Drug Study reveals that current drug classification is outdated.

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Thread-drift - from what I've read Ecstasy can cause the same kind of permanent brain damage that Meth causes. We're talking about serious brain damage here, kiddies. Meth and Ecstasy are almost the same drug both chemically and in the way they act on the mind. They overload the hell out of the pleasure receptors in the brain, and repeated recreational use can permanently damage these receptors. Long-term users of these drugs lose the cognitive ability to experience happiness or pleasure. No, thanks!

I agree that pot should be legal though popinfresh's post is hilariously ridiculous.

That's another thing that the study didn't account for. All the scores for danger to oneself and their environment weren't weighted. Meaning that even though half of smokers get cancer, tobacco's danger to other's dropped its score dramatically, whereas alcohol causes less direct damage to its user, but indirect damage and the potential damage to others pulled its average up a lot.

I am of the firm belief that marijuana should be legalized and taxed, but some of the others on that list need to remain schedule 1-4.

 

[MatticusMania]

Not true for all people.

I used to smoke. Then I started reacting differently to it. Started out by making me extremely lethargic, as in, had zero motivation to move or exert any effort whatsoever. It got to the point where it practically lobotomized me - I was unable to finish my own thoughts, let alone carry on a coherent conversation. I would get incredibly antisocial and paranoid. [del]All aspects of my life started degenerating quickly.[/del] I quit cold turkey and I was back to normality.

When I started smoking I had experiences similar to yours the first few times I got high. It was usually with a few other people who also got the same way, but our setting was in someones house just sitting around. After smoking it a few times in a more social setting I had an entirely different reaction, one that was more sociable and easy going.

Also, there are two different types of bud, Indica & Sativa, that have very different effects on the body & mind. An indica strain normally makes people more tired and lazy, while sativa is supposed to make you more paranoid but functionable.

 

[popinfresh]

Not true for all people.

I used to smoke. Then I started reacting differently to it. Started out by making me extremely lethargic, as in, had zero motivation to move or exert any effort whatsoever. It got to the point where it practically lobotomized me - I was unable to finish my own thoughts, let alone carry on a coherent conversation. I would get incredibly antisocial and paranoid. All aspects of my life started degenerating quickly. I quit cold turkey and I was back to normality.

My experiences are unique, as are yours. You cannot generalize pot by saying it 'makes people think' and 'has no side effects', because for some people it does have nasty side effects; in my case side effects so bad I had to stop all use in order to function normally.

No offense, but that's not the drugs fault, that's your mind and where you're at in your life. I've been there myself, for months on end.

"Someone who is going to lose their job from smoking weed is going to lose their job anyway."

 

[CrispyDelicious]

I should have been more clear.

I smoked almost daily (2-5 times a day) for about 7 years (started in high school, stopped near the end of my B.A.). I was a pothead. The negative reactions I experienced started at the end of that 7 years. The reactions were the same, regardless of what bud I was smoking, how much of it I was smoking, and when I was smoking it - I turned into a vegetable. This was not an issue of location, social setting, or anything like that. It was an adverse psychological reaction that began to occur with every use of the drug in any circumstance.

I can understand for many people, like yourself, you experience no adverse reactions (for years neither did I). I simply wished to illustrate that it is wrong to make blanket statements like "it has no negative side effects" because it quite obviously did for me.

No offense, but that's not the drugs fault, that's your mind and where you're at in your life.

No, it was my body and mind reacting to the drug in a way that was inhibiting my ability to function properly. Why do some people find that so hard to believe? After that many years of pot use, I sure as hell knew how I reacted to it. And how can you make any assumptions about where I was at in life? I was happily immersed in kicking butt at University.

 

[popinfresh]

I should have been more clear.

I smoked almost daily (2-5 times a day) for about 7 years (started in high school, stopped near the end of my B.A.). I was a pothead. The negative reactions I experienced started at the end of that 7 years. The reactions were the same, regardless of what bud I was smoking, how much of it I was smoking, and when I was smoking it - I turned into a vegetable. This was not an issue of location, social setting, or anything like that. It was an adverse psychological reaction that began to occur with every use of the drug in any circumstance.

I can understand for many people, like yourself, you experience no adverse reactions (for years neither did I). I simply wished to illustrate that it is wrong to make blanket statements like "it has no negative side effects" because it quite obviously did for me.



No, it was my body and mind reacting to the drug in a way that was inhibiting my ability to function properly. Why do some people find that so hard to believe? After that many years of pot use, I sure as hell knew how I reacted to it. And how can you make any assumptions about where I was at in life? I was happily immersed in kicking butt at University.

Oops, I checked the wrong thread and thought this had all been deleted. Did not mean to make assumptions on your life in particular, it was more a broad statement, I should have made that clear whilst quoting. I meant and mean no disrespect to you.
I still don't believe the side effects are a cause of THC. I have gone through the same stages, each time I turned into a vegetable I have either overcome it with my mind and faced what was making me have no desire to do anything, or stopped smoking for a couple weeks if the cause was because of constant cyclic and low thoughts.
I'll leave it at that, however my speculation through research and intuition is that it simply stimulates the right hemisphere of our brain, which to me holds a lot more than just creativity. Here's an interesting video to give you an idea of my stance;
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[Philbiker]

Wouldn't it be cool to make a bong out of a vuvuzela so that it made that godawful racket every time you sparked it up? Yeah!

 

[popinfresh]

Wouldn't it be cool to make a bong out of a vuvuzela so that it made that godawful racket every time you sparked it up? Yeah!

Ahahahaha, you made me laugh out loud. Genius!