Who openly acknowledges the pitfalls of MJ?

[ValkyrieAg]

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 of run ins with law enforcement where i really could have been in a bad position but I always seemed to get out of it unscathed whether it is speeding or DUI/DWI or illegal immigrant smuggling. (fun stories)

Two years ago i started smoking regularly, everyday. Though I am not a loooong time smoker, I do consider myself a hardcore smoker. As long as my eyes are open, i will never turn it down. Before I started smoking, I did alot of public speaking. I have spoken in front of 3k people before and done very well, enough for numerous compliments. The summer before I started smoking, I got a great job where i sold 60k dollars worth of books for a publishing company. Awesome for a 20 year old college student. I bought a new car and paid for 2 full load semesters of college for 15 weeks of work. Now that I smoke, I get into much less trouble. I haven't had to talk to a single police officer in two years now. My affairs are in order, I get up on time without a hangover. I am in my 3rd year of college and plan on graduating in the next 2 years from one of the best business schools in the country.

Smoking is now a part of my personality. It fits me well and it lets me enjoy life a little bit more. However, I cannot speak like I used to. I cannot write like I used to. Now that I think back, I realize how sharp i was mentally and how dull I am now. I don't need to speak anywhere or sell anything, so it doesn't really matter. I have met enough stoners to be able to tell that MJ screws with the brain a good bit.

In my defense, at least I waited until I got into college to smoke pot. Lots of kids start smoking at 15....and end up nowhere. I am an optimist and a realist. If i would have smoked like i do now back when i was 15, i can almost guarantee that I wouldn't be where I am today.

Do any of yall feel any negative effects of MJ? I do acknowledge the negative affects of marijuana, and I choose to live with them. I do not see myself stopping anytime soon.

Discuss.

ValkyrieAg Reviewed by ValkyrieAg on 12-17-2006. 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

[ValkyrieAg]

BTW, the caffeine/MJ thread made me start this one. Personally, I think whoever thinks that caffeine is somehow more harmful than MJ needs to pass the blunt and analyze that a little more carefully.

[sunshine3]

I suppose I could look at my own history that way.

If I'd taken to smoking regularly while I worked in the retail sector (rather than becoming a socially anxious, depressed drunk) I might not have gotten so sick of myself and my work that I wouldn't have gone back to school and gotten my college diploma.

Now I don't drink much but I smoke lots. Which is fine because they're paying me what seems like a ridiculous amount to sit at a desk and do work a bright chimp could be trained to do. It's just boring boring boring. Hence my preferred herbal remedy. I've been smoking every morning for two months and no one has noticed. Well, I suppose I'm more patient, nicer and more sociable now...

[Delta9 UK]

BTW, the caffeine/MJ thread made me start this one. Personally, I think whoever thinks that caffeine is somehow more harmful than MJ needs to pass the blunt and analyze that a little more carefully.

I'm guessing you don't know a lot about Caffeine.

[Delta9 UK]

Well after 12 years of smoking, mostly everyday now (past 9 years or so) I think I'm happy with the 'pitfalls'.

The pitfalls are in YOU not MJ.

[Inferius]

Something is inherently wrong with YOU.

Something undefinable,

FLUID,

The basic building blocks of low self-esteem...

[someuser]

Personally, before saying mj made you less 'sharp' or turned most people who did it into losers consider also:


- Some people are already losers who also smoke mjb (chicken & the egg type thing).

- As we get older our bodies and minds does change. I can say I was extremely sharp as a young man under 12yrs. After 12yrs - 18yrs or so I was still sharp but started having a harder time with short-term memory and learning new things (I wasnt smoking or doing any drugs at this point). From 18 to present (28) I've noticed my memory in general is continuing to decline (short-term memory) and that I find myself having to think and try a lot more when doing completely new things. I've only been smoking for the last 6 months or so... In that time I havent consciously noticed any significant change...


I'm fairly active on two self-help Internet sites... One of the things I find myself saying most often is that you cant be so quick to blame certain things in your life (like mj). I'm not saying mj doesnt have drawbacks but also consider even though our 20s are still considered 'our prime', our peak is usually over at the end of our teen years. Every day we get older, ever day stress and pressure on us build, and it isnt uncommon for many people to get depressed and not even know it.

So people are aging and suffering from mild to moderate (sometimes severe) depression and wonder why they arent the same as a few yrs ago... Or some people will say, "Yeah but this JUST started to happen"... Well maybe you JUST started to think about it


If you're smoking all day every day bro you might want to pull it back just a notch... But light every day smoking or moderate smoking on occasion shouldnt be causing significant problems (IMO).


However, I will say this. While mj has a lot of benefits I think smoking it out of a joint/blunt, pipe, or water pipe also has real health risks. I think for the best of all worlds, again IMO, smoke daily lightly or moderately on occasion AND try to get use to a vaporizer. I know that is where I'm heading


Thats my :twocents:

[mrdevious]

My favorite is people who claim that it's "harmless" on the lungs simply because it doesn't cause lung cancer. Apparently cancer is the only type of harm that can be inflicted on your lungs

[Reefer Rogue]

Compared to alcohol and tobacco it's practically harmless. I think the positive effects definately outweigh the bad. It could cause lung damage, but it depends how you consume your cannabis doesn't it? What are the risks from vaping or eating? Ofcourse i prefer smoking but the point is you can avoid a lot if 'risks' with the way you consume it. Is anything harmless? Probably not, but thc is pretty damn close.

[CJBHM52]

i think you bring up a good point. there are definately bad things about mj, but there are bad things about pretty much everything. i dont think the negative effects of mj are really that bad. the good certainly outweighs the bad. moderation, i think, is the key.