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[Silverslade]

Fortunately, this is topic I'm well learned in, from experience.

Marijuana is a dangerous drug, as with any narcotic. In the right amounts, yes it can help with problems, and it's helped me on many occasions. Under the influence, I personally find it very hard to get upset about anything. So many times have I been in emotional, financial and sometimes even physical stress and gone to dope for help. In times of need, it's a savior, it provides calm, rational thought and makes many problems "go away". Keeping in mind, it's a Band-aid solution. The moment it wears off, you'll be back to how you were before, possibly worse.

Now, on the complete opposite extremity, that plant has ruined my life.

There was a time, very recently when I had a lot available to me and no restrictions on the amount I consumed. It started as a weekend thing, then eventually, once or twice during the week. Before I knew it, every 2 hours, like clockwork, I would get those same cravings. When addicted, Marijuana is the devil. It makes you lazy, sluggish and dim-witted. Because of it, I neglected personal duties, my employment, my significant other, pretty much every responsibility in my life. I was too lazy to take care of the important things in life.

Now as a result, I'm nearly 20, living with my parents with no job, no license, a dope addiction and a very aching heart.

Dope is dangerous. I tell everyone I know to stay away from it, but yes, it does have it's benefits. If you're considering trying it, be wary that it all seems well and good until it's too late. I cannot stress enough how important it is to witness self-control.

[Shoujo Kakumei J-chan]

Silverslade1

Marijuana is a dangerous drug, as with any narcotic.

Impossible to OD and no physically addictive properties.. So no, it's not.

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In the right amounts, yes it can help with problems, and it's helped me on many occasions. Under the influence, I personally find it very hard to get upset about anything. So many times have I been in emotional, financial and sometimes even physical stress and gone to dope for help. In times of need, it's a savior, it provides calm, rational thought and makes many problems "go away". Keeping in mind, it's a Band-aid solution. The moment it wears off, you'll be back to how you were before, possibly worse.

So, you used drugs as escapism, and now it's the drugs' fault that you couldn't deal with your life normally? Awesome.

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Now, on the complete opposite extremity, that plant has ruined my life.

No, honey, you ruined your own life. You made bad decisions and did stupid s**t. The weed just grew in the ground.

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There was a time, very recently when I had a lot available to me and no restrictions on the amount I consumed. It started as a weekend thing, then eventually, once or twice during the week. Before I knew it, every 2 hours, like clockwork, I would get those same cravings. When addicted, Marijuana is the devil. It makes you lazy, sluggish and dim-witted. Because of it, I neglected personal duties, my employment, my significant other, pretty much every responsibility in my life. I was too lazy to take care of the important things in life.

This sounds like it's right out of a propaganda commercial. Again: You made the choice to use habitually rather than occasionally, you made the choice to neglect your job and your significant other.

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Now as a result, I'm nearly 20, living with my parents with no job, no license, a dope addiction and a very aching heart.

Which is your fault, sorry to say.

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Dope is dangerous.

I smoke weed every day and I have a full-time job and I'm on the dean's list at my university. Own up to the fact that you ******** up and bury this pathetic sob story in tears with a therapist.

PS: Nobody calls marjuana "dope" anymore except people over the age of 40.

[xXGreenlylXx]

It is not addictive, it treats many symptoms. Does not interfere with life. My experience has been a positive one. I think people should be free to decide for themselves.

[RayneTree]

Honestly, it's stress refleif. I'd rather blow trees instead of popping pills everyda to keep my stress under check. I have MS, so when I stress really bad, my body does really weird things (like shutting my bladder down for almost a week), so, pot knocks out the stress and 90% of my health problems go out the window right along with the stress. This year alone, while not taking pot, my hands shut down for a week and a half, due to stress, and my bladder shut down for 5 days, yes, I was hospitalized. Now I'm less stressed and am happy to be able to live my life.

[xXGreenlylXx]

RayneTree

Honestly, it's stress refleif. I'd rather blow trees instead of popping pills everyda to keep my stress under check. I have MS, so when I stress really bad, my body does really weird things (like shutting my bladder down for almost a week), so, pot knocks out the stress and 90% of my health problems go out the window right along with the stress. This year alone, while not taking pot, my hands shut down for a week and a half, due to stress, and my bladder shut down for 5 days, yes, I was hospitalized. Now I'm less stressed and am happy to be able to live my life.

