Does smoking weed increase LD chance?

[salsamuffin]

I was just thinking, it helps you get to bed faster, and makes you more creative. Does it help you remember dreams, have lucid dreams, or control your dreams? Thanks!

[Baron Samedi]

Try it for yourself and see. Everyone is different.

[salsamuffin]

I smoked like everyday for a year and had maybe 2 dreams. Then i didn't for this past week and didn't have one except last night when I tried. Do i just suck at dreaming or could it be related?

[Supernova]

For most people, smoking within a few hours of going to bed hurts recall, but it does vary quite a bit from person to person. Wait long enough and you'll see what exactly it does for you.

[gameover]

For me, smoking weed made it very difficult to have lucid dreams, or to even remember them. I've smoked and had some, but not many. When I don't smoke weed, I remember almost all of my dreams and can have lucid dreams relatively easily.

[Tushix]

Some people use it to their advantage by quiting. When they quit, they now have a new dream sign (smoking weed) because they wouldn't do it in Waking world. I think that it lower chances of lucid dream while smoking though (can't be sure as I don't do drugs...)

[ifuturist]

Most people admit it hurts memory, dream recall, and lucid dreaming in general. A few will say that it actually helps. Not sure how that is but if they say it then it must be true.

[Jdog]

i cant say about weed, but for the love of all that is good and holy, if you want to remember your dreams it is best to avoid any intoxicant, i thinking drinking actually is the worst as far as hurting dream recall, i know i have never woken up after drinking and remembered a single dream,

[JamesLD]

yeah marijuana completely destroy my dream recall, thats why i quit

[Andywarski]

I don't notice a biiiig difference. It good either way. I actually know a guy who lucid dreams everday just as a hobby, like even naps (he's a natural) and he just smokes giant splifs before naps. He's like: Well I like doing everything while high, why not dreaming?

[MrFantasy]

It doesn't kill my recall but I usually find my dreams are more vivid (and therefore easier to become lucid) when I haven't smoked in a week or so.

[Mauricio]

This is how it works for me, If I smoke weed in a regular basis I gradually loose my dream recall. BUt... In some periods were I haven't smoked (2 or 3 months) , I usually have LDs the day I smoke again

[KingYoshi]

I have smoked every day for 2 years. Doesn't effect my recall. If you are trying to remember all your dreams upon waking in the morning, then good luck. I suggest waking up periodically throughout the night. It is the best way to recall dreams.

[CarmineEternity]

Perhaps... If you aren't high when you are dreaming, of course. That makes for terrible recall.