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teems1 wrote:pros:
less gang warfare over drug turfs
income via taxes
income via tourism
cons:
more high people on roads
frequent habit users may become addicted
high chance of lung cancer if smoked
Damien wrote:How could inhaling smoke in your lungs be good for you or is it good smoke
goalpost wrote:They have something called THC which has the ability to kill damaged cells before they become cancerous. However they still deposit a whole lot more tar and other chemicals in the lungs than cigarettes, can lead easily to bronchitis and pneumonia. Considering the fact that it is rather ridiculously easy to get into vehicular accidents while high (and accidents are a whole lot more common than cancer) i say don't legalize it.
goalpost wrote:They have something called THC which has the ability to kill damaged cells before they become cancerous. However they still deposit a whole lot more tar and other chemicals in the lungs than cigarettes, can lead easily to bronchitis and pneumonia. Considering the fact that it is rather ridiculously easy to get into vehicular accidents while high (and accidents are a whole lot more common than cancer) i say don't legalize it.
buzz wrote:goalpost wrote:They have something called THC which has the ability to kill damaged cells before they become cancerous. However they still deposit a whole lot more tar and other chemicals in the lungs than cigarettes, can lead easily to bronchitis and pneumonia. Considering the fact that it is rather ridiculously easy to get into vehicular accidents while high (and accidents are a whole lot more common than cancer) i say don't legalize it.
lol whut ?
Q: Does marijuana pose health risks to users?
Marijuana is an addictive drug1 with significant health consequences to its users and others. Many harmful short-term and long-term problems have been documented with its use:
The short term effects of marijuana use include: memory loss, distorted perception, trouble with thinking and problem solving, loss of motor skills, decrease in muscle strength, increased heart rate, and anxiety2.
In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of emergency room mentions of marijuana use. From 1993-2000, the number of emergency room marijuana mentions more than tripled.
There are also many long-term health consequences of marijuana use. According to the National Institutes of Health, studies show that someone who smokes five joints per week may be taking in as many cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full pack of cigarettes every day.
Marijuana contains more than 400 chemicals, including most of the harmful substances found in tobacco smoke. Smoking one marijuana cigarette deposits about four times more tar into the lungs than a filtered tobacco cigarette.
Harvard University researchers report that the risk of a heart attack is five times higher than usual in the hour after smoking marijuana.3
Smoking marijuana also weakens the immune system4 and raises the risk of lung infections.5 A Colombia University study found that a control group smoking a single marijuana cigarette every other day for a year had a white-blood-cell count that was 39 percent lower than normal, thus damaging the immune system and making the user far more susceptible to infection and sickness.6
Users can become dependent on marijuana to the point they must seek treatment to stop abusing it. In 1999, more than 200,000 Americans entered substance abuse treatment primarily for marijuana abuse and dependence.
More teens are in treatment for marijuana use than for any other drug or for alcohol. Adolescent admissions to substance abuse facilities for marijuana grew from 43 percent of all adolescent admissions in 1994 to 60 percent in 1999.
Marijuana is much stronger now than it was decades ago. According to data from the Potency Monitoring Project at the University of Mississippi, the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of commercial-grade marijuana rose from an average of 3.71 percent in 1985 to an average of 5.57 percent in 1998. The average THC content of U.S. produced sinsemilla increased from 3.2 percent in 1977 to 12.8 percent in 1997.7
goalpost wrote:http://www.justice.gov/dea/ongoing/marijuana.html
Rooki3 wrote:legalize it & we would have high ppl teaching our kids in school & operating machinery on the road!!!
cinco wrote:goalpost wrote:http://www.justice.gov/dea/ongoing/marijuana.html
fail right there
the DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
will never give you the truth about something they are trying to STOP
you need to read the non biased not for profit studies to get the truth
Marijuana has never been proven to be addictive.
Cigarettes have ARSENIC and NICOTINE added during the manufacturing process.
metalgear2095 wrote:cinco wrote:goalpost wrote:http://www.justice.gov/dea/ongoing/marijuana.html
fail right there
the DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
will never give you the truth about something they are trying to STOP
you need to read the non biased not for profit studies to get the truth
Marijuana has never been proven to be addictive.
Cigarettes have ARSENIC and NICOTINE added during the manufacturing process.
i know lots of people that can't stop
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