10 Reasons you should smoke weed
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Donofat | July 18, 2007 at 03:33 pm
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- Nobody has ever died from smoking pot (please feel free to prove me wrong) and you can’t overdose on it. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
- Marijuana users report less depression and can cure blindness
- Marijuana does not cause emphysema, unlike tobacco
- Daily marijuana use doesn’t damage your brain
- There has never been a study to link marijuana with psychological problems
- Marijuana can prevent migraines
- Marijuana is less addictive than caffeine. There is no physical addiction but a slight mental addiction can develop
- Because legality isn’t a good enough reason for you to not smoke. Slavery was once legal and sodomy was once illegal; legality is a horrid barometer for morality
- Marijuana Prevents Alzheimer's Disease
- Because it feels good and it doesn't hurt anyone!
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at 16:19 on July 18th, 2007
Donofat, I agree 100%. Alcohol and cigs are worse. Why make those legal? Maybe before I die it will someday be legal because I think it has so many purposes that anti-drug pundits purposely overlook.
You can add this to your list:
Marijuana helps with depression, panic attacks and other mood disorders, such as bipolar disorder. Of course there aren't studies done in the U.S. to back that up. I only speak from personal experience and other people I know with certain medical conditions.
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haha bitch (not verified)at 00:24 on August 1st, 2008
not that i dont agree marijuana should be legalized, daily use of marijuana does cause damage to the brain, i do agree if alcohol and nicotiene are legal so should marijuana i just wanted to make sure you did have your facts straight. hell im in the legal system right now for possession of .1 grams if thats not some bullshit. thats not even enought to smoke, but enought to cost hundreds.
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21w8in (not verified)at 12:32 on August 29th, 2008
It's a natural grown plant not man made and it was obviously intended to be used thats why its growing on our planet.
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GUMZ420 (not verified)at 15:39 on June 1st, 2009
i love cannabis but just because its growing on out planet doesnt mean it was intended to smoke,i do think it is no doubt. but look at like posion ivy, grows on the earth but we dont smoke that!
at 04:14 on September 17th, 2008
Donofat, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 04:16 on September 17th, 2008
Really, but I think there are other facts you aren't reporting about this 'miracle' plant - may be because you don't know about them. If you continue your research with due diligence, you'll find them out.
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Gemz (not verified)at 05:18 on April 24th, 2009
I think weed does kill you, as you move from weed you move up onto harder drugs. in my advice dont smoke it
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roflcopter (not verified)at 00:22 on April 29th, 2009
meh, i for one have been smoking weed for a long while and i find that i dislike all other highs. Weed is a completely different high then say lsd shrooms or other drugs. Weed calms you down and makes you feel good. Yes it is a mild mild MILD hallucinogenic but you are still conscious as to what is really happening int he world around you. Weed is the gateway drug for people who WANT to go into harder stuff but are scared to. For me and others its always just been a way to relax and unwind. Or a way just to make sex feel REALLY REALLY good
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angiebaby123 (not verified)at 13:16 on April 29th, 2009
i have smoked weed for 5 years and i have never tried any other drug, nor do i wish to. People who say that it makes you want to try other drugs are the people who have never tried it. yes people do other drugs after weed but its not because of weed, its because of their mindset.
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Gangsters1882 (not verified)at 12:48 on August 10th, 2009
Dude, please become president
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BLANKSAUCE (not verified)at 17:25 on November 5th, 2008
You should really only smoke weed if you know you have the drive to stop when ever and succeed in life. My motivation = become successful and then buy all you want!!!!
haha, but seriously, do good in school first. Then blaze that shit up.
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jessic (not verified)at 11:33 on November 21st, 2008
i agree completaly, but i dont get number 7 i dont smoke ne more but if it was legal i sooo would start agian...lol
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alejandro (not verified)at 11:44 on December 10th, 2008
same'ere! i think it should be legal, do you know that half a million people die from tobbaco use, half a million people die from alcohol abuse each year in the uk, but no one, never ever ever has died by using cannabis, never.
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jonathan b (not verified)at 22:39 on December 13th, 2008
Alcohol kills people every day probably more but im not sure what the exact numbers are. Pills kill people meaning like prescription drugs. Cigarettes kill and cause cancer. Marijuana makes me feel too good i dont care if its illegal or not i will smoke it until the day i die.
