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Hi everyone,

I have been smoking pot for three years, about three-six times per week during the school year and less during winter and summer break. I usually smoke at night time after I am done with everything. I often gain a lot of insights into myself and do quite amount of thinking.
I don't think it has effected my grades much because I have 3.9 gpa, 36 Mcat, and I was able to participate in several extra curriculars. Also another reason I continuously smoke is because of its effects on me when I'm not "high". For example, the day after I smoke, I am very relaxed and can get unusually large amount of work done. However, when I'm not smoking(~1-3 months since last time) I have a hard time concentrating on what I need to be doing and I don't know why, but have a lot of difficulty doing school work.

So I chose to write about this because it has been occurring to me that it conflicts with my decision to pursue medicine. I do not believe that in the norms of medicine, marijuana usage is accepted. Over the past year I have been thinking about turning away from marijuana. So from May through July, I did not smoke marijuana. During this period I constantly slipped into a depression and had a hard time keeping focus. And I know some of you may argue that the depression is from dependence on Marijuana, but I was constantly depressed or had some disorder up until my junior year of high school when i started smoking. All of a sudden, my grades in schools increased significantly. I started looking forward to learning and going to school rather then not caring for it. I went from someone with grades in the middle to someone who had one of the top grades.

Anyway I am thinking about starting smoking again since it facilitates a productive and happier lifestyle. I wanted to know some of your opinions on this matter. Is it definitely a no-no for life in medical school and beyond or is it something I can continue to use since it facilitates my life. Also does marijuana have negative connotations because it is illegal or because of it's actual effects.
 
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premed124 said:
Hi everyone,

I have been smoking pot for three years, about three-six times per week during the school year and less during winter and summer break. I usually smoke at night time after I am done with everything. I often gain a lot of insights into myself and do quite amount of thinking.
I don't think it has effected my grades much because I have 3.9 gpa, 36 Mcat, and I was able to participate in several extra curriculars. Also another reason I continuously smoke is because of its effects on me when I'm not "high". For example, the day after I smoke, I am very relaxed and can get unusually large amount of work done. However, when I'm not smoking(~1-3 months since last time) I have a hard time concentrating on what I need to be doing and I don't know why, but have a lot of difficulty doing school work.

So I chose to write about this because it has been occurring to me that it conflicts with my decision to pursue medicine. I do not believe that in the norms of medicine, marijuana usage is accepted. Over the past year I have been thinking about turning away from marijuana. So from May through July, I did not smoke marijuana. During this period I constantly slipped into a depression and had a hard time keeping focus. And I know some of you may argue that the depression is from dependence on Marijuana, but I was constantly depressed or had some disorder up until my junior year of high school when i started smoking. All of a sudden, my grades in schools increased significantly. I started looking forward to learning and going to school rather then not caring for it. I went from someone with grades in the middle to someone who had one of the top grades.

Anyway I am thinking about starting smoking again since it facilitates a productive and happier lifestyle. I wanted to know some of your opinions on this matter. Is it definitely a no-no for life in medical school and beyond or is it something I can continue to use since it facilitates my life. Also does marijuana have negative connotations because it is illegal or because of it's actual effects.
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My first post went a little like this....and twist
 
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Maybe the high is filling a gap in your life -- the reason why you feel bad without the drug.?

The reason people are against any illegal drug is because it is illegal. Not because of the altered state of mind that it puts you in. Entering into an altered state of mind is very accepted in this country. See alcohol and caffeine for example. Of course, there will always be delusional *****s out there who drink alcohol and do caffeine who don't think of themselves as recreational drug users who get high/alter their state of mind. We have lots of sheeple in the world. The "OMG, marijauana and LSD are illegal. It will probably kill you! You are a bad person! Not me though, I don't do drugs. I just drink alcohol." 🙄🙄🙄 It's not the potential for abuse and addiction that turns people off either, since alcohol is right up there with heroin and cocaine when it comes to its potential to be abused and addictive. Some people are just dumb, blind, delusional, goody-goodys who can't accept what they do for what it really is.
 
