thenextkidfrankie Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Iv been smoking consistently since freshman year and I joined IB junior year and I have had no trouble keeping up my grades. Just wondering if anyone else does and if it helps with stress and creative essays. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 I know Daedalus does. you two can smoke together. 4 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandalism Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Inebriation, the insane root and schitzophrenia have been long recognised as significant factors of extraordinary creativity.That makes me think. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Stark Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 I hardly think this is IB-specific... however, at our school, you'll find proportionately less IB students partaking than VCE (local qualification) students... probably because, though our IB program isn't academically elite, the kids are generally.. different (geekier isn't really the right term here, if anything most of them seem years younger than their VCE counterparts). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammie Backman Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) Oh hell no. It's pretty common among my classmates though, maybe even more common than among the non-ib kids at my school. Edited March 5, 2012 by Sammie Backman Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyboi Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 some of my friends still do, but I don't strictly because I'm on a diet and weed makes you eat everything in sight! 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shennell Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Nope but I could have sworn it was subliminally suggested by a teacher once, i got the vide she was suggesting that we find different ways to release stress other than music or sleep. 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus92fan Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I don't know any IB students at my school who smoke/do drugs. I do know some that go to parties and get drunk on weekends (not diploma kids of course, just certificate ones). The diploma kids at my school are insanely obsessed with school, they'd never do anything like that. A lot the people who smoke/do drugs at my school are failing classes or barely passing. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CkyBlue Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Oh yeah, I know a few. Maybe not weed sometimes lol. Apparently it's a running gag that weed helps you with creative essays and understanding poetry, but I have no idea; I'm off that kind of stuff.Don't smoke it too much, I think weed is bad for you Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amandurrs Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 There's this dude in my English class that I'm 99% sure does drugs and he was absent for like a whole week recently. He still manages to provide pretty insightful in English class though so maybe he's onto something haha. And I've heard a lot of the senior IB class does drugs too so yeah. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Not sure about who does weed or anything, but probably half the IBers at my school go clubbing almost every weekend. And they still manage to get into great schools... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Banan Janse Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Some kids in my class do, regularly, haha. Have this story of two kids at another IB school in Sweden who missed the bus for a class trip because they were getting high, and so they hitchhiked their way to the destination Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Glau Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I know Daedalus does. you two can smoke together.You just won this thread.On that note, I take excess sugar, not weed. Medical weed might be benificial in some extreme circumstances, but I think the more you stay away from it the better.Moving to General/General Discussion. 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danbo Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Don't smoke it too much, I think weed is bad for youWeed IS bad for you. If taken in excess you can do all sorts of damage to the part of your brain responsible for your memory. Wouldn't want that to affect you during exam periods now would we? Moreover it can mess with your heartbeat and blood pressure and assuming you were born healthy, you probably don't want heart and blood pressure problems at your age. But seriously, marijuana can screw up your brain severely and even though it's considered a gate-way drug I don't think you or anyone who does smoke it to continue taking it. If it wasn't evident from my short mother-ly nagging, I do not smoke weed.If you don't want to take up my advice on it- Fine. Just looking out for the well-being of my fellow IB-ers. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beni Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 The severity of weed is seriously overplayed. Most of the negative effects you just mentioned only occur while the effect persists or when a person consumes to much of the stuff.If taken in moderation, weed has proven medical benefits with near to no side effects. The brain is really just affected badly if weed is smoked over a long period of time regularly. And the idea that weed is a gateway drug is a joke. It really depends on the people around you and how easily you "give in" to trying new stuff. If the people who sell you the weed, smoke it with you and so don't sell/take any harder drugs, then why would you?I think weed is like alcohol, something to be taken in moderation and DEFINITIVELY not when operating a vehicle or another heavy machinery. This way no person around you or yourself are in any real danger. (With alcohol there is still the possibility, however, as it acts as an depressant and can make some people aggressive) 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danbo Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 The severity of weed is seriously overplayed. Most of the negative effects you just mentioned only occur while the effect persists or when a person consumes to much of the stuff. If taken in moderation, weed has proven medical benefits with near to no side effects. The brain is really just affected badly if weed is smoked over a long period of time regularly. And the idea that weed is a gateway drug is a joke. It really depends on the people around you and how easily you "give in" to trying new stuff. If the people who sell you the weed, smoke it with you and so don't sell/take any harder drugs, then why would you? I think weed is like alcohol, something to be taken in moderation and DEFINITIVELY not when operating a vehicle or another heavy machinery. This way no person around you or yourself are in any real danger. (With alcohol there is still the possibility, however, as it acts as an depressant and can make some people aggressive) Because I do not want to have a discussion on a separate topic aside from the topic that was originally intended for this thread, please let us further discuss this through the messenger Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbiscuits1 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I'd say about half of the diploma kids at my school do, myself not included. I do hang around a lot of people that do and I'll pass the joint but I don't use the stuff. I really don't see the point. Not condemning anyone for it though. My IB English teacher used to trip acid lol and he's one of the most brilliant people I know. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
funny10sport Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 As far as I know, there are around 5 IB1 students that smoke it (on a "regular" basis). And to be honest, even if they do smoke it, one of them is very smart so I am not sure if he is affected by it. But all the res of us, including myself, don't. For me personally, IB is too much for me right now, and I don't think I need the green leaf for help haha Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krakaton Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 This thread opened my eyes - in my school EVERYONE is a stoner to some extent (except the people getting more than 36/42).But that's the funny bit - and, if I may, the awesome bit. I'm getting 41/42 (with the last 7 on it's way) which is the highest in my grade and I'm also know as one of the biggest stoners. Go figure I guess.But I think that if it's kept recreational and if you only do it after finishing work (like me) or before a creative essay/ToK (like me) then it's not a problem at all - in fact it helps reduce stress levels etc. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fani Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I think weed is like alcohol, something to be taken in moderation and DEFINITIVELY not when operating a vehicle or another heavy machinery. This way no person around you or yourself are in any real danger. (With alcohol there is still the possibility, however, as it acts as an depressant and can make some people aggressive) In fact, I think weed is better than alcohol. If it came down to choose one to abuse, I'd go for weed. http://www.hailmaryjane.com/12-practical-reasons-to-choose-marijuana-over-alcohol/ -- here are some reasons that I feel too lazy to retype 4 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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