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**The One** · 09-02-2007, 01:39 PM

Short sighted views on the topic my friend. The problem with weed when compared to other toxins is the effect it has on the body. Tobacco indeed has a lot more chemicals, but sadly, many of them are harmless. Why do I say sadly, because we as a culture have been raised to distrust chemicals based on name alone. Anti-Tobacco movements have shaped our views based on half truths and scare tactics. You do know that water is a chemical correct? Are you going to argue the addition of the chemical H20 is a dangerous act? Of course not. Now I'm not saying tobacco is good for you, but it's hardly comparable to that of marijuana. The only thing positive about the pot in comparison would be that it's damage to the lungs is about one third that of tobacco...oh and weed isn't a physically addictive substance.

There has been a lot of research into the usage and effects of marijuana, and if people would take the time to research the research instead of relying on little pro-pot flyers that are passed out or anti-pot commercials to get their information it would be easier to have an actual conversation about it.

The problem with pot usage is that people don't really know what the fuck they are doing to their bodies. They also don't know that marijuana is one of the MOST addictive substances mentally. It's a tricky one at that as well because unlike alcohol or even cocaine, THC sticks in your system for extended periods of time, and as with most drugs, you need to allow your body to pass it through the system before you add more in. Like when you go out drinking, you get drunk, you wake up the next morning you don't start pounding back more Jack Daniels unless your an alcoholic with a very serious problem. Not only a problem personally, but also a problem in that your body needs about 18 hours to let the liquor pass, so your compiling the drug flowing through your body, and everything that flows through your body has a chemical reaction in your brain. Well the brain begins to need more and more boose to get to an even level. Same thing with pot, only weed sticks in the system for 3 to 4 days (for a rare/never user). That's 3 to 4 days you shouldn't be taking another hit for. Most stoners smoke a couple times a day, well all you're doing is chemically making your brain dependent on the drug. Your brain no longer has to control endorphins because weed takes over as the trigger, which is why former stoners who are quitting are usually very unhappy people.

And weather or not people like to admit it, it does cause huge laps of judgment in many users. Weed basically restricts the passageways of the brain, in effect causing a traffic jam mentally. Which is one of the reasons that weed makes accomplishing tiny tasks such a rewarding thing. Your brain, in many ways, don't even take the time to comprehend how little you achieved by beating that level of Mario, it just knows that you finished something that you worked on, so it rewards you psycho-chemically by physically making you happy...the part where it would regulate how happy you should be is still held up in the jam. Also another reason why stoners tend to think they're great artists, they do something even a 6th grader could do with a poem or a song writing, and their brains don't understand that it sucks or that it's missing X-Y-or-Z to make it good, it just knows it finished something. So, you feel proud of yourself.

Also, one of the first areas to go in your brain is planning or foresight. Hence why so many makes such terrible terrible choices while high. The information that would tell your brain this is a terrible idea is slow to get to the forefront of your mind so by the time you've figured out this is stupid, you're mid action usually. And have you ever known a stoner who can't seem to plan past today even when he's not high, compounded the effects stay in your system for longer and longer periods and sometimes even perminately. Again going back to most pot smokers don't allow it to fully pass through your body beore dumping more in.

Look, I'm not saying don't enjoy marijuana. I think it should be your right to choose personally. BUT I think that we need to get real information out there and let people know how it works and what it does to you. Not rely on scare tactics using old cliched images or rely on potheads to tell you it does nothing bad. It does terrible things to your body, but it's an enjoyable experience. I think so long as you are using it RESPONSIBLY it should be up to you...just like alcohol and tobacco. Just, PLEASE don't be ignorant about, that's what causes these dumb asses to convince themselves that they can drive just as well or better when they're stoned.

09-02-2007, 01:39 PM	#10
The One Boss Posts: 17,611	Short sighted views on the topic my friend. The problem with weed when compared to other toxins is the effect it has on the body. Tobacco indeed has a lot more chemicals, but sadly, many of them are harmless. Why do I say sadly, because we as a culture have been raised to distrust chemicals based on name alone. Anti-Tobacco movements have shaped our views based on half truths and scare tactics. You do know that water is a chemical correct? Are you going to argue the addition of the chemical H20 is a dangerous act? Of course not. Now I'm not saying tobacco is good for you, but it's hardly comparable to that of marijuana. The only thing positive about the pot in comparison would be that it's damage to the lungs is about one third that of tobacco...oh and weed isn't a physically addictive substance. There has been a lot of research into the usage and effects of marijuana, and if people would take the time to research the research instead of relying on little pro-pot flyers that are passed out or anti-pot commercials to get their information it would be easier to have an actual conversation about it. The problem with pot usage is that people don't really know what the fuck they are doing to their bodies. They also don't know that marijuana is one of the MOST addictive substances mentally. It's a tricky one at that as well because unlike alcohol or even cocaine, THC sticks in your system for extended periods of time, and as with most drugs, you need to allow your body to pass it through the system before you add more in. Like when you go out drinking, you get drunk, you wake up the next morning you don't start pounding back more Jack Daniels unless your an alcoholic with a very serious problem. Not only a problem personally, but also a problem in that your body needs about 18 hours to let the liquor pass, so your compiling the drug flowing through your body, and everything that flows through your body has a chemical reaction in your brain. Well the brain begins to need more and more boose to get to an even level. Same thing with pot, only weed sticks in the system for 3 to 4 days (for a rare/never user). That's 3 to 4 days you shouldn't be taking another hit for. Most stoners smoke a couple times a day, well all you're doing is chemically making your brain dependent on the drug. Your brain no longer has to control endorphins because weed takes over as the trigger, which is why former stoners who are quitting are usually very unhappy people. And weather or not people like to admit it, it does cause huge laps of judgment in many users. Weed basically restricts the passageways of the brain, in effect causing a traffic jam mentally. Which is one of the reasons that weed makes accomplishing tiny tasks such a rewarding thing. Your brain, in many ways, don't even take the time to comprehend how little you achieved by beating that level of Mario, it just knows that you finished something that you worked on, so it rewards you psycho-chemically by physically making you happy...the part where it would regulate how happy you should be is still held up in the jam. Also another reason why stoners tend to think they're great artists, they do something even a 6th grader could do with a poem or a song writing, and their brains don't understand that it sucks or that it's missing X-Y-or-Z to make it good, it just knows it finished something. So, you feel proud of yourself. Also, one of the first areas to go in your brain is planning or foresight. Hence why so many makes such terrible terrible choices while high. The information that would tell your brain this is a terrible idea is slow to get to the forefront of your mind so by the time you've figured out this is stupid, you're mid action usually. And have you ever known a stoner who can't seem to plan past today even when he's not high, compounded the effects stay in your system for longer and longer periods and sometimes even perminately. Again going back to most pot smokers don't allow it to fully pass through your body beore dumping more in. Look, I'm not saying don't enjoy marijuana. I think it should be your right to choose personally. BUT I think that we need to get real information out there and let people know how it works and what it does to you. Not rely on scare tactics using old cliched images or rely on potheads to tell you it does nothing bad. It does terrible things to your body, but it's an enjoyable experience. I think so long as you are using it RESPONSIBLY it should be up to you...just like alcohol and tobacco. Just, PLEASE don't be ignorant about, that's what causes these dumb asses to convince themselves that they can drive just as well or better when they're stoned.