What are the side effects of Marijuana?

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masterxfob

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this post is ghey. why don't you just ask him? unless you plan on snitching to his parents or something to that effect that is
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Eli

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Originally posted by: MrFiTTy
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:

I have no problem admitting that I indulge occasionally.

Am I a bad man now? It's funny how peoples perceptions change once they learn certain things.

BTW, you still haven't responded to my earlier posts.

The 10x worse than a cigarette figures are decades old government propaganda not unlike the original reefer madness videos.

If that was really true, we would have at least as many people dying from cannabis use as cigarette use, and that simply just isn't the case.
 

DannyBoy

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Im not denying that a cigarette is just as harmful as a joint / spliff whateva...

Im simply stating there is evidence (Even if its old) that cannabis is more harmful than a cigarette.

Dan
 

tweakmm

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Originally posted by: Sid59

+ thinking of some random idea and explaining it in detail (leaving you with the WTF? face)
haha, that is one of the best parts about hanging around stoned people:cool:
not that I would smoke drugs... damn terrorists:|
 

everman

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Ask if you can have some? If he is, he'll give you some. If he isn't, he won't. easy :p

Disclaimer: I am in no way condoning the use or posession of it. It's just an easy way to find out.
 

Jhill

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Ask him if he wants to rock the gonge with you. If his eyes light up like a kid on christmas morning tthat means that he smokes up.
 

Eli

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Originally posted by: MrFiTTy
Im not denying that a cigarette is just as harmful as a joint / spliff whateva...

Im simply stating there is evidence (Even if its old) that cannabis is more harmful than a cigarette.

Dan
And I'm disagreeing with you and saying no, it isn't.

I challenge you to find one person that has died as a direct result of cannabis use. No car accidents, I want to see some cancer. Lung removal. Nasty sh!t that tobacco smokers go through every day. It doesen't count if they smoke tobacco and cannabis, though. :p

You can drink your ethanol, I'll smoke (and occasionally eat;)) my plant.
 

DannyBoy

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Originally posted by: Jhill
Ask him if he wants to rock the gonge with you. If his eyes light up like a kid on christmas morning tthat means that he smokes up.

If his eyes light up....


ROFL!
 

tweakmm

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MacGaven, I understand where you are coming from and I do want to help out. Marijuana is not something that anybody should play around with. Your friend will start smoking a joint occasionaly, then he'll move to blow and before you know it he'll be on the corner giving hand-jobs for crack. Your friend is lucky to have somebody like you who isn't afraid to stick his nose into somebody elses business to do the right thing.
 

Maleficus

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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


WTF are you talking about!?!?
 

DannyBoy

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Originally posted by: tweakmm
MacGaven, I understand where you are coming from and I do want to help out. Marijuana is not something that anybody should play around with. Your friend will start smoking a joint occasionaly, then he'll move to blow and before you know it he'll be on the corner giving hand-jobs for crack. Your friend is lucky to have somebody like you who isn't afraid to stick his nose into somebody elses business to do the right thing.

Yes but we are still not sure he is smoking it ;)

Off to bed now.

Good luck with your mission :p ;)

Dan
 

stormbv

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Originally posted by: tweakmm
MacGaven, I understand where you are coming from and I do want to help out. Marijuana is not something that anybody should play around with. Your friend will start smoking a joint occasionaly, then he'll move to blow and before you know it he'll be on the corner giving hand-jobs for crack. Your friend is lucky to have somebody like you who isn't afraid to stick his nose into somebody elses business to do the right thing.

I agree...he should just get a sample of his hair and mail it in for drug-testing. If it tests positive, he could then turn him in. I hear drug use supports terrorism, so doing otherwise would be very anti-American.
 