^^ That is scary, stress can literally kill you.

[RayneTree]

xXGreenlylXx

RayneTree

Honestly, it's stress refleif. I'd rather blow trees instead of popping pills everyda to keep my stress under check. I have MS, so when I stress really bad, my body does really weird things (like shutting my bladder down for almost a week), so, pot knocks out the stress and 90% of my health problems go out the window right along with the stress. This year alone, while not taking pot, my hands shut down for a week and a half, due to stress, and my bladder shut down for 5 days, yes, I was hospitalized. Now I'm less stressed and am happy to be able to live my life.

^^ That is scary, stress can literally kill you.

I know right!
And I'm only 24 O.o

[xXGreenlylXx]

RayneTree

xXGreenlylXx

RayneTree

Honestly, it's stress refleif. I'd rather blow trees instead of popping pills everyda to keep my stress under check. I have MS, so when I stress really bad, my body does really weird things (like shutting my bladder down for almost a week), so, pot knocks out the stress and 90% of my health problems go out the window right along with the stress. This year alone, while not taking pot, my hands shut down for a week and a half, due to stress, and my bladder shut down for 5 days, yes, I was hospitalized. Now I'm less stressed and am happy to be able to live my life.

^^ That is scary, stress can literally kill you.

I know right!
And I'm only 24 O.o

May I ask if the people in your life encourage your choice of meds.? And is it supported where you are legally for medical use? If you mind only answering in generals, I'm just curious.

[x Sarnath x]

Weed helped me manage stress for the four years I smoked it almost daily.
But after I stopped, forget it. I had all kinds of problems. I developed a lot of anxiety, and I still feel very depressed every day.
Maybe it can keep your problems in check for a while, but when you want to stop, forget it. It'll all come back to haunt you again. It simply "masks" your problems for a while. It isn't a real solution. It's like any other drug out there. No different than the pills they would give you if you went to the doctor. You become dependent on it.

[The Wolf in Your Bed]

Marijuana helps me relax and have a good time. Give me the giggles and makes me drowsy.

My boyfriend, on the other hand, cannot handle it. Those "false" rumours about people going crazy? It's not false. I smoked him up for his first time, we each had half a blunt, roughly. He had been cooking when we were smoking, and then suddenly set his plate down and said "I need to sleep."

That's where it allll started. He goes back to his room, freaking out. I ask him what's wrong, he says he's crazy and everything is happening twice. He got pushy with me, too. So I call his roommate over, and we calm the kid down. After that, he listened to anything anyone said without question. He was asleep when I turned the light on and said "take a shower." He immediately stood up and took his clothes off right there, then went to the bathroom and showered.


Soooo I imagine this is rare (as it's the only time I've seen this), and does anyone else have a similar story?

I know the pot wasn't laced, not only me but some of my friends smoked the same stuff. It was a little psychedelic, in that my other friend felt like she was going to die, but it didn't effect me like that at all. In fact, I thought it was pretty shitty pot, tbh.

[Chocolate Coated Romance]

Shoujo Kakumei J-chan

Silverslade1

Marijuana is a dangerous drug, as with any narcotic.

Impossible to OD and no physically addictive properties.. So no, it's not.

Lol, just because you can't OD doesnt mean it's not dangerous.
Remember, everyone reacts differently to stuff, like alchohol people can either become highly agitated, have a higher sense of amusement etc.
You say marijuana isn't addictive but I dare you to go a week without smoking it,
whether you get baked for fun or for an escape trying to get off of weed can cause some major a** depression, I should know.
As well people no longer smoke "pure weed" alot of it is mixed with other drugs that have high a** addiction rates.


I say if you're gonna smoke it, smoke it with people you know
I believe everyone should expiernce pretty much everything at least once in life
but, don't remember to stay safe there are some pretty ******** up people out there

[Belthasar727]

Anything is bad for you if you do it too much, especially a mind altering substance, that should be obvious. That being said, even though pot is stronger and therefore not as safe as say... Tylenol*, it's definitely a lot less dangerous than other illegal drugs.

