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

[WalkaWalka]

so ya the day of ITBS (Iowa Test of Basic Skills) I came to school burping smoke and scored above 90% in all grades except math which was 81%
what these percents mean is that i scored higher than that percent of the people who took the test. So this leaves me to believe i can do w/e i want and people who want me to not smoke majijuana
can eat shit and die..
im also high right now

[NoosaHeads]

The only reason I wouldnt want you smoking is so theres was more for me..

Nice job on the test scores btw...

[PQQKIEHEAD]

Hey room I, need help this is my first time here, so please bare w/me.
Im, graduating Med School I, need to pass a Saliva, Blood, Urine test I need to pass these tests with flying colors any suggestions.

[beachguy in thongs]

Your information source is bogus. Brown... pughaughhhhh!
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?
If you are under 18 you should be studing. Learn before you burn.

Okay, maybe I didn't mention those studies were done using joints and human test subjects.

If you want proof of that, you're gonna have to go find it because I haven't seen my notes in a long time, but maybe I'll find them just for you.

The 30's and the de-legalization of pot isn't even a subject that our current minds in legislation should ever see eye-to-eye with, yet they have no idea of the 'healing power of cannabis' and they ignore the fact that pot can, not only, ease and relax, but cure our society.
If the United States had a bake-off before Hurricane Katrina, and everyone smoked herb, clogging up our atmosphere with pot smoke, then the storm wouldn't have been able to come onshore and would've been deflected off back to Cuba, then they would all puff, deflect it off to Bermuda, and you know they don't give a shit, and the next thing you know the storm is only affecting the shipping lanes in the Atlantic Ocean. Sounds good, right?

[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]

The last two things that is, iany type of smoking causes lung damage its inherent

[Lulu]

http://boards.cannabis.com/showthrea...ghlight=lancet

I posted some links awhile back, haven't checked them so I don't know if they're still working, but there ya go anyway. Maybe think about investing in a vaporiser.

[ermitonto]

Fuck long term effects. I could die tomorrow.

[zarathustra]

very few scientific studies have actually been published that elucidate the long term effects of exclusive marijuana smoking on the lungs. Of what little legitimate research has been done, it has shown that it doesn't cause tar buildup (the assumed catalyst for tobacco related cancer), but makes the inside of your lungs lose their cilia (little hairs) and makes them more like your outer skin.

Other than that, neurological effects range from the non-detrimental (larger blood vessels in your brain) to the downright enjoyable (permanent relaxation caused by synchronized alpha brain waves in the frontal lobes).

You shouldn't trust any information about the effects of smoking on the internet, because, surprisingly often, they just state urban legends as fact (low sperm count=myth). If you have resources available, like a university or decent city library, you should research these things from sources that are proven to be non-biased and purely scientifically based.

[unmeg]

I didnt think it was possible to become less educated But u just proved me wrong.

try smoking for 15+ yrs..
It has effected my fitness in the surf Big time.
and coughing up Oysters every morning aint too nice.(especially in the line up).
But it still hasnt stopped me from smoking.
the truth is I'd be alot healthier if i didnt smoke But its My choice...

LMAO,shit Noosa I been smoken for 26 years(damn has it been that long)
There is a down side to every thing we do,do you drive a car?
walk down the streeet next to cars?
Life is a risk so enjoy it