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Wait till you turn 16 Sumual, I was anti-liquor and anti-drugs aswell at your age.

Justin, you're a *beep* btw

*Septim walks in and silently points at Arvious. A mongoose rushes through the crowd and jumps onto Arvious's face, after slashing out his eyeballs and ripping out his tongue, Slasher the Mongoose silently runs away, and Septim walks off whistling a merry toon.

*Slasher begins shredding Arvious's face.

o_O

What about just not smoking, and having a nice sp@m sandwich instead...

Err... Drugs is for people who don't have intelligence. Cuz if you ain't got something, you don't have to worry about losing it...
Seriously, drugs are not good. First off, they take over your life. Secondly, they cause serious long-term mental and physical effects. (Weed may not be particularly harmful, but it is somewhat so, and has a tendency to lead to other, more dangerous drugs.)
Thirdly, they cause immediate and dangerous short-term effects. Many drugs give a sense of empowerment and self-confidence. This may sound good, but it is incredibly dangerous, causing traffic collisions and the like.
Fourthly, Drugs are expensive, and with the loss of rationality experienced whilst on them, people who become addicted to drugs often go into crime.
Fifthly, do you seriously want to spend the rest of your life on drugs? Using drugs for any period of time at all (sometimes even only after one use, in rare cases) will cause addiction.
Finally, it's plain old fashioned illegal. IE: Cops, fines and jail-terms.

Okay, back to subject or we're all gonna ignore these pea brained addicts.

WOOT! SUMMER!

Agreed! :-)

A synthetic form of one chemical in marijuana, Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is a controversial treatment for medical use. The American Marijuana Policy Project, a pro-cannabis organization, claims that cannabis is an ideal therapeutic drug for cancer and AIDS patients, who often suffer from clinical depression, and from nausea and resulting weight loss due to chemotherapy and other aggressive treatments.^[24] Other medical uses may included fighting cancer, according to an isolated study by scientists in Italy. This study states that cannabidiol (CBD), a chemical found in marijuana, inhibits growth of cancer cells in animals.^[25]

The FDA and comparable authorities in Western Europe, including the Netherlands, have not approved smoked marijuana for any condition or disease. The current view of the United States Food and Drug Administration is that if there is any future of marijuana as a medicine, it lies in its isolated components, the cannabinoids and their synthetic derivatives.^[26]

A synthetic version of the cannabinoid THC named Dronabinol has been shown to relieve symptoms of anorexia and reduce agitation in elderly Alzheimer's patients.^[27] Dronabinol has been approved for use with anorexia in patients with HIV/AIDS and chemotherapy-related nausea. This drug, while demonstrating the effectiveness of cannabis at combating several disorders, is more expensive and less available than "pot" and has not been shown to be effective or safe.^[28]

Glaucoma, a condition of increased pressure within the eyeball causing gradual loss of sight, can be treated with medical marijuana to decrease this intraocular pressure. There has been debate for 25 years on the subject. Some data exist, showing a reduction of IOP in glaucoma patients who smoke marijuana,^[29] but the effects are short-lived, and the frequency of doses needed to sustain a decreased IOP can cause systemic toxicity. There is also some concern over its use since it can also decrease blood flow to the optic nerve. Marijuana lowers IOP by acting on a cannabinoid receptor on the ciliary body called the CB receptor.^[30] Although marijuana is not a good therapeutic choice for glaucoma patients, it may lead researchers to more effective, safer treatments. A promising study shows that agents targeted to ocular CB receptors can reduce IOP in glaucoma patients who have failed other therapies.^[31]

Medical marijuana is used for analgesia, or pain relief. “Marijuana is used for analgesia only in the context of a handful of illnesses (e.g., headache, dysentery, menstrual cramps, and depression) that are often cited by marijuana advocates as medical reasons to justify the drug being available as a prescription medication.”^[32] It is also reported to be beneficial for treating certain neurological illnesses such as epilepsy, and bipolar disorder.^[33] Case reports have found that cannabis can relieve tics in people with obsessive compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome. Patients treated with tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive chemical found in cannabis, reported a significant decrease in both motor and vocal tics, some of 50% or more.^[34][35][36] Some decrease in obsessive-compulsive behavior was also found.^[34] A recent study has also concluded that cannabinoids found in cannabis might have the ability to prevent Alzheimer's disease.^[37] THC has been shown to reduce arterial blockages.^[38]

Another use for medical marijuana is movement disorders. Marijuana is frequently reported to reduce the muscle spasms associated with multiple sclerosis; this has been acknowledged by the Institute of Medicine, but it noted that these abundant anecdotal reports are not well-supported by clinical data. Evidence from animal studies suggests that there is a possible role for cannabinoids in the treatment of certain types of epileptic seizures.^[39] Marijuana "numbs" the nervous system slightly, possibly preventing shock. A synthetic version of the major active compound in cannabis, THC, is available in capsule form as the prescription drug dronabinol (Marinol) in many countries. The prescription drug Sativex, an extract of cannabis administered as a sublingual spray, has been approved in Canada for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.^[40]

