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Alanis Morissette Credits Marijuana for Creativity

If her stint on 'Weeds' wasn't enough of a hint, Alanis Morissette openly pledged her love for marijuana in a new interview with High Times. According to the singer, pot helps her with her songwriting and unlocks her creativity.

"I'm all about moderation -- as best I can be," Morissette told the magazine in an interview for its January issue. "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."

That said, Morissette acknowledges the drug isn't for everyone. "I have a lot of friends who have wanted to specifically quit smoking marijuana because they felt that it was having a negative effect on their lives, and I absolutely supported them doing so," she added. "Then I have other friends who I've coerced into smoking because I thought it would be great for them."

Morissette, who is photographed in a California marijuana garden for the article, thanked her boyfriend and medical marijuana advocate Tom Ballanco for showing her the drug's benefits.

"I've always resonated with people who are on the front lines," she said. "I've always felt that way about Tom and about the community around him -- Woody Harrelson, Alicia Silverstone. I have a lot of friends around me who are very courageous and willing to 'come out' -- and Tom is definitely beyond the front lines. Any fears that I had about cannabis were quickly assuaged. Now I feel like a professional!"

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glowinggreenant

The reasons for legalization of marijuana are manyfold, but sadly, its main potential often remains understated in the public debate: the potential to enhance various cognitive abilities during a high such as to remember past events, to hyperfocus, to be in the here and now, to recognize patterns, to achieve real self-knowledge through introspection and to empathically understand others. Finally, as Carl Sagan once stated, marijuana can act as a catalyst to obtain real insights. There is a new book out now which explains how marijuana can positively affect our cognition during a high: "High. Insights on Marijuana." by Sebastian Marincolo (dogearpublishing 2010). Many stunning reports from marijuana users illustrate the interdisciplinary approach and show how many lives have been positively enriched in such a magnificent way by the use - not abuse - of marijuana.

July 07 2010 at 10:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Susi

I wrote a paper, a persuasive one, about legalizing medical marijuana. It serves so very many ailments one would be so surprised. I was in my findings for the paper.

January 10 2010 at 4:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
amjunkie88

The only reason they don't want to legalize it is because they can't control it. Growing tobacco plants is time consuming and making the right alcohol is too whereas marijuana is something anyone can grow. In that sense, they can't control it if they don't have complete power over it. That's just the way the government is. Yet if you think about it, how many politicians in office today will actually sit there and admit they have done it before? Come on people, you know a vast majority of them have but they won't admit it otherwise people would call them hypocrites for not wanting to legalize it. The government has to have control over everything and if they can't control it, then it's illegal. Oh well. I don't ever foresee that day coming.

December 06 2009 at 12:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Richard Fusco

Valid medicinal value, it’s a victimless crime, the War on Drugs WAY too costly, too many arrests for simple possession, tax it and use the money to pay for health insurance and to reduce the deficit…Need I say more?

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December 02 2009 at 12:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply