Some questions about weed

I am a strong supporter of legalizing marajuana across the board, but have never actualy tried it and I need some pressing concerns answered first:
1.) Can marajuana gradualy eat holes in your brain? I heard the claim on an anti-drug video in school and think the claim is mostly dubious.
2.) Does weed supress your ability to do things, your motivational functions?

3.) What precautions can you take against getting busted even if you smoke in private away from public viewing?
4.) What health problems(other then Glaucoma) qualify as medical neccesity?
5.) Does smoking marajuana at regular, infrequent intervals reduce the health hazards?
6.) Can you suffer from a bad trip or flashbacks like LSD?

 

how can you be a strong supporter of something you dont know about? or havent even tried? what makes you such a "strong" supporter..for what purpouse?

 

let me clarify, i know many people who smoke it and turn out fine, but I was simply looking for feedback on the few isues that I still hadn't resolved. I know a lot of rumors and conjecture, but wanted some objective information. I'm an adherent to science,the information I have gained so far with regards to marajuana have demonstrated the minimal harm it can exert on the human body. Therefore, given the mostly begnin nature of the drug i can conclude that government interference is nothing less then a flagarant violation of my nations' constitution. In that sense, I strongly support the elimination of government persecution of recreational users.

Does that answer your question? Good. Now prehaps, you can give me the benefit of your apparently "extensive" knowledge and answer my post.

 

1) the various cannabinoids bind to the preexisting cannabinoid receptors in our body. the altered perceptions and senses are produced by the neurotransmitter activity that is usually dormant. the cannabinoids do not destroy or otherwise damage the cells they bind to, ie it's non toxic. Heroin/morphine/opiates do a similar thing in which they bind to the bodies opioid receptors. the only difference is that heroin is a narcotic, which means it damages the cells. While weed can give some people less than ideal side effects, it is nothing that will not go away after you cease use, and it certainly will not eat holes in your brain.
2) that one is pretty obvious. if you get stoned too much, or when things need to get done, you probably will start slacking on shit that needs to get done. the same can be said for alcohol, sex, sleeping, internet, social life, etc. in my opinion, amotivational syndrome is just another fabricated condition, and is really just someone who needs to find a way to structure their own life, or just be a loser forever.
3) dont sell it, dont associate with low lifes just because they have drugs, and just in general be discrete. also, dont let a money driven prohibition against a natural herb make you feel criminal minded. if you choose to smoke, just remember you are violating a civil law. dont develop an indifferent attitude toward the law, and more importantly, moral law. even though people will mostly regard you as a criminal, or immoral person.
4) the states have different guidelines, and doctors have some room for discretion as well.
5)im not sure i can answer that effectively
6)well since a flashback is simply when environmental stimuli makes your brain chemistry mimic the same chemistry in your brain during an unpleasant event, i would say sure. while im sure a bad marijuana experience can bring bad feelings or anxiety to certain people, there is no evidence that i have heard of that verifies a real chemical flashback.

 

that is bullshit weed helps not hurts the body. it kills brain cell but they are the ones that can have brain cancer!!

 

ok ima start baclwards casue i can, yes it can bring anxiety or bad feelings such as guilt if you ave prroblems at home etc, yes less smoking less tar, carsgins, etc, glucoma ms, epilepse, cancer bad blood flow also- it deconstricts(opens) veins because it relaxes the curcalitory system yes it can raise bloodpressure but it does increase blood flow, by busted im assumng u mean legality conditions and for that stay in your house never have large amounts of weed on you higher sentance, never have tons of parafanielia on you, never drive high etc commonsence, weed can make you lazy yes im to lazy to get in to y it happens but it does to most, motivational wise well it will usualy make people more motivated to get food, lol jk, but ya it doesnt affect it to much just dont become a burnout and ur set, and finaly as said see in blonde we have receptors natural its a doormat no no scientific proof that it will leave gaps holes voids so on in your brain so thats lamens terms hope that helped

 

If you want a good source of information for your questions, check out http://norml.org/ or http://erowid.com

Both are intelligent, reliable sites.

