stance on marijuana use/legalization for recreational purposes

[anathelia]

The link between marijuana and schizophrenia saddens me.
(Disclaimer for the argumentative: this is not to discount or ignore the many physical and psychological disorders {some worse than schizophrenia, some less debilitating} linked to many other legal substances, it just fits with the thread and I wanted to say it.)

To imagine going your whole life maybe self-medicating depression, for instance, with regular marijuana use, only to unlock a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia by fucking up your neurotransmitters...sad.

Marijuana can turn on that expression? I had no idea.

 

[retro]

you can denigh it but look around at the facts
id love to say moderation is the key but i see it happen all the time
i burned in highschool and im fine now and was then but i stopped
when if you dont
its hard to put down cause its really good lol im sure by your posts you know that

Every single one of your arguments can be used in reference to alcohol... which is perfectly legal.

 

[redliner]

People abuse drugs all the time. Will power and just giving a fuck about your life helps deter that. There is a million more important things in life then smoking and drinking. You just have to relize that.

ps retro I would rep you again if I could bro !

 

[darkcgi]

I hate to say it but your right Retro

Im not against it at all just dont want people to think its not going to mess them up
Its just that people should now it is more damaging mentally because of the way it works on the brain

 

[Panacea]

Marijuana can turn on that expression? I had no idea.

Though definitely not an expert at all, I've gone to a couple seminars about it, held by a Doctor I trust a great deal, and it seems there is a pretty strong link between long term, relatively heavy marijuana use and middle age onset schizophrenia.

Doesn't look like the marijuana causes it organically, but sort of pushes it along if you're genetically predisposed. Some can avoid the onset if not for the pot use. :\

 

[anathelia]

Though definitely not an expert at all, I've gone to a couple seminars about it, held by a Doctor I trust a great deal, and it seems there is a pretty strong link between long term, relatively heavy marijuana use and middle age onset schizophrenia.

Doesn't look like the marijuana causes it organically, but sort of pushes it along if you're genetically predisposed. Some can avoid the onset if not for the pot use. :\

Hmm, that doesn't entirely surprise me. It's kind of like the whole alcoholism thing. It's always unfortunate to hear about things like that that could be avoided if people made different choices.

 

[itsmeJonB]

But at the same time its not gonna turn a level headed person into an abusive sociopath with murderous tendencies.
In most cases its gonna mellow out some of the more high strung people, and just like with any sort of substance, if you have some sort of psychological problem treating it with something unprescribed which is generally harmless to a majority of the population is not going to guarantee a safe effect on you personally.
Using that as a basis as that its completely harmful is a little unfair because the same thing can be said about alcohol. And even with all the adverse side effects most diharrhea medicines have the FDA still approves their products and those cause anything from mild dehydration to in some instances death. Sign me up for that

 

[darkcgi]

I could probably use the mellowing out
someone sign me up

puff puff right here

 

[itsmeJonB]

Pick a side first

 

[darkcgi]

ok i want the smoke theres my side

 

[Panacea]

But at the same time its not gonna turn a level headed person into an abusive sociopath with murderous tendencies.
In most cases its gonna mellow out some of the more high strung people, and just like with any sort of substance, if you have some sort of psychological problem treating it with something unprescribed which is generally harmless to a majority of the population is not going to guarantee a safe effect on you personally.
Using that as a basis as that its completely harmful is a little unfair because the same thing can be said about alcohol. And even with all the adverse side effects most diharrhea medicines have the FDA still approves their products and those cause anything from mild dehydration to in some instances death. Sign me up for that

I shall refer you back to my disclaimer, I meant it.
Marijuana can apparently sometimes pull the biological trigger for schizophrenia. It's an interesting link. fin

 

[Darrell]

I almost need weed to get through this thread. :24:

 

[anathelia]

I almost need weed to get through this thread. :24:

I almost need weed to get through this day.

 

[BornReady]

If marijuana should be illegal because people get high and hurt others then knives should be illegal because people use them to hurt others. If someone gets high and hurts someone then they should be punished. But they should be punished for hurting someone, not for getting high. Of course, the one person you should be allowed to hurt is yourself. That's no one's business but your own.

 

[itsmeJonB]

So how about that marijuana?

 

[Codrus]

i think your all a bunch of wanna-be lazy hippies who need to quit smoking that left handed tobacco , ...bathe, shave and get a haircut......you will be a lot more successful in your attempts to get off the sofa and do something....like find jobs and be productive members of society..instead of the lazy whinny unwashed turbo-stoned burdens that you are

 

[PoopaSwoof]

i think your all a bunch of wanna-be lazy hippies who need to quit smoking that left handed tobacco , ...bathe, shave and get a haircut......you will be a lot more successful in your attempts to get off the sofa and do something....like find jobs and be productive members of society..instead of the lazy whinny unwashed turbo-stoned burdens that you are

And you were looking into that infinity mirror when you typed that while smoking a joint.:24:

 

[Codrus]

And you were looking into that infinity mirror when you typed that while smoking a joint.:24:

damn good looking mirror:thumbup...and you know i don't do drugs.........drugs do me:cool

 

[Peter Parka]

Really been done to death on here, this subject. But as it goes, if I want to smoke a joint, I'm not hurting anyone but myself so it's no one elses business and that includes the police and the government.

 

[Tuffdisc]

It makes no sense to make it legal. Those who say that alcohol and cigarettes kill, should realise that you need a whole lot more of that to kill you than compared to drugs

Those who say it will kill off the cartel really don't know what they are talking about, the cartel has a vast operation will potentially billions of dollars, that if made legal, would make the head of the cartels richer than the current richest person in the world.