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Tanner Olszewski (not verified)at 16:24 on July 30th, 2009
Sir, I approve of your ideals. Im a teenager...yes inexperienced and all...whatever. I have smoked cigs about 10 times..they feel nice but they really are terrible things! Alcohol is fun but only if it's beer and kept somewhat moderately..liquor makes you sick and is what leads to complete binge drinking. To the person who posted the reasons to why weed is good..
Cheers to you good sir. I smoke everyday...I want to smoke a little less for the sake of my toleranace though. Sometimes I take t-breaks to lower tolerance and hope to simply not smoke as much as I am. When Marijuana is used moderately..it seriously is a beautiful thing. It loses its greatness just a tad when you smoke it all the time..it's no longe an experience..just chillen out.
Anyways...Im sayin all this just to speak my opinion..hopefully some people will read this and will actually be affected by it in someway.
Cheers to you all...I hope you all live happily and thanks for reading if you have!!!
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joan markson (not verified)at 13:55 on December 25th, 2008
hey,
i just wanted to know that with what kinda problem(desease) weed may kill you? or is there any desease that would kill you when you smoke weed at all?
please email the answer(if Ur sure) to: bah00sh_loop@yahoo.com
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arjan (not verified)at 17:54 on January 4th, 2009
this is the crappiest list ive ever seen, were you high when you wrote it? Here's my list, just whatever is coming off the top of my head. Its probably not a great list either, but then again im not the one who wrote a damn page on it haha.
1. Drugs and experementation is a part of life, and to live a full life you should experience all that is out there
2. Smoking marijuana is a great escape from the restrictive society we live in; its the cowards way of being a rebel haha
3. its a great way to kill a couple hours
4. its a great wayto meet some bitches
5. It is the least harmful way to get high
6. its not physically addictive
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Jraebby (not verified)at 07:19 on May 1st, 2009
I agree with you completely. But why do you have to call us "bitches." That is very offensive to me. We are not "bitches" and if you want a girl you need to try to respect a girl first. No hard feelings, just try to correct yourself when calling a girl out.
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emajay (not verified)at 21:14 on January 8th, 2009
i think those steps for smoking cancer is crap!!!! Seriously you havent heard that smoking is bad! Matbe your on crack if you dont understand that!!!!!!!
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Trent (not verified)at 17:07 on January 14th, 2009
Weed is one of the healthiest things you can do for your body besides the gym. Humans have been using it for thousands of years without a 2nd thought, but only recently have ignorant and brainwashed people believe our government and heresay that weed is bad.
I have been smoking for years and am smarter than ever. Weed is proven to be the most effective treatment on earth for Alzheimer's Disease (google it). Weed is an expectorant and can help to get rid of the tar in your lungs from smoking ciggarettes.
Weed is bad in excess, just like anything else, even water in excess can kill you. After smoking for a month or more you can operate quite well while your high, you can drive, cook, run errands, go to the gym and perform complex tasks. I also am much more creative when high and am better at video games and other things.
Sex feels 5x better, food is 5x better, movies are 5x better and just about everything else is better, it's also easier to be comfortable and mingle at family / friend social gatherings.
I smoke once a day usually at the end of the day after I have taken care of everything that needed to be done and gone to the gym. It is the perfect relaxer, stress reliever relief for your mind.
The latest studies from many universities are showing STRONG evidence that marijuana (cannabis) destroys cancer cells while protecting normal cells. It is the best weapon against cancer currently known to man.
Are you a sheeple or are you capable of realizing the truth that is hidden under the lies?
Also, if you are truly health concious just use a vaporizer for your weed instead of smoking it (burning with flame), you will take in no harmful chemicals, toxins or carcinogens just pure THC and good stuff. You also have a much more awake and alert high, without the laziness.
