Marijuana has not been shown to cause long-term cognitive impairment.
Wetzel, C.D. et al., “Remote Memory During Marijuana Intoxication,” Psychopharmacology 76 (1982): 278-81.
Deadwyler, S.A. et al., “The Effects of Delta-9-THC on Mechanisms of Learning and Memory.” Neurobiology of Drug Abuse: Learning and Memory. Ed. L. Erinoff. Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse 1990. 79-83.
Block, R.I. et al., “Acute Effects of Marijuana on Cognition: Relationships to Chronic Effects and Smoking Techniques.” Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 43 (1992): 907-917.
MESS!! I used to be called high all the time because I love to laugh.. When does laughing become apart of being high? Esp when I didn't even look high, nor have I ever done a single drug in my life..
Alcohol consumption is illegal in public and will go for the same for cannabis.
I am aware of that - but my question is will police be able to catch them so easily? Some blunts can look like cigarettes. I just feel like it's harder to regulate.
As I said in my first post, after studying the Constitution in depth - it's only fair to allow legalization since we are in a democracy, but at the same time, with everything I've seen personally, it's very easy for me to say that it should remain illegal.
Weed is only illegal because you can grow it in your backyard
Meaning the government can't really tax you for it.
Eh weed is overrated anyway.
It's nothing really to fuss over.
Ya'll should check the "related stories" too, and get educated with FACTS.
That's been refuted.
M. Hashibe et al., “Marijuana use and the risk of lung and upper aerodigestive tract cancers: results of a population-based case-control study,” Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 15, no. 10 (October 2006): 1829-1834.
Tan WC, Lo C, Jong A, et al.; for the Vancouver Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) Research Group. Marijuana and chronic obstructive lung disease: a population-based study. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2009;180:814–20.
Nahas, Gabriel G. and Nicholas A. Pace. Letter. “Marijuana as Chemotherapy Aid Poses Hazards.” New York Times 4 December 1993: A20.
Inaba, Darryl S. and William E. Cohen. Uppers, Downers, All-Arounders: Physical and Mental Effects of Psychoactive Drugs. 2nd ed. Ashland: CNS Productions, 1995. 174.
I am aware of that - but my question is will police be able to catch them so easily? Some blunts can look like cigarettes. I just feel like it's harder to regulate.
As I said in my first post, after studying the Constitution in depth - it's only fair to allow legalization since we are in a democracy, but at the same time, with everything I've seen personally, it's very easy for me to say that it should remain illegal.
It would be easier to detect the smell of marijuana than someone drinking vodka in a water bottle..
Marijuana has not been shown to cause long-term cognitive impairment.
Wetzel, C.D. et al., “Remote Memory During Marijuana Intoxication,” Psychopharmacology 76 (1982): 278-81.
Deadwyler, S.A. et al., “The Effects of Delta-9-THC on Mechanisms of Learning and Memory.” Neurobiology of Drug Abuse: Learning and Memory. Ed. L. Erinoff. Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse 1990. 79-83.
Block, R.I. et al., “Acute Effects of Marijuana on Cognition: Relationships to Chronic Effects and Smoking Techniques.” Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 43 (1992): 907-917.
I'm not looking at just one - I'm looking at all of the health effects - physical and mental.
Ya'll should check the "related stories" too, and get educated with FACTS.
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Researchers note that toxic substances in tobacco smoke can damage DNA and increase the risk of lung and other cancers. However, there has been uncertainty over whether marijuana smoke has the same effect. Scientists are especially concerned about the toxicity of acetaldehyde, present in both tobacco and marijuana. However, it has been difficult to measure DNA damage from acetaldehyde with conventional tests.
Oh what's this? Yay for facts!
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Originally posted by thegmangrant
I am aware of that - but my question is will police be able to catch them so easily? Some blunts can look like cigarettes. I just feel like it's harder to regulate.
As I said in my first post, after studying the Constitution in depth - it's only fair to allow legalization since we are in a democracy, but at the same time, with everything I've seen personally, it's very easy for me to say that it should remain illegal.
Blunts do not look like cigarettes, cigars maybe. You're thinking of joints.
The smell is one way of identifying but what's the point anyway? There is no harm in smoking in public, people do it all the time regardless of the fact that it is illegal. Have you noticed that?
To me, the fact that tobacco is still legal and cannabis is not is offensive. It's only legal because the tobacco industry generates large amounts of revenue. The same can be done for cannabis.
Weed is only illegal because you can grow it in your backyard
Meaning the government can't really tax you for it.
Eh weed is overrated anyway.
It's nothing really to fuss over.
I'm not looking at just one - I'm looking at all of the health effects - physical and mental.
Marijuana has not been shown to cause mental illness.
Iverson, Leslie. “Long-term effects of exposure to cannabis.” Current Opinion in Pharmacology 5(2005): 69-72.
SBD Bahri, MC Jockers-Scherübl. “Cannabis induces different cognitive changes in schizophrenic patients and in controls,” Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Pharmacopsychiatry 2005; 38
Weiser and Noy. “Interpreting the association between cannabis use and increased risk of schizophrenia.” Dialogues in Clincal Neuroscience 1(2005): 81-85.
"Cannabis use will impair but not damage mental health." London Telegraph. 23 January 2006.
Andreasson, S. et al. “Cannabis and Schizophrenia: A Longitudinal study of Swedish Conscripts,” The Lancet 2 (1987): 1483-86.
Degenhardt, Louisa, Wayne Hall and Michael Lynskey. “Testing hypotheses about the relationship between cannabis use and psychosis,” Drug and Alcohol Dependence 71 (2003): 42-4.
Weil, A. “Adverse Reactions to Marijuana: Classification and Suggested Treatment.” New England Journal of Medicine 282 (1970): 997-1000.
So why not have the government REGULATE marijuana like they regulate alcohol?
This will make everything safer and will bring in money to the economy.
Because the government can fail in regulating - hence there are lots of drunk driving incidents.
Don't get me wrong, you make very vaild points, but to me, it's about doing the right thing. I can't really describe, nor do I wish to, my personal experience with why I feel this way.
I would be more lenient towards it being legal if all Marijuana users had the ability to think about it with intelligent thought like users here, but sadly, there are many that are just - idiots.
most of my college freshman friends were potheads, they all dropped out after the first year because they would have rather smoke pot than anything else. People keep coming back to it because of the high so of course in that regard its addictive, its just not a mental addiciton type of drug.
I pretty much smoke pot just to listen to music nowadays anyways, which reminds me, im running out, I better give my dealer a call tomorrow.
Because the government can fail in regulating - hence there are lots of drunk driving incidents.
Don't get me wrong, you make very vaild points, but to me, it's about doing the right thing. I can't really describe, nor do I wish to, my personal experience with why I feel this way.
I would be more lenient towards it being legal if all Marijuana users had the ability to think about it with intelligent thought like users here, but sadly, there are many that are just - idiots.
Your stereotyping is astounding and for that, I'm not going to take your opinions seriously anymore. Have a nice day.