It’s being alive. We all tamper with our brains all the time. Sometimes chemically, but mostly just being here. I’m listening to music right now, and discussing with you, and another FReeper just taught me something I should have already known. That’s all tampering with your brain, it’s what the brain is for, it’s a learning instrument. If you’re not willing to tamper with it I hope you wear hats.
Put the bong down.
*USING* your brain is not the same thing as abusing it.
Do you know *WHY* pot works on your brain? It's because plants evolved toxins as a defense mechanism for predation.
How did they do this? There are basic biological processes used by all life forms on this earth, including plants. They create the THC toxin by modify some of their own basic biological chemicals so as to bind with receptors in mammalian brains.
The plant's intent is to kill you, but it just hasn't developed a very good toxin for humans yet. Then again, the entire plant usually gets eaten when a predator attacks it, so perhaps if you ate the whole thing, maybe it would kill or disorient you so bad that you would leave it alone.
Discostu, the plants just want to be left alone.
You should leave the poor plants alone.