Holy shit schplew actually a great thread. First thing I do after school before setting in on the hours of homework is take take a small snap from my bong, definitely helps me calm down and get cracking. You're totally right about the getting too high part, if I kinda zone and start packing multiple bowls it drains me and kills the motivation. It's kinda like a sweet spot I gotta hit, but when I do it's like my version of adderall.
And that's the first time I've ever heard about the cells of hippocampus being positively affected, usually I hear the opposite and honestly never disagreed with it too much. I want to read more about that