Heavy Marijuana use Doesn't Damage Brain
And I have always said that smoking Marijuana has little or no effect on your brain....But some people seem to think it makes you stupid.
I know there are or were some people on TFP that said Marijuana makes you stupid...I hope they read this. Article is ~~>Here<~~ By Sid Kirchheimer Reviewed By Michael Smith, MD on Tuesday, July 01, 2003 WebMD Medical News Quote:
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Hehe, well I disagree. I am all for legalization and I agree that it isn't more harmful than drinking or smoking but I do not agree that it has no effects on the brain. I know some pot heads and I knew them before they smoked a couple blunts a day. There is a huge difference in how they function now.
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I am not going to disagree with you, but I have friends that smoke daily...And the only difference that I see in them is that they are more laid back than before they started smoking.
I only smoke on the weekends and maybe once or twice during the week...Depending what shift I am working. |
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I also think that people who smoke will not know the difference in other people who smoke. :)
I am not saying people that smokers are retards. I am saying that it does effect your short term and long-term memory. That laid back attitude your talking about is called laziness. It is a result of long-term memory loss. But hey, I am no scientist or anything. I just know what I see. Maybe all the potheads I know are an exception. |
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Alot of them are into sports like, Hockey, Soccer, Snowboarding, Rollerblading. I like Hockey & Snowboarding...But Being laid back does not mean you are a lazy person |
All I know is I work with and know many other weed smokers and there is absolutely a difference. I can tell about 98% of the time when someone smokes weed. It's that obvious to me. To say that a drug that effects the brain doesn't do damage is just ridiculous. It's like saying that smoking cigs won't damage your lungs.
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What the....this is a first. Someone take a screenshot.
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All I know is that There use to be a Marijuana thread on TFP 3.0 and the majority who was against Marijuana was saying that "The Scientists know more than a pot head...I trust a scientist before i do a pot head"
Well...These are Scientists who are doing these tests...So where has the trust gone that you had in Scientists? |
I'm sorry, but I've seen many smart people slowly turn into braindead morons from pot smoking. And you know what? The lungs aren't meant to take in ANY smoke, whether it is cigarettes or pot, or pollution, etc. All of these cause lack of oxygen to the brain and cause damage.
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Are you sure that these people you seen turn into brain dead morons were just using Marijuana and nothing else? Hell...My Uncle who is in his late 40's has been smoking Marijuana since he was a Teenager and he has a beautifull house. Has a very good job and making alot of money...And a loving Family. I can't say that anybody I know who smokes weed is in the dumps or has nothing to do with his/her life....They all seem to have a goal and working on achieving it. |
Well, you also are a user, correct?
This is also only one study done. There are scientists on both sides of this arguement. Like I said, smoking pot doesn't make you a retard but it will have a long term effect with daily use. |
I personally regret ever doing any drugs ever. If it doesn't actually do long term damage to anything, it still makes you feel like an idiot... or maybe I just smoked some really good weed?
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Did anyone else notice that the Doc's name was Igor???
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Let me tell you all about studies. Reports like this are probably bullshit no matter what they say, good or bad. It all depends on who funded the study. Have you ever read a study funded by the tobacco industry that states that nicotine is addictive? No. However, you have seen such reports from anti-smoking groups.
Choose to believe what you want, but I can see from my personal experience (I dont need any heavily biased study to tell me) that smoking pot will make you quite dull. Moral of the story: It's ALL propaganda. |
And sniffing glue helps your memory.
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People will believe what they want to believe. You can convince yourself all you want that smoking marijuana does no damage and you can ignore all the facts, but it doesn't take a genius to figure out that smoking marijuana DOES fuck up your brain.
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World's King: it really does... It helps to stick to my brain better!
for every rapport made public that says Marijuana doesn't affect anything, there are at least 2 or 3 that say the absolute opposite... I guess this is a case of people believing what they want to believe. edit: damn, Mr. Spacemonkey beat me to it. Guess I should learn to type faster :) |
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In all honesty, the actual effects and long-term damages of EVERYTHING are pretty shady...talk to a different group of scientists, get a different opinion. Hell, eggs are a perfect example. Good for you, bad for you, good, bad, back and forth. Chances are that its probably a mixture of both sides. Yeah it causes long-term damage, but not to the extent of what alot of people think. |
I knew before posting this article that it does effect your brain...But not like everybody says it does.
