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12-08-2009, 10:44 AM
There are many veiws about the effect of marijuana, both negative and positive. we can share such veiws here.
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12-08-2009, 11:55 AM
Marijuana is a drug, and as the name says, drug is a bad thing. You will be addicted and will need money to buy more. You can ruin your life, selling your house and your stuff, when the addicted run out of money he will start stealing...
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12-08-2009, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Loading
Marijuana is a drug, and as the name says, drug is a bad thing. You will be addicted and will need money to buy more. You can ruin your life, selling your house and your stuff, when the addicted run out of money he will start stealing...
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You constantly make claims, but avoid any type of rebuttals. Can you please back up your claims with some evidence, atleast some type of proof, maybe a link to a study?
Your logic is hurting here.
"Marijuana is a drug, and as the name says, drug is a bad thing"
Yes, but marijuana is a lower-class drug, and it a lot safer than other drugs. It's like comparing the flu and cancer "They both make you sick, and sick isn't good"
Where do you get your facts "Marijuana is addictive"
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Most people who smoke marijuana smoke it only occasionally. A small minority of Americans --less than one percent - smoke marijuana on a daily or near-daily basis. An even smaller minority develops dependence on marijuana. Marijuana is not physically addictive.
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- Soop.ca
Here, let's take a look at things that are addicting.
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The most addictive drugs
#1 Nicotine. Although studies vary, it is generally believed that over 30% of those individuals who use nicotine for a period of time become addicted. That is a high number considering the availability of the product, the manner in which it is marketed towards young people, and the deadly consequences of a lifetime of use.
#2 Caffeine. Perhaps another shocker for some, Caffeine ranks high on the list, with almost 30% of casual users becoming addicted. This stimulant is found is so many things we consume every day that you have to look hard to find a product without it.
#3 Heroin. Now, an illegal drug makes its first appearance on the list. Although one-hundred years ago Heroin was used for a variety of medicinal purposes, the medical community soon realized that people were becoming addicted in record numbers. The drug was taken off of the market, but illicit use remains rampant to this day destroying lives of those from all walks of life, all over the world. 25% of those who use Heroin for a period of time become addicted to the drug.
#4 Cocaine. Another drug that costs families, and our society as a whole, cocaine is a heavily habit forming drug. While it does enter the list as slightly less addictive that Nicotine and Caffeine, the effects of Cocaine's (and heroin's) use are far more serious. Drug rehab programs list cocaine as one of the top addictions they face daily.
#5 Alcohol. The legalized drug with potentially devastating consequences, alcohol reduces the ability of your brain to function properly. Addictive for 15% of those who use it regularly, alcohol is especially problematic for young people, where binge drinking and dangerous alcohol-related activities are prevalent.
Obviously, some of the substances listed above are more dangerous than others. If someone you know is addicted to caffeine, you might want to advise them to reduce their intake, but calling for a full-on intervention is likely not required. In the case of cocaine, heroin and alcohol on the other hand, it is essential that you reach out to those struggling with addiction to these substances. For the most part, those with alcohol and drug addiction are unlikely to admit, on their own, that they have a problem. Providing love, support and a means to help them into rehab are the behaviors that are likely to save their lives.
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Should we make caffeine illegal? Come on, it's a drug, it's addictive, certainly it will destroy your life.
Marijuana is the safest drug out there, it's non-addictive.. stop making claims without any knowledge, loading.
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12-08-2009, 12:04 PM
Loading.
Plenty of people smoke marijuana, half of the Canadian population. It's ignorant to say "Marijuana will destroy your life".. no it wont, stop falling for drug propaganda.
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12-08-2009, 12:07 PM
Marijuana CAN ruin your life. Its an addictive drug that is not good in any way to your health. People that smoke it get addicted and eventually get arrested for smoking it, stealing it, and sometimes even selling it.
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12-08-2009, 12:09 PM
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Loading.
Plenty of people smoke marijuana, half of the Canadian population. It's ignorant to say "Marijuana will destroy your life".. no it wont, stop falling for drug propaganda.
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That's my opinion. In my point of view it can destroy your life. Many people here in Brazil, just steal to get money to buy drugs.
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12-08-2009, 12:15 PM
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Marijuana CAN ruin your life. Its an addictive drug that is not good in any way to your health. People that smoke it get addicted and eventually get arrested for smoking it, stealing it, and sometimes even selling it.
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Anything good ruin your life, its called "moderation". It's fact that Caffeine, Junk food, and liquor.. are all more dangerous for your health than marijuana. If you drank caffeine 24/7, every day. You're most likely going to ruin your life, just as you would playing video games 24/7.
You can't get addicted to marijuana, it's not chemically addictive. I can show you study after study that proves it. Your claims are made by you, and a bunch of others that believe this drug propaganda.
Your last few sentences, was that an argument, or were you just trying to sound as cliche as possible? Come on, why don't you guys argue, you just give a bunch of gimmicky bullshit that's been proven wrong time after time.
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12-08-2009, 12:16 PM
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That's my opinion. In my point of view it can destroy your life. Many people here in Brazil, just steal to get money to buy drugs.
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Drugs can destroy your life, just as anything good if you used them too much. Saying "marijuana" will destroy your life, is just as ridiculous as saying coffee will destroy your life. People steal money to buy anything, whats your point? I'm guessing you're getting at.. "They need marijuana, so they steal".. no they don't, as marijuana is proven to not be addicting.
