Better. I'll be even more so when I get a cup of coffee. Gawd, I hate withdrawals....

hehe

Wow, the thread flipped

Yep, it did.

Brahahah.
I'm catching up to you in posts Calliegh.

Pot..........

Your thoughts?.....haha




Jk

i'd rather my kid smoke pot than drink anyday.concidering he's/she's 18.... if my kid was going to be at any party..deffinatly rather it be a smoking party..wouldnt worry about drunkin brawls,stabbing,etc...i've seen some nasty things drunks can do spur of the moment over nothing...pot, laid back philosophical bs talkin,hunger,laughin,..yeah pots soooo evil.whatever

Marijuana contains more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke and because marijuana smokers usually inhale deeper and hold the smoke in their lungs longer than tobacco smokers, their lungs are exposed to those carcinogenic properties longer.
One study found that marijuana smokers were three times more likely to develop cancer of the head or neck than non-smokers. Many researchers believe than smoking marijuana is overall more harmful to the lungs than smoking tobacco.

also Research indicates that THC impairs the body's immune system from fighting disease, which can cause a wide variety of health problems. One study found that marijuana actually inhibited the disease-preventing actions of key immune cells. Another study found that THC increased the risk of developing bacterial infections and tumors.

Oh, and Marijuana use can lead to dependence and abuse. Marijuana was the second most common illicit drug responsible for drug treatment admissions in 2002-outdistancing crack cocaine, the next most prevalent cause.

Shocking to many is that more teens are in treatment each year for marijuana dependence than for alcohol and all other illegal drugs combined. This is a trend that has been increasing for more than a decade: in 2002, 64 percent of adolescent treatment admissions reported marijuana as their primary substance of abuse, compared to 23 percent in 1992

In addition, smoking marijuana can lead to increased anxiety, panic attacks, depression, social withdrawal, and other mental health problems, particularly for teens. Research shows that kids aged 12 to 17 who smoke marijuana weekly are three times more likely than nonusers to have suicidal thoughts.
Marijuana use also can cause cognitive impairment, to include such short-term effects as distorted perception, memory loss, and trouble with thinking and problem solving. Students with an average grade of D or below were found to be more than four times as likely to have used marijuana in the past year as youths who reported an average grade of A.

For young people, whose brains are still developing, these effects are particularly problematic and jeopardize their ability to achieve their full potential

pot is far less deadly than alcohol.....and pot is not the gateway drug...alcohol is...yes alcohol is a drug!! and if you ask any addict what the first mood altering substance they had was...the answer will be alcohol....most of the bs you read about pot was put out by the goverment sponcered doctors. independant doctors have a different conclusion..pot actually has more helpful benifits..look at the history of pot and how and why it became illegal..it is eye opening..watch the hemp revelotion then read more history on it..the government just dont want to eat crow....20 senators said theres no reason for it to be illegal &1 was actually paid to do tests on subjects and study the outcome..at the end of his study he wrote a 20 page disertation on it...his findings were that pot was not evil and damaging that he could find no reason to make it illegal..(big oil )pushed for the illegalization of it because the government had a huge contract for hemp rope for everything naval & more..and they wanted the contracts for their synthetics.....really!!! read history first then spit that government brainwash crap out

Use of marijuana has adverse health, safety, social, academic, economic, and behavioral consequences; and children are the most vulnerable to its damaging effects. Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in America and is readily available to kids.
Compounding the problem is that the marijuana of today is not the marijuana of the baby boomers 30 years ago. Average THC levels rose from less than 1 percent in the mid-1970s to more than 8 percent in 2004. And the potency of B.C. Bud, a popular type of marijuana cultivated in British Columbia, Canada, is roughly twice the national average-ranging from 15 percent THC content to 20 percent or even higher.

Take for instance the disastrous effects of marijuana smoking on driving. As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) noted, "Epidemiology data from . . . traffic arrests and fatalities indicate that after alcohol, marijuana is the most frequently detected psychoactive substance among driving populations."

Marijuana causes drivers to experience decreased car handling performance, increased reaction times, distorted time and distance estimation, sleepiness, impaired motor skills, and lack of concentration.

and what are the health problems with alcohol? most people that are in a rehab are there for alcohol..they ask when you go in..what other drugs you may do.pot is common as a secondary drug so the spin doctors use those servays to say pot is the reason for treatment....bs...i've been there first hand several times. i've talked a great deal with the leading lecturer on pot in michigan..a recovering addict himself..
pot is not addictive,,trying to escape reality is...alcohol is the kick start to every addicts addiction, wether pills coke,heroin,etc, alcohol is the common factor..pot actually has health benifits..
the crap that is pushed on the masses by the govenment doc's is extremely exagerated..and it was takin as trueth for years until unbiased doc's did studies of their own......
ban alcohol legalize pot....lots better

as far as young kids doing it..parents need to start bein parents again (no their best friend) take control and enforce it. let them know once they are 18 they can do what they want...pay attention to them..and let them form their own opinion dont push yours on them

Alcohol and marijuana are two drugs commonly used and abused in the United States. Alcohol is the number one abused drug, while marijuana is number one among illegal drugs. While alcohol remains legal, and marijuana illegal, this does not necessarily mean that alcohol is better for you. There have been many arguments where people suggest that marijuana should be legal because alcohol is more deadly. On the other hand, there are alcoholics who would tell a pothead that smoking weed is bad for you. Both substances are very bad for your health and should not be heavily used by anyone.

Marijuana has an immediate effect during and for about 2 hours after smoking. With alcohol, users feel slight effects after just one drink, and recover depending on the amount the person drank, how much they weigh, and how much they had to eat before ingesting the alcohol. Immediate effects of use are slurred speech, decreased inhibitions, poor judgment, and lack of motor coordination. Marijuana causes red eyes, dry mouth, increased appetite, slowed reaction, paranoia, hallucinations, decreased social inhibitions, and memory loss. Drinking heavy amounts of alcohol can lead to a coma or even death. A person would have to smoke 40,000 times the amount to get high to overdose, so it is practically impossible. Alcohol is responsible for over 100,000 deaths per year. Marijuana kills less than 10,000 per year