Abovetheinfluence, they went this far?

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Originally Posted by SkatePopwar

thats retarted
haha

and actually i heard that jimi hendrix dipped some of his buds in liquid LSD..idk tho its not liek i heard it from a very reliable source

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yeah, i doubt that's true.

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Originally Posted by iwantFUEGO

Yeah

First they show like a highschool where everyone is just walking around with leeches on theyre bodies and they make it seem like its the new trend...

Then it says "would you be convinced?"

Then it shows a fat joint.

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Yeah, did you see that fucking joint.

PITIFUL. And they rolled it so fucking weird. Like, they fucking pinched it together at the end, then at the middle, then at the other end. It was sooo mis-shapen too, I laughed REALLY hard to be honest.

God, I wish I could find a clip of it for you to all laugh at...

I really don't understand how that is in comparison to drugs or something..leeches? WTF? It tells you facts about leeches on that page...

http://abovetheinfluence.com/the-ads/slom.htm#videos

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Studies show that the cocoons of a leech are capable of surviving the digestive system of a duck.

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lololol i wonder how much some research company spent to find that out.

yeah i didn't understand it either, they're grasping at straws now, trying to play on people's fears (ALOT of people are scared of leeches. on a side note i can't beleive steve-o put on on his eyeball...) maybe not everyone, but subconsciencly i think this commerical is just trying to get your brain to associate weed with leeches so people will be afraid of weed.... i've understood every single above the influence commerical yet (running from the dog, sticking your fist in your mouth are both stupid things, anti-drug people think drugs are a stupid thing to do, also has being impressionable and you'll listen to stupid things tied to it) and the pressure thing, where the girl was like all crushed up, and didn't wanna do anything, (lack of motovation and being pressured into doing it are two more concepts often tied to weed)

Even though they removed that link, you can still find the supporting statistics and studies out there widely.

In the papers, studies and news stories that I've read, marijuana smoke was indeed found to contain more tar and carcinogens than cigarette smoke. Yet it wasn't associated with an increased risk of lung cancer--or of head or neck cancer, either. The reason why not? The THC and cannabadiol (and other cannabinoids, most likely, too) have a remarkable cancer-suppressing ability that keeps the risk for those cancers at a much lower rate.

This all doesn't yet mean that smoking weed is good. It is still not great for people's lungs to smoke, and there are strong indications it's not beneficial, especially soon after smoking, for heart health or oxygen levels. But THC and the other cannabinoids have really promising powers that need to be further explored and exploited.

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In the papers, studies and news stories that I've read, marijuana smoke was indeed found to contain more tar and carcinogens than cigarette smoke.

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that statement is still widely misleading tho... in comparison people smoke way less joints in a day then cigarettes, well for the most part anyways, for me i smoke a pack a day, and i don't smoke 5 joints a day, so i'm getting less ammounts of tar and carcinogens from my weed smoking then my cigarettes... i'm sure this rings true for mostly everyone as well...

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Originally Posted by birdgirl73

Even though they removed that link, you can still find the supporting statistics and studies out there widely.

In the papers, studies and news stories that I've read, marijuana smoke was indeed found to contain more tar and carcinogens than cigarette smoke. Yet it wasn't associated with an increased risk of lung cancer--or of head or neck cancer, either. The reason why not? The THC and cannabadiol (and other cannabinoids, most likely, too) have a remarkable cancer-suppressing ability that keeps the risk for those cancers at a much lower rate.

This all doesn't yet mean that smoking weed is good. It is still not great for people's lungs to smoke, and there are strong indications it's not beneficial, especially soon after smoking, for heart health or oxygen levels. But THC and the other cannabinoids have really promising powers that need to be further explored and exploited.

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Which are continuing to be hidden and pushed away by the government. These powers are very much obvious to our government, and they can't stand not being able to have complete control over something...as you can see the mass encouragement to spend $500-800 a month for synthetic THC(marinol) they've patented and can easily replicate..yet THC is only one of at least 60 therapeutic compounds found in smoked cannabis..people like abovetheinfluence I have no respect for. Ignorance is something I cannot tolerate, and if anything exhibits an extreme amount of ignorance, it is our nation's marijuana policy..We need to inform the people!

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Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho

that statement is still widely misleading tho... in comparison people smoke way less joints in a day then cigarettes, well for the most part anyways, for me i smoke a pack a day, and i don't smoke 5 joints a day, so i'm getting less ammounts of tar and carcinogens from my weed smoking then my cigarettes... i'm sure this rings true for mostly everyone as well...

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And actually, studies have shown that in heavy marijuana smokers over 8 years exhibit no significant decline in respiritory function compared to that in non-smokers...:thumbsup: and not to mention that tar in tobacco is radioactive..:confused:

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Originally Posted by Markass

Which are continuing to be hidden and pushed away by the government. These powers are very much obvious to our government, and they can't stand not being able to have complete control over something...as you can see the mass encouragement to spend $500-800 a month for synthetic THC(marinol) they've patented and can easily replicate..yet THC is only one of at least 60 therapeutic compounds found in smoked cannabis..people like abovetheinfluence I have no respect for. Ignorance is something I cannot tolerate, and if anything exhibits an extreme amount of ignorance, it is our nation's marijuana policy..We need to inform the people!

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actually i hate to pick at bones here, but they're not ignorant, i'm sure they know exactly well what they're doing and are just purely lying... as opposed to just being ignorant and not knowing.... there's far too many credible studies out there for them to not know... if you ask me, they have just been coerced by the government to put this shit out. probably even sponsoring it as well.

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Originally Posted by Markass

And actually, studies have shown that in heavy marijuana smokers over 8 years exhibit no significant decline in respiritory function compared to that in non-smokers...:thumbsup: and not to mention that tar in tobacco is radioactive..:confused:

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??? i'm confused... i was just saying in comparison most people take in alot more "bad shit" then marijuana smokers. and peole who smoke both are getting more from cigarettes in a day than marijuana.