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I think that teens smoke for very stupid reasons. Number 1, they smoke to fit in and be apart of crowds for social reasons, since appearance and self confidence play a major role in teens; they believe that by smoking it will make them look and feel better. Yes you can die from smoking cigarettes as well as "weed". I have a question for those that smoke weed. If smoking weed is not legalized in America, then why do you think its so dangerous and risky? When you smoke anything you loose parts of your brain cells including "your common sense". Grow up and take charge and complete control of your actions. No one in their right mind would want to engage in conversation with someone who thinks smoking reduces stress, and who believes that its "cool" to see the smoke leave their mouth and evaporate into mid air. I think smoking is a cop out for teens and adults to grow the hell up. |
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Reply with quote | #32 |
I believe teens smoke weed, because they find that it is the "cool thing to do", to avoid all their social problems they face today.
Their peers present them, in what they feel is a way to escape the day to day pressures of today.
Parents, need to understand that their teens need them, our society today are chasing after the "American Dram", instead they should be chasing the "American Teen". We need to spend more time in learning to communicate on our teens level than running the rat race out there, trying to chase the might dollar.
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ya so many people smoke weed i smoke weed i do it cause of stress half the time and plus half the people in my school have tired or doing it i got all a's and b's this year on my report card and when i didnt do weed i got c's and lower so some weed i think makes u smart so screwoff to u that think weeds bad!!!!!!!! |
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Reply with quote | #34 |
Oh please, get high off christ? Let me ask you this, who created this forsaken earth? God did! Who created the things on this earth? God did! Who created weed? GOD DID! Weed has been around for thousands and thousands of years with no problems of it being illegal. Until the 1930's when the United States of American illegalized it, following alcohol. Why the sudden ban on weed? Maybe because it's an easy way for the government to get some quick cash on drug busts. The only reason why alcohol is legal now is because people revolted and the government was forced to legalize alcohol. If the same were to happen for weed then you know the rest.
Stop going around spreading your unproved facts, go down in your moms basement and roll a fat joint.
2004 study shows Tobacco killed around 80,000, Alcohol killed 20,000, and weed killed 0.
Look it up yourselves.
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im 15 and i smoke weed everyday.i started smoking ciggarettes at 13 and eventually it progressed to smoking weed.i live in a neighborhood were its easy to get along with ciggareetes and blunts.i think i smoke because of how easy it is to get and the type of enviroment i live in.by now i need to smoke everyday and i dont plan on quiting.i believe alot of other kids smoke because they wanna try it at first and then they relize how amazing it is and they never stop....the peer pressure in todays world is horrible....we live in a world were ppl dont frown on drug and alcohol use. its accepted for ppl to do this...and wen kids grow up like tht they r bound to try this stuff and once they do they dont stop.
weed isnt bad for u...ppl jus need to kno how to use it in moderation and not make it a problem were it afects ur eduacation and keeps them outta trouble.
weed should b leagal...stop the war against it!
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Guys like Aaron are always bold and beautiful. I like them. Bad and good are relative terms. What is bad to you may be good to me. One will be commiting more sins if you know that something that you indulge in is bad and you are covering up. Corruption has been practically defined as something you do, which you don't want other people to know. But Aaron, how do you always measure 'moderate'? Using an addictive substance like weed , cocaine, tobacco etc will make one to loose his/her sense of 'moderateness'. And of course, we have different hormone system. Think seriously about what you are doing. If it is okay by you, then progress. But moderate or not, don't infringe upon other people's rights. |
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The ones that think there is nothing wrong in smoking pot is really missing the point here. First pot is bad for your whole body. It restricts the flow blood that carries oxygen and vital nutrients to the other organs of your body. It hurts your heart, liver, lungs, kidneys- you name it- effects it. Just like smoking cigs and drinking alcohol or any other drugs. All are toxins to the body and with long term use has long term effects. You think smoking pot doesn't hurt. Well when you get older and your heart or your lungs give out on you - think about the times you smoked. You say it makes you feel better. Wrong again. People do substances to get away from what is going on in their heads. This is their way of dealing with what they feel they have no control over. They use smoking pot as an excuse. I know this all to be so true. I've smoked it in the past. Yes it is very mind altering!!!!! Those who say it isn't is lying to you because they want you to be in the same boat with them then they feel less guilty. Birds of a feather flock together. Why can't you people stand on your own two feet and realized you have a problem you are running away from - peer pressure, bad parents, stress, school, fitting in - whatever. We can all justify our actions, but what is the underlying reason for the action - control. If you can't put it down - then you don't have control - it does.
