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Thanks, Eric, for raising this question. All of a sudden many of my friends started using edibles of some sort on a daily basis, and also suggesting them (and giving them) to me for insomnia, anxiety, and related states (the little packages remain on my shelf, unopened). This is only to give my firsthand experience of the current mairjua…
Thanks, Eric, for raising this question. All of a sudden many of my friends started using edibles of some sort on a daily basis, and also suggesting them (and giving them) to me for insomnia, anxiety, and related states (the little packages remain on my shelf, unopened). This is only to give my firsthand experience of the current mairjuana products, which is zero (though I smoked quite a bit as a teenager in the 70s, and my 92-year-old dad is still a daily smoker). It's my understanding that marijuana inhibits short-term memory, which is why it can be so difficult to follow a conversation when high. That said, my dad seems to have an excellent memory even though he's been a smoker since the 60s. Just raising the question of memory and forgetting, fwiw.
The short term memory thing is different from the following a conversation thing. One is about the dreamy abstract quality of weed; the other is a recall issue -- and not everyone experiences it.
Interesting. I'm learning more and more about how memory works, especially because my dad's wife has worsening cognitive impairment (including short-term memory loss and now loss of longer-term memories; I realize I'm not using precise terms here).
Well, we're just describing effects — not making scientific rationales.