is marijuana bad?

[yessum]

yea, so i was told by someone to read a thread, so i did, and at one point that same person was like, start a thread about marijuana being good or bed so i did, lol.


and here it is!

ill start it off. plants that contain thc should be legal.

oh yea, allman brothers rock.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Topic Question: Is marijuana bad?

Yes.

[yessum]

NO! it isnt bad!

[yessum]

heres a wonderful link with beautiful studies and reports.

http://www.norml.org.nz/Marijuana/Driving.htm

and here one report for anybody thats too lazy...or high, to click the link lol

The largest study ever done linking road accidents with drugs and alcohol has found drivers with cannabis in their blood were no more at risk than those who were drug-free. In fact, the findings by a pharmacology team from the University of Adelaide and Transport SA showed drivers who had smoked marijuana were marginally less likely to have an accident than those who were drug-free.

A study spokesman, Dr Jason White, said the difference was not great enough to be statistically significant but could be explained by anecdotal evidence that marijuana smokers were more cautious and drove more slowly because of altered time perception. The study of 2,500 accidents, which matched the blood alcohol levels of injured drivers with details from police reports, found drug-free drivers caused the accidents in 53.5 per cent of cases.

Injured drivers with a blood-alcohol concentration of more than 0.05 per cent were culpable in nearly 90 per cent of accidents they were involved in. Drivers with cannabis in their blood were less likely to cause an accident, with a culpability rate of 50.6 per cent. The study has policy implications for those who argue drug detection should be a new focus for road safety. Dr White said the study showed the importance of concentrating efforts on alcohol rather than other drugs.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

I took the question as asking for an opinion. I gave my experienced opinion on the matter. I am not an expert and am only privy to personal anectdotal evidence, supplied by those people and situations of which I am personally knowledgeable.

I am a former pot-smoker, and it has been my observation AND experience, that smoking marijuana leads to ingestion of harder substances. It certainly was the case in my situation, and I would say 95% of those I am familiar with. After marijuana (which I continued through the others), I became involved with quaaludes and cocaine, in addition to alcohol.

Smoking is bad enough, smoking marijuana is even worse on the lungs AND brain cells.

So, it is my personal opinion, the answer to the question posed, is yes.

[yessum]

lol, alrighty, i guess i posed it more as a question, not as a hey lets rip each others throats out. but ne who...i guess if someone wants to argue that'd be ill.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

lol, alrighty, i guess i posed it more as a question, . . .

And as such, I answered.

not as a hey lets rip each others throats out.

Please point out to me where I attempted to "rip [ your ] throat out." I was merely expressing an opinion.


but ne who...i guess if someone wants to argue that'd be ill.

Not arguing. Again, merely expressing my opinion from my point of view based on my experience and knowledge.

[CzechPrince]

Topic Question:

Yes.

To you :smirky:

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

To you :smirky:

Okay.

In my opinion, yes, marijuana is bad. Better? :grin:

[UnkHiram]

Is Pot Bad? Without a doubt it is bad. I could spend the rest of this month listing the names of all the people whose lives have been ruined by this "recreational drug". I am a child of the 60's -- I can remember the free love smoke dope movement and its proponents that have done everything possible to minimize the adverse facts about Pot. I think the best anti-drug commercial I ever saw was the one where the kid yells down the stairs to his Mom, that he was fine but he didnt get the job. Then he turns to his friend and says Mom is always hasseling me about smoking dope but it hasnt changed me. I am exactly like I was 10 years ago when I started smoking it. Yup, Exactly the same, Unemployed living at home, breaking the law and a drain on society. Think about it.

[Val Kyrie]

I don't think marijuana is all that bad. Like whisky wine and beer, it depends on the user. I would love to see it legalized with strict regulations. Sadly, I can't vote for the people who would push this agenda. Legalized pot is way down on my list, in fact it's not a priority at all.

The Holy Spirit lifted me out of the nasty life-style I was living in 1973. The marijuana went by-by, because I refused to live and raise my kids in an "outlaw" environment.

I feel sorry for people who can't control themselves, who have physical or emotional problems. I'm like that when it comes to fried chicken, vanilla ice cream, etc. But should I not be free to drink a glass of wine because some other person is a miserable drunk?

Really, I can see it both ways, but I choose to not be an outlaw.

[dajoga]

yea, so i was told by someone to read a thread, so i did, and at one point that same person was like, start a thread about marijuana being good or bed so i did, lol.


and here it is!

ill start it off. plants that contain thc should be legal.

oh yea, allman brothers rock.

So you'd have no problem flying in a plane with the pilot and c-p smoking a little pot on the trip?

