Help with facts.

[Mean Green Charlene]

Tuesday night my mother picked me up from a friends and asked if i've been smoking pot again, and i didn't feel i needed to lie so i told her i have been. Me and her have a pretty good relationship, and shes still pretty young.
(shes 34 and im 17) She replied with the usual, ''glad you're being honest, but i really don't want you to smoke." I asked her why and she gave me her reasons and i explained that i wouldn't let it become a problem, i wouldn't be stealing from anyone, i wouldn't be driving under the influence, basically doing it responsibly inside a safe house. Basically she believes all the anti-weed propoganda bullshit. Shes uneducated and i wanted to pull up a bunch of facts that actually seem believable instead of some 'pot head site that feeds lies', as she says. I'm not asking you guys to do all the work, but if you could contribute any good sites as im searching, it would be appreciated. Thanks


p.s. That thread i made a bit ago about her getting a med card, she told me she was joking :-/

Mean Green Charlene Reviewed by Mean Green Charlene on 11-09-2006. Help with facts. Tuesday night my mother picked me up from a friends and asked if i've been smoking pot again, and i didn't feel i needed to lie so i told her i have been. Me and her have a pretty good relationship, and shes still pretty young. (shes 34 and im 17) She replied with the usual, ''glad you're being honest, but i really don't want you to smoke." I asked her why and she gave me her reasons and i explained that i wouldn't let it become a problem, i wouldn't be stealing from anyone, i wouldn't be Rating: 5

[sensistar]

Heart Problems
It is accepted in medical circles today that marijuana use causes no evident long-term cardiovascular problems for normal persons. Marijuana smoking, however, does cause changes in the heart and body's circulation characteristic of stress, which may complicate preexisting cardiovascular problems like hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, and coronary atherosclerosis. Marijuana's effects on blood pressure are complex and inconsistent as of yet.
Hormones
Chronic marijuana use has not been found to alter testosterone or other sex hormone levels. In contrast, heavy alcohol use is known to lower these same testosterone levels.

Reproductive Damage
No trustworthy study has ever shown that marijuana use damages the reproductive system, or causes chromosome breakage. Studies of actual human populations have failed to demonstrate that marijuana adversely affects the reproductive system. Claims that marijuana use may impair hormone production, menstrual cycles, or fertility in females are both unproven and unfounded.

The Immune System
Studies in which lab rats were injected with extremely large quantities of THC (the active compound in marijuana) have found that marijuana (in such unrealistically huge quantities) does have an "immunosuppressive effect" in those lab rats, in that it temporarily shuts off certain cells in the liver called lymphocytes and macrophages. These macrophages are useful in fighting off bacterial, not viral, infections.

But this is only for the duration of intoxication. There also exists some evidence that marijuana metabolites remain in the lungs for up to seven months after smoking has ceased, possibly affecting the immune system of the lungs (but not by turning the cells off).

This said, doctors and researchers are still not sure that the immune system is actually negatively affected in realistic situations since there are no numbers to support the idea. In fact, three studies showed that THC might have actually stimulated the immune system in the people studied.

Cancer
Smoking marijuana has the potential to cause both bronchitis and cancer of the lungs, throat, and neck, but this is generally no different than inhaling any other burnt carbon-containing matter since they all increase the number of lesions (and therefore possible infections) in your airways.

The Gateway Effect
Marijuana use has not been found to act as a gateway drug to the use of harder drugs. Studies show that when the Dutch partially legalized marijuana in the 70's, heroin and cocaine use substantially declined, despite a slight increase in marijuana use.

If the stepping stone theory were true, use should have gone up rather than down. In reality, it appears that marijuana use tends to substitute for the use of relatively more dangerous hard drugs like cocaine and heroin, rather than lead to their use.

Thus, oftentimes strict marijuana laws themselves are the most significant factor involved in moving on to harder drugs like cocaine. Such is the case in Nevada and Arizona, the states toughest on marijuana use.

[Mean Green Charlene]

Thanks for the help and support.:jointsmile:

[Shrooms]

search for a post i made called TRUTH - True Marijuana Facts


loooots of info

[Mean Green Charlene]

Will do, thanks.

[hipEstoner]

one of the anti pot smoking commercials admit pot is safe,, remember, "we smoke weed, we dont die, we dont kill people, we dont do crazy stuff, all we do is sit on pete's couch for 14 hours, "

[Mean Green Charlene]

Yeah i saw that, but my moms brother is like 50 and he still lives with his mom and she doesn't want me doing that either.

[KiEfBoyjBm]

Have her watch the 1939 reefer madness, it is so ridiculous she will definitely be open to the truth. And perhaps a med mj card as well. :thumbsup:

[hipEstoner]

Yeah i saw that, but my moms brother is like 50 and he still lives with his mom and she doesn't want me doing that either.

lol, goddamn,, thats unusual,, no disrespect but thats pretty bumish ,

BUMISH- a noun i made up that is used to describe someone that has traits of a bum,
also could be used as an adjective

[Mean Green Charlene]

Yeah she doesn't want me sitting around doing nothing with my life, she tried using that against me. I'm a great debater though, & pretty educated on the subject. No way she can win ;]