I just started

[Chrono]

I just started smoking weed and i like it a lot. I don't understand what it is everyone hates it so much for.

[Bobby]

Probably because it can ruin your life....:)

[annihilate_me]

That's ok. I like it too. It actually has healing agents. But, it is illegal. You might think about joining N.O.R.M.L The national organization for marijuana legalization.

[serial-thrilla]

Probably because it can ruin your life....:) HAHAHAHAHAHA............................................LOL

[Antares]

and its illegal and can become very addicting
its unhealthy and its ILLIGAL
its sets bad examples and finally ITS ILLEGAL!
big :nono:

(sorry to be so... umm...decisive)

[Hyper]

HAHAHAHAHAHA............................................LOL


Yeh same..

[JunkBondTrader]

The only time I have a problem with it is when people take money away from more important things to spend on it.

Very true. I once blew my fag money one dope and seriously regretted it. That's why I don't buy dope anymore.

I suppose you could argue that cigarettes don't qualify as an important thing but to me (in fact to one in five teenagers) they are very important.

[Glenn]

erm dont me to sound like an idiot but how much does weed actually cost i mean ive never known cuz ive never brought any .. how much would say a joint cost ...

[Sapphire]

I know a couple of people who started smoking a lil bit of weed at the weekends. Then they started to have a joint on wednesdays and so on. They ended up smoking it nearly everyday and turned up to class stoned. Last year started hearing things that weren't there and flipping out at everyone. Now they have been diagnosed with schizophrenia....

[Trebor]

Weed is not addictive in the conventional sense of the word. It is infact a habit forimg druug meaning that if you had a joint daily at 3:00 P.M. you would begin having one instinctivley at three P.M..

Glenn you typically wouldn't buy enough weed for one joint. The common amount bought is an 1/8 of ann ounce (3.5 grams) which in Ireland retails for fifty euro. In England it would be about 25 ppounds.

[Sapphire]

Q: Can people become addicted to marijuana?

A: Yes. Long-term marijuana use can lead to addiction in some people. That is, they cannot control their urges to seek out and use marijuana, even though it negatively affects their family relationships, school performance, and recreational activities (9). According to one study, marijuana use by teenagers who have prior antisocial problems can quickly lead to addiction (3). In addition, some frequent, heavy marijuana users develop “tolerance” to its effects. This means they need larger and larger amounts of marijuana to get the same desired effects as they used to get from smaller amounts. from National Institute on Drug Abuse (http://www.drugabuse.gov/MarijBroch/Marijteenstxt.html#addict)

[serial-thrilla]

I know a couple of people who started smoking a lil bit of weed at the weekends. Then they started to have a joint on wednesdays and so on. They ended up smoking it nearly everyday and turned up to class stoned. Last year started hearing things that weren't there and flipping out at everyone. Now they have been diagnosed with schizophrenia.... you dont actually believe that schizophrenia and marijuana use are related do you?

[Sapphire]

you dont actually believe that schizophrenia and marijuana use are related do you?

Yes I do and there is evidence of a link to back this view point up.

[Break the Cage]

HAHAHAHAHAHA............................................LOL
i smoke alot of green, and i love it. but i agree that it can.

[Trebor]

from National Institute on Drug Abuse (http://www.drugabuse.gov/MarijBroch/Marijteenstxt.html#addict)

Don't forget that the NIDA is a government otrganisation and in no way independent which menas they cannot conduct research in a fair and factual way.

[Antares]

ok
all i know is that weed is bad
and it does cause habits and sometimes other medical issues

i will NEVER smoke weed
and that is my postion

[serial-thrilla]

i smoke alot of green, and i love it. but i agree that it can. only if you let it, its very easy to live a succesful life, and smoke weed regularly.

[Hyper]

only if you let it, its very easy to live a succesful life, and smoke weed regularly.

A friend of mine who smokes weed every day said my memory is worse than hes.. Damn depression

EDIT: And a little bit on the subject, he lives a normal life never finished the 12th grade but that's cuz hes just a mofo.. Anyway he goes out has friends a job etc...

I can only imagine a person with no will power at all letting weed ruin your life.. Weed is a stress reliever, pain medication and otherwise a great thing :P

[Break the Cage]

yeah it is easy enough to live a normal life and smoke ganja everyday, but it can suck people in if your weak willed.

