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5. I occasionally get comments on, "how can you remember all that"? Recently when

Sun Jan 8, 2012, 01:06 PM

Jan 2012

talking high school football with a couple 50 year old teamates. I remember details and scores that those guys can't believe. Even a limerick those guys made up on a road trip one time.

I'm also deadly when someone tries to deny saying something they are being called on. I will remember exactly what they said.

I smoked weed almost every day for about 30 years. Maybe we had to develope a sharp memory to counter the "short term memory loss" so often sited as a dangerous effect of smoking pot. It probably doesn't work for someone that was a dumbass to start with.

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Middle-Aged Drug Users Have Sharper Minds: 50-YR-OLDS WHO TOKED-SCORED HIGHER ON MEMORY TESTS [View all] kpete Jan 2012 OP

As a fifty something former toker Bluzmann57 Jan 2012 #1

Grrrr. If they mean Cannabis, say "Cannabis users", not "drug users" tridim Jan 2012 #2

agreed n/t RainDog Jan 2012 #22

so, the reason i dont remember things now is i stopped the pot a couple years ago???? lol lol. seabeyond Jan 2012 #3

Are you sure you've stopped? n/t Control-Z Jan 2012 #7

pretty damn sure... nt seabeyond Jan 2012 #8

Maybe the short term memories we lost back in the day Zorra Jan 2012 #4

In all seriousness, the brain skills nessecary to "maintain" are cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #9

That's interesting. Can you elaborate? Duer 157099 Jan 2012 #24

I'll try... cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #30

Hmm. Interesting. Probably correct. Duer 157099 Jan 2012 #32

I occasionally get comments on, "how can you remember all that"? Recently when brewens Jan 2012 #5

I think it's fine to take a break from sobriety now and then. Quantess Jan 2012 #6

Cannabis smokers yes, drug users, no! wildbilln864 Jan 2012 #10

One possibility... JackRiddler Jan 2012 #11

There is a difference between intelligence and memory. surrealAmerican Jan 2012 #33

Definitely. However in practice they tend to go together. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #37

10 fatties a day will keep the Doctors away is twue from this 71 ole skinny ass chinaman....LOL opihimoimoi Jan 2012 #12

I used to study in college, on Pot. Then, take the test with the same pot, and amount. Had perfectis WingDinger Jan 2012 #13

I got my BS in Microbiology and my DVM while mildly but regularly high. kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #14

And you would know if there was cognitive impairment because... randome Jan 2012 #18

Well, I wouldn't have gotten the grades I did, and wouldn't have beaten out so very many kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #20

Your experience is verified - see post 25. n/t RainDog Jan 2012 #26

I wonder if pot-typical short-term memory loss is actually useful in preserving memory space. Voice for Peace Jan 2012 #15

IMO that's why it's good for mild autism. tridim Jan 2012 #16

my son is of legal age RainDog Jan 2012 #34

Got to read between the lines when a study like this gets published/promoted... Peace Patriot Jan 2012 #17

You make some good points, Peace Patriot. Uncle Joe Jan 2012 #23

my state's medicinal cannabis laws specifically allow it for treating Alzheimer's Disease symptoms eShirl Jan 2012 #19

Cannabis preserves and protects brain functions. K&R (nt) T S Justly Jan 2012 #21

This correlates with a July, 2011 study that found no cognitive impairment for long-term users RainDog Jan 2012 #25

employers will now start seeking out pot smokers Enrique Jan 2012 #27

LOL! randome Jan 2012 #28

Testing positive should be reason for a pay raise! B Calm Jan 2012 #36

Leftovers last longer in the refrigerator... hunter Jan 2012 #29

Awful thread title and Newser title Weisbergkevin Jan 2012 #31

good points. would be nice if the title were edited for reality. n/t RainDog Jan 2012 #38

Uh...what? DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #35

Correlation does not mean causation. n/t Earthbound Misfit Jan 2012 #39

true. RainDog Jan 2012 #40

And cannabis may lead to a longer life Tsiyu Jan 2012 #41