how do you defend weed when it comes to long term effects??????

[MRB041]

Yes pot inpairs ur ability to learn......when your high

if doesnt fuck with shit you already know

i have been gradually smoking pot more and more since i started high school, and now im at the point that i smoke everyday like its nothing. I got a 3.7gpa last year, and i passed my AP class which means i get college credit for it. Dont tell me pot makes you stupid

MRB041 Reviewed by MRB041 on 08-15-2005. how do you defend weed when it comes to long term effects?????? i pasted some info below of facts from a site... how the hell can i defend weed when this shits thrown at me?? http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/atod/marijuana.htm Are there long-term consequences to smoking marijuana? Respiratory problems Someone who smokes marijuana regularly can have many of the same respiratory problems as cigarette smokers. Persistent coughing, symptoms of bronchitis and more frequent chest colds are possible symptoms. There Rating: 5

[DarkFire]

hmmm well then i guess long term effects of weed usage differs from person to person..... but of course that means nothing to a parent, and i cant blame my dad. it just kills me inside that he caught me again.... because my dad being raised strict and in india makes him feel more like a failure than he already does. WHY DOES HE HAVE TO PUT UP WITH ME??? hopefully.... he will forget these days.... but i can only fear the reality that i could get caught by the police, which is the 2nd out of 2 reasons he doesnt want me doing it.... it would literally KILL him.

[mellow mood]

i dont care bout long terms effects. are u aware of the long term effects of cellular? computer? mcdonalds? eating too fast? not enough exercise? not enough calcium? microwave? music too loud in cd player?

there are so many fuckin long term effects.

u have 2 solutions:

-u almost dont live and decide to do all what is "good for you"

or

-u decide to do what u want coz this will make happy and coz u like it, even if u may end up with a damn cancer at 80 years old.

choice is yours

[lizka4200]

did anyone know that we have THC receptors that we are born with in our brains....now why would "god" make us humans with those receptors if the only way to get them working is by putting THC in your system...why would "god" grow weed for us to smoke with thc receptors in our brains that cause creativivty..but not want us to smoke the fucking plant? the only thing that has thc in it is weed..so he obbiusly wanted it smoked by us..

[somebody someone]

YOUR all talking about your personal experiance, that what it boils down to. i failed school because of smoking weed, it effected me badly in the long run. TRUE. just because it didnt do this to you, doesnt mean it cant happen to others, and dont just say thats an excuse, because i would have failed from the start in this case.

AND to Lizka, some people dont get high the first few times they smoke, because the recepters need time to develope. they arent natural for everyone. and its not a particular "THC receptor" its not like our minds our programmed to get high. its just the way that it triggers a certain way the brain is made.

[beachguy in thongs]

^^^ Thanks for putting me with Italian Scientists ^^^

Smoking pot extends cell-longetivity, a fact uncovered by Italian Researchers.

[ArtRollins]

Your information source is bogus. Brown... pughaughhhhh!

Come on buddy, that is the home of the cross on the skull and cross bones. These guys want you with their program.

Fuck those idiots, dont you get it? 4000 years and nothing bad. Look that report is full of flags. Know what a flag is? "maybe" "could lead" "may be shown" all full of shit words to tell you they have no evidence. Look at where the information comes from. A university funded study, who funded? US government money. What will the finding be? If it wants to be published I mean? Start looking for a real fact. Cannabis can kill when 3 joints are drilled into a monkey brain with a fork. That is a fact. Not, studies have found that more monkeys like pot and have more dreams than monkeys that dont have as much pot. Did you know that there are no studies funded that use real pot? Find one license issued by the DEA. What are they using for these studies? Parents report cards?

The problem you have is you THINK you have to answer to it. You dont. Think about this:
The only evidence presented to the Congress in the 30's to show medical damage that cannabis causes was that a synthetic that was injected into the brain of the monkey killed it. Well, that is enough for me, how about you?

Well, since synthetic cannabis was not found until the 80s one would wonder what they injected that monkey with (he wasnt always an evil monkey you know). and further wonder how anything could live after a nice brain injection.

How can one, or even should one answer to lies and innuendo. May cause is bullshit. Maybe it wont. Fuck you. Maybe my hand will get hairs from visiting the bathroom too long too?

Another great bubbler is recent UK press how demented jazz musicians are more easily addicted to cannabis. At least now my jazz friends know why they are demented. They thought it was natural. It is just amazing the crap. Tell your parents to post something to me at Cannabis Farmer, I will take anything apart for you or them.

Bastards try to bully people into giving up freedoms.

