No, cannabis doesn’t kill the human mind

The other day, while surfing the Internet, I stumbled upon the quote: “Marijuana doesn’t kill you right away, but over time it kills the human mind …”

This quote was posted on the subreddit / Leaves, a thread that deals with people trying to quit their cannabis use. I was just about to post on the thread to give some insight into how stupid this quote really is, but then reminded myself that it wouldn’t do any good as these subreddits are usually echo chambers.

Posting on this thread would have just dragged me into a rabbit hole of discussions that would waste my precious time and attention.

Additionally, I believe in the ethos of “Deep-Art Your Opinion,” which essentially says that when you have an opinion on a particular subject, writing on social media is like pissing in the wind – all that What you accomplish is to get pissed on yourself! Instead, if you have an opinion on a particular subject, turn it into a work of art to criticize the idea.

That’s why I decided to blog about it instead of trying to explain it to a number of people who are trying to get rid of their weed smoking habit. It allows me to present my reasoning in a way that reflects my views on the matter.

In this case we have to ask, “Does marijuana kill the human mind?”

Cannabis is a plant – it has no will!

We need to understand that this quote was conjured up by someone struggling with their addiction and cannabis was simply the object of their obsession. In the addict’s mind, it is always “the substances”, not the person, who are to blame.

It’s not that they lack willpower, it’s that “cannabis” has them under control and they are simply powerless to do anything about it.

This is the lie that addicts perpetuate to justify their behavior and to evade the responsibility of actually consuming any drug or activity that they are addicted to.

I say this as someone who has struggled with addictions and won. I quit smoking after 15 years. I quit excessive gaming and porn – things I’ve been doing for decades that in some ways “killed the human mind.”

But I differ from the citation in that I did not blame tobacco, games or porn for my slavery with these substances – but myself. These substances / actions did not force me to use them, I made up my mind to use them and at some point on a narrative across the board designed to support my addictive behavior.

The truth is that addiction is compulsive behavior that gets worse every time you give in to the compulsion. This reinforces the neural networks in the brain that create a “habit”. At one point the internal automation is so pronounced that one “thinks” that the substance has a mind of its own – but that is only the personal bond that is assigned to it.

You are the one who assigns personality and identity to the substance – the substances have no sentience. Simply put, cannabis cannot “kill” anyone because cannabis has no will of its own. It would be the same as saying, “That stone on the floor murdered that person!”

It’s a great fantasy, but the reality of the situation is that inanimate objects cannot “do” anything – never! It’s always YOU!

Do you blame the addict?

It is not necessarily “guilt”, but it does indicate that the addict is responsible for his or her actions. Outsourcing the responsibility is a classic addictive behavior and only if the person accepts their part in everything – will they find the “out” they are looking for.

Tobacco addiction is much more difficult to combat than cannabis addiction.

This is because nicotine is about as addictive on a physical level as cocaine, as discovered by Professor David Nutt. Interestingly, tobacco is more addicting than crystal meth.

The reason I’m bringing this up is because nicotine was my drug of choice when it came to addiction. I smoked a pack a day for 15 years – and one day I just gave up.

How can you ask? I managed to rephrase the narrative about my tobacco addiction – I removed its power from my head and was then able to let go of the addiction both physically and mentally.

Was it easy Well – it wasn’t difficult, but I wouldn’t call it “easy”. However, one day I quit and went cold turkey without batting an eyelid.

I simply made the decision to untangle the narrative after reading “The Easy Way to Quit Smoking” by Alan Carr – which acted like an “antivirus” to the mind. It challenged all of the beliefs I had created about addiction in order to allow me to finally let go of the concept of smoking.

Have I been physically withdrawn? Of course, but after redefining the mind to accept withdrawal as “I’m killing the tobacco demon” – I felt like shit every time because I knew I was eradicating the addiction.

Only when I could take full responsibility and really define the substance for what it was – could I let go of it.

Cannabis won’t kill the human mind – it can’t!

Addiction will wipe out the human mind regardless of the substance. Cannabis has given many people a reason to live, eased their pain, helped them with depression and anxiety – in some ways it has strengthened the human spirit.

Just listen to Bob Marley’s Gaia and wonder if Marley’s ghost was killed?

If you are struggling with cannabis addiction – and some of you are struggling with it – don’t blame the substance for your behavior. It’s important to get brutally honest with yourself, asking yourself if you REALLY want to quit and “why you smoke”.

By clarifying about these issues, you pave the way to recovery – but you have to take responsibility. Without this, all of your attempts to overcome your addiction will fail miserably.

Is it easy? Under no circumstance! But when you realize you have a problem, the only way forward is to put up with all the “efforts”, make a definitive decision – and move forward without looking back!

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