Marijuana?

[Zardoch]

Sorry that my general definition upset you. I eat what D.A.R.E. says because that's what my mind can actually digest. It refuses all the good things there could be about marijuana because I'm just paranoid like that.

Paranoia is bad for you, but what D.A.R.E says when it comes to marijuana is false. They and the anti-drug association have had such inconclusive accusations against the plant for so many years you can't really trust what they say.

It's not lethal, but smoking marijuana can still affect you, can't it? I'm not saying that it's exactly a bad thing, but I personally just think using anything that can potentially harm your body is stupid. I'm not going to go looking for an argument because all that I'm saying is that it's what I believe. Even is something isn't lethal, it can still be bad.

It's purpose is to affect you, but those said effects are not harmful or lethal in anyway. The problem here is the paranoia you're showing in that last sentence.

"Even is something isn't lethal, it can still be bad."

In a politically correct view, this is true. My keyboard could go crazy, pop out a few keys, and I could choke on them. My monitor could one day take a bolt of lightning through it and electrocute me. The problem? The chances of that are happening are very rare and the perspective that "Even is something isn't lethal, it can still be bad" needs something like marijuana to calm you down. I mean in the life we live today, ANYTHING can become lethal and ANYONE can claim how bad something is in "what if" situations. The subject on the matter is that those "what ifs" mean nothing. Facts are everything. Here, check this out.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...501729_pf.html

Apparently marijuana does not give you cancer, even in long term use. There's some facts for you. What about your brain though?

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/n...t-damage-brain

From webmd, a large medical site that helps people understand medical information. I bet you'd find more articles like this than what D.A.R.E. tells you.

Yep. Go do what you want. Just because something is illegal doesn't mean you have to stop what you are doing. There just might be consequences though. Oh, and I'm a democrat that's into Buddhism for now. ^^ Sorry, I'm also not a southerner.

I bet you Buddhist has and have used marijuana as a mediator or at least a similar mind-altering drug .

But as long as anyone is a "responsible adult", they should be able to do whatever they please? Well I guess that's what got a lot of people in trouble. I understand everyone needs their freedom and independence, but there have always got to be restrictions because sometime, people take things too far.

What he means by "responsible" is that anyone who uses marijuana should be, as you've said, be more careful with it. While it really isn't as dangerous as everyone assumes, it still does affect your mind. Like my friend never drives after he smokes marijuana.

What's wrong with some people though is they use marijuana and other things like alcohol in a mix which can be disastrous if they go out to do something so you're right that some people take it too far. But by itself, marijuana is quite alright as long as the person smoking is responsible and understands what he/she is doing.

I don't automatically assume the worst, but as I said earlier, I'm a paranoid freak. Sometimes, that's a possibility. Not all mid altering substances are going to cause people to go haywire, but don't they still put you out of your normal state of mind? I'm saying dangerous things should be taken care of carefully.

Why don't you smoke some marijuana to find out? I bet you 50$ that "paranoia" you have now would be gone. That's the whole point in taking "mind-altering" substances is to get out of your normal state of mind. It's simply a pleasure people like much like alcohol, the only difference is how dangerous it really isn't. Plus, those links I posted even said there are some positive effects from it, especially that cancer article. It said it fought off cancer cells.

So yeah, marijuana is something someone should be careful of, but it's not going to harm you in anyway no matter what D.A.R.E. or any other uptight snob who thinks they know about something they've never tried [not pointing that at you]. It's been used for hundreds of years along with dozens of other plants all over the world. The only drugs you need to worry about are cocaine, heroin, meth, and more dangerous drugs that really do harm your body. Marijuana does not.