Terrence McKenna - View on Cannabis

[lustreboy]

I'm so sad that i missed this man when he was alive. Like Hicks, I missed the chance to meet them and share ideas.

But I'm so happy that their thoughts and opinions and wisdom lives on. Lets hope the rest of society catches on soon...

[WalnutOfTerror]

Good thing Terrence warned about smoking too much.Just last week I smoked about gram of weed and for the next 2 days had a feeling of derealization.Later I searched about it on web and found out that many other people experienced it,and for some it lasted a good year or two.Its a good thing,this herb,but you never know what awaits when you cross the line.One toke over the line man...

[ThesePeopleSuck]

@WalnutOfTerror Is 2 grams a day too much then?

[WalnutOfTerror]

@ThesePeopleSuck

for some it might be,weed is useful but it can also trigger some unpleasant states,in which case I suggest people not to panic,because that can pnly make it worse

[ThesePeopleSuck]

@WalnutOfTerror I smoke about 1-5 to 2 grams of Chernobyl a day. I find it makes me a lot brighter.

[EvolutionaryLoophole]

3 people are bummers.

[MarinaMaestra]

hi, i think i know the band at .41 seconds, am totally blown out. does anyone know if this is inTilba new south wales.sol (anthony) and tubbs or something, 15 years ago?? any info wld be sweet??????

[Shmellix]

Alcohol is the worlds worst drug!

[1nsultTo1njury]

@Shmellix You have much to learn young Padawan...

[KaiTendo174]

@Shmellix Agreed... :D Well... I'm pretty sure there are worse drugs, but... Alcohol is fucking STUPID and the high of it is that it just makes you fucking STUPID and IRRATIONAL... at the very least. :D So yeah... It sucks dick. ;D

[WhenYourStrange93]

@Shmellix couldnt agree more. its absolutely ridiculous how such a dangerous and spontaneous drug could be legal and pot isn't.

[teasnax]

this was nice and all, but, i would have rather seen just Terrence speak.  this would have been shorter, but much truer to the title. what Dr. Grinspoon and Dr. Weil ["....cannabis, PLEASE. 'marijuana' is NOT the preferred nomenclature.";^)] contributed to this [as well as the others'] is repeated on other videos, but rarely do we see Terrence's views on this medical entheogen.... because of my dis-ease, it's come to be an everyday thing. despite that, my mind is as sharp as a tact!

[kylebossify]

Anybody else notice Terrence sounds like FRIEZA?? or am i just high?

[uniquebanana1]

I love Terrence. He is such a beautiful manifestation of a human being.

[spankyy101]

@uniquebanana1 worded perfectly my friend.

[JoeAverage000]

This makes me want to watch porn.....

[TheEducationGame]

im a high-grade student, musician, political activits, read ALOT and smoke cannabis at least 3 times a week. This stuff is great, EVERYONE should use it :)

[zoodog12345678]

Wow they took Mckenna waaayyy out of context 1:59 " The real problem is that people do to much they don't understand the best way to do cannabis is approximately once a week." they cut out the part when he said that they should sit down once a week and get ahold of the most potent cannabis and do as much as possible.

[n0m4xx]

"If you dont smoke cannabis you may spend your evening balancing your check account, if you do smoke cannabis you may spend your evening complementating the causes of the greek renaissance " xD brilliant!!! I smoke pot and i find its a huge influence in quite a lot of my drawings i do ( i study for a dipolma in animation ) I try not to smoke everyday as i cant focus but as mckenna said once ( or maybe twice ) a week is the perfect dose 

[truthseeker010101]

he is dead and im looking at his face, listening to him talk, thats amazing to me still today!

[occupynow]

@truthseeker010101 to bad we cant do the same for all the other great names of history.

[CosmicNeons727]

LMFAO at 2:00. RIP Terrance Mckenna

[127miles]

I think were all kinda making a big deal about this one plant. Yes it should be legal and yes hundreds of people die cause of the drug war and millions go to prison. An yes the plane could run on hemp. But the governemnt and our society makes the biggest deal of it. Most of there argument is just rediculas. I think we should smoke

[swirvelx]

I know 1000 of natural drugs that kills! Anyways... Cannabis can be danguos, couse you are properly going to miss use it just like many else and then it will kills you just like cigarettes by giving you lung canser. If you are using a bong, it can result in "mushrooms" groving in your lungs and then you die of that. Then if you are unlucky, you can get a psychosis and maybe become schizo for lifetime! So DONT misuse it.

