stacking technique

    Vaporizer Highs

    What characterizes a vaporizer high? How much of a difference is there between a vaporizer high and the high from a joint or bong? How different are various vaporizers on the market…

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    24. February 2015
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