Pot smokers brains are being malformed

[ch33zw1z]

tsk tsk, that's quite the mess you have there, doug. You better bring that to a mechanic who doesn't use marijuana, only drunks can fix that stuff up right.

 

[zinfamous]

pot smoking bad, but daily ingestion of taco bell, mountain dew, burger king, mcdonalds, and syrup Good!

:hmm:

sure, OP.

 

[zinfamous]

if you desire to intoxicate then you have evolved with the rest of civilization.

ftfy.

 

[zinfamous]

Not much, I would surmise. Pot smokers are usually too busy daydreaming to know much of anything.

uses a study to make claims that the study never makes.

The sugar is killing what is left of your brain. Perhaps you should try marijuana?

 

[tortillasoup]

You can tell when a person has smoked pot on a regular basis (even once a week) from a young age even when they're sober. The idea that marijuana doesn't have an effect on the brain is just ludicrous. I've read that if you smoke pot at a later age like age 25, it doesn't have the same deleterious effects like it does if you start at a young age since the brain is still forming. Pot heads can be spotted just by listening to their voice and their train of thought, sober or not.

 

[ch33zw1z]

You can tell when a person has consumed alcohol on a regular basis (even once a week) from a young age even when they're sober. The idea that alcohol doesn't have an effect on the brain is just ludicrous. I've read that if you drink alcohol at a later age like age 25, it doesn't have the same deleterious effects like it does if you start at a young age since the brain is still forming. Drunks can be spotted just by listening to their voice and their train of thought, sober or not.

preach it brotha

 

[tortillasoup]

I've been smoking pot for over 40 years and I have to tell you that if you let your kids smoke weed then they might come up with crazy ideas like buying a car, stripping it down and rebuilding it themselves. I fell into this trap and the horrors I have gone through have been an absolute nightmare. For example, every time I open the hood on the car I am confronted by this drug-induced nightmare I created:

Heck, the wiring itself was another horror story:

There's also the possibility that they will use this drug-fueled knowledge for a career that earns them a respectable living. I also learned to play guitar and joined a local band in my youth, exposing me to even more drugs! Now I am stuck in a life of building and repairing computers/networks for home and small business. Unfortunately I have learned how these darn things actually work and even went to college to learn even more, earning a 3.71 GPA and making the Honor Roll, Dean's List and President's List.

Parents, please don't let your kids do pot!!

Here is a question, when you speak, do you sound like you smoke pot? You may say you don't but can you confirm with others? When did you start smoking pot? I grew up with kids in school who started pot at an early age and the effects were definitely profound and permanent.

 

[tortillasoup]

preach it brotha

I'm not so sure about that being the case with alcohol mostly because I didn't know any alcoholics growing up, just heavy pot users. However some people I've met who are in their 60s gave me the impression they were alcoholics but were sober when ever they were around. It was only later that I found out that they had been alcoholics at a young age and then abstained from drinking since then. So it's possible that heavy alcohol use at a young age can have an effect. I just not sure that alcohol has as strong of an effect as marijuana only because people will stay stoned throughout an entire day/weekend, constantly lighting up while to do that with alcohol would definitely make you an alcoholic.

 

[qliveur]

If your brain were not misshaped, you would know the truth.

Says the guy who believes in a divine, Jewish zombie. :sneaky:

 

[ch33zw1z]

I'm not so sure about that being the case with alcohol mostly because I didn't know any alcoholics growing up, just heavy pot users. However some people I've met who are in their 60s gave me the impression they were alcoholics but were sober when ever they were around. It was only later that I found out that they had been alcoholics at a young age and then abstained from drinking since then. So it's possible that heavy alcohol use at a young age can have an effect. I just not sure that alcohol has as strong of an effect as marijuana only because people will stay stoned throughout an entire day/weekend, constantly lighting up while to do that with alcohol would definitely make you an alcoholic.

I suggest you look into it. Alcohol isn't some nonchalant drug with no permanent side effects.

Please, stop making generalizations about people that smoke weed. There are plenty that don't act or do what you are saying.

 

[DrDoug]

Here is a question, when you speak, do you sound like you smoke pot?

Yeah man, Dave's not here.

No, I sound like me and it has seemed to work for over 50 years now. I first smoked pot when I was 11. Regularly, since I was 14. Here's a real kicker; my wife and adult kids don't smoke pot. Somehow they've been able to avoid it even though they have been around it most of their lives.