Pot is very addictive. I know someone who had to smoke it or he would get deathly ill - sick to his stomach, throwing up, nervous shakes, and yes would be mean as hell. He would also beat on his kids - he did this even when he was smoking pot - so don't tell me it calms you - you may chill out - but what provokes the anger in your mind does not go away. Oh by the way, this person is dead. He was stoned on pot and hit a bulldozer on the side of the road and killed himself- Yes anyone on alcohol could have done the same thing, but we are not talking about alcohol- we are talking about smoking pot. It does destroy lives and families. People who smoke pot are playing Russian Roulette with their lives and their families. You not only endanger yourself you endanger your family - by having it in the home - because it is illegal. You should take responsibility and ask yourself "What is the real reason for smoking pot?"
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I'm a teen and i smoke about 2-4 blunts a day and can honestly say it has only improved my life. my grades improved and me and my girlfriend have a amazing relationship. all weed does is give a partial escape from this bullsh*t corrupt society we live in. so honestly stop saying its for attention, or a cry for help its simply a get away... |
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Reply with quote | #39 |
This is for CASH. I would like to go through his points and debunk his BS(with little effort. Posting in a forum is not really worth a lot of time and effort).
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First pot is bad for your whole body...
Is it now? So you are going to go against studies like these?:
(Copy and paste links if they are broken.)
Heart Disease:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=
15320476&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlus
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16444588?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
(Copy and paste links if they are broken.)
Liver Disease:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=
15765409&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlus
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=
16162147&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlus
I'm going to stop there for I'm going to assume that most people will get the point by now. Feel free to do more of your own research if you want to find out about more benefits and detriments(or lack thereof).
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It hurts your heart, liver, lungs, kidneys- you name it- effects it
Well it has an effect but is it a negative one? Look above.
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It restricts the flow blood that carries oxygen and vital nutrients to the other organs of your body.
Lets not blow this out of proportion. Yes there are studies that show that sometimes blood flow is reduced but that does not mean it is harmful and also does not mean that it is reduced in a significant way.
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All are toxins to the body and with long term use has long term effects.
Long term effects? Are you sure about that? Please elaborate. What are some of these long term effects? I know you can't be talking about lung cancer or anything of that nature.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/25/AR2006052501729_pf.html
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The largest study of its kind has unexpectedly concluded that smoking marijuana, even regularly and heavily, does not lead to lung cancer.
Please read the article for further information.
This is not to mention that marijuana in countless studies has shown to fight cancer. Look this up for yourself. There are too many studies to choose from and I don't want to have to list them all or choose which ones are best when you could easily find this on google.
Perhaps you are referring to the fact that smoking weed can damage your throat or lungs. Well this is because you are inhaling something that is hot. There are also some mildly harmful chemicals that are released when it is burning. This is the case with just about anything when it burns.
But guess what? There is a way around that problem and it is called a vaporizer. Never actually burns the weed. It gets just hot enough to vaporize the THC. Doing it this way eliminates all the negative effects of smoking it.
moving on....
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You say it makes you feel better. Wrong again. People do substances to get away from what is going on in their heads.
