Who openly acknowledges the pitfalls of MJ?

[stinkyattic]

To me, the pitfalls are pretty simple:
-Dry throat, dry hacking, wakes me up at night if I smoke out of a bowl or joint. A little less severe with a water pipe
-Escapism... if you're prone to it, deal with the issues instead of getting high! Same goes to alcohol and other drugs.
-yeah I get a bit forgetful... um... what were we talking about?

stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on 12-18-2006. Who openly acknowledges the pitfalls of MJ? It seems like alot of people on this board jump on the 'because pot should be legal, it is harmless' bandwagon. Who here actually acknowledges and accepts the pitfalls of MJ? I smoked a little bit in high school, never bought. If someone offered me a puff on a joint, i would not turn it down. Never really was impressed with MJ, I am more of a drinker. Much alcohol has passed through this body. I don't get into trouble much. I haven't been arrested or anything like that, but I have had alot Rating: 5

[harris7]

How dare you acuse it on the mj. It's obviously the alcohol causing negative effects, how can you be so blind. Caffiene has over 800 chemicals in it (most of them synthetic) while thc only has 400 (all natural). Caffiene is addictive, and while cannabis can be mentally addicting, physically there are no withdrawl symptoms. You can overdose on caffiene, nobody in the 3,000 years of recorded use has od'd on cannabis. Caffiene cause cancer and heart problems for thousands every year, cannabis has yet to be proven to give anyone cancer.:rasta:

Captain, This is most defiantly incorrect!

Caffeine and THC are both 1 type of molecule which consists of 1!!! Chemical
Both are 100% naturally occurring

What I think you meant is Cannabis buds have over 420+ different chemicals (chemicals just means substances) and cocaine has under 15. Just to illustrate how the number of â??chemicalsâ?� doesnâ??t have anything to do with the harm!

Caffeine is quite bad for you. And when we say that Iâ??m not talking about the â??highâ?� being bad for you as some people on here have put. It is the accumulated effect of this drug being in your system that harms you. It doesnâ??t have to alter your state.
Caffeine fuckes up your digestive system with heavy use consuming over 700mg a day on average will guarantee an ulcer.

[harris7]

Now back to the original post.

The only negative effect of cannabis use that I have encountered when not “high”: is that my word retrieval is slowed sometimes.
Basically I cant remember the word’s I’m thinking of more often. Again that could be my aging also(doubt it), it only started recently

The plain fact is that lots of research has been done and they have found NO changes or damage to the brain with cannabis use (when your not high).
Yes, several studies show that cognitive functioning is slowed when high, or when your coming down. But no long term effects.

Mr, devious.
Good point, cancer isn’t the only harm to the lungs but it is probably the most serious concern. It’s link to cancer has been proven. What is most important is that No one has ever died from lung diseases from cannabis smoking. But without killing it can still do harm such as reduce aerobic capacity and reduce lung capacity; Then again so does watch TV.

[burnable]

hey valk, I've noticed that the periods in my life in which I was constantly stoned caused memory difficulties, and often an inability to talk in my natural rapid-fire pattern. Eventually I came to value my sober times throughout the day, so instead of wake n bake, I'll wait till 1 or 2 in the afternoon to smoke my first bowl. the mornings seem to be my most lucid , productive and decisive time of day. so after that I'll blaze and become indifferent. then each successive time I smoke in a given day I allow myself to completely sober up, shake off the burn-out, and really crave a bowl. I'll end up smoking 2 or 3 times in the daytime, then at night it doesn't matter-I don't need to be sharp. Anyway, this method has been advantageous for numerous reasons. mostly, I don't experience annoying high body tolerance as much, I don't need a bowl in order to have an appetite, I have tons more energy, the day seems longer and more fulfilling cuz I'm not hazy all day, it makes me cherish and appreciate herb much more.
In any case, moderation is definitely the solution. I also drink coffee and alcohol and my own bodily responses indicate that weed is much safer, even in excess. I'm glad you celebrate herb because it is a glorious reward to any arduous mental or physical activity.

[stinkyattic]

Burnable- that's a great post and I agreee with all of it so I gave you rep!
The 'sharpness' bit... the couple times I've tried wake-n-bake I have a little trouble functioning even MUCH later in the day after it has worn off.

[Th3 sand m4n]

when i first started smoking alot the first thing i noticed was that i couldnt remember where i put things as well and now a couple of years into smoking i notice i cant remember at all where i put shit and my vocab is worse and it takes me longer to remember big words that i normally would use in a conversation.

[Th3 sand m4n]

when i first started smoking alot the first thing i noticed was that i couldnt remember where i put things as well and now a couple of years into smoking i notice i cant remember at all where i put shit and my vocab is worse and it takes me longer to remember big words that i normally would use in a conversation. so i would say pot is bad for memory but if you go a couple of months with out smoking that can be reversed:stoned:

[Dutch Pimp]

...coffee/weed?....I allow myself...two pots a day....one of each...

[dutch.lover]

I agree with everyone who says the good outweighs the bad when it comes to MJ. Personally, I have noticed that my word recall has sucked lately. I have trouble thinking of words sometimes, like that feeling where the word is on the tip of your tongue and you just can't say it. It's probably from smoking weed, but it could also be unrelated somehow. I think cannabis is a miracle herb and I definitely don't think it causes much harm.