POLL: What's more harmful for long term daily use, joint or a bigmac?

[yhelothar]

Physiologically, marijuana is completely harmless. If anything, it has beneficial effects on the body - lower blood pressure, nootropic properties, THC is anti-cancer, etc.

Marijuana, however, is a somewhat potent psychoactive drug, and in the interest of leading a balanced life, shouldn't be consumed daily, just as ANY pleasurable thing shouldn't be consumed in excess. Doing so might cause some bad psychological effects that are common to addiction in general.

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I too frequently hear the notion that since no one died from pot, it's thus safe, while ignoring all the possible psychological effects while you're alive.

As the genie says, I can't kill, but you'll be surprised what you can live through.

 

[Baked]

The one who will keep his high paying job due to not testing positive for drugs wins.

 

[SheHateMe]

1 Big Mac a day won't make much of a difference in your life if you are active.

I know people who smoke weed (cigarettes too) and they can't even run without pooping out after a short while.

 

[tcG]

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I too frequently hear the notion that since no one died from pot, it's thus safe, while ignoring all the possible psychological effects while you're alive.

As the genie says, I can't kill, but you'll be surprised what you can live through.

Maybe I didn't explain myself well enough, because I think the experience of smoking marijuana is something that nearly everybody should experience. It's not what non-smokers think it is.

It is physiologically safe. It causes no harm to any parts of the body and it's impossible to overdose. My post was saying that the situation in the OP introduces confounding variables as a result of doing a drug on a daily basis, confounding variables that are not the result of marijuana itself having harmful psychological effects, but as a result of the psychological effects of doing ANYTHING in a habitual manner. A lot of stoners are stupid, lazy, unhealthy, etc., but it's because of habitual abuse and psychological addiction, not because there is some compound in marijuana that causes laziness, kills brain cells, etc.

 

[Ns1]

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I too frequently hear the notion that since no one died from pot, it's thus safe, while ignoring all the possible psychological effects while you're alive.

As the genie says, I can't kill, but you'll be surprised what you can live through.

see post #4.

 

[Wyndru]

I don't know which is worse, but it reminded me of something from earlier today.

I just started a new doctor today and I thought it was funny that it was ok to tell him that I eat fast food regularly, but he recommended that I leave pot smoking out of my medical history because it could affect my life insurance. I guess it counts against you the same as cigarette smoking. So I checked off "never" for pot :sneaky:

 

[alkemyst]

The problem with pot is people think getting stoned <> getting drunk and then want to drive and operate heavy machinery.

Big Mac kills your body even if it fits your macros.

 

[tcG]

The problem with pot is people think getting stoned <> getting drunk and then want to drive and operate heavy machinery.

Big Mac kills your body even if it fits your macros.

Marijuana is a drug that can have very different effects, depending on the person using it. Broad generalizations about its effect on driving shouldn't be made. Believe it or not, it helps some people perform BETTER, driving included. I suspect that its effect on one's performance is correlated with the pleasure of the experience induced.

 

[alkemyst]

Marijuana is a drug that can have very different effects, depending on the person using it. Broad generalizations about it's effect on driving shouldn't be made. Believe it or not, it helps some people perform BETTER, driving included. I suspect that its effect on one's performance is correlated with the pleasure of the experience induced.

lol

 

[tcG]

How alpha of you. No comment, just a "lol".

 

[sandorski]

Dunno, neither one is going to be very harmful by themself. I'd probably lean towards the joint, if it is smoked.

 

[zerocool84]

Asprin can have bad side effects for people. Anti-biotics can have bad side effects for people. Just because some are effected negatively by it doesn't mean it's a bad drug. Let the doctor decide what is the good drug for you to use. You're not a doctor, you have no idea what's good for someone.

 

[alkemyst]

How alpha of you. No comment, just a "lol".

Put it this way, if you need chemical help to just drive....you shouldnt be on the road.

 

[yhelothar]

Maybe I didn't explain myself well enough, because I think the experience of smoking marijuana is something that nearly everybody should experience. It's not what non-smokers think it is.

It is physiologically safe. It causes no harm to any parts of the body and it's impossible to overdose. My post was saying that the situation in the OP introduces confounding variables as a result of doing a drug on a daily basis, confounding variables that are not the result of marijuana itself having harmful psychological effects, but as a result of the psychological effects of doing ANYTHING in a habitual manner. A lot of stoners are stupid, lazy, unhealthy, etc., but it's because of habitual abuse and psychological addiction, not because there is some compound in marijuana that causes laziness, kills brain cells, etc.

You could be right to a degree, but being baked all day certainly would impair your ability to behave in a non-lazy manner.

But there's certainly a wide margin between not doing pot and being a pothead.

 

[yhelothar]

Asprin can have bad side effects for people. Anti-biotics can have bad side effects for people. Just because some are effected negatively by it doesn't mean it's a bad drug. Let the doctor decide what is the good drug for you to use. You're not a doctor, you have no idea what's good for someone.

You're assuming doctors know. 😉

 

[Red Squirrel]

I'd say the pot but the big mac is not that far behind especially if the person does not eat healthy foods to offset it. It's not getting fat that's the problem, it's the fact that those type of foods are really bad for the heart and can eventually lead to a heart attack.

I don't eat all that well and been wanting to eat better. I'm not really all that overweight, but if I continue eating like this I'll probably have blockages and stuff later in life.