No more harmful to your lungs then walking in New York city.
It impares judgement which pretty much means don't drive on it.
Marijuana contains THC. THC is a bronchial dilator, which means it works like a cough drop and opens up your lungs, which aids clearance of smoke and dirt. Nicotine does just the opposite; it makes your lungs bunch up and makes it harder to cough anything up.
The fact that there are over 60 unique chemicals in cannabis, called `cannabinoids,' is something that scientists find very interesting. Many of these cannabinoids may have valuable effects as medicine. For example, `cannabinol' is a cannabinoid which can help people with insomnia. Doctors think that this chemical is why most patients prefer to use marijuana rather than pure Delta-9-THC pills (called dronabinol) -- the cannabinol takes the edge off being `high' and calms the nerves. Another cannabinoid, `cannabidiolic acid', is a very effective anti-biotic, like pennicillin. Many of these chemicals can be extracted from marijuana without any fancy laboratory equipment.
The marijuana using public has the same or lower rate of automobile accidents as the general public. Studies of marijuana smoking while driving showed that it does affect reaction time, but not nearly as much as alcohol. Also, those who drive `stoned' have been shown to be less foolish on the road (they demonstrate `increased risk aversion'.) Recent studies have emphasized that alcohol is the major problem on our highways, and that illicit drugs do not even come close to being as dangerous.
That explains...
1. How it can be good for you.
2. How smoking marijuana is better than Marinol (THC capsules).
3. How it is not nescessarily bad for driving.
The Mets [b]will[/b] win the World Series this year.
Omaha Red Sox wrote:Everyone wants to compare smoking weed to smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol. Yes, we all know that cigarettes and alcohol are damaging to your health if done in excess. This does not take away from the harmful effects of smoking weed. So please stop comparing weed to other harmful substances. It doesn't matter. It's irrelevant.
No, its all relevant. The fact that you just called cigarettes and alcohol 'harmful substances', and the fact that they are legal makes a case for any drug/harmful substance to be legal.
The Mets [b]will[/b] win the World Series this year.
No more harmful to your lungs then walking in New York city.
It impares judgement which pretty much means don't drive on it.
Marijuana contains THC. THC is a bronchial dilator, which means it works like a cough drop and opens up your lungs, which aids clearance of smoke and dirt. Nicotine does just the opposite; it makes your lungs bunch up and makes it harder to cough anything up.
The fact that there are over 60 unique chemicals in cannabis, called `cannabinoids,' is something that scientists find very interesting. Many of these cannabinoids may have valuable effects as medicine. For example, `cannabinol' is a cannabinoid which can help people with insomnia. Doctors think that this chemical is why most patients prefer to use marijuana rather than pure Delta-9-THC pills (called dronabinol) -- the cannabinol takes the edge off being `high' and calms the nerves. Another cannabinoid, `cannabidiolic acid', is a very effective anti-biotic, like pennicillin. Many of these chemicals can be extracted from marijuana without any fancy laboratory equipment.
The marijuana using public has the same or lower rate of automobile accidents as the general public. Studies of marijuana smoking while driving showed that it does affect reaction time, but not nearly as much as alcohol. Also, those who drive `stoned' have been shown to be less foolish on the road (they demonstrate `increased risk aversion'.) Recent studies have emphasized that alcohol is the major problem on our highways, and that illicit drugs do not even come close to being as dangerous.
That explains...
1. How it can be good for you. 2. How smoking marijuana is better than Marinol (THC capsules). 3. How it is not nescessarily bad for driving.
link please. im curious what sources are saying driving while stoned is a good thing.
1. How it can be good for you. 2. How smoking marijuana is better than Marinol (THC capsules). 3. How it is not nescessarily bad for driving.
You ever smoked weed?? That article is humorous, to say the least.
Yes, i have even driven a car while stoned. Why that is relevant, I have no idea, but I'd like you to inform me... I am not saying i nescessarily agree with the article's statement about risk aversion because that is not really fact. Driving stoned is worse than driving normally, and I know that from personal experience. It's just people are making it out to be what it's not, and comparing it to driving while drunk.
The Mets [b]will[/b] win the World Series this year.
1. How it can be good for you. 2. How smoking marijuana is better than Marinol (THC capsules). 3. How it is not nescessarily bad for driving.
You ever smoked weed?? That article is humorous, to say the least.
Yes, i have even driven a car while stoned. Why that is relevant, I have no idea, but I'd like you to inform me... I am not saying i nescessarily agree with the article's statement about risk aversion because that is not really fact. Driving stoned is worse than driving normally, and I know that from personal experience. It's just people are making it out to be what it's not, and comparing it to driving while drunk.
Omaha Red Sox wrote:Everyone wants to compare smoking weed to smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol. Yes, we all know that cigarettes and alcohol are damaging to your health if done in excess. This does not take away from the harmful effects of smoking weed. So please stop comparing weed to other harmful substances. It doesn't matter. It's irrelevant.
No, its all relevant. The fact that you just called cigarettes and alcohol 'harmful substances', and the fact that they are legal makes a case for any drug/harmful substance to be legal.
Don't put words in my mouth MT.
Also, driving under the influence of weed is very dangerous. I've smoked, then woke up in a completely different place, behind the wheel of my car, and have no idea how I got there. I've been fortunate, but to insinuate that driving while high is a safe, or at the least, not dangerous, is, well, ......figure it out.
The_Met_Threat wrote:I should have said, How it is not as harmful to driving as people make it out to be.
That's a pretty vague statement, as it's not quantified as to 'how harmful' these 'people' you're referring to make it out to be versus your own opinion. Who are these 'people' (the people in this thread, your parents, your friends, anti-drug activists...?), and how do you quantify their opinion of level or harm versus yours?
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