I haven't smoked weed for a couple of years now, I won't tell anyone not to, though what I would say is that you should always be aware of why you're smoking it. Words like "pandemic" get bandied about in the media when drugs are discussed and the attitude we have in this country is practically paleolithic compared to the progressive (peter piper picked a peck..) continental thinking we could learn so much from.
I get similar pauses during certain games, particularly during Gears of War, and according to the Nvidia control panel my GPU is using the same amount of system memory:
You say there's a way to change this Jordan?
Ah shuddupa ya face you lot, it's all about the Clairtone Boomboxes, sure it won't fit in your pocket, but when you be rockin' that mofo on your shoulder who cares?