[ShockV1.89]

My gf and I smoke pot on a semi-regular basis (once a week or so, sometimes more). She's been smoking for a long time, and is a manager at a bank (moved up through the chain very quickly). I just graduated (in May) with a bachelors degree in history, and I've been accepted to a grad school where I will pursue my MS in Secondary Education. I've also been working with children for the past three years.

My smoking pot has not inhibited my abilities in the least. It has never gotten in the way of my education. I treat it much as I treat alcohol. Don't drive with it in your system, and don't do it if you've got something more important to do (a paper, sleep, etc).

I have also never been tempted to try anything harder, and I have had the opportunity. I just returned from a vacation in Jamaica, and was offered cocaine at least four times. Had no interest at all.

I also have many friends who smoke.

Of course, these are all my personal experiences with it. But as far as I can tell, as long as one treats it with the same respect that one might treat alcohol, it's perfectly safe.

[nene]

I don't think marijuana is good. I think alcohol is worse than marijuana. The contradiction here is that I believe marijuana should remain illegal.

[Aethariel]

I certainly don't think there is any credible evidence that marijuana is worse for you, medically speaking, then alcohol, which is legal and readily available. However, I would speculate that marijuana use *often* tends to act as a gateway drug because, since it is an illegal and non-regulated substance, tends to become associated with a much rougher crowd. There is no reason to think that the drug itself lends to abuse of more dangerous substances-- in my mind, the legalisation and regulation of marijuana would significantly decrease the dangers of 'gating' to harder substances and take the power away from dangerous cartels.

[ShockV1.89]

I certainly don't think there is any credible evidence that marijuana is worse for you, medically speaking, then alcohol, which is legal and readily available. However, I would speculate that marijuana use *often* tends to act as a gateway drug because, since it is an illegal and non-regulated substance, tends to become associated with a much rougher crowd. There is no reason to think that the drug itself lends to abuse of more dangerous substances-- in my mind, the legalisation and regulation of marijuana would significantly decrease the dangers of 'gating' to harder substances and take the power away from dangerous cartels.

Excellent! I never thought of it that way! :claps: :thumb: Yet another reason to legalize.

[JimRaynor]

Yes it is bad

[Tumblehome]

Marijuana will not be legalized any time soon in the USA. The stigma is just too strong. It is known as a bad drug, a reputation it has not really earned except for by being illegal. It is not more harmful than alcohol and a lot less harmfull than tobacco.

But it won't be legalized. There are too many industries that have a stake in it remaining illegal. Tobacco industry, Medicine Industry, Textile Industry all have a stake in fighting against hemp - which really is a wonder fibre and THC which is a pretty decent drug.

I would like to see marijuana legalized, regulated, taxed, and sold at pharmacies instead of alleyways, but it won't happen any time soon. At least not in the USA. Here in Canada we're a little further along on this issue (we're more liberal as a whole so its not suprising) but I don't think it'll become completely legal even here.

[MSGT]

I would just like to say whoever banned that total waste of oxygen. THANK YOU
His parents probably threw him away along time ago and in this case I can't say I blame them.

[Bluemoon_Rising]

NO! it isnt bad!

Is so.

[Tumblehome]

Is not. Neener neener. Is not infinity no crossed fingers!

[Calliope]

I wouldn't use it myself, but I do support it being legalized for medicinal purposes....besides, it's a person's own choice if they want to wreck their brain. *shrug*

[star2589]

I certainly don't think there is any credible evidence that marijuana is worse for you, medically speaking, then alcohol, which is legal and readily available. However, I would speculate that marijuana use *often* tends to act as a gateway drug because, since it is an illegal and non-regulated substance, tends to become associated with a much rougher crowd. There is no reason to think that the drug itself lends to abuse of more dangerous substances-- in my mind, the legalisation and regulation of marijuana would significantly decrease the dangers of 'gating' to harder substances and take the power away from dangerous cartels.

agreed.

[Thunderclasp]

Is marijuana bad? After seeing people high on it cry that they're scared and swim out to sea, I say it's bad. I don't see the point of it really... I'm perfectly happy without altering my brains functions.

Thunderclasp

[OurDubya]

Marijuana is bad....

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[BeerRun]

Alcohol is harder on the body than pot. Like anything, it's bad if you do it too much. How much is too much depends on the individual. There's not one documented case of someone overdosing on pot.

Ironically, Marijuana was criminalized not because it's bad for you, but because congress of the 1930s thought it would stem the tide of immigration from Mexico. Did it work?

[Charity]

Is marijuana bad?
Yes it is, look what it did to a whole generation of 60's hippies, now they are democrats. :-)