....no. :[ (I think people click on this link due to curiosity, I don't think they actually click because they smoke pot. )

No I do not smoke pot it makes me very ill.the first time I ever tried it I was in the bathroom puking and dry heaving on and off for about 7 hours :cry:

Oh, what I would do for a bowl right now. I haven't had any in like a month. I need to get blood work done, so, yeah. I can't wait to smoke some again. I just feel so good, like relaxed, and all that. And, its funny, because stupid stuff makes me just crack up, and I can't wipe the smile off my face! It also helps because when I'm coming off the high, I can sleep easily.

I do, a lot... It's a load of laughs. Most of you seem not to, well good for you. In the long run you're probably smarter than I am, but I enjoy its and it's my freedom to do so. I won't try to force it on you, so please don't go spouting information at me as to why it's bad and wrong and evil. Just please respect us stoners as you'd like to be respected.

I have yet to try pot. It's just not high on my list of things to do. I trip out more than enough on philosophy--what do I need pot for? Someday I'll try pot, but smoking in general really isn't my things, so I'll probably never smoke much.

No I do not. Not only do I find the risk far out-weighs any benefits, but I'm pretty sure I'm allergic to something (probably the THC though I'm not 100% sure on that) in the weed. Whenever I'm around someone smoking pot, the second-hand smoke gives me a horrible migraine. I have enough trouble with migraines as is, I don't need something else making it worse.

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All I can say is if you do smoke up, make sure you aren't getting bad stuff. I've had a series of nasty experiences with pot after moving to the states, and it's unfortunately put me completely off it.

However, I respect anyone's decision to smoke it, keeping in mind it's hardly the worst thing a person can do to themselves (although cancer is always a risk, but if you were worried about that, you wouldn't smoke) and I certainly don't believe that pot smokers are all gateway drug users who will descend a slippery slope until they end up on the streets mugging people for crack money ^^

Pot in the scheme of things is not that bad and you can't die from it unless you are extremely allergic to it. What they teach you in school and what the government tells you is a bunch of lies. In fact pot has been known to help people dying from cancer and other illnesses. The reason it is illegal has to do with money. They can't regulate pot easily, unlike other drugs. In fact the government has been known to allow certain amount of way more dangerous drugs into the country. That is because they make deals in order to catch criminals or to make money. The government is pretty much corrupted and allow so much crap to get by you will be amazed.

Pot in general is no more or well less dangerous then smoking a cig. And also your brain cells do grow back. So don't go off on it kills brain cells... There is scientific fact that braincells can and will grow back.

No and I don't want to or plan to.

Me? A 13 year old loli smoking pot? You must be high.

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I don't really know what pot is, but I do know it's a drug, and do you know what they do? They create chemical imbalances in the brain, which cause brain damage, will not kill you.

However, I hope you don't mind being a vegetable for the rest of your life once all your braincells are fried.

I just hope you figure out how unhealthy it is soon, because seeing people who have become vegetables because of this is... horrible... and just so sad...

Originally Posted by Kaze-bear

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I don't really know what pot is, but I do know it's a drug, and do you know what they do? They create chemical imbalances in the brain, which cause brain damage, will not kill you.

However, I hope you don't mind being a vegetable for the rest of your life once all your braincells are fried.

I just hope you figure out how unhealthy it is soon, because seeing people who have become vegetables because of this is... horrible... and just so sad...

Exactly.

i think smoking is dumb. im 13 and in school teachers say kids might do it too be cool and to fit it. thats silly too. cause if u do it to fit in then the people who made u do it must have started for no reason....screw it i'm making no sense.

DRUGS ARE BAD! <<wat a silly sentence

i'm not smoking pot cause i dont wanna die.

i dont want your sympathy, but my aunt died of second hand smoke. your not just killing your self, your killing others. and the environment.

I smoke on occasion. It's fun, and I see no reason not to. It's impossible to die from (as the original poster so eloquently points out), is entirely natural with a history of use spanning the globe, and has documented harmful effects only with heavy use. Even then, you have to smoke a J or two a day for months to get any ill effects, and they cease within a short period of you quitting. I won't say it's healthy (although there are some interesting studies regarding how moderate cannabis smoking may increase IQ), but it's really not unhealthy either.

Originally Posted by lizzylizzleliz

i think smoking is dumb. im 13 and in school teachers say kids might do it too be cool and to fit it. thats silly too. cause if u do it to fit in then the people who made u do it must have started for no reason....screw it i'm making no sense.

DRUGS ARE BAD! <<wat a silly sentence

i'm not smoking pot cause i dont wanna die.

i dont want your sympathy, but my aunt died of second hand smoke. your not just killing your self, your killing others. and the environment.

First of all, it is physically impossible to die from marijuana. You cannot ingest a lethal dose of it because that would require you to burn and inhale more than it is physically possible to do within a very short window of time, because the active chemicals pass through the body very quickly.

Second, it's nearly impossible to scientifically isolate second hand smoke as a contributing factor or confounding circumstance (much less a direct cause) of death, because we do not intentionally expose people to things that may be harmful. This means you are left with a correlative study, which is a sort of sub-par statistical analysis method because there could be a lurking variable common to environments that contain lots of smokers. However, this method is generally presumed to be usable, so that's not the main problem.

