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marijuana, should it be legal.
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What are your thoughts.
If the govenment taxed it we could make more money as a country to help our selves out.
Its proven that to overdose on it you have to smoke over 200 joints in 15mins which is impossible!
It would make crime drop.
Alcohol causes more problems and also causes more harm to the body. Where as Marijuana has no physical effects long term, only thing that might come about is being paranoid and thats if you smoke it constantly.
California is coming round to the idea of making it legal by a federal law as at the moment its a people law. its also passed in quite a few other states.
Would you vote to make it legal if it came to a vote and if not, why?
DISCUSS!
If the govenment taxed it we could make more money as a country to help our selves out.
Its proven that to overdose on it you have to smoke over 200 joints in 15mins which is impossible!
It would make crime drop.
Alcohol causes more problems and also causes more harm to the body. Where as Marijuana has no physical effects long term, only thing that might come about is being paranoid and thats if you smoke it constantly.
California is coming round to the idea of making it legal by a federal law as at the moment its a people law. its also passed in quite a few other states.
Would you vote to make it legal if it came to a vote and if not, why?
DISCUSS!
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My oh has smoked weed for the whole time we have been together, he has never been unemployed for longer than a couple of weeks in the whole 19 years.
He has been employed in such organisations as banks and has been a manager at retail jewellers and pawn brokers. His smoking has NEVER affected his ability to hold down a job!
He has been employed in such organisations as banks and has been a manager at retail jewellers and pawn brokers. His smoking has NEVER affected his ability to hold down a job!
"It's fine for the unemployed, but it does have too deleterious an affect on hose who need to use their brains, especially for work."
To a degree I'd agree with that. but it is a question of quantity.
I I was to start drinking a bottle of vodka a night it would have a bad effect on my work the next day, similarly if I was to start smoking a 1/8th of skunk every night it would too.
If I was to have a couple of beers at the weekend to relax it won't effect my work at all, similarly if I was to smoke a couple of joints at the weekend it wouldn't effect my work at all.
Doing most things to excess will have a negative effect on a person.
To a degree I'd agree with that. but it is a question of quantity.
I I was to start drinking a bottle of vodka a night it would have a bad effect on my work the next day, similarly if I was to start smoking a 1/8th of skunk every night it would too.
If I was to have a couple of beers at the weekend to relax it won't effect my work at all, similarly if I was to smoke a couple of joints at the weekend it wouldn't effect my work at all.
Doing most things to excess will have a negative effect on a person.
drug induced psychosis is few and far between. psychosis made worse by cannabis, on the other hand, is ten a penny. 80% of the people on my psych ward are there because of drugs (cannabis) mostly. however.....i love the stuff and spent 12 years of my life stoned, and got a 1st class degree to boot. some people just need to learn when not to smoke it......it doesn't take 5+ admissions to hospital to work it out, does it?
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You can make an argument for legalising it when you do a comparison against drugs that are already legal -alcohol and cigarettes. Both drugs contribute to societal harm, and can do significant damage to the health of individuals.
Were either drug to be introduced to the market today, it is unlikely that either would get a licence.
Some care needs to be taken though before we just legalise it out of hand. There needs to be an established method to measure blood levels, as with alcohol, and laws surrounding the use of vehicles and equipment whilst under the effects of THC.
And it comes with its own set of health warnings.There is some evidence to suggest that it does have some addictive/ compulsive qualities, and some evidence to suggest that you can build up a tolerance to its effects, leading to increased use.
If you smoke it, you run the risk of all smokers of cardiopulmonary disease or cancer. Prolonged and heavy use has been associated with an increased risk of psychotic episodes - again not something to be lightly dismissed. There is also research that suggests a deleterious relationship between neural development and IQ in teenagers - although it is unclear from the results whether it is a causative effect on the brain, or whether it encourages lifestyle choices incompatible with study, homework etc.
Other than that though - smoke away! :) Subject it to the same caveats as alcohol - Over 18, big fines/jail time if you are caught under the influence whilst driving or operating equipment etc.
The evidence would also suggest that it has a place in the treatment of certain types of chronic pain. .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-1937245
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Prof. David Nutt, ex govt drugs advisor, thinks the net effects of legalising cannabis on society would be beneficial, although he acknowledges;
""Of course cannabis is harmful, all drugs are harmful. You can't have a harm-free drug, of course cannabis is harmful, but you have to be proportionate.
"The harms of cannabis are less than the harms of alcohol. Cannabis is not safe but I am saying in proportionate terms that kind of regulation would have a net population benefit on health."
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Were either drug to be introduced to the market today, it is unlikely that either would get a licence.
Some care needs to be taken though before we just legalise it out of hand. There needs to be an established method to measure blood levels, as with alcohol, and laws surrounding the use of vehicles and equipment whilst under the effects of THC.
And it comes with its own set of health warnings.There is some evidence to suggest that it does have some addictive/ compulsive qualities, and some evidence to suggest that you can build up a tolerance to its effects, leading to increased use.
If you smoke it, you run the risk of all smokers of cardiopulmonary disease or cancer. Prolonged and heavy use has been associated with an increased risk of psychotic episodes - again not something to be lightly dismissed. There is also research that suggests a deleterious relationship between neural development and IQ in teenagers - although it is unclear from the results whether it is a causative effect on the brain, or whether it encourages lifestyle choices incompatible with study, homework etc.
Other than that though - smoke away! :) Subject it to the same caveats as alcohol - Over 18, big fines/jail time if you are caught under the influence whilst driving or operating equipment etc.
The evidence would also suggest that it has a place in the treatment of certain types of chronic pain. .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-1937245
http
Prof. David Nutt, ex govt drugs advisor, thinks the net effects of legalising cannabis on society would be beneficial, although he acknowledges;
""Of course cannabis is harmful, all drugs are harmful. You can't have a harm-free drug, of course cannabis is harmful, but you have to be proportionate.
"The harms of cannabis are less than the harms of alcohol. Cannabis is not safe but I am saying in proportionate terms that kind of regulation would have a net population benefit on health."
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i can count to 2 thanks, i have you know im quite smart me!
Yeah i do it about 4-5 times a month if that really. but its amazing how many of your problems suddenly get solved or you realise that that one holiday you went on was one of the best things ever.
it makes you a better listener and just generally makes your life better and more fun.
Yeah i do it about 4-5 times a month if that really. but its amazing how many of your problems suddenly get solved or you realise that that one holiday you went on was one of the best things ever.
it makes you a better listener and just generally makes your life better and more fun.
Sounds like it Baldric, but he can spell philosophical so must be intelligent. My son has an IQ of 160 and he smoked it when he was younger. I asked him why he gave up and he reckoned it had no effect on him whatsoever and he got bored with watching his friends sitting around the floor gazing into whatever hallucination they happened to be having and muttering stupidly. Thank goodness for that is all I can say.
I've been caught out by super strong skunk a couple of times where I've smoked one to chill out and ended up battered on the sofa for 4 hours :)
But as TB said earlier that's like the difference between beer and spirits, if it was legal then it would either be a standard strength or it would be sold as different strengths so you'd know what you are about to smoke.
But as TB said earlier that's like the difference between beer and spirits, if it was legal then it would either be a standard strength or it would be sold as different strengths so you'd know what you are about to smoke.
starbuckone, my late DH tried it and said the same thing...people said to him try it, it will make you feel wonderful, mentally sharper and so on....he did it once and looked around at all the mumbling idiots and thought farkle that...I suspect its like people who say that drinking makes them wittier.....oh yeah, that one is so not true.
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