If you are under 18 you should be studing. Learn before you burn.

[ArtRollins]

YOUR all talking about your personal experiance, that what it boils down to. i failed school because of smoking weed, it effected me badly in the long run. TRUE. just because it didnt do this to you, doesnt mean it cant happen to others, and dont just say thats an excuse, because i would have failed from the start in this case.

AND to Lizka, some people dont get high the first few times they smoke, because the recepters need time to develope. they arent natural for everyone. and its not a particular "THC receptor" its not like our minds our programmed to get high. its just the way that it triggers a certain way the brain is made.

You have problems bud. You are talking about your own failures. I look at my bud, I ask it. Did you fail? It does not answer. How can a thing MAKE a human fail. You did it dude. Take the fall.

Others can differ. But you took the easy way out. You had a choice. So screw off with the prostylizing.

And what dupe shit are you passing here bucko with the THC Receptor. You obviously are some propaganda failure. Go back to your boss and tell him you did not get the program. Those NATURAL receptors are waiting for the herb, they need nothing to "develop" other than some sperm and an egg. What a dork.

[IrkenInvader]

I smoke weed about once a week during the school year (much more often during the summer) and I'm one of the top students in my class (this is a private school too). I have a 4.0 while taking all honors/AP classes. In fact, by the time I graduate, I'll have taken nine AP tests, four of which I have already passed (top score on two.) I say this not in a bragging way but to show that people who smoke weed can do very well for themselves. A lot of kids from my school smoke occasionally (it's more of a drinking school, really), yet that doesn't stop us from being one of the top private schools in the country.

It's all about balancing work and fun. I've been smoking nearly every day this summer because I want to let loose before entering another highly challenging schoolyear. Weed really motivates me, both in the short term (I work really hard during the week so that I can reward myself on the weekend) and in the long run (I want to go to Princeton and make a shitload of money so I can buy all the weed I want). You might find that it's really not that hard to keep a mild habit instead of a serious one if you have something occupying the majority of your time (in my case, homework and extracurricular stuff). This way, I can accomplish what I set my sights on, have a pretty low tolerance, and retain sort of a balanced lifestyle all while still enjoying weed.

Oh and if you get really good grades you can work wonders against anti-drug bitches, because you have concrete proof that a pothead is smarter and more successful than they are. You can both fight against stereotypes and avoid suspicion (no one expects an overachiever to be a stoner)

[Nullific]

Someone who smokes marijuana regularly can have many of the same respiratory problems as cigarette smokers. Persistent coughing, symptoms of bronchitis and more frequent chest colds are possible symptoms.

Marijuana smokers are not at risk of developing emphysema because marijuana smoke does not affect the small airways in the lungs as tobacco smoke does. Marijuana smokers do have a slightly higher risk for developing treatable lung infections. (I believe 16% greater.)

There are over 400 chemicals that have been found in marijuana smoke. Benzyprene, a known human carcinogen, is present in marijuana smoke. Regardless of the THC content, the amount of tar inhaled by marijuana smokers and the level of carbon monoxide are 3 to 5 times higher than in cigarette smoke. This is most likely due to inhaling marijuana more deeply, holding the smoke in the lungs and because marijuana smoke is unfiltered.

Coffee contains over 800 chemicals, including several carcinogens. There is no medical literature linking marijuana and cancer. Evidence suggests that lung cancer in smokers of tobacco may actually be the result of radioactive elements present in the smoke such as Polonium 210 and lead 210. Marijuana smoke is not radioactive. Filtration is not the issue, smokers of 'light/low tar' cigarettes are at the same risk of developing cancer because the filter does little to prevent the smoker from inhaling the polonium 210. Also note that marijuana smokers in general inhale much less volume of smoke compared to tobacco smokers.

Recent research shows that regular marijuana use compromises the ability to learn and to remember information by impairing the ability to focus, sustain, and shift attention. One study also found that long-term use reduces the ability to organize and integrate complex information.

No shit?

In addition, marijuana impairs short-term memory and decreases motivation to accomplish tasks, even after the high is over. In one study, even small doses impaired the ability to recall words from a list seen 20 minutes earlier.

I was never worried about pot fucking with my 'ability to learn'. My state issues a standardized test to all students bi-yearly until sophmore year as a requirement for graduation, my scores all hit the 'advanced' areas. PSAT/SAT scores also decent as far as I am concerned. Critical Reading scores better than 50% of the students the test was administered to, if you can read critically you can 'learn' just fine. I would like to see just how much marijauna 'impaired' these people and what the control factors were.