The main problem is that you're probably talking about tobacco, not cannabis. Commercial tobacco included many, many toxins, especially carcinogens (cancer-causing substances). Cannabis does not. It produces more tar on average if smoked via a joint (because joints don't have filters; this problem goes away if you use a vaporizer like they do for medical marijuana instead), but that tar does not cause cancer. It has some really tentative links to emphysema, but usually only in extremely heavy users.

In short? Cannabis is safter than both tobacco and alcohol, both of which can kill you. It's not really a dangerous drug, it's just illegal.

Originally Posted by Scribble Me Orange

EXACTLY. I WAS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO SAY THOSE LAST TWO PARAGRAPHS.

It kills your braincells off until you're nothing left. Then you're pretty much as she, and my grandmother say/said, a vegetable. You can't move. You can't talk. You can't make any sort of communication. Smart way to live life. Completely helpless.

All drugs do this. If you believe that pot is "healthy", you are completely wrong and I think that if what described above and in quotes happens to you, it's your fault.

First of all, pot doesn't cause "chemical imbalances," at least not in the sense you guys are talking about. Yes, it does flood the brain with dopamine, but so do playing video games, running, and winning the top prize at the science fair. The increased levels of dopamine are temporary and within the normal range, which means that they do not cause brain damage. The drugs that have the potential to do brain damage are the ones that alter the dopamine receptors, which can prevent you from getting as happy about normal things as you used to. Of course, sometimes drugs that alter or block brain receptors are considered medically worth the risk, generally in the field of psychiatry. You're much safer if you smoke pot than if you take anti-depressants.

Also, brain cells die all the time, just like all other cells. Running kills about the same number of brain cells smoking pot does, and it's still healthy. The problem is when you have something that kills too many brain cells or something that alters your ability to produce new brain cells. This is why inhalants are so bad for you. However, sometimes drugs that kill lots of brain cells are considered medically useful, also -- when you get nitrous oxide at the dentist's office, you're killing more brain cells than when you light up, but it's still considered a safe number to lose if done extremely moderately.

No one has EVER, in the entirety of recorded medical history, become a vegetable from smoking weed.

NOTE: I am not encouraging drug use or in any way saying that you should or must smoke marijuana. I'm just saying it's no big deal if you do. There are probably some risks involved, but they're probably lower than the risks you assume by going on a roller coaster or getting behind the wheel of a car.

Originally Posted by Kaze-bear

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I don't really know what pot is, but I do know it's a drug, and do you know what they do? They create chemical imbalances in the brain, which cause brain damage, will not kill you.

However, I hope you don't mind being a vegetable for the rest of your life once all your braincells are fried.

I just hope you figure out how unhealthy it is soon, because seeing people who have become vegetables because of this is... horrible... and just so sad...

If you say so. But I know quite a lot of regular pot smokers, and that's never happened as far as I know. Sure it's better to not smoke to the point where you're permanently goofy and burnt out, but I've never heard of a person who went veggie because they smoked marijuana.

The vast majority of the posts in this thread are very poorly informed, and that makes me sad. This is why irrational social policies like the Drug War remain in place, draining police resources, clogging prisons, and ruining the lives of otherwise peaceful and law-abiding citizens... :-(

Epoxy, thank you for educating me on the matter in your own sence : )

Originally Posted by kimu

Epoxy, thank you for educating me on the matter in your own sence : )

You're welcome. :-)

I think ensuring that people have good information is always a good thing, and since I never try anything that could be dangerous without making sure it's relatively safe, I like to share that information with people.

I don't smoke pot, and I think it should really only be used for medically purposes. It really doesn't matter how bad it is compared to other drugs, smoking anything still causes smoke. Smoke can be horribly damaging to your lungs and the lungs of others nearby.

I do smoke pot i will admit it.

I personally dont see that there is anything wrong with it at all. A lot of people will say its bad for it and what not but really show me the proof... There isn't anything worse it will do to you then say drinking... it's not really looked down upon, so why is pot and for that matter smoking it.

Originally Posted by Melody Medusa

I don't smoke pot, and I think it should really only be used for medically purposes. It really doesn't matter how bad it is compared to other drugs, smoking anything still causes smoke. Smoke can be horribly damaging to your lungs and the lungs of others nearby.

I support public establishment smoking bans for both tobacco and cannabis. But I promise that me smoking in my backyard doesn't give you cancer if you're living next door. Most of the second-hand smoking studies are done with adults who grew up with two parents who smoked tobacco frequently inside their home. That is much different than inhaling a whiff of smoke now and again. Standing next to a person smoking pot is roughly equivalent to standing next to a campfire -- if you stand in the smoke all the time you might get problems, but otherwise you're good.

I should probably stop posting in this topic. I really don't care terribly much about pot, it's just something I know a lot about.

No.

I stopped being friends with somebody because they started to smoke pot. That and they were a 'rebel' idiot, but still.

I will never smoke pot. It's idiotic. I have better things to do with my life than sit around all day stoned.

Originally Posted by Terminator

No.

I stopped being friends with somebody because they started to smoke pot. That and they were a 'rebel' idiot, but still.

I will never smoke pot. It's idiotic. I have better things to do with my life than sit around all day stoned.

Wow, you'd stop being friends with someone over a hobby? That seems a little harsh... DX

Eh, I prefer alcohol over pot... weird that the former is more dangerous. I just think it tastes better.

Besides, I'm chatty and social when I'm buzzed. When I'm high I'm slow and zoned out. xD;

I'd assume that most of the studies done on it would be biased towards one side of the other... there's so much conflicting research that it's almost funny.