[serial-thrilla]

Yes I do and there is evidence of a link to back this view point up. what? some bullshit government propoganda site? nah i still dont believe it. you see, I believe that marijuana is illegal because the government is totally unable to control it and make a good profit from it. Thats the only possible reason why a much more harmful substance like alcohol remains legal while good innocent people are being sent to jail for carrying small amount of it.

[thesphinx]

Ok lets not start a flame war.
I agree with tortured beautiful.
but lets not get into a big argument.
thanks

[Sapphire]

what? some bullshit government propoganda site? nah i still dont believe it. you see, I believe that marijuana is illegal because the government is totally unable to control it and make a good profit from it. Thats the only possible reason why a much more harmful substance like alcohol remains legal while good innocent people are being sent to jail for carrying small amount of it.

I disagree, if they legalised it then they could set up government controlled channels for the supply of pure weed and therefore still get a cut of some profits. But, there are health risks involved that justify the prohibition of marijuana. It's your perogative to deny the presence of these risks or whatever.

It is my opinion, however, that you are just trying to justify your drug abuse to yourself by saying "its just a conspiracy" and "alcohol is far worse". Its as if you are saying "alcohol has destroyed more lives that I am aware of so marijuana is fine and has no down side to it". It is not a good attitude to have and that attitude can be extended to and displayed in other areas such as bullying - "I don't bully him as much as everyone else so its ok"

[Hyper]

Alcohol is worse.... I don't see people getting into fights while high.. I don't see people perhaps beating their wives or children when their high.. I don't see peoples liver's dieing when their high..

And about the driving part, alot of scientific studies have shown that alot of individuals are better drivers while they have smoked weed

[Sapphire]

I never said alcohol wasn't worse for violence etc.
All I was saying was that it seems to be something people are hiding behind in this topic. That people are using it as a way of justifying their own actions by shifting the topic on to other things and other people (ie alcohol and alcoholics).

[serial-thrilla]

I disagree, if they legalised it then they could set up government controlled channels for the supply of pure weed and therefore still get a cut of some profits. But, there are health risks involved that justify the prohibition of marijuana. It's your perogative to deny the presence of these risks or whatever.

It is my opinion, however, that you are just trying to justify your drug abuse to yourself by saying "its just a conspiracy" and "alcohol is far worse". Its as if you are saying "alcohol has destroyed more lives that I am aware of so marijuana is fine and has no down side to it". It is not a good attitude to have and that attitude can be extended to and displayed in other areas such as bullying - "I don't bully him as much as everyone else so its ok" if it was legalized everyone would grow it in their own homes, so there would be no need for government weed, because we could still easily get amazing strains, like we still can now. oh of course there are health risks involved with weed, i admit its bad for your lungs. I just think that responsible adults should be granted the right to smoke marijuana if they so choose as long as they are on their own property.

[Chrono]

Dude I dont see what the big thing against it is. I am so high right now and it feels great, i just love everything

[Sapphire]

I am so high right now and it feels greatYou really think that your view on weed can be taken seriously when you are stoned? It is a mind and body altering drug - ie. it changes chemicals and hormones in your body which inturn alters your perception of things - and therefore your words can not be taken seriously.
It's like someone's drunk as a skunk while beating their family and saying "I don't see the problem with alcohol, it just relaxes me"

[Hyper]

You really think that your view on weed can be taken seriously when you are stoned? It is a mind and body altering drug - ie. it changes chemicals and hormones in your body which inturn alters your perception of things - and therefore your words can not be taken seriously.
It's like someone's drunk as a skunk while beating their family and saying "I don't see the problem with alcohol, it just relaxes me"

Being high, laughing and just sitting in one place can't be compared to being drunk and beating up your family ;P

Sure drugs are bad but weed is hardly that bad, it has it's good sides while alcohol has none really, unless mildly taken

[Sapphire]

Being high, laughing and just sitting in one place can't be compared to being drunk and beating up your family ;P

Sure drugs are bad but weed is hardly that bad, it has it's good sides while alcohol has none really, unless mildly taken

Ok, I shouldn't have used such a strong comparison. But my point still stands that he can hardly expect to be taken seriously on this topic while high!

[Hyper]

Ok, I shouldn't have used such a strong comparison. But my point still stands that he can hardly expect to be taken seriously on this topic while high!

Yes that true but he just stated that he feels great on weed, is relaxed and stuff..

Alot of ppl who have stress do weed.. Sure it's unhealthy but in most regards not as unhealthy as smoking or alcohol.. And it works better to relieve stress than smoking or alcohol, which both cause addiction

Yes you can be addicted to weed mentally but not chemically, atleast I don't belive it..

