Is pot really that bad?!
Question: Is pot really that bad!?
I am just curious as to know what people really think of pot why are so many people against it when it does so much to help!? I mean, its actually been proven that it DOESN'T kill brain cells!! The government tested how monkey's would react to it, but they didn't even test it right, it was made to fail, they pumped pot into them and suffocated them, they weren't given any oxygen with it, which anyone who smoked it would get, its the most unrealistic and CRUEL testing! And then they turn around and talk about how bad it is, and yet sooooooo many people including scientists have proven more benefits than negatives, I mean, watch 'The Union' its a documentary about it! I just don't understand how a natural plant could be so dangerous, when cigarettes kill thousands a year, and there has NEVER been a death due to pot!.!.!.!. I mean, wow!. I just don't get it!. Can someone please explain it to me!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
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the government knows as well as the people do that pot is not bad for you, but there are certain organizations (DEA, partnership for a drug free America and D!.A!.R!.E) and companies (the tobacco and alcohol industry, the pharmaceutical companies) that would lose billions of dollars if marijuana were legalized and the DEA would burn in flames!.!.!.!.!.
by the way most of the studies that found negative effects on marijuana were actually biased towards finding negative things on the drug, these scientists would use huge or unreal amounts of cannabis on the test subjects so of course your going to have adverse reactions!.!.(too much of a good thing can be bad)!.
there's a lot of reasons why its illegal!.!.
some people are ignorant and brainwashed by the mass media and propaganda and that's (sry for the run on sentence!) why you have this huge group of misinformed people with these stereotypes of stoners that are lazy and spend there time on the couch all day playing halo Pfff! get it right we play WOW okay! :P
so your not alone mang!.!.!. a lot of people would agree with you and now that you know this!.!.!.!.!. you should know that your on the winning side of the argument and spread the truth to everyone
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by the way most of the studies that found negative effects on marijuana were actually biased towards finding negative things on the drug, these scientists would use huge or unreal amounts of cannabis on the test subjects so of course your going to have adverse reactions!.!.(too much of a good thing can be bad)!.
there's a lot of reasons why its illegal!.!.
some people are ignorant and brainwashed by the mass media and propaganda and that's (sry for the run on sentence!) why you have this huge group of misinformed people with these stereotypes of stoners that are lazy and spend there time on the couch all day playing halo Pfff! get it right we play WOW okay! :P
so your not alone mang!.!.!. a lot of people would agree with you and now that you know this!.!.!.!.!. you should know that your on the winning side of the argument and spread the truth to everyone
good day to you Sir!Www@Answer-Health@Com
If you true desire is to smoke it, yes you will attract to you all the excuses and reasons you need to help you do so guilt free!. It is neither good or bad, it just is!.!.!. When I look around in this world, I notice the happiest people are the ones who don't smoke!. After all they have one less weight to drag around then you hippies!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It's not as bad as people say it is, society that's it, it's what people think and not what they know, i smoked pot for almost 10 years, and guess what!? I'm still here and in my right mind as well!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I agree!.
Pot is probably more safe than beer and cigarettes combined!.
All pot does is calm people, really!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Pot is probably more safe than beer and cigarettes combined!.
All pot does is calm people, really!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I don't get it either!. VOTE GREEN PARTY!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Pot can make your reactions slower so accidents may happen while under the influence!. While using pot occasionally is okay in my opinion, daily use of it is not!. I know that pot can make a person extremely lazy and not pursue their dreams and ambitions and eventually ruining their life!. Smoke is known to be bad for the lungs!. I'm sure there have been deaths due to pot, probably while driving!. I do agree that a lot of studies are biased, but the bottom line is daily usage does kill brain cells!. SMoke inhale of any kind kills brain cells!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
Basically, there are several concerns with pot:
People who start smoking it young, in their teens show markedly decreased development of the right prefrontal cortex of the brain!. This is a portion that develops during adolescence as is involved in decision making, emotional integration, certain aspects of behavior we generally consider 'emotional maturity'!. This is really a rather bad thing, however, the current data seems to show that when you get someone off pot the development resumes!.
