Going for the Gold: One Man’s Exploration of the Tie Between Cannabis and Creativity
Story by: Eben Benson, Photos by: Max S. Gerber
Originally Published on Different Leaf
Creativity, it’s a known fact that grass increases creativity from eight to eleven times. In fact, everyone finds that they’re more creative stoned than straight.
If you’ve never listened to Madvillainy, the collaborative album from era-defining producer Madlib and late master wordsmith MF DOOM, now’s the time to do it. On one of the album’s strongest and most memorable tracks, “America’s Most Blunted,” a comically clinical voice sample relays the above message as if it were being read verbatim from the New England Journal of Medicine. This may well be a fact for many people: weed makes you more creative. Anyone reading this magazine can likely think of a few artists, designers, and maybe even bankers that use cannabis daily and can attest to how it helps them think outside the box. But probably just as many of us try to get creative while we’re high and end up watching a TV show or worrying about bills.
Shawn Gold has been both types of people, and that’s why he started Pilgrim Soul. He’s been a high-energy marketing guru, lifelong cannabis enthusiast, and multi-industry entrepreneur…