[Sapphire]

Yes that true but he just stated that he feels great on weed, is relaxed and stuff..

Alot of ppl who have stress do weed.. Sure it's unhealthy but in most regards not as unhealthy as smoking or alcohol.. And it works better to relieve stress than smoking or alcohol, which both cause addiction

Yes you can be addicted to weed mentally but not chemically, atleast I don't belive it..

It is your perogative to believe what you want to believe so I'm not going to try to change your mind. The thing with drugs are that sometimes the effects on the body and mind are only slightly noticeable which is why desputes arise as to how dangerous weed really is.

[Hyper]

It is your perogative to believe what you want to believe so I'm not going to try to change your mind. The thing with drugs are that sometimes the effects on the body and mind are only slightly noticeable which is why desputes arise as to how dangerous weed really is.

Sure, weed can be very dangerous to surten individuals.. But a real ''adult''

( I consider an adult to be someone who can sanely handle things they do )

Wouldn't fuck up his/her entire life for a joint a day..

And I still know alot of ppl who smoke weed everyday, go to work, have friends, money live a normal life.. They can just deal with it, some people can't deal with alcohol or smoking

[Sapphire]

Sure, weed can be very dangerous to surten individuals.. But a real ''adult''

( I consider an adult to be someone who can sanely handle things they do )

Wouldn't fuck up his/her entire life for a joint a day..

And I still know alot of ppl who smoke weed everyday, go to work, have friends, money live a normal life.. They can just deal with it, some people can't deal with alcohol or smoking

The flip side of the coin being the people who can cope with and without alcohol.
Just to pick one more hole in your post. Your definition of "adult" can include children as not all children lose it over the simplest task.

[Hyper]

The flip side of the coin being the people who can cope with and without alcohol.
Just to pick one more hole in your post. Your definition of "adult" can include children as not all children lose it over the simplest task.


Yes ''children'' by laws and societies standards.. Most ''adults'' aren't adults.. Infact a very small number of people ever become adults

And I don't consider doing WHATEVER you do sanely, reasonbally being only the smallest of tasks

[Cap'nCrunch]

Mm. I think people hate it so much because they don't know what it is. They hate it because they don't know what it is and they take at face value what other people say about it. If somebody has done it and can say they don't like it, that has a lot more credibility when someone who has NO clue says that marijuana is dangerous.

[serial-thrilla]

You really think that your view on weed can be taken seriously when you are stoned? It is a mind and body altering drug - ie. it changes chemicals and hormones in your body which inturn alters your perception of things - and therefore your words can not be taken seriously.
It's like someone's drunk as a skunk while beating their family and saying "I don't see the problem with alcohol, it just relaxes me" that is a totally unfair comparison. -edit saw what you said.

[Chrono]

You really think that your view on weed can be taken seriously when you are stoned? It is a mind and body altering drug - ie. it changes chemicals and hormones in your body which inturn alters your perception of things - and therefore your words can not be taken seriously.
It's like someone's drunk as a skunk while beating their family and saying "I don't see the problem with alcohol, it just relaxes me"

well im not stoned anymore, and my statement still stands, it felt great

[Antares]

all i can say is WWOOOOOOWWW!
and I promise I wont judge right now but...
were you "stoned" when you made this thread??

[Chrono]

probably....

[Antares]

alrighty then
this is similar to the "i want to start smoking" thread
have you seen it?
i suggest it

[Chrono]

no and i dont know where it is and i've looked

[Antares]

its in self harm

its titled
"i want to smoke"

[Chrono]

that's about cigarettes i have no desire to smoke cigarettes and i never will, i have nothing against those who do though. Also, how does that pertain to smoking weed anyways?

And also a lot of people who are like HEY DONT SMOKE WEED ITS BAD!! in this thread have never smoked it before and if you haven't i really couldn't give a shit about your advice because you have no idea what it is like and what effects it has, the only information you have about it is what others tell you. So if you don't smoke weed or never have (that means actually gotten high off of it) please don't tell me its bad or that i shouldn't do it, cause i really could care less

[MoveAlong]

I don't know that much about weed, altho I don't think it's nearly as bad as any of the other things people decide to start (cigarettes, LSD, cocaine etc)

I can say that if it works for you and nothing bad happens, go ahead. Altho I should ask around to see if anyone can give me a link so I can learn more about it.

[Antares]

that's about cigarettes i have no desire to smoke cigarettes and i never will, i have nothing against those who do though. Also, how does that pertain to smoking weed anyways?

