Marijuana and the Psychology of Optimal Experience [1]

The Golden Age Daily - 10/30/12, Ron Marczyk

Waking Times – Ron Marczyk – Marijuana and the Psychology of Optimal Experience – 30October2012

The reductionist, “group think,” cold, dogmatic drug warriors of the National Institute of Drug Abuse, the DEA, and the FDA have been digesting their own misinformation for so long they have lost their humanity.

As counterintuitive as it sounds, the” high” or “feel good” buzz from marijuana is an actual “therapeutic effect” that heals the brain, produces homeostasis and prevents many neurodegenerative conditions.

Brain homeostasis is restored by the direct action of THC/CBD-activating CB1 receptors in the amygdala which regulate our “happiness / emotional salience module.” This pathway is dedicated to seeking for “meaningfulness” in our existence.

This innate drive is the need for self-actualization. THC increases the probability of these events occurring, through inducing metaphysical “flow states [2]” and “peak experiences [3].”

We live near the edge, where the view is better. [4] 

This plant, with its deep historical partnership with the human species [5], continues to amaze medical researchers who now are trying to decipher the workings of the endocannabinoid system.

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