Again, ermitonto, I agree with you!

The only negative effects from Cannabis are from the act of SMOKING Cannabis, not the drug itself. All the claims of it causing psychosis etc are unsubstantiated.

There are, however, many positive mental effects, such as euphoria, relaxation, etc.. I myself disagree with taking prescribed drugs to treat a mental illness/problem, as I believe you should deal with the problem yourself; face-to-face, so to speak. But, I am not claiming that Cannabis should be used to make you happy if you are sad, make your calm if you are angry, make you stop feeling depressed. I do feel, however, that for the majority of people, who are not depressed and have no adverse mental conditions, that Cannabis can enhance your feelings, and have many mental benifits. People who are naturally disposed to being stressed out (not people who are stressed because of a situation or some such thing, these kinds of people should solve the issue themselves first) can use Cannabis as a way of clarifying their mind and putting their life into perspective, as I have done.

"Also, what positive physical effects are there from smoking? I sure as hell don't know any."

Cannabis is known to have many positive phsycial effects, hence Medical Marijuana. It can provide pain relief for all sorts of people, including cancer sufferers, and relief for people with glaucoma, etc..

When I was referring to physical effects, however, I was reffering to the power of mind over body. It is a known fact that depressed and/or stressed people are more prone to illness. It is also a known fact that happier, more relaxed people tend to be healthier. This is because your mind has healing power of its own. If you treat your mind right, it will treat you right. Hence, I believe that the mental benifits of Cannabis can equate to physical benifits.
GHoSToKeR Reviewed by GHoSToKeR on . A Critical Standpoint on Smoking Marijuana After reading these forums for around a month, and attempting to comprehend certain statements that have been made about smoking marijuana, Iā??ve decided to write a few of my thoughts about this ever so interesting plant. Let me first say that in no way am I against people smoking it, and I hope you can try to listen what Iā??m attempting to get across with an open mind. Hopefully it will make for good discussion, as I am trying to understand why certain people think they way they do about Rating: 5