And also a lot of people who are like HEY DONT SMOKE WEED ITS BAD!! in this thread have never smoked it before and if you haven't i really couldn't give a shit about your advice because you have no idea what it is like and what effects it has, the only information you have about it is what others tell you. So if you don't smoke weed or never have (that means actually gotten high off of it) please don't tell me its bad or that i shouldn't do it, cause i really could care less

Yes, I cant go off anything becuase I have never done it before and NEVER will. But I can go off of people laying helplessly in hosptals or people who are on the streets doing anything to get 20 dollars to get a fix. Thats who I can go off of and I think that is damn good enough information for me to protect myself from a fate that most (not all) who actually does this illegal drug end up at. If you want to smoke and put yourself in a potential situation to end up like that then go ahead. Also that thread about cigarettes is an example of someone coming to oneself's senses before making a life altering decision. But with you I guess it is a little too late. And then why did you post on here asking "why is it so bad" if we dont know what were talking about becuase the answer that your gonna get is mostly from people that never have and will do that. In the future maybe put something like "people that have smoked pot before only"!

And thats me getting judgemental!
Im sorry if I offended.

[Chrono]

Yes, I cant go off anything becuase I have never done it before and NEVER will. But I can go off of people laying helplessly in hosptals or people who are on the streets doing anything to get 20 dollars to get a fix. Thats who I can go off of and I think that is damn good enough information for me to protect myself from a fate that most (not all) who actually does this illegal drug end up at. If you want to smoke and put yourself in a potential situation to end up like that then go ahead. Also that thread about cigarettes is an example of someone coming to oneself's senses before making a life altering decision. But with you I guess it is a little too late. And then why did you post on here asking "why is it so bad" if we dont know what were talking about becuase the answer that your gonna get is mostly from people that never have and will do that. In the future maybe put something like "people that have smoked pot before only"!

And thats me getting judgemental!
Im sorry if I offended.

First off i have never heard about anyone in the hospital or on the streets doing anything to get a little weed. Crack, meth, heroin, sure you hear about people like that all the time. but weed, yeah.... haven't heard that before. http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/ check that out if you want some facts. And you are only 14 years old, i'm not saying you will smoke weed, but at that age, people feed you all the bullshit about OMG MARIJUANA IS SOOO BAD, and it makes you scared to do it, I was the same way at your age. So don't say you never will do it.

[Antares]

well you dont say that i will.
MY MORALS STAND STRONG
and how can you say things like that when you dont even know me.
and i found two things that contradict what i have said. and plus this is almost outdated. its from a book that was published in 1997. somethings have changed since then. technology is an impotant one. and yes people feed my "bullshit" that marijuana is soo bad because there are cases in which it has led to it being bad. and you need to get out more becuase there are people in the streets that are looking for weed AND ALSO crack (meth usually its made in homes but yeah...whatever) heroin and that stuff.

[Chrono]

Dude i live in the goddamn ghetto. We are poor as shit, the guy next door to me sells drugs, there are shootings a lot, gang members live on my street and yet i never see anyone going around saying they'll do anything for weed. The only stuff like that you see is about hard drugs like meth, crack, heroin, angel dust, etc. I think in a shit hole like this, if people were that set on getting weed i would know about it.

And plus i never said that you would do weed. I just said you might change your mind. I used to be the same as you about it. If i heard about someone doing it i was thoroughly appalled and disgusted and scared about it. Face it, you'll change as you get older, and so might your stand point against marijuana. Again im not saying you will, just you might.

and wtf? Just cause it was made in 1997 makes it less credible? What about the bible? That was written thousands of years ago and people still listen to that. Just cause it was written in 1997 does not change FACTS! If you look it says that there have been THOUSANDS of studies recorded over 2-4 DECADES! How can thousands of studies all yielding similar or same results be wrong?

[Antares]

who said i was religious?

and things change in a decade just like you said I will change. and also eventhough i am young I have the balls to stand up for my morals and keep to them. I will NEVER EVER do drugs and that is a fact. I KNOW it because I just do. WTF. And i know people that have done the same. my orch teacher for instance lol! and well maybe its different where you live becuase i see people all the time askin for money to get accsess (or how ever you spell it) to drugs. I know it becuase i have been approched multiple times. and its not because im rich or anything becusase i did live in the ghetto (for the first 12 years of my life) its becuase the people are addicted and they are at that present time "stoned"! oh and to add to that earlier post my mom works in a hospital and she sees people all the time that whatever.