Mental illness issues!. People with the val-COMT mutation/polymorphism who smoke pot more than once a week elevate their risks of developing schizophrenia by fivefold!. Given the high prevelance of schizophrenia already, this is a major concern!. Pot also severely aggravates existing schizophrenia!. Aggravation is also a concern in bipolar disorder!. Pot also interferes with treatment of basically every other mental illness, though it does not increase the risks of them!.
Second, addiction and abuse!. A lot of enthusiasts like to scream, "But pot isn't addictive!" While being completely misinformed as to the nature of addiction!. Medically, addiction involves consequences, harm from use, impaired control over use and craving for it!. You can visit the American Society of Addiction medicine for a full definition and explanation!. But this is quite a major concern!. At present, about 1/4 of the admissions to treatment programs are for marijuana abuse, and many, many people utterly screw up their lives with it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
People who start smoking it young, in their teens show markedly decreased development of the right prefrontal cortex of the brain!. This is a portion that develops during adolescence as is involved in decision making, emotional integration, certain aspects of behavior we generally consider 'emotional maturity'!. This is really a rather bad thing, however, the current data seems to show that when you get someone off pot the development resumes!.
Mental illness issues!. People with the val-COMT mutation/polymorphism who smoke pot more than once a week elevate their risks of developing schizophrenia by fivefold!. Given the high prevelance of schizophrenia already, this is a major concern!. Pot also severely aggravates existing schizophrenia!. Aggravation is also a concern in bipolar disorder!. Pot also interferes with treatment of basically every other mental illness, though it does not increase the risks of them!.
Second, addiction and abuse!. A lot of enthusiasts like to scream, "But pot isn't addictive!" While being completely misinformed as to the nature of addiction!. Medically, addiction involves consequences, harm from use, impaired control over use and craving for it!. You can visit the American Society of Addiction medicine for a full definition and explanation!. But this is quite a major concern!. At present, about 1/4 of the admissions to treatment programs are for marijuana abuse, and many, many people utterly screw up their lives with it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The D!.A!.R!.E program when I was in school wasn;t very good, and by that I mean they never really made a clear distinction between really serious and harmful drugs and really mild drugs like weed, they just told you that all drugs are bnad and could potentially kill you and make you hallucinate and go crazy and kill people, that;s what they told us!.They did not differentiate between hallucinogens and nonhallucinogens, they didn't let you know which ones were more harmful for your health, it was all basically a bad generalization about drugs that cannot reasonably be applicable to all drugs!. Inhaling any type of smoke is bad for your lungs though, but that's about it!. I think that people who haven't tried various drugs cannot tell the difference between weed and heroin, they just don't know, some people will ask what crazy **** you saw when you smoked pot!! Like you would see anything at all!! It's ridiculous, there is no level of accurate drug education in this country, and that's why some people think weed is so bad, because they just don't know the difference, and you know, all these older folks grew up in the "reefer madness" days when people thought that weed made black men rape and kill white women, what a racist joke!. So yeah, just ignorance of the drug topic in general causes this, no one who has ever smoked pot would tell you it ruined thier life like someone who smoked meth or shot up heroin!. THat's probably a factWww@Answer-Health@Com
You said: "I just don't understand how a natural plant could be so dangerous"
I would remind you that oleander and hemlock are both "natural plants", but I don't advise smoking them!.
No, pot is not the great evil that many make it out to be!. Neither is it the panacea that others make it out to be!. It is a drug that has several effects, some of which may be desirable and some may not!. Habitual use produces apathy and can damage your lung tissue!. In fact, pot is WORSE for your lungs than cigarettes--the difference is that you smoke a lot less of it!. It can have some beneficial effects in some situations, especially chronic (no pun intended) pain or nausea due to chemotherapy!. Its uses in other areas are dubious!.
And if you just like getting high that's your business!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I would remind you that oleander and hemlock are both "natural plants", but I don't advise smoking them!.
No, pot is not the great evil that many make it out to be!. Neither is it the panacea that others make it out to be!. It is a drug that has several effects, some of which may be desirable and some may not!. Habitual use produces apathy and can damage your lung tissue!. In fact, pot is WORSE for your lungs than cigarettes--the difference is that you smoke a lot less of it!. It can have some beneficial effects in some situations, especially chronic (no pun intended) pain or nausea due to chemotherapy!. Its uses in other areas are dubious!.
And if you just like getting high that's your business!.Www@Answer-Health@Com