Marijuana - Page 11

Grummer · 06-16-2008, 02:58 AM

er, off topic,dr benway saz mcdonalds uses high fructose corn syrup, that's a very nasty cheap sugar substitute , what it does it blocks the brain from tell when you are full so you keep eating...and eating... hence no wonder we have widespread obesity problems now.

PuyoPiyo · 07-01-2008, 09:12 PM

This prove legalize the marijuana does not increase the population use of marijuana.

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We’re #1!
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:18:53 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
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So I went to the Drug Czar’s blog today, but strangely enough, I couldn’t find any mention of this story.

US leads the world in illegal drug use
via CBS News

Despite tough anti-drug laws, a new survey shows the U.S. has the highest level of illegal drug use in the world.

The World Health Organization’s survey of legal and illegal drug use in 17 countries, including the Netherlands and other countries with less stringent drug laws, shows Americans report the highest level of cocaine and marijuana use.

For example, Americans were four times more likely to report using cocaine in their lifetime than the next closest country, New Zealand (16% vs. 4%). Marijuana use was more widely reported worldwide, and the U.S. also had the highest rate of use at 42.4% compared with 41.9% of New Zealanders.

In contrast, in the Netherlands, which has more liberal drug policies than the U.S., only 1.9% of people reported cocaine use and 19.8% reported marijuana use.

“Globally, drug use is not distributed evenly and is not simply related to drug policy, since countries with stringent user-level illegal drug policies did not have lower levels of use than countries with liberal ones,” researcher Louisa Degenhardt of the University of New South Wales, Australia, and colleagues write in PLoS Medicine.

One wonders if Drug Czar John Walters can even show his face in public today. Seriously, is there anything this man has ever said that this new WHO report doesn’t expose to be a blatant and deliberate lie?

America is ‘winning’ the war on drugs? Wrong! The US actually leads the world in illicit drug use, despite increasing the number of drug offenders behind bars 1100 percent since 1980.

Liberalizing marijuana laws will escalate marijuana use? False! Marijuana use is twice as prevalent in the United States as it is in Spain and Italy (where marijuana possession is quasi-legal) and the Netherlands — where marijuana is openly used and sold in public.

Experimenting with marijuana is a ‘gateway’ to the use of cocaine? Lie! Rates of cocaine use in Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands — three nations with some of the most liberal pot policies in the world — is actually eight times less than it is in the United States.

Talking about pot in public makes my nose grow longer? True! Whoops, I made that one up.

Anyway, you can check out the full study, along with this very telling table, here.

NORML Blog » Blog Archive » We’re #1!

Bowak · 07-09-2008, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by August

what? marijuana has nothing to do with laziness.

Right on, I know that for a fact. I like to toke and i have a job, working my ass off to make ends meet and etc etc...SOME people are using marijuana as an excuse.

Pinky · 07-10-2008, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Bowak

Right on, I know that for a fact. I like to toke and i have a job, working my ass off to make ends meet and etc etc...SOME people are using marijuana as an excuse.

August already banned from AD.

hohDougRN · 07-10-2008, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by GarnetTigerMom

No thanks to smoke the dope of Marijuana unless it medical reasons. But here a little joke on Marijuana.

A smart criminal would answer, “No.” Then again, a smart criminal wouldn’t have called police to report that his marijuana had been stolen.

“Even the dumb criminals are generally smarter than this,” said Orem Police Lt. Doug Edwards.

Police received a call Monday night from an 18-year-old Orem man reporting that his home had been broken into and that the quarter-pound of marijuana he had been trying to sell was missing.

The burglar had broken a window and apparently cut himself while crawling into the home, Edwards said. The trail of blood indicated that the thief’s efforts were concentrated on the 18-year-old’s bedroom, where the drugs had been kept.

The Orem man told police that earlier Monday a 23-year-old Provo man had called him about purchasing the marijuana. The deal didn’t take place, however, because the 18-year-old was on his way to work, police said.

“(He) thought that (the Provo man) might be a good suspect in the case,” Edwards said.

Officers agreed and tracked the Provo man to his mother’s home, where they also found 6 ounces of marijuana and a pair of blood-soaked pants.

The man, who had a large cut on his arm, was arrested and booked in the Utah County Jail on Monday night for investigation of burglary, theft and possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone with the intent to distribute.

With the stolen property recovered, officers called the 18-year-old and requested that he come to the Orem Public Safety Building to identify the bag of marijuana.