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ok.... i have a few questions.. they're honest questions so don't get defensive..
first Q. have you tried marijauna?
second. what do you actually KNOW about marijauna, when i say 'know' i do'nt mean wha tyou have read, or what you have seen on tv or what lab results you have read on the inet.. what do you really KNOW about marijauna?
third.. if he is smoking the buddha, it's not your life/your position to say anything, it's his life, not yours (now if he starts slutting himself around for dope money [which is HIGHLY unlikely] then i would say it's ok for you to intervene, until then lay off.
and foruth, if you have a bad outlook on marijuana, ask yourself why? has it ever harmed you? or do you jsut take what it given to you on the boob tube (television) without questioning or trying it yoruself.. it's obvious that it doesn't kill, so why not try it and find out for yourself, you never know.. you might like it ;D

and this 1 joint == 10 cigarettes? prove it? that's got to be the most outrageous thing i've heard

my final statement is: It's just a plant. Grow up.

nothing but peace and love, and just that.. peace and love, do'nt worry about what other people are doing worry about your own problems (not saying you have a problem.. just saying most people have problems and often times dwell on the 'problems' of others to ignore their own.

ps. maleficus = super duper p0t sm0kerz0r


one extra thought, if he was to be 'smoking t3h d0p3' what would you do? (answer honestly.. and please don't be snooty cause often times peopel get snooty when defensive.. and i do'nt want you to be defensive, just honest)

one last thing, stormbv your dog is precious
 

Sid59

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Originally posted by: tweakmm
Originally posted by: Sid59

+ thinking of some random idea and explaining it in detail (leaving you with the WTF? face)
haha, that is one of the best parts about hanging around stoned people:cool:
not that I would smoke drugs... damn terrorists:|

lmao, yeah.

Last summer i dated this chick that went to Cal. One day, we stopped by her place and i was just relaxing and she hands me a piece of paper. It was a CD mix she wanted to make before we left. I looked at the playlist and thought WTF? I says, "What the F#$K?! This playlist is shite! Were you really stoned when you wrote this list?" ... She giggled and admitted so. Then the next 10 minutes of my life killed me ... she explained the justification of each song and why the song before and after meant it so.

GAH ..lol
 

Looney

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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.

My friend use to brew marijuana into a tea... it was quite good. Had an AWESOME body buzz one time.
 

MacGaven

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Originally posted by: tweakmm
MacGaven, I understand where you are coming from and I do want to help out. Marijuana is not something that anybody should play around with. Your friend will start smoking a joint occasionaly, then he'll move to blow and before you know it he'll be on the corner giving hand-jobs for crack. Your friend is lucky to have somebody like you who isn't afraid to stick his nose into somebody elses business to do the right thing.

Actually, I have had a friend experiment with LSD and Acid after using Marijuana in High-School. He said that he only tried it once with another person and I really don't know what became of him after he went off to college.

I think if I had any concerns for my current friend, it would be that he not move onto stronger drugs than marijuana, as I am fairly positive that he smokes marijuana on a regular basis.

I believe in everything in moderation and I know personally that this is a hard rule to follow when it may come to addictions, appetites, or even desires. I would recommend that a person smoke in moderation, drink in moderation, eat in moderation or even watch television in moderation.
 

Looney

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Originally posted by: tweakmm
MacGaven, I understand where you are coming from and I do want to help out. Marijuana is not something that anybody should play around with. Your friend will start smoking a joint occasionaly, then he'll move to blow and before you know it he'll be on the corner giving hand-jobs for crack.

oh fvcking please
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Do all alcholic drinker end up as crackwhores too?
 

tweakmm

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Originally posted by: MacGaven
Originally posted by: tweakmm
MacGaven, I understand where you are coming from and I do want to help out. Marijuana is not something that anybody should play around with. Your friend will start smoking a joint occasionaly, then he'll move to blow and before you know it he'll be on the corner giving hand-jobs for crack. Your friend is lucky to have somebody like you who isn't afraid to stick his nose into somebody elses business to do the right thing.

Actually, I have had a friend experiment with LCD and Acid
LSD is one thing, but that Acid sure will fvck you up

 

tweakmm

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Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Originally posted by: tweakmm
MacGaven, I understand where you are coming from and I do want to help out. Marijuana is not something that anybody should play around with. Your friend will start smoking a joint occasionaly, then he'll move to blow and before you know it he'll be on the corner giving hand-jobs for crack.

oh fvcking please
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Do all alcholic drinker end up as crackwhores too?
Your sarcasm meter must be broken:)