I'm going to be honest here... pot is amazing, when I'm high it's the only time I can feel absolutely 0% anxiety, nothing else works so well without side effects, that's the only reason I use it. You may think ill of me but if you don't have anxiety you just don't understand.

Sometimes I don't even realize I was experiencing so much anxiety until I've already smoked. It helps me stay in the present moment and enjoy myself rather than focus so much on what I could have done in the past or what may happen in the future, etc. It helps me enjoy life and think positively (and that effect lasts even afterward). Obviously it doesn't solve real life problems, it's only a temporary fix, but when you have OCD and you're obsessing about things you can't control (like death, disease, etc), or are stressing out about something you simply can't do anything about at the moment, it provides much needed relief for your nervous system.

It also greatly increases my appreciation of art and beauty, and it opens up my mind and improves "out of the box" thinking, which I think is all part of the lowered inhibitions effect. It is definitely an inspirational drug, I can see why artists might use it.

The problem with pot is it makes you slow, so while it may be a good tool for artists it's a bad idea for scientists, students, etc. I find that even though I become more open minded and have the occasional epiphany, I also have greater difficulty solving problems or concentrating on a subject that should be easy. One time I was watching the Labyrinth while I was stoned (when else?), and I found I was completely confused by the door riddle. Only after when I was sober did I realize how simple it was. It's also a big de-motivator, which may not sound like a big deal but will be a problem if you have responsibilities. In short don't smoke when you have an exam or some kind of a deadline coming up or something.

There are long-term issues too, after a while it starts to affect your memory, and just like cigarettes it's not good for your lungs. You're still inhaling smoke after all. In the end if you're going to use it you should do it sparingly. The effect is reduced if you do it too much anyway.

*Come to think of it Tylenol isn't all that safe either: Paracetamol_toxicity

[Stygian Soleil]

The Midnight Serenade

Lol, just because you can't OD doesnt mean it's not dangerous.
Remember, everyone reacts differently to stuff, like alchohol people can either become highly agitated, have a higher sense of amusement etc.

The negative effects of marijuana are generally mild and not life-threatening.

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You say marijuana isn't addictive but I dare you to go a week without smoking it,
whether you get baked for fun or for an escape trying to get off of weed can cause some major a** depression, I should know.

The addictive potential of cannabis is very low.

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As well people no longer smoke "pure weed" alot of it is mixed with other drugs that have high a** addiction rates.

Lacing is very uncommon practice, actually, and it's usually done at the user level.

[Belthasar727]

Pot can be addictive but only if you're dependent on it (as I was for a short time when I was depressed). I can go without if for a good long time without side effects. It's not like it's chemically addictive in the way cigarettes are. Obvious if something feels good people will want to do it again.

As far as lacing goes, that is a danger but it wouldn't be an issue in the first place if it were legalized.

[my_eyes_bleed]

I find it way too easy to get reliant on. I used to smoke so, so much. Was stoned 18 hours a day, every day for a year and a half.
Luckily for me though, the person I got my weed through was my dad, who got it from a friend. So, I asked him to not get any more for me if I asked. It got to a stage where I wasn't sure if anything was real around me.
I was completely dissosicated from the world, which is what I wanted in the begining.

I think Weed should stick to being recreational thing unless you have a real medical need for it.

[Belthasar727]

my_eyes_bleed

I find it way too easy to get reliant on. I used to smoke so, so much. Was stoned 18 hours a day, every day for a year and a half.
Luckily for me though, the person I got my weed through was my dad, who got it from a friend. So, I asked him to not get any more for me if I asked. It got to a stage where I wasn't sure if anything was real around me.
I was completely dissosicated from the world, which is what I wanted in the begining.

I think Weed should stick to being recreational thing unless you have a real medical need for it.

Yeah, that's what I was talking about. It sounds like you experienced derealization, a scary feeling if you're not prepared for it. Just depression alone can bring that on, I think the pot just exacerbates the effect. That doesn't happen to me anymore, plus I was taking 5-HTP and then I stopped so that might have something to do with it...

I wouldn't go so far as to say only people with a medical condition should use it, but like I said it should be used sparingly. In your case that was seriously overdoing it.

How can you be high 18 hours a day anyway? I figured it wouldn't work until you stopped for a while?

Another thing we have in common, my mom is my supplier. xp