[Oschaz]

@swirvelx no ones going to listen to somebody who misspelled cancer, dangerous, and growing. Now that I think about it, how the hell did you misspell those 3 words but manage to spell psychosis correctly?

[RyanKellyVideo]

@swirvelx you're the biggest dumbass on the face of the internet. you're not even talking about the correct marijuana myths. you're like making up your own, and they're even more far-fetched and ridiculous than the rest.

p.s. learn english!

[swirvelx]

I know 1000 of natural drugs that kills! Anyways... Cannabis can be danguos, couse you are properly going to miss use it just like many else and then it will kills you just like cigarettes by giving you lung canser. If you are using a bong, it can result in "mushrooms" groving in your lungs and then you die of that. Then if you are unlucky, you can get a psychosis and maybe become schizo for lifetime! So DONT misuse it.

[theemusic92]

@swirvelx Let the trolls be people. Let the internet trolls be.....

[sugarcoatedsour]

saying that "weed" is 100% natural is a bit misleading. The marijuana grown and sold today is much more potent than that of the early part of the century and the 60's & 70's. Cultivators have done quite a bit with the plants that is not so natural.

[MrJoshsy]

@sugarcoatedsour "much more potent than that of the early part of the century"Not really.that test was dun useing weed from the early 70s what they do not tell you is that the THC diminished over the years because it was stored in police storage and not air controlled ex..Anyway higher potent cannabis is not a bad thing cannabis users do not tend to chane smoke thus useing less.Newer studys say that the potentcy is higher by an average of 4points so cannabis that was 12%THC whould now be 16%THC.

[MrJoshsy]

@sugarcoatedsour However "Cultivators have done quite a bit with the plants that is not so natural"if your talking about ppl laceing it your right thats y i'd like to grow my oune thow the laws from haveing it on you & growing it are nuts even with growing small amounts.

[sugarcoatedsour]

@ 0:50 is that Bernie Glasman?

[JCmakesBEATS]

Legalize It!

[FreeeeS]

dope people will remain dope, intellectuals like Carl Sagan and crew will be as they are.

[casinohijack]

Hold on ive heard many times Terence talk about smoking all day long, then i also hear him say we do way to much that it should be a once a week thing. There is something wrong here but its cool he spoke of the problem that everything you ever said would be all you would be known for even if you had changed your views. And on that note he of course changed his mind many many times through his psychedelic adventures.

[MindstormRecs]

If you're a loser that smokes weed you're a stoned loser. If you're a winner that smokes weed you're a stoned winner. Get rid of this mindset that weed causes you to be a loser, idiot, slow, etc. I smoke everyday and run my buisness without a problem and it's a creativity enhancer above anything else on the planet

[JacksonPerdue]

the goverment is basically saying "We don't want people being mellow and content...we want them amped up on fear,ambition,and greed...and if people get high they'll see its a bunch of bullshit."

[CardinalJunky]

@JacksonPerdue Yep. You are not a good producer or follower if you are a regular marijuana user. You begin to realize that many of the things you think are important, really are not. For me, I've really started slowing down and started listening to people and being mindful of what I do in my life. It's helped me become a better human being. I don't use it like a partier or stoner.......I use it to put in a place where I can enjoy life without having to filter it through all the daily bullsht

[gamble777888]

@JacksonPerdue It's true, that's why marijuana is a schedule 1 despite the fact that there's never been any proven health hazards to consuming it.

[jimmyshitbags]

@JacksonPerdue I didn't realise how true this is until recently

[guitarszzz]

@JacksonPerdue Lol, yes.

[jimandkrisandgrace]

@JacksonPerdue interesting comment, well written Jackson! I'm not Jim, I'm his wife.

[hornsofarabbit]

dude at 2:00 looks like bob odenkirk

[silversobe]

Caffeine - Keeps you running in the rat race

Cannabis - Maybe the rat race is old news, its time to evolve!

[n0m4xx]

Fuck high school weed made me realize what i really wanted to do in life and thats draw. Im currently studying for a dipolma in animation and keeping my pot smoking only for weekends so i dont get too lazy and unmotivated 

[mikeisapro]

@n0m4xx Yeah same here man, (well not the drawing) but I was a really obedient kid in school...always the smartest in all classes. But in 11th grade I dropped out when my life changed. Pot was the catalyst that allowed me to break out of my conditioning

[CardinalJunky]

People who think marijuana users are stupid stoners are just buying the stereo-type. If you have not enjoyed it as a mind expander, then don't judge it, or anyone who uses it. All things in moderation. Marijuana is a fabulous, natural way to move your mind to a more open and less stressful place, without hurting you physically.

