Marijuana does have a few bad or ambiguous properties. Most of the effects though are ones that people deem good. The two primary good effects for me are: 1) it makes me laugh a lot, and laughter is VERY good for you; and 2) it makes me sleep better.

The only real unambiguously bad side effect that I experience is that it negatively affects my ability to properly access my learned vocabulary, especially when it comes to words that I don't use often. This effect is temporary though, and goes away when you quit for a month or so.

Pot's been damn near a life-saver for my woman. She has extreme difficulty getting to sleep and staying asleep. That may sound like a trivial problem if you haven't experienced it, but long term sleep deprivation totally destroys one's quality of life. That's why it's used as a mild form of torture when interrogating prisoners, because it just sucks balls. It's not at ALL a trivial problem. With pot she sleeps great, which affects everything: she's happier, more rested, gets more done, isn't a bitch to be around. Of course, there are a variety of prescription pills that knock you out too, and she's tried many, but in the end pot helps her just as much, with fewer side effects, and it's not addictive. (Some of her prescription meds are *quite* addictive.)

The theory that pot is a gateway drug has been thoroughly disproven. Saying that it's a gateway drug is just ignoring the evidence.
jamstigator Reviewed by jamstigator on . Gateway Drug? I completly agree that marijuana is a gateway drug. Once you smoke it you realize that drugs aren't "bad". Post your opinions. And non-biased ones i know you can be very biased twords the good effects of marijuana and just completly push away the bad ones but we all smoke it we know the secrets you dont have to lie. Rating: 5