Mental Disorders

[ChildhoodObesity]

i tihnk i understood the joke friend
id argue that both alcohol and smoking r worse for u than weed xd maybe not in ur developing yearz but after 4 sure

[shadyg0d]

Should alcohol be legal? Cigarettes?

I judge people for doing these as well, but these effect your head less than weed does which is especially important at a young age. I would agree that these should be illegal, but they are already too far ingrained in society to be removed now (see: 1930s)

Where I live, the legal age is 18, but I do think it should be 21 like in the US or even 25.

When nobody believes the government, especially kids who hate going to school, banning something is a pretty sure way to make it seem awesome.

I think you're exaggerating a lot when it comes to weed and developing minds, but there's some truth to it and the only way to prevent it is to properly educate people, not treat them like animals who can't make decisions

[Jalpha]

It's highly debatable that they are less harmful than weed. Both have worse health side effects from heavy usage than weed. Nicotine is an industrial poison and also highly addictive as is alcohol. Alcohol is a major contributor to other crimes. Alcohol is far more toxic to brain cells.

In fact... Boxing is worse for your brain than weed. Should we ban this barbaric sport?

I don't want to go off on a weed derail, there's a thread for it already, but I couldn't prevent myself from pointing this out.

[ChildhoodObesity]

weed should be banned so i dont have 2 smell this shit all the time except when im smoking it ofc 420blaze i think u have some real bias on just how bad weed is because u have some friends it has affected XDDD

[Jesus_Smith_Nandez]

It's highly debatable that they are less harmful than weed. Both have worse health side effects from heavy usage than weed. Nicotine is an industrial poison and also highly addictive as is alcohol. Alcohol is a major contributor to other crimes. Alcohol is far more toxic to brain cells.

In fact... Boxing is worse for your brain than weed. Should we ban this barbaric sport?

I don't want to go off on a weed derail, there's a thread for it already, but I couldn't prevent myself from pointing this out.

Don't get me wrong bro, I'm not completely innocent I've been around the block with this kind of shit a few times, but I feel like I've improved myself as a person since then and that's why I'm against it now. I have seen it first hand ruin peoples' lives. I have no reason to lie and make it seem worse than it is, it has actually been that bad for me. Yeah, smoking is addictive and gives you cancer in your lungs, but you can at least wean yourself off of them and recover yourself; brain damage is irreversible. Alcohol might be as bad, but no one is claiming it isn't; kids are smoking weed at such an alarming rate because of the misconception that it's not bad for you at all, or even that it's good for you and I don't think that that's OK br0

[MagicManICT]

Just on the note of "smoking too much too early in life," I met a guy in a treatment program I was in one time. He had serious health issues and mental issues from smoking too much. I forget the name of the syndrome, but it does exist. He had been smoking since 12. I don't know how much he smoked, but my understanding of the research into it was that you have to smoke a lot over a lot of years, like Cheech & Chong levels of pot.

@Onep: on that post a couple of pages back... Yeah,and worst is the teachers who have half-assed training in spotting these issues. They either see something that isn't there, or ignore issues because of some reason (teacher is lazy, undereducated, overworked, or some other area the person is lacking in). My daughter is mildly dyslexic*, didn't learn to read until 10, and her teachers thought she was just lazy or retarded. (Hardly either... she's a journalism major in her junior year now. I keep trying to get her to publish something in a magazine, but she won't submit anything. Probably lack of confidence from past problems in life... like condescending teachers that don't know apples from oranges.)

*fun fact: many states in the US won't recognize dyslexia as a form of learning disability, so no special teachers to help overcome the problem unless parents learn to teach the child or pay for tutoring.

[shadyg0d]

It's highly debatable that they are less harmful than weed. Both have worse health side effects from heavy usage than weed. Nicotine is an industrial poison and also highly addictive as is alcohol. Alcohol is a major contributor to other crimes. Alcohol is far more toxic to brain cells.

In fact... Boxing is worse for your brain than weed. Should we ban this barbaric sport?

I don't want to go off on a weed derail, there's a thread for it already, but I couldn't prevent myself from pointing this out.

Don't get me wrong bro, I'm not completely innocent I've been around the block with this kind of shit a few times, but I feel like I've improved myself as a person since then and that's why I'm against it now. I have seen it first hand ruin peoples' lives. I have no reason to lie and make it seem worse than it is, it has actually been that bad for me. Yeah, smoking is addictive and gives you cancer in your lungs, but you can at least wean yourself off of them and recover yourself; brain damage is irreversible. Alcohol might be as bad, but no one is claiming it isn't; kids are smoking weed at such an alarming rate because of the misconception that it's not bad for you at all, or even that it's good for you and I don't think that that's OK br0

News flash, weed is already illegal. It didn't stop most from smoking it.

DRUGS ARE BAD
WEED DRUG
WEED BAD

doesn't work. Kids are smarter than they get credit for. The only thing that works is unbiased scientific evidence against it, which there is a severe lack of (because most claims are bullshit), and you're not changing anyone's mind either.

Besides, why should I have to stop doing something that benefits me as an adult just because some people have problems with it ( who usually significant underlying psychological issues to begin with)

Fuck that I'm not a brainless slave. I don't need somebody to dictate what I do with my body, especially something as mild as weed

[MagicManICT]

don't be too hard on him. Some people believe the bullshit they're fed in elementary school and can't let go of it.... ever in their lives. Some people still believe in mysterious elves that bring presents once a year, others like to believe in long dead people that promise salvation in an afterlife that may or may not exist.

[Jesus_Smith_Nandez]

Seeing as degenerate a substance as this being defended so righteously here by so many really makes me put into perspective how bad things have really gotten. Something like this should not acceptable, and yet it is, because it is the current year after all. Here I am, standing up against drug that has affected me negatively during my lifeand it's dismissed as

the bullshit they're fed in elementary school and can't let go of

Of course, it's me that's the sheep, the one who's pushing against 3 people trying to be an unique as possible instead of seeing what's morally right.

Seeing the religious basis that the morals and ethics my entire country is based upon explained as

others like to believe in long dead people that promise salvation in an afterlife that may or may not exist.

Degenerate and dissolute behaviour being more commonplace, religion that our family values are based around deteriorating as young intellectuals strive to seem as smart as possible.

I hope God finds you guys at some point in your life.

[SmackMcBacon]

Doesn't it also depends on how frequent a person uses it? I mean those friends of yours, it sounds like they smoked all day urrday. I personally consider marijuana no better and certainly not worse than alcohol. It all depends on how much you consume.

It also said and researched that marijana doesn't create a pyschosis, but merely 'activates' it if a person has a tendency for a pyschosis ( be it paranoia, schizophrenia etc. etc. )

All drugs are bad m'kay, but if you do want to expand your mind in whatever way. Be safe and responsible about your use.