[belley669]

Cannabis is bad for you.

[dg0414]

@belley669 have you ever smoked cannabis? Who are you to tell people whats bad for them?

[belley669]

@dg0414 Yes i smoked cannabis, for 5 yrs, stopped since 6 months.

last month discovered cancer about my throat (pharynx).

Who am i to tell what bad for them?

Shut up and tell me where you live then i will kill you. Be sure.

[belley669]

@dg0414 The bad thing is not the thc, it is the smoke, u r pathetic

[dg0414]

@belley669 Vaporize that shit motha fucka, and even so that was your decision. To each his own and McKenna smoked daily for over 20 years, so it sounds to me like your genetics hooked you up with a bum (pharynx). My grandpa's been puffin cigs for over 40 years and he's still draggin his ass around. There's no need to become hostile, I was merely asking a question With all this talk of killin people it sounds like you need that cannabis bro....i would suggest cookies! best of luck with the cancer

[DDwerb]

@jonesgerard just because you need a support group does not mean everyone else does bro. Not everyone adheres to your doctrine.

[getmedc]

Bong On!

[earinsound]

i wonder who balanced mckenna's checkbook? really... exploratory use of cannabis is fine, but neglecting the mundane aspects of life is denying a large part of one's daily existence--and sometime cuts one off from truly experiencing everyday life lived. i'm not knocking mckenna or altering one's consciousness at all, only that they make being high seem like it will always be an insightful experience. it isn't.

[VanDoodah]

It's sad that so many people see cannabis as just another way to get 'fucked up'. I don't want to be pretentious (and I admit I do use it just to get 'fucked up' from time to time) but it really is mind-expanding and life-altering. The happiness, the relaxation, the increased appreciation for art, music and literature, the anti-authoritarian values it instils are all priceless. As Bill Hicks once said, "Not only do I believe that cannabis should be legal, I believe that it should be compulsory."

[Guitarscreech06]

From what documentary is this excerpt taken from?

[Guitarscreech06]

The oppression from governments and the people worldwide NEGLECTING AND DENYING the psychedelic experience - or in this case, cannabis usage (not the same thing most of the time, although REALLY potent strains get you 'out there') - is why we have people fucking themselves up.

Know your body, know your substance, know your source.

[kosta0918]

everybody needs to chill the fuck out and smoke a fat one

[shinzantetsu]

Around the 3rd time smoking the herb I experienced drug induced psychosis,now...i believe it wasnt the drug itself that did it.I had a rough childhood and I believe it made it bring out all the shit and manifested itself into reality momentarily.

P.s. I kept smoking it lol

[MrBoutaBubble]

ok where do I get some?lol

[EdMaGoFa]

3:00 robin williams?

[therealbillybeans]

1 cop disliked this.

[shviaom99]

legalize it!

[micahisprettycoo]

the last thing Terrence said is extremely true. by "above" he means our society's cultural norms. the future is one of unity and decency, not of competition and debt.

[nakedmongoose123]

im a terrible drawer, but right after smoking i started drawing and i drew some pretty amazing things

[peyoteugly]

what show is this clip taken from?

[abaseraserhead]

what is this from?

[Homieg89]

weed should be more legal than coffee

[guitarplayer407]

Vaporizer ftw... faggot

[Kostly]

I'll vaporize your face, John Denver Lover.

[guitarplayer407]

I take that back, you are most certainly not a faggot due to the fact that you referenced John Denver thus making me laugh and come to the realization that we share the same type of humor. Good day, sir.

[Kostly]

VERY good day, sire. LOL

[FANTAZZTICO]

¿Doped?

[personwhosnowboards]

weed has helped me remember dreams that i completely forgot from when i was a little kid and has helped me remember alot of my dreams and memories when i was around 4. I've even once gone as far back as remembering when i was 1 or 2 laying in my backyard for the first time thinking how huge it was.

[johnnyjohnson42]

this right here is exactly why i am a firm beleiver in using it

[fourtwentyftp]

the funny thing is i dont remember dreams wen i smoke weed but if i quit for 3 days i start remebering them very vivdly

[SteeZins6]

lol prolly cus ur burned out so bad that you just get KO'd when you go to bed lol that's what happens to me anyway.

[micahisprettycoo]

@fourtwentyftp it actually has been shown to diminish REM sleep...