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Dub (not verified)at 15:02 on January 31st, 2009
I have smoked pot myself. It was addictive to me. I do not think its right that you say its not addictive, or that its only slightly mentally addictive. For a number of people I know, pot was a gateway drug. If you have been to a rehab center or a treatment center, you would find that the majority of patients started with smoking pot. I do not think you should have titled this article " 10 reasons you should smoke weed." instead, I think you should have titled it "10 benefits of marijuana." The addictiveness is different for everyone. To say that pot has never ruined a life would be a complete lie. The reasons you shouldnt smoke weed are as follows:
1. If youre parents do not like it, then you have to constantly hide that part of your life from them
2. Pot makes you lazy.
3. Pot makes you broke.
4. Dealing can get you in a lot of trouble
5. Smoking can get you in some trouble as well
6. Too many people have become zombies from pot, so you cant deny that it is addictive.
7. Smoking it does not physically hurt you, but skipping class to smoke pot does not help you in any way.
8. Activities such as "let's watch a movie" become "lets smoke pot and watch a movie." This goes for many many many activities. Examples are: "lets smoke pot and play video games" "lets skip class and smoke pot" "lets smoke pot and go get food" "lets smoke pot and play WoW" "lets smoke pot and sit on our ass and talk about nothing for the entire night" "lets smoke pot and do nothing with our lives"
9. If you can name half as many people who smoke pot these days and are successful in life as you can people who dont smoke pot and are successful, then you are welcome to smoke.
10. Finally, if none of this is convincing consider this: how do the numbers compare between the people who smoke pot and the people who do not when it comes to meth and coke addictions?
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ManBehindTheCurtain (not verified)at 23:30 on February 3rd, 2009
I'm high as I type this.
1. If youre parents do not like it, then you have to constantly hide that part of your life from them who gives a shit whether your parents like it or not and you shouldnt be afraid to do what makes you happy.
2. Pot makes you lazy. Hmmm, Arnold schwarzenegger used to lift weights and smoke pot with his bodybuilder friends all the time. He moved on to become the governor of california. That doesnt qualify for laziness. Barack Obama has admitted to smoking frequently as a young man and you know he holds the title of President of the United States.
3. Pot makes you broke.There so many rich and famous stoners out there who certainly have no lack of money. You know what really makes you broke? Hard drugs, drugs that you cant grow in your own backyard. And no, you cant buy happiness, but you can buy some weed which in turn makes you high, and thats pretty damn close.
4. Dealing can get you in a lot of trouble Yes if your caught
5. Smoking can get you in some trouble as well Yes but only if you do it in public. And because its not a crime to do what really makes you happy. And all weed does is make you happy.
6. Too many people have become zombies from pot, so you cant deny that it is addictive. I was not aware that theres such a thing as zombies. But I can deny that it is addictive because there are no addictive imgredients. Only a mental addiction can occur just like with anything else you dont be careful with, like food and watching tv or video games. Yeah i think playing too many video games fit this description better. And also refer to statement #2
7. Smoking it does not physically hurt you, but skipping class to smoke pot does not help you in any way. Skipping class to do anything can harm your education, skipping to smoke is just one example. That would be called irresponsibility and has nothing to do with whether or not you smoke weed.
8. Activities such as "let's watch a movie" become "lets smoke pot and watch a movie." This goes for many many many activities. Examples are: "lets smoke pot and play video games" "lets skip class and smoke pot" "lets smoke pot and go get food" "lets smoke pot and play WoW" "lets smoke pot and sit on our ass and talk about nothing for the entire night" "lets smoke pot and do nothing with our lives" You have obviously never smoked before or you were just lazy anyways. Getting high makes people get off their asses and do things, listen to and appreciate new and different music, Try new foods, practice what they love, and stand up for their own personal rights and what they believe in (for example me typing this response) And sitting and doing nothing with you life is a bad idea regardless of whether or not you smoke weed. What you're thinking of could be a sign of no motivation and even worse, dpression. And marijuanna has been know to be an amazing aid in helping those with depression.
9. If you can name half as many people who smoke pot these days and are successful in life as you can people who dont smoke pot and are successful, then you are welcome to smoke. Well for someone to do that they would need to know each and every person on the planet and whether or not they smoke. But there are so many successful stoners and ex stoners out there who smoke or used to smoke all the time and who we couldnt do without. Alot of the music we listen to comes from incredibly successful musicians and I've already given some other good examples of successful people who have smoked. You cant say that use of marijuanna leads to an unsuccessful life. Life is only what you make of it.
10. Finally, if none of this is convincing consider this: how do the numbers compare between the people who smoke pot and the people who do not when it comes to meth and coke addictions? Well those are people who are hungry for a better high and almost every stoner ive known has been happy with weed. If you dont know what meth and coke are like then you dont know what youre missing anyways, and pot does not make you have some kind of addiction to a drug youve never done before. Any smart person would stick with pot if they know whats good for them. So no you do not convince me.