I like to smoke weed because... I love the feeling It gives me.....Way better than drinking. Playing video games and listening to music is priceless when your high on weed. Oh ya...Eating too, Everything is good when your high. Except McDonalds. It seems like everybody I meet either smokes or use to smoke but now just...I guess you could call them a social smoker. |
Basicly, what Hal said is that it's all propaganda, the government has paid for a number of "reserach" projects that say it's bad, and when others (non-commerical people) scrape together enough cash they get a project that says it's fine, even good. It doesnt matter, Alcohol is way worse, smoking is way worse, and yet it's illegal. It's not legal, making it sometimes a gateway drug, becuase you have to buy it from shady people etc.etc.etc ad nasium. Basicly it's a personal choice, do it if you want to, I llike it personally, if you dont want any great more for me.
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it's all about responsibilities folks
if you get your priorities in check,then wtf is the problem? and laid back is nothing like lazy....... lazy is the pricks whose weight i have to pull every day at work....(no gumption at all) and laid back is what i do with a joint after work,after i finished pullin' those pricks weight all day. |
I don't smoke, I don't think it is as bad as people say it is, but I admit that it has a lot of bad effects. I won't tell anyone what to do as long as they give me that same respect and stay out of the driver's seat while high or impaired.
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It's been my experience that people who use marijuana, also use other drugs. I think that is where the stupidity comes from that is associated with smoking weed, from the harder drugs.
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Storm Berlin, thats the point i was making sort of, People who use pot dont use other drugs BECUASE of the pot, they do becuase they have the connections, the gateway. If it was legal then that gateway wouldn't exsit
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Drugs SUCK!
I don't care if you do it in your own home, but when you assholes smoke that shit at concerts it royally pisses me off! Why should I have to breathe that shit in just cause I'm there. Same for smokes! I should not get sick cause I want to enjoy a concert.
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No offense, but I always find it comical when people try to glorify their bad habits :(
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my opinion
a friend of mine smoked alot .. i mean on a day about 5 to 10 joints. in these years he changed alot ... i am not sure if it damaged his brain but he was a diffrent person , he was alot more slow on all things, also thinking ... so maybe you call this getting dumb from it.
he stopped a few months ago because he needs his brain to learn , he feels better, works better and he is happier now ... he learned his lesson all things you do too much are bad ... like everything is poisoness it depends only on the quantum |
i agree with halx is all propaganda money talks .legalize it cant be any worse than whiskey.
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I would like to point out two things:
1. I smoked a butt load of weed in high school 2. My I.Q. is 126 |
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/sarcasm off I don't smoke pot and my I.Q. is 126. Did that help my point at all? It is a mind-altering drug. I am all for making it legal because it is no worse than drinking. Some scientists say that drinking is not bad for you. It actually is beneficial. So if I pound a 12 pack a day am I not going to die from it? Smoking a joint every now and then is not going to hurt you. Drinking 1 glass of wine with dinner is not going to hurt you. With such a high I.Q. you should be able to figure out what I am saying here. |
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Ok, point taken. However, I'm also smart enough to not believe everything I read…..or for that mater everything mommy and daddy told me. ANYTHING in excess will kill you or turn your brain to goo. That’s not the issue, Anyway, we’ve all got our opinions, and that’s cool. I was just pointing out mine…..I do not want it to turn into a pissing match. |
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I believe people's body react to marijuana differently. Some don't get affected as much while others do. I for one think I got brain damage from the usage. No, I'm not retarded now but I can't remember as much anymore. I dunno why but I blame marijuana. Anyways, no more marijuana for me now. I'll just stick with booze.
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"All study participants were adults," says Grant, professor of psychiatry and director of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research Center at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
Well, that's one biased source if I ever saw one. Besides, the ages of the test subjects weren't mentioned either. A bunch of 19-year-old college students? Or a bunch of 60-year-old hippies? It makes a big difference. I used to smoke, I don't anymore. Too much hydro out there, and people I know who grow it wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole. 2 friends have had psychosises, and I've seen others become heavily addicted. (Mental addiction - I know it isn't physical.) I agree that more research is needed - but with ALL details made public. This is similar to the hippie-argument that it makes you smarter because your brain increases in weight when you smoke. |
Hehe I don't want this to be a pissing contest either. I think they need to do some more research though.
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