What are the side effects of Marijuana?

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Jhill

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Set a bag of cheetos in front of him. If it's gone in under 20 seconds that means he recently lit up.
 

yoda291

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the eyes. They get REAL baggy if he's smoked a lot. Also it smells faintly like a grass fire.
 

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Originally posted by: amnesiac
Are you talking short term or long term?

Long term, not much, aside from the fact that MJ chars the insides of your lungs every time you inhale.
It's marginally less harmful than cigarette smoke but same overall effect. Even if you toke through a bong it's not going to cool the smoke down enough; to get the smoke to the point where it's "harmless" it would be so dense you couldn't inhale it.

The memory loss thing is pretty much a myth. The only thing you want to be careful of is using with alcohol, and possible addiction. Yes, you CAN get addicted to pot.

The memory loss in the LONG term is PROVEN.

Smoking cannabis in the long run will cause un-severe memory loss, but significantly more than any loss you would normally encounter from a non smoking healthy person.

The smell is VERY distinct and hard to hide.

And smoking a "Spliff" is equiv to smoking 10x Cigarettes, and does 10x the amount of damage.

If i get someone telling me im wrong i will go and get proof ;)

Dan
 

DannyBoy

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Originally posted by: MacGaven
DO stoners really like Doritos® and Cheetos®?

Doritos i would imagine so yea...

Aint you seen the adverts ;)

I like the way you put the registered trademarks in there :D ;)

Dan
 

tweakmm

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Originally posted by: amnesiac
The memory loss thing is pretty much a myth. The only thing you want to be careful of is using with alcohol, and possible addiction. Yes, you CAN get addicted to pot.
Pot definitely affects one's short term memory

 

yoda291

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Originally posted by: MrFiTTy
Originally posted by: amnesiac
Are you talking short term or long term?

Long term, not much, aside from the fact that MJ chars the insides of your lungs every time you inhale.
It's marginally less harmful than cigarette smoke but same overall effect. Even if you toke through a bong it's not going to cool the smoke down enough; to get the smoke to the point where it's "harmless" it would be so dense you couldn't inhale it.

The memory loss thing is pretty much a myth. The only thing you want to be careful of is using with alcohol, and possible addiction. Yes, you CAN get addicted to pot.

The memory loss in the LONG term is PROVEN.

Smoking cannabis in the long run will cause un-severe memory loss, but significantly more than any loss you would normally encounter from a non smoking healthy person.

The smell is VERY distinct and hard to hide.

And smoking a "Spliff" is equiv to smoking 10x Cigarettes, and does 10x the amount of damage.

If i get someone telling me im wrong i will go and get proof ;)

Dan

You're wrong...go fetch :D
 

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Marijuana smokes is in no way 'better' for you than cigarette smoke - it's worse. However, the argument that marijuana is worse for you than cigarettes is null and void because virtually no one is smoking the equivalent of 2 packs of cigarettes a day in marijuana.

If smoked only occasionally he probably won't have any memory issues. If he smokes every day, then it's another issue. His short term memory will definitely be affected. Upon stopping, his ability to remember things in the short term will return over a few weeks.

A lot of people that smoke pot are smart enough to bring an extra shirt when they do or not be out in public just after smoking so, most of the time, he won't smell like pot.

Bloodshot eyes is one way to tell if someone smoke pot, but, there are way around this such as Visine which some people are intelligent enough to use after smoking.

It's hard to tell really. I don't smoke; never have, never will, I don't have any desire to. I have a few friends that smoke occassionally - I don't particularly like that they do it, but it's not my place to say and really, once in a while (once every 2 weeks is what they tell me), it won't really hurt them any.

Why not just ask your friend if he's smoking pot?
 

xeno2060

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Originally posted by: MacGaven
Is memory loss a real side-effect with Marijuana?

That would be a terrible thing to lose.

Only short term memory loss, unless said person has been abusing it for many years:D
 

Jhill

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Originally posted by: MacGaven
DO stoners really like Doritos® and Cheetos®?

They don't like those particular brands, but stoners get the munchies. After you've smoked a fattie you get a craving for food and cheetos and doritos are what a lot of people have sitting around.

 

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I know a lot of people who when they get the munchies, often buy, "Munchies".

Dunno if you have them in the states.

Lil choc things in a red wrapper with toffe and biscuit in the middle :confused:
 

Eli

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Originally posted by: MrFiTTy
for many years


Which has been proven to cause slight long term memory loss and bad s-t-m-loss

Quit spewing nonsense.

Do you really believe that "smoking a J is 10x worse than a cigarette" crap?

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How are you going to prove it? Go to one of the government drug sites? LOL!
 

GasX

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Originally posted by: MacGaven
I have a friend that I think may be smoking Marijuana, how do I tell if he really is?

What are the signs to look for and how can I tell him to not be so obvious of his habit? He's a good kid so I don't anything bad to happen to him.

Thanks
Is he less uptight than you? If the answer is yes then it is a possibility...

 

Eli

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Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: MacGaven
I have a friend that I think may be smoking Marijuana, how do I tell if he really is?

What are the signs to look for and how can I tell him to not be so obvious of his habit? He's a good kid so I don't anything bad to happen to him.

Thanks
Is he less uptight than you? If the answer is yes then it is a possibility...
:D

WHY oh WHY do we get to keep the original
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It's like torture.

I want the blue shocked icon back, damnit! :p
 

MacGaven

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Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: MacGaven
I have a friend that I think may be smoking Marijuana, how do I tell if he really is?

What are the signs to look for and how can I tell him to not be so obvious of his habit? He's a good kid so I don't anything bad to happen to him.

Thanks
Is he less uptight than you? If the answer is yes then it is a possibility...

Are you a 'stoner'?
 

GasX

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Originally posted by: MacGaven
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: MacGaven
I have a friend that I think may be smoking Marijuana, how do I tell if he really is?

What are the signs to look for and how can I tell him to not be so obvious of his habit? He's a good kid so I don't anything bad to happen to him.

Thanks
Is he less uptight than you? If the answer is yes then it is a possibility...

Are you a 'stoner'?
No

 

Eli

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Originally posted by: TNTrulez
Just eat marijuana. Longer lasting high and it doesn't harm you as much as smoking does.

I would go as far as to say it does not harm you at all.

Besides the given fact that our lungs weren't designed to inhale smoke, I don't think theres a shred of medical evidence that cannabis is any worse for you than Aspirin.

 

DannyBoy

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Originally posted by: MacGaven
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: MacGaven
I have a friend that I think may be smoking Marijuana, how do I tell if he really is?

What are the signs to look for and how can I tell him to not be so obvious of his habit? He's a good kid so I don't anything bad to happen to him.

Thanks
Is he less uptight than you? If the answer is yes then it is a possibility...

Are you a 'stoner'?

Nope but me thinks Eli is :cool:
 

Sid59

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my eyes are always red, so that one doesn't work all the time

+ low lying eye lids are a good give away
+ munchies (wanting to eat snacks and stuff)
+ thinking of some random idea and explaining it in detail (leaving you with the WTF? face)
+ he really is ROFL (lol)
+ words to grab attention he wouldn't other wise use .. i say AYE to everyone including my gf and that's how she knows i've smelled the pot
+ some get scared .. paranoia ..
+ short term memory loss
+ forget more, bbl
 

Saltin

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It tends to have a relaxing, contemplative effect on people.

People who smoke are all around you. They arent bad people.