I Loved Marijuana Until It Came for My Creativity

And what my relationship with psychoactive substances taught me about myself

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From a young age, it was safe to say that I had an addictive personality. Whether cartoons, candies, or computer games — fleeting indulgences traded turns as objects of my single-minded obsession.

Well before I knew what drugs really were, I wondered what they could do and how they could alter our thinking. As early as e…