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Chronic Smoker

There are so many facts, myths, or just tales about the danger or nondanger of pot. Question-Is pot harmless...answer is no its not harmless. I voted for it not being harmless. But im not saying its harmful. Everything a person does has risks and usually isnt HARMLESS. Theres always a chance for error it doesnt matter what your doing. But, there are so many advantages compared to the negatives. Stress reliever, pain reliever, mind expander, etc. etc. Ok what jumps out at me for negative possibilities are lungs and upper respiratory problems. Thats with smoking anything though, so critics back off. Ill keep this short and brief-DONT SMOKE IF YOU DONT WANT TO. A lot of people assume false bull**** that really gets to me. I know plenty of marijuana activists and supporters plus smokers, i am one myself. We read and actually study the evidence, not just assume.

-These are my opinions only-

CoMpLeX

 

Lady G

Hey it's Lady G,
I'm interseted in the material you look at. I'm trying to get involoved and get more educated. Can you provide us with a web page or some stories about the activist you know?

NewKids123

Higher Logic

There's a small rock sitting in the middle of the woods. It can do no one harm, it is inanimate. Therefore, it is harmless. Now, take that same rock, and pick it up and throw it at someone's temple. There's a good chance they'll die. Now it's not so harmless anymore. It's that whole "guns don't kill people, people kill people" scenario. Only if a ton of bud was to fall on your head would it be harmful to you. Bud, by itself, is harmless. It's not emitting some strange radiation or poisoning anyone who touches it, it can't move or run or do anything like that. It, in and of itself, is completely harmless.

The question needs to be rephrased

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Higher Logic

But that's a result of smoke, that has nothing to do with cannabis. You could always eat it, then where does your argument take us?

 

Zilos

true, but im sure most think of smoking it when that question is asked, since most people, atleast younger people, smoke it, as far as i know atleast.

and as NewKids123 posted, nothing is harmless, even the air we breath can be question is, in what amount are good for you, and whats to much and possible harmfull.

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Higher Logic, if a ton of bud was falling on me the last thing I'd do was die.

Anyway, HL is completely right about how most things are proved to be more harmful than marijuana. There is a list of common things that are more harmful somewhere and like he said, potatos are on it. Of course weed isn't harmless, but it's quite benevolent compared to most other drugs (legal and illegal).

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Buzzby

A lot of the arguments I've read in this thread are meaningless. The truth is, nothing in and of itself is harmful. Things are harmful in their relationships with other things. To phrase the original question properly, we should ask "Does Marijuana have the potential to harm people who use it?"

In that light, smoking Marijuana can be harmful physically in that it irritates the lungs. There is evidence that it causes leukocytes in the lungs to be less efficient in counteracting pathogenic bacteria, making smokers more vulnerable to infections. This may be counteracted by marijuana's antibiotic properties. Chronic smoking of anything can lead to bronchitis.

The greatest potential for harm from Marijuana is in the relationship between the plant, laws, law enforcement, and the user. This relationship, a product of prohibition, can ruin your life. That's why the primary emphasis of this site is the legalization of Marijuana: remove the bad laws and alleviate the harm.

People can have good relationships with drugs or bad relationships with drugs. If they have a good relationship with Marijuana it enhances their lives. If the relationship is bad, it interferes with their well-being. It's all about balance.

A person who is stoned too much of the time can neglect school, work, family, friends, and their health. When I first started smoking I became totally obsessed with it to the detriment of my college education and all friendships with non-smokers. I was using it to run away from reality and that always catches up with you. Like any obsessive relationship, it ruled my life and left me in an unbalanced state.

Then I pulled it together, put Marijuana into its appropriate niche, and got my life back in balance. Since then I've used it for its positive benefits, not to avoid responsibilities and growth.

Not everyone is so lucky. One thing that bothers me when I cruise around this site is the number of participants who don't seem to be able to communicate coherently. They can't spell, their grammar is atrocious, their vocabulary is extremely limited, and they don't seem capable of constructing a simple declarative sentence, much less a sound argument. Maybe they'd be like that without Marijuana, but, because of my own history, I suspect that a lot of them have used it as an excuse to neglect their responsibility to educate themselves to the point of being functioning adults in contemporary society. It makes me wonder what other aspects of their lives they've neglected.

The Institute of Medicine report, 1999, details the recent and not-so-recent research about the Marijuana, its benefits, and its possible negative consequences.

So... Nothing is harmful by itself; something or someone has to be harmed. Everything has the potential for being harmful. Marijuana has a minor potential to be physically harmful to users if smoked. It has a major potential to be harmful in relationship to users and the law. People who fail to develop a good relationship with Marijuana can use it avoid personal growth and intellectual development. It can exacerbate preexisting tendencies towards depression, schizophrenia, and adolescent behavior disorders.

Like anything, Marijuana can be harmful. I believe, however, that its benefits far outweigh the potential harm.

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TEDMOR

I have read most of these responses. I will not vote on this. There is no such thing as a drug (or medicinal herb) without at least some risk. Reactions to drugs and herbs vary significantly. Children need milk, but too much will make them fat. Drinking too much water too fast has potential harm. Most objective assessments find the health risks of Marijuana to be modest and significantly less than most, possibly all other theraputically active substances. The question is not whether it is harmless. The question is "what are the potential harms and how do they compare with the potential benefits." Some people are better off without Marijuana, but for some people it is live saving. If you are concerned about the health risks, read the Institute of Medicine Report, or the Grinspoon book (Marijuana, The Forbidden Medicine), or the Morgan/Zimmer book (Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts). But look at your own situation. How do you use it, and what does it do for you. What are the benefits? Is it worth it? If so, be careful and don't get caught. The greatest risk is probably what can happen if you are arrested. That is the greatest harm. For most people the health risks are small, but nothing is harmless.

Mamabudz

NO, Marijuana is not harmless....

If you have, smoke or grow marijuana in the United States of America you can:

* be arrested,
* fined
* imprisoned,
* have your rights to vote taken away,
* have your freedom taken from you,
* be forced to work at slave wages for a privatized prison,
* be kept from your family and children,
* be stigmatized as a criminal by your society for the rest of your life,
* have your ability to earn an income be effected by having a criminal record
* loose the ability to get student loans

and a slew of other things...

so NO, Marijuana, right now...is not harmless.

As for imbibing cannabis? That has shown to have very little damage to your body and recent evidence demonstrates that it has many positive properties.

...have a cookie

Mama Budz

Now...shall we move this over to a forum OTHER than Health and Medicine...?