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High: Insights on Marijuana
Is it true that a marijuana high can lead to profound insights, as many users have reported? In his now classic essay "Mr. X", anonymously published in 1971, even the famous astronomer Carl Sagan claimed that he owed many invaluable insights for his publications to marijuana. The investigation High. Insights on Marijuana explains in depth the different ways a marijuana high can lead to insights as well as to other mind enhancements, such as the enhancement of episodic memory, pattern recognition, imagination, creativity, introspection, and our ability for empathic understanding. Countless fascinating reports given by marijuana users and cutting-edge research from various areas of knowledge help Marincolo to take our understanding of the marijuana high to a new level. His unusual study is a thoroughly accessible and entertaining interdisciplinary tour de force through the current cognitive sciences, evolutionary psychology, neuropsychology and the philosophy of mind. High. Insights on Marijuana offers a revolutionary new perspective on the mind-enhancing potential of marijuana and takes his readers to a voyage deep into the high mind.
"I'm loving it! Wow. What an amazing, important work! Your book is a treasure - a unique resource. Such a definitive statement of everything I've been thinking about when it comes to marijuana ... I now understand the benefits that Norman Mailer, Carl Sagan, and Richard Feynman got from Marijuana."
Jason Silva, filmmaker, gonzo journalist and founding producer/host for Current TV, the Emmy winning youth-oriented lifestyle cable network started by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore
"I'm loving it! Wow. What an amazing, important work! Your book is a treasure - a unique resource. Such a definitive statement of everything I've been thinking about when it comes to marijuana ... I now understand the benefits that Norman Mailer, Carl Sagan, and Richard Feynman got from Marijuana."
Jason Silva, filmmaker, gonzo journalist and founding producer/host for Current TV, the Emmy winning youth-oriented lifestyle cable network started by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore
248 pages, Paperback
First published March 10, 2010
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About the author
Sebastian Marincolo
4 books14 followersDr. Sebastián Marincolo aka Dr. Sebastian Schulz studied philosophy and linguistics in Tübingen, Germany, and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States, under the guidance of philosophers Manfred Frank, William G. Lycan, and Simon Blackburn—some of the most influential philosophers of their time. He earned his award-winning doctorate in the interdisciplinary fields of neurophilosophy and the philosophy of consciousness.
Driven by a deep interest in the nature of human consciousness and altered states of consciousness, Marincolo has focused extensively on researching the cannabis high and its impact on higher cognitive functions. His work explores areas such as memory, attention, imagination, pattern recognition, introspection, empathy, creativity, and spontaneous insight.
To pursue his research in a field often fraught with stigma, Marincolo has balanced independent work with professional roles as a photographer, creative director, and senior communication consultant for foundations and internationally operating clients.
In his role as a Director of Communiaction and Marketing for one of the biggest cannabis poducers worldwide he played a pivotal role in advancing the acceptance of medical cannabis across Germany and Europe, ultimately helping tens of thousands of patients gain access to cannabis-based treatments.
Marincolo is the author of six nonfiction books and numerous essays on human consciousness and altered states of consiousness with a focus on the cannabis high. His works have been published by respected publishers such as Klett-Cotta Tropen (Stuttgart, Germany) and Hilaritas Press, the publishing house of Christina Wilson, daughter of Robert Anton Wilson.
He enjoyed a long-standing collaboration and friendship with Dr. Lester Grinspoon, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard University and one of the world’s most renowned cannabis experts.
Marincolo’s research and cannabis macro-art photography have garnered global media attention, with coverage by SPIEGEL Online, ZDF/3sat, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Hessen 2, SWR1, SWR2, and Deutschlandfunk.
A sought-after speaker at conferences, Marincolo has also been featured as a guest on numerous podcasts, including Joe Dolce’s Brave New Weed Podcast, Aidan McCullen’s Innovation Show, and the TrueLife Podcast.
Driven by a deep interest in the nature of human consciousness and altered states of consciousness, Marincolo has focused extensively on researching the cannabis high and its impact on higher cognitive functions. His work explores areas such as memory, attention, imagination, pattern recognition, introspection, empathy, creativity, and spontaneous insight.
To pursue his research in a field often fraught with stigma, Marincolo has balanced independent work with professional roles as a photographer, creative director, and senior communication consultant for foundations and internationally operating clients.
In his role as a Director of Communiaction and Marketing for one of the biggest cannabis poducers worldwide he played a pivotal role in advancing the acceptance of medical cannabis across Germany and Europe, ultimately helping tens of thousands of patients gain access to cannabis-based treatments.
Marincolo is the author of six nonfiction books and numerous essays on human consciousness and altered states of consiousness with a focus on the cannabis high. His works have been published by respected publishers such as Klett-Cotta Tropen (Stuttgart, Germany) and Hilaritas Press, the publishing house of Christina Wilson, daughter of Robert Anton Wilson.
He enjoyed a long-standing collaboration and friendship with Dr. Lester Grinspoon, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard University and one of the world’s most renowned cannabis experts.
Marincolo’s research and cannabis macro-art photography have garnered global media attention, with coverage by SPIEGEL Online, ZDF/3sat, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Hessen 2, SWR1, SWR2, and Deutschlandfunk.
A sought-after speaker at conferences, Marincolo has also been featured as a guest on numerous podcasts, including Joe Dolce’s Brave New Weed Podcast, Aidan McCullen’s Innovation Show, and the TrueLife Podcast.
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June 16, 2025
Interesting mix of science, introspection, and philosophical inquiry to describe to high of marijuana. Really interesting read for understanding the positive and potentially negative cognitive effects of a marijuana high.
January 11, 2019
The list of good books on the subject of Cannabis is so painfully small. This book is a solid step in the right direction. I recommend reading it sober and then reflecting on it while high. To paraphrase Sagan, pot seems to be better for reflection than ingestion.
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