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Age: 41
Job: CEO of a mail order cannabis seed company and founder of Angel Bird, manufacturer of solid-state hard drives
Started smoking: About 21 years ago
How often: Most days
How much: Three to six grams a week
Favourite strain: Kosher kushWhoever wrote that report is talking shit. All those bands – the Beatles, the Rolling Stones – have been known to take not only cannabis but also other psychoactive drugs.Smoking doesn’t make a huge difference to [my motivation]. I function quite well with it. In the evening it’s quite good to relax. I come home and have a beer and a spliff. I enjoy it and it helps me feel normal in this insane world – the same reason I have a beer.In my circle of friends, more people smoke pot than those who don’t, and they all seem to be getting on OK.I like to have a nice strong indica before I go to bed, which can help me get to sleep. If I get up in the morning and smoke a very strong indica I might not be the most productive person. Equally, if I get up in the morning and drink half a bottle of gin I don’t think I would be a very productive person.
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Age: 43
Job: International commercial lawyer on a £150,000 annual salary, plus bonus
Lives: Guildford, Surrey
Started smoking: 1991
How often: Every day
How much: About an ounce a month
Favourite strains: Cheese and lemon hazeWithout question, the first thing I do in the morning is light up the vapouriser. It’s like making a cup of tea.It doesn’t interfere with me. It definitely alters my mental state, but it doesn’t affect what I do. I think the report is bullshit. At the end of the day, you have a work ethic inside you and you are either a lazy bastard or not.On the whole I don’t think it affects my motivation at all. It’s actually, in some ways, quite a good way of making you focus in on something.I think it’s definitely true to say that kids in certain situations are smoking too young and they are already surrounded by bad influences, but I think that’s a lack of education.
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Age: 27
Job: Owner of the Joy head shop in Worcester
Lives: Worcester, Worcestershire
Started smoking: In year 11 of high school
How often: Every day
How much: Half an ounce a week
Favourite strain: Jack Herer
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Age: 47
Job: Owner of a hydroponics shop
Lives: Newport, Isle of Wight
Started smoking: 1992
How often: Every day
How much: Three grams a day
Favourite strain: Super lemon haze
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