A recent study by the Canadian government found cannabis contained more toxic substances than tobacco smoke.^[47] The study determined that marijuana smoke contained 20 times more ammonia, and five times more hydrogen cyanide and nitrous oxides than tobacco smoke. In spite of this, a recent large-scale study found no correlation between heavy marijuana use and lung cancer, despite noting that cannabis contains the same carcinogens as tobacco. The same study found a 20-fold increase in lung-cancer rates of smokers who consumed two or more packs of cigarettes per day.^[48] These researchers postulated that the THC present may have a "protective effect" by causing aging cells to die before they become cancerous.^[49] Other recent research suggest the cannabinoid CBD may stop certain cancers from spreading, although not in concentrations consumed during smoking.^[50]

In contrast, a study published in the January 2008 edition of the journal Respirology found that "regular" cannabis smokers who developed bullous lung disease[2] did so on average 24 years sooner than tobacco smoking counterparts.^[51] Researchers attributed this to the inhalation of a larger volume of smoke, and typically holding it for four times longer than tobacco smokers. Bullous lung disease is considered an uncommon cause of respiratory distress.^[52] In general, habitual inhalation of any kind of smoke is detrimental to lung health.^[53]

Cannabis use has been linked to exacerbating the effects of depression, psychosis, schizophrenia, bronchitis, and emphysema by several peer-reviewed studies for those who are vulnerable to such illnesses based on personal or family history.^[54] More recently, the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study published research showing an increased risk of psychosis for cannabis users with a certain genetic predisposition, held by 25% of the population.^[55] Studies have also shown links between heavy long-term use (over five joints daily over several years) and incidence of heart attacks, strokes, as well as abnormalities in the amygdala and hippocampus regions of the brain.^[56][57]

In July 2007, British medical journal The Lancet published a study that indicates that cannabis users have, on average, a 41% greater risk of developing psychosis than non-users. The risk was most pronounced in cases with an existing risk of psychotic disorder, and was said to grow up to 200% for the most-frequent users

Don't do drugs kids or you might end up like Justin! Not capitalizing "I", ending his sentences without a period, not capitalizing the beginning of his sentences, not puting apostrophes in between "it" and "s", and typing "idc" instead of taking an extra five to ten seconds (depends on his typing speed) to type "I don't care" instead...

;-)

As you can't be bothered to read that, it states that Marijuana (or more often, extracts thereof) is used to treat some mental disorders and to soothe some pains, and to help with depression. It is also stated that such uses of marijuana are controversial and dangerous.
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Cannabis use has been linked to exacerbating the effects of depression, psychosis, schizophrenia, bronchitis, and emphysema by several peer-reviewed studies for those who are vulnerable to such illnesses based on personal or family history.^[54] More recently, the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study published research showing an increased risk of psychosis for cannabis users with a certain genetic predisposition, held by 25% of the population.^[55] Studies have also shown links between heavy long-term use (over five joints daily over several years) and incidence of heart attacks, strokes, as well as abnormalities in the amygdala and hippocampus regions of the brain.^[56][57]

In July 2007, British medical journal The Lancet published a study that indicates that cannabis users have, on average, a 41% greater risk of developing psychosis than non-users. The risk was most pronounced in cases with an existing risk of psychotic disorder, and was said to grow up to 200% for the most-frequent users"

Finally, where did you dig up the "Marijuana makes brain cells grow" bit. Are you high!?!?? Oh, wait, nevermind...*

*Note: Typical flamebait, used primarily as a joke and partially seriously.

It would be impossible for them to have any effect even if they did...(that is, the marijuana supposedly making brain cells grow... I suppose I should really explain this further for people such as Justin, but I reckon most of you can figure it out)

I read an interesting book by Jared Diamond there recently, called "The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee". It explained why people started to do dangerous stuff, such as drugs. It has an animal precedent, animals such as deer leap about in front of a lion, showing off their speed, and so the lion doesn't bother chasing after them, saving both animals energy, whereas a slow animal couldn't do it. It is used to find a mate quickly, as some animals don't have time to find a mate. However, in humans, it is unnecessary, as they have more than enough time to find a mate. Also, because some humans are just stupid.

I agree with u Creepin. They start bad mouthing me and the other potheads but they dont even know why we do it so u guys have no right to judge me or any other pothead.

rehab isnt for everyone, for some people it can save there lives, but for
others it can make it harder... over 75% of people who go through rehab
go back out to use and end up using harder drugs when they did
before... rehab teaches u everything u never knew about drugs that uve
never even thought of doing. also u end up meeting people and making
contacts with people who use harder drugs like crack or heroin, so when
before u went to rehab u would have no way to get these drugs even if u
did want them... now u have the knoledge and the connects to get ahold
of these harder drugs.

as a side note... i myself no longer smoke weed.
i was forced to stop smoking due to legal issues i got myself into and i can honestly say that i am a happier person without it. i definetly do miss being able to get high from time to time and blaze up w my friends, but i can now see how stupid my friends act when they are high, and how stupid i must have looked to other people when i was high 24/7... im not gonna pretend im perfect now though either, i drink way more than i used to because its the only thing i can do and get away with...
i just cant stress enough though to the people who get high, be careful about the decisions u make and the people u surround urself with.cause they can come back to bite you in the a$s