Quote Originally Posted by GreenGaucho
It seems to me that many users try to legitimize their problems with smoking by spewing out irrational lies. One great example is this particular quote from a recent thread. ??Hell no I wont admit cannabis is a bad thing. They still have yet to prove it causes any life threatening damage to the lungs.?
That's not really an irrational lie. Fact is, there really is no proof that it causes any life threatening damage to the lungs. Sure, it may not be the best thing for the lungs but there's not any case in the history of mankind of it killing anyone.

Truth is, you can't really say anything is completely harmless. Anything you put into your body has the potential to hurt you. Even a benign-looking glass of water could cause serious problems if say your epiglottis sends it into your lungs rather than your stomach by mistake (it happens), and you can even die of water intoxication if you drink too much.

Thus it is up to the individual to take an assessment of the risks of their own actions. My own assessment of the risks associated with cannabis has concluded that the advantages (relaxation, social benefits, and feeling so damn good) far outweigh whatever potential health problems there might be (none so far except sometimes I'll hack up a brown loogie). The way I look at it is that I only have a few decades of consciousness to enjoy on this planet, and cannabis helps me enjoy it a lot more and it doesn't look like it'll take any years off of my time.

I smoke every day, upwards of a quarter ounce a week, and I don't see any reason to cut back. With weed, money truly can buy happiness, so why not?