[Chrono]

I didn't say you were religious, I said people still follow and believe in the bible and that was written thousands of years ago, so how does the book being written in 1997 make it any less factual or relevant? Just cause we have a little better technology now, that does not make decades of research and studies false. And anyways people can't even get addicted to marijuana http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/marijuana_myths_facts/myth2.pdf check that out if you want proof.

[Antares]

CRAP
i just lost my whole post
im tired and i will post it tommar
I HATE THIS COMPUTER!!!

[Chrono]

k, I look forward to continuing our debate.

[MoveAlong]

And anyways people can't even get addicted to marijuana http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/marijuana_myths_facts/myth2.pdf check that out if you want proof.

That says 'myth number 2', and then it says 'Marijuana is not addictive'. It states that some people can get dependent on it, which is an addiction. Also, in the thesis, it says 'It was once believed that Marijuana is not addictive; many people still believe this to be the case'

The word 'still' suggests that people who do believe that Marijuana is not addictive are wrong.

Altho I don't know whether it is or not, that site and your opinion say different things but you use the site as a reference! It confuses me! :P

[serial-thrilla]

sorry andy, i love marijuana as much as the next stoner but im living proof that it can get addictive. however i can put priorities before getting high. Thats why i believe it isent much of a problem for me. Thankfully if i ever wanted to quit i would be able to do so easily because it has no physically addicting effects on you. I also find it hilarious reading these kids comments on what they think they know about weed and its addictive effects. Get some experience or dont argue against it. Ive never traveled into space and im not about to argue with an astronaut about space shuttles and what not. Just like the people who have probably never seen weed in their life preaching from their vast amounts of knowledge....lol

[Hyper]

Like I know I have said before in this forum, in the past, multiple times.

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeedz0rz is MENTALLY addictive

[Chrono]

lol i didn't even read the article i just saw marijuana is not addictive in giant letters. But i mean if you think about it, anything can be addictive, but marijuana doesn't have any physical addictiveness like crack or heroin or cigarettes. That's my point.

I also find it hilarious reading these kids comments on what they think they know about weed and its addictive effects. Get some experience or dont argue against it. Ive never traveled into space and im not about to argue with an astronaut about space shuttles and what not. Just like the people who have probably never seen weed in their life preaching from their vast amounts of knowledge....lol

lol i agree completely

[Antares]

sorry andy, i love marijuana as much as the next stoner but im living proof that it can get addictive. however i can put priorities before getting high. Thats why i believe it isent much of a problem for me. Thankfully if i ever wanted to quit i would be able to do so easily because it has no physically addicting effects on you. I also find it hilarious reading these kids comments on what they think they know about weed and its addictive effects. Get some experience or dont argue against it. Ive never traveled into space and im not about to argue with an astronaut about space shuttles and what not. Just like the people who have probably never seen weed in their life preaching from their vast amounts of knowledge....lol
i really dont want to start on this one but like i said before eventhough i have not allowed my self to go through that illegal output i know what it can do to some people!

lol i didn't even read the article i just saw marijuana is not addictive in giant letters. But i mean if you think about it, anything can be addictive, but marijuana doesn't have any physical addictiveness like crack or heroin or cigarettes. That's my point.



lol i agree completely
then why are you critisizing me and zach when you DID NOT EVEN READ THE FINE PRINT? were you in a hurry of some sort or were you "stoned"?

[MoveAlong]

ok, well I think we can stop the rudeness in this thread. Andy was being nice - at least he was in good faith even tho he was wrong. No need to bash him for that.

[Chrono]

i really dont want to start on this one but like i said before eventhough i have not allowed my self to go through that illegal output i know what it can do to some people!


then why are you critisizing me and zach when you DID NOT EVEN READ THE FINE PRINT? were you in a hurry of some sort or were you "stoned"?

What does me criticizing you guys and me not reading the fine print have to do with each other? Excuse me for seeing "Marijuana is not addictive" in giant letters and assuming it meant the article was about that. My point still stands that weed isn't a physically addictive drug. And I still think that if you haven't experienced it, you shouldn't preach to me about it.

And also I dont know why you keep going on about how there are people in the hospital from it and how it fucks people up so bad because there haven't been any deaths due to just smoking marijuana in history.

Marijuana has several positive aspects, it has healing agents in it. It is also prescribed to those who are chronically ill. It has been shown that people with HIV/AIDS have a decreased appetite and smoking marijuana gives them the "munchies", therefore solving that problem. It has also been proven to stop pain in people with chronically painful illnesses.

