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How to Break the Stoner Stereotype
So, what is ‘the stoner stereotype’ exactly? Lazy, lethargic, always late, has uncontrollable munchies, can’t be relied on and so forth. You get it, Harold and Kumar types. The issue is that many important people in your life who you might not want to think of you as a stoner (such as business owners, investors, potential partners, clientele or even your parents) might judge you according to these labels. You don’t want that, trust me! I’m not saying all of them think badly about weed or weed smokers, but for those who do, we need to help change their perceptions. Steve Jobs, Carl Sagan, Bill Gates, Michael Phelps, the list goes on, are all recognized as successful individuals who use/d marijuana recreationally without any 'real' problems – apart from a few run-ins with the law. The stigma attached to pot smoking needs to change, and that’s why I’m here. I’m here to tell you exactly why that stigma is, well, just a stigma and nothing more than that. Hopefully after reading this, it will help you break the stoner stereotype and not just be smart about it, but act it too!
By George Gott9 years ago in Potent
How Cannabis Inspired Jazz Musicians
Louis Armstrong was a much more courageous man than the young firebrands of a later generation gave him credit for. As for "putting it down," there a certain doubt creeps in. I suspect that until the end of his life, when everything was "cool," Louis didn't refuse a joint, but as he says he was "way up there in age" and not prepared to make an open stand, attend smoke-ins, or light up on the stand. He didn't however deny "the beauty and warmth" of how cannabis inspired jazz musicians. He never denounced "Mary Warner."
By Frank White9 years ago in Potent
Most Common Myths About Cannabis
As the most widely known molecule found in cannabis, THC has been a thing of myths for a long time. Scrutinized as far back as Chinese emperors, many of the myths believed for centuries were simply due to a lack of factual knowledge. As the legalization movement begins to accelerate, the global community of information expanded, and common myths about cannabis started to get debunked. Plus there was the invention of the internet, so, that helped quite a bit too. Fortunately, with time comes knowledge and with knowledge comes...well... truth. So let's get started and start busting these common myths about cannabis.
By Potent Staff9 years ago in Potent
Why Stoners Make Great Partners
Everyone loves getting stoned, everyone loves being with their partner (I hope); so if it isn’t already clear why stoners make great partners, you’re about to find out. In addition to the fool proof mantra, "couples that smoke together stay together," stoner couples are #goals. From their laid back attitude to their love of food and their great taste in music, you have to admit there are many reasons why stoners make great partners. They are always down for a good time, whether it’s smoking up with friends or hitting a joint and then a movie or just staying in and smoking and watching some bad TV, there is always a good time to be had with a stoner. Grab your favorite munchies snack, maybe a drink for cottonmouth, kick back and relax, but you were probably already doing that. Without further adieu, here’s the reasons why stoners make great partners…
By Johnny Hash9 years ago in Potent
Greatest Musicians Who Smoke Weed
Music and drugs go hand in hand. Weed specifically, known for it's mind-opening qualities, allows creative musicians to tap into parts of their brains that otherwise may have laid dormant. Some of the greatest musicians of our time credit marijuana as their muse, and have openly advocated the use of the herb. Nothing is better than turning up your favorite song, smoking a joint, and reflecting on life. The greatest musicians who smoke weed have been helping us on this journey for decades.
By Emily McCay9 years ago in Potent
Why People Think Stoners Are Lazy
The cannabis community has been working to overcome stoner stereotypes for decades. Meanwhile, pop culture is spreading and perpetuating these pot-head portrayals. Anyone who smokes or has friends that smoke knows that stoners are just as varied in personality and capability as the rest of the world. Many of today's brightest minds cite marijuana as their creative and intellectual muse. So how is it that society came to perceive pot-heads as lazy and small-minded?
By Chelsea Lynne9 years ago in Potent
How To Be the Perfect Sesh Partner
Smoking marijuana has always been a team sport. And although it can be nice to wake n’ bake in solitude every once in awhile, smoking weed is always better with another person. That being said, sometimes you’ll end up in a sesh with someone (or a group of someones) that make you wish you were alone! Don’t be that person. Follow these tips on How To Be the Perfect Sesh Partner and become the perfect spark-up candidate for any situation.
By Stoner Girl Diary9 years ago in Potent
History of LSD
“I feel like I’m part of a gathering of the most exquisite rascals of the age!” Ram Dass exclaimed at a colloquium in 1977 at the University of Santa Cruz entitled “LSD—A Generation Later,” featuring the man who discovered the king of the psychedelics himself, Dr. Albert Hofmann. With dozens of acid aficionados attending, it was the first time to get public record of the thoughts and feelings these masterminds had on what could be considered a miracle drug.
By Frank White9 years ago in Potent
Do Stoners Make Better Students?
The effects of marijuana on grades? For the many years it has been reliably reported from scientist after scientist that marijuana has definite, and often dramatic effects on the thinking process. It may not be physically damaging, but can a student study economic theory through the plexiglass-solid high from sinsemilla buds? Maybe a zen master can, but aside from the raja yoga students and the other mind-control heavies, who's going to make it through organic chemistry when the hash hits town? The connection between marijuana use and poor school performance has always been assumed by most educators; chronic marijuana users all dropped out and became street sweepers. Isn't it obvious?
By Hydro Wilson9 years ago in Potent
Peyote is the Original American Trip
Peyote, known botanically as Lophophora Williamaii, is the great American high. For the past almost 5,500 years, Native American tribes of the Plains such as the Navajo, Comanche, Sioux and Kiowa, have used the spineless, tufted, blue-green, button-shaped cactus as the centerpiece of enhancing their religious rituals. It is known for its psychoactive properties when ingested.
By George Gott9 years ago in Potent
Hash Cafes of Cairo
Cairo, the violent sun can broil the brains of a field worker or tourist, but there is soothing relief in the secret shadows of Cairo's famous hash cafes. The workers who pick produce in the relentless heat, the cab drivers, the engineers, the rootless young men, the slow-moving old men, all who have the half dollar for the cup of strong tea and a pipeful of rich Lebanese hash, men of all ages come to relax in the forbidden comfort of camaraderie and cannabis in the comfort of the hash cafes of Cairo.
By Frank White9 years ago in Potent