Are you really going to deny what people get from a high? Are you going to tell someone who is legitimately feeling better because of being high that they are not actually feeling better? How absurd. What exactly do you mean by "feel better"? Do you mean mentally or physically? Because I can sure tell you from personal experience that it addresses both. I often feel a soothing and relaxing warmth throughout my body and have a sense of euphoria. I've also found that it eliminates headaches and other bodily pains.
Lets take a look at people who use it medically.
If you would like to see a good documentary about medical marijuana I suggest seeing the Showtime documentary In Pot We Trust. Here's a clip of one of the people they interview.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCuWlCTgrE0&feature=user
Unfortunately I could not find a clip that showed her actually trying the marijuana. In the full documentary you will see her trying it and finding that it works wonders for her condition.
If you aren't a fan of documentaries or just can't gain access to the film then here are some studies:
http://www.naturalnews.com/023172.html
The second largest physicians group of the US endorses medical marijuana.
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/november072007/med_psyc_11707.php
The first largest physicians group of the US backs medical marijuana.
I don't think I need to go further with this point.
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Pot is very addictive
Wow. I was shocked when I read this. One of the most ridiculous claims I've ever seen.
I'm not going to go so far as to say that you can't in some way be addicted to pot. Everything can be addictive but cannabis is not a highly addictive substance. In fact, the only form of addiction you can really have is a yearning for the mental state it puts you in. This usually happens with people who want to escape from reality because they don't like their life. In this case it's pretty clear why someone would seem addicted to weed when they hate their normal life and want to escape from it at all times. It is perfectly normal for a human to desire something enjoyable.
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I know someone who had to smoke it or he would get deathly ill - sick to his stomach, throwing up, nervous shakes, and yes would be mean as hell.
This is bull(lame profanity block). There aren't any physical withdraw symptoms of marijuana. Some mental ones for reasons stated above(although it's not a result of marijuana but a result of wanting to be in that state of mind). Just ask anyone who smokes a lot and has stopped. They don't have any effects from it.
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He would also beat on his kids - he did this even when he was smoking pot - so don't tell me it calms you - you may chill out...
So your friend was an abusive, mentally unstable person. What is your point with this one? Pot absolutely does calm you down. It is a depressant. That doesn't mean it will make him magically nice and relaxed. But it will calm a person down by some degree(unless paranoia kicks in).
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...but what provokes the anger in your mind does not go away.
I don't see anybody claiming that it does. At least not completely. But it can certainly help take it off your mind.
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He was stoned on pot and hit a bulldozer on the side of the road and killed himself.
Even if this is true(which I doubt. I ask that you present evidence that this incident actually occurred) it does not mean in any way that it was caused by him being high. It could very easily be a coincidence. A bulldozer on the side of the road is not a usual thing so people driving on that road will not always think to look out for one.
Marijuana has never been linked to any sort of death. EVER.
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Yes anyone on alcohol could have done the same thing, but we are not talking about alcohol- we are talking about smoking pot.
You say this as if the fact that alcohol is not the primary subject that it is all of a sudden void from being used as an argument.
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A 2001 report estimates that medium and high consumption of alcohol led to 75,754 deaths in the USA.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_beverage
If alcohol, while claiming that many lives, is legal and OK in society, then cannabis should be too(which, if you remember, has claimed zero lives).
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People who smoke pot are playing Russian Roulette with their lives and their families.
See above ^...
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It does destroy lives and families.
The main reason it can destroy a life or family is because it is illegal(and wrongfully so). The other reason is because of circa 1960 propaganda(which is still used today) which is ingrained in the memories of people. Because of this, marijuana is automatically looked down upon by many.
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You not only endanger yourself you endanger your family - by having it in the home - because it is illegal.
This is where I will actually agree with you to some extent. Marijuana is dangerous to posses or distribute in the US because it is illegal. Other then that there is no real danger.
I've already wasted enough time with this argument so I'm not even going to bother with a closing.