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12-08-2009, 12:22 PM
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There are many veiws about the effect of marijuana, both negative and positive. we can share such veiws here.
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are you just out to get TT lol??
seriously
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12-08-2009, 12:30 PM
You are right, marijuana is not addictive. But that's why I said it will ruin your life:
"1) It is illegal and therefore risky behavior.
2) Smoking it daily affects the health negatively (harsh cough, obvious damage to the lungs, etc.)
3) The drug begins to dominate your lifestyle. It influences how you spend your time, the people you hang around with, etc. It thus limits your freedom.
4) Smoking it daily stunts your personal and emotional growth. You use it to medicate your feelings instead of learning and growing through new situations."
http://www.spiritualriver.com/is-marijuana-addictive/
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12-08-2009, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Loading
You are right, marijuana is not addictive. But that's why I said it will ruin your life:
"1) It is illegal and therefore risky behavior.
2) Smoking it daily affects the health negatively (harsh cough, obvious damage to the lungs, etc.)
3) The drug begins to dominate your lifestyle. It influences how you spend your time, the people you hang around with, etc. It thus limits your freedom.
4) Smoking it daily stunts your personal and emotional growth. You use it to medicate your feelings instead of learning and growing through new situations."
http://www.spiritualriver.com/is-marijuana-addictive/
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1st - Yes, obviously marijuana is illegal. It's illegal for the wrong reason's, not because it's unhealthy, only because the government can't control the production/sales of it.
2nd - Marijuana does not cause cancer, black lung syndrome, ect. There are lots more thing's worse for your lungs than marijuana, and that has nothing to do with anything, as cigarettes are legal and are a lot worse for you. Most marijuana smokers now use a vaporizer, which eliminates all smoke, so really.. that point is kind of canceled out.
3rd - Marijuana does not dominate your lifestyle. That's a complete bullshit statement. Half of the Canadian popular, and 30 million Americans smoke/have smoked marijuana, yet we usually have a blooming economy. Lot's of professionals smoke marijuana, stop narrowing it down to the stupid stereotypical stoners. The fact that you posted that point shows your ignorance, no offense.
4th - You could say that about anything, once again.
"You masturbate to regulate your feelings"
"You eat junk food to regulate your feelings"
"You drink energy drinks to regulate your feelings"
The fact is, marijuana is the safest drug out there. Nobody has died from marijuana, lots of people smoking it, and the negative effects just aren't showing up.
Once again, you quoted what? Opinions, nothing but opinions.
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12-08-2009, 01:36 PM
alxxxx, you are truly god at arguing this debate.
More people have died choking on an apple than smoking pot.
simple as
I know atleast 10 users of this drug and not one of them has come off any worse
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12-08-2009, 01:45 PM
Glad there's someone here who has the motivation to try and spread some knowledge on this topic. I've given up, most people learn when theyre like 6 that 'drugs are bad' and it sticks with them for the rest of their ignorant narrow-minded lives.
Facts, or no facts, marijuana should be legal.
In my personal life, sometimes after a week of a ton of hard work, I get it all done with, and I can finally sit back and relax. I'll smoke a little with my girlfriend and bam, no worries, everything is more enjoyable, life feels worth it, my emotions become clear and understandable, I feel like I am in control of my life again. It is by far the best stress reducer I've ever used. I've never been on any prescription anti-depressants, but I imagine it wouldn't be a whole lot different.
My lifestyle and personality type have always brought me a life full of stress. Nothing has been as good at helping me deal with stress as marijuana.
Of course you have to use it in moderation and not become too addicted, but this goes with anything. There have been times in my life where marijuana posed a problem, but I got over it, and the problem wasn't even the weed itself, it was something else.
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12-08-2009, 03:33 PM
One of the main reasons marijuana was even made illegal was racism, It's been used for thousands of years for medicinal and spiritual and recreational purposes.
Marijuana is hardly a hazard to your health compared to other things out there.
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12-09-2009, 05:32 AM
I think the only side effect of marijuana is madness
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12-09-2009, 05:37 AM
Anyone who says you can become addicted to Marijuana has obviously never tried it before. God-damnit, if there was never that smear campaign it would be the other way around. Tobacco illegal and slandered and the true-goodful-tool Marijuana out there helping young teens keep there life.
-- Q
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12-09-2009, 10:20 AM
I have take marijuana before but never got addicted
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12-09-2009, 08:28 PM
To be honest, I think Marijuana is great. It will ruin your life if you let it ruin your life, chances are, if weed didn't ruin your life, something else would. It's one of the safest drugs out there, illegal yes, fatal no. There has been no deaths due to a marijuana overdose. You die from weed if someone laces it, and you only get laced weed if you go to the wrong people. If you look it, millions of people die from popping pills, alcohol poisoning, too much coke, heroin, oh and not too mention, cigarettes. Look at the toxins in cigarettes.
Weed is a plain and simple stress reliever and it makes you happy. And plus look at the medical benefits. If you're going to say weed is bad, you need a hell of a lot of **** to back you up.
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12-10-2009, 07:49 AM
Plus you know exactly how the weed you get has been treated as its a really fussy plant
you can't just treat it really badly when your growing it or it would just die, so there is already a natural law that ensures that your not buying lethal stuff
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12-10-2009, 10:38 AM
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I have take marijuana before but never got addicted
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You can not get addicted to Marijuana. Sillywilly.
-- Q
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