By: LitByLeaf
Looking for quotes about marijuana and weed? They’re are a lot of them.
Cannabis and creativity – the ultimate muse.
It may seem obvious to anyone who regularly tokes up that arguably some of best and most creative ideas (“high-deas”) are often paired with cannabis consumption. There’s even an old joke that says “seven drunk guys will start a fight, and seven stoned guys will start a band.”
Aside from the infamous musicians who literally and figuratively harmonize with cannabis, there are countless other types of creatives who regularly use cannabis as a muse, such as painters and other visual artists, entrepreneurs, actors/actresses, writers, comedians/comediennes, and more.
The success of the following people shows how cannabis helped spark breakthrough innovation, Grammy-winning songs, and other creative masterpieces.
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Here are some famous quotes from celebrities who have used cannabis for creativity:
“Marijuana can be like a loving partner to your creativity; a muse and inspiration and a help in many ways. Marijuana enhances our mind in a way that enables us to take a different perspective from ‘high up’, to see and evaluate our own lives and the lives of others in a privileged way. Maybe this euphoric and elevating feeling of the ability to step outside the box and to look at life’s patterns from this high perspective is the inspiration behind the slang term “high” itself.” ― Sebastian Marincolo
“Music and herb go together. It’s been a long time now I smoke herb. From 1960s, when I first start singing.” ― Bob Marley
“Some people are just better high.” ― Justin Timberlake
“The best way I would describe the effect of the marijuana and the hashish is that it would make me relaxed and creative.” ― Steve Jobs
“I have to be high to be creative. I smoke a lot of pot when I write music.” ― Lady Gaga
“As an artist, there’s a sweet jump―starting quality to [marijuana] for me. I’ve often felt telepathic and receptive to inexplicable messages my whole life. I can stave those off when I’m not high. When I’m high – well, they come in and there’s less of a veil, so to speak. So if ever I need some clarity… or a quantum leap in terms of writing something, it’s a quick way for me to get to it.” ― Alanis Morissette
“From a natural stiffness, I melted into a grinning tolerance. Walking on the streets became a high adventure, eating my mother’s huge dinners, an opulent entertainment, and playing with my son was side―cracking hilarity. For the first time, life amused me.” ―Maya Angelou
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“Marijuana is a useful catalyst for specific optical and aural aesthetic perceptions. I apprehended the structure of certain pieces of jazz and classical music in a new manner under the influence of marijuana, and these apprehensions have remained valid in years of normal consciousness.” ― Allen Ginsberg
“Pot is an extremely functional drug. Coders can code on it, writers can write on it.” ―Mark Johnson
“It is beyond my comprehension that any humane person would withhold such a beneficial substance from people in such great need simply because others use it for different purposes.” ―Steven Gould
“Everything is better with a bag of weed.” ― Stewie Griffin
“When it comes to both creativity itself, and creativity as it pertains to using marijuana, no two people are the same. Most people who are capable of having a creative, energetic, focused, productive experience have experimented a lot on themselves, and have learned to be patient when it comes to figuring out what works for them and what doesn’t—whether it’s marijuana they’re experimenting with, or something else.” ― Aaron Lammer
“Struggle is the enemy, but weed is the remedy.” ― Kid Cudi
“If the words ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’ don’t include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of Independence isn’t worth the hemp it was written on.” ―Terence McKenna
“The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to the full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity, and fellowship, so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world.” ―Carl Sagan
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Still need help getting into the right creative flow? Whether it’s feeling stuck in a creative rut or just needing a fresh perspective on solving a problem, cannabis may be just the muse you need. After a sesh, to fully unleash your creative prowess, try:
Going outside in nature ― surrounding yourself with an organic environment, no matter where you are – in a garden, a forest full of greenery, at the beach, by the mountains, in the desert, your own backyard, or wherever you can stare up at the sky – can calm the nervous system and allow thoughts to drift to a more creative space.
Turning on the music ― it makes sense that some of the best music ever created was a result of cannabis use. Even if you’re not creating it, listening to ambient music can be especially stimulating for coming up with ideas and forming connections through divergent thinking.
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