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Quake3
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The worst thing about weed is..
#7617865 - 11/10/07 08:21 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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the fact that it is safe. It doesn't cause any physical nor mental damage, doesn't hinder your ability to drive, and it makes things fun. There are no withdrawal symptoms, nor a tolerance buildup, and no long term effects no matter how much you smoke. The worst thing about pot is that these qualities make it hard not to become a daily smoker; Other than price, why not?
I've noticed this cycle: People try weed, discover the above and become daily smokers for years on end. They eventually reduce their intake, but that's mainly due to money.
In my experience, regular heavy use results in poor quality sleep, which results in feeling hazy and fatigue all the time. This would be considered a negative, but it really related to abuse rather than the plant itself.
What do you think the worst thing about pot (or being high) is?
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: Quake3]
#7617897 - 11/10/07 08:45 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I used to have the same opinions on weed but I reached a point where I found it can be bad mentally, and physically so I'm not to sure I would say that the daily cycle is the only danger...
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patrick1110
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: Gr33nTree73]
#7617941 - 11/10/07 09:04 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Not everyone who starts smoking becomes a daily smoker. Most people will just smoke socially, at a party, or at home every once in a while.
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: Gr33nTree73]
#7617942 - 11/10/07 09:05 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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um. no tolerance build up? you kidding me?
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: patrick1110]
#7617946 - 11/10/07 09:06 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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patrick1110 said: Not everyone who starts smoking becomes a daily smoker. Most people will just smoke socially, at a party, or at home every once in a while.
Haha, you just wait
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patrick1110
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: Gr33nTree73]
#7617951 - 11/10/07 09:08 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I've been smoking for 2 or 3 years and have never once been a daily smoker.
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shroom_ninja
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: patrick1110]
#7617976 - 11/10/07 09:16 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'd never stop smoking if I could afford it. I can't guess whether or not I'd miss sobriety. Prolly not. 
As for "the worst thing", I'm going to have to say the illegality is a major problem, perhaps the only one. Some social stigmas have really caused me some problems in the past, as well. I've had people completely stop speaking to me once they realize that I smoke the occasional joint. (Maybe I should thank marijuana for getting rid of some not-so-good friends.)
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Serdal
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: shroom_ninja]
#7618083 - 11/10/07 10:05 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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* Long term use builds up a plack (sp) in the brain which damages your memory.
* Long term use of smoking shows the same symptoms as smoking tobacco... occasional cough, increased risk of bronchitis, tar in lungs, etc.
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JunkFood
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: Serdal]
#7618141 - 11/10/07 10:28 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Serdal said: * Long term use builds up a plack (sp) in the brain which damages your memory.
Bullshit.
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Serdal said: * Long term use of smoking shows the same symptoms as smoking tobacco... occasional cough, increased risk of bronchitis, tar in lungs, etc.
I saw a comparison of a cigarette smoker's lung, a non-smoker's lung, and a marijuana smoker's lung. The cigarette smoker's lung look completely dark, whereas the marijuana smoker's and the non-smoker's had the hairs, or whatever, is supposed to be in your lungs (the marijuaan smoker's lung did look damaged, but it dwasn't nearly as bad as the cigarette smoker's). Also, marijuana hasn't been shown to cause lung cancer.
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: Serdal]
#7618146 - 11/10/07 10:28 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Long term use builds up a plack (sp) in the brain which damages your memory.
* Long term use of smoking shows the same symptoms as smoking tobacco... occasional cough, increased risk of bronchitis, tar in lungs, etc.
o please do provide us a link to the study that proves that! have you been reading freevibe again?? 
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: dutchmushroom] 2
#7618166 - 11/10/07 10:35 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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the worst thing about weed is... nothing
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epilectric
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it can turn you into an unmotivated and boring wreck, provided that you smoke daily
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: epilectric]
#7618276 - 11/10/07 11:09 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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epilectric said: it can turn you into an unmotivated and boring wreck, provided that you smoke daily
Maybe for you.. if you're an unmotivated boring wreck to begin with, then yes it will make it worse. I hate when people say weed makes you lazy and unmotivated, I smoke more than anybody I know and I'm very intelligent and definitely not lazy or unmotivated.
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Serdal said: * Long term use builds up a plack (sp) in the brain which damages your memory.
