In an April News Release, these are the myths of the "myths" that we have to resolve

[beachguy in thongs]

Well, you're gonna have to get two police officers (one special agent) 600 miles apart, and a campus security-officer 200 Miles north of the northernmost police officer.

beachguy in thongs Reviewed by beachguy in thongs on 11-27-2005. In an April News Release, these are the myths of the "myths" that we have to resolve April 26, 2005 The following appeared in the March issue of Police Chief Magazine, an official publication of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Marijuana: The Myths Are Killing Us By Karen P. Tandy, Administrator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington, D.C., and Chair, IACP Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Committee APR 26--When 14-year-old Irma Perez of Belmont, California, took a single ecstasy pill one evening last April, she had no idea she would become one Rating: 5

[Ganj]

The fact remains that if marijuana is illegal then so should alcohol. I don't think marijuana should be legalised, there are too many stupid people that would screw it up for everyone else.

Well I see it happening, nonetheless, history tends to repeat itself.

[BizzleLuvin]

The fact remains that if marijuana is illegal then so should alcohol. I don't think marijuana should be legalised, there are too many stupid people that would screw it up for everyone else.

I AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! huzzah. while it would be great to smoke freely without care, theres always too much of a good thing and always somone out there to screw it up. besides, i enjoy being part of the underground 'illegal' society that pot culture has created, being part of the enlightened few. i wouldn't have as much fun smoking if everyone else did it.

but thats not the point. the point its, we need to realize that pot is neither miracle nor poison. EVERYTHING has a downside. take tylenol for example-its a godsend for pain relief but too much can damage your liver, pot has its good sides and its bad sides. personally i think its more good than bad, but i like to keep in mind that its no miracle cure or harmless herb. to everything good there is evil. while i found this article disheartening and a little shady, i cant say that i think its all bulshit.

[4100hustla]

33 Smoking a marijuana cigarette deposits about three to five times more tar into the lungs than one filtered tobacco cigarette.34 Consequently, regular marijuana smokers suffer from many of the same health problems as tobacco smokers, such as chronic coughing and wheezing, chest colds, and chronic bronchitis.35 In fact, studies show that smoking three to four joints per day causes at least as much harm to the respiratory system as smoking a full pack of cigarettes every day..
Damn...... I gotta rethink sum stuff! Is it really that bad compared to smoking?

[beachguy in thongs]

33 Smoking a marijuana cigarette deposits about three to five times more tar into the lungs than one filtered tobacco cigarette.34 Consequently, regular marijuana smokers suffer from many of the same health problems as tobacco smokers, such as chronic coughing and wheezing, chest colds, and chronic bronchitis.35 In fact, studies show that smoking three to four joints per day causes at least as much harm to the respiratory system as smoking a full pack of cigarettes every day..
Damn...... I gotta rethink sum stuff! Is it really that bad compared to smoking?

This finding was based solely on the
tar content of cannabis leaves compared to that of tobacco, and
did not take radioactivity into consideration. (Cannabis tars do
not contain radioactive materials.) In addition, it was not
considered that:
1) Most marijuana smokers smoke the bud, not the leaf, of
the plant. The bud contains only 33% as much tar as tobacco.
2) Marijuana smokers do not smoke anywhere near as much as
tobacco smokers, due to the psychoactive effects of cannabis.
3) Not one case of lung cancer has ever been successfully
linked to marijuana use.
4) Cannabis, unlike tobacco, does not cause any narrowing of
the small air passageways in the lungs.

In fact, marijuana has been shown to be an expectorant and
actually dilates the air channels it comes in contact with. This
is why many asthma sufferers look to marijuana to provide relief.
Doctors have postulated that marijuana may, in this respect, be
more effective than all of the prescription drugs on the market.
Studies even show that due to marijuana's ability to clear
the lungs of smog, pollutants, and cigarette smoke, it may
actually reduce your risk of emphysema, bronchitis, and lung
cancer. Smokers of cannabis have been shown to outlive non-
smokers in some areas by up to two years. Medium to heavy
tobacco smokers will live seven to ten years longer if they also
smoke marijuana.

Cannabis is also radically different from tobacco in that it
does not contain nicotine and is not addictive. The psychoactive
ingredient in marijuana, THC, has been accused of causing brain
and genetic damage, but these studies have all been disproven.
In fact, the DEA's own Administrative Law Judge Francis Young has
declared that "marijuana in its natural form is far safer than
many foods we commonly consume."

The disturbing thing about all of this information is that
the majority of Americans are as yet unaware of the radioactive
risk in cigarettes. In fact, many professionals: doctors,
scientists and health administrators, either have never heard of
polonium 210 or consider it to be just another scare story.
Why is this information so hard to come by? When the
studies were first released in the late 70's, many magazines were
unable to print articles because their main advertisers,
cigarette companies, threatened to pull support if they published
the facts. Although network news did pick up the story,
virtually nothing came out in print. Those who heard were hard
pressed to produce collaborating evidence, and were eventually
convinced it was nothing to worry about.

Special thanks to:
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi..._health2.shtml

[Smokey McPot]

drugs are stupid. Ill bet if there werent drugs weed would be legal and it wouldnt be considered so dangerous. i will never do drugs, especially a synthetic drug.