AreaCode707
Lifer
Linked an article already, read the thread. I would post more but I'm on a work computer so searching anything with the term marijuana in it is probably not a great idea.
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I just realized if weed became legal, I'd probably smoke it.
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Linked an article already, read the thread. I would post more but I'm on a work computer so searching anything with the term marijuana in it is probably not a great idea.
nakedfrog
No Lifer
And, well, that article had nothing to do with killing brain cells 😉
It did, however, discuss abnormalities in the myelin sheath that surrounds brain cells in adolescents who used marijuana heavily.
There's nothing in that article to indicate that occasional usage by a responsible adult will have any long-term effects on the brain. I'm just sayin' 😛
meltdown75
Lifer
whatever buzz you had wasn't from weed, or was all in your head - take your pick.
Babbles
Diamond Member
*psst* THC has been shown to be a neurotoxin in certain cases.
With that being said, there are potential uses for it as a neural protectorate (oh the irony) in certain disease states. Meaning that if you have an diseased brain then THC may be of a benefit, but if you are 'normal' it has shown that it does have a neurotoxicity effect.
meltdown75
Lifer
this is true. smoking is retarded.
buy us all vaporizers 😛
darkxshade
Lifer
If it's true, those brain cells were probably weak to begin with anyway. I'll gladly kill them off and grow some better and more resilient stoned cells. 😛
child of wonder
Diamond Member
I've seen how it can affect some people's drive and ambition. Having a family, I really don't think feeling high once in a while is worth the risk that I'd stop trying to provide the best life I can for my family and, instead, "chase the dragon" to use another drug term.
However, I do think it should be legal. Wastes law enforcement dollars, fills the prisons, and could be a nice source of tax revenue.
However, I do think it should be legal. Wastes law enforcement dollars, fills the prisons, and could be a nice source of tax revenue.
Nik
Lifer
There was an article on CNN 2 years ago that found a direct link between weed and an early on-set of psychotic behavior in those already predisposed to psychotic behavior.
Still, who cares? We have drugs that cure a headache but give you upset stomach, vomitting, and blood in the stool as a side affect.
I wonder if AreaCode707 ever takes any form of pharmaceutical?
child of wonder
Diamond Member
In many cases, without question. However, I'll bet there are some people who, had they never tried pot, would lead a bit better lives. My ex BIL, for example, was raised in a pot smoking home. Everyone down from his grandmother smoked daily. He ended up being so wispy that even when he had got laid off and had an opportunity to get a free 2 year college degree plus be paid unemployment the whole time (WIA) he was still too lazy to go sign up.
I often wonder what he would be like had he been raised in a different family.
Nik
Lifer
Actually, smoking weed and drinking alcohol should, in theory, make you smarter. According to popular Darwinian theory, only the strong survive. Only the smart survive. If a lion goes after a herd of prey, the slow ones will die leaving only the stronger, faster ones to pass on their genes. Therefore, if beer and weed kill braincells, only the dumb ones will die off leaving you the smarter braincells left to reproduce.
/win
Babbles
Diamond Member
Just to be a nit-picky dick for no other reason than I feel like being one, that really isn't an example of "Darwinian theory." What is called "fitness" is the ability to have the most survivable offspring as possible. Which may entail being faster, stronger, and smarter than the competition but not necessarily so.Therefore you can have a "weaker" individual but they may have 100s of viable offspring and the "stronger" one may have only one. So in terms of natural fitness the one that can have the most viable offspring is the most fit. Survival of the strongest doesn't really figure into the equation.
/dickness off
I like beer and am probably going to kill a few brain cells regardless of what Darwin may think.
AreaCode707
Lifer
Already said I do (in fact, I could not walk or use my hands without the biologic called Enbrel) and I would take marijuana in non-smoking form if prescribed to me by a doctor for a particular condition.
irishScott
Lifer
I'd try it once just to say I did. Otherwise I don't see the point.
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