In my experience, your personality will determine how you handle it. Paranoid? Then you will freak out after smoking it. Happy? Then you will probably enjoy smoking it. Happy deep thinker? Then you really will enjoy smoking it. Paranoid deep thinker?

You will go insane.

 

[mnewsham]

In my experience, your personality will determine how you handle it. Paranoid? Then you will freak out after smoking it. Happy? Then you will probably enjoy smoking it. Happy deep thinker? Then you really will enjoy smoking it. Paranoid deep thinker?

You will go insane.

after about 16 months of daily smoking this about sums up my experiences too.

 

[FelixDeCat]

I appreciate your input, however Im not going to buy the polyan-ish take that misshapen brains did not have a negative impact as well.

 

[Markbnj]

Yeah man, Dave's not here.

No, I'm Dave!

Thanks for the laugh, man. Been a long time since I thought of that scene.

 

[Markbnj]

I appreciate your input, however Im not going to buy the polyan-ish take that misshapen brains did not have a negative impact as well.

I wouldn't either. Fortunately it appears that no misshapen brains were discovered in this study.

 

[DrDoug]

tsk tsk, that's quite the mess you have there, doug. You better bring that to a mechanic who doesn't use marijuana, only drunks can fix that stuff up right.

Some idiot offered me a job at a local custom shop he owns after stopping me at the grocery store and asking to see under the hood. I had to politely decline the offer.

If he liked it then he probably smokes pot too. Don't want to be around people like that!

No, I'm Dave!

Thanks for the laugh, man. Been a long time since I thought of that scene.

That's the first thing I thought of when they asked if I sounded like a pot smoker...lol!

I sound more like Blind Melon Chitlin, not some stoner.

 

[SlowSpyder]

You can tell when a person has smoked pot on a regular basis (even once a week) from a young age even when they're sober. The idea that marijuana doesn't have an effect on the brain is just ludicrous. I've read that if you smoke pot at a later age like age 25, it doesn't have the same deleterious effects like it does if you start at a young age since the brain is still forming. Pot heads can be spotted just by listening to their voice and their train of thought, sober or not.

I've read more or less the same thing... as long as you don't start too young it shouldn't have a negative effect. I've seen a number of articles claim that there are a number of neuroprotective compounds contained in the plant.

Even if the study in the OP is correct, I still don't think it should be illegal. Tobacco, alcohol, both much more addictive and harmful. Even things like the foods we eat regularly could very well be worse for your overall health. When you read the history of how the plant became illegal and millions of smokers will show you that it isn't overly harmful, it is kind of a wonder that it is still illegal (for the most part) and not a taxable revenue generator for the economy. People are buying it anyway, just now when they get caught they probably cost the government in trial and jail/prison costs vs. being a money maker.

 

[Markbnj]

That's the first thing I thought of when they asked if I sounded like a pot smoker...lol!

I sound more like Blind Melon Chitlin, not some stoner.

Nobody sounds like a stoner when Tommy Chong is in the room. My favorite scene... I think it was the next movie... they're driving home in the burning weed van and the motorcycle cop tailing them gets wasted from the smoke. He finally pulls them over and walks up to the driver's window and stands there for 10 seconds before saying "What?"

So, anyway... nobody has any comment on the critique of the study which I posted earlier?

http://io9.com/does-researching-cas..._ids=636023073153000&fb_action_types=og.likes

 

[ch33zw1z]

So, anyway... nobody has any comment on the critique of the study which I posted earlier?

http://io9.com/does-researching-cas..._ids=636023073153000&fb_action_types=og.likes

I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.

 

[DrDoug]

Nobody sounds like a stoner when Tommy Chong is in the room. My favorite scene... I think it was the next movie... they're driving home in the burning weed van and the motorcycle cop tailing them gets wasted from the smoke. He finally pulls them over and walks up to the driver's window and stands there for 10 seconds before saying "What?"

So, anyway... nobody has any comment on the critique of the study which I posted earlier?

http://io9.com/does-researching-cas..._ids=636023073153000&fb_action_types=og.likes

I remember the first time I saw that movie, that van on fire bit was freaking hilarious! Stacy Keach as Sgt. Stedenko(?) was a laugh.

"This is Codename Hardhat, Codename Hardhat, do you read me? Over."

Stoner: "Was that Lardass?"

Regarding the article you linked, this quote really stood out: "This is quite possibly the worst paper I've read all year..."

No wonder clueless idiots believe it.

 

[zinfamous]

Im not going to buy the polyan-ish take that misshapen brains did not have a negative impact as well.

and you would have experience with this correlation.