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Re:More Americans report near-constant cannabis use by justaj on Monday August 20, 2018 @05:14PM (#17804037)
> This is exactly why I quit. I found myself not comprehending technical conversations as well as I used to while sober.

This has not been my experience at all. In fact, total opposite entirely. If I smoke up I simply can not absorb any new technical information that is above my current knowledge and skill level. I am however more creative in coming up with solutions or new ideas with the information that I already might have.

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Re:More Americans report near-constant cannabis use by loblollyboy on Monday August 20, 2018 @06:14PM (#17804498)
You’re saying the same thing
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Re:More Americans report near-constant cannabis use by ibrault on Monday August 20, 2018 @06:57PM (#17804856)
It's confusing wording but I think the person he was responding to was saying that he had a harder time comprehending while sober, whereas he has a harder time comprehending while high.
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Re:More Americans report near-constant cannabis use by joseluis on Monday August 20, 2018 @07:26PM (#17805091)
As I understand it, the first person had a harder time comprehending while sober, because of his regular pot consumption. Compared to how well he comprehended sober when he didn't regularly smoke. So both think pot affected their comprehension, although one feels more affected when high and the other one when sober.
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Re:More Americans report near-constant cannabis use by 2Xheadpalm on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @01:57AM (#17807336)
Concur, I found it can be sometimes an extremely frustrating, if not impossible experience trying to understand new technical concepts, however, when working over well trodden ground, it can show new subtle, mostly positive twists of creativity.
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