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what surprise, a college student who likes smoking pot





premed124 said:
Hi everyone,

I have been smoking pot for three years, about three-six times per week during the school year and less during winter and summer break. I usually smoke at night time after I am done with everything. I often gain a lot of insights into myself and do quite amount of thinking.
I don't think it has effected my grades much because I have 3.9 gpa, 36 Mcat, and I was able to participate in several extra curriculars. Also another reason I continuously smoke is because of its effects on me when I'm not "high". For example, the day after I smoke, I am very relaxed and can get unusually large amount of work done. However, when I'm not smoking(~1-3 months since last time) I have a hard time concentrating on what I need to be doing and I don't know why, but have a lot of difficulty doing school work.

So I chose to write about this because it has been occurring to me that it conflicts with my decision to pursue medicine. I do not believe that in the norms of medicine, marijuana usage is accepted. Over the past year I have been thinking about turning away from marijuana. So from May through July, I did not smoke marijuana. During this period I constantly slipped into a depression and had a hard time keeping focus. And I know some of you may argue that the depression is from dependence on Marijuana, but I was constantly depressed or had some disorder up until my junior year of high school when i started smoking. All of a sudden, my grades in schools increased significantly. I started looking forward to learning and going to school rather then not caring for it. I went from someone with grades in the middle to someone who had one of the top grades.

Anyway I am thinking about starting smoking again since it facilitates a productive and happier lifestyle. I wanted to know some of your opinions on this matter. Is it definitely a no-no for life in medical school and beyond or is it something I can continue to use since it facilitates my life. Also does marijuana have negative connotations because it is illegal or because of it's actual effects.
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premed124 said:
Hi everyone,

I have been smoking pot for three years, about three-six times per week during the school year and less during winter and summer break. I usually smoke at night time after I am done with everything. I often gain a lot of insights into myself and do quite amount of thinking.
I don't think it has effected my grades much because I have 3.9 gpa, 36 Mcat, and I was able to participate in several extra curriculars. Also another reason I continuously smoke is because of its effects on me when I'm not "high". For example, the day after I smoke, I am very relaxed and can get unusually large amount of work done. However, when I'm not smoking(~1-3 months since last time) I have a hard time concentrating on what I need to be doing and I don't know why, but have a lot of difficulty doing school work.

So I chose to write about this because it has been occurring to me that it conflicts with my decision to pursue medicine. I do not believe that in the norms of medicine, marijuana usage is accepted. Over the past year I have been thinking about turning away from marijuana. So from May through July, I did not smoke marijuana. During this period I constantly slipped into a depression and had a hard time keeping focus. And I know some of you may argue that the depression is from dependence on Marijuana, but I was constantly depressed or had some disorder up until my junior year of high school when i started smoking. All of a sudden, my grades in schools increased significantly. I started looking forward to learning and going to school rather then not caring for it. I went from someone with grades in the middle to someone who had one of the top grades.

Anyway I am thinking about starting smoking again since it facilitates a productive and happier lifestyle. I wanted to know some of your opinions on this matter. Is it definitely a no-no for life in medical school and beyond or is it something I can continue to use since it facilitates my life. Also does marijuana have negative connotations because it is illegal or because of it's actual effects.
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Smoke on. I don't see a problem with it, it's your life. I agree with the majority of these things but pot made me pretty lazy and lethargic so I stopped. I loved the next day feeling of clarity and the thoughtful conversations you can have with yourself in your own mind while you're high.

I think the biggest problem you described is maturity, learning to discover yourself without drugs. Realizing that it probably shouldn't be that way. I don't think of a "dependence on marijuana" as much of a dependence on routine and predictability.

How much have you spent on buds btw? I have friends who used similar to what you described would blow through thousands over a years time...waste of $ for instant gratification IMO but do you for you not what we have to say
 
Please consider that every year we see applicants who are obliged to report "institutional action" because they were written up for having marijuana at school. Some would-be applicants post on SDN in a panic because they have been arrested for drug possession or similar offenses.
Why take that kind of chance with your future?

Regular pot use can lead friends to ask you to supply them through your dealer. Because the power to prescribe legal drugs is such a serious responsibility, a record of dealing or using illegal drugs (or illegal distribution of prescription drugs) may raise questions about the advisability of giving such a person a medical license. It can also land you in the criminal justice system which is very depressing.

Drug tests for marijuana can be required after automobile crashes and on-the-job injuries and testing positive for canibus can have serious legal repercussions in those circumstances even if you don't plan on applying to med school.

