Weed Users
 

Oh no! It's reefer madness!

It's a long way to go till there is proof of this.

The higher risk of lip and throat cancer is probably more significant.

I'm concerned that the bullshit forces won't stop until they control any & all aspects of our lives.



and yet...



and...



There are folks getting govt $$$ to prove by any means possible something they've already concluded, despite any evidence to the contrary.

Clearly, some people subscribe to the philosophy in my sig below...the difference being that I express it with my usual dose of heavy sarcasm...

I tend to agree that it causes some people problems...and unfortunately for those some people they wont know until they try it

Rather like Al Gore's documentary "An Inconvenient Truth".

I tend to be skeptical of any studies done on marijuana. Not necessarily outright rejecting the conclusions, but skeptical.

There's that "gateway drug" reference again!

My belief..."People who've never tried it (and never will) shouldn't do studies on it. They know not of what they speak!"

Pot smoking is just another way to ahh ahh...oh shit,I forgot.

Thank you, Mr. Ashley Roachclip.

A Geneva study showed marijuana to be the least harmful psychotropic substance available, the results were supressed by the American press, controlled media indeed.

Mother's milk is a gateway drug, every heroin addict started with it.

I hate to disagree, but anyone who thinks that inhaling the fumes of ANY burning substance, be it animal, vegetable or mineral can be anything but unhealthy is already in need of psychiatric help.

Who cares whether it's 'worse than alcohol' 'better than tobacco' 'the least harmful psychotropic substance' it still ISN'T healthy, so why the hell would you do it voluntarily?

If your life is that devoid of meaning or so full of pain that you need to use psychotropic drugs, spend the money you'd use buying them on some counselling.


And no, I'm not someone who gets drunk either.

drugs have been around for millennia. in fact, some anthropologists think that beer, because it is easily preserved and actually has many nutritious qualities, is what could have actually driven ancient people to begin cultivating grain and therefore becoming a society that puts down roots in one place long enough to warrant law, co-habitation, monogamy and civilized behavior, as opposed to roaming, warring hunter gatherers.

lou, i usually smoke weed and drink. i know it's unhealthy, but i don't particularly care. lots of things are unhealthy. i love fried chicken, but i'm not gonna stop enjoying it because it's bad for me. and my life is not full of pain or, most especially, devoid of meaning. i am a happy, well adjusted person who does not need counseling, who takes an active interest in my community and the lives of the people i love, and generally gets a kick out of my life and the people who touch it.

Sometimes we do things because they're fun. Not everything is an escape.

except Pixies :D

I know I can't escape from Pixies. :p

Basically, the upshot of these studies (as I understand it) was that some who may be subject to psychotic episodes might have their condition aggravated by smoking pot...well, duh...marijauna intensifies whatever feelings may be rolling around in one's head, but it doesn't create anything that's not already there...so why can't we just settle for adding that to the warning label like we do with so many other drugs with much more potentially harmful side effects? The reason weed is still illegal, & the reason so many pseudo-scientists keep trying to find reasons to keep it that way, is because Big Pharma can't patent it & control the market so to make big bucks off it...

...or am I just being paranoid again? Don't care, I believe a little paranoia pays off these days...

More bad news ...
 

New Zealand researchers report that smoking a joint could damage the lungs as much as smoking five tobacco cigarettes.