Originally posted by .😖pace Opera:.
well, the only problems with weed is that it does kill brain cells, if somebody would ever care about that, and the withdrawels can be hard to handle if someone ever chooses to quit
false facts are a disservice to us all.
it has never been proven to kill brain cells.
Originally posted by PVS
it has never been proven to kill brain cells.
Does it REALLY matter, everyday we kill thousands of brain cells just by living. Then they just work new neural pathways to bridge the gap between "dead intersections."
This is planet earth pick your poison, I just hate people that do just that and ***** about it.
Originally posted by Soleran
Does it REALLY matter
yes it does matter, since it probably doesnt kill brain cells. i see what your saying, the triviality of it, but still it matters. parroted disinformation like "it kills braincells" or "its a gateway drug that will posess people to shoot up heroin" are the wind in the sails of idiots who want to keep this plant categorised with coke, heroin, and meth as a deadly drug. it matters
Dude just about everything kills brain cells, pure oxygen kills brain cells, not enough oxygen kills brain cells. I feel fairly certain that it very well could have a negative affect on brain cells, alcohol kills brain cells as well and its legal.
I don't know, defending a drug based on its ability to kill or not kill brain cells is kind of worthless. This drug in my opinion doesn't belong in the same category as some of the more highly addictive and dangerous drugs ie meth, coke etc.
PVS you should start a marijuana kmc Sunday school!
Originally posted by Soleran
Dude just about everything kills brain cells, pure oxygen kills brain cells, not enough oxygen kills brain cells. I feel fairly certain that it very well could have a negative affect on brain cells, alcohol kills brain cells as well and its legal.
fact is not based on what you feel, fact is simply what is. and it has never been proven, despite an immeasurable amount of federal dollars dumped into research hoping to prove otherwise. its not like its just some theory yet to be explored. for the past 80+ years the u.s. government has had a raging hardon over trying to prove marijuana dangerous, and after all that all they can determine is that it temporarily decreases memory and is moderately addictive for some...in other words you may be really cranky for a while if you're a pothead on the wagon.
with that said, the fact stands that it has never been proven to kill brain cells. that ends that part of the discussion for anyone with more than two brain cells to rub together
Originally posted by Soleran
I don't know, defending a drug based on its ability to kill or not kill brain cells is kind of worthless.
i wasnt using such knowledge to defend a drug. i was using this knowledge to thwart a lie, and i am just in doing so.
you can assess whatever value on such information as you please. however pointing out false facts in such a debate it essential to move it into the realm of fact as opposed to wives tales and fiction. if you feel thats trivial then by extension this whole topic is trivial and maybe you should debate elsewhere if thats the case.
Originally posted by Soleran
PVS you should start a marijuana kmc Sunday school!
no, just a "research before you parrot" sunday school. the rest should just work itself out, right?
Originally posted by Super Guy
Some people are positively dripping with common sense in this thread... 🙄
Look my penis is in full working order and my brain is performing as its supposed to
I enjoyed my time with LSD and E
Its over but i had some good ****ing fun on acid
If only movies looked as good without the aid of hallucegenics.
Originally posted by KILLA420
illegal drugs, like pcp, acid, marajuana, psycilobin[im not good at spelling] (shrooms)you obviously are straight-edge 😠
slayer kicks mother****in ass dude!!!
(megadeth is pretty cool too, how about In flames?)
bandanother straight edge?!? fear
dude, you missed out
you obviously had a bad day 😐
1) i do not like homosexuals 😐
2) what the hell did that have to do with this thread?
3) i live in america baby--no communism herei think i missed it too
I think you missed the point of my post.
all drugs have different effect for each person. Some people with ADHD will drink tons of beer and it will make the focus and calm them down, and others will pass out from a shot or two.
This is how I feel about smoking weed. People who are smart smoke weed they will stay smart, but stupid people who smoke weed become even more stupid, but it doesn't matter how I feel about weed the facts are below if you care.
Effects on the Brain
Scientists have learned a great deal about how THC acts in the brain to produce its many effects. When someone smokes marijuana, THC rapidly passes from the lungs into the bloodstream, which carries the chemical to organs throughout the body, including the brain.
In the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and influences the activity of those cells. Some brain areas have many cannabinoid receptors; others have few or none. Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement4.
The short-term effects of marijuana can include problems with memory and learning; distorted perception; difficulty in thinking and problem solving; loss of coordination; and increased heart rate. Research findings for long-term marijuana abuse indicate some changes in the brain similar to those seen after long-term abuse of other major drugs. For example, cannabinoid (THC or synthetic forms of THC) withdrawal in chronically exposed animals leads to an increase in the activation of the stress-response system5 and changes in the activity of nerve cells containing dopamine6. Dopamine neurons are involved in the regulation of motivation and reward, and are directly or indirectly affected by all drugs of abuse.
Effects on the Heart
One study has indicated that an abuser's risk of heart attack more than quadruples in the first hour after smoking marijuana7. The researchers suggest that such an effect might occur from marijuana's effects on blood pressure and heart rate and reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of blood.
Effects on the Lungs
A study of 450 individuals found that people who smoke marijuana frequently but do not smoke tobacco have more health problems and miss more days of work than nonsmokers8. Many of the extra sick days among the marijuana smokers in the study were for respiratory illnesses.
Even infrequent abuse can cause burning and stinging of the mouth and throat, often accompanied by a heavy cough. Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers do, such as daily cough and phlegm production, more frequent acute chest illness, a heightened risk of lung infections, and a greater tendency to obstructed airways9. Smoking marijuana possibly increases the likelihood of developing cancer of the head or neck. A study comparing 173 cancer patients and 176 healthy individuals produced evidence that marijuana smoking doubled or tripled the risk of these cancers10.
Marijuana abuse also has the potential to promote cancer of the lungs and other parts of the respiratory tract because it contains irritants and carcinogens9,11. In fact, marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than does tobacco smoke12. It also induces high levels of an enzyme that converts certain hydrocarbons into their carcinogenic form—levels that may accelerate the changes that ultimately produce malignant cells13. Marijuana users usually inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than tobacco smokers do, which increases the lungs' exposure to carcinogenic smoke. These facts suggest that, puff for puff, smoking marijuana may be more harmful to the lungs than smoking tobacco.