weedisgod

you know how all those bull shit adds say all the effects and bullshit and crap and propaanda and lies....

i need true factual answers.

HOW MUCH WEED IS HEALTHY? (anually, monthly, weekly, daily)

Buzzby

Smoking anything will irritate your lungs. Twenty joints a day would be as bad in that respect as twenty unfiltered cigarettes. There is no evidence, however, that marijuana causes lung cancer.

Marijuana is one of the least toxic drugs in the world, far less toxic than aspirin or coffee, so that's not a problem. That about covers it for physical health problems. If you have a mental illness that is made worse by using marijuana, that's not healthy.

If marijuana becomes central to your life and you begin to neglect other interests and relationships, that's not healthy psychologically. If it interferes with work or school, if it isolates you from your family and friends, if you can't pay the rent because you spent it on a bag, then your marijuana use has gotten out of control and your life is unbalanced. That's not healthy.

You can't really say "how much" is healthy or unhealthy except as to how it affects an individual.

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Mamabudz

Weed is weed -- how much weed is healthy to consume is a matter of what you are consuming, why you are consuming it and how you are taking it in.

It sounds like you have recognized that some information provided to you in regard to cannabis was incorrect.

Please note that this does negate the information you received that cigarettes and alcohol can kill you -- they can. ANd a lot of the street drugs out there arre addictive and deadly.

Look around the site -- especially the MYTHS section.

Find out about marijuana and it's use recreationally, medically, it's mis-use, abuse and dumb use...and some of the types of folks from all walks of life who use marijuana everyday.

ntiaga

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I moved to Southern California a few months ago and I'm *still* trying to figure out whether or not marijuana is actually illegal here! Lol.

lilguyboi03

A safe amount you say? Well i cant really say but... if you want to play it safe and smart, you gotta know when to have fun and when to take care of yourself. What's better than taking care of your life (school,work,family etc.) and still have a lil fun off MJ? Just do things the safe and smart way, keep your life balanced =)

Billyba

Moderation is key, of course, as is true with anything in life. I'd also warn you to avoid smoking anything, ever. There is growing evidence that pot smoking can cause lung disease, if not cancer. I understand this is somewhat against the culture, but smoking is very bad for your lungs and respiratory system. Since I could definitely argue that pot-smoking is habit forming (but I won't) if you start smoking it, you'll probably continue. Vaporizing and eating it are definitely a healthier habit.

If you're looking for truth, do a lot of your own research, and take it seriously. Pot is a drug. There is little conclusive scientific data about the effects of the drug itself (THC) beyond the obvious dangers of smoking.

It's unfortunate that there's so much irrational negative information about the plant - but don't be irrational in justifying abuse of it, it can lead to you getting sick, or destroying your life in a myriad of ways. I would argue that unless you have some medical reason, don't look to justify doing it (routinely) at all. If the opportunity arises now and then, try it safely.

If you're wondering how often you can get away with doing it without negative consequences, as implied by your post, I'd say none. You toast a few brain cells every time. You could have an adverse reaction or get sick doing it once. You could get arrested doing it once. Probably not - but the more you do it (especially smoking it), regardless of frequency, the greater chance you have of suffering a negative consequence.

So enjoy it responsibly!

TheDoC_oc

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/141891.stm
so there is a small amoiunt of evedence cause it does contain carcenogens(cancer causing agents) as do almost all things we eat drink breath or smoke. You figure it out. Like a few others have said, moderation is key. No need to smoke till ya pass out(it wont kill ya) but at the same time do you have a need to smoke/use or just getting wasted/maybe just to unwind after a long day? Just keep in mind that you will build up a ultra high resistance to the effects that you feel in no time at all if you do feel the need to use/abuse heavily and that can get expensive, even if you grow.

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TheDoC_oc

this is a strait forward informative article but a bit old. Might help you out
What are the long term health effects of marijuana?

Dear Cecil:

It's time us smokers, tokers, and dopers heard the Straight Dope on ... you guessed it ... dope! As you know, apathy and lack of ambition are alleged to be the fate of all consumers of the evil weed. However, though I have been smoking for years, I have no lack of ambition, and in fact could be considered quite successful. I know many other marijuana smokers about whom one could say the same thing. What's the scoop? And what are the other long-term effects of marijuana usage, i.e., what are we doing to our lungs, brains, blood, and what have you? --N. R., Phoenix

Cecil replies:

(Column updated 1997)

Well, we've now established that marijuana won't prevent you from becoming president, provided you don't inhale. As for other effects, a major review, Marijuana and Health, was issued in 1982 by a panel of scientists working for the National Academy of Sciences. Subsequent research has done little to alter their conclusions. Here's what they said:

• The "amotivational syndrome" (i.e., apathy). Sure enough, dopers tend to be apathetic. But it's never been proven that marijuana causes apathy. In fact, the panel found, it may well be the other way around--maybe apathy causes you to use marijuana. On a related subject, the panel noted that atrophy in the brains of 10 heavy marijuana users had been reported some years ago by a British researcher. Another scientist at Tulane said he found "dramatic" changes in the brains of monkeys subjected to carloads of cannabis. But both studies were sharply criticized for methodological deficiencies. Other scientists have found no brain damage. This led the NAS panel to conclude, predictably, that "much more work is needed." A 1995 review of marijuana's effect on the brain said pretty much the same thing and as far as I can tell the question remains unsettled today. As for "reefer madness," there is little evidence that marijuana per se causes psychosis, but it may trigger psychotic episodes in people who have mental problems to start with.
• Lungs. Marijuana smoke contains about 50 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than cigarette smoke. Tests with lab animals and whatnot indicate that marijuana-induced lung cancer is a real possibility. (They also indicate that smoking both marijuana and tobacco is worse than smoking just one or the other.) Still, as of 1982, there had never been a case of lung cancer attributable solely to dope smoking--possibly, according to the panel, "because marijuana has been widely smoked in this country for only about 20 years, and data have not been collected systematically in other countries with a much longer history" of heavy dope use. A somewhat alarmist 1992 report from Australia claimed that marijuana had been implicated in cases of mouth, jaw, tongue, and lung cancer. I'm skeptical of claims that marijuana was the sole cause of these cancers, however. Even if one assumes the worst, marijuana as a carcinogen pales in comparison to tobacco. Be that as it may, heavy dope users are prone to respiratory problems such as pharyngitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, and asthma.
• Heart. Dope smoking places extra stress on the heart, the panel said. This is probably harmless to healthy people, but if you have high blood pressure or hardening of the arteries, or if you're prone to strokes, you should lay off.
• Reproductive system. Dope suppresses the production of male sex hormone, shrinks the testes, and inhibits sperm production. Fortunately, the effects don't seem to be permanent. Animal studies indicate that marijuana also inhibits ovulation in females. Dope does not cause chromosome damage. As of 1982 there was no hard evidence that it caused birth defects or low birth weight and from what I can see there still isn't.

Finally, there's no question that smoking does make you, well, stoned--i.e., it's harder to concentrate, your coordination deteriorates, and so on. If you smoke during lunch hour your job performance will suffer. In addition, the panel says, your abilities remain impaired for four to eight hours after the feeling of being stoned passes--much longer than with alcohol. So don't smoke if you're going to drive or do any sort of complex task later in the day.

There are still a few people who think marijuana is a major health threat. But the more common view is that, while marijuana doesn't exactly qualify as health food, on the whole it causes fewer problems than its two main competitors on the recreational drug scene, alcohol and tobacco. Granted, that's like saying it causes fewer problems than nuclear war. But you do have to ask why marijuana is illegal and alcohol and tobacco aren't.

--CECIL ADAMS

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