5 Best Ways to Use Cannabis for Creativity — PILGRIM SOUL

Though the effect cannabis may have on individuals varies, Cannabis has a plethora of properties that seem to enhance the mind’s mechanics. Beyond sticking to a schedule and being risk-takers, a significant through-line in the behavior and practices of creative geniuses reveals a moderate usage of Cannabis, no matter the time period. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that creative geniuses across industries, like Louis Armstrong, Steve Jobs, and Maya Angelou, all partook in the usage of Cannabis to enhance their work, productivity, and creative output.

Research continually suggests that Cannabis, when dosed correctly, can help incline the mind towards divergent thinking, imagination and more free-flowing processes of thought. In this way, Cannabis helps to un-inhibit the mind to promote creative Flow and other specific tied to the creative process.

Creative Flow, a mental state of being completely present and fully immersed in a task, is a byproduct of divergent thinking, allowing individuals to openly imagine and connect seemingly unrelated ideas to come up with new, creative solutions to problems. While creative thinking mostly depends on the overall established creative purpose, specific strains of Cannabis can help individuals enter the different subsections of creative thinking: Creative Imagination, Creative…