Dangers Of Marijuanas

[Lisa]

Yes. But I see no reason to do so. I guess I would prefer vape/edibles, but I function just fine when I run out.

Some doctors and nursing homes are using nicotine patches on Alzheimers patients to stimulate brain function.

So, you actually can’t?

Are the nicotine patches helping or is it just another thing to try?

 

[Lurker]

So, you actually can’t?

You asked if I could not if I would. Do you ever tire of twisting things to be what you want them to be?

Are the nicotine patches helping or is it just another thing to try?

You're keen on believing the addiction specialists, why be skeptical about this.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=[URL]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3429645/&ved=2ahUKEwj5-5jh8tXmAhVWCc0KHXzsD7AQFjABegQIDhAL&usg=AOvVaw1e-f2ntonZGJekS2iKa2rj

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[Lisa]

You asked if I could not if I would. Do you ever tire of twisting things to be what you want them to be?

You said you see no reason to do so...which I took to mean you can’t.

You're keen on believing the addiction specialists, why be skeptical about this.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=[URL]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3429645/&ved=2ahUKEwj5-5jh8tXmAhVWCc0KHXzsD7AQFjABegQIDhAL&usg=AOvVaw1e-f2ntonZGJekS2iKa2rj[/URL]

Your link doesn’t work..

 

[Lurker]

Your link doesn’t work..

My apologies. I'm sure it is something that you can Google yourself.

 

[Lisa]

My apologies. I'm sure it is something that you can Google yourself.

You want me to google your argument myself?

 

[Lurker]

You want me to google your argument myself?

You could try to prove or disprove. But more importantly you could just research it and learn something new.

 

[Lisa]

You could try to prove or disprove. But more importantly you could just research it and learn something new.

Lol, I don’t need to prove your argument.

 

[Lisa]

Kaching!! The real reason that the states are willing to make marijuana legal..

Illinois generates $3.2million in marijuana sales on the first day of recreational use as state became 11th to legalize pot

Illinois sees first legal sales of recreational marijuana

There were 77, 128 transactions on New Year's Day in Illinois, when the law legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes took effect, according to an adviser to Governor J.B. Pritzker.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Lurker]

Kaching!! The real reason that the states are willing to make marijuana legal..

Illinois generates $3.2million in marijuana sales on the first day of recreational use as state became 11th to legalize pot

Illinois sees first legal sales of recreational marijuana

There were 77, 128 transactions on New Year's Day in Illinois, when the law legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes took effect, according to an adviser to Governor J.B. Pritzker.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Honest question. Would you rather all that money flow into the black market untaxed? TBH, in some ways, I would.

 

[Lisa]

Honest question. Would you rather all that money flow into the black market untaxed? TBH, in some ways, I would.

I would rather the states not look at tax revenue when deciding if something is legal or not.

 

[Lurker]

I would rather the states not look at tax revenue when deciding if something is legal or not.

OK. But shouldn't states consider all factors, pro and con alike? On what grounds would you say that marijuana, in all its forms, should remain illegal?

 

[The Zone]

Our jails are crowded with simple marijuana offenders and that aides the corporations which now have their hands in the prison system via private ones designed to simply make money off the government.

I am all for legalization with control rather than the black market access which takes users and partakers to where other drugs reside. There are pros in putting the tax money to good use as well even combating the growing opiate crisis.

 

[Lurker]

Our jails are crowded with simple marijuana offenders and that aides the corporations which now have their hands in the prison system via private ones designed to simply make money off the government.

I am all for legalization with control rather than the black market access which takes users and partakers to where other drugs reside. There are pros in putting the tax money to good use as well even combating the growing opiate crisis.

I am more for decriminalization as I should be able to grow it myself.

 

[Lisa]

OK. But shouldn't states consider all factors, pro and con alike? On what grounds would you say that marijuana, in all its forms, should remain illegal?

Health risk...it alters your mind and your mind should be protected.

 

[Lurker]

Health risk...it alters your mind and your mind should be protected.

Fast food, GMOs, margarine, medical and military industrial complexes, school to prison pipeline, but no, you just want to govern what people do with their body.

 

[Lisa]

Fast food, GMOs, margarine, medical and military industrial complexes, school to prison pipeline, but no, you just want to govern what people do with their body.

It is the dangers of marijuana thread after all...

 

[TempestOfTempo]

Is it more dangerous than cigarettes or alcohol?

 

[Lisa]

Even when sober, some heavy marijuana users are dangerous drivers, a new study suggests.
The bad driving appears to be isolated to those who started using pot before age 16, researchers reported Tuesday in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. The theory is that early marijuana use changes the brain, leaving people more impulsive and more apt to make rash decisions.

In the new study, which tested participants in a driving simulator, researchers from McLean Hospital in Boston found that sober cannabis users who started using the drug in their teens had more accidents, drove at higher speeds and cruised through more red lights compared to people who had never used marijuana.
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States, but there has been relatively little research on its health effects, particularly on teen brains.
"This research suggests that early exposure to cannabis may result in difficulties performing complex cognitive tasks," said co-author Staci Gruber, an associate professor of psychiatry and director of Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital.

Even when sober, frequent marijuana users are dangerous drivers, report finds

Researchers tested participants in a driving simulator.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Lurker]

Even when sober, some heavy marijuana users are dangerous drivers, a new study suggests.
The bad driving appears to be isolated to those who started using pot before age 16, researchers reported Tuesday in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. The theory is that early marijuana use changes the brain, leaving people more impulsive and more apt to make rash decisions.

In the new study, which tested participants in a driving simulator, researchers from McLean Hospital in Boston found that sober cannabis users who started using the drug in their teens had more accidents, drove at higher speeds and cruised through more red lights compared to people who had never used marijuana.
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States, but there has been relatively little research on its health effects, particularly on teen brains.
"This research suggests that early exposure to cannabis may result in difficulties performing complex cognitive tasks," said co-author Staci Gruber, an associate professor of psychiatry and director of Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital.

Even when sober, frequent marijuana users are dangerous drivers, report finds

Researchers tested participants in a driving simulator.

www.nbcnews.com

I'm not sure that this study is very accurate, but I wouldn't mind seeing more details from it.

If we consider the insurance rate disparity between male and female drivers, especially those under 25, how much weight can we assign to the pot use?
From the article..
The participants' average age was 23
User group- 23 males and five females
Non-user group- six males and 10 females

It seems as though the groups were stacked to give desired results.

 

[Lisa]

I'm not sure that this study is very accurate, but I wouldn't mind seeing more details from it.

If we consider the insurance rate disparity between male and female drivers, especially those under 25, how much weight can we assign to the pot use?
From the article..
The participants' average age was 23
User group- 23 males and five females
Non-user group- six males and 10 females

It seems as though the groups were stacked to give desired results.

Why do you think the insurance rate disparity has something to do with it?

I thought it was more interesting that the article states that the marijuana use changes the brain..which is I think people should be concerned about. It changes how you think and it is a negative change...not the positive change that pro marijuana users like to say comes with marijuana use.