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Originally Posted by Smiles and Frowns Only one states that, and that is an extreme and it also so extreme results. The other just states there is a link between smoking weed and cancer, mental destress, etc.
I post entire articles, the whole of both articles and good information. All is relevant to the debate. Both articles discribe cause and effect of weed use in different aspects of someones give life. Honestly, you are attacking me for posting articles with linkings to other articles. Or are you going to say it bias? I cant say I have ever seen one single pro weed article that presents the opposit of what the one i posted stated. The only thing I have ever seen to give weed an application of use is for pain. I personally think thats crap, mainly because of the abundances of legal pain medications on the market. |
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Originally Posted by scourge99  When I get to a computer I'll fact check these sources. |
Ok, I did a little fact checking and I 'll start with your first link...
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Originally Posted by InfoFacts - Marijuana Not surprisingly, marijuana intoxication can cause distorted perceptions, impaired coordination, difficulty in thinking and problem solving, and problems with learning and memory. Research has shown that marijuana’s adverse impact on learning and memory can last for days or weeks after the acute effects of the drug wear off.2 As a result, someone who smokes marijuana every day may be functioning at a suboptimal intellectual level all of the time. |
So I looked up the article it references and guess what it says?
Arch Gen Psychiatry -- Neuropsychological Performance in Long-term Cannabis Users, October 2001, Pope et al. 58 (10): 909 Quote:
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Originally Posted by FACT CHECKING In summary, our findings do not support the hypothesis that long-term heavy cannabis use causes irreversible cognitive deficits, at least at the level detectable with our test instruments and our sample size. However, in agreement with previous reports, we found evidence that heavy users exhibit some cognitive deficits lasting for many days, and possibly for weeks, after discontinuing cannabis use. |
GO look up long term cognitive effects of alcohol. You may be surprised.
Now for the next paragraph.
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Originally Posted by InfoFacts - Marijuana Addictive Potential
Long-term marijuana abuse can lead to addiction; that is, compulsive drug seeking and abuse despite its known harmful effects upon social functioning in the context of family, school, work, and recreational activities. Long-term marijuana abusers trying to quit report irritability, sleeplessness, decreased appetite, anxiety, and drug craving, all of which make it difficult to quit. These withdrawal symptoms begin within about 1 day following abstinence, peak at 2–3 days, and subside within 1 or 2 weeks following drug cessation.5 |
This says nothing if value. Marijuana is addicting?? Really... thats amazing who would of thought that something people do for recreation use is addicting.... the abstract of the article says:
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Originally Posted by FACT CHECKING Individual symptom severity ratings were also of similar magnitude, except craving and sweating were slightly higher for tobacco. |
So it appears marijuana in respects to addiction is actually less severe than smoking.
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Originally Posted by InfoFacts - Marijuana Effects on the Heart
One study found that an abuser’s risk of heart attack more than quadruples in the first hour after smoking marijuana.7 The researchers suggest that such an outcome might occur from marijuana’s effects on blood pressure and heart rate (it increases both) and reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of blood. |
So the source says...
Triggering Myocardial Infarction by Marijuana -- Mittleman et al. 103 (23): 2805 -- Circulation Quote:
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Originally Posted by FACT CHECKING Conclusions—Smoking marijuana is a rare trigger of acute myocardial infarction. Understanding the mechanism through which marijuana causes infarction may provide insight into the triggering of myocardial infarction by this and other, more common stressors. |
How much more should I look into??? EVERY article shows the risks are extremely insignificant and less traumatic and addicting then currently LEGAL substances. Every source shows that your article is OVERSTATING what scientific research has concluded!r
The real question is why SHOULD marijuana be illegal? The question is NOT why should it be legal. Our liberty and rights that are not stated in the constitution are protected UNLESS a state or federal government can show some sort of compelling interest why they should be revoked or restricted. Given that alcohol and tobacco are legal and given that marijuana pales in comparisons to the longterm and short term negative effects of tobacco and alcohol and given that marijuana has NOT or ever will cause economic and social problems similar to opium use in China, I see no reason why it should be illegal.
Anything can be bad for you when it is used in excess. Such an argument for marijuana is not compelling given that its addictive qualities are nothing remotely close to heroin or opium. The negative effects of marijuana are drastically overstated.
NOTE: I spent about 10 minutes fact checking these sources. I ask that next time before you post links to paraphrased scientific research you take the time to fact check it yourself.