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On April 13 2011 16:45 Warf wrote:
if people like weed so much why not immigrate to The Netherlands? Into the liberal city of Amsterdam =D you actually got a choice in what kind of weed, a weed store here is like a candy store in america, So much choice! and ofcourse like 1th/10th the cost i heard about insane prices of like 50 dollar for like 5 gram while you can get 5 gram for 10 dollar (12 euro) here, maybe smoke some with the cops, pretty fun lolz

On April 03 2011 12:19 Hunter_001 wrote:
Here is a video that discusses some of the more popular myths regarding the effects of marijuana ( i post this because it seems that there is a fair bit of misunderstanding when it comes to these effects). The second video is by the same author, where he discusses some of the complaints that viewers had wit the first that will most likely appear in this thread as well. Please note that i didn't make the videos, and that these discuss the negative effects

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On April 03 2011 07:16 dANiELcanuck wrote:
At the very least, this leaves the Feds in a tough spot with marijuana as a Schedule 1 narcotic/drug.

if people like weed so much why not immigrate to The Netherlands? Into the liberal city of Amsterdam =D you actually got a choice in what kind of weed, a weed store here is like a candy store in america, So much choice! and ofcourse like 1th/10th the cost i heard about insane prices of like 50 dollar for like 5 gram while you can get 5 gram for 10 dollar (12 euro) here, maybe smoke some with the cops, pretty fun lolz

On April 22 2011 23:24 Stereotype wrote:

It should be noted that marijuana is actually a DEA Schedule II drug, not Schedule I, this puts it on the same footing as Ritalin, Morphine, Dilaudid, Methadone, Percocet, and others...

Also of interest is that cocaine is a Schedule II drug, as it has local vasoconstrictive properties (it's sometimes used to minimize blood loss when providing stitches (together with an anesthetic). It's hardly used anymore, however, because of all the legal hoops one has to jump through to gain access to it.

On April 03 2011 07:26 Silmakuoppaanikinko wrote:
How about people who drink coffee? People who use alcohol? People who eat sugar? People who visit dating agencies with the purpose to fall in love.

All of these are drugs that are addictive and alter one's perception of reality. The latter possibly one of the worst, have you ever seen how distorted one's perception of reality (the other person) is when he or she is in love? And how drastic the effects of kicking off from it can be? How deluded some people can become by it?

Ban love?

Drugs are everywhere, in every food, when we play sports, when we play StarCraft, when we drink coffee, when we have sex, it's everywhere. So ehh, better not eat any more chocolate any more, we all know it's basically a mild drug that's addictive.

On April 22 2011 23:13 son1dow wrote:


Could anybody comment on the contents of these videos? I used to believe marijuana was nearly harmless and that apart from a increased chance of psychological diseases and some damage to the lungs if you smoke it, it was all propaganda and 30's silly lab results, but these results mentioned in the video seem to be pretty scary. [Don't worry, before starting to use MJ consistently I'd have researched it a little more than that].
As I understand a large portion of it is from the smoking but according to the researches, there are many harmful consistencies in MJ that work even if the weed is baked or consumed otherwise. That even includes formidable withdrawal effects.

How real are these?

On April 22 2011 23:13 son1dow wrote:


Could anybody comment on the contents of these videos? I used to believe marijuana was nearly harmless and that apart from a increased chance of psychological diseases and some damage to the lungs if you smoke it, it was all propaganda and 30's silly lab results, but these results mentioned in the video seem to be pretty scary. [Don't worry, before starting to use MJ consistently I'd have researched it a little more than that].
As I understand a large portion of it is from the smoking but according to the researches, there are many harmful consistencies in MJ that work even if the weed is baked or consumed otherwise. That even includes formidable withdrawal effects.

How real are these?

On April 23 2011 00:16 stickyickynugz wrote:


True AND False.

I think the guy shouldn't comment on it no matter if he thinks he's just doing something to be non-biased, because he hasn't been on the other side of the coin, so obviously he is biased...

However, he is speaking truth in certain parts. Pot isn't good for your lungs if you smoke it, however, it doesn't guarantee lung cancer. Percentages like that are honestly just scare tactics in my eyes, because through my personal experience, I've seen people who've never smoked get lung cancer, and people who smoked packs a day till they were very old and never get cancer. It may irritate your asthma, and you can develop asthma from it I'm sure.. however, both of these things happen without marijuana in the picture as well.

Mental disorders? They are usually already there or already developing. Marijuana can definitely trigger schizophrenia and other disorders I do believe, however, such people shouldn't be using the drugs. As far as addiction goes... YES a somewhat physical addiction does occur for some people, but that can happen for anything. There's a TV show called "My Strange Addiction"... people are addicted to some weird, crazy, shit... literally ADDICTED... anything can become addicting, and physical withdrawals might happen, but it's not going to kill you. A heroin addict has it much, much, worse with the withdrawal symptoms and addiction.

Also, when he talks about the accidents and driving... I've never been in an accident and I am a daily cannabis user. I actually learned with my mother while I was high... However, I do know a bunch of sober people who crash all the time. Why? Maybe because they can't get a grip on their mind at all, and they were thinking about what's on TV that night or some bull shit and crashed--while the marijuana user might have had total control of his surroundings and situation, and been more consciously aware of what was going on around him.....Hell, old people cause more accidents than marijuana users....oh and DRUNK PEOPLE? People dont seem to know their limits.. they blame the drugs for causing the accidents, but if these people cannot handle themselves and understand what kind of state they are in, there's no excuse. You always know when you can and can't drive. All I can say is I know when I can and can't drive a vehicle, and I also know how dangerous it is to be behind one and how fast some people drive. Shouldn't blame a drug for that. Hell, even prescription medications say "Do not drive or operate machinery", but you're still allowed to take those drugs right? And it alllll worksss outttttt...



He liked to point out a lot of negative. There are other studies out there that are being published that do show that it has positive benefits too, aka Original Post. What about the positive effects?

Mental stimulation, creativity, strength to overcome the ego, ablitity to quiet the mind.....or how music sounds amazing and feels amazing and you start to learn to be able to become quite empathic, feeling everyone and everything around you.... and more conscious....?

Marijuana does not make the person..whatever label you want to put on that person...
Lazy, Forgetful, Asshole... whatever it is, they were already that before they used marijuana..

On April 23 2011 04:16 Offhand wrote:
There's literally thousands of long term pot smokers in the US alone. I'm sure if there was some actual significant effect of use, there would be no shortage of studies showing it. But there aren't, and the negative effects are benign at best. Physical withdrawals are limited to waiting for you serotonin levels to normalize and only last a week or two at most (and are managed by OTC sleep aids).

And no, I don't care about your anecdote about some unemployed pothead you know.

On April 03 2011 07:18 Sufficiency wrote:
What are the side effects of cannabis?

On April 03 2011 07:18 Sufficiency wrote:
What are the side effects of cannabis?

On April 23 2011 04:22 Roeder wrote:

Slower response, massive hunger (isn't really a side effect though) and tiredness (word?)


Anyway, if it by any means cure cancer or serious illness alike - legalize it.
(And let us smoke in peace)

On April 23 2011 04:20 Almin wrote:

Didn't realize you were a doctor.