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Hey well as some of you guys know, i got a poss. of drug paraphernelia charge and i'm about to have to break the news to my parents.....anyways before i tell them i was gonna educate myself on how much worse alcohol and tobacco are than cannabis and i was wonderin if i could get some links that argues the pros of cannabis to the downside of using tobacco and alcohol?
Thanks :rasta:
Well Cannabis is nontoxic, while both alcohol and nicotine are very dangerous toxins. Cannabis isn't linked to cancer, while alcohol and especially tobacco are. Do some online research, you'll find a lot of info, and there should be some on this site as well, see the links on the home page.
Yes, I'm sure you're quite capable of doing the research on your own. However, here are some talking points you might wish to bring up:
-Get some information about CB1 and CB2 receptors in the brain and compare pharmacological processes behind cannabis and alcohol. Alcohol functions much differently, and far more dangerously.
-Look up the addictive properties of cannabis, tobacco, and alcohol. Tobacco should be obvious - yet to your parents, similar facts about cannabis might not be so clear. Alcohol as well. It's addictive poperties operate in a way very similar to those of heroin.
-Perhaps most obvious, just look up general death as a reult of overdose statistics. Alcohol is 20,000 annually, with another 100,000 if you include traffic accidents and long-term effects. Tobacco is somewhere in the 400,000s (all due to long term use). Cannabis is currently at 0 in terms of overdose. However, while long term effects are mostly unknown, it is suspected to be mostly harmless. Show them studies which show no link between cannabis and lung cancer. I know there are also a few out there about how cannabis can help PREVENT the growth of tumors as well as heart disease.
Also, be able to provide sources to your parents. This should score major points with any reasonable adult. You have researched your drug of choice, know how to use it safely, and know the effects it will have on you. Unfortunately, when it comes to drugs, parents tend to lose their sense of reasonableness.
Good luck.
And you can develop the disease known as alcoholism if you drink for a prolonged period of time...
I'd recommend www.norml.org for good information about recent marijuana studies, etc..
I got busted for parephenlia last year..the bastard arrested me after he found my pipe and papers, then my mom came and picked me up..six months probation, 25 hours community service, $5 a month court costs, random drug tests, 9pm kerfew. It sucked, but it definately taught me to keep my ass at home when I'm smoking :)