If you want to stop smoking marijuana, you may find help through marijuana annonymous http://www.marijuana-anonymous.org/
 
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premed124 said:
Hi everyone,

I have been smoking pot for three years, about three-six times per week during the school year and less during winter and summer break. I usually smoke at night time after I am done with everything. I often gain a lot of insights into myself and do quite amount of thinking.
I don't think it has effected my grades much because I have 3.9 gpa, 36 Mcat, and I was able to participate in several extra curriculars. Also another reason I continuously smoke is because of its effects on me when I'm not "high". For example, the day after I smoke, I am very relaxed and can get unusually large amount of work done. However, when I'm not smoking(~1-3 months since last time) I have a hard time concentrating on what I need to be doing and I don't know why, but have a lot of difficulty doing school work.

So I chose to write about this because it has been occurring to me that it conflicts with my decision to pursue medicine. I do not believe that in the norms of medicine, marijuana usage is accepted. Over the past year I have been thinking about turning away from marijuana. So from May through July, I did not smoke marijuana. During this period I constantly slipped into a depression and had a hard time keeping focus. And I know some of you may argue that the depression is from dependence on Marijuana, but I was constantly depressed or had some disorder up until my junior year of high school when i started smoking. All of a sudden, my grades in schools increased significantly. I started looking forward to learning and going to school rather then not caring for it. I went from someone with grades in the middle to someone who had one of the top grades.

Anyway I am thinking about starting smoking again since it facilitates a productive and happier lifestyle. I wanted to know some of your opinions on this matter. Is it definitely a no-no for life in medical school and beyond or is it something I can continue to use since it facilitates my life. Also does marijuana have negative connotations because it is illegal or because of it's actual effects.
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Because it's illegal. Like someone above me said, if we actually cared about the "effects" we'd outlaw alcohol and tobacco before we ever outlawed something like pot.

Don't hospitals do drug screenings though? As in, I'm not sure you'd even be able to continue doing it once you get to medical school, especially 3rd/4th year. So if you have a problem with not being able to study without it, you might as well try and get that fixed before you matriculate.
 
i know some doctors who smoke pot. either as a result or coincidentally, they are all amazing physicians. real leaders in the field. however, it is more likely a coincidence. There is no way something which slows down your brain and over time decreases your endorphine levels can be good for you. my teacher smokes pot. he literally is emotionless. he didn't cry at his wife's funeral. he wasn't happy when his son was born. he explained to us how he knew he was supposed to feel sad, but was biologically unable to because of the long term effects of pot.
 
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indya said:
my teacher smokes pot. he literally is emotionless. he didn't cry at his wife's funeral. he wasn't happy when his son was born. he explained to us how he knew he was supposed to feel sad, but was biologically unable to because of the long term effects of pot.
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Pot makes you the Terminator.
 
indya said:
i know some doctors who smoke pot. either as a result or coincidentally, they are all amazing physicians. real leaders in the field. however, it is more likely a coincidence. There is no way something which slows down your brain and over time decreases your endorphine levels can be good for you. my teacher smokes pot. he literally is emotionless. he didn't cry at his wife's funeral. he wasn't happy when his son was born. he explained to us how he knew he was supposed to feel sad, but was biologically unable to because of the long term effects of pot.
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did your teacher "teach" you how to exaggerate, because that would explain a lot. 🙄
 
indya said:
i know some doctors who smoke pot. either as a result or coincidentally, they are all amazing physicians. real leaders in the field. however, it is more likely a coincidence. There is no way something which slows down your brain and over time decreases your endorphine levels can be good for you. my teacher smokes pot. he literally is emotionless. he didn't cry at his wife's funeral. he wasn't happy when his son was born. he explained to us how he knew he was supposed to feel sad, but was biologically unable to because of the long term effects of pot.
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This one time, I smoked pot and my testicles fell off later that night. Now I'm a eunuch!
 
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did your teacher "teach" you how to exaggerate, because that would explain a lot. 🙄
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if you were referring to the teacher as an exaggerator: as a sheltered indian-american mama's boy who lives in a rich suburb with virtually no crime, I sadly don't know the realities of drug use. i just go off what I hear.

if you were referring to me as an exaggerator: the stories I told were 'truly stories' I have no way of knowing if they are the truth, but I know that they were told to me.
 
well lots of people in my year smoke marijuana.

i can't say i care that they do.
 
I'd cut it out for a bit. My experience is that people always think they are smarter or more productive when they smoke, but then when they put that in a lab it shows otherwise.