“He actually came and identified it as his,” Edwards said.

The 18-year-old was taken into custody and booked in the Utah County Jail just after midnight for possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone with intent to distribute.

“I have no clue as to why (the 18-year-old) would report this crime to the police,” Edwards said, “but thank goodness that he did

Word of an advice,, don't end up the joke in the story! tsk!

That so funny because all that happen near my home!

***VamPyroX*** · 07-13-2008, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Bowak

Right on, I know that for a fact. I like to toke and i have a job, working my ass off to make ends meet and etc etc...SOME people are using marijuana as an excuse.

I know a lot of people who refuse to work because they have a better life staying home and smoke weed.

yagazn · 07-13-2008, 02:46 AM

Can anyone please help me what 420 is and why 420?.

I don't do weed.

***~SG~*** · 07-13-2008, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by zigzac

Can anyone please help me what 420 is and why 420?.

I don't do weed.

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What does 420 mean? There are varying theories on the origin of 420. Some say that 420 originated from a police code that announces marijuana use is taking place. Yet another story is that a group of guys (Waldo's) in the 1970's made 4:20 their official meeting time to smoke marijuana after school. Whether or not 4:20 p.m. is the best time of day for your first hit depends on your own body, your own needs. Some folks feel that waiting until 4:20 enhances ones appreciation of the herb. Of course, your mileage may vary.

There is more to read from this link What is 420? What does 420 Mean? The origins of 420 - Concept420

yagazn · 07-13-2008, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ~SG~

There is more to read from this link What is 420? What does 420 Mean? The origins of 420 - Concept420

Thanks SG for the link. (Interesting).

yagazn · 07-13-2008, 03:23 AM

I have a question about weed or pot. Is weed or pot harmless than drugs?.

I'm curious, When you pot weed, how does that make you feel? feels good? better than drugs?.

Byrdie714 · 07-13-2008, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by zigzac

I have a question about weed or pot. Is weed or pot harmless than drugs?.

I'm curious, When you pot weed, how does that make you feel? feels good? better than drugs?.

It's harmless as long as you keep it in moderation.

Just don't go overboard with it.

yagazn · 07-13-2008, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Byrdie714

It's harmless as long as you keep it in moderation.

Just don't go overboard with it.

Thanks Byrdie714.

Ah, I see. if you pot too much? So, then what happens?.

I heard some people who pot weed for medical purpose like serious illness or something so, you don't feel pain. Is that true?.

jasin · 07-13-2008, 02:30 PM

Sitting around like a vegetable hungry for hours is not my idea of fun.

jillio · 07-13-2008, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by zigzac

Thanks Byrdie714.

Ah, I see. if you pot too much? So, then what happens?.

I heard some people who pot weed for medical purpose like serious illness or something so, you don't feel pain. Is that true?.

Yes, that's very true.

jillio · 07-13-2008, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jasin

Sitting around like a vegetable hungry for hours is not my idea of fun.

There are any number of people who sit around for hours like vegetables and are hungry that have never touched weed. Can't blame the week for the lack of motivation in someone.

yagazn · 07-13-2008, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jillio

Yes, that's very true.

Interesting. Hmm, weed is not dangerous right. So compare to drugs which is dangerous like all heroine, LSD, meth, cocaine. Why different for weed that's not related to drugs right?. I don't get it. Weed is not related to drugs, that's planet right?.

Like one AD member that says it doesn't make sense why weed is considered a crime is it???. I heard people angry and protest because they need to use it for medical purpose
because of the illness.

I never try weed or I don't pot. Maybe I will try it for just expert but I dunno. I'm chicken.

jasin · 07-13-2008, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by zigzac

Interesting. Hmm, weed is not dangerous right. So compare to drugs which is dangerous like all heroine, LSD, meth, cocaine. Why different for weed that's not related to drugs right?. I don't get it. Weed is not related to drugs, that's planet right?.

Like one AD member that says it doesn't make sense why weed is considered a crime is it???. I heard people angry and protest because they need to use it for medical purpose
because of the illness.

I never try weed or I don't pot. Maybe I will try it for just expert but I dunno. I'm chicken.

Marijuana is not dangerous?

Wrong!!!!! Totally false!!!!!!!

