Boxen

Freedom_User

As, smoking anything can eventually be harmful to your health. I still say that marijuana is one of the most benign.

Hey, if the most decorated Olympic Gold Medalist in history can smoke, than I think that proves my point.

As an MMA junkie, many athletes have admitted to using marijuana:


If you are still absolutely concerned about it. I would HIGHly recommend a vaporizer.

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The feds continually use and twist this simple clause as an excuse to expand their own power - at the expense of our liberty.

"If you shot a ton of pot to the Sun, will it burn up and get everyone high?"

Researcher

You are 18 years old and most smokers who start smoking at such a young age will continue smoking well into their 60's years of age. Only thing that will likely happen is that your Frequency of smoking should probably decline--instead of 3 to 5 times of getting high daily, you will probably just smoke about 3 to 5 per week. This is because overtime you will develop a Neurophysiological Tolerance to the D9THC an you will notice that you don't get as high as you used to. Also, you will develop throat irritations due to the smoke, you will also develop some lossage of short-term memory, and you will become lazier than usual. But these are all things you will learn as a User. Our advice is to use in moderation.

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Researcher

Hey, it's just a daym plant!

mrmeanie

SleepyJohn

With 2nd Hand tobacco, gas,&,fuel emissions,general air pollution we are all breathing toxic chemicals,and vapors,in the air. The healthiest way to absorb THC, in marijuana would be to vaporize it. Temperatures of Over 500 degreesF., aren't good for Your lungs,and, they contain carcinogenic tars,and, irritating lung cells. If You're going to do it, do it right, get a Lifetime Present, and the Best Vaporizer You can find. I see you are good at finding site, Here,and there,they say the same. For a clean machine!

nornerator

This is horribly misleading.

You make it sound like destiny. Please cite some studies that show a causal relationship between laziness and cannabis use. There are plenty of correlations, but the way I see it is this. If I was a lazy person, cannabis would be a good drug, because it makes you ok with being lazy, during acute inebriation however I have never seen any sort of research that suggests that cannabis use actually causes people to be lazy. I know a lot of lazy cannabis consumers, and I know a lot of really productive cannabis consumers (myself being one of them).

As far as short term memory loss, this is only experienced during acute inebriation, unless you are using cannabis irresponsibly.

Now to address the OP.

For the first article note the quote from the authors of the study

This is not due to the cannabinoids in cannabis, this means that holding in your smoke is what makes you more prone to developing bullous disease.

The solution: Get a vaporizer

No smoke, no carcinogens, no tar, etc etc.

The second

Once again, this finding is due to the fact that you are inhaling combustion products from plant material and holding it in your lungs.

Solution: Get a vaporizer

The third

This meta study had many limitations, as mentioned by the authors, and the strongest words used in the article are "an association with increased respiratory symptoms" This article is too weak and flawed in order to gain any valuable insight in either direction.

To conclude, if you are going to continue using cannabis and are concerned about the health effects, invest in a vaporizer.

Enjoy!

Researcher

To Nornorator: I must rebut the points you made about my points. The studies that support my statements about short-term memory loss and throat irritation are well-established in the literature and need not be re-iterated on this post. Anyone can find them on this website by searching the appropriate key terms. It serves little useful purpose for you ignore the non-beneficial effects of chronic use of cannabis that have been proven by not only scientific studes but also certified by the numerous anectdotal accounts that have been posted by writers on this Forum's site marijuana.com. many people on this site complain of sore throats and lethargy due to cannabis use--if not at times its abuse; and they self-confess it.
Finally, your preachy suggestion to just getting a vaporizor is an Expensive alternative; most casual users (which includes the majority of people on this website) tend to not have the money to invest in expensive vaporizer--most of use dugouts, blunts, bowls, and bongs. So, it comes off as rather "preachy" when you advise casual users to "just get a vape" when they could better use their hard-earnt money$ to buy more/better quality herb.
I am not sure why you are Groaning at my post, but I'm sure you understand why I'm Groaning at yours in rebuttal.

nornerator

I am not "ignoring" the non-beneficial effects of cannabis use. I have never seen a study that causally links cannabis use to short term memory loss, nor any studies that causally links cannabis use to "amotivational syndrome" I have seen correlations, but there is a huge difference between correlation and causation. I am open to new information, please provide some links or cite some medical studies so that I can see them for myself. I do have access to quite a number of medical and scientific journals, so don't be afraid to simply post article titles.

I have seen studies that show cannabis causing throat irritation, which is why I didn't address it.

Additionally, if a person is concerned about the effects cannabis has on personal health, then a vaporizer is the best option. A vaporizer, while it does require an initial investment will literally pay for itself after the first ounce of use. A vaporizer will both save money, so that the person can afford higher quality cannabis, and reduce any negative effects on health.

Like I said, I am open to new information, but I have done significant amounts of research in medical and scientific journals and have not found anything that suggests a causal relationship between cannabis consumption and short term memory loss, or amotivational syndrome.

Plus, if we go off anecdotal evidence, how do we explain a person like me, who is not lazy and has absolutely no short term memory loss. I have been consuming cannabis for 4 years now, daily. When will these effects kick in?

As an added benefit, I will remove my "No Thank you" from your post if you provide evidence.

Boxen

Thank you for all the responses guys they were very helpful and I believe that I will be getting a vaporizer soon thanks to your advice.

Buzzby

If you care about facts, the great majority of marijuana smokers quit before their mid-30s.

You forgot to mention that he'll chop up his family with an ax. As long as you're spreading "Reefer Madness", you might as well go all the way.

Are you part of a consortium. a group consciousness, or are you royalty?

My advice is that you obtain and use a vaporizer. This eliminates any problems with your lungs and makes your supply of weed last twice as long.

Marijuana does not cause lung cancer. Heavy smokers may develop bronchitis. That's about it.

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