[Antares]

ok, well I think we can stop the rudeness in this thread. Andy was being nice - at least he was in good faith even tho he was wrong. No need to bash him for that.
andy? which one is that? the only one i know is "rok.my.sox." can you please tell me when he got into play because i dont understand. (haha thats the exact opposite if "huh?") and also im not trying to be rude. im just being judgemental becuase debate and my debate team is one of the things i enjoy to do.

What does me criticizing you guys and me not reading the fine print have to do with each other? Excuse me for seeing "Marijuana is not addictive" in giant letters and assuming it meant the article was about that. My point still stands that weed isn't a physically addictive drug. And I still think that if you haven't experienced it, you shouldn't preach to me about it.

And also I dont know why you keep going on about how there are people in the hospital from it and how it fucks people up so bad because there haven't been any deaths due to just smoking marijuana in history.

Marijuana has several positive aspects, it has healing agents in it. It is also prescribed to those who are chronically ill. It has been shown that people with HIV/AIDS have a decreased appetite and smoking marijuana gives them the "munchies", therefore solving that problem. It has also been proven to stop pain in people with chronically painful illnesses.
same thing like you said i have never experienced it so i cant talk. well same thing with the proof or the evidence. you cant say you have proof of something when you did not fully thorougly read the text. also please tell me what you classify what is addictive so we can be on similar pages because it seems like were looking in on two different spectrums. I keep bringing up the hospitalized people because it is one of the important "aspects" of the down side tp marijuana. thanks for telling me the positive aspects becasue i actually infact read that article (i know i was really mean there and i apologize in advance. im just tring to be an ass becuase im in that mood right now :whoops:) and umm let see whatelse....this is starting to turn into a real debate and hopefully it will end soon! but i have to dig in my bag of tricks to pull out so cons and basically "disses"
have a good day:D
your turn

[MoveAlong]

andy? which one is that? the only one i know is "rok.my.sox." can you please tell me when he got into play because i dont understand. (haha thats the exact opposite if "huh?") and also im not trying to be rude.

Yeah, it's kinda confusing but there's two Andys! Chrono and rok.my.sox are both Andy.

[serial-thrilla]

were talking about the "vintage" andy.

[Waiting]

i wouldnt tell anyoen to start smoking weed.
but it is my personal preference to do it.
i enjoy it, i enjoy both the social side and the effects it has on you.
it also helps me sleep. and i have huge trouble sleeping.

[serial-thrilla]

thats exactly why i do it to. i can be sober all throughout the day but when it comes time to go to bed it just makes it easier to sleep.

[Sapphire]

The greatest risk of this drug is that it is a gateway drug. In other words many people start off with the odd joint of weed and sort of "graduate" to harder and harder drugs.

[serial-thrilla]

well thats only in some people. the majority of people who smoke weed just smoke weed and nothing else.

[Waiting]

The greatest risk of this drug is that it is a gateway drug. In other words many people start off with the odd joint of weed and sort of "graduate" to harder and harder drugs.

i did that.

[Cap'nCrunch]

well thats only in some people. the majority of people who smoke weed just smoke weed and nothing else.

I really have to disagree. I hate to take the side of the DARE folks, but I think weed can be and is a gateway drug. I read somewhere that if a person smokes when they're 12 or younger, they're 20 times more likely to do cocaine and other hard drugs when older. If 16 or older, the chances are likely the person will stay happy with weed.

[Five_by_five]

I know a couple of people who started smoking a lil bit of weed at the weekends. Then they started to have a joint on wednesdays and so on. They ended up smoking it nearly everyday and turned up to class stoned. Last year started hearing things that weren't there and flipping out at everyone. Now they have been diagnosed with schizophrenia....

Yeah... Weed doesn't cause Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a whole different thing.
Look guy, what you need to ask yourself is this: Why am I doing this? If you're smoking weed to expand your mind and look at life from a new perspective, then rock on. But if you've been smoking as a way to kind of escape your real life, then maybe you should try fixing what's going on in your life so you don't have to escape it. I know that a while after I started smoking, I had like an emotional breakdown because I was spending all my money on pot, and all I thought about was getting high. Just chill out, take a step back and see what's really going on here. You can do anything. Just believe in yourself.

[thesphinx]

Look you have no proof the Marijuana doesn't cause Schizophrenia we don't know a whole lot about the brain so I really don't think you can say that there is no connection.

[Maverick]

This thread is from June. Please don't bump old threads.