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Reply with quote | #40 |
i am fifteen an i smoke weed on average twice a week. before smokin my grades were usually C's (exept science/bioligy which i always get A's and B's cuz i enjoy it an try harder) but i aint gonna say it improved my grades cuz its my first summer smokin. i doubt it will effect my grades. i didnt start smokin cuz of "peer pressure" or depression i did it cuz i knew a guy that was dealin so i bought it to have a fun time and i did. |
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Reply with quote | #41 |
and also i think alcohol is worse than weed cuz it makes u angry. if two people that dont like eachother drink theres probably gonna be some azz woopin but if they were smokin they would get along .And to all who neva smoked an say how horrible it is ur opinion dont count to me its like askin a trashman wat bein president is like, nuff said  |
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Reply with quote | #42 |
The reason I began smoking weed was because of one reason and this reason I believe plays the greatest role in the first time consumption and use of mari juana and that is curiosity. I've talked to many friends and others about this before why did you do it for the first time and they have all agreed that it was curiosity. The whole idea of peer pressure is in my opinion and the opinion of many others a load of crap the fact is using things like peer pressure to explain why teens smoke weed is just a convenient excuse for many people to avoid stating the obvious and that is that they where to afraid to actually smoke weed mostly because of the consequences that it might have in their society the society of those who are so brainwashed that they would like nothing more than to see someone sent to jail simply for trying the drug.
Never ever have I heard someone say to me that have done it and are open minded and intelligent anyone else that if you don't smoke weed you are some kind of loser or that you will be shunned or exiled for not doing it. BUT many times have I heard those who have not tried it and are not open minded enough to accept those who have tried it stopped as well as those who continue to use it, say how it will ruin your life and the lives of those around you. So for anyone to state that they are some how above those who smoke weed and that those who smoke weed are stupid you are ignorant if i can accept someone for giving me reasons they wouldn't do it whether or not i know them hate them or love them and still accept them for who they are than why is it that so many people are unable to accept people who do use it and give them the same respect id give for someone making in intelligent decision. |
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Reply with quote | #43 |
Weed is never goin to be legal because it kills braincells but i strongly think that it should be decriminalized. It isnt fair to ruin someones life or create the stereotype that its bad and your stupid if you smoke. It only effects you in that way if you act that way. There are two types of smokers people who do it for attention and people who do it to have a good time and to relieve stress from school and life as an average teenager. You can tell who want attention cuz they will prolly brag bout it and act stupid. DECRIMINALIZE IT!!! Not fair to be locked up for a plant. I mean its better and safer than other drugs Tylenol is more dangerous than Marijuana
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Reply with quote | #44 |
All i want to say is that non-smokers are getting the wrong picture about weed.You cant tell me that something is bad if you yourself havent tried it.To nnon-smokers stop the beef aginst weed and if you have a problem with us then just leave us alone.  |
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Reply with quote | #45 |
WUT IT DO!!! YAH I GOTTA $AY I DNT GET THA BIG DEAL BOUT $MOKE'N WEED! AM HIGH RITE NOW AN WELL I DNT $EE WUT THA BIG DEAL IZ! I $MOKE WEED ABOUT 6 TIMEZ AH DAY! WHY? KUZ ITZ ALOT MORE FUN BEIN HIGH $TARE'N AT THA WALL THEN BEIN $OBER AN $TARE'N AT THA WALL! OKAY WEED JU$ MAKEZ $O MUCH FUNNIER AN NO MATTA HOW MUCH OF IT YOU $MOKE YOU $TILL WNT DIE! THEREZ ONLY 3 $IDE EFFECTZ TUH $MOKE'N WEED: $LEEPY, HAPPY, AN HUNGRY! THATZ IT!!!! $O YEA IF YOU AINT $MOKE'N WEED THEN I DNT KNO WUT YOU ARE DUIN WIT UR LIFE! I REALLY DNT! GOTTA GO $MOKE ANOTHER JOINT! PEACE!... |
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