* Long term use of smoking shows the same symptoms as smoking tobacco... occasional cough, increased risk of bronchitis, tar in lungs, etc.
Obviously it affects your memory that's just common sense. The second thing you said is complete bullshit. You cough up marijuana tar shortly after smoking it, and marijuana tar does not affect you half as much as tobacco tar does. Tobacco tar clogs the alveloi in your lungs and causes permanent damage, marijuana tar helps open them and does not stick to your lungs. I don't cough when I'm smoking or when I'm not.
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: Caribou_Lou]
#7618292 - 11/10/07 11:13 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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The worst thing about weed is the munchies
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: ZShroom]
#7618648 - 11/10/07 12:52 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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After a two day weed binge (outdoor rave or something) it takes my brain at least a full day to start working normally again. It's frustrating grasping at thoughts and never finding them, or forgetting what you're doing while you're doing it. It's like being high without any positive side effects.
And any daily weed smokers I've ever met fit the borderline-retarded stoner stereotypes seen in pop culture flawlessly, so that doesn't encourage me either.
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: Ophanim]
#7618894 - 11/10/07 01:45 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I smoke daily, at least twice a day, and when I wake up the next day I feel fairly refreshed and not so fried. It's definitely affected my memory, but I think that's as far as it's affected me mentally. Physically, it makes me so lazy that I don't want to work out. Then I get the munchies, so I eat eat eat and don't work out, which could cause fatness. I don't think it's affected my motivation when I'm sober (though I'm not very motivated to begin with). The funny thing is, when I'm high I'm very motivated, but to do something that's not so productive (like recording myself doing funny noises.... haha).
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: Pootmaster]
#7619034 - 11/10/07 02:16 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I smoke about 3-4 times a week. I had an average of 88 on my last report card and I am probably more motivated (In my art), than most of the kids I know. I am not saying I am a prodigy or anything, I am a pretty normal guy. But I do smoke quite a bit of weed and I am just fine.
That being said, I have only been a smoker for three years, and only a daily smoker for about one. So as far as long term affects, I don't know.
BONUS FACT: Since I became a daily smoker my grades have increased by more than 10%.
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: shroom_ninja]
#7619144 - 11/10/07 02:53 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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shroom_ninja said: I'd never stop smoking if I could afford it. I can't guess whether or not I'd miss sobriety. Prolly not. 
As for "the worst thing", I'm going to have to say the illegality is a major problem, perhaps the only one. Some social stigmas have really caused me some problems in the past, as well. I've had people completely stop speaking to me once they realize that I smoke the occasional joint. (Maybe I should thank marijuana for getting rid of some not-so-good friends.)
Wtf that just happened to me twice recently. One of them was with some girl I was good friends with who found out and her views about me changed instantly...it's like...you were ok with me before but after knowing something about me I'm automatically evil and you don't like me?
And you're right, I guess it's for the better.
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kelsey_07
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. *DELETED* [Re: NEPHROSIS]
#7619276 - 11/10/07 03:33 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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learningtofly
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Re: The worst thing about weed is.. [Re: kelsey_07]
#7619519 - 11/10/07 04:48 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Goddamn there is like a million threads on this, I really can't comprehend how you can say without a doubt that there is no physical or mental damage done by smoking pot. What the hell do you think is in that smoke? nothing but good ol' THC? Well if you're smokin a joint, you've got the papers in there as well. Carcinogens aren't some crazy propaganda.
Kelsey, you're ACT scores don't prove a fucking thing for various reasons; one being that is one isolated case, two being if anything its a correlation/coincidence, three being did you study any differently? There are so many variables.
Quake3, you've got to be kidding me... No tolerance build up? BS. No withdrawal? There is a pyschological withdrawal, how do I know? Everyone I know who smokes has had it including me. No long term effects? While this can't be proven due to ethical laws because we're not allowed to force people to smoke, but there are negative effects. (Same goes for tobacco, as far as we know, smoking doesnt kill but theres a huge fucking correlation between them) As for your "cycle," I barely smoke, maybe 7 times since last december as I honestly find no enjoyment in marijuana.
Now I'm not saying marijuana is some evil drug but im just saying its retarded and ignorant to think that it's 100% safe. Go ahead and indulge, theres plenty of legal things that are bad for you, hell even gatorade when not drank while sweating is really horrible for you body.
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