Greetings. I am new to the medicinal marijuana experience, and this is the first forum I have joined to seek advice and direction. I wish to thank DryGrain for providing some guidance and direction on chat which was very helpful. I would also like to thank Hobbes for posting his knowledge and experience with various seed strains and their qualities, a thread which brought me to this site.

My first question revolves around the intellectual aspect of intoxication. During my young adult life (1980's in Los Angeles), I was an avid recreational user, though I found thinking challenging - not so much having a wandering mind which allowed me to create new associations from pre-existing thought patterns and information, but the debilitating affect of an inability to maintain my concentration, so that I could not convey such ruminations to others while under marijuana's sphere of influence.

Perhaps it is better to illustrate my problem: When I have a conversation with someone while under the influence, I am more prone to lose my thought mid-sentence, thereby losing grasp of the concept I am trying to convey because the predicate of the sentence subject, and the whole thought in itself becomes lost.

Secondly, reading comprehension becomes problematic because of the difficulty in maintaining concentration; and since writing is a slower communication process, creating a 25-50 page report becomes even more challenging, not to mention doing research and drafting for a 150-200 page thesis.

In a nutshell, is there a strain of marijuana that would allow me to access my higher brain functions without impairing my basic thought construction and delivery? I don't want to sound like Tommy Chong (the character, not the actor per-se) when presenting my oral defense, or during my comprehensives.

The other concern I have with medicinal use is the loss of energy. Like other collegiates and graduate students, I have sought the use of amphetamines to assist me as last minute study aids for research, reading, and writing during examination periods. Since I am attending a Graduate School of Religion, where such aids are prohibited, I am hoping to expand the institution's level of tolerance to embrace medicinal marijuana by challenging their policy with individual medicinal rights protected by the state. (I wonder how OSHA and employer insurance companies are dealing with work-place injuries and medicinal prescriptions)

In short, is there a strain, or combination of strains, which will

1. Enhance my energy level so I can stay up nights and days,
2. Enhance my reading comprehension, as well as
3. Enhance my ability to convey ideas in writing, preferably all without a ceiling?

I know it is wishful thinking, but any serious recommendation will be taken under advisement for research.

Thank you.

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"In a nutshell, is there a strain of marijuana that would allow me to access my higher brain functions without impairing my basic thought construction and delivery?

In short, is there a strain, or combination of strains, which will

1. Enhance my energy level so I can stay up nights and days,
2. Enhance my reading comprehension, as well as
3. Enhance my ability to convey ideas in writing, preferably all without a ceiling?"

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This is a good one Bruin, I'm looking forward to reading people's recomendations.

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I've been looking for strains to stabilize and lift mood, I've come across a few that energize and leave the mind clear - something functional for work. Bubblegum by Serious Seeds gives a crystal clear euphoric high. TH Seeds' Bubblgegum will be more on the indica side, slightly sedative, but I don't know how clear.

Bubblegum - Serious Seeds

Other strains I've been looking at are:

Original Cheese from an S1 (Dr Greenthumb), a BX (Dank Diary) or a good cross (Big Bhudda);
Cotton Candy - Federation: pain relief without drowsiness so I'm hoping clear
Strawberry Cough gives a clear happy high, melts anxiety. Very mild, and Dutch Passion's cross is ify. I've had this one, my pheno was weak and tasted like ass water, but DP's SC is well reviewed. Worth a try but if you go DP instead of sourcing an S1s from the original clone get a full pack of seeds to get a good chance of getting a decent mother.

If anyone's had Green Crack please chip in with your opinion on the strain for a functional high. It might be a good strain to stay up.

Strains like Kali Mist and Strawberry Diesel are more dreamy and stupefying, they're not be what you want for clear headidness.

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An other issue to look at is how you consume the bud - smoking gives a fuzzier headed high, if you want clearer a vaporizer will help. Edibles will give a different type of mood elevating high without the fuzziness. I get a chance at both every week, I make enough Volcano dregs to make a tray of Lava Brownies. After eating browniness or taking tincture I don't feel the same kind of high as vaporizing, much less like being high as just being happier and either motivated or the removal of inhibitions.

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green crack all the way that stuff totally perks you up and gets you thinking

i can get some real cheese and if the s1 version from dr greenthumb is anything like it then its not very good for keeping a clear head its about 3 hours since i had a small joint and my head still feels like its stuffed with cotten wool lol

Sounds like you want something that ISN'T marijuana. Some strains may be better than others, but pretty much all weed makes you happy, hungry, sleepy if you smoke enough it.

The key really is going to be to smoke heavier Sativa's and to limit your intake. If you smoke a lot you'll get tired and unmotivated. If you just smoke a little "snapper" here and there you should be able to stay alert and on focus.

I found that I when I first started I had a lot of the experiences you speak of with not having the ability to complete sentences and such. After a couple of years of medicinal use I've managed to build up a tolerance and now I can smoke small amounts and stay alert or smoke my regular amount and stay home. Then I can smoke copious amounts and just play video games and/or sleep.

Seems like video games are the only that keeps me from falling asleep if I smoke a ton.

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LOL! I stand corrected.

ginjawarrior what is the high like? That's the trouble with referring by online descriptions, if you don't try the strain yourself you don't really know. I've got seeds for Big Bhudda and Dank Dairy's versions, I've got to grow some of this stuff. 3 hours is a nice duration. Have you been smoking it long? Big Bhudda says their's gives virtually no tolerance build up over a 3 year trial.

Did you grow the bud yourself? What were the trichs and cure like? Much amber?

thanks.

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I have to agree.

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Weird to say, but you don't need weed. You need bloodwork a short list may reveal a cause of the problem. You might want to test Complete Blood Count, Metabolic Profile, hepatic profile, Total testosterone, free testosterone, ultrasensitive e2, fasting glucose and a 24 hour cortisol saliva test. Total might be $500 without insurance, but these are things that can cause fatigue and brain fog. This is a basic search. If nothing is wrong it is a good base for later in life, when you WILL need one.

I would say if you had a problem with any of these things weed would not help. Although so far has not been proven to harm. I think.

With your history I am willing to bet that it is adrenal fatigue. Do research it is deadly when untreated.

Hey,

Well written, but in short, the answer is NO.

There is no such thing as marijuana that will ENHANCE those types of activities, they require an ongoing level of concentration and marijane disrupts that part of the brain.

Creativity however, is enhanced in the brain, if you care to read the entire journal.

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You should eat some Hemp Hearts, give you energy all day and make ya poo all the time they are great

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