[peyoteugly]

@personwhosnowboards

ditto. the first time it happened, i was blown away. now, i'm just used to it.

it's pretty amazing when you recall something that you know has been laying dormant in your mind for years and years.

fascinating.

[EatAmerica]

Anyone out there younge or old thinking of smoking weed, just realize that its 100% natural. but also keep yourself mentally and physically healthy if you want to be a stoner, and dont let it control your life. Its really an amazing mind expanding herb.

[jonesgerard]

@EatAmerica ", just realize that its 100% natural. "

Just listen to this fool.

Heroin is 100% natural too. Its made by pretty flowers.!

So much for smoking pot and being able to think like an adult.

[j88monroe]

@jonesgerard Hey fool. Heroin is not natural, opium is. Many poison are natural also, that doesn't mean there good to use.

[jonesgerard]

@j88monroe "Many poison are natural also, that doesn't mean there good to use"

That was the whole point I was making, thanks.

Cut back on the weed, its rotting your brain.

[1levitron]

@jonesgerard So you're just an asshole for the sake of being in asshole?

[earinsound]

@jonesgerard

actually opium is the natural state, then it gets turned into heroin. why tear everyone's experience down and belittle people for doing something you might not agree with? have you ever experienced cannabis? or mushrooms? that's fine if you haven't, just don't negatively criticize others' positive experience with these substances which, when used intelligently, can be useful tools for exploring the world and one's place within the web.

[jonesgerard]

@earinsound I'm a recovered addict/alcoholic.

Thinking you can use addictive or mind altering substances intelligently , well, it takes a heart of stone not to laugh.

[DeeBunkA]

@jonesgerard Just because you can't doesn't mean this is true for others.

[collectiveconscify]

@jonesgerard your addicted to not being addicted bro im recover'n heroin addict and i use lsd and herb mushrooms and its all about balance. not to call u out but u see when u say u gotta try not to laugh your are implying u have a heart of stone, and that ppl who u speak of are laughable. that is arrogant . if meeting is what u need fine. but dont down others.

[jonesgerard]

@collectiveconscify

You ain't recovering , you ain't even sober period.

Call your sponsor.

[collectiveconscify]

@jonesgerard i dont need any of those superficial things to stop a destructive behavior. and how wouls u know what i am.

[jonesgerard]

@collectiveconscify

"and how wouls u know what i am."

You tell me when you write "I am recovering heroin addict and I use lsd."

You have not recovered .

[1levitron]

@jonesgerard You're a straight fucking dick, bro.  Knock off the shit. Seems to me he has recovered... Or at least is in the process. So you know, psychedelic drugs are non-addictive.

[belley669]

@EatAmerica Mind expanding ? You are fresking lost if you beleive that your 'thinking' is expandind, IT IS ALTERING.

It is 100 % natural? yes

Shrooms is natural? yes

Cocaine is natural? yes

MDma is natural? No, synthetic.

Lsd is natural? semi-synthetic

They all comefrom a 'plants' that were alive.

You are the most unconsciouss person about drugs.

Every drugs have an CHEMICALEFFECT on the brain, and this is an prooven fact

[SiouxsieAlbright]

@belley669 xD shut up.

[belley669]

@SiouxsieAlbright  no prob, freanking emo from my ass

[psygenesys]

@belley669 shut up slave

[belley669]

@psygenesys LMao you are stone and then stupid..

[FuckMainstream562]

@belley669 they add gasoline to cocaine to make it and shrooms and weed is the least toxic cocaine is more toxic then alcohol weed has killed nobody but look at alcohol and and cigs and there legal

[Elajjnaa]

@belley669 Yeah but cocaine isnt picked straight from the ground and packed in a bowl is it?

[belley669]

@EatAmerica

One question ! : Have you ever tryed Psylocine or Lysegric acid or the peyots?

[ontariobuds]

@EatAmerica 100% natural, what does that mean? many 100% natural chemicals will kill you outright

[jeffthecoder]

@ontariobuds but cannabis has never been recorded to kill anyone..ever..good point about using the term "100% natural", though..the venom of a rattlesnake is 100% natural..too

[ontariobuds]

@jeffthecoder I know, show me the bodies! there are no bodies from cannabis, only stoned bodies.

[slipknot8760213458]

i love pot!

and i smoke every day!

not only dos it need th be legal because it really is a beautifully plant!

and it changes your perception on every thing!

at least me it dos!