Effects of Marijuana on the Brain.
Researchers have found that THC changes the way in which sensory information gets into and is acted on by the hippocampus. This is a component of the brain's limbic system that is crucial for learning, memory, and the integration of sensory experiences with emotions and motivations. Investigations have shown that THC suppresses neurons in the information-processing system of the hippocampus. In addition, researchers have discovered that learned behaviors, which depend on the hippocampus, also deteriorate.

Effects on the Lungs.
Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers have. These individuals may have daily cough and phlegm, symptoms of chronic bronchitis, and more frequent chest colds. Continuing to smoke marijuana can lead to abnormal functioning of lung tissue injured or destroyed by marijuana smoke.

Regardless of the THC content, the amount of tar inhaled by marijuana smokers and the level of carbon monoxide absorbed are three to five times greater than among tobacco smokers. This may be due to marijuana users inhaling more deeply and holding the smoke in the lungs.

Effects of Heavy Marijuana Use on Learning and Social Behavior.
A study of college students has shown that critical skills related to attention, memory, and learning are impaired among people who use marijuana heavily, even after discontinuing its use for at least 24 hours. Researchers compared 65 "heavy users," who had smoked marijuana a median of 29 of the past 30 days, and 64 "light users," who had smoked a median of 1 of the past 30 days. After a closely monitored 19- to 24-hour period of abstinence from marijuana and other illegal drugs and alcohol, the undergraduates were given several standard tests measuring aspects of attention, memory, and learning. Compared to the light users, heavy marijuana users made more errors and had more difficulty sustaining attention, shifting attention to meet the demands of changes in the environment, and in registering, processing, and using information. The findings suggest that the greater impairment among heavy users is likely due to an alteration of brain activity produced by marijuana.

Longitudinal research on marijuana use among young people below college age indicates those who used have lower achievement than the non-users, more acceptance of deviant behavior, more delinquent behavior and aggression, greater rebelliousness, poorer relationships with parents, and more associations with delinquent and drug-using friends.

yagazn · 07-13-2008, 05:27 PM

Jasin

[QUOTE=jasin;1034456]Marijuana is not dangerous?

Wrong!!!!! Totally false!!!!!!!

Okkkkkkkk. I was simply asking Q's that's all.

Thank you for the whole info.

Peace with you

Pinky · 07-13-2008, 06:13 PM

I am asking you for personal? Why your screenuser is ZigZac?? People would think you're smoking joint. Because the company name is Zig Zac roll a cigarette. It made from France. Did you know that?

[QUOTE=zigzac;1034483]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasin

Marijuana is not dangerous?

Wrong!!!!! Totally false!!!!!!!

Okkkkkkkk. I was simply asking Q's that's all.

Thank you for the whole info.

Peace with you

Jiro · 07-13-2008, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinky678

I am asking you for personal? Why your screenuser is ZigZac?? People would think you're smoking joint. Because the company name is Zig Zac roll a cigarette. It made from France. Did you know that?

LOL interesting

Byrdie714 · 07-13-2008, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jasin

Marijuana is not dangerous?

Wrong!!!!! Totally false!!!!!!!

Effects of Marijuana on the Brain.
Researchers have found that THC changes the way in which sensory information gets into and is acted on by the hippocampus. This is a component of the brain's limbic system that is crucial for learning, memory, and the integration of sensory experiences with emotions and motivations. Investigations have shown that THC suppresses neurons in the information-processing system of the hippocampus. In addition, researchers have discovered that learned behaviors, which depend on the hippocampus, also deteriorate.

Effects on the Lungs.
Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers have. These individuals may have daily cough and phlegm, symptoms of chronic bronchitis, and more frequent chest colds. Continuing to smoke marijuana can lead to abnormal functioning of lung tissue injured or destroyed by marijuana smoke.

Regardless of the THC content, the amount of tar inhaled by marijuana smokers and the level of carbon monoxide absorbed are three to five times greater than among tobacco smokers. This may be due to marijuana users inhaling more deeply and holding the smoke in the lungs.

Effects of Heavy Marijuana Use on Learning and Social Behavior.
A study of college students has shown that critical skills related to attention, memory, and learning are impaired among people who use marijuana heavily, even after discontinuing its use for at least 24 hours. Researchers compared 65 "heavy users," who had smoked marijuana a median of 29 of the past 30 days, and 64 "light users," who had smoked a median of 1 of the past 30 days. After a closely monitored 19- to 24-hour period of abstinence from marijuana and other illegal drugs and alcohol, the undergraduates were given several standard tests measuring aspects of attention, memory, and learning. Compared to the light users, heavy marijuana users made more errors and had more difficulty sustaining attention, shifting attention to meet the demands of changes in the environment, and in registering, processing, and using information. The findings suggest that the greater impairment among heavy users is likely due to an alteration of brain activity produced by marijuana.