Thank you for reading
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Jraebby (not verified)at 07:30 on May 1st, 2009
I do not think that there is a such thing as an ADDICTION to pot. People smoke pot because they want to, not because they are addicted. And maybe pot does affect your life but its a good affect. When people smoke weed it calms them down. I am not speaking for anyone else but when I hang out with my friends and smoke weed there is no DRAMA, unlike alcohol, and that is one thing that I love about it. Most of the time when people get drunk they want to run their mouth and start fights with everybody and then the next morning they have no clue what they did the night before. I also drink alcohol so I am not saying that is wrong but it is worse than smoking weed. Smoking weed makes everybody "chill." As far as smoking weed causing cancer goes it can kiss my ass. I have never known someone to get cancer from smoking weed and if there was one person I think I would know because all I hang out with is potheads. We have fun when we smoke weed and nothing ever happens to us.
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DJMo (not verified)at 12:02 on June 15th, 2009
Dub,
I agree that marijuana can be a gateway drug, but that comment holds true to the weak minded. I personally had been drunk before i had smoked pot in 7th grade and that was one of the reasons why i tried it.
I would like to know what you would consider a drug. Something addictive? Something that alters your state of mind? Well if you agree, then you can say that food is a drug. If I don't have it I crave it. When I'm hungry I'm grumpy, sleepy and extremely unsociable. Everything that we come into contact with changes our mental state. one minute your happy, another minute your sad, right after your bf/gf dumps you.
Also. you said "how do the numbers compare between the people who smoke pot and the people who do not when it comes to meth and coke addictions?" Of course all the meth and coke heads have done pot. thats just stupid to ask. But now, if you want to be truly amazed, check out how many people have smoked pot and AREN'T coke or meth heads. I'm, truly sorry that you and your friends craved the high and moved on to deadly drugs but thats not the marijuana's fault. i have smoke pot for 7 years and I have been able to understand that marijuana is not the drug that will kill me. I have avoided all the other drugs and am excelling through life. Marijuana is not for everybody. Those that continue to crave a high are the ones that are at risk of losing their life to drugs... but those are the individuals, not the drug itself.
Glad to hear pot WAS addictive to you. It means you are no longer addicted to it... but it also means you MAY be on other things. If that is true, I suggest you get off them before you add to the "statistics" that marijuana is a gateway drug... goodluck Dub, and if you find a craving for sumthing other than Mary Jane, just smoke a Dub right fast.
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gangster1882 (not verified)at 12:52 on August 10th, 2009
YOU SUCK!
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Hussle King (not verified)at 10:28 on August 17th, 2009
man u are 110% about ppl who smoke pot aint successfull and are rather more as loosers, i've quit for 2 weeks now and so damn happy, its against parents juradictions so had to do it undercover (very stressing) also god damn feds,.. before we'd smoke and go out have fun etc, but later on it was like lets just smoke and do fcuk all (zombified), rarely want to go out and do proper things with real ppl, wanting to find a job getting on with life become tough, being lazy and only associating with other weed smokers become mainstream... and to those twats who say its marely addictive or not physically adictive it sure bloody is coz after u've reached a certain stage in life and realise "ow shit i've got no life apart frm dope " then trust it is addictive but those who get on with other things and only smoke time to time its alot more easier to control which wasnt the case for me., thanks for ure points also..
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Dub P (not verified)at 15:38 on January 31st, 2009
One more argument: look at Johnathan B's input on the subject, " Marijuana makes me feel too good I dont care if its illegal or not I will smoke it until the day I die." Enjoy that man. An extra $50 or $100 dollars a week shouldnt be too bad for the rest of your life. Hopefully wherever you work doesnt mind that you are high and hopefully you dont have to take a piss test to get a job. I hope some of you see what is wrong with his statement, because to me it is quite obvious, and quotes like these are exactly why marijuana is bad. Marijuana is bad because it is not good.