 

wanna hit this shit?

 

Yea, Erowids the place to go. And you should experience it for yourself if your going to be such an activist.

 

who cares what happens try it
you only live once

 

go out and try it. keep smoking and youll find the answers.

 

I'll try and clarify as best I can.

I'm only one man damnit.

Completly fallacious. The primary active ingredient in marijuana, THC, acts by Binding to several neurotransmitter, Primaraly Norepinephrine, and altering the way it transmits signals to other Neurons.

This effect is temporary, and will certainly not damage any neurological functions.

 

sorry but i must say so far none of teh questions have been answered completely correctly or informatively.


1.) Can marajuana gradualy eat holes in your brain? I heard the claim on an anti-drug video in school and think the claim is mostly dubious.
No. cannabinoids activate brain functions which are, in fact, not dormant but occur all the time. it enhances a function of the brain that is going on constantly, and which fluctuates slightly for any normal person but is incomprehendable to understand for someone whos not got stoned before.
Its perfectly safe on your brain, but you have to be careful with your mind.
if you lacked the brain function that marijuana enhances, you would be a programable calculator, in effect. if you had less of it than other people, you would be peacefuljeffrey.
just remember: you dont lose brain cells, stoners are typically dumb because

a)theyre dumb in the first place, which increases the likeleyhood of them doing drugs (not that im saying its a dumb thing necessarily)
b)they smoke heaps and therefor have no motivation to learn, and also have poor concentration and learning skills.

optiates on the other hand mimic generally dormant brain functions and affect certain other functions indirectly, and stimulants affect the way the brain works, changing the regulations of different chemicals in the brain.
weed mimics an every day system, and doesnt affect the body's reward system directly like other 'hard' drugs do.





2.) Does weed supress your ability to do things, your motivational functions?
if you become a stoner, you will require more self discipline to be motivated. if you smoke every now and then, then this wont apply. it is specific to marijuana, demotivational syndrome, and is real, but is not a forced condition, and is one that can be overcome simply be having direction in your life and self discipline (which most people in general do not have to heavily as teenagers who are willing to take drugs in teh first place - a trend)

3.) What precautions can you take against getting busted even if you smoke in private away from public viewing?
common sense, your holding something illegal, keep it hidden if your worried.

4.) What health problems(other then Glaucoma) qualify as medical neccesity?

cancer, aids, in the end, things that you dont want to have and cant really fake, cept for glaucoma.
what you can fake is chronic pain however, which wqualifies in some palces.

5.) Does smoking marajuana at regular, infrequent intervals reduce the health hazards?

what the fuck do you think man lol

6.) Can you suffer from a bad trip or flashbacks like LSD?

you can have bad affects, but there is no case of flash backs. sometiems you can spontaneously feel high but its only ever really in a good way. the bad affects are paranoia or depression, but tyo put it politically incorrectly, this happens to weak people. its not your fault, but you can overcome these things.


THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS:
trying weed wont give you any bad effects AT ALL. the only negative potential ocurs when you make a habit of smoking. everyone should try weed, not everyone should be a stoner. thats my oppinion at least.

and these health risks are psychological, so if you can control your mind, you can control tehse effects. but controlling your mind is not as easy as you probably think.

 

Well put Bill.

 

talk about peer pressure, lol, but i really have no info to add, bill put it the best.

 

I just have to say that you don't HAVE to smoke pot to be supportive of the legalization of it. It's nice to hear that someone who isn't a stoner is so interested.

 

if a lot of non smokers knew of the many medicinal benefits of weed i reckon a lot more people would be in support of legalisation. its just the majority of people are mis educated, and see weed as being just the same as things like crack and heroin etc. thats the trouble with lumping all drugs in together and labelling them all as 'bad'. i posted this somewhere else last week i think, but a mate overheard 2 peoples on a train going on about how the person who invented weed should be killed!