There are tell-tale signs which, when occuring in conjunction with eachother point towards marihuana use. As they stack up, the chances of "me being right" increase. These signs are for example:
- Glossy, reddened, "dry" eyes, often with visible blood vessels.
- Droopy, lazy eyelids.
- Dilated pupils, regardless of whether or not the room is dark.
- Increased appetite.
- Visibly poorer reflexes and sense of timing.
- Smell, both of the person and of their clothes - marihuana has a very distinct fragrance which is hard to cover up.
- Increased thirst.
- In cases of high abuse, clumsiness.
- Increased awareness of previously ignored sounds and sights and other bodily sensations, expressed either by annoyance or fascination.
...and many, many more. Trust me - I observe people
a lot and just
notice things.
None of those you would notice in me, and I can promise you that. Although you might be correct with observing those with many people, it is not an all out definitive guide for catching someone who's high. In fact, there are many many people that have all of those (besides smelling like reefer) and they are not stoned. So it makes me wonder how many times you've come across someone who you thought was high and really was not. Unfortunately, you are obviously not a trained professional.
Probably the only traits that you would notice in me if I was blasted out of my mind is cottonmouth, smelling like it if I smoked instead of eating a cookie (but that wears off after 5 minutes), and increased appetite. Otherwise if I was just high from smoking then you would not be able to pick me out of the crowd.
The are some of the many things I've done while I was high... job interviews, driving, working heavy equipment, pass certification tests, scored 149 on an IQ test, went to funerals, birthday parties, parent-teacher meetings, seen a therapist, gotten raises in my job, spoken with the company president and impressed him, gone to court, gotten out of a speeding ticket (and I had an ounce on me
), gone to town meetings and opposed the creating of a housing project which many people rallied behind me, bailed people out of jail, applied for a loan and got it, and many many more things. I can do all of that while high and no one notice, not even my therapist that knew I smoked back then and told me to never come in high, and I can succeed in everything that I want to do.
Please stop stereotyping all pot smokers. It's not all black and white the way that you're making it out to be.