Another good quote to take from this is Trent's. Maybe nobody sees anything wrong with it, but its exactly what I'm talking about and everybody is so caught up in marijuana when they smoke it that they dont realize what they are even saying. Trent you should know that people who drink and drive multiple times get more comfortable with doing it. Trent smokes about one time daily.He feels that movies are 5x better, sex is 5x better, etc. Alright Trent, so answer me this: if everything is 5x better, why wouldnt you just smoke all the time? smoke before church man, it would be 5x better! Smoke before christmas dinner! Can you imagine how much better the food would taste, and how much cooler your family would seem when youre high? Or if you're not comfortable with doing that, then you can take the approach I've seen many people take such as myself, which is to just avoid your parents and get blazed. Ignore their phone calls if you feel too guilty about talking to them high. I mean, why not? They're only your family. Trent even gets better at video games when hes blazed! I mean, knowing that, why wouldnt you smoke? I hope you all notice the obvious saracasm. I will not deny some of the benefits listed, but it seems they are mostly taken out of context. Also, a lot of the "benefits" listed arent even benefits, they are just not disadvantages. On top of that, how has marijuana never hurt anyone? That is completly foolish. I shouldnt even have to justify that. Marijuana has hurt families. Marijuana has hurt paychecks. Marijuana has put people in jail. And although that last one was simply because of the legal system, its completly true. We have to face the fact the marijuana is not legal, and until it is it can still do serious financial damage to you when you get caught. And even if you dont get caught, it still costs extra money. How about you save that money that you were spending on pot, and in 1 year you could buy a car. Or put it in a money market account or something and let that money make you more money.
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Alex Garcia (not verified)at 06:28 on March 27th, 2009
look you said marijuana puts people in jail when it only puts people in jail cause the goverment wants to deny all the benefits of smoking marijuana. and have you ever tried it it help alot it takes away dpression it also is a way to get away from all troubles in life i think the goverment should make marijuana legal and just make it illegal to smoke it or dose before something like work.
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eric t (not verified)at 22:20 on April 18th, 2009
hey dumbass, the onyl reason it hurts families and paychecks and jail time is because its illegal, none of these problems would exist if it was legal. you only shy away from your family cuz ur scared of them knowing your doing something illegal. it only hurts your paycheck because all the costs thrown in from the growing, transportation to this country, and middle man fees. if it was legal it would be taxed making billions of dollars and making a more safe and goverment regulated quailty of weed at a much more reasonable price. and 20 million people have been arrested for mairjuana charges only so far jsut for possesion. peoples lvies are ruined because of the shitty DEA taking away respectable people from there families for smoking a plant
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Dub (not verified)at 16:08 on January 31st, 2009
Please feel free to tell me im wrong, but I would hope that you have something to back up your argument. Or if you'd rather just smoke another bowl, play WoW and just keep thinking your life with marijuana is as good as it could be without it, I cant keep you from doing that either. I am not done with this argument yet. I am also sick of these websites that say why you should smoke pot. Unless you have Alzhiemer's disease, which the majority of pot smokers do not have, there is no reason at all that you should smoke pot. The "benefit" I most like that these sites all have is that pot is less addictive than coffee. So dont drink coffee and dont smoke pot. Cocaine is less addictive then meth, so is cocaine good for you? Obviously not. Maybe thats a little extreme, ill admit. But the argument that smoking pot is better than drinking, and ones like it, just upset me. If you had to choose between pot and drinking, you would want to choose pot. Just as if you had to choose between meth and cocaine, you would want to choose cocaine. But the truth is you dont have to choose between any of these. You have the choice to stay sober. For a number of people, choosing to smoke pot will open a door to other more dangerous drugs. In my oppinion, it is not a door that you want to open. For those of you deciding if you want to try smoking pot, I would ask that you go to a treatment center and see the single, coked-out mothers, and all the people that sit and talk to eachother about getting high. For a lot of you, that is not what will happen. I would even say its safe to say probably 97% of you will not ever have to experience that. But why invite that 3%? If you do decide to do it, please keep an eye on yourself, because it is very easy for it to take control of your life, as I mentioned before. For proof, please look at Johnathan B and Trent. They are even proponents of marijuana and all their arguments did was just strengthen mine. Anyways, I hope you consider all of this before you get too caught up in it all. And again, dont forget the legal aspect of it. For proof, take my case. I was caught with maybe a fingernail size of shake, and i owe 500$ and I have to take treatment classes. And look at other postings on here. .1 grams and its enough to fuck a paycheck out of you (pardon my french.) Just be careful with it. Smoke it if you want, but dont lose your life to it. Dont start every activity with a bowl or a joint. Dont be like Trent or Johnathan B. And try not to get fucked over with it like me or others.