Also, many hospitals require drug tests and hell, it is an expensive habit to have after a while. It sounds to me that you are trying to justify your pot smoking more than anything else.

I'm not against it, but just the process of getting weed usually puts you in contact with rather nefarious people.
 
I disagree with the fact that marijuana use is illegal. However, it is illegal so I don't use it. Honestly, what the question comes down to for me is whether or not I want to put my professional future into jeopardy or not. The answer is obvious, and I stay away from it.
For me, this is all just about priorities. If drinking coffee could potentially keep me from becoming a doctor or hurt my career, I would make the same decision.
 
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Just because something is accepted by most of society doesn't mean it is right. Marijuana may even be legalized in our lifetime, but that doesn't make it right. The legality of an activity is not what makes it right or wrong.

Contrary to widespread belief, drugs like marijuanna do not help you to "think deeply" or "find yourself." They prevent you from doing such things. The "deep thinking" you do while high is an imitation of true internal reflection.
 
RadioCure said:
In the same way that eating a cheeseburger is hypocritical, yes.
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I feel like that's a bad analogy though. Yes a fast food cheeseburger is probably horrible for you, but there is such a thing as a nutritious cheeseburger (i.e. lean meat, grilled without grease, no mayo, etc...) On the other hand, you can't buy healthy cigarettes from one store over unhealthy ones from another.
 
Don't know where you live, but in Colorado it is SOO easy to get a medical marijuana license. You just walk up to one of these "doctors" and pay then $35-$100 and BAM!...you can "legally" use marijuana (well...yes...still a schedule I narcotic federally...but that doesn't seem to mean much anymore). You just tell them that you've got chronic pain from a high school sports injury and they sign a pot license for you. Pretty sick, huh? No medical history, no referral from a PCP (no not the drug), just "legal" pot.

I mean...you've got to make the decision whether you'll quit or not...but if you do decide to stick with it, you might as well cover yourself. 🙄
 
Paladin7 said:
Just because something is accepted by most of society doesn't mean it is right. Marijuana may even be legalized in our lifetime, but that doesn't make it right. The legality of an activity is not what makes it right or wrong.

Contrary to widespread belief, drugs like marijuanna do not help you to "think deeply" or "find yourself." They prevent you from doing such things. The "deep thinking" you do while high is an imitation of true internal reflection.
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Have you smoked?
 
I think you should do whatever you feel is right. I smoked all through highschool, the most senior year and I graduated valedictorian. It's obvious to me that canabis does not adversely affect one's memory while not high and does not produce any long-term problems (at least for me). However, people here make a good point, is smoking really worth risking the career you worked so hard for? I know it wasn't an easy feat to get a 36 on the MCAT.

Personally, I would just be extremely careful when smoking. A lot of people get too comfortable with it and that's why they slip up and get caught smoking in their dorm or something stupid like that. As long as you have a safe spot and are only carrying the single, say joint, you are smoking (this way it can be flicked if need be) you're golden. Just never forget that it is indeed illegal, whether it should be or not is not in control of the arresting officer.

Be careful man and good luck.
 
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Emerica said:
I think you should do whatever you feel is right. I smoked all through highschool, the most senior year and I graduated valedictorian. It's obvious to me that canabis does not adversely affect one's memory while not high and does not produce any long-term problems (at least for me). However, people here make a good point, is smoking really worth risking the career you worked so hard for? I know it wasn't an easy feat to get a 36 on the MCAT.
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How is that helpful to anyone except you?
 
Emerica said:
I think you should do whatever you feel is right. I smoked all through highschool, the most senior year and I graduated valedictorian. It's obvious to me that canabis does not adversely affect one's memory while not high and does not produce any long-term problems (at least for me). However, people here make a good point, is smoking really worth risking the career you worked so hard for? I know it wasn't an easy feat to get a 36 on the MCAT.

Personally, I would just be extremely careful when smoking. A lot of people get too comfortable with it and that's why they slip up and get caught smoking in their dorm or something stupid like that. As long as you have a safe spot and are only carrying the single, say joint, you are smoking (this way it can be flicked if need be) you're golden. Just never forget that it is indeed illegal, whether it should be or not is not in control of the arresting officer.

Be careful man and good luck.
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You should do what is right.
 
If you do make it into practice I bet the malpractice lawyers are going to tear you apart.

I personally don't care what others do to their bodies as long as they don't harm others but you've got to look at the big picture and the consequences of your decisions.
 
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