The Reason Cannabis and Art Blend Together by therin miller
Different artists all over
Legendary figures such as
While Brian Wilson of the
the world have used
William Shakespeare used
Beach Boys said marijuana
cannabis to reinforce their
cannabis in his playwriting.
helped him write Pet
creativity and widen their
Pablo Picasso used
Sounds, which is the second
artistic horizon. We might
cannabis to express his art
best album of all time on
think of musicians,
in the form of abstract
the Rolling Stone Magazine
painters and
paintings.
list.
influenced by cannabis in
We might think what really
Bob Marley said that music
all their output. In order to
goes on inside the brain
and herb go together. He
understand the
while high on weed. The
started smoking when he
connection between
THC keeps the flow of
first started singing in the
artistic impact and
neural transmissions more
1960’s. In the contemporary
cannabis, we have to look
constant and in effect,
music industry, we have
into the culture and future.
creates more creative ideas
Lady Gaga who writes
and concepts.
music while smoking pot.
photographers who were
As per Dr. Alice Weaver
Some notable names in the
Flaherty who is a
The dopamine release
music industry are Bill Hicks,
neurologist and specialist
causes euphoria that leads
Justin Timberlake and Alanis
in brain stimulation,
to wider imagination thus
Morissette.
cannabis has the ability to
helping artists create music,
stimulate and trigger the
painting, and many others.
Meanwhile, Steve Jobs said,
brain's frontal lobe.
This is because of the
“The best way I would
chemistry and how the brain
describe the effect of
This part of the brain is
operates while high is not
marijuana and hashish is that
active in creative people.
similar to the normal state
it would make me relaxed
She added that marijuana
of mind.
and creative.” Even if he is
is a stimulant and it can
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Here are some of history's
can be part of the creative
However, the effect is still
most creative and famous
minds list.
based on dosage and
musicians and artists who
individual traits. For
are known to use marijuana
Therefore, to elevate the
example, some artists who
to enhance their artistic
thought process and think
struggle with anxiety may
prowess.
of something more original
prefer a calming indica to
yet inspiring, people can use
help them get to their
Louis Armstrong is a
cannabis and make sure to
groove while others look
trumpet player who was one
record in pen and paper or
for more stimulating
of the first musicians to
phone when ideas flow in
sativa. Nevertheless,
admit his affinity to the plant
order not to forget the
cannabis has helped
and stated in his biography
racing creative juices.
artists create new and
which he described as
inspiring pieces of work
better than whiskey and
Cannabis can really impact
for hundreds of years
also an assistant and a
all areas of arts and
already.
friend to him.
entertainment.
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not an artist by definition, he
boost all types of output.
