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Post by wagnerr on Mar 28, 2006 19:05:00 GMT -5
I say it should not be legalized. Too many people abuse it already, like tobacco, unaware of the health risks. My opinion is that if marjiuana were legalized in the US, we would see the same trends as with tobacco use.  I say keep it illegal. People need as many brain cells as they are born with.  |
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Post by wagnerr on Mar 28, 2006 19:15:17 GMT -5
I doubt it.  I don't know of too many pot heads who become brain surgeons. And everything causes cancer nowadays. ;D |
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Post by wagnerr on Mar 28, 2006 19:21:03 GMT -5
I doubt it. I don't know of too many pot heads who become brain surgeons. And everything causes cancer nowadays. ;D well, i read the studies shown on that site, and i think it looks pretty exciting and promising. by the way, if you were a brain surgeon in today's political climate, would you admit you were a pothead? Yeah, probably not. You're right. ;D However, i know a lot of pre-med students, and most of them get high on caffiene, not pot.  |
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Post by scottydstno on Mar 28, 2006 19:47:47 GMT -5
I read somewhere that marijuana actually has 4 times as much tar in it as cigarretes, but that marijuana smokers usually smoke much less than tobacco smokers, and yet marijuana is yet to be a known cause of cancer, so it's thought that marijuana is actually less harmful than tobacco, unless smoked as heavily as tobacco (which of course would probably become a problem if it was legalized). In fact it is thought to actually ease pain, nausea, and anxiety a little bit, but I don't smoke so I don't know anything for sure.
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Post by skyhint on Mar 28, 2006 21:04:37 GMT -5
It hurts brain developement in children, leads to memory loss, and feelings of lethargy which can contribute to poor performance on the job and fuel unemployment.
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Post by zaab on Mar 28, 2006 21:27:57 GMT -5
I don't think it will be legalized anytime soon in large part because it props up a large law enforcement industry that would be decimated if it were legalized, not to mention its a handy means for social control. But, yes, alcohol is many, many times more harmful than marijuana. I don't think its completely harmless, but neither is McDonalds, and if I had a choice I would make McDonalds illegal.
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Post by shypsychologyguy on Mar 28, 2006 21:36:50 GMT -5
we talked about this in class recently. I think the focus on marijauana is way off and a waste of resourses. marijauana is bad drug but it has some medical potential and compared to most drugs its fairly safe.
I do not agree with legalizing it for several reasons.
1. it causes a driving hazard especially when paired with alcohol.
2. it has negative consequenses and unless its being used in a medical setting for its positive effects then it will only create more problems.
3 if it is legalized how will you regulate the purity , and strand of the drug and potency because weed that comes from diferent places and delaers has different qualities.
4. there arent any good measures of wether a person is driving while impaired by marijauana in other words there is no breathelizer type system of establishing a safe level for driving.
Denver has allowed its legalization and im not sure if it is currently that way given it may have been struck down by the supreme court. it will be interesting to see how it turns out.
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Post by shypsychologyguy on Mar 28, 2006 21:39:31 GMT -5
marijauana causes lung damage and perhaps morso than cigerettes when frequently used because smokers try to hold it in as long as possible. there are no good studies on its effect on lung cancer because its hard to research and because many marijauana smokers also smoke cigerrettes as well
marijuana is often reffered to as the "gate way drug"
in all actuality cigerrettes are the "gateway drug"
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Post by shypsychologyguy on Mar 28, 2006 21:45:12 GMT -5
one other thing .
my proffesour said that marijauanas effects can be more unpredictable than other classes of drugs. for one person they may be ralaxed and another could be bouncing off the walls.
also it elevates heart rate so that may be an issue.
also if it were legalized would the effects be increased because poeple may use it more frequently than people typically have in the past when studies were done.
i do think drug should be classified differently to allow for reaserch and medical use
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Post by skyhint on Mar 28, 2006 22:22:46 GMT -5
I don't think it will be legalized anytime soon in large part because it props up a large law enforcement industry that would be decimated if it were legalized, not to mention its a handy means for social control. But, yes, alcohol is many, many times more harmful than marijuana. I don't think its completely harmless, but neither is McDonalds, and if I had a choice I would make McDonalds illegal. But McDonald's and Alcohal aren't addictive and their effects don't fade over time, encouraging users to smoke more and more. |
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Post by zaab on Mar 28, 2006 22:47:18 GMT -5
I don't think it will be legalized anytime soon in large part because it props up a large law enforcement industry that would be decimated if it were legalized, not to mention its a handy means for social control. But, yes, alcohol is many, many times more harmful than marijuana. I don't think its completely harmless, but neither is McDonalds, and if I had a choice I would make McDonalds illegal. But McDonald's and Alcohal aren't addictive and their effects don't fade over time, encouraging users to smoke more and more. I was kidding about McDonalds, just to make that clear. But if anyone's interested, watch Supersize Me, people can and do become physically dependent on fast food. And I'm pretty sure alcohol is more addictive than marijuana. |
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Post by shypsychologyguy on Mar 28, 2006 22:53:31 GMT -5
anything can become an addiction. yeah marijauana isnt that addictive and really neither is alcohol but there is always that potential. i was stoned in class so im not sure exactly if there is any tolerance built up to marijauana as well as withdrawal. mabye i shoud go to class witthout marijauan so i would pay attention better.
jk I dont smoke or do anything.
but people have always thought i do cause im a weirdo , or because of anxiety.
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Post by Crashtastic on Mar 28, 2006 23:09:13 GMT -5
anything can become an addiction. yeah marijauana isnt that addictive and really neither is alcohol but there is always that potential. i was stoned in class so im not sure exactly if there is any tolerance built up to marijauana as well as withdrawal. mabye i shoud go to class witthout marijauan so i would pay attention better. jk I dont smoke or do anything. but people have always thought i do cause im a weirdo , or because of anxiety. What makes you say alcohol isn't that addictive? ....there are a great deal of people who are addicted to alcohol. |
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Post by MrNice on Mar 28, 2006 23:11:33 GMT -5
alcohol is physically addictive and there is tolerance
alcoholics on the street are not a pretty sight
I think many drugs should be legalized but with strict control to not let minors have access
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Post by zaab on Mar 28, 2006 23:13:46 GMT -5
I don't think its the government's role to regulate what a reasonable adult wittingly puts into their body as long as that substance doesn't turn them into a menace to society. I think there should be truthful information readily available to let them make an informed decision, but if they decide to be reckless with their health, then so be it, their lives.
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