is smoking pot bad for you?!

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OK pot is not bad for you. People on here should go do a little research. NO ONE has ever died from marijuana, NO ONE has ever gotten lung cancer from marijuana. Marijuana is used to treat many sickness. Whoever said its a "Gateway drug", so is milk considered a "gateway" to alcohol, because 95% of people who drink alcohol, have drank milk. You short term memory is only impaired when you are high. Marijuana doesn't kill brain cells either, it just impairs them, causing the high. But if you hold your hits for over 7seconds then you are killing brain cells, so don't do that its pointless because by 5-7secs most THC and cannaboids are absorbed, so no need to hold it in any longer. Trust me you won't get dumber, but don't criticize something if you haven't even tried it. Just try it, if yo don't like it, you don't have to do it, and you won't get addicted, to me its kind of like a favorite cake, its not something i HAVE to have, but i would like to have. Good luck and stay Above the Ignorance.

Experience, Knowledge, Research, and Chemistry.

It's not actually bad for your health. The effects are temporary and not permanent. For example, it won't actually make you lose your memory (this is only temporary, when you're high).

However, if you are predisposed to anxiety or mental disorders, it can make them a lot worse. Some people think they are dying when smoking pot. This, however, can also be avoided if you smoke in small doses, and is not very common.

My advice to you is if you try it, do not get too high. Do a little. And also, you said you really want to stay friends with them. Would they not be your friends if you hang out with them while they are high, if you are not?

bad
-Bad short time memory and lowered learning abilities.
-Difficulty thinking and problem solving.
-Poor performance, loss of coordination and risk of injury.
-Inability to drive safely or do complex tasks for up to 24 hours after use.
-Distorted senses of sight, hearing, touch, time, and depth.
-Reduced athletic ability.
Elevated heart rate.
-Anxiety, panic attacks.

the list goes on and on you can still be friends with them and chose not to do drugs

Don't smoke any! I'm in the same situation that you are, I'm in 10th grade and everyone is smoking pot and doing other stuff at my school, but they also have terrible grades and are getting in a lot of trouble with their parents and the principal. A kid just recently got suspended for 10 days for smoking on school grounds and there a lot more worse stories similar to that. Pot is known as a "gateway drug" which is the theory that by doing a "less" damaging drug it can lead to more harmful drugs and/or crime in the future. Also check out this website for information...
http://www.well.com/user/woa/fspot.htm
Hope this helps and stay strong

Wow, there's a lot of people here that are opposed...

Hon, I smoke every day. It's not bad for you, in fact, it's much more beneficial than cigarettes (which I smoke as well, but don't take that up, I will say that they are bad for you.)

Despite popular belief, pot smokers are not just lazy good for nothing people. I function perfectly well, I work every day, (In a franchise office) So, no. We're not all lazy. It's just a way to unwind for some people.

But the real thing is that it's YOUR choice. If you do end up smoking, cool, whatever...If not, I'm sure your friends aren't going to be jerks about it. And if they are jerks about it, then they're not your real friends. They should respect your choices no matter what.

I will say, if you do smoke, start slowly. Your brain cells have to build up a tolerance first. If they don't your body will react back. (I used to get sick if I smoked too much because I would get dizzy.)

But it's not all that bad. It's an herb. That's all it is. (The fact that it is used as an alternative MEDICINE in some states...pretty much proves that.)

Good luck!

Experience.

Sure it's bad for you, it's a vice.

So is eating too much ice cream. So is sitting on your butt watching tv all day. So is gambling, alcohol, cigarettes, unprotected sex and texting while driving.

You really shouldn't be doing any of these things, especially not at 15.

Which is entirely different from saying it should be illegal. It shouldn't be any more illegal than these other things are.

Smoking anything isn't good for your lungs in the long run. They call marijuana the "gateway drug," a fact which makes it more dangerous. Why start this now, when you're only fifteen? You have so much life ahead of you.

All the people I knew in high school who smoked pot had the strangest look in their eyes.. they were chill, too chill. It was almost an emptiness--the sparkle in their eyes faded. They lost their luster for life.

okay, weed is not bad for. however, please dont do it because your friends are! do it if you want to and dont get caught but it kind of sounds like youre not ready, if so just dont. if your worried about not being friends with these people, dont be. if you guys are real friends it wont tear you apart and if it does, oh well find new friends.

No, I do it about 5 times a week. EVERYONE does it honey.

ARE YOU SERIOUS? SURE SMOKE IT IF YOU'RE A FAN OF DYING.