[raz0rAm0n]

thats it, im gona try some

[sslazio76]

lol...

[TheYaro39]

@raz0rAm0n how was it?

[CocoChipProductions]

i dont care if its illegal, i smoke it anyway

[b1nphk66]

I used to smoke, but after 8 months I started tripping out even when I wasn't high.. just experiencing the world in random bouts of strangeness. I didn't like this, so I stopped, and no longer suffer from what I read on the internet as "marijuana-induced anxiety" or something of the sort. I'm back to my cool-as-cucumber self now. Weed is harmless--not really. I know plenty of people who suffer from anxiety because of it.. the brain can't always handle the psychedellia.

[thatbastardson]

it does, but its also abused. i stopped because it is no more than getting fucked up. it does nothing for a common mind, like my own.

[b1nphk66]

well, i used to think it made me more creative (i am a writer).. but upon further inspection, found that only to be an illusion. the truth is weed makes you seem like you're being creative because of the damage it does to any coherence in your thinking.. i find inspiration from life now, not a substance. and im proud to say that =)

[bigboyburnsy]

this is a good thing that you dont use anymore! i myself eventually want to get to a point in my spiritual quest where i stop using but for now i'm using cannabis as a tool for spiritual expansion, thats all i see it as, a tool, if anyone believes that they need pot to become creative you are wrong, it is merely a supplement if you will.

[b1nphk66]

i stopped using for a few months..

back to my weekly adventures, though =] im at the same point you are. i don't want to give it up, yet. and i'm quite convinced it gives me a level of creativity [or, at least, alternate viewpoints] i don't normally have.

[mikeweckstein]

@bigboyburnsy I agree completely. I had an epiphany this morning, after a long vivid dream, that all drugs such as cannabis and psychedelic mushrooms give you information. They are like ancient tablets full of information (I'm talking about shrooms now) that can give you insight about the past and our ancestry. It's really interesting when you think about it. Taking in all of this information is very useful to us. That's what we desire, especially in the information age of human history.

[ILOVESUBLIME222]

yeah the cannabinoids have a certain affect on apotopsis (programmed cell death) or whatever.

[COMarijuana]

Excellent!

[COMarijuana]

I forgot to say, what do you think about the theory that it is population control? If people ate the hempseed oil and used it topically on cancerous growths, how would the pharaceutical companies make any money? I've hear theories that hemp and marijuana can actually prevent and/or cure cancer. Have you heard of this?

[OpeningYourEyes]

I have also heard and read that there is a cancer curing property contained in marijuana :)

[BatuSmoka808]

yah i heard it eliminates cancer cells and helps prevent alztimers haha sorry for the spelling

[m321w]

there a vid about that on youutbe "run from the cure' search it up

[OpeningYourEyes]

Or go to my playlists ;)

[maciejwrotek]

@OpeningYourEyes well cannabis makes u nourish urself, increases appetit that is what ppl say.

[IRulesMe]

@OpeningYourEyes Search "RUN FROM THE CURE The Rick Simpson Story Part 1 of 7" on u2b

=D

[OpeningYourEyes]

@IRulesMe Hi there, It is a great documentary and thanks for bringing it up for people who do yet know..

You can find this documentary in my playlists ..Its a year or so old but its in there somewhere.. :)

[nerdyharry]

@OpeningYourEyes is there some way you can list the people who talk in this segment?

[rooflee]

@OpeningYourEyes Just to add to the conspiracy theory here. There is also a drug called Naltrexone which was developed and FDA approved as an opioid antagonist in the 80's. It was since discovered that if taken in micro doses it has the ability to boost immune function and prevent people from falling ill, almost indefinately. It can treat cancer, aids and many auto immune diseases, yet NO-ONE has ever heard of the shit. Which pharma company will trial a drug that'll put them out of business?

[colloredbrothers]

yes search "run from the cure" in video google and watch that thc is the best allaround drug there is.

[m321w]

there have been people who got rid of cancer using hemp oil not from seed, using the buds. it on youutbe run from the cure is the name it by rick simpson who discovered it.

[TheDreadlocks420]

@COMarijuana Yes i have, it may be a chemical compound in herb but i also know it is the phrame of mind that ganja can put some people in... that phrame of mind where they are ready to fight the desease and cure themselves... our mind is powerful and its feild of power is strong within our own bodies... it may well extend farther so as to say on some levels we create our own reality.. check out cannibinoid sciences on the internet.. I have reason to believe cannabis can also slow aging as well