Regular cannabis users often report an important side effect of smoking marijuana — everything in your life seems amazing. It is within reason that by reducing inflammation, cannabis also opens up users to experiencing awe. Sometimes, you hear marijuana causing users to feel like a kid again. Put another way, marijuana helps remind users how full and possible life can be. Photo by Diego PH via Unsplash But cannabis also produces awe in a more subtle way.
Marijuana regulates two subtle, but important gateways through which we experience life.
Regular cannabis users often report an important side effect of smoking marijuana — everything in your life seems amazing. Pizza becomes heavenly. Nature walks seem like you’re exploring the Garden of Eden. Mediocre Netflix shows elevate to masterful works of art.
This is by design — your brain’s design, more specifically. We don’t usually talk about awe as an emotion in public. Negative feelings like anger, sadness, and fear crowd the discourse space instead. But awe is an essential ingredient to the experience of being alive. The emotion derives...
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