Lilllabettt Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 If having fun is what you think this subject boils down to then lol. So much for a Harvard education. what part of "recreational marijuana use" do you not understand? as far as the harvard education - don't knock it til you've tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 what part of "recreational marijuana use" do you not understand? the spaceman says everybody look down its all in your mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilllabettt Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 are you human or are you dancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Most of the time people who attack it do so on little to no basis other than anecdotes. Which, granted, do have a place in studies, but they dont represent much if not backed up by something more concrete. People shouldn't act like it's totally harmless, though. Neither is alcohol, or sugar, but still. There certainly is reason for people to be concerned about its usage, and insulting people that disagree with you is no way to win a debate, just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anastasia13 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 This is another interesting thought though. For instance, the difference in penalties for crack cocaine vs powder cocaine. There is a huge racial element to it that people generally dont like to touch because we are a prim and proper society where no racism exists anymore, right? Not really. The same thing happened with opium as well as marijuana. Criminalizing it because it was an easy way to target minorities. The laws surrounding the drugs targeted these groups Opium - Chinese Marijuana - Mexican crack cocaine - African Americans African American May be targets o f cocaine laws, but not such innocent victim of white legal power in the fight to stop drugs. I read somewhere that they were champions of tough drug laws to stop their people from so much drug crime. The marijuana smokers I knew of for sure we're white and in one case Philippino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 People shouldn't act like it's totally harmless, though. Neither is alcohol, or sugar, but still. There certainly is reason for people to be concerned about its usage, and insulting people that disagree with you is no way to win a debate, just saying. I agree! But there is a way bigger picture going on. Dont you get that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotreDame Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Frankly I do not have much use for anecdotes. I want to see verifiable, replicable numbers. lol... Yeah, people's experiences are stupid. I'd rather rely on accumulation of anecdotal subjective feedback interpreted based on an arbitrary definition of what "high" means by people that have never actually been high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 are you human or are you dancer I approve of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 (edited) I agree! But there is a way bigger picture going on. Dont you get that? Well sure, it would do advocates well to understand that as well. Edited June 21, 2014 by Ash Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anastasia13 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 (edited) There are three medications at least at the development stage with thc. This will no doubt be a continued area of medical research. If marijuana is not being used medically, then we should be ok with respecting that it is illegal. Not smoking it does not violate God`s law. According to a recent academic seminar I attended, there are other dangerous chemicals in marijuana today that harm people. Also, marijuana can contribute to brain damage I smoked enough over time. Edited June 21, 2014 by Light and Truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisChildForever Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Okay, I dug through my work E-mail and found the article I mentioned earlier in this thread. Here is the link, and below I will provide excerpts. Marijuana use may have a wide range of effects, particularly on cardiopulmonary and mental health. Marijuana smoke is an irritant to the lungs, and frequent marijuana smokers can have many of the same respiratory problems experienced by tobacco smokers, such as daily cough and phlegm production, more frequent acute chest illness, and a heightened risk of lung infections. One study found that people who smoke marijuana frequently but do not smoke tobacco have more health problems and miss more days of work than those who don’t smoke marijuana, mainly because of respiratory illnesses. It is not yet known whether marijuana smoking contributes to risk for lung cancer. Marijuana also raises heart rate by 20-100 percent shortly after smoking; this effect can last up to 3 hours. In one study, it was estimated that marijuana users have a 4.8-fold increase in the risk of heart attack in the first hour after smoking the drug. This risk may be greater in older individuals or in those with cardiac vulnerabilities. A number of studies have linked chronic marijuana use and mental illness. High doses of marijuana can produce a temporary psychotic reaction (involving hallucinations and paranoia) in some users, and using marijuana can worsen the course of illness in patients with schizophrenia. A series of large studies following users across time also showed a link between marijuana use and later development of psychosis. This relationship was influenced by genetic variables as well as the amount of drug used, drug potency, and the age at which it was first taken—those who start young are at increased risk for later problems. Associations have also been found between marijuana use and other mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts among adolescents, and personality disturbances, including a lack of motivation to engage in typically rewarding activities. More research is still needed to confirm and better understand these linkages. Additionally, because it seriously impairs judgment and motor coordination, marijuana contributes to risk of injury or death while driving a car. A recent analysis of data from several studies found that marijuana use more than doubles a driver’s risk of being in an accident. The combination of marijuana and alcohol is worse than either substance alone with respect to driving impairment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Well, that is enough time with this thread. I had hoped for something new this time around, but just more of the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Well, that is enough time with this thread. I had hoped for something new this time around, but just more of the same. What parts are you interested in? Be proactive and bring up the aspects that you feel deserve it...dont sit around hoping someone else does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 What parts are you interested in? Be proactive and bring up the aspects that you feel deserve it...dont sit around hoping someone else does. Nothing more than what I said in my previous posts. However I found Notredame's replies to be insubstantive and more than a bit condescending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 I mean, if we are comparing it to alcohol, we have beer at around 3-6% ABV, wine around 20%, whisky around 40-60%. Even 99% Everclear has its purpose. Could marijuana not function in the same manner, or does THC simply function in a radically different manner? I was going to find some items out of the wiki page for quick reference however I figured Id just link you the whole thing and allow you to peruse as you see fit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_cannabis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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