Marijuana: Another Senseless Overdose

[SlowwHand]

The chemicals added to tabacco is what causes cancer.
Missing from marijuana.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
The chemicals added to tabacco is what causes cancer.
Missing from marijuana.

[Sava]

If somebody wants to be dopey and smoke pot all day, I feel that they have that right. I would simply like marijuana legalized because I would use it occasionally. As with anything, moderation is the key. Too much of anything, whether it be fast food, alcohol, tobacco, marijuana... can kill you. More people die of heart disease in the US than anything else, yet I don't see red meat and fast food on the illegal list.

[Evil Knevil]

Heart disease is also caused by smoking

Aww big deal, hash barely has any effect anyway. You silly Yankees are still too wound up by it.

[ThePlagueRat]

So true, Sava.

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by Oerdin
I'd legalize it but I just hate it when I hear a ignorant 18 year old who's never taking a health, biology, or chemistry class in his life gets up and says pot is good for you because it is "natural". As if tabacco isn't natural.

I get the same sort of laugh when people tell me "organic" things are better. Don't they know Benzine is an organic compound?

same here!

[Berzerker]

Gatekeeper -

I'm sure all you pot backers will hop on that airliner with the stoned pilot then, won't you?

Why? Does my support for legalised alcohol require me to board a plane flown by a drunk? Tell us, should we incarcerate the millions of people who use alcohol because of drunk pilots? Should I advocate outlawing sleep because a pilot might fall asleep at the controls?

Oerdin -

The idiots who claim marijuana doesn't cause the same types of illness as tabacco are just fooling themselves.

Tell us how many people have died from smoking pot as opposed to the millions per decade who die from tobacco.

most Js don't have a filters on them so they're probably worse then store bought cigs.

Calling others "idiots" after those gems made my day.

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by Sava
If somebody wants to be dopey and smoke pot all day, I feel that they have that right. I would simply like marijuana legalized because I would use it occasionally. As with anything, moderation is the key. Too much of anything, whether it be fast food, alcohol, tobacco, marijuana... can kill you. More people die of heart disease in the US than anything else, yet I don't see red meat and fast food on the illegal list.

perhaps to your first point... still undecided tho. Too much is unkown, for every published study i've read that says marajuana is not a major health risk, there are others that seem to contradict this. I also have reservations against using drugs to feel good. I dunno, why, exactly, I just kinda feel like its "cheating". If I wanna feel good, there are other ways i can do it.

however, your point about heart disease is kinda irrelevant, i think, as there are a million factors, including a huge genetic prediposition one.

Kman

[Zylka]

The major problem with marijuana as I've seen is mediocrity. A few people can handle this drug and let their core personalities lead on, few more are benefited by rare perks (Felch being in the minority, I assume). Yet many more become addicted subtly - not knowing that although their daily lives are still attainable, they are slowed down physically and mentally - dramatically. The majority of potheads are simply reduced in ability, and it's sad that the green ignorance leads one to not even know that. I mean... I've seen a few friends progress into this "blissful" state over months and years - and although they are still kind people, I itch to just beat the living sh*t out of them now and again when they're acting like folk rock fan sacks of garbage.

The worst is those who convince themselves that they're gaining an insightful edge by becoming a hacky-sack philosopher, although I know none of them - I was near dragged in myself.

...and as far as I know, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT COCAINE, F*CKHEAD. If you want to rant about what I'm doing with my own physical and mental state by snorting once a week, start another thread.

[Zylka]

Oh my that was rude

...and I must recant, that all debate is fair grounds here. Drugs... what a waste

[chequita guevara]

I don't know anyone who says that tobacco companies put stuff in their cigarettes to kill their users. We do know for a fact, however, that tobacco comanies do fiddle with the the nicotine content to string their customers along, keep them addicted. They do add lots of chems to the cigarettes; killing their customers is just an side effect. Obviously, the tobacco companies don't want their customers dying. You can't make money off a dead customer.

As for pot, it sure as **** does NOT help you with asthma, unless you're trying to induce an asthma attack. Smoke is bad for asthmatics, period, end of sentence. Possibly if you eat it or drink it it might help, but very few people do that.

Pot's main benefit is that it helps sick people overcome their nausea from chemo therapy, so that they can hold their food down.

BTW, just cuz benzene is an organic compound doesn't mean you can call stuff with benzene in it organic. (BTW, did you know that most mind altering drugs have a benzene ring as a key molecular component?)

[loinburger]

BTW, in the first panel of the cartoon, is that a dildo waving its arm?

There can't be that many dildo-related deaths, can there?

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by loinburger
BTW, in the first panel of the cartoon, is that a dildo waving its arm?

It's a bullet.

[Zero]

Originally posted by Oerdin


Most people don't but I've seen lots of people do nothing but sit around and smoke pot all day. Ussually the long term heavy smokers become all dopey & apathetic as well so I'd imagine there are some long term mental health effects from smoking to much pot.

its called killing brain cells. Dont deny it folks. At least know as you're doing it.

Oh and jays are 10 tens unhealthier for your lungs than 1 cigarette.

[Zero]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara


It's a bullet.

I thought it was a pill because cratoon theme seemed to be about drugs.