I need help fast! Is marijuana a drug or an herb?

[DjSkizzle]

Okay, look i'm aruging with my mother she keeps on insisting that marijuana is a drug, and that its bad for you, and she doesn't believe that it could help her bipolar/manic depression, so could someone gather some information, and stuff and type it in here, so i can convince her!

DjSkizzle Reviewed by DjSkizzle on 12-13-2004. I need help fast! Is marijuana a drug or an herb? Okay, look i'm aruging with my mother she keeps on insisting that marijuana is a drug, and that its bad for you, and she doesn't believe that it could help her bipolar/manic depression, so could someone gather some information, and stuff and type it in here, so i can convince her! Rating: 5

[Euphoric]

Long-term use of psych meds themselves carries a host of side effects, which have been poorly evaluated in long-term studies â?? kidney and liver damage chief among them, along with nausea, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, sleep interference, and hair loss. And they talk about the side effects of marijuana? By comparison, pot's side effects are almost minimal.

[Euphoric]

heres a thread from marijuana.com youll find vry useful

http://www.marijuana.com/420/archive...p/t-28284.html

[GHoSToKeR]

its a drug - a drug is something which alters your state of mind, or something.. but just because its a drug, doesnt mean its bad.. alcohol, chocolate, coffee, cigarettes, etc are all drugs

but yes, marijuana is known to help with bipolar disorders, depression, stress, etc

[larry]

MJ is an intoxicator like alcohol
its different than something like nicotine in tobacco

[Icey]

Marijuana is considered a hallucinogen by the US drug laws
Alcohol is considered a disassociative
Cocaine, nicotene and caffiene are considered amphetamines.

They're all drugs. The anti-depressants you get from your doctor are also drugs. All drugs have side-effects which differ from person to person. What cures one person may not cure another.
Marijuana has shown many medical uses in easing the pain of glaucoma and many other chronic diseases. It's also shown to help a lot in reducing anxiety, but whether its truly shown to help with bi-polar disorder is up to your own research. It may make a bi-polar person feel more relaxed, but I dont know that it helps in balancing the off-set chemicals in your brain that are affected by bi-polar disorder.

-Icey-

[sToNeDpEnGuIn420]

i thought cocaine was a narcotic?

[Buck268]

It is

[Cas420]

marijuana is a psychoactive

[sToNeDpEnGuIn420]

o alright cuz icey said it was a amphemite thing but i thought that was like meth and shit, just trying to get shit straight sorry