Need some Help from you all

[BananaLanderS]

Ok all, last night I went to see my parents, and I guess I smelled like MJ.(Im 20 BTW) So they questioned me about it and I said "yes, I do use marijuana and I dont believe its wrong, and I am not sorry for doing so." Well my mother is a very closed minded judgmental person. And im not saying that to be mean, its the truth. I swear I couldnt get a word in about the drug, anything I started to say was soon interupted with "It's a gateway drug, it will make you do more drugs..." I tried explaining the benefits of the drug and she just shook her head and walked away. I told her that this was understandable behavior from her, as most of Americans are misinformed about cannabis. She says its just the drug talking and that im addicted and she is going to get me "medical help."She says she is right though because she grew up in the 60's, but never smoked. I still cant understand why that makes her right:confused:. But anyways I wake up this morning and check my email and she sends me this information about how cannabis is a terrible thing and destroys lives. The information was absolutely ridiculous. I wanted to ask you all for information regarding the benefits and myths of marijuana use. I have already found some information to show her, but the more the better. So if you have any links please post them in this thread. Thanks all:thumbsup:

[Storm Crow]

OK, Mom grew up in the 60s (so did I) and she bought the DEA line. She's getting older and the old age illnesses are creeping in. Run a search on cannabis abstract and anything she has wrong (diabetes, fear of alzheimer's, arthritis, etc. Turnabout is fair play! Send her some of these! She is going to bring up the old "it messes with your hormones" line. Here is one to counter it-- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=retrieve7db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=1935564&query_hl=1
It will mess with your IQ- http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/abstract/166/7/887
Your memory will still work- http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/3/3/664.htm
Pot reverses brain damage in alcoholics! http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/314/2/780
There is SO much on cannabis fighting cancer, I'm not going to list all that I have on it- just run a search and make sure your printer has a lot of ink!
Osteoporosis (brittle bones, the bane of us older ladies- my bone density actually went UP from my previous visit! I'm 59 and a mmj user) http://www.israelnationalnews.com/print.php3?what=news&id96146 and also http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/01/060104232013.htm
Alzheimer's is another area that has a lot of stuff- http://mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n307/a10.html
I could be at this all day, dear, I have over 200 pages on cannabis and it's medical uses! Go to marijuana.researchtoday.com or if you want the HEAVY science, go see ccicnewsletter.net . Don't forget to hit the archives- lots of good research! Harmreductionjournal.com and NORML's Cannabis and the Brain has good stuff, too. I doubt if you will convince her, but good luck!- Granny Storm Crow

[TheSmokingMonkey]

I have a great book called "A Primer of Drug Action", which is a textbook I used for my Psychopharmacology class in college. It is excellent and I think that, if your mom is smart and can understand the language, it might clarify the pharmaceutical facts versus the layperson myths about cannabis.

It also discusses the facts about other drugs.

It lists only the facts, not as pros and cons, but as medical facts, so the reader can make his or her own value judgment based on the facts presented.

I think it is very good but it might be a tough read if you don't have a college-level science education.

http://www.amazon.com/Primer-Drug-Action-Non-Technical-Psychoactive/dp/080507158X

[BananaLanderS]

Thank you both very much for the material. I will definately make sure my mom reads it ALL.