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

[daZenfmeister]

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_Service.../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 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.

Memory and learning
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.

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.

No shit, its supposed to do most of that shit to you when you're on it! Its a drug. But the point is that it has VERY FEW long term effects, all those studies are biased by the fact they they only show what happens when doing it, or shortly after doing it. Besides the lung damage 99% of the effects are gone after just 47 days (in rheuses monkeys (spelling was prolly all fucked up)) But yeah i forgot what i was talking about cause im stoned and i m not going to re-read all that shit i just typed, so im gonna go now.

Id also just like to say that i think i type a whole lot better and faster when im stoned, i guess it just goes to show you weed helps with everything!

daZenfmeister Reviewed by daZenfmeister on 09-07-2005. 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