Longitudinal research on marijuana use among young people below college age indicates those who used have lower achievement than the non-users, more acceptance of deviant behavior, more delinquent behavior and aggression, greater rebelliousness, poorer relationships with parents, and more associations with delinquent and drug-using friends.

Do you have a link backing your statements?

Byrdie714 · 07-13-2008, 07:55 PM

[QUOTE=zigzac;1034483]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasin

Marijuana is not dangerous?

Wrong!!!!! Totally false!!!!!!!

Okkkkkkkk. I was simply asking Q's that's all.

Thank you for the whole info.

Peace with you

You also want to know what calims they are using to support their statements.

Secondly, marijuana that is grown from seed to growth is pretty harmless. It's that humans tend to add chemicals to the marijuana plant causing more harm than what it should be.

If you want to smoke marijuana, I suggest that you do it safely, with someone you trust, and with good food. ( No junk food )

Jiro · 07-13-2008, 08:11 PM

Jasin - As the father said in KNOCKED UP movie - ""If it grows in the ground, it's probably ok."

So you say marijuana is bad and causes all these kind of criminal behaviors.... well! What about coffee beans? it's grown from the ground and it causes people to get hyper which leads to A.D.D., impatience, road rage and bunch more! We better ban it! What about whiskey? It's made from grain and it cause alcoholism! It causes DUI, drunk criminal behavior, etc. We better ban it! Why don't we ban tobacco too? It killed 10000000000000000000000000 people in one year alone! Weed killed 0 people!

Please stfu and have a hit

PuyoPiyo · 07-13-2008, 08:29 PM

Some of your post might be true, but not a fact of how they use the marijuana.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasin

Marijuana is not dangerous?

Wrong!!!!! Totally false!!!!!!!

Effects of Marijuana on the Brain.
Researchers have found that THC changes the way in which sensory information gets into and is acted on by the hippocampus. This is a component of the brain's limbic system that is crucial for learning, memory, and the integration of sensory experiences with emotions and motivations. Investigations have shown that THC suppresses neurons in the information-processing system of the hippocampus. In addition, researchers have discovered that learned behaviors, which depend on the hippocampus, also deteriorate.

Well you know, alcohol could cause that too, and it could be much worse than the marijuana, due to the alcohol's anger or grumpy moods effect the people while the marijuana are less likely to effect people as alcohol.

Anyway, you see while the alcohol was legal, people do it moderate and doesn't drink so much of the alcohol, that applies to the marijuana too. Smoke moderately.

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Effects on the Lungs.
Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers have. These individuals may have daily cough and phlegm, symptoms of chronic bronchitis, and more frequent chest colds. Continuing to smoke marijuana can lead to abnormal functioning of lung tissue injured or destroyed by marijuana smoke.

Regardless of the THC content, the amount of tar inhaled by marijuana smokers and the level of carbon monoxide absorbed are three to five times greater than among tobacco smokers. This may be due to marijuana users inhaling more deeply and holding the smoke in the lungs.

This is one of myth against the marijuana, sorry to be blunt, but potheads don't smoke it often like the tobacco cigarettes and don't smoke everywhere like the tobacco cigarettes due to its affect of high.

Remember, nobody died from marijuana like the tobacco cigarettes.

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Effects of Heavy Marijuana Use on Learning and Social Behavior.
A study of college students has shown that critical skills related to attention, memory, and learning are impaired among people who use marijuana heavily, even after discontinuing its use for at least 24 hours. Researchers compared 65 "heavy users," who had smoked marijuana a median of 29 of the past 30 days, and 64 "light users," who had smoked a median of 1 of the past 30 days. After a closely monitored 19- to 24-hour period of abstinence from marijuana and other illegal drugs and alcohol, the undergraduates were given several standard tests measuring aspects of attention, memory, and learning. Compared to the light users, heavy marijuana users made more errors and had more difficulty sustaining attention, shifting attention to meet the demands of changes in the environment, and in registering, processing, and using information. The findings suggest that the greater impairment among heavy users is likely due to an alteration of brain activity produced by marijuana.

