I’ve heard countless times that “Cannabis doesn’t really get me high anymore. I just use it to feel normal.” For years, I thought the answer was straightforward: tolerance to the drug. That’s also true—but it is an incomplete answer.
A fascinating new study by Katharina Lege and colleagues at Maastricht University will be published on July 15th. It suggests something else may be happening. Tolerance does not mean the brain has recovered. It means the brain has adapted to cannabis.
When I used cannabis, I was a daily user. There was def a period of reduced cognitive ability, in some ways, while increased in others. Eventually I would adjust and I would get back much of what was lost, but I would also lose the gains.
Idk I kinda hope I’m done with it but every once in a while