Music sounds better under the influence of cannabis. Why?
- Listening to music is enriched thanks to the effect of medical cannabis
- A subjective feeling of improved listening occurs due to the influence of several brain centers
- Most recreational users and cannabis patients agree on this point
Close your eyes, put on headphones, and start sensually inhaling vapors from your favorite strain using your brand new vaporizer. You've heard this album countless times before, but now you somehow feel every tone, rhythm stream, and developing melody that resonates with you on a completely different level than ever before.
"When you work on one song for several hours straight and then take a break to smoke a joint, it's like hearing the song differently - both for the first time and again."
This is how Lindsey Buckingham, a member of the Anglo-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, describes her relationship with cannabis and music. The mutual interconnectedness of music and medical cannabis dates back to the early twentieth century, the birth of jazz, and is associated with icons of this then-new improvisational genre, such as Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. The history of cannabis and its connection to music is very rich, and the true beginning of the partnership between these two phenomena could certainly be debated.
How is it possible that music sounds better under the influence of cannabis?
Studies directly focused on this question are scarce, but there are several hypotheses attempting to explain the mechanism of this delightful duo.
Some theories point to the effect of cannabis associated with influencing time perception and timing, which is so important for musicians and relates to rhythm and melody flow. (More in the article "Cannabis Slows Down Time Perception")
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