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His canvases sell for up to $25,000. >> its my favorite way to work. >> using marijuana? >> yeah. >> he has been painting for 14 years, smoking for even longer. he says it makes him feel more relaxed, but most importantly for him, he says it makes him less critical of his own work. >> stop worrying so much about this and that and just sort of looking and being as present as possible. >> amir does caution that its a delicate balance for him. >> it would make me apprehensive, maybe a little parano...

Responsible for things like pleasure, memory, learning, sensation, sense of time and space, coordination, movement, appetite and other drives shall we say. so its sort of an all-over impact. >> so reward, pleasure, hunger. you have this overall feeling of well being, they say. >> that all sounds pretty good. >> it does sound pretty good. >> and its not just feeling good, but there is this phenomenon reported by many smokers over the years, especially famous artists, the ability to be more creati...

So its sort of an overall impact, right? >> so reward, pleasure, hunger. you have this overall feeling of wellbeing they say. that all sounds pretty good. >> it does sound pretty good. >> and its not just feeling good, but there is this phenomenon reported by many smokers over the years, especially famous artists, the ability to be more creative. >> when you feel that high, theres sort of a release of dopamine, and your brain has the ability now to perceive things slightly differently from the w...

$25,000. >> its my favorite way to work. >> using marijuana? >> yeah. >> he has been painting for 14 years, smoking for even longer. he says it makes him feel more relaxed, but most importantly for him, he says it makes him less critical of his own work. >> stop worrying so much about this and that and just sort of looking and being as present as possible. >> amir does caution that its a delicate balance for him. >> it would make me apprehensive, maybe a little paranoid. just too analytical. >> ...

Thats something that painter amir says helps him be more creative. >> a successful artist. his canvases sell for up to $25,000. >> its my favorite way to work. >> using marijuana? >> yeah. >> hes been painting for 14 years. smoking for even longer. he says it makes him feel more relaxed, but most importantly for him, he says it makes him less critical of his own work. >> stop worrying so much about this and that and just sort of looking and being as present as possible. >> amir does caution that...

$25,000. >> its my favorite way to work. >> using marijuana? >> yeah. >> he has been painting for 14 years, smoking for even longer. he says it makes him feel more relaxed, but most importantly for him, he says it makes him less critical of his own work. >> stop worrying so much about this and that and just sort of looking and being as present as possible. >> amir does caution that its a delicate balance for him. >> it would make me very apprehensive, maybe a little paranoid. just too analytical...

Space, coordination, movement, appetite and other drives shall we say. so its sort of an all over impact, right? >> so reward, pleasure, hunger. you have this overall feeling of well-being, they say. that all sounds pretty good. >> it does sound pretty good. >> and its not just feeling good, but there is this phenomenon reported by many smokers over the years, especially famous artists, the ability to be more creative. >> when you feel that high, theres sort of a release of dopamine, and your br...

And these areas of the brain are responsible for things like pleasure, memory, learning, sensation, sense of time and space, coordination, movement, appetite and other drives shall we say. so its sort of an all over impact, right? >> so reward, pleasure, hunger. you have this overall feeling of well-being, they say. that all sounds pretty good. >> it does sound pretty good. >> and its not just feeling good, but there is this phenomenon reported by many smokers over the years, especially famous a...

A successful artist, his canvases sell for up to $25,000. >> its my favorite way to work. >> using marijuana? >> yeah. >> he has been painting for 14 years, smoking for even longer. he says it makes him feel more relaxed, but most importantly for him, he says it makes him less critical of his own work. >> stop worrying so much about this and that and just sort of looking and being as present as possible. >> amir does caution that its a delicate balance for him. >> it would make me very apprehens...

>> less inhibition thats something that painter amir says helps him be more creative. a successful artist, his canvases sell for up to $25,000. >> its my favorite way to work. >> using marijuana. >> yeah. >> hes been painting for 14 years. smoking for even longer. he says it makes him feel more relaxed but most importantly for him he says it makes him less critical of his own work. >> stop worrying so much about this and that and just sort of looking and being as present as possible. >> amir doe...