I support to smoke it moderate, not heavy so no comment from me. Except that I have a opinion that if people use the marijuana so heavily and daily, and it turn out to be a problem for him/herself and everyone else, then that person should go to a treatment, not in the prison, but that still doesn't mean that it have to be illegal for others who do it moderately.

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Longitudinal research on marijuana use among young people below college age indicates those who used have lower achievement than the non-users, more acceptance of deviant behavior, more delinquent behavior and aggression, greater rebelliousness, poorer relationships with parents, and more associations with delinquent and drug-using friends.

All those listed are caused by the marijuana being illegal, not the marijuana itself.

***~SG~*** · 07-13-2008, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Byrdie714

If you want to smoke marijuana, I suggest that you do it safely, with someone you trust, and with good food. ( No junk food )

That is good suggestion.

If you want to smoke marijuana with someone you trust, do it where you are going to be comfortable like at someone who you trust at their home, rather than trying it first time in car, parties or strange places you are not comfortable with and become paranoid what if.

yagazn · 07-13-2008, 10:55 PM

Pinky,

[QUOTE=Pinky678;1034513]I am asking you for personal? Why your screenuser is ZigZac?? People would think you're smoking joint. Because the company name is Zig Zac roll a cigarette. It made from France. Did you know that?

My friend saw my screen name I mean he looked at my screen name on computer and he goes, "that's rolling paper for weed". I'm like holy sh*t!. I didn't know. my face turn red

.

I never had weed in my life.

Boy, I will ask Mod to change Zigzac to Zigzag. But I guess no big deal. So, who cares.

Mod, Can I change to Zigzac to Zigzag?

yagazn · 07-13-2008, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~SG~

That is good suggestion.

If you want to smoke marijuana with someone you trust, do it where you are going to be comfortable like at someone who you trust at their home, rather than trying it first time in car, parties or strange places you are not comfortable with and become paranoid what if.

Thanks SG for the tip.

yagazn · 07-13-2008, 11:13 PM

[QUOTE=Byrdie714;1034595]

Quote:

Originally Posted by zigzac

You also want to know what calims they are using to support their statements.

Secondly, marijuana that is grown from seed to growth is pretty harmless. It's that humans tend to add chemicals to the marijuana plant causing more harm than what it should be.

If you want to smoke marijuana, I suggest that you do it safely, with someone you trust, and with good food. ( No junk food )

Interesting. Thanks Bydrie714 for the tip.

jasin · 07-14-2008, 12:58 AM

[QUOTE=zigzac;1034483]Jasin

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasin

Marijuana is not dangerous?

Wrong!!!!! Totally false!!!!!!!

Okkkkkkkk. I was simply asking Q's that's all.

Thank you for the whole info.

Peace with you

What I posted is scientific fact. Go an look it up.

PuyoPiyo · 07-14-2008, 01:28 AM

[QUOTE=jasin;1034867]

Quote:

Originally Posted by zigzac

Jasin

What I posted is scientific fact. Go an look it up.

I talk about how the marijuana users use the marijuana, not how the scienific research about it. For example, I read one of the threads about the eggs was bad for you from a research group which was pretty joke.

That is all my point was about the scienific research about health issues.

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Jiro YOU DOMESTIC DISSENT! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The Sopranos State Posts: 21,947	Jasin - As the father said in KNOCKED UP movie - ""If it grows in the ground, it's probably ok." So you say marijuana is bad and causes all these kind of criminal behaviors.... well! What about coffee beans? it's grown from the ground and it causes people to get hyper which leads to A.D.D., impatience, road rage and bunch more! We better ban it! What about whiskey? It's made from grain and it cause alcoholism! It causes DUI, drunk criminal behavior, etc. We better ban it! Why don't we ban tobacco too? It killed 10000000000000000000000000 people in one year alone! Weed killed 0 people! Please stfu and have a hit

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yagazn taking a break from AD Join Date: May 2008 Location: Yag in Neverland Posts: 2,493	Pinky, [QUOTE=Pinky678;1034513]I am asking you for personal? Why your screenuser is ZigZac?? People would think you're smoking joint. Because the company name is Zig Zac roll a cigarette. It made from France. Did you know that? My friend saw my screen name I mean he looked at my screen name on computer and he goes, "that's rolling paper for weed". I'm like holy sh*t!. I didn't know. my face turn red . I never had weed in my life. Boy, I will ask Mod to change Zigzac to Zigzag. But I guess no big deal. So, who cares. Mod, Can I change to Zigzac to Zigzag?