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 Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:41 pm
Let me start off by saying, my mom, my dad and my brother does it. They are not crazy in the head, actually quite intelligent, down to earth kind of people. I've been told by my mom, she'd rather me smoke pot than tobacco, due to pot being more natural than the chemically added tobacco. I've been high off it once, but not from direct smoking and all it did to me was made me feel more relaxed, a bit hungry and a fun to hang around with even more, Lol. I'm not asking for encouragement to do it. I've research time and time again, comparing Tobacoo with weed and cancer never seems to be ever be cause from pot. I also learn there is two kinds of pot, one that people add extra materials in there that will make it bad for you(And everyone thinks thats the only pot) and then nothing add, the pure form stuff. Backing up Pot Link: http://www.perkel.com/politics/issues/pot.htm
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:59 pm
It's still a drug and it's still illegal. A lot of people have also found that pot can be a "gateway drug" meaning that if you smoke pot, you're more likely to experiment with other, stronger drugs. One of my best friends in high school had this issue - she eventually admitted after graduation that she was hooked on pot, and it got her into experimenting with out drugs like LSD, Ecstacy, cocaine, and so on. She's clean now, but for awhile she was heavy into the rave scene and doing drugs.
I'm not saying everyone who smokes pot will go out and try other drugs, obviously. Just that for some people it's more of an issue. And really the choice is yours.
My boyfriend used to smoke pot, until he started dating me and I originally asked him not to do it at all. I then later modified my request to say that he can smoke it if he likes, but if he's high then I don't want him anywhere near me, because I don't like pot and I don't like being around people who are smoking it.
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:05 pm
As Nikolita said, pot is illegal in the US. That means even having it around can be dangerous because it can result in jail time.
Pot makes your heart beat a lot faster. It's not a big deal for most people, but that can be very dangerous for people with high blood pressure or heart conditions.
Pot can also cause irritation in the lungs and respiratory tract.
Pot decreases sperm count and can lower sperm mobility. Anyone who wants to have a baby is advised to stay off pot and other drugs for at least one month before trying to make a baby.
The truth is there's a lot about pot that we don't know. Since it's illegal, a lot of people don't want to admit that they do it. Also, people who smoke pot may also smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, or do other drugs, so it's tough to know exactly what is causing which side effects. So it's kind of hard for researchers to study it. But even without the best research, it looks like pot certainly does more harm than good and isn't worth smoking.
A direct link between pot and cancer hasn't been proven, but pot smoke can contain chemicals that can cause cancer. Pot use during pregnancy hasn't been studied that well either, but it does look like pot use during pregnancy can cause problems like low birth weight. If it stops babies from growing properly, chances are you don't want it in your lungs. It might not be as bad as cigarettes, but that